Malaika
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| Malaika | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Bagamoyo Aerospace Manufacturing |
| Production Year | 3078[1] |
| Model | BAM-1A1 |
| Class | Medium |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere Mixed Tech |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 50 tons |
| Structural Integrity | 7 |
| Frame | |
| Power Plant | 10 |
| Fuel | 320 |
| Armament |
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| Communications System | ??? |
| Tracking & Targeting System | ??? |
| Heat Sinks | 10 |
| BV (1.0) | ??? |
| BV (2.0) | 572[2] |
Description
With the collapse of the Free Worlds League, every new splinter-state searched for ways to increase their defensive capabilities. The Mosiro Archipelago saw the future in aerospace combat and they used their limited manufacturing resources to build the Malaika, a design with only cosmetic similarities to the abandoned Lyran Banshee fighter. The Malaika was designed with an experimental mixture of primitive and modern technologies.
Weapons and Equipment
When designing the Malaika, the designers kept in mind that its airframe and armor was concededly vulnerable in comparison to other designs of the time. In order to offset the airframe's weaknesses, they fitted the craft with modern weaponry. They chose to use two MML-5 launchers with Artemis-IV support. The rear is protected by a single Extended Range Small Laser. [3]
Variants
No variants are known at this time.
Notes
When originally published in XTRO: Retrotech, the unit did not include a Battle Value. This was only found later on Catalyst Game Lab's official unit website.
References
- ↑ MUL online date for the Malaika
- ↑ Master Unit Listing for the Malaika
- ↑ Experimental Technical Readout: RetroTech, p. 15