Urida Paratrooper Transport

These vehicles are license built on the TL–6 worlds within the Protectorate of Leset and serve with colonial defense forces.

Urida Paratrooper Transport Plane (TECH LEVEL 6)

The STOL plane has a fast subsonic airframe and has a crew of 1 pilot in a simple cockpit with powered controls. It can carry 120 airborne troopers and can drop 6 tons of bombs.

Vehicle volume: loaded combat ready 1,500m3, with wings removed for transport loaded 500m3.

Total mass: loaded: 25 tons.

Production Cost: Cr. 1,350,760

Movement: EMPTY: Maximum 800kph/667cm, Cruise 600kph/500cm, COMBAT LOADED: Maximum 544kph/453cm, Cruise 408kph/340cm, Minimum speed 80kph/66.7cm.

Movement effect on fire: None

Damage Points: loaded: 250.

Agility: 10/9

Turns: 55/39o

Equipment: 5,000 power radio

Power: The fast subsonic airframe mounts 0.745MW high performance turboprop engines producing 18.625 tons of thrust and consuming 1,862.5 liters of fuel per hour, internal fuel capacity 6,240 liters, enough for 3.35 hours. Thrust to weight produce 0.6705Gs empty and 0.5407257Gs loaded. Range: loaded 1,366.8km on internal fuel.

Weapons:

There are four under wing bomb racks for 24 x 250kg heavy HE 32/5/5 bombs, which cost Cr. 750 each and a full load are included in the price.

Maintenance:

Vehicle: 12

Weapons: 0

Electronics: 1

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• Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy