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| image = [[Image:SAI.JPG|191px]] | | image = [[Image:SAI.JPG|191px]] | ||
| − | | name = Sai | + | | name = ''Sai'' |
| manufacturer = [[Wakazashi Enterprises]] | | manufacturer = [[Wakazashi Enterprises]] | ||
| − | | model = S-3 | + | | model = S-3<ref name=TR3039p236>''Technical Readout: 3039'', p. 236: "S-3 Sai"</ref> |
| − | | Class = | + | | Class = Light aerospace fighter |
| Tech Base = Inner Sphere | | Tech Base = Inner Sphere | ||
| − | | Cost = 2,111,280<ref>''Record Sheets | + | | Cost = 2,111,280 [[C-bill]]s<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039'', p. 247</ref> |
| − | |||
| production year = 3045 | | production year = 3045 | ||
| − | | year reference = <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2771/sai-s-3 MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | + | | year reference = <ref name=MUL>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2771/sai-s-3 MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> |
| mass = 40 tons | | mass = 40 tons | ||
| structural integrity = 8 | | structural integrity = 8 | ||
| − | | frame = Wakazashi I | + | | frame = [[Wakazashi I]] |
| − | | power plant = [[Shinobi 240]] engine | + | | power plant = [[Shinobi 240]] [[fusion engine]] |
| Fuel = 400 - 5 tons | | Fuel = 400 - 5 tons | ||
| − | | armament = | + | | armament = |
| + | * 1x [[large laser]] | ||
| + | * 4x [[medium laser]] | ||
| communications system = [[Neil 4000]] | | communications system = [[Neil 4000]] | ||
| tracking & targeting system = [[Chichester ASR-26]] | | tracking & targeting system = [[Chichester ASR-26]] | ||
| − | | armor = Shinobi Standard | + | | armor = [[Shinobi Standard]] |
| − | | heat sinks = 14 | + | | heat sinks = 14 [[double heat sink]]s |
| BV (1.0) = 843<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039'', p. 245</ref> | | BV (1.0) = 843<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039'', p. 245</ref> | ||
| − | | BV (2.0) = 959<ref | + | | BV (2.0) = 959<ref name=TR3039p236/><ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 391</ref><ref name=MUL/> |
| − | <ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 391</ref> | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | + | The '''S-3 ''Sai''''' was created for the [[Draconis Combine]] as a new light [[aerospace fighter]] to replace the aging and ill-reputed ''[[Sholagar]]'' light fighter. Originally developed by the now defunct [[Mangon Aeronautics]] in the early 3030s, the ''Sai'' design was discovered by [[Wakazashi Enterprises]] after the company takeover in [[3045]]. The project was pushed into limited production, producing 30 fighters for field tests. The Draconis Combine High Command put the prototypes to use, deploying them against [[House Davion]] in raids. On these raids, the ''Sai'' got to test its mettle against House Davion's ''[[Sparrowhawk]]'' and [[House Steiner]]'s ''[[Seydlitz]]'' designs. | |
| − | The '''''Sai''''' was created for the [[Draconis Combine]] as a new | ||
| − | + | The [[Schuyler]] plant began retooling in [[3048]], taking advantage of newly recovered Star League technology in the S-4X model. The fighter is noted for being the first in the [[thirty-first century]] to mount an [[extralight fusion engine]]. Unfortunately, shortly after production began, the [[Clan Invasion]] took place and the ''Sai'' plant on Schuyler fell into the hands of [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] in June [[3050]].<ref name=TR3039p236/><ref>''Invading Clans'', p. 66</ref> | |
| − | + | The Smoke Jaguars discovered the blueprints for the ''Sai'' and upgraded it with Clan technology, designating the new design the S-4C and deploying it to several second line Clusters. In [[3056]] the first Inner Sphere [[OmniFighter]], the S-40 ''Sai'', entered extremely limited production at an unknown location. At the beginning of [[3059]] fewer than fifty of these prototype OmniFighters existed in the entire Combine. The S-40 ''Sai'' was viewed as a morale-boosting production, a flawed one at that, and in [[3062]] the MIK-O ''[[Tatsu]]'' was released with many of the older ''Sai'' flaws corrected.<ref>''Field Manual: Draconis Combine'', pp. 66, 85, 109: Two flights and one wing noted as being prototype OmniFighters, the rest were captured Clan OmniFighters</ref><ref>''Technical Readout: 3067 Revised'', p. 150</ref><ref name=MUL/> | |
| − | The | + | |
| + | On 10 August [[3059]], wave three of [[Operation Bulldog]] landed on Schuyler. Three days later the Smoke Jaguars retreated off world, leaving the Combine with the planet and the ability to produce the ''Sai'' again. However, unable to continue production of the Clan-tech enhanced fighter, Wakazashi engineers redesigned it as the S-4 in [[3061]].<ref>''The Dragons Roars.'', p. 50</ref><ref name=TR3039p236/><ref name=MUL/> | ||
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| + | The ''Sai'' would continue to be improved upon, with the S-7 launching in [[3065]] and the S-8 in [[3069]]<ref name=TR3039p236/><ref name=MUL/> | ||
==Weapons and Equipment== | ==Weapons and Equipment== | ||
| − | The original S-3 was armed with a nose-mounted Diverse Optics Type 30 | + | The original S-3 was armed with a nose-mounted [[Diverse Optics Type 30]] [[large laser]] and a pair of [[Diverse Optics Type 20]] [[medium laser]]s mounted in each wing. The [[Shinobi 240]] [[fusion engine]] allows the craft to reach a maximum thrust rate of 12, with five tons of fuel. The fighter is protected by seven and a half tons of [[standard armor]].<ref name=TR3039p236/> |
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
