Editing Zero

{{InfoBoxASF
| image = [[Image:Zero ASF TRO3050U.png|191px]]
| name = ''Zero''
| manufacturer = [[Blow/Hookson Technologies]]
| model = ZRO-114
| Class = Light aerospace fighter
| Tech Base = Star League
| production year = 2703
| year reference = <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3635/zero-zro-114 MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| Cost = 1,601,545 [[C-bill]]s<ref>''Combat Operations'', p. 107</ref>
| mass = 35 tons
| structural integrity = 7<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 84</ref>
| frame = [[Saroyan Cavalier]]
| power plant = [[Bangkock 140]] [[fusion engine]]
| armor = [[SlabPanzer V]]
| Fuel = 400 points<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 84</ref>
| armament = 
* 1x [[Large laser]]
* 1x [[LRM-10]]
* 1x [[Medium laser]]
| communications system = [[Orbitcom Model 11]]
| tracking & targeting system = [[PS/1/12]]
| heat sinks = 10 [[single heat sink]]s
| BV (1.0) = 738<ref>''Combat Operations'', p. 107</ref><ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 57</ref>
| BV (2.0) = 881<ref name=TR3050>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', pp. 230-231, "Zero Fighter Profile"</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3050 Upgrades Unabridged (Clan & Star League)'', p. 326</ref>
}}

==Description==
The '''''Zero''''' debuted in 2703 as a light, well-armed and armored [[aerospace fighter]] for the [[SLDF]]. It was designed with heavy firepower usable at a variety of ranges, while also being faster and better-armored than other light fighters. In particular, the ''Zero''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s wings are mounted in front of the pilot, along with the engine cooling system, as a means of providing protection against ground fire during an assault. The wings of the ''Zero'' can also fold back, not only saving hangar space but also enabling a couple of unique tactics. During atmospheric operations, folding the wings can allow for an extra burst of speed, especially in a dive, while another tactic used by ''Zero'' pilots is to fold the wings while approaching the atmospheric interface; by deploying the wings at just the right moment, the ''Zero'' can literally bounce off the atmosphere.<ref name=TR3050/>

The ''Zero''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s only drawback is its dispersed fuel system, with five separate tanks holding a ton each of fuel.  Should the battle computer malfunction or one of the myriad fuel lines connecting them be severed, the ''Zero'' can easily lose most of its fuel in a matter of seconds. Though the fuel lines and the craft itself are well-protected with 10 tons of [[standard armor]], ''Zero'' pilots must be well aware of this potential problem.<ref name=TR3050/><ref name=TR2750>''Technical Readout: 2750'', p. 64-65</ref>

''Zeroes'' disappeared from the [[Inner Sphere]] during the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], though [[ComStar]] was able to maintain, and later upgrade, their stock of fighters for use during the [[Battle of Tukayyid (3052)|Battle of Tukayyid]], and the [[Clans]] maintained a few for use by disreputable, or ''[[solahma]]'', units. Since then, ComStar and [[Word of Blake]] have begun deploying upgraded versions of the fighter more frequently in the [[Chaos March]].<ref name=TR3050/>

==Weapons and Equipment==
The ''Zero''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s weapon systems are all tried and battle-tested. The [[Holly]] [[LRM-10]] system provides it with long range firepower, while the two [[Blow/Hookson Technologies]] laser systems, the [[Blow Mark III]] [[large laser]] and [[Blow Mark II]] [[medium laser]], are dependable and durable in even the most extreme situations. The large laser is also unique in that the pilot can adjust its focus between five different settings in mid-flight. At its narrowest the Mark III is capable of producing a devastating coherent beam, while at its widest it can disrupt the target's electronics and tracking system. Other lasers, including the Mark II, can only be adjusted by a ground crew and are typically set to produce a concentrated beam.<ref name=TR3050/><ref name=TR2750/>

==Variants==
*; ZRO-115 : Not to be outdone by the Clans, [[Comstar]] upgraded their Star League era Zero and introduced this variant in [[3055]]<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3636/zero-zro-115 MUL online date for the ZRO-115 ''Zero'']''</ref>. The [[LRM-10]] launcher and [[large laser]] are removed, being replaced by a [[Kingslaughter]] [[ER PPC]] and two [[Streak SRM-2]] launchers. The older model's [[single heat sink]]s were upgraded to [[double heat sink]]s to combat the increased heat generated by its new weapons. BV (2.0) = 985<ref>''Master Unit List: Battle Values'', p. 190</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3050 Upgrades Unabridged (Clan & Star League)'', p. 327</ref>

