F-15 class Air Superiority Fighter
| F-15 class Air Superiority Fighter | |
|---|---|
 F-15 class Air Superiority Fighter | |
| Tech Level | TL–10 |
| Mass | 25 tons |
| Cost | Cr. 9,113,780.739 |
| Mode | Flight (Jet Aircraft) |
| Type | Air Superiority Fighter |
| Speed | 2,755kph |
| Cargo | 0 |
| Crew | 1 |
| Passengers | 0 |
| Armament | (20) TAC Missiles, VRF Gauss gun |
| Reference | Fan: Ronald B. Kline, Jr. |
| Striker Design Sequence Used | |
The F-15 class Air Superiority Fighter is a combatant Aircraft.
- It is a military vehicle and a Fighter.
- It was commissioned and designed for Major Cathy's Crusaders.
Description (Specifications)[edit]
F-15 class Air Superiority Fighter (TECH LEVEL 10) used by a mercenary Condotterie company called Cathy's Crusaders: The vehicle has a crew of 1, a pilot in a complex cockpit with an advanced ejection seat, with enhanced controls in a supersonic airframe. It can carry 3.8tons of air to air and air to ground missiles. It has a stabilized VRF Gauss gun mounted in the nose for dog fighting.
Basic Vehicle Characteristics[edit]
- Vehicle volume: loaded combat ready 1,500m3, with wings removed for transport loaded 500m3.
- Total mass: 25 tons.
- Production Cost: Cr. 9,113,780.739
- Movement:
- Maximum 2,755kph/2,295cm, Cruise 2,066kph/1,721cm, Minimum 280kph/233cm.
- Movement effect on fire: None
- Damage Points: 250.
- Agility: 32
- Turns: 65o
- Equipment: 40 power target acquisition RADAR, thermal/image enhancement, map box with GPS, battle computer, extensive ECM, and a 5,000 power radio.
- Power: The supersonic airframe mounts 2.071428571MW high performance turbofan engines producing 72.5 tons of thrust and consuming 24.85714286 liters of fuel per hour, internal fuel capacity 2,755.8 liters, enough for 110 hours or 4.6 days. Thrust to weight produce 2.9G's fully loaded. Range: loaded 227,260km on internal fuel.
- Weapons:
- VRF Gauss Gun: Has +4 signature, and can engage 16 targets. It requires no fire control system and has full weapon stabilization. The vehicle comes with 30,000 rounds of ammunition for the weapon, included in the purchase price. This is enough for 23 fire phases.
- Direct Fire Characteristics: Direct Fire Characteristics: VRF Gauss Gun
- Effective Range: 1.5km (21)+8
- Long Range: 3km (19)+6
- Extreme Range: 4.5km (17)+3
- There are 20 190kg capacity TAC missile launch rails mounted. There is no on-board guidance provided. The missiles have homing guidance packages. They mount 30cm HE 36/6/5 warheads for air-to-air targets or anti-tank work. The missiles each cost Cr561 and have a 40km range to fully exploit the targeting RADAR's range. Twenty missiles are included in the price.
- Maintenance:
- Vehicle: 12
- Electronics: 68
- Weapons: 60
History & Background (Dossier)[edit]
An initial order of four custom F-15 class Air Superiority Fighters proto-type planes was made. The plane acts as a communication hub with the battle computer automatically routing radio traffic between friendlies. The extensive ECM makes it difficult to locate with RADAR, an advantage as it is always outnumbered. Cathy could only afford a single plane for her inaugural mercenary ticket for use on Aramanx/Aramis (Spinward Marches 3005). Rumor is she plans to acquire more as soon as finances permit. These were designed for a mercenary Dream Ticket, to be built with money provided upfront by Sternmetal Horizons an interested megacorporation. The total unit budget was MCr30. They are envisioned to be barebones, just large enough to carry the weapons payload, at a speed fast enough to outrun any indigenous air craft.
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- Striker Design Sequence Used
- Traveller Wiki Editorial Team
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis), Captain, and Lead Naval Architect Ronald B. Kline, Jr. of the Imperial Navy
- Author & Contributor: Lord (Marquis) and Master of Sophontology Maksim-Smelchak of the Ministry of Science