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−	{{otheruses|the heavy aerospace fighter|other uses|Vulcan}}	+	{{otheruses|the [[aerospace fighter]] class|the [[BattleMech]]|Vulcan (BattleMech)}}
	{{InfoBoxASF		{{InfoBoxASF
	| image = [[Image:Vulcanaerospace.jpg|191px]]		| image = [[Image:Vulcanaerospace.jpg|191px]]
	| name = ''Vulcan ''		| name = ''Vulcan ''
	| manufacturer = [[Roe Weapon Systems]]		| manufacturer = [[Roe Weapon Systems]]
−	----
−	[[Bordello Military Goods, Inc. ]]<ref name=OB:Pp31>''Objectives: Periphery'', p. 31: "Bordello Military Goods, Inc."</ref>
	| model = VLC-5N<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>		| model = VLC-5N<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>
−	| Class = Heavy aerospace fighter<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>	+	| Class = Heavy Aerospace Fighter<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>
	| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>		| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>
	| production year = 2650		| production year = 2650
	| year reference = <ref name="MUL1">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5365/vulcan-vlc-5n/ MUL online entry for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>		| year reference = <ref name="MUL1">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5365/vulcan-vlc-5n/ MUL online entry for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
−	| mass = 80 tons<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>	+	| mass = 80<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>
	| structural integrity = 8<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>		| structural integrity = 8<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>
	| frame = [[Type 698]]<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>		| frame = [[Type 698]]<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>
	| power plant = [[Olympus 240]]<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>		| power plant = [[Olympus 240]]<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>
−	| armor = [[Republic UltraWeave]]
	| Fuel = 400 (5 tons)<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>		| Fuel = 400 (5 tons)<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>
	| armament =		| armament =
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	| heat sinks = 20 [[single heat sink]]s<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>		| heat sinks = 20 [[single heat sink]]s<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>
	| BV (1.0) =		| BV (1.0) =
−	| BV (2.0) = 1,345<ref name="TRO:3075p302+">''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 302–303: "VLC-5N Vulcan"</ref><br>1,363<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075'', p. 98</ref><br>1,399<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 222</ref><br>1,327<ref name="MUL1"/>	+	| BV (2.0) = 1,345<ref name="TRO:3075p302+">''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 302-303, "VLC-5N Vulcan"</ref><br>1,363<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075'', p. 98</ref><br>1,399<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 222</ref><br>1,327<ref name="MUL1"/>
	}}		}}
−	==Description==	+	== Description ==
−	The '''''Vulcan''''' was the mainstay [[aerospace fighter]] of the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] and perhaps the Republic's most famous design. Prior to the [[Amaris Coup]], the Republic built up its conventional armor and aerospace forces, as their leadership had realized they could not match the numbers of [[BattleMechs]] fielded (or being built) by the other major states. The ''Vulcan'' was produced at several factories throughout the Republic, although the main facility was on [[Apollo (system)|Apollo]]. As a component of his engineering the downfall of the Cameron dynasty, [[Stefan Amaris]] secretly supplied ''Vulcan'' fighters to other [[Periphery]] powers, including 'rebels' in the [[Taurian Concordat]]. Production of the arrow-shaped, rudderless fighter continued until [[2767]], when Kerensky's force seized the Rim Worlds Republic.<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>	+	The '''''Vulcan''''' was the mainstay [[aerospace fighter]] of the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] and perhaps the Republic's most famous design. Prior to the [[Amaris Coup]], the Republic built up its conventional armor and aerospace forces, as their leadership had realized they could not match the numbers of [[BattleMechs]] fielded (or being built) by the other major states. The ''Vulcan'' was produced at several factories throughout the Republic, although the main facility was on [[Apollo (planet)|Apollo]]. As a component of his engineering the downfall of the Cameron dynasty, [[Stefan Amaris]] secretly supplied ''Vulcan'' fighters to other [[Periphery]] powers, including 'rebels' in the [[Taurian Concordat]]. Production of the arrow-shaped, rudderless fighter continued until [[2767]], when Kerensky's force seized the Rim Worlds Republic.<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>
