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Line 10: | cost = 1,681,300 C-bills | cost = 1,681,300 C-bills | mass = 35 | mass = 35 − | armor = [[Star Slab/3 Ferro Fibrous]] + | armor = 3/Star Slab [[ferro-fibrous]] | engine = [[GM 210]] | engine = [[GM 210]] | comsys = [[Century Model 770]] | comsys = [[Century Model 770]] − | T&T = [[TGI 2331C/TGI F-190]] + | T&T = TGI 2331C/TGI F-190]] | heat sinks = 10 [[Heat Sink|single]] | heat sinks = 10 [[Heat Sink|single]] | speed = 184 | speed = 184 | Crew = 3 | Crew = 3 | armament = | armament = − * 2x [[Medium Pulse Laser]] + * 2x [[Medium Pulse Laser]]s * 2x [[One-Shot]] [[SRM 4]] * 2x [[One-Shot]] [[SRM 4]] | BV (1.0) = 349<ref>''Combat Operations'', p. 106</ref> | BV (1.0) = 349<ref>''Combat Operations'', p. 106</ref> − | BV (2.0) = 510<ref name=TRO3050U>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', pp. 160–161: "Lightning Vehicle Profile"</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3050 Upgrades Unabridged (Clan & Star League)'', p. 180</ref> + | BV (2.0) = 510<ref name=TRO3050U>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', pp. 160-161, "Lightning Vehicle Profile"</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3050 Upgrades Unabridged (Clan & Star League)'', p. 180</ref> }} }} ==Description== ==Description== − The '''Lightning''' was designed for the [[Star League]] by [[Curtiss Industries]] as a [[hovercraft]] [[combat vehicle]] designed to take down slow [[BattleMechs]] and vehicles. Some commanders would combine several Lightnings into a temporary compact unit to crush the hostile line, using their maneuverability to break up formations. A interesting feature of the Lightning is a low wing mounted on the rear of the vehicle that increases the vehicle's stability at high speed.<ref name=TRO3050U/><ref name=TRO2750>''Technical Readout: 2750'', pp. 96–97: "Lightning Vehicle Profile"</ref><ref name=TRO3050R>''Technical Readout: 3050 Revised'', pp. 200–201: "Lightning Vehicle Profile"</ref> + The '''Lightning''' was designed for the [[Star League]] by [[Curtiss Industries]] as a [[hovercraft]] [[combat vehicle]] designed to take down slow [[BattleMechs]] and vehicles. Some commanders would combine several Lightnings into a temporary compact unit to crush the hostile line, using their maneuverability to break up formations. A interesting feature of the Lightning is a low wing mounted on the rear of the vehicle that increases the vehicle's stability at high speed.<ref name=TRO3050U/><ref name=TRO2750>''Technical Readout: 2750'', pp. 96-97, "Lightning Vehicle Profile"</ref><ref name=TRO3050R>''Technical Readout: 3050 Revised'', pp. 200-201, "Lightning Vehicle Profile"</ref> ==Weapons and Equipment== ==Weapons and Equipment== Line 37:
Line 37: *; RL : This variant was created by Blakist [[Precentor]] [[Robert Havasy]] to counter [[Capellan Confederation]] Shadow Lances.<ref name=TRO3050U/> In order to take advantage of the vulnerability of 'Mechs equipped with [[Stealth Armor]] at close range, the RL carries seven Rocket Launcher 15s. The modern update of the one-shot launchers, the Lightning's mission profile is perfectly suited to the use of [[Rocket Launcher]] technology. It also carries two [[anti-missile system]]s in the front to protect from missiles. BV (2.0) = 709<ref>''Record Sheets: 3050 Upgrades Unabridged (Clan & Star League)'', p. 183</ref> *; RL : This variant was created by Blakist [[Precentor]] [[Robert Havasy]] to counter [[Capellan Confederation]] Shadow Lances.<ref name=TRO3050U/> In order to take advantage of the vulnerability of 'Mechs equipped with [[Stealth Armor]] at close range, the RL carries seven Rocket Launcher 15s. The modern update of the one-shot launchers, the Lightning's mission profile is perfectly suited to the use of [[Rocket Launcher]] technology. It also carries two [[anti-missile system]]s in the front to protect from missiles. BV (2.0) = 709<ref>''Record Sheets: 3050 Upgrades Unabridged (Clan & Star League)'', p. 183</ref> − *;Royal : The upgraded model used by the [[SLDF Royal units]], both one-shot SRM-4s were replaced with a pair of [[Streak SRM-2]]s. The more advanced launchers inflicted, on average, the same amount of damage while withholding fire for shots that would have missed, and maximizing the single ton of reloads carried, as well as saving enough weight to also add a [[Target Acquisition Gear|TAG]] unit.