| − | *;S-4 : Based on the S-4C after recapture | + | *; S-4 : Based on the S-4C after recapture [[Schuyler]] from [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]], the S-4 is a virtual copy of the Clan tech based version. Its main weapon is a nose-mounted Inner Sphere version of the [[ER PPC]], but the wing weapons were changed to single [[SRM-4]]s enhanced with the [[Artemis IV FCS]], fed by 50 rounds of ammo. The [[double heat sink]] count is retained at 14. BV (1.0)= 1,075;<ref name=COp126>''Combat Operations'', p. 126</ref><ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 66</ref> BV (2.0) = 1,005<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 392</ref> |
| − | *;S-4C : Created by Clan Smoke Jaguar after the capture of the plant during the Clan Invasion. | + | *; S-4C : Created by [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] after the capture of the plant on [[Schuyler]] during the [[Clan Invasion]]. This ''Sai'' features a Clan [[ER PPC]] as its main weapon, with four [[Streak SRM-4]]s in place of the lasers, split between each wings and supplied with 50 rounds. The fighter is also given 14 [[double heat sink]]s to cope with the heat. BV (1.0) = 1,762;<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039'', p. 249</ref><ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 67</ref> BV (2.0) = 1,778<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 393</ref> |
| − | *;S-4X : The original Star League tech enhancement of the ''Sai'', this design included an [[ | + | *; S-4X : The original [[Star League]]-tech enhancement of the ''Sai'', this design included an [[ER large laser]], with a single [[medium pulse laser]] mounted in each wing. The craft is protected by eight tons of [[ferro-aluminum]] armor, and features 21 [[single heat sink]]s and an [[extralight engine]] version of the [[240 Shinobi]] [[fusion engine]]. BV (1.0) = 842; BV (2.0) = 830<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 394</ref> |
| − | *;S- | + | *; S-4O : The [[OmniFighter]] version of the ''Sai''. Little else is known about it.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3067 Revised'', p. 150</ref><ref name=MUL/> |
| − | *;S-8 : Introduced just prior to the [[Jihad]], the S-8 has a revised weapons layout. A pair of new [[ | + | *; S-7 : During the 3060s, the Wakazashi created the S-7 variant, taking advantage of the development of new weapons technologies. The S-7 became known as an escort and is used on border worlds of the Combine. The original nose-mounted [[ER PPC]] is swapped for a pair of [[ER medium laser]]s, and the wing weapons are changed out for [[MRM-10]] launchers, fed with 48 rounds of ammunition. The fuel capacity for this variant was also increased, up to six tons. BV (1.0) = 1,016<ref name=COp126/><ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 68</ref>; BV (2.0) = 834<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 395</ref> |
| + | |||
| + | *; S-8 : Introduced just prior to the [[Jihad]], the S-8 has a revised weapons layout. A pair of new [[light PPC]]s are placed in nose, while each wing is given a pair of [[ER medium laser]]s. The fighter's armor is changed out for nine tons of [[ferro-aluminum]] armor. BV (1.0) = 952;<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039'', p. 252</ref> BV (2.0) = 1,304<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 396</ref> | ||
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| + | == Gallery == | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | Image:SAI.JPG|Original ''Sai'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3039|TRO:3039]]'' | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | *''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]'' | + | * ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]'' |
| − | *''[[Combat Operations]]'' | + | * ''[[Combat Operations]]'' |
| − | *''[[Record Sheets: 3039]]'' | + | * ''[[Record Sheets: 3039]]'' |
| − | *''[[Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged]]'' | + | * ''[[Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged]]'' |
| − | *''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]'' | + | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]'' |
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes]] |
| − | + | [[Category:Light Aerospace Fighter classes]] | |
| − | [[Category:Light | + | [[Category:OmniFighter classes]] |
| − | [[Category: | ||
Latest revision as of 15:16, 14 April 2023
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| Sai | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Wakazashi Enterprises |
| Production Year | 3045[1] |
| Model | S-3[2] |
| Class | Light aerospace fighter |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere |
| Cost | 2,111,280 C-bills[3] |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 40 tons |
| Structural Integrity | 8 |
| Frame | Wakazashi I |
| Power Plant | Shinobi 240 fusion engine |
| Armor | Shinobi Standard |
| Fuel | 400 - 5 tons |
| Armament |
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| Communications System | Neil 4000 |
| Tracking & Targeting System | Chichester ASR-26 |
| Heat Sinks | 14 double heat sinks |
| BV (1.0) | 843[4] |
| BV (2.0) | 959[2][5][1] |
Description[edit]
The S-3 Sai was created for the Draconis Combine as a new light aerospace fighter to replace the aging and ill-reputed Sholagar light fighter. Originally developed by the now defunct Mangon Aeronautics in the early 3030s, the Sai design was discovered by Wakazashi Enterprises after the company takeover in 3045. The project was pushed into limited production, producing 30 fighters for field tests. The Draconis Combine High Command put the prototypes to use, deploying them against House Davion in raids. On these raids, the Sai got to test its mettle against House Davion's Sparrowhawk and House Steiner's Seydlitz designs.
