Difference between revisions of "Thunderbird (Aerospace Fighter class)"

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| image = [[Image:Thunderbird.gif|191px]]
 
| image = [[Image:Thunderbird.gif|191px]]
 
| name = Thunderbird
 
| name = Thunderbird
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| manufacturer = [[Lockheed-CBM Corporation]]<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 68</ref><br/>[[Wangker Aerospace]]<ref>''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 184 </ref><br/>[[Pinard Protectorates Limited]]<ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 119</ref><br/>[[Alliance Aerospace Group]]<ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 92</ref><br/>[[Taurus Territorial Industries]]<ref>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 118</ref>
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| manufacturer = [[Lockheed-CBM Corporation]]<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/><br/>[[Wangker Aerospace]]<ref name="HB:HDp184">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 184, "Wanker Aerospace"</ref><br/>[[Pinard Protectorates Limited]]<ref name="HB:MPSp119">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 119, "Pinard Protectorate Limited"</ref><br/>[[Alliance Aerospace Group]]<ref name="HB:MPSp92">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 92, "Alliance Aerospace Group"</ref><br/>[[Taurus Territorial Industries]]<ref name="HB:MPSp118">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 118, "Taurus Territorial Industries"</ref>
 
| model = TRB-D36
 
| model = TRB-D36
 
| Class = Heavy
 
| Class = Heavy
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| Tech Base = Inner Sphere
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| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/>
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| Introduced = [[2487]]
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| Introduced = 2480<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/>
 
| production year = 2480
 
| production year = 2480
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| year reference = <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5231/thunderbird-trb-d36 MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
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| year reference = <ref name="MUL1">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5231/thunderbird-trb-d36 MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
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| Cost = 6,610,500<ref name=CO138>''Combat Operations'', p. 138</ref>
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| Cost = 6,610,500<ref name="COp138">''Combat Operations'', p. 138, "Force Faction Tables"</ref>
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| mass = 100 tons
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| mass = 100 tons<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/>
 
| structural integrity = 10<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 91</ref>
 
| structural integrity = 10<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 91</ref>
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| frame = Lockheed/CBM 300-TRB
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| frame = [[Lockheed/CBM 300-TRB]]<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/>
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| power plant = [[Vlar 300]]
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| power plant = [[Vlar 300]]<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/>
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| armament = 3 x [[Large Laser]]s <br> 5 x [[Medium Laser]]s <br> 2 x [[LRM-20]]s
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| armament =
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| communications system = [[Neil 6000-a]]
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3x [[Large Laser]]s<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/><br>
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| tracking & targeting system = [[N&D Longreach]]
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5x [[Medium Laser]]s<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/><br>
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| heat sinks = 25  
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2x [[LRM-20]]s<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/>
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| BV (1.0) = 1,525<ref name=CO138/><ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 187</ref>
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| communications system = [[Neil 6000-a]]<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/>
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| BV (2.0) = 1,876<ref name=TRO:3075>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 286-287, "Thunderbird Profile"</ref><br>1,950<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 208</ref>
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| tracking & targeting system = [[N&D Longreach]]<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/>
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| heat sinks = 25<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/>
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| BV (1.0) = 1,525<ref name="COp138"/><ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 187</ref>
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| BV (2.0) = 1,876<ref name="TRO:3075p286+">''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 286-287, "TRB-36D Thunderbird"</ref><br>1,932<ref name="MUL1"/><br>1,950<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 208</ref>
 
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==Description==
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== Description ==
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While sporting a large and rather unconventional look, the '''''Thunderbird''''' is an old standby design, one of the most common if dated heavy [[Aerospace Fighter]]s in use across the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref name=TRO:3075/>
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While sporting a large and rather unconventional look, the '''''Thunderbird''''' is an old standby design, one of the most common if dated heavy [[Aerospace Fighter]]s in use across the [[Inner Sphere]].<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/>
  
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Created in [[2487]] as part of an alliance between the Lockheed Corporation of [[Gibbs]] and CBM Aerospace of [[Donegal]], the original ''Thunderbird'' was built for the [[LCAF]] as an assault fighter, well suited to air-to-ground attack and [[DropShip]] escort missions in the so-called [[Age of War]]. Despite its less than sleek look, the sturdy and dependable ''Thunderbird'' spread across the [[Star League]] as a number of other manufacturers were able to precisely duplicate the fighter, ensuring the design survived the centuries.<ref name=TRO:3075/>
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Created in [[2487]] as part of an alliance between the Lockheed Corporation of [[Gibbs]] and CBM Aerospace of [[Donegal]], the original ''Thunderbird'' was built for the [[LCAF]] as an assault fighter, well suited to air-to-ground attack and [[DropShip]] escort missions in the so-called [[Age of War]]. Despite its less than sleek look, the sturdy and dependable ''Thunderbird'' spread across the [[Star League]] as a number of other manufacturers were able to precisely duplicate the fighter, ensuring the design survived the centuries.<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/>
  