<ref name=TRO3075>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 169</ref> BV (2.0) = 633<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 142</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 9</ref> + *;Royal : The upgraded model used by the [[SLDF Royal units]], both one-shot SRM-4s were replaced with a pair of [[Streak SRM-2]]s. The more advanced launchers inflicted, on average, the same amount of damage while withholding fire for shots that would have missed, and maximizing the single ton of reloads carried, as well as saving enough weight to also add a [[Target Acquisition Gear|TAG]] unit. <ref name=TRO3075>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 169</ref> BV (2.0) = 633<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 142</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 9</ref> *;Lightning CX-3 : This [[ComStar]]-built variant puts three Rocket Launcher 15s in [[Sponson Turret]]s. It's protected by [[Vehicular Stealth Armor]] and a [[Guardian ECM Suite]]. All that remains of the original armament is a single Medium Pulse Laser.<ref name=XTRO:CSp9>''Experimental Technical Readout: ComStar'', p. 9</ref> *;Lightning CX-3 : This [[ComStar]]-built variant puts three Rocket Launcher 15s in [[Sponson Turret]]s. It's protected by [[Vehicular Stealth Armor]] and a [[Guardian ECM Suite]]. All that remains of the original armament is a single Medium Pulse Laser.<ref name=XTRO:CSp9>''Experimental Technical Readout: ComStar'', p. 9</ref> Line 60:
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| − | {{otheruses|the hovertank|other uses|Lightning}} | + | {{otheruses|the hovertank|other uses|Lightning (disambiguation)}} |
{{InfoBoxCombatVehicle | {{InfoBoxCombatVehicle | ||
| image = Lightning.jpg | | image = Lightning.jpg | ||
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| cost = 1,681,300 C-bills | | cost = 1,681,300 C-bills | ||
| mass = 35 | | mass = 35 | ||
| − | | armor = [[ | + | | armor = 3/Star Slab [[ferro-fibrous]] |
| engine = [[GM 210]] | | engine = [[GM 210]] | ||
| comsys = [[Century Model 770]] | | comsys = [[Century Model 770]] | ||
| − | | T&T = | + | | T&T = TGI 2331C/TGI F-190]] |
| heat sinks = 10 [[Heat Sink|single]] | | heat sinks = 10 [[Heat Sink|single]] | ||
| speed = 184 | | speed = 184 | ||
| Crew = 3 | | Crew = 3 | ||
| armament = | | armament = | ||
| − | * 2x [[Medium Pulse Laser]] | + | * 2x [[Medium Pulse Laser]]s |
* 2x [[One-Shot]] [[SRM 4]] | * 2x [[One-Shot]] [[SRM 4]] | ||
| BV (1.0) = 349<ref>''Combat Operations'', p. 106</ref> | | BV (1.0) = 349<ref>''Combat Operations'', p. 106</ref> | ||
| − | | BV (2.0) = 510<ref name=TRO3050U>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', pp. | + | | BV (2.0) = 510<ref name=TRO3050U>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', pp. 160-161, "Lightning Vehicle Profile"</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3050 Upgrades Unabridged (Clan & Star League)'', p. 180</ref> |
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==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The '''Lightning''' was designed for the [[Star League]] by [[Curtiss Industries]] as a [[hovercraft]] [[combat vehicle]] designed to take down slow [[BattleMechs]] and vehicles. Some commanders would combine several Lightnings into a temporary compact unit to crush the hostile line, using their maneuverability to break up formations. A interesting feature of the Lightning is a low wing mounted on the rear of the vehicle that increases the vehicle's stability at high speed.<ref name=TRO3050U/><ref name=TRO2750>''Technical Readout: 2750'', pp. | + | The '''Lightning''' was designed for the [[Star League]] by [[Curtiss Industries]] as a [[hovercraft]] [[combat vehicle]] designed to take down slow [[BattleMechs]] and vehicles. Some commanders would combine several Lightnings into a temporary compact unit to crush the hostile line, using their maneuverability to break up formations. A interesting feature of the Lightning is a low wing mounted on the rear of the vehicle that increases the vehicle's stability at high speed.<ref name=TRO3050U/><ref name=TRO2750>''Technical Readout: 2750'', pp. 96-97, "Lightning Vehicle Profile"</ref><ref name=TRO3050R>''Technical Readout: 3050 Revised'', pp. 200-201, "Lightning Vehicle Profile"</ref> |
