Editing Firebird
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone.
Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision
Your text
Line 4:
Line 4: | manufacturer = [[Mujika Aerospace Technologies]]<ref name=ED:AoWp27-28>''Era Digest: Age of War'', pp. 27-28, "Firebird Profile"</ref> | manufacturer = [[Mujika Aerospace Technologies]]<ref name=ED:AoWp27-28>''Era Digest: Age of War'', pp. 27-28, "Firebird Profile"</ref> | model = FR-1 | model = FR-1 − | Class = Light aerospace fighter + | Class = Medium Aerospace Fighter | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] [[Primitive Technology|(Primitive)]] | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] [[Primitive Technology|(Primitive)]] | production year = 2400 | production year = 2400 Line 12:
Line 12: | frame = [[Mujika Aerospace Type 4]] | frame = [[Mujika Aerospace Type 4]] | power plant = [[Rawlings 165-F]] | power plant = [[Rawlings 165-F]] − | armor = [[Mujika AeroPlate]] | Fuel = 240 | Fuel = 240 | armament = | armament = − * 1x [[AC/2]] + * 1x [[AC/2]]< * 2x [[LRM 10]]s * 2x [[LRM 10]]s | communications system = [[Endicott Type 20]] | communications system = [[Endicott Type 20]] Line 24:
Line 23: ==Description== ==Description== − The '''''Firebird''''' was built on [[Capella]] as an early, [[Age of War]]-era [[aerospace fighter]] design. Underpowered and lightly-armored, it did not fulfill the expectations of the [[CCAF]]. Though it carried enough fuel to achieve good velocity in space it was not very maneuverable, with its low speed and sluggish handling in atmospheric flight combined with its weak rear armor and lack of aft-mounted weapons made it easy prey for even the lightest conventional fighters. Notably, two of them were lost to a ''[[Bullfrog]]''.<ref name=ED:AoWp27-28/> + The '''''Firebird''''' was built on [[Capella]] as an early, [[Age of War]]-era [[aerospace fighter]] design. Underpowered and lightly-armored, it did not fulfill the expectations of the [[CCAF]]. Though it carried enough fuel to achieve good velocity in space, it was not very maneuverable while its low speed and sluggish handling in atmospheric flight combined with its weak rear armor and lack of aft-mounted weapons made it easy prey for even the lightest conventional fighters. Notably, two of them were lost to a ''[[Bullfrog]]''.<ref name=ED:AoWp27-28/> With the rapid development of aerospace technologies, the ''Firebird'' quickly became obsolete and was taken out of CCAF service and scrapped in [[2420]]. The [[Taurian Concordat]] used some units captured during the [[Rim War]] but retired the last of them in [[2437]].<ref name=ED:AoWp27-28/> With the rapid development of aerospace technologies, the ''Firebird'' quickly became obsolete and was taken out of CCAF service and scrapped in [[2420]]. The [[Taurian Concordat]] used some units captured during the [[Rim War]] but retired the last of them in [[2437]].<ref name=ED:AoWp27-28/> ==Weapons and Equipment== ==Weapons and Equipment== − Realizing their design could not handle dogfights, the developers equipped it with long-range weapons to stay as far away from enemies as possible. Two [[LRM-10#Zeus|Zeus]] [[LRM-10]] launchers mounted in the wings and an [[Imperator-D]] [[AC/2]] in the nose, each with one ton of ammunition, met those requirements and gave it a potent punch for hit-and-run strikes.<ref name=ED:AoWp27-28/> + Realizing their design could not handle dogfights, the developers equipped it with long-range weapons to stay as far away from enemies as possible. Two [[Zeus]] [[LRM-10]] launchers mounted in the wings and an [[Imperator-D]] [[AC/2]] in the nose, each with one ton of ammunition, met those requirements and gave it a potent punch for hit-and-run strikes.<ref name=ED:AoWp27-28/> ==Variants== ==Variants== Line 41:
