Ostrogoth

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Ostrogoth
Production information
Manufacturer Tseng Facility[1]
Production Year 3078[2]
Model Prime
Class Heavy OmniFighter
Tech Base Clan[1]
Cost N/A[2]
Technical specifications
Mass 75 tons[1]
Structural Integrity 7[1]
Frame Ursa Major Type VI[1]
Power Plant GM 375 XL engine[1]
Armor Brunin Heavy Ferro-Aluminum
Fuel 400[1]
Armament

Primary Configuration

Communications System Vox 91[1]
Tracking & Targeting System Hunter 62B with Artemis IV[1]
Heat Sinks 10 double heat sinks[1]
BV (2.0) 3,720[1][2]

Description[edit]

The Ostrogoth is a late Jihad era heavy OmniFighter and was designed primarily for the role of an interceptor. Created by Clan Ghost Bear, it was produced at the Clan's Tseng Facilities on Alshain in the late 3070s and was intended as a replacement design for fighters lost during the war. Due to high pilot losses, the Ghost Bears had the design incorporate better protection as well as better handling. [1]

Combat units first received the Ostrogoth in late 3078, where it was sent to units slated to participate in the campaign against the Word of Blake Protectorate. The Ostrogoth was deployed in medium fighter Stars where it was teamed with older and slower designs such as the Jengiz, and used its higher maneuverability to surprise and overwhelm Blakist fighters attempting use their own speed to overwhelm the slower units. After the war, the fighter's cost compared to the role it maintained was questioned by outside media sources. Despite these doubts, Clan Ghost Bear maintained production into the 3080s.[1]

The Ostrogoth is powered by a 375-rated extralight fusion engine noted for high maintenance costs, which helps free space for 35 tons of pod space. The design blends speed and agility typically associated with a medium OmniFighter with the armor protection of a heavier fighter.[1]

Weapons and Equipment[edit]

The Prime configuration is designed to accommodate all ranges brackets; its long-range weapons include a pair of wing-mounted Artemis IV-enhanced LRM-15 launchers fed by four tons of ammunition, and a nose-mounted ER PPC. At closer ranges its seven ER medium lasers can be brought to bear, with the seventh laser covering the aft quarters. To help with the weapons' heat load, five additional double heat sinks are added. This configuration also sports a targeting computer and a Guardian ECM suite.[1]

Alternate Configurations[edit]

  • Alternate Configuration C 
    The C is heavy missile carrier, which uses pair of Artemis IV-enhanced LRM-15 launchers mounted in each of its wings, which are supplied with eight tons of ammunition. The fighter's limited backup weapons are a single ER medium laser and aft facing ER small laser. Two additionaldouble heat sinks are added as well as an ECM suite to round out the equipment installed. BV (2.0)=2,899[1][5]

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