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==Weapons and Equipment==
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== Weapons and Equipment ==
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Mounting a laser-intensive weapons load, the ''Thunderbird'' is well suited to both dogfighting and strafing runs. A FarFire Maxi-Rack [[LRM-20]]s in each wing is supplemented by a RAMTech 1200 [[Large Laser|Large]] and Maxwell [[Medium Laser]], with further large and medium laser mounted in fighter's awkward nose. Four tons of missile reloads give the LRM launchers reasonable combat endurance, while two aft mounted medium lasers discourage pursuit.<ref name=TRO:3075/>
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Mounting a laser-intensive weapons load, the ''Thunderbird'' is well suited to both dogfighting and strafing runs. A FarFire Maxi-Rack [[LRM-20]]s in each wing is supplemented by a RAMTech 1200 [[Large Laser|Large]] and Maxwell [[Medium Laser]], with further large and medium laser mounted in fighter's awkward nose. Four tons of missile reloads give the LRM launchers reasonable combat endurance, while two aft mounted medium lasers discourage pursuit.<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/>
  
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==Variants==
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== Variants ==
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*;TRB-D36b : This version of the ''Thunderbird'' mounted an [[ER Large Laser]], [[Gauss Rifle]], and Medium Laser in each wing. The nose carried an ER Large Laser and a pair of medium lasers. The D36b carried two tons of Gauss Rifle ammunition and twenty four double heat sinks. BV (2.0) = 2,826<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 91</ref>
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*;TRB-D36b : This version of the ''Thunderbird'' developed in [[Introduction Year::2715]]<ref name="MUL2"/>, mounted an [[ER Large Laser]], [[Gauss Rifle]], and Medium Laser in each wing. The nose carried an ER Large Laser and a pair of medium lasers. The D36b carried two tons of Gauss Rifle ammunition and twenty four double heat sinks. BV (2.0) = 2,826<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 91</ref><ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3227/thunderbird-trb-d36b/ MUL online date for the TRB-D36b Thunderbird variant]''</ref>
  
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*;TRB-D46 : A [[Star League era]] variant originally used by the LCAF and [[SLDF]] that was reintroduced in [[3055]]. It uses [[ER Large Laser]]s and [[Artemis IV FCS]] enhanced [[LRM-15]]s. Other improvements includes [[Double Heat Sink]]s, an extra ton of fuel and five more tons of armor. BV (2.0)= 2,320<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 209</ref>
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*;TRB-D46 : A [[Star League era]] variant developed in [[Introduction Year::2724]]<ref name="MUL3"/> originally used by the LCAF and [[SLDF]] that was reintroduced in [[Reintroduction Year::3055]]. It uses [[ER Large Laser]]s and [[Artemis IV FCS]] enhanced [[LRM-15]]s. Other improvements includes [[Double Heat Sink]]s, an extra ton of fuel and five more tons of armor. BV (2.0)= 2,320<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 209</ref><ref name="MUL3">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5232/thunderbird-trb-d46/ MUL online date for the TRB-D46 Thunderbird variant]''</ref>
  
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*;TRB-D50 : A variant developed by [[Pinard Protectorates Limited]], the D50 uses [[Ferro-Aluminum]] armor and lacks LRMs. A second medium laser is added to each wing. The medium laser from the nose is replaced with an [[AC/10]] and two tons of ammunition. The rest of the saved weight is spent on nine more standard heat sinks and an increase in armor. BV (2.0)= 1,828<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 210</ref>
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*;TRB-D50 : A variant developed by [[Pinard Protectorates Limited]] in [[Introduction Year::3065]]<ref name="MUL4"/>, the D50 uses [[Ferro-Aluminum]] armor and lacks LRMs. A second medium laser is added to each wing. The medium laser from the nose is replaced with an [[AC/10]] and two tons of ammunition. The rest of the saved weight is spent on nine more standard heat sinks and an increase in armor. BV (2.0)= 1,828<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 210</ref><ref name="MUL4">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5233/thunderbird-trb-d50/ MUL online date for the TRB-D50 Thunderbird variant]''</ref>
  