Line 40: [[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes]] [[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes]] − [[Category:Light Aerospace Fighter classes]] + [[Category:Medium Aerospace Fighter classes]] [[Category:Capellan Confederation Aerospace Fighters]] [[Category:Capellan Confederation Aerospace Fighters]]
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
| manufacturer = [[Mujika Aerospace Technologies]]<ref name=ED:AoWp27-28>''Era Digest: Age of War'', pp. 27-28, "Firebird Profile"</ref> | | manufacturer = [[Mujika Aerospace Technologies]]<ref name=ED:AoWp27-28>''Era Digest: Age of War'', pp. 27-28, "Firebird Profile"</ref> | ||
| model = FR-1 | | model = FR-1 | ||
| − | | Class = | + | | Class = Medium Aerospace Fighter |
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] [[Primitive Technology|(Primitive)]] | | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] [[Primitive Technology|(Primitive)]] | ||
| production year = 2400 | | production year = 2400 | ||
| Line 12: | Line 12: | ||
| frame = [[Mujika Aerospace Type 4]] | | frame = [[Mujika Aerospace Type 4]] | ||
| power plant = [[Rawlings 165-F]] | | power plant = [[Rawlings 165-F]] | ||
| − | |||
| Fuel = 240 | | Fuel = 240 | ||
| armament = | | armament = | ||
| − | * 1x [[AC/2]] | + | * 1x [[AC/2]]< |
* 2x [[LRM 10]]s | * 2x [[LRM 10]]s | ||
| communications system = [[Endicott Type 20]] | | communications system = [[Endicott Type 20]] | ||
| Line 24: | Line 23: | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | The '''''Firebird''''' was built on [[Capella]] as an early, [[Age of War]]-era [[aerospace fighter]] design. Underpowered and lightly-armored, it did not fulfill the expectations of the [[CCAF]]. Though it carried enough fuel to achieve good velocity in space it was not very maneuverable | + | The '''''Firebird''''' was built on [[Capella]] as an early, [[Age of War]]-era [[aerospace fighter]] design. Underpowered and lightly-armored, it did not fulfill the expectations of the [[CCAF]]. Though it carried enough fuel to achieve good velocity in space, it was not very maneuverable while its low speed and sluggish handling in atmospheric flight combined with its weak rear armor and lack of aft-mounted weapons made it easy prey for even the lightest conventional fighters. Notably, two of them were lost to a ''[[Bullfrog]]''.<ref name=ED:AoWp27-28/> |
With the rapid development of aerospace technologies, the ''Firebird'' quickly became obsolete and was taken out of CCAF service and scrapped in [[2420]]. The [[Taurian Concordat]] used some units captured during the [[Rim War]] but retired the last of them in [[2437]].<ref name=ED:AoWp27-28/> | With the rapid development of aerospace technologies, the ''Firebird'' quickly became obsolete and was taken out of CCAF service and scrapped in [[2420]]. The [[Taurian Concordat]] used some units captured during the [[Rim War]] but retired the last of them in [[2437]].<ref name=ED:AoWp27-28/> | ||
==Weapons and Equipment== | ==Weapons and Equipment== | ||
| − | Realizing their design could not handle dogfights, the developers equipped it with long-range weapons to stay as far away from enemies as possible. Two [[ | + | Realizing their design could not handle dogfights, the developers equipped it with long-range weapons to stay as far away from enemies as possible. Two [[Zeus]] [[LRM-10]] launchers mounted in the wings and an [[Imperator-D]] [[AC/2]] in the nose, each with one ton of ammunition, met those requirements and gave it a potent punch for hit-and-run strikes.<ref name=ED:AoWp27-28/> |
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
| Line 41: | Line 40: | ||
[[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes]] | [[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes]] | ||
| − | [[Category: | + | [[Category:Medium Aerospace Fighter classes]] |
[[Category:Capellan Confederation Aerospace Fighters]] | [[Category:Capellan Confederation Aerospace Fighters]] | ||