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| − | ! align="middle" bgcolor="#87ceeb" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 3px solid"| Thunderfighter (ED-SF-012) |
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| − | ! bgcolor="#87ceeb" colspan="3"|Description |
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| − | |Role |
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| − | | colspan="2"|Starfighter |
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| + | |fullweight= |
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| + | |sublight engine= |
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| − | |Crew |
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| + | |ftl engine= |
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| − | | colspan="2"|1 |
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| + | |sublight speed=0.4c |
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| − | |Passengers |
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| − | | colspan="2"|2 in emergencies |
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| + | |range= |
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| + | |armament=8 Laser cannons |
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| − | |First flight |
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| + | |crew=1 |
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| + | |passengers=1 or 3 |
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| − | |Entered service |
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| + | |role= |
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| + | |year= |
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| + | |affiliation=[[Earth Defense Directorate|Earth Directorate]] |
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| − | |Manufacturer |
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| + | |other=At least 4,332 examples produced, each costing 25 million credits to build. |
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| + | |feature=All except [[The Dorian Secret]] |
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| − | |Produced |
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| − | | colspan="2"|At least 4,332 |
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| − | |Cost |
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| − | | colspan="2"|25 million credits to build. |
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| − | ! bgcolor="#87ceeb" colspan="3"|Dimensions |
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| − | |Length |
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| − | |Width |
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| − | |Height |
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| − | |Wing area |
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| − | |Cargo |
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| − | ! bgcolor="#87ceeb" colspan="3"|Weights |
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| − | |Empty |
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| − | |Loaded |
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| − | |Maximum takeoff |
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| − | ! bgcolor="#87ceeb" colspan="3"|Powerplant |
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| − | |Engine |
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| − | | colspan="2"|Fusion |
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| − | |Power (each) |
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| − | |Internal Fuel |
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| − | |External Fuel |
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| − | ! bgcolor="#87ceeb" colspan="3"| Performance in atmosphere |
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| − | |Cruising speed |
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| − | | colspan="2"|Mach 8 (6160.7 mph / 9907.2 kph) or less. |
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| − | ! bgcolor="#87ceeb" colspan="3"|Performance in Space - Sublight |
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| − | |Maximum speed |
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| − | | colspan="2"|0.4c |
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| − | |Range |
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| − | | colspan="2"|Enough fuel for 15 days of standard performance. If fighter is operating at maximum performance, reduce range by half. <ref>Fighter uses hydrogen for fuel for a fusion reactor. The fighter can operate with engines on standby to increase fighter's range. The fighter has supplies for pilot for 3 weeks.</ref> |
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| − | ! bgcolor="#87ceeb" colspan="3"|Performance in Space - FTL |
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| − | |Maximum speed |
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| − | | colspan="2"|None, uses special Stargates to travel Interstellar distances. |
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| − | ! bgcolor="#87ceeb" colspan="3"|Armament |
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| − | ! bgcolor="#87ceeb" colspan="3"|Guns |
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| − | | colspan="2"|8 Laser cannons mounted on either side of the booms on the fighter and are mounted near the front of the fighter. While individually not extremely powerful, all eight weapons firing together are about equal to those mounted on those on C.A.F. Starfighters as well. All eight cannons fire combined and cannons individually if all of the other cannons are destroyed. |
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| − | |Maximum Effective Range |
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| − | | colspan="2"|(Phase World Version) 800 miles (1,290 km) in space, 8 miles (12.3 km) in an atmosphere. (Moderate Version) 32,000 feet (9,600 m) in space, 4,000 feet (1,200 m) in an atmosphere |
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| − | |Damage |
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| − | | colspan="2"|4D6x10 for all eight cannons. If one cannon is destroyed, damage is reduced by 5D6 per cannon destroyed. |
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| − | |Rate of fire |
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| − | | colspan="2"|Equal to pilots hand to hand |
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| − | |Payload |
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| − | | colspan="2"|Effectively Unlimited. |
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| − | ! bgcolor="#87ceeb" colspan="3"|Bombs/Rockets |
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| − | |Type |
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| − | | colspan="2"|2 Anti-Ship. <ref>There are two separate descriptions of these missiles. They are mounted on the underbelly of the fighter when they are used and are used against large targets. Missiles have penalties to hit small targets but are all considered smart missiles. |
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| − | Phase World Version: Effectively very similar to Phase World cruise missiles. Missiles has a top speed of Mach 25 in an atmosphere and in space has an acceleration of 10% of light per turn (far faster than any starship). When drive goes dead, the missile will still cruise unless preset to self destruct or receives a destruct code but has very low odds of hitting star ships (Great for hitting bases and planets because target does not move and torpedoes when dead at -25% to detect.) See Modified starship rules for more details |
