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| BV (1.0) = 961<ref name=TRO3067-141-143>''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 142-143, "Lancer Fighter Profile"</ref><ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 82</ref> | | BV (1.0) = 961<ref name=TRO3067-141-143>''Technical Readout: 3067'', pp. 142-143, "Lancer Fighter Profile"</ref><ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 82</ref> | ||
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==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
− | * | + | * LX-2A - A variant used on the FWLS ''Santorini'' replaces the LRM launcher with an [[ER Large Laser]], an extra heat sink, as well as an extra ton of fuel. BV (1.0) = 970<ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 83</ref> BV(2.0)=1,131<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 249</ref> |
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+ | * LX-3 - This ''Lancer'' variant removes the standard weaponry and replaces it with a [[Large Variable Speed Pulse Laser]] in each wing. It also carries a [[Guardian ECM Suite]] in the nose. BV(2.0)=1,037<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 250</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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*''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]'' | *''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]'' | ||
*''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]'' | *''[[Technical Readout: 3067]]'' | ||
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[[Category:AeroSpace Fighters]] | [[Category:AeroSpace Fighters]] | ||
[[Category:Medium AeroSpace Fighters]] | [[Category:Medium AeroSpace Fighters]] |
Revision as of 09:59, 29 January 2013
Lancer | |
Production information | |
Manufacturer | Gutierrez Aerospace |
Model | LX-2 |
Class | Medium |
Tech Base | Inner Sphere |
Technical specifications | |
Mass | 50 |
Structural Integrity | |
Frame | L2 |
Power Plant | 250 Fusion Engine |
Fuel | |
Armament |
1 x LRM-10 with Artemis IV FCS |
Communications System | Telestar G-3 |
Tracking & Targeting System | SynCom DEC w. Artemis IV FCS |
Heat Sinks | 10 Double Heat Sinks |
BV (1.0) | 961[1][2] |
BV (2.0) | 1,053[3] |
Description
One of the products of the post-Clan Invasion trillion M-Bill naval technology renaissance in the Free Worlds League, the Lancer is an advanced AeroSpace Fighter design that sees most use as a carrier DropShip and WarShip-based reconnaissance craft.[1]
Gutierrez Aerospace put their decade of experience with producting the stopgap F-94 Stingray to good use in designing the test bed LX-1 to validate the design and new technology, with the production model LX-2 entering service after a four year development period in 3064. Though not as "cutting-edge" as the as the Shiva OmniFighter, the Lancer is formidable aircraft, hailed as a "dream to fly" by pilots and "simplicity to maintain" by ground crews.[1]
A light and agile fighter with integrated flight and weapon systems, the heart of the aircraft is the 250-rated fusion engine and five tons of fuel, capable of driving the Lancer at high speeds at low level. Advanced terrain-avoidance sensors allow the Lancer to fly at NOE altitudes, a highly successful if uncomfortable way to sneak under enemy radar cover.[1]
Armament
A nose-mounted Irian Weapons Works Class 10b LRM launcher provides the Lancers principal long-range firepower, the same weapon carried by the Stingray with the addition of an Artemis IV FCS to improve missile accuracy, with a Tronel PPL-22 Large Pulse Laser mounted in each wing providing medium-range firepower. While carrying an advanced and well rounded weapons array for its size, the Lancer is hampered by carrying only a single ton of LRM reloads, and bombs or external pods greatly degrade the fighter's performance in its signature NOE role.[1]
Variants
- LX-2A - A variant used on the FWLS Santorini replaces the LRM launcher with an ER Large Laser, an extra heat sink, as well as an extra ton of fuel. BV (1.0) = 970[4] BV(2.0)=1,131[5]
- LX-3 - This Lancer variant removes the standard weaponry and replaces it with a Large Variable Speed Pulse Laser in each wing. It also carries a Guardian ECM Suite in the nose. BV(2.0)=1,037[6]