==Weapons and Equipment== | ==Weapons and Equipment== | ||
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*; RL : This variant was created by Blakist [[Precentor]] [[Robert Havasy]] to counter [[Capellan Confederation]] Shadow Lances.<ref name=TRO3050U/> In order to take advantage of the vulnerability of 'Mechs equipped with [[Stealth Armor]] at close range, the RL carries seven Rocket Launcher 15s. The modern update of the one-shot launchers, the Lightning's mission profile is perfectly suited to the use of [[Rocket Launcher]] technology. It also carries two [[anti-missile system]]s in the front to protect from missiles. BV (2.0) = 709<ref>''Record Sheets: 3050 Upgrades Unabridged (Clan & Star League)'', p. 183</ref> | *; RL : This variant was created by Blakist [[Precentor]] [[Robert Havasy]] to counter [[Capellan Confederation]] Shadow Lances.<ref name=TRO3050U/> In order to take advantage of the vulnerability of 'Mechs equipped with [[Stealth Armor]] at close range, the RL carries seven Rocket Launcher 15s. The modern update of the one-shot launchers, the Lightning's mission profile is perfectly suited to the use of [[Rocket Launcher]] technology. It also carries two [[anti-missile system]]s in the front to protect from missiles. BV (2.0) = 709<ref>''Record Sheets: 3050 Upgrades Unabridged (Clan & Star League)'', p. 183</ref> | ||
| − | *;Royal : The upgraded model used by the [[SLDF Royal units]], both one-shot SRM-4s were replaced with a pair of [[Streak SRM-2]]s. The more advanced launchers inflicted, on average, the same amount of damage while withholding fire for shots that would have missed, and maximizing the single ton of reloads carried, as well as saving enough weight to also add a [[Target Acquisition Gear|TAG]] unit.<ref name=TRO3075>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 169</ref> BV (2.0) = 633<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 142</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 9</ref> | + | *;Royal : The upgraded model used by the [[SLDF Royal units]], both one-shot SRM-4s were replaced with a pair of [[Streak SRM-2]]s. The more advanced launchers inflicted, on average, the same amount of damage while withholding fire for shots that would have missed, and maximizing the single ton of reloads carried, as well as saving enough weight to also add a [[Target Acquisition Gear|TAG]] unit. <ref name=TRO3075>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 169</ref> BV (2.0) = 633<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged'', p. 142</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 9</ref> |
*;Lightning CX-3 : This [[ComStar]]-built variant puts three Rocket Launcher 15s in [[Sponson Turret]]s. It's protected by [[Vehicular Stealth Armor]] and a [[Guardian ECM Suite]]. All that remains of the original armament is a single Medium Pulse Laser.<ref name=XTRO:CSp9>''Experimental Technical Readout: ComStar'', p. 9</ref> | *;Lightning CX-3 : This [[ComStar]]-built variant puts three Rocket Launcher 15s in [[Sponson Turret]]s. It's protected by [[Vehicular Stealth Armor]] and a [[Guardian ECM Suite]]. All that remains of the original armament is a single Medium Pulse Laser.<ref name=XTRO:CSp9>''Experimental Technical Readout: ComStar'', p. 9</ref> | ||
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<references /> | <references /> | ||
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* ''[[Combat Operations]]'' | * ''[[Combat Operations]]'' | ||
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: ComStar]]'' | * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: ComStar]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]'' | ||
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Combat Vehicles]] | [[Category:Combat Vehicles]] | ||