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| − | Moderate Version: The description of these are close to that used for conventional cruise missiles Missile are assumed to accelerate at 2 times normal mach speed in Gs greater than the starships speed when used in space. Missiles can be launched at non moving targets beyond the powered range of the missiles to hit targets without the chance of the launching ship being hit by missiles itself but penalties exist when launching missiles beyond normal missile range.</ref> |
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| − | |Maximum Effective Range |
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| − | | colspan="2"|(Phase World Version) Powered torpedo range is 8000 miles (12,875 km) in an atmosphere and 4,000,000 miles (6,437,376 km/ 21.5 light seconds) in space. (Moderate Version) Varies with missile types, assume powered range is 8 x normal in space |
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| − | |Damage |
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| − | | colspan="2"|Varies with cruise missile types. Anti-Matter warheads are NOT available. |
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| − | |Rate of fire |
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| − | | colspan="2"|One at a time or in volleys of 2 |
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| − | |Payload |
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| − | | colspan="2"|2 Missiles (Effectively Cruise) |
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+ | ==Description== |
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+ | This '''Star Fighter '' is a medium starfighter used by the [[Earth Defense Directorate]] to protect Earth and all starships in service in with the Earth government. The fighter is very maneuverable and heavily armed. It can launch and land under its own power but often uses electromagnetic launch systems to reach a greater initial velocity than would be otherwise possible. |
| − | The fighter is built around two needle like |
+ | The fighter is built around two needle like "booms" Both booms have sharp noses and the fighter's twin engines are mounted at the aft end. Between the two booms is the fighter's cockpit which comes in two configurations. The first contains a position for the pilot and a second compartment for a passenger behind the pilot. The passenger compartment faces aft. The second configuration is one large cockpit that seats four in two ranks of two seats. The front two seats are for the pilot and co-pilot/weapons officer. The cockpit is rather blocky and has few rounded surfaces. The fighter has delta style wings and two control surfaces facing downwards near the rear of the fighter. An [[Traeger's Starfighter|early version]] has additional vertical control surfaces above the engines, and horizontal equilateral winglets outside the weapon booms, adjacent to the front edge of the cockpit section. |
The fighter is armed with eight laser cannons mounted near the front of the fighter and near where the booms extend from the rest of the body of the fighter. While the laser cannons are not that powerful individually, all eight firing together can inflict surprising damage. When the fighter is being used against starships, it can carry two anti-ship missiles mounted on the underbelly. |
The fighter is armed with eight laser cannons mounted near the front of the fighter and near where the booms extend from the rest of the body of the fighter. While the laser cannons are not that powerful individually, all eight firing together can inflict surprising damage. When the fighter is being used against starships, it can carry two anti-ship missiles mounted on the underbelly. |
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| − | + | Starfighters were originally fitted with a combat program designed to fight better than the pilots themselves. This program was found to be predictable and a large number of pilots were lost as a result. The program is no longer used, and loss rates have decreased significantly. |
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+ | This starfighter does have some disadvantages when compared to fighters from other universes. The ship uses ion engines which have a lower duration than the gravity based engines used in most Starships within the Three Galaxies. The Starfighter also does not use missiles regularly and would likely suffer against any opponent who regularly uses missiles. <ref name="SF Con BRITTFC Thunder">[http://kitsunesden.xyz/SF-Conversions/Rifts-Other-Vehicles/Buck_Rogers_Starfighter.htm Kitsune SF Conversions Website]</ref> |
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+ | ==References== |
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[[Category:Vessels]] |
[[Category:Vessels]] |
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| + | [[de:Terranischer Abfangjäger]] |
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Latest revision as of 05:16, 9 May 2022
Description[]
This 'Star Fighter is a medium starfighter used by the Earth Defense Directorate to protect Earth and all starships in service in with the Earth government. The fighter is very maneuverable and heavily armed. It can launch and land under its own power but often uses electromagnetic launch systems to reach a greater initial velocity than would be otherwise possible.
The fighter is built around two needle like "booms" Both booms have sharp noses and the fighter's twin engines are mounted at the aft end. Between the two booms is the fighter's cockpit which comes in two configurations. The first contains a position for the pilot and a second compartment for a passenger behind the pilot. The passenger compartment faces aft. The second configuration is one large cockpit that seats four in two ranks of two seats. The front two seats are for the pilot and co-pilot/weapons officer. The cockpit is rather blocky and has few rounded surfaces. The fighter has delta style wings and two control surfaces facing downwards near the rear of the fighter. An early version has additional vertical control surfaces above the engines, and horizontal equilateral winglets outside the weapon booms, adjacent to the front edge of the cockpit section.
The fighter is armed with eight laser cannons mounted near the front of the fighter and near where the booms extend from the rest of the body of the fighter. While the laser cannons are not that powerful individually, all eight firing together can inflict surprising damage. When the fighter is being used against starships, it can carry two anti-ship missiles mounted on the underbelly.
Starfighters were originally fitted with a combat program designed to fight better than the pilots themselves. This program was found to be predictable and a large number of pilots were lost as a result. The program is no longer used, and loss rates have decreased significantly.
This starfighter does have some disadvantages when compared to fighters from other universes. The ship uses ion engines which have a lower duration than the gravity based engines used in most Starships within the Three Galaxies. The Starfighter also does not use missiles regularly and would likely suffer against any opponent who regularly uses missiles. [1]