Fulmar

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Fulmar Patrol Craft
Production information
Manufacturer Michaelson Heavy Industries
Use Maritime Patrol
Anti-Pirate Raids
Escort
Paramilitary Transport
Tech Base Inner Sphere
Chassis Type (Size) WiGE (Medium)
Equipment Rating
Cost ???
Introduced 3059
Technical specifications
Mass 70 tons
Speed 7
Top Speed 11
Power Plant ICE
Fuel (Type/Range) Petrochemical/2,857 km
Armament 2 x Light Machine Guns
Heat Sinks None
Armor Bar 7
Crew 5 (3 crew + 2 gunners)
BV (1.0) ???
BV (2.0) ???


Description

The Fulmar Patrol Craft is a product of Michaelson Aircraft, which wanted to create a militarized version of its popular civilian cargo hauler. The craft, like its civilian counterpart, was designed for maritime patrol and anti-pirate operations.

The craft's most notorious use was on the Federated Commonwealth world of Ulysses, where a large quantity of Fulmar fell into the hands of pirates. These pirates and smugglers operated in shallow coastal seas and caused significant disruption to cargo transports. This forced the Ulysses Navy to organize unarmed freighters and transports into convoys so they could escort them safely. The Ulysses Navy also deployed its own Fulcrum tanks to counteract the pirate WiGEs. In end, the navy organized a squadron of Fulcrums to land a battalion of marines on Penelope island to assault the pirate's lair .[1]

Weaponry & Capacities

The latest version of the Fulmar, which premiered in 3059, sports pair of Light Machine Guns, with one mounted on each side of the craft. Its amphibious chassis is protected by 3 tons of BAR 7 grade commercial armor. The craft has a cargo bay of 15.5 tons, enough to carry a company of troops. The bay door, like on its commercial counterpart, is mounted in the rear of the aircraft. The door allows for troops to parachute from the Fulmar while it in flight if situation calls for it.[1]

Equipment Rating

E/X-X-E/E[1]

Variants

  • Cormorant Medium Cargo Transport - Original version of the Fulmar, which outwardly resembles. However, due to its nature its slower and has less armor protection. It does have large cargo capacity.
  • Fulmar (Original) - Only slight variation of the Fulmar, introduced in a earlier era. The craft differentiates from 3059 version is that its armed with pair standard Machine Guns.

Notes

As of this writing, there is currently no canon record sheets for this support vehicle.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex, pp. 88-89, "Basic background on Fulcrum & its actions on Ulysses".

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