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*;TRB-D56 : Developed by Lockheed/CBM in [[3074]] from the D46, the D56 is a heavy fighter/[[DropShip]] hunter which uses an [[XL Engine]], seventeen tons of Ferro-Aluminum armor and twenty double heat sinks. The D56 is armed with a [[Heavy PPC]] and [[Ultra AC/10]] in the nose and twin tail-mounted [[ER Small Laser]]s in its tail, backed up by Artemis enhanced LRM-20s and wing mounted [[ER Medium Laser]]s. BV (2.0)= 2,665<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 211</ref>
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*;TRB-D56 : Developed by Lockheed/CBM in [[Introduction Year::3074]]<ref name="MUL5"/> from the D46, the D56 is a heavy fighter/[[DropShip]] hunter which uses an [[XL Engine]], seventeen tons of Ferro-Aluminum armor and twenty double heat sinks. The D56 is armed with a [[Heavy PPC]] and [[Ultra AC/10]] in the nose and twin tail-mounted [[ER Small Laser]]s in its tail, backed up by Artemis enhanced LRM-20s and wing mounted [[ER Medium Laser]]s. BV (2.0)= 2,665<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 211</ref><ref name="MUL5">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5234/thunderbird-trb-d56/ MUL online date for the TRB-D56 Thunderbird variant]''</ref>
  
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*;TRB-XTS : This ''Thunderbird'' refit was developed by the [[Word of Blake]] through a shell company, Rim Salvage. The ''Thunderbird'' carried a [[Rotary AC/5]] in each wing, along with a [[Large Pulse Laser]] equipped with a [[Laser Insulator]]. The main weapons, however, were the paired [[Centurion Weapon System]]s in the nose. These could (in theory) shut down an enemy craft without inflicting damage on it. Nineteen double heat sinks and fifteen tons of Ferro-Aluminum armor protected the craft. BV (2.0) = 2,494<ref name=XTRO>''Experimental Technical Readout: Periphery'', p. 13</ref>
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*;TRB-XTS : This ''Thunderbird'' refit was developed by the [[Word of Blake]] through a shell company, Rim Salvage in [[Introduction Year::]]. The ''Thunderbird'' carried a [[Rotary AC/5]] in each wing, along with a [[Large Pulse Laser]] equipped with a [[Laser Insulator]]. The main weapons, however, were the paired [[Centurion Weapon System]]s in the nose. These could (in theory) shut down an enemy craft without inflicting damage on it. Nineteen double heat sinks and fifteen tons of Ferro-Aluminum armor protected the craft. BV (2.0) = 2,494<ref name="XTRO:Pp13">''Experimental Technical Readout: Periphery'', p. 13, "TRB-XTS Thunderbird"</ref>
  
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==Design Quirks==
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== Design Quirks ==
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The ''TRB-XTS Thunderbird'' variant is subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref name=XTRO/>
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The ''TRB-XTS Thunderbird'' variant is subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref name="XTRO:Pp13"/>
 
* [[Prototype]]
 
* [[Prototype]]
 
* [[Rumble Seat]]
 
* [[Rumble Seat]]
  
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==Notes==
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== Notes ==
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The ''Thunderbird'' was introduced in the [[AeroTech]] as one of the six original designs, with no model number, release date, or 'fluff.' [[Randall Bills]], the [[FanPro]] BattleTech Line Developer, provided a few more details (era, model number) in the official file released with [[HeavyMetal Aero]]. The Thunderbird was finally detailed at length in Technical Readout 3075, pp. 286-287.
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The ''Thunderbird'' was introduced in the [[AeroTech]] as one of the six original designs, with no model number, release date, or 'fluff.' [[Randall Bills]], the [[FanPro]] BattleTech Line Developer, provided a few more details (era, model number) in the official file released with [[HeavyMetal Aero]]. The Thunderbird was finally detailed at length in ''Technical Readout 3075'', pp. 286-287.
  
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==References==
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== References ==
 
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*''Technical Readout: 3057'', p. 189
 
  
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==Bibliography==
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== Bibliography ==
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*''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
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* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
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*''[[Combat Operations]]''
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* ''[[Combat Operations]]''
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*''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Periphery]]''
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* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Periphery]]''
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*''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
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* ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]''
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*''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
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* ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''
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*''[[Objective Raids]]''
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* ''[[Master Unit List]]''
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*''[[Record Sheets: Operation Klondike]]''
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* ''[[Record Sheets: Operation Klondike]]''
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*''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War]]''
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* ''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]''
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*''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
  
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[[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes]]
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[[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes|Thunderbird]]
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[[Category:Heavy Aerospace Fighter classes]]
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[[Category:SLDF Royal Aerospace Fighter classes]]
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Revision as of 15:11, 16 June 2016

