Vendetta Medium Fighter
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| Vendetta Medium Fighter | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | European Aerospace Consortium |
| Use | Fighter/Ground Attack |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere (Primitive) |
| Chassis Type (Size) | Fixed Wing (Medium) |
| Equipment Rating | |
| Introduced | 2328 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 60 tons |
| Structural Integrity | 3 |
| Speed | 5 |
| Top Speed | 8 |
| Power Plant | Fusion |
| Fuel (Type/Range) | |
| Armament | Large Laser 2 x Medium Lasers Small Laser |
| Heat Sinks | 15 |
| Armor | BAR 10 |
| Crew | 2 Officers 2 Enlisted/Non-Rates 1 Gunner |
Description
Designed in the early 24th Century, the Vendetta Medium Fighter was an air superiority/ground attack fighter fielded by the air force of the Terran Hegemony. Armed with an array of the HAF's most powerful energy weapons, the Vendetta was a clear step forward from pattern set by the rather mediocre designs among which it served. At the time of its introduction, the Vendetta was the most powerful aircraft in service with the HAF. The powerful weaponry carried by Vendetta proved to be too for most contemporary designs to contend with. In addition to its advanced onboard armament, the Vendetta could carry a large payload of bombs or other munitions, making it valuable in the strike fighter role. It saw service with the HAF for over a century as their main frontline fighter, only being surpassed with the advent of the AeroSpace Fighter. The aircraft, along with variants and clone designs, would continue in service in secondary roles and with various planetary militia.[1]
Armaments & Capacities
Designed to take advantage of its fusion reactor, the Vendetta’s weapons are solely energy based. Its main weapon is a Large Laser mounted on the mounted on the nose with addition of a Small Laser. Complimenting the Heavy Laser, are two Medium Class Lasers mounted each of its wings. For attacks during ground-attack missions, the aircraft been fitted with six External Stores Hardpoints on its main body. To ensure better accuracy, these weapons are guided by Advanced Fire Control System.
Not the fastest of aircraft, to supplement lack of fitness in flight the aircraft's hull was given 3.5 tons worth of BAR-10 grade armor.[2]
Design Notes
The Vendetta intended as a Primitive Conventional Fighter, Support Air Vehicle construction rules were utilized create this vehicle.
It has Equipment Rating of D/D-X-X/E.[3]
As of this writing, there is no assigned Battle Value to this unit.
The Vendetta Medium Fighter's image originally was used for the Torrent Heavy Bomber.
- Atmospheric Flyer
- Cramped Cockpit
- Difficult Ejection
- Obsolete/2580
- Variable Range Targeting
- Weak Undercarriage
References
- ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 3, p. 13 Vendetta Medium Fighter - Background information.
- ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 3, p. 13 Vendetta Medium Fighter - Stats for fighter.
- ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 3, p. 13 Vendetta Medium Fighter - Equipment Rating, and explanation of vehicle's construction rules.