Scytha
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| Scytha | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Complex VI (Ironhold) |
| Model | Scytha |
| Class | Heavy |
| Tech Base | Clan |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 90 |
| Structural Integrity | |
| Frame | Falcon Hollowbone |
| Power Plant | 360 XL Engine |
| Fuel | |
| Armament |
Primary Configuration
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| Communications System | System VII |
| Tracking & Targeting System | TTS Model 3 |
| Heat Sinks | 20 Double Heat Sinks |
| BV (1.0) | 2,859 |
| BV (2.0) | ??? |
Description
Developed when Clan Jade Falcon warriors demanded their own super-heavy OmniFighter to compete against Clan Ghost Bear's Kirghiz, the Scytha favors speed and pod space over venerable fighter's preference for armor.
While its fourteen tons of Ironhold Series III Ferro-Aluminum armor is below average for a ninety-ton fighter, even with the use of massive 360 XL Engine, four tons of fuel and twenty Double Heat Sinks, this choice give the Scytha a whopping 42.5 tons of pod space. Fast enough to bring its weapons into omptimum range, the design is highly popular among the Falcons, who rarely share the design with others.
Armament
The primary Scytha is a fearsome beast whose nose is packed with a mammoth Ultra AC/20, ER Large and ER Small Laser, supported by twin ER Large Lasers mounted under each wing. Paired aft-mounted ER Medium Lasers discourage pursuit, while six additional double heat sinks fight to keep the lasers firing and the megre two tons of autocannon reloads cooking off.
Alternate Configurations
- Alt Config A - A missile boat adaptable for short and long ranges, the A Variant is built around its Narc Missile Beacon in its nose, with LRM-20 launcher mounted beside it. Each wing carries a further LRM-20, a SRM-6 and ER Large Laser, with a single Streak SRM-6 launcher mounted aft. Four added double heat sinks fight to prevent the single ton each of Narc, Streak, SRM and three tons of long range reloads from exploding before it must withdraw to rearm. BV (1.0) = 2,892, BV (2.0) = 3,090
- Alt Config B - Mounting five Large Pulse Lasers, two in each wing and one in the nose, the Scytha B is an effective space superiority and ground attack combatant. Defensively the B configuration mounts an Anti-Missile System in its nose with two Medium Pulse Lasers aft. With all lasers slaved to an advanced Targeting Computer, the B variant excels at strafing runs, though the large volume of energy weapons proves an especially concerning danger to the single ton of anti-missile gun reloads. BV (1.0) = 3,113, BV (2.0) = 3.517
- Alt Config C - A ranged combat variant, the Scytha C mounts a Gauss Rifle and ER PPC underslug on each wing, support by twin nose-mounted Medium Pulse Lasers. A single ER small laser defends the aft of the craft, while two tons of Gauss Rifle reloads allows the C variant to keep its heat in check at least in the early stages of an engagement. BV (1.0) = 3,379, BV (2.0) = 3,498
- Alt Config D -The D variant harks back to the Prime's main autocannon backed by lasers, but Scytha D mounts a low-heat Gauss Rifle and twin ER Medium Lasers in its nose, supported by an advanced Heavy Large Laser and extended range model in each wing, a single ER small guarding the rear. Eight additional double heat sinks help keep the heat mostly in check, at least before the four tons of Gauss reloads are expended. BV (1.0) = 2,883, BV (2.0) = 3,276
References
- Master Unit List.pdf
- Technical Readout: 3055, p. 164-165
- Technical Readout: 3055 Revised, pp. 144-145
- Technical Readout: 3055 Upgrade, pp. 192-193
- Technical Readout: 3057, p. 194