The Schuyler plant began retooling in 3048, taking advantage of newly recovered Star League technology in the S-4X model. The fighter is noted for being the first in the thirty-first century to mount an extralight fusion engine. Unfortunately, shortly after production began, the Clan Invasion took place and the Sai plant on Schuyler fell into the hands of Clan Smoke Jaguar in June 3050.[2][6]
The Smoke Jaguars discovered the blueprints for the Sai and upgraded it with Clan technology, designating the new design the S-4C and deploying it to several second line Clusters. In 3056 the first Inner Sphere OmniFighter, the S-40 Sai, entered extremely limited production at an unknown location. At the beginning of 3059 fewer than fifty of these prototype OmniFighters existed in the entire Combine. The S-40 Sai was viewed as a morale-boosting production, a flawed one at that, and in 3062 the MIK-O Tatsu was released with many of the older Sai flaws corrected.[7][8][1]
On 10 August 3059, wave three of Operation Bulldog landed on Schuyler. Three days later the Smoke Jaguars retreated off world, leaving the Combine with the planet and the ability to produce the Sai again. However, unable to continue production of the Clan-tech enhanced fighter, Wakazashi engineers redesigned it as the S-4 in 3061.[9][2][1]
The Sai would continue to be improved upon, with the S-7 launching in 3065 and the S-8 in 3069[2][1]
Weapons and Equipment[edit]
The original S-3 was armed with a nose-mounted Diverse Optics Type 30 large laser and a pair of Diverse Optics Type 20 medium lasers mounted in each wing. The Shinobi 240 fusion engine allows the craft to reach a maximum thrust rate of 12, with five tons of fuel. The fighter is protected by seven and a half tons of standard armor.[2]
Variants[edit]
- S-4
- Based on the S-4C after recapture Schuyler from Clan Smoke Jaguar, the S-4 is a virtual copy of the Clan tech based version. Its main weapon is a nose-mounted Inner Sphere version of the ER PPC, but the wing weapons were changed to single SRM-4s enhanced with the Artemis IV FCS, fed by 50 rounds of ammo. The double heat sink count is retained at 14. BV (1.0)= 1,075;[10][11] BV (2.0) = 1,005[12]
- S-4C
- Created by Clan Smoke Jaguar after the capture of the plant on Schuyler during the Clan Invasion. This Sai features a Clan ER PPC as its main weapon, with four Streak SRM-4s in place of the lasers, split between each wings and supplied with 50 rounds. The fighter is also given 14 double heat sinks to cope with the heat. BV (1.0) = 1,762;[13][14] BV (2.0) = 1,778[15]
- S-4X
- The original Star League-tech enhancement of the Sai, this design included an ER large laser, with a single medium pulse laser mounted in each wing. The craft is protected by eight tons of ferro-aluminum armor, and features 21 single heat sinks and an extralight engine version of the 240 Shinobi fusion engine. BV (1.0) = 842; BV (2.0) = 830[16]
- S-4O
- The OmniFighter version of the Sai. Little else is known about it.[17][1]
- S-7
- During the 3060s, the Wakazashi created the S-7 variant, taking advantage of the development of new weapons technologies. The S-7 became known as an escort and is used on border worlds of the Combine. The original nose-mounted ER PPC is swapped for a pair of ER medium lasers, and the wing weapons are changed out for MRM-10 launchers, fed with 48 rounds of ammunition. The fuel capacity for this variant was also increased, up to six tons. BV (1.0) = 1,016[10][18]; BV (2.0) = 834[19]
- S-8
- Introduced just prior to the Jihad, the S-8 has a revised weapons layout. A pair of new light PPCs are placed in nose, while each wing is given a pair of ER medium lasers. The fighter's armor is changed out for nine tons of ferro-aluminum armor. BV (1.0) = 952;[20] BV (2.0) = 1,304[21]
Gallery[edit]
Original Sai from TRO:3039
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 MUL online date for the Sai
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Technical Readout: 3039, p. 236: "S-3 Sai"
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3039, p. 247
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3039, p. 245
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged, p. 391
- ↑ Invading Clans, p. 66
- ↑ Field Manual: Draconis Combine, pp. 66, 85, 109: Two flights and one wing noted as being prototype OmniFighters, the rest were captured Clan OmniFighters
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3067 Revised, p. 150
- ↑ The Dragons Roars., p. 50
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Combat Operations, p. 126
- ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 66
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged, p. 392
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3039, p. 249
- ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 67
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged, p. 393
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged, p. 394
- ↑ Technical Readout: 3067 Revised, p. 150
- ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 68
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged, p. 395
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3039, p. 252
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged, p. 396