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| name = Firebird | | name = Firebird | ||
| − | | manufacturer = [[Mujika Aerospace Technologies]] | + | | 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 = Medium Aerospace | | Class = Medium Aerospace | ||
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| tracking & targeting system = [[Dwyerson Mark IX]] | | tracking & targeting system = [[Dwyerson Mark IX]] | ||
| heat sinks = 10 | | heat sinks = 10 | ||
| − | | BV (2.0) = 403 | + | | BV (2.0) = 403<ref name=ED:AoWp27-28/> |
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==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. 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. | + | 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. 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.<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 | + | 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/> |
==Armament== | ==Armament== | ||
| − | 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 light autocannon in the nose, each with one ton of ammunition, met those requirements and gave it a potent punch for hit-and-run strikes. | + | 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 light autocannon 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== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
| − | ''[[Era Digest: Age of War]]'' | + | *''[[Era Digest: Age of War]]'' |
[[Category:AeroSpace Fighters]] | [[Category:AeroSpace Fighters]] | ||
[[Category:Medium AeroSpace Fighters]] | [[Category:Medium AeroSpace Fighters]] | ||
[[Category:Capellan AeroSpace Fighters]] | [[Category:Capellan AeroSpace Fighters]] | ||
Revision as of 00:41, 7 October 2012
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| Firebird | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Mujika Aerospace Technologies[1] |
| Model | FR-1 |
| Class | Medium Aerospace |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere (Primitive) |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 45 tons |
| Structural Integrity | 5 |
| Frame | Mujika Aerospace Type 4 |
| Power Plant | Rawlings 165-F |
| Fuel | 240 |
| Armament |
1x Autocannon/2 |
| Communications System | Endicott Type 20 |
| Tracking & Targeting System | Dwyerson Mark IX |
| Heat Sinks | 10 |
| BV (2.0) | 403[1] |
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. 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.[1]
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.[1]
Armament
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 light autocannon in the nose, each with one ton of ammunition, met those requirements and gave it a potent punch for hit-and-run strikes.[1]
Variants
Due to its short service life no variants were known to exist.