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Thunderbird
Production information
Manufacturer Lockheed-CBM Corporation[1]
Wangker Aerospace[2]
Pinard Protectorates Limited[3]
Alliance Aerospace Group[4]
Taurus Territorial Industries[5]
Production Year 2480[6]
Model TRB-D36
Class Heavy
Tech Base Inner Sphere[1]
Cost 6,610,500[7]
Technical specifications
Mass 100 tons[1]
Structural Integrity 10[8]
Frame Lockheed/CBM 300-TRB[1]
Power Plant Vlar 300[1]
Fuel
Armament

3x Large Lasers[1]
5x Medium Lasers[1]
2x LRM-20s[1]

Communications System Neil 6000-a[1]
Tracking & Targeting System N&D Longreach[1]
Heat Sinks 25[1]
BV (1.0) 1,525[7][9]
BV (2.0) 1,876[1]
1,932[6]
1,950[10]

Description

While sporting a large and rather unconventional look, the Thunderbird is an old standby design, one of the most common if dated heavy Aerospace Fighters in use across the Inner Sphere.[1]

Created in 2487 as part of an alliance between the Lockheed Corporation of Gibbs and CBM Aerospace of Donegal, the original Thunderbird was built for the LCAF as an assault fighter, well suited to air-to-ground attack and DropShip escort missions in the so-called Age of War. Despite its less than sleek look, the sturdy and dependable Thunderbird spread across the Star League as a number of other manufacturers were able to precisely duplicate the fighter, ensuring the design survived the centuries.[1]

Weapons and Equipment

Mounting a laser-intensive weapons load, the Thunderbird is well suited to both dogfighting and strafing runs. A FarFire Maxi-Rack LRM-20s in each wing is supplemented by a RAMTech 1200 Large and Maxwell Medium Laser, with further large and medium laser mounted in fighter's awkward nose. Four tons of missile reloads give the LRM launchers reasonable combat endurance, while two aft mounted medium lasers discourage pursuit.[1]

Variants

  • TRB-D36b 
    This version of the Thunderbird developed in 2715[11], mounted an ER Large Laser, Gauss Rifle, and Medium Laser in each wing. The nose carried an ER Large Laser and a pair of medium lasers. The D36b carried two tons of Gauss Rifle ammunition and twenty four double heat sinks. BV (2.0) = 2,826[12][11]
  • TRB-D50 
    A variant developed by Pinard Protectorates Limited in 3065[15], the D50 uses Ferro-Aluminum armor and lacks LRMs. A second medium laser is added to each wing. The medium laser from the nose is replaced with an AC/10 and two tons of ammunition. The rest of the saved weight is spent on nine more standard heat sinks and an increase in armor. BV (2.0)= 1,828[16][15]
  • TRB-XTS 
    This Thunderbird refit was developed by the Word of Blake through a shell company, Rim Salvage in . The Thunderbird carried a Rotary AC/5 in each wing, along with a Large Pulse Laser equipped with a Laser Insulator. The main weapons, however, were the paired Centurion Weapon Systems in the nose. These could (in theory) shut down an enemy craft without inflicting damage on it. Nineteen double heat sinks and fifteen tons of Ferro-Aluminum armor protected the craft. BV (2.0) = 2,494[19]

Design Quirks

The TRB-XTS Thunderbird variant is subject to the following Design Quirks:[19]

Notes

The Thunderbird was introduced in the AeroTech as one of the six original designs, with no model number, release date, or 'fluff.' Randall Bills, the FanPro BattleTech Line Developer, provided a few more details (era, model number) in the official file released with HeavyMetal Aero. The Thunderbird was finally detailed at length in Technical Readout 3075, pp. 286-287.

References

  1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Technical Readout: 3075, pp. 286-287, "TRB-36D Thunderbird"
  2. ↑ Handbook: House Davion, p. 184, "Wanker Aerospace"
  3. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 119, "Pinard Protectorate Limited"
  4. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 92, "Alliance Aerospace Group"
  5. ↑ Handbook: Major Periphery States, p. 118, "Taurus Territorial Industries"
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 MUL online date for the Thunderbird (Aerospace Fighter class)
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Combat Operations, p. 138, "Force Faction Tables"
  8. ↑ Record Sheets: Operation Klondike, p. 91
  9. ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 187
  10. ↑ Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War, p. 208
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 MUL online date for the TRB-D36b Thunderbird variant
  12. ↑ Record Sheets: Operation Klondike, p. 91
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 MUL online date for the TRB-D46 Thunderbird variant
  14. ↑ Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War, p. 209
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 MUL online date for the TRB-D50 Thunderbird variant
  16. ↑ Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War, p. 210
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 MUL online date for the TRB-D56 Thunderbird variant
  18. ↑ Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War, p. 211
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Experimental Technical Readout: Periphery, p. 13, "TRB-XTS Thunderbird"

Bibliography

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