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Line 20: }} }} − ==Description== − The '''ASF-23 Protector''' Combat Support Fighter is an [[Outworlds Alliance]] military aircraft produced by [[United Outworlders Corporation]] in [[3019]]. The aircraft's origin is somewhat of a corporate mystery. The aircraft was the result of what it appears to be a undisclosed joint venture between [[United Outworlders Corporation]] and the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] corporation [[Majesty Metals and Manufacturing|Magistracy Metals]]. Magistracy Metals produced a mechanically identical sister aircraft known as the [[MSF-42 Bluehawk]].<ref name=HB:MPS>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', pp. 200–201</ref> − − The aircraft has appeared in many planetary air forces in the major [[periphery]] nations, as well as in militias of periphery border worlds of the [[Federated Suns]] and [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name=HB:MPS/> − − ==Weapons and Equipment== − The Protector is designed primarily for fire support of ground forces. The aircraft is equipped with a pair of 10-tubed [[Long Range Missile]] racks mounted in each wing. It also has three [[Machine Gun]]s mounted in the aircraft's nose. Two tons of ammunition have been allotted to the LRMs, while the machine guns make do with a half-ton of ammo.<ref name=HB:MPS/> − − The aircraft has three tons of fuel for its 250 rated Turbine Engine; the engine is considered swift. It is protected by three tons of [[standard armor]].<ref name=HB:MPS/> − ==Related Aircraft==+ The MSF-42 Blue Hawk and the ASF-23 Protector conventional support fighters are a curiosity in the Periphery. Though produced by two diferent companies in two diferent realms, using two diferent manufacturing philosophies, both craft are virtually indistinguishable in performance - their diferences apparently beign only skin deep.It is thus hard to say wich one of the two producing realms - The Magistracy of Canpus for the Bluehawk and the Outworlds Alliance for the Protector - actually originated the design, or if they shared specifications at some point. Even the introduction dates yield little clue, as both fighters entered service in 3019. Officials in both producing companies (Majestracy Metals and United Outworlders Corporation, respectively) aren`t talking, though some have suggested that a secret backroom deal was made as the groundwork for a corporate alliance, if not a political one. − * [[MSF-42 Bluehawk]]+ Bluehawk and Protectors are both designed for atmospheric fire support, and thus are not built so much for speed as they are for weapons. Wing-mounted LRM-10s enabled these craft to saturate the battlefield with missiles, while close-in passes with the nose-mounted trio of machine guns can devastate conventional infantry in seconds. Bomb-laden fighters can bring havoc to the battlefield in short order, freeing up aerospace fighters for more dogfighting and DropShip interceptions. + Since their debut, both the Bluehawk and the Protector have appeared in planetary air forces of the Magistracy of Canpus, Outworlds Alliance, Taurian Concordat and even some fringe regions of the Federated Suns and Draconis Combine. In many cases - particularly in the Concordat and Alliance, squadrons compromised of both fighters flying in tandem have been employed, taking advantage of their distinctly different appearance to confound enemy identification. ==References== ==References== <references /> <references /> + * ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]'', pp. 200-201 − ==Bibliography== − * ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]'' − * ''[[Master Unit List]]'' [[Category:Conventional Fighters]] [[Category:Conventional Fighters]]
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| image = [[File:ASF-23 Protector.jpg|191px]] | | image = [[File:ASF-23 Protector.jpg|191px]] | ||
| Name = ASF-23 Protector Combat Support Fighter | | Name = ASF-23 Protector Combat Support Fighter | ||
| Manufacturer = [[United Outworlders Corporation|United Outworlders Corporation]] | | Manufacturer = [[United Outworlders Corporation|United Outworlders Corporation]] | ||
| − | | Use = | + | | Use = Combat Support |
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] | | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] | ||
| − | | Cost = | + | | Cost = ??? |
| − | | Introduced = | + | | Introduced = 3019 |
| Mass = 50 tons | | Mass = 50 tons | ||
| − | | Engine (Type) = | + | | Engine (Type) = 250 Turbine |
| Fuel = 160 - 3 ton | | Fuel = 160 - 3 ton | ||
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| − | + | The MSF-42 Blue Hawk and the ASF-23 Protector conventional support fighters are a curiosity in the Periphery. Though produced by two diferent companies in two diferent realms, using two diferent manufacturing philosophies, both craft are virtually indistinguishable in performance - their diferences apparently beign only skin deep.It is thus hard to say wich one of the two producing realms - The Magistracy of Canpus for the Bluehawk and the Outworlds Alliance for the Protector - actually originated the design, or if they shared specifications at some point. Even the introduction dates yield little clue, as both fighters entered service in 3019. Officials in both producing companies (Majestracy Metals and United Outworlders Corporation, respectively) aren`t talking, though some have suggested that a secret backroom deal was made as the groundwork for a corporate alliance, if not a political one. | |
| − | + | Bluehawk and Protectors are both designed for atmospheric fire support, and thus are not built so much for speed as they are for weapons. Wing-mounted LRM-10s enabled these craft to saturate the battlefield with missiles, while close-in passes with the nose-mounted trio of machine guns can devastate conventional infantry in seconds. Bomb-laden fighters can bring havoc to the battlefield in short order, freeing up aerospace fighters for more dogfighting and DropShip interceptions. | |
| + | Since their debut, both the Bluehawk and the Protector have appeared in planetary air forces of the Magistracy of Canpus, Outworlds Alliance, Taurian Concordat and even some fringe regions of the Federated Suns and Draconis Combine. In many cases - particularly in the Concordat and Alliance, squadrons compromised of both fighters flying in tandem have been employed, taking advantage of their distinctly different appearance to confound enemy identification. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | * ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]'', pp. 200-201 | ||
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[[Category:Conventional Fighters]] | [[Category:Conventional Fighters]] | ||