Editing Mosquito IX

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| image               = [[File:Mosquito IX.jpg|191px]]
| Name                 = Mosquito IX Radar Plane
| Manufacturer         = [[Malrite Company]]<ref name="TRO:VAp116">''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex'', p. 116: "Mosquito IX Radar Plane"</ref><ref name="TRO:VArp110">''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised'', p. 110: "Mosquito IX Radar Plane"</ref>
| Production Year      = 3064
| Year Reference       = <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4676/mosquito-radar-plane-ix/MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Use                  = High-altitude spy plane, <br/> Surveillance craft, <br/> Airborne refueling aircraft
| Tech Base            = [[Inner Sphere]] (Advanced)
| Chassis Type (Size)  = Fixed-Wing (Medium)
| Equipment Rating     = E/X-X-D<ref name="TRO:VArp110"/>
| Cost                 = 
| Introduced           = [[2448]]
| Mass                 = 75 Tons
| Structural Integrity = 4
| Safe Thrust          = 2g
| Max Thrust           = 3g
| Power Plant          = [[Fission engine|fission]]
| Fuel (Type/Range)    = 777
| Armament             = 1x [[ER medium laser]]
| Fitted Equipment     = 4x [[external stores hardpoint]]
| comsys               = Unspecified
| Fire Control System  = [[Basic fire control|Basic]]
| Heat Sinks           = 5
| Armor                = [[Commercial Armor]]
| BAR                  = [[BAR|6]]
| Crew                 = 6 (1 officer, 4 enlisted/non-rated, 1 gunner)
| BV (1.0)             =
| BV (2.0)             = 
}}

== Description ==
The '''Mosquito IX''' Radar Plane is a long-range surveillance aircraft design.

=== History ===
==== Development ====
The Mosquito was first developed by [[DMI Limited]] on [[Caph]] in the early 2400s. DMI, using a treasure trove of electronics and communication equipment found in the Rocky Mountains on [[Terra]], began designs on an airborne radar plane.  After several years, the company was forced to sell its manufacturing and cache of high technology to the Mallus brothers, William & Nathan. William invested his family fortune into redesigning the aircraft to handle the thin atmosphere of high altitudes; however, after seven years of development, he died of a heart attack and Nathan took over.<ref name="TRO:VAp116"/><ref name="TRO:VArp110"/><ref name="TMp112"/>

Nathan finalized the design and formed the [[Malrite Company]], produceding the aircraft for market in [[2448]]. The aircraft was a success in the [[Terran Hegemony]], compelling Malrite's expansion to meet demand for the Mosquito.<ref name="TRO:VAp116"/><ref name="TRO:VArp110"/>

==== Deployment ====
Since its introduction, the Mosquito, was purchased by various organizations, initially by colonization groups and provincial militaries.<ref name="TRO:VAp116"/><ref name="TRO:VArp110"/>

The aircraft continued into the late [[thirty-first century]], when it was deployed into new roles, such as firefighting, refueling aircraft, and even as a storm chaser, while planetary militia still employed the Mosquito in its original role.  The [[Second Star League]], prior to its demise in [[3067]], used a number of these aircraft deployed on both [[Huntress]] and [[Strana Mechty]] for monitoring the people of those worlds.<ref name="TRO:VAp116"/><ref name="TRO:VArp110"/>

The company still produces the Mosquito and has noted that it would sell more of the aircraft if the price tag for its array of sophisticated equipment was not so high.<ref name="TMp112"/>

The Mosquito was also used by the [[Republic Armed Forces]].<ref name="TRO:VArp108">''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised'', p. 108: "Fixed Wing Support Vehicles"</ref>

== Equipment and Capabilities ==
The current incarnation of the Mosquito, which premiered in [[3058]],<ref>[http://www.classicbattletech.com/forums/index.php?topic=68411.0 Writers confirm date of IX version of the Mosquito] (dead link)</ref> uses a single [[extended-range medium laser]] for self-defense, while it is only protected by one ton of [[BAR]] 6 armor. However, the aircraft is not designed for direct combat.  The craft is powered by a Hermes [[fission engine]], which has been touted as being highly reliable, allowing the Mosquito to adapt to a variety of planetary environments.<ref name="TMp112"/><ref name="TRO:VAp116"/><ref name="TRO:VArp110"/>

It does employ four external stores hardpoints, two on each of the craft's wings for external ordnance or additional equipment needed for any particular mission. The craft was designed to use the SISO (Slide In/Slide Out) module system which was seen used on [[Cortez Series N]] exploration vehicles. Other design features include short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability, two tons of [[communication equipment]], a [[high-resolution imager camera]], an [[infrared imager camera]], [[look-down radar]], a [[remote sensor dispenser]] and a refueling drogue.<ref name="TRO:VAp116"/><ref name="TRO:VArp110"/>

== Cargo ==
The vehicle is equipped with a [[liquid cargo bay]] with a 20.02 ton capacity with door mounted in the rear.<ref name="TRO:VAp116"/><ref name="TRO:VArp110"/>

== Variants ==
The Mosquito has a number of variants in use as of [[3067]], these include firefighting, weather monitoring aircraft, and some others.  Noted variants include '''3052 Model''' & '''3067 Model''', however these aircraft only differ in cosmetic appearance.<ref name="TMp112">''TechManual'', p. 112: "Mosquito IX Radar Plane"</ref>

== Notes ==
It is unclear exactly when the Mosquito IX which stats are featured in the ''Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex'' profile actually came out. This is due to the inclusion of an ER medium laser which didn't exist when the vehicle first premiered.

As of this writing, there is no published record sheets for this vehicle or its variants.

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* ''[[TechManual]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: Vehicle Annex Revised]]''


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[[Category:Air Support Vehicles|Mosquito IX]]
[[Category:Terran Hegemony Support Vehicles|Mosquito IX]]