	After the war, many former Rim World Republic ''Vulcan'' pilots took their fighters and became mercenaries. Even in the modern era, ''Vulcans'' have been sighted in the forces of [[Deep Periphery]] nations like the [[Hanseatic League]].<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>		After the war, many former Rim World Republic ''Vulcan'' pilots took their fighters and became mercenaries. Even in the modern era, ''Vulcans'' have been sighted in the forces of [[Deep Periphery]] nations like the [[Hanseatic League]].<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>
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	By 3075, a student project at the [[Greenock Flight Academy]] on [[Firgrove]] had created a modern variant of the ''Vulcan'', which prompted some small manufacturers to put the fighter back into production.<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>		By 3075, a student project at the [[Greenock Flight Academy]] on [[Firgrove]] had created a modern variant of the ''Vulcan'', which prompted some small manufacturers to put the fighter back into production.<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>
−	==Weapons and Equipment==	+	== Weapons and Equipment ==
−	The ''Vulcan'' has a pair of powerful wing-mounted [[Republic Mk VII]] [[AC/10]]s with a ton of ammunition dedicated to each gun. These autocannons are backed by a nose-mounted array of weapons including one [[Firefly Type III]] [[large laser]], and one [[Medium_laser#Firefly_Type_II|Firefly Type II]] [[medium laser]], and an [[SRM-6]] launcher with one ton of ammunition. A single [[medium laser]] protects the ''Vulcan'''s rear-arc.<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>	+	The ''Vulcan'' has a pair of powerful wing-mounted [[Republic Mk VII]] [[AC/10]]s with a ton of ammunition dedicated to each gun. These autocannons are backed by a nose-mounted array of weapons including two [[Firefly Type III]] [[large laser]]s and [[Firefly Type II]] [[medium laser]]s and a [[SRM-6]] launcher with a ton of ammunition. A single [[medium laser]] protects the ''Vulcan''&#39;s rear-arc.<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/>
−	==Variants==	+	== Variants ==
−	*; VLC-3N : The original ''Vulcan'', introduced in [[Introduction Year::2525]],<ref name="MUL2"/> was protected by 17 tons of [[primitive armor]] and used a [[Primitive Technology|primitive cockpit and engine]]. It carried an [[AC/10]] with one ton of ammunition in each wing and a nose-mounted [[medium laser]] and [[SRM-6]] with one ton of ammunition. Another medium laser was mounted to cover the aft arc of the fighter. BV (2.0) = 1,067<ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3460/vulcan-vlc-3n/ MUL online entry for the Vulcan VLC-3N variant]''</ref><ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1'', p. 15: "VLC-3N Vulcan"</ref>	+	*;VLC-3N : The original ''Vulcan'' introduced in [[Introduction Year::2525]]<ref name="MUL2"/> was protected by 17 tons of [[primitive armor]] and used a [[Primitive Technology|primitive cockpit and engine]]. It carried an [[AC/10]] with a ton of ammunition in each wing and a nose-mounted [[medium laser]] and [[SRM-6]] with a ton of ammunition. Another medium laser was mounted to cover the aft arc of the fighter. BV (2.0) = 1,067<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1'', p. 15, "VLC-3N Vulcan"</ref><ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3460/vulcan-vlc-3n/ MUL online entry for the Vulcan VLC-3N variant]''</ref>
−	*; VLC-6N : A field upgrade during the Amaris Coup developed in [[Introduction Year::2767]],<ref name="MUL3"/> the wing-mounted autocannons were replaced by two [[Gauss rifle]]s with four tons of ammunition. The fighter's remaining [[single heat sink]] capacity was reduced to 12. BV (2.0) = 2,117,<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 223</ref> 2,096<ref name="MUL3">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5366/vulcan-vlc-6n/ MUL online entry for the Vulcan VLC-6N variant]''</ref>	+	*; VLC-6N : A field upgrade during the Amaris Coup developed in [[Introduction Year::2767]]<ref name="MUL3"/>, the wing-mounted autocannons were replaced by two [[Gauss rifle]]s with four tons of ammunition. The fighter's remaining [[single heat sink]] capacity was reduced to 12. BV (2.0) = 2,117<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 223</ref>, 2,096<ref name="MUL3">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5366/vulcan-vlc-6n/ MUL online entry for the Vulcan VLC-6N variant]''</ref>
