Troika

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Troika
Production information
Manufacturer Detroit Consolidated Aerospace
Production Year 3065[1]
Model CMT-3T
Class Medium aerospace fighter
Tech Base Inner Sphere
Technical specifications
Mass 65 tons
Structural Integrity
Frame Mujika Aerospace Version V
Power Plant Magna 260 XL engine
Armor Detroit Ferro-Aluminum Special
Fuel
Armament
Communications System Ceres MaserCom Variable 3s
Tracking & Targeting System Dwyerson Upgrade Multitask Version 3
Heat Sinks 17 double heat sinks
BV (1.0) 1,630[2]
BV (2.0) 1,888[3]

Description[edit]

Developed under the aegis of the Trinity Alliance, the Taurian Concordat-influenced Troika is a surprisingly advanced aerospace fighter design for the Periphery.

While the Taurians were initially happy with the increased flow of technology to the Concordat from the Capellan Confederation as part of the Trinity Alliance, the Taurian Defense Force grumbled at the first advanced 'Mech produced by the newly upgraded Detroit Consolidated MechWorks. Though the Anubis was the height of new-tech, it was poorly designed and intended only for a limited-use role, leading the Taurians to push for more general-purpose designs using advanced technology.

After long negotiations a deal was cemented to construct Detroit Consolidated Aerospace, a production facility capable of producing an advanced new-tech fighter. Using the Capellan's expertise from the co-development of the Defiance OmniFighter with the Word of Blake, Magistracy supplied manpower and extensive Concordat funding, the end result was a new-tech showpiece.

Flying its first mission in 3065, the Troika makes use of all the latest technologies of the era, utilizing an Magna 260 XL engine, 17 double heat sinks and 12.5 tons of Detroit Special ferro-aluminum armor equipped with CASE for the protection of the pilot. While expensive to maintain and produce, the TDF was very pleased with the end result, less so the knowledge that as the Troika was designed under banner of the Trinity Alliance that the balance of its production runs have to be evenly shared among all three members.

Weapons and Equipment[edit]

The Troika's primary armaments are the Kajuka Type III ER PPC and Kajuka Type V ER medium laser pairings carried in each wing, supported by a nose-mounted Tomodzuru LRM-20 rack. While the large number of double heat sinks allow the energy weapons to fire near continuously, the missile launcher and its three ton CASE protected ammo bay were specially designed to accommodate any of the Confederation's new Thunder LRM variants as well as standard missile payloads.

Variants[edit]

  • CMT-4U 
    Making extensive use of the cost effective rocket launchers available to both the Concordat and Magistracy, the 4U variant replaces the LRM-20 launcher and CASE with five RL-20s in the nose and two RL-15s in the wings, as well as adding two additional double heat sinks. BV (1.0)= 1,802[4] BV (2.0) = 1,790[5]

Custom Variants[edit]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. MUL online date for the Troika
  2. AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 119
  3. Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged, p. 258
  4. AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 120
  5. Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged, p. 259
  6. Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged, p. 260
  7. Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades, p. 209
  8. Experimental Technical Readout: Liao, p. 12

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