*; ZRO-116b : This variant introduced in [[2707]]<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3637/zero-zro-116b MUL online date for the ZRO-116b ''Zero'']''</ref> traded all of the standard weaponry for a nose-mounted [[large pulse laser]] and three [[medium pulse laser]]s for support. One of the medium pulse lasers was mounted in the nose, while the others were mounted in each wing. The [[single heat sink]]s were also replaced with 10 [[double heat sink|double strength freezers]] to keep the heat under control. BV (2.0) = 1,044<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 84</ref><ref name=HOKp160>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p.160</ref>

*; ZRO-CX-3 : In [[3073]] this ''Zero'' variant was built by [[ComStar]] [[Adept]] [[Jacob Arevalo]] as part of [[ComStar]]'s rearmament program to extend the effective range of the ZRO-115 even more. The [[ER PPC]] was upgraded to use a [[PPC capacitor]] and the [[Streak SRM-2]] launchers were replaced by a single [[Enhanced LRM-5]] launcher.<ref name=XTRO:CSp12>''Experimental Technical Readout: ComStar'', p. 12</ref>

==Design Quirks==
The ''Zero ZRO-CX-3'' variant is subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref name=XTRO:CSp12/>
* [[Atmospheric Flyer]]
* [[Fragile Fuel Tank]]
* [[Prototype]] 

==Notes==
* Author [[Blaine Lee Pardoe]] stated in a [https://web.archive.org/web/20221102192457/https://blainepardoe.wordpress.com/2018/08/16/out-of-the-archives-the-battlemechs-i-wrote-about-or-designed/ blog entry] that, according to his memory which he admitted could be wrong, the ''Zero'' was among the aerospace fighters for which he wrote the original background as initially published in TRO:2750; for some of these he also designed the stats.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Zero_TRO2750.png|Original ZRO-114 ''Zero'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 2750|TRO:2750]]''
Zero ASF TRO3050U.png|''Zero'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade|TRO:3050 Upgrade]]''
Zero AT2r.png|''Zero'' from ''[[AeroTech 2 Revised Edition|AT2r]]''
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
* ''[[Combat Operations]]''
* ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: ComStar]]''
* ''[[Master Unit List: Battle Values]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3050 Upgrades Unabridged (Clan & Star League)]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: Operation Klondike]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 2750]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]''


{{InfoBoxASF
| image = [[File:Yùn.jpg|191px]]
| name = Yùn
| manufacturer = [[Mujika Aerospace Technologies]]
| production year = 3107
| year reference = 
| model = Y-2
| Class = Light AeroSpace Fighter
| Tech Base = Inner Sphere
| Cost = 
| mass = 40
| structural integrity = 5
| frame = Mujika Aerospace Type 16
| power plant = [[Fusion Engine|Rawlings 120]]
| armor = [[Stealth Armor|Hellespont Aerolite Stealth]]
| Fuel = 5 tons
| armament = 1x [[ER Medium Laser]] <br/> 2x [[Streak 6|Streak SRM-6s]]
| communications system = [[Endicott Type 32 Maser]] with [[Guardian ECM Suite]]
| tracking & targeting system = Dwyerson Mark XI
| heat sinks = 12 [[Double Heat Sinks]]
| BV (1.0) = 
| BV (2.0) = 953<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', pp. 51 & 98 Yùn - BV2</ref><ref>[http://masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6473/yun-y-2 Master Unit List for Y-2 Yùn which includes introduction year and BV2.]</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 106</ref>
}}


==Description==
Produced by Mujika Aerospace Technologies of [[St. Ives]], the '''Y-2 ''Yùn''''' is a light Stealth [[AeroSpace Fighter]], produced for the [[Capellan Confederation]] in the early [[thirty-second century]]. The fighter is uniquely designed to act in the close air support role while also being able drop a squad's worth of [[Battle Armor]] onto the battlefield.

The design's creation was inspired by [[Detroit Consolidated Aerospace]]'s ''[[Troika]]'', which originated the novel concept of delivering Battle Armor by Aerospace Fighter.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', p. 50 Yùn - Background</ref>

==Weapons and Equipment==
Designed to insert a Battle Armor Squad discretely to their designation target, a 4 ton Infantry Compartment is fitted in the fighter's main fuselage. The Yùn uses 8.5 tons of Hellespont Aerolite Stealth armor with a [[Guardian ECM Suite]] to be able to quietly protect and deliver its troops to their drop zone. 

The fighter is armed with single Ceres Arms Extended Range Medium Laser in the nose, while backed up by pair of 6-tubed Sian/Ceres Stalking Cougar Streak SRM launchers also found in the nose.  In addition to its built in payload of weapons, the fighter is able carry number of external ordnance and equipment to enhance its ability to support the troops on the ground.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation'', pp. 50-51 & 98 Yùn - Stats</ref>

==Notes==
The Y-2 Yùn has the following [[Design Quirk]]:
*[[Easy to Pilot]]

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*''[[Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged]]''
*''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Capellan Confederation]]''

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