−	*; VLC-8N : A restoration project turned upgrade in [[Introduction Year::3074]],<ref name="MUL4"/> the fighter mounts two [[light Gauss rifle]]s in place of the VLC-5N's autocannons, two [[large pulse laser]]s, and two [[ER medium laser]]s with one mounted forward and one aft. The [[SRM-6]] launcher is given a [[Artemis IV FCS]] enhancement, and the fighter's power plant is upgraded to an [[XL engine|XL model]] coupled to 16 [[double heat sink]]s. While the mass it devotes to armor is reduced slightly, the use of [[ferro-aluminum]] armor offsets any loss in protection. BV (2.0)= 1,766<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 224</ref><ref name="MUL4">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5367/vulcan-vlc-8n/ MUL online entry for the Vulcan VLC-8N variant]''</ref>	+	*; VLC-8N : Restoration project turned upgrade in [[Introduction Year::3074]]<ref name="MUL4"/>. The fighter mounts two [[light Gauss rifle]]s in place of the VLC-5N's autocannons, two [[large pulse laser]]s, and two [[ER medium laser]]s with one mounted forward and one aft. The [[SRM-6]] launcher is given a [[Artemis IV FCS]] enhancement, and the fighter's power plant is upgraded to an [[XL engine|XL model]] coupled to 16 [[double heat sink]]s. While the mass it devotes to armor is reduced slightly, the use of [[ferro-aluminum]] armor offsets any loss in protection. BV (2.0)= 1,766<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 224</ref><ref name="MUL4">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5367/vulcan-vlc-8n/ MUL online entry for the Vulcan VLC-8N variant]''</ref>
	==Notes==		==Notes==
−	* The ''Vulcan'' appeared in ''[[AeroTech#Notes|AeroTech]]'' (1st edition) as the example in the ''Aerospace Fighter Design'' section, but lacked official stats or artwork. ''[[BattleSpace]]'' game stats only were provided in that product and again in ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]''. It was finally given a detailed description in line with that of other aerospace fighters in ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''.	+	The ''Vulcan'' appeared in ''[[AeroTech#Notes|AeroTech]]'' (1st edition) as the example in the ''Aerospace Fighter Design'' section, but lacked official stats or artwork. ''[[BattleSpace]]'' game stats only were provided in that product and again in ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]''. It was finally given a detailed description in line with that of other aerospace fighters in ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''.
	==Gallery==		==Gallery==
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	</gallery>		</gallery>
−	==References==	+	== References ==
	<references/>		<references/>
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	* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1]]''		* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1]]''
	* ''[[Master Unit List]]''		* ''[[Master Unit List]]''
−	* ''[[Objectives: Periphery]]''
	* ''[[Record Sheets: 3075]]''		* ''[[Record Sheets: 3075]]''
	* ''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War]]''		* ''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War]]''
	* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''		* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
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	[[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes|Vulcan (Aerospace Fighter class)]]		[[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes|Vulcan (Aerospace Fighter class)]]
	[[Category:Heavy Aerospace Fighter classes|Vulcan (Aerospace Fighter class)]]		[[Category:Heavy Aerospace Fighter classes|Vulcan (Aerospace Fighter class)]]
	[[Category:Rim Worlds Republic Aerospace Fighters]]		[[Category:Rim Worlds Republic Aerospace Fighters]]

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{{otheruses|the [[aerospace fighter]] class|the [[BattleMech]]|Vulcan (BattleMech)}} {{InfoBoxASF | image = [[Image:Vulcanaerospace.jpg|191px]] | name = ''Vulcan '' | manufacturer = [[Roe Weapon Systems]] | model = VLC-5N<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/> | Class = Heavy Aerospace Fighter<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/> | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/> | production year = 2650 | year reference = <ref name="MUL1">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5365/vulcan-vlc-5n/ MUL online entry for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | mass = 80<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/> | structural integrity = 8<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/> | frame = [[Type 698]]<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/> | power plant = [[Olympus 240]]<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/> | Fuel = 400 (5 tons)<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/> | armament = * 1x [[Large laser]]<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/> * 2x [[AC/10]]s<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/> * 1x [[SRM-6]]<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/> * 2x [[Medium laser]]s<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/> | communications system = [[Tangerine 7a]] | tracking & targeting system = [[XH558 Archer]]<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/> | heat sinks = 20 [[single heat sink]]s<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/> | BV (1.0) = | BV (2.0) = 1,345<ref name="TRO:3075p302+">''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 302-303, "VLC-5N Vulcan"</ref><br>1,363<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075'', p. 