Hydaspes

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Hydaspes
Production information
Manufacturer Various
Model ???
Class Heavy
Tech Base Clan
Cost 16,311,656[1]
Technical specifications
Mass 95
Structural Integrity
Frame Type 992-35E
Power Plant Aerofusion 285 XL
Fuel
Armament

3 x ER Large Lasers
6 x Medium Pulse Lasers
2 x LRM-15 with Artemis IV FCS
2 x Streak SRM-6

Communications System CCC T-55
Tracking & Targeting System CCC D5.2J
Heat Sinks 23 Double Heat Sinks
BV (1.0) 3,270[1][2]
BV (2.0) ???

Description

Developed as a long-range combatant, even relegated to second line status with the development of OmniFighters the Hydaspes Heavy AeroSpace Fighter is one of the most deadly fighters in the Clan toumans.[2]

Among the earliest fighters designed after Operation Klondike, Clan Cloud Cobra mated their newly developed advances in laser technologies with a thoroughly modern airframe to produce a design in advance of anything the SLDF had made. Derived from the famous Star League era Garret D2j targeting and tracking system, the newer CCC D5.2J is designed to target foes at extreme ranges, pouring on an increasingly devastating level of firepower as it closes with the target. While relatively slow, after two centuries of service the extremely potent Hydaspes' is seen across almost all Clan toumans, but its heavy use of advanced technology construction components (twenty-two and half tons of Forging II Ferro-Aluminum armor, twenty-three Double Heat Sinks and a 285 AeroFusion XL Engine) prevent some of the more resource poor Clans for fielding the design.[2]

Armament

Focused primarily towards savaging its targets at range, the Hydaspes is built around a trio of Series XIV ER Large Lasers, one mounted in the nose and one beside an Artemis IV FCS enhanced Type XV "Long Bow" LRM 15 in each wing. Short ranges aren't neglected with three paired sets of Series PPS-XIX Medium Pulse Lasers fitted to the nose and wings, with two aft-mounted CCWP-37 Mk. 2 Streak SRM-6 launchers discouraging any attacks from the rear. While four tons of LRM reloads and a single ton for the ammo-efficient Streak Missile Launcher give the missile launchers reasonable endurance, the large volume of energy weapons overstress the fighter's heat dissipation abilities.[2]

Gallery

Variants

  • ATM - The sole significant variant of note mounts two ATM-9 launchers and a Heavy Large Laser in each wing, two Heavy Medium Lasers in the nose all mated to an advanced Targeting Computer. Even with two extra double heat sinks, this variant still suffers from the same overheating issues as the primary version.[2]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Combat Operations, p. 109
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Technical Readout: 3067, pp. 170-171, "Hydaspes Fighter Profile"
  3. Technical Readout: Prototypes, p. 199

Bibliography