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Line 1: − {{otheruses|the aerospace fighter|other uses|Xerxes}} {{InfoBoxASF {{InfoBoxASF | image = [[File:Xerxes.jpg|250px]] | image = [[File:Xerxes.jpg|250px]] − | name = ''Xerxes'' + | name = Xerxes | manufacturer = [[Kirin Orbital Works SJ-3]] | manufacturer = [[Kirin Orbital Works SJ-3]] − | model = Standard + | model = ??? − | Class = Heavy aerospace fighter + | Class = Heavy | Tech Base = [[Clan]] | Tech Base = [[Clan]] − | production year = 2827 + | Introduced = ???? − | year reference = <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5425/xerxes-standard MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>+ | Cost = 6,549,466<ref name=CO112>''Combat Operations'', p. 112</ref> − | Cost = 6,549,466 [[C-bill]]s<ref name=CO112>''Combat Operations'', p. 112</ref> + | mass = 85 − | mass = 85 tons | structural integrity = 8 | structural integrity = 8 − | frame = [[Type 42-5 Aero]] + | frame = Type 42-5 Aero − | power plant = 340 [[fusion engine]] + | power plant = 340 [[Fusion Engine|Fusion]] − | armor = [[Compound XAS Ferro-Aluminum]] | Fuel = 640 / 8 tons | Fuel = 640 / 8 tons − | armament = + | armament = 2 x [[Ultra AC/20]]s <br> 2 x [[ER Large Laser]]s − * 2x [[UAC/20]]s+ | communications system = KOW-Comm Type 9 − * 2x [[ER large laser]]s+ | tracking & targeting system = ASG Mark VII − | communications system = [[KOW-Comm Type 9]] + | heat sinks = 12 [[Double Heat Sink]]s − | tracking & targeting system = [[ASG Mark VII]] + | BV (1.0) = 1789<ref name=CO112/> − | heat sinks = 12 [[double heat sink]]s + | BV (2.0) = ??? − | 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> }} }} + 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. − ==Description==+ Developed and produced primarily by [[Clan Smoke Jaguar]], the aggressive and brutally straight-forward fighter ideally representing their approach to combat and quickly spread to the [[touman]]s of all [[Clan]]s. After the development of [[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. − 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''s twelve [[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. − 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/>+ ==Armament== − + Built around a pair of Aero-Model 4 [[Ultra AC/20]]s, one mounted in each wing, the ''Xerxes'' is able to unleash a tremendous hail of lead that can cripple or destory 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]], enhancing the fighter's strafing abilities. − ==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== ==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> + * ''Gauss'' - A redesign favored by the Hell's Horses, it trades the [[Ultra Autocannon]]s for longer ranged and less ammo hungry [[Gauss Rifle]]s. − − *; ''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== + ==AeroSpace Fighter Gallery== <gallery> <gallery> − File:Xerxes.jpg|Original ''Xerxes'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3067|TRO:3067]]''+ Image:Xerxes attack.jpg|[[Clan Ghost Bear]] ''Xerxes'' − Image:Xerxes attack.jpg|Strafing ''Xerxes'' piloted by Star Commander Marco of [[Clan Ghost Bear]]'s 54th PGC from ''[[Total Warfare]]'' </gallery> </gallery> + ==References== ==References== <references /> <references /> + *''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]'', pp. 168-169 ==Bibliography== ==Bibliography== − * ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''+ *''[[Combat Operations]]'' − * ''[[Combat Operations]]'' + *''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]'' − * ''[[Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged]]''+ − * ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]'' − [[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes]] + [[Category:AeroSpace Fighters]] − [[Category:Clan Aerospace Fighters]] + [[Category:Clan AeroSpace Fighters]] − [[Category:Heavy Aerospace Fighter classes]] + [[Category:Heavy AeroSpace Fighters]]
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| image = [[File:Xerxes.jpg|250px]] | | image = [[File:Xerxes.jpg|250px]] | ||
| − | | name = | + | | name = Xerxes |
| manufacturer = [[Kirin Orbital Works SJ-3]] | | manufacturer = [[Kirin Orbital Works SJ-3]] | ||
| − | | model = | + | | model = ??? |
| − | | Class = Heavy | + | | Class = Heavy |
| Tech Base = [[Clan]] | | Tech Base = [[Clan]] | ||
| − | | | + | | Introduced = ???? |
| − | + | | Cost = 6,549,466<ref name=CO112>''Combat Operations'', p. 112</ref> | |
| − | | Cost = 6,549,466 | + | | mass = 85 |
| − | | mass = 85 | ||
| structural integrity = 8 | | structural integrity = 8 | ||
| − | | frame = | + | | frame = Type 42-5 Aero |
| − | | power plant = 340 [[ | + | | power plant = 340 [[Fusion Engine|Fusion]] |
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| Fuel = 640 / 8 tons | | Fuel = 640 / 8 tons | ||
| − | | armament = | + | | armament = 2 x [[Ultra AC/20]]s <br> 2 x [[ER Large Laser]]s |
| − | + | | communications system = KOW-Comm Type 9 | |
| − | + | | tracking & targeting system = ASG Mark VII | |
| − | | communications system = | + | | heat sinks = 12 [[Double Heat Sink]]s |
| − | | tracking & targeting system = | + | | BV (1.0) = 1789<ref name=CO112/> |
| − | | heat sinks = 12 [[ | + | | BV (2.0) = ??? |
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| + | 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]], the aggressive and brutally straight-forward fighter ideally representing their approach to combat and quickly spread to the [[touman]]s of all [[Clan]]s. After the development of [[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. | |
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| − | + | With respectable speed thanks to its 340 rated [[Fusion Engine]] and eight tons of fuel, the ''Xerxes''s twelve [[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. | |
| − | + | ==Armament== | |
| − | + | Built around a pair of Aero-Model 4 [[Ultra AC/20]]s, one mounted in each wing, the ''Xerxes'' is able to unleash a tremendous hail of lead that can cripple or destory 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]], enhancing the fighter's strafing abilities. | |
| − | == | ||
| − | Built around a pair of | ||
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
| − | * | + | * ''Gauss'' - A redesign favored by the Hell's Horses, it trades the [[Ultra Autocannon]]s for longer ranged and less ammo hungry [[Gauss Rifle]]s. |
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| − | ==Gallery== | + | ==AeroSpace Fighter Gallery== |
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
| − | + | Image:Xerxes attack.jpg|[[Clan Ghost Bear]] ''Xerxes'' | |
| − | Image:Xerxes attack.jpg| | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
| + | *''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]'', pp. 168-169 | ||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | + | *''[[Combat Operations]]'' | |
| − | * ''[[Combat Operations | + | *''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]'' |
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| − | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]'' | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:AeroSpace Fighters]] |
| − | [[Category:Clan | + | [[Category:Clan AeroSpace Fighters]] |
| − | [[Category:Heavy | + | [[Category:Heavy AeroSpace Fighters]] |