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	==Description==		==Description==
−	Derisively known as the "''[[Hunchback IIC]]'' of the skies," the heavily armed and armored '''''Xerxes''''' [[aerospace fighter]] is a highly effective air superiority and ground support fighter.	+	Derisively known as the "''[[Hunchback IIC]]'' of the skies", the heavily armed and armored '''''Xerxes''''' [[aerospace fighter]] is a highly effective air superiority and ground support fighter.
−	Developed and produced primarily by [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]], this aggressive and brutally straightforward fighter ideally represented their approach to combat and quickly spread to the ''[[touman]]s'' of all [[Clan]]s. After the development of the [[OmniFighter]], the ''Xerxes'' was shunted to [[DropShip]] and [[WarShip]] escort roles and production wound down. With the [[SLDF]]'s assault on the Smoke Jaguar capital of [[Huntress]], [[Clan Hell's Horses]] secured all the Jaguar facilities on their shared [[Kerensky Cluster]] world of [[Kirin]], ensuring the ''Xerxes'' production line survived Clan Smoke Jaguar's destruction.<ref name=TRO3067>''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 168–169</ref>	+	Developed and produced primarily by [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]], this aggressive and brutally straightforward fighter ideally represented their approach to combat and quickly spread to the ''[[touman]]s'' of all [[Clan]]s. After the development of the [[OmniFighter]], the ''Xerxes'' was shunted to [[DropShip]] and [[WarShip]] escort roles and production wound down. With the [[SLDF]]'s assault on the Smoke Jaguar capital of [[Huntress]], [[Clan Hell's Horses]] secured all the Jaguar facilities on their shared [[Kerensky Cluster]] world of [[Kirin]], ensuring the ''Xerxes'' production line survived Clan Smoke Jaguar's destruction.<ref name=TRO3067>''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 168-169</ref>
	With respectable speed thanks to its 340-rated [[fusion engine]] and eight tons of fuel, the ''Xerxes''' 12 [[double heat sink]]s and nine tons of [[Compound XAS]] [[ferro-aluminum]] armor give the design good endurance for its weight and weapon load, though pilots must take care to use [[volley fire]] to avoid heat-related shutdowns.<ref name=TRO3067/>		With respectable speed thanks to its 340-rated [[fusion engine]] and eight tons of fuel, the ''Xerxes''' 12 [[double heat sink]]s and nine tons of [[Compound XAS]] [[ferro-aluminum]] armor give the design good endurance for its weight and weapon load, though pilots must take care to use [[volley fire]] to avoid heat-related shutdowns.<ref name=TRO3067/>
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	* ''[[Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged]]''		* ''[[Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged]]''
	* ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]''		* ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]''
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	[[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes]]		[[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes]]
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	[[Category:Heavy Aerospace Fighter classes]]		[[Category:Heavy Aerospace Fighter classes]]

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{{InfoBoxASF | image = [[File:Xerxes.jpg|250px]] | name = ''Xerxes'' | manufacturer = [[Kirin Orbital Works SJ-3]] | model = Standard | Class = Heavy aerospace fighter | Tech Base = [[Clan]] | production year = 2827 | year reference = <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5425/xerxes-standard MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | Cost = 6,549,466 [[C-bill]]s<ref name=CO112>''Combat Operations'', p. 112</ref> | mass = 85 tons | structural integrity = 8 | frame = [[Type 42-5 Aero]] | power plant = 340 [[fusion engine]] | armor = [[Compound XAS Ferro-Aluminum]] | Fuel = 640 / 8 tons | armament = * 2x [[UAC/20]]s * 2x [[ER large laser]]s | communications system = [[KOW-Comm Type 9]] | tracking & targeting system = [[ASG Mark VII]] | heat sinks = 12 [[double heat sink]]s | armor: [[Compound XAS]] [[ferro-aluminum]] | BV (1.0) = 1,789<ref name=CO112/><ref name=aersp>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets‎'', p. 156</ref> | BV (2.0) = 2,350<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 296</ref> }} ==Description== Derisively known as the "''[[Hunchback IIC]]'' of the skies", the heavily armed and armored '''''Xerxes''''' [[aerospace fighter]] is a highly effective air superiority and ground support fighter. Developed and produced primarily by [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]], this aggressive and brutally straightforward fighter ideally represented their approach to combat and quickly spread to the ''[[touman]]s'' of all [[Clan]]s. After the development of the [[OmniFighter]], the ''Xerxes'' was shunted to [[DropShip]] and [[WarShip]] escort roles and production wound down. With the [[SLDF]]'s assault on the Smoke Jaguar capital of [[Huntress]], [[Clan Hell's Horses]] secured all the Jaguar facilities on their shared [[Kerensky Cluster]] world of [[Kirin]], ensuring the ''Xerxes'' production line survived Clan Smoke Jaguar's destruction.<ref name=TRO3067>''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 168-169</ref> With respectable speed thanks to its 340-rated [[fusion engine]] and eight tons of fuel, the ''Xerxes''' 12 [[double heat sink]]s and nine tons of [[Compound XAS]] [[ferro-aluminum]] armor give the design good endurance for its weight and weapon load, though pilots must take care to use [[volley fire]] to avoid heat-related shutdowns.<ref name=TRO3067/> ==Weapons and Equipment== Built around a pair of [[Ultra_AC/20#Aero-Model_4|Aero-Model 4]] [[UAC/20]]s, one mounted in each wing, the ''Xerxes'' is able to unleash a tremendous hail of lead that can cripple or destroy almost any opposing fighter, [[Combat Vehicle|ground vehicle]] or [[BattleMech]] in a single pass. Four tons of reloads are generally enough for a single Clan sortie, but the mammoth autocannons are supported by two nose-mounted [[Series S6a]] [[ER large laser]]s, enhancing the fighter's strafing abilities.<ref name=TRO3067/> ==Variants== *; ''Xerxes'' 2 : A redesign favored by the Hell's Horses, it trades the autocannons for longer ranged and less ammo hungry [[Gauss rifle]]s fed with 32 rounds. This greatly improves the fighter's long-range performance as well.<ref name=TRO3067/> BV (1.0) =2,341<ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets‎'', p. 157</ref> BV (2.0) = 2,479<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 297</ref> *; ''Xerxes'' 3 : This variant strips out two [[double heat sink]]s and all the standard weaponry, replacing them with a pair of [[HAG/40]]s. BV (2.0) = 2,743<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 298</ref> ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Xerxes.jpg|Original ''Xerxes'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3067|TRO:3067]]'' Image:Xerxes attack.jpg|Strafing ''Xerxes'' piloted by Star Commander Marco of [[Clan Ghost Bear]]'s 54th PGC from ''[[Total Warfare]]'' </gallery> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== * ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]'' * ''[[Combat Operations]]'' * ''[[Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]'' [[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes]] [[Category:Clan Aerospace Fighters]] [[Category:Heavy Aerospace Fighter classes]]

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