Editing Donar

{{InfoBoxCombatVehicle
| image = Donar.gif
| name = Donar Assault Helicopter
| manufacturer = Various
| production year=3017
| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/906/ MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Mission = Fire Support
| Type = [[VTOL]]
| cost = 878,220 C-bills
| Tech Base = [[Clan]]
| mass = 21
| armor = [[Compound A2F Ferro-Fibrous]]
| engine = Fusion 50
| comsys = [[Unit 2J "Boxer"]]
| T&T = [[HT9 TTS]]
| heat sinks = 12 [[Heat Sink|single]]
| speed = 151
| Crew = 2
| armament = 
* 1x [[ER large laser]]
* 2x [[Streak SRM-2]]
| BV (1.0) = 1,439<ref>''Combat Operations'', p. 108</ref><br>1,435<ref>''Record Sheets: 3060'', p. 23</ref>
| BV (2.0) = 915<ref name=TRO3060>''Technical Readout: 3060'', p. 40-41, "Donar VTOL Profile"</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3060 Unabridged'', p. 62</ref>
}}

==Description==
The '''Donar Assault Helicopter''' is a versatile [[VTOL]] that is useful in a variety of roles, similar in concept to the [[Inner Sphere]]'s [[Warrior (Combat Vehicle)|Warrior]]. The helicopter is operated by a pilot and copilot/gunner seated in a tandem configuration, with a limited amount of redundancy in both positions should one or the other be knocked out.  Three tons of Compound A2F [[ferro-fibrous]] armor keeps its safe from small arms fire, and its rotary blades will remain operational even when hit by 40mm caliber weapons. The well-armored hide also gives the Donar a good survival rate in low-altitude crashes. Like most VTOLs, the Donar is fast, capable of achieving up to 151 km/h.<ref name=TRO3060/>

Typically used as a scout, [[Clan Hell's Horses]] also field the Donar as an anti-armor and fire support vehicle, while [[Clan Steel Viper]] use Donars as mobile support for their infantry.  The [[SLDF#Second_Star_League_Defense_Force|Second SLDF]] was able to capture a number of Donars from [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]] during [[Operation Bulldog]].<ref name=TRO3060/>

==Weapons and Equipment==
As its name suggests, the Assault Helicopter excels at softening an enemy up at range, using its Series 7J [[ER Large Laser]] against targets up to 750 meters away, then darting in to scour an opponent with its twin Pattern J2 [[Streak SRM-2]] launchers. While the Donar was originally commissioned to provide quick fire support, its missiles are effective at exploiting the holes that its laser can open up.  Both weapons systems are aimed with the HT9 target and tracking system which uses a "look-hit" smart system, tracking the firer's eye movements and correlating that with sensor data to lock onto a target.  The HT9 has a steep learning curve, but allows for expert marksmanship.  The SRM launcher also makes use of the [[CASE]] system.<ref name=TRO3060/>

==Variants==
*;Recon : Only two [[combat vehicle]] variants are in normal use by the [[Clans]] of Kerensky, and this reconnaissance/scout version of the Donar is one of them. Most popular with [[Clan Goliath Scorpion]], the recon variant replaces the missile launchers with an [[Active Probe]], [[ECM Suite]], and [[Target Acquisition Gear|TAG]]. This enables it to find hidden units, then call down [[artillery]] on them. BV (1.0) = 1,169<ref>''Combat Operations'', p. 113</ref> (1,113)<ref>''Record Sheets: 3060'', p. 24</ref>, BV (2.0) = 808<ref>''Record Sheets: 3060 Unabridged'', p. 64</ref>

*;Close Support : [[Jihad]] revision of the Donar, which only retains its armor and engine from baseline chassis.  The Close Support been given some [[Technology Rating|Advanced Tech upgrades]].  Used as spotter, and recon unit, the Donar been given front-mounted [[Light TAG]] and has an [[Active Probe]] placed in a rotor's [[Mast Mount]]. For weaponry, the vehicle now has pair of front-mounted [[Heavy Medium Laser|Heavy Medium Lasers]]. Regular SRM Streaks have been replaced by pair of Streak SRM-2 [[Improved One-Shot Missile Launcher|I-OS Launchers]] also mounted in front. BV (2.0) = 582<ref>''Record Sheets: 3060 Unabridged'', p. 63</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Donar.gif|Original ''Donar'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3060|TRO:3060]]''
Image:MWDA Donar Assault Helicopter.jpg|''Donar'' from [[MechWarrior: Dark Age Collectable Miniatures Game|MWDA]] dossier of [[Alyson Pelayo]]
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Combat Operations]]''
* ''[[Master Unit List: Battle Values]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3060]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3060 Unabridged]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3060]]''


[[Category:Combat Vehicles|Donar]]
[[Category:Light Combat Vehicles]]
[[Category:21 ton Combat Vehicles]]
[[Category:VTOLs]]
[[Category:Fire Support Combat Vehicles]]
[[Category:Recon Combat Vehicles]]
[[Category:Clan General Combat Vehicles]]