98</ref><br>1,399<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 222</ref><br>1,327<ref name="MUL1"/> }} == Description == The '''''Vulcan''''' was the mainstay [[aerospace fighter]] of the [[Rim Worlds Republic]] and perhaps the Republic's most famous design. Prior to the [[Amaris Coup]], the Republic built up its conventional armor and aerospace forces, as their leadership had realized they could not match the numbers of [[BattleMechs]] fielded (or being built) by the other major states. The ''Vulcan'' was produced at several factories throughout the Republic, although the main facility was on [[Apollo (planet)|Apollo]]. As a component of his engineering the downfall of the Cameron dynasty, [[Stefan Amaris]] secretly supplied ''Vulcan'' fighters to other [[Periphery]] powers, including 'rebels' in the [[Taurian Concordat]]. Production of the arrow-shaped, rudderless fighter continued until [[2767]], when Kerensky's force seized the Rim Worlds Republic.<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/> After the war, many former Rim World Republic ''Vulcan'' pilots took their fighters and became mercenaries. Even in the modern era, ''Vulcans'' have been sighted in the forces of [[Deep Periphery]] nations like the [[Hanseatic League]].<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/> By 3075, a student project at the [[Greenock Flight Academy]] on [[Firgrove]] had created a modern variant of the ''Vulcan'', which prompted some small manufacturers to put the fighter back into production.<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/> == Weapons and Equipment == The ''Vulcan'' has a pair of powerful wing-mounted [[Republic Mk VII]] [[AC/10]]s with a ton of ammunition dedicated to each gun. These autocannons are backed by a nose-mounted array of weapons including two [[Firefly Type III]] [[large laser]]s and [[Firefly Type II]] [[medium laser]]s and a [[SRM-6]] launcher with a ton of ammunition. A single [[medium laser]] protects the ''Vulcan''&#39;s rear-arc.<ref name="TRO:3075p302+"/> == Variants == *;VLC-3N : The original ''Vulcan'' introduced in [[Introduction Year::2525]]<ref name="MUL2"/> was protected by 17 tons of [[primitive armor]] and used a [[Primitive Technology|primitive cockpit and engine]]. It carried an [[AC/10]] with a ton of ammunition in each wing and a nose-mounted [[medium laser]] and [[SRM-6]] with a ton of ammunition. Another medium laser was mounted to cover the aft arc of the fighter. BV (2.0) = 1,067<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1'', p. 15, "VLC-3N Vulcan"</ref><ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3460/vulcan-vlc-3n/ MUL online entry for the Vulcan VLC-3N variant]''</ref> *; VLC-6N : A field upgrade during the Amaris Coup developed in [[Introduction Year::2767]]<ref name="MUL3"/>, the wing-mounted autocannons were replaced by two [[Gauss rifle]]s with four tons of ammunition. The fighter's remaining [[single heat sink]] capacity was reduced to 12. BV (2.0) = 2,117<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 223</ref>, 2,096<ref name="MUL3">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5366/vulcan-vlc-6n/ MUL online entry for the Vulcan VLC-6N variant]''</ref> *; VLC-8N : Restoration project turned upgrade in [[Introduction Year::3074]]<ref name="MUL4"/>. The fighter mounts two [[light Gauss rifle]]s in place of the VLC-5N's autocannons, two [[large pulse laser]]s, and two [[ER medium laser]]s with one mounted forward and one aft. The [[SRM-6]] launcher is given a [[Artemis IV FCS]] enhancement, and the fighter's power plant is upgraded to an [[XL engine|XL model]] coupled to 16 [[double heat sink]]s. While the mass it devotes to armor is reduced slightly, the use of [[ferro-aluminum]] armor offsets any loss in protection. BV (2.0)= 1,766<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 224</ref><ref name="MUL4">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5367/vulcan-vlc-8n/ MUL online entry for the Vulcan VLC-8N variant]''</ref> ==Notes== The ''Vulcan'' appeared in ''[[AeroTech#Notes|AeroTech]]'' (1st edition) as the example in the ''Aerospace Fighter Design'' section, but lacked official stats or artwork. ''[[BattleSpace]]'' game stats only were provided in that product and again in ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]''. It was finally given a detailed description in line with that of other aerospace fighters in ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Vulcanaerospace.jpg|Original ''Vulcan'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3075|TRO:3075]]'' </gallery> == References == <references/> ==Bibliography== * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Primitives, Volume 1]]'' * ''[[Master Unit List]]'' * ''[[Record Sheets: 3075]]'' * ''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' [[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes|Vulcan (Aerospace Fighter class)]] [[Category:Heavy Aerospace Fighter classes|Vulcan (Aerospace Fighter class)]] [[Category:Rim Worlds Republic Aerospace Fighters]]

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