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	[[Gutierrez Aerospace]] put their decade of experience with producing the stopgap F-94 ''[[Stingray]]'' to good use in designing the testbed LX-1 to validate the design and new technology, with the production model LX-2 entering service after a four year development period in [[3064]]. Though not as "cutting-edge" as the ''[[Shiva]]'' [[OmniFighter]], the ''Lancer'' is a formidable aircraft, hailed as a "dream to fly" by pilots and "simplicity to maintain" by ground crews.<ref name=TRO3067-141-143/>		[[Gutierrez Aerospace]] put their decade of experience with producing the stopgap F-94 ''[[Stingray]]'' to good use in designing the testbed LX-1 to validate the design and new technology, with the production model LX-2 entering service after a four year development period in [[3064]]. Though not as "cutting-edge" as the ''[[Shiva]]'' [[OmniFighter]], the ''Lancer'' is a formidable aircraft, hailed as a "dream to fly" by pilots and "simplicity to maintain" by ground crews.<ref name=TRO3067-141-143/>
−	A light and agile fighter with integrated flight and weapon systems, the heart of the aircraft is the 250-rated [[fusion engine]] and five tons of fuel, capable of driving the ''Lancer'' at high speeds at low level. Advanced terrain-avoidance sensors allow the ''Lancer'' to fly at [[w:nap-of-the-earth|nap-of-the-earth]] (NOE) altitudes, a highly successful if uncomfortable way to sneak under enemy radar cover.<ref name=TRO3067-141-143/>	+	A light and agile fighter with integrated flight and weapon systems, the heart of the aircraft is the 250-rated [[fusion engine]] and five tons of fuel, capable of driving the ''Lancer'' at high speeds at low level. Advanced terrain-avoidance sensors allow the ''Lancer'' to fly at nape-of-the-earth (NOE) altitudes, a highly successful if uncomfortable way to sneak under enemy radar cover.<ref name=TRO3067-141-143/>
	==Weapons and Equipment==		==Weapons and Equipment==

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{{otheruses|the reconnaissance fighter|other uses|Lancer}} {{InfoBoxASF | image = [[Image:Lancer.png|191px]] | name = ''Lancer'' | manufacturer = [[Gutierrez Aerospace]] | model = LX-2 | Class = Medium aerospace fighter | Tech Base = Inner Sphere | production year = 3064 | year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4471/lancer-lx-2 MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | mass = 50 tons | frame = [[L2]] | power plant = 250 [[fusion engine]] | armor = [[Durallex Heavy Standard]] | armament = * 1x [[LRM-10]] with [[Artemis IV FCS]] * 2x [[Large pulse laser]]s | communications system = [[Telestar G-3]] | tracking & targeting system = [[SynCom DEC]] with [[Artemis IV FCS]] | heat sinks = 10 [[double heat sink]]s | BV (1.0) = 961<ref name=TRO3067-141-143>''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 142–143: "Lancer Fighter Profile"</ref><ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 82</ref> | BV (2.0) = 1,053<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 248</ref> }} ==Description== One of the products of the post–[[Clan Invasion]] trillion [[M-Bill]] naval technology renaissance in the [[Free Worlds League]], the '''''Lancer''''' is an advanced [[aerospace fighter]] design that sees most use as a carrier [[DropShip]] and [[WarShip]]-based reconnaissance craft.<ref name=TRO3067-141-143/> [[Gutierrez Aerospace]] put their decade of experience with producing the stopgap F-94 ''[[Stingray]]'' to good use in designing the testbed LX-1 to validate the design and new technology, with the production model LX-2 entering service after a four year development period in [[3064]]. Though not as "cutting-edge" as the ''[[Shiva]]'' [[OmniFighter]], the ''Lancer'' is a formidable aircraft, hailed as a "dream to fly" by pilots and "simplicity to maintain" by ground crews.<ref name=TRO3067-141-143/> A light and agile fighter with integrated flight and weapon systems, the heart of the aircraft is the 250-rated [[fusion engine]] and five tons of fuel, capable of driving the ''Lancer'' at high speeds at low level. Advanced terrain-avoidance sensors allow the ''Lancer'' to fly at nape-of-the-earth (NOE) altitudes, a highly successful if uncomfortable way to sneak under enemy radar cover.<ref name=TRO3067-141-143/> ==Weapons and Equipment== A nose-mounted [[Irian Weapons Works Class 10b]] [[LRM-10]] launcher provides the ''Lancer''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s primary long-range firepower, the same weapon carried by the ''Stingray'' with the addition of an [[Artemis IV FCS]] to improve missile accuracy, with a [[Large_Pulse_Laser#Tronel_PPL-20|Tronel PPL-22]] [[large pulse laser]] mounted in each wing providing medium-range firepower. While carrying an advanced and well rounded weapons array for its size, the ''Lancer'' is hampered by carrying only a single ton of LRM reloads, and bombs or external pods greatly degrade the fighter's performance in its signature NOE role.<ref name=TRO3067-141-143/> ==Variants== *; LX-2A : A [[3066]] variant used on the FWLS ''Santorini'' replaces the [[LRM-10]] launcher with an [[ER large laser]], an extra heat sink, as well as an extra ton of fuel. BV (1.0) = 970<ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 83</ref> BV(2.0)=1,131<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 249</ref> *; LX-3 : This [[3074]] ''Lancer'' variant removes the standard weaponry and replaces it with a [[large variable speed pulse laser]] in each wing. It also carries a [[Guardian ECM suite]] in the nose. BV(2.0)=1,037<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 250</ref> ==Notes== * In German products, the unit's proper name was translated to '''Lancier'''. The model code was left unchanged. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Lancer.png|Original ''Lancer'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3067|TRO:3067]]'' </gallery> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]'' * ''[[Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]'' [[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes]] [[Category:Medium Aerospace Fighter classes]] [[Category:German renamed units]] [[Category:Free Worlds League Aerospace Fighters]]

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