Difference between revisions of "Lancer (Aerospace Fighter class)"
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| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4471/lancer-lx-2 MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | | year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4471/lancer-lx-2 MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | ||
| mass = 50 | | mass = 50 | ||
− | | frame = L2 | + | | frame = [[L2]] |
| power plant = 250 [[fusion engine]] | | power plant = 250 [[fusion engine]] | ||
− | | armament = | + | | armament = 1x [[LRM-10]] with [[Artemis IV FCS]] <br> 2x [[Large pulse laser]]s |
| communications system = [[Telestar G-3]] | | communications system = [[Telestar G-3]] | ||
− | | tracking & targeting system = [[SynCom DEC | + | | tracking & targeting system = [[SynCom DEC]] with [[Artemis IV FCS]] |
− | | heat sinks = 10 [[ | + | | heat sinks = 10 [[double heat sink]]s |
| 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> | ||
| BV (2.0) = 1,053<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 248</ref> | | BV (2.0) = 1,053<ref>''Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged'', p. 248</ref> | ||
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==Weapons and Equipment== | ==Weapons and Equipment== | ||
− | A nose-mounted Irian Weapons Works Class 10b [[LRM-10 | + | A nose-mounted [[Irian Weapons Works]] [[Class 10b]] [[LRM-10]] launcher provides the ''Lancer''s 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.<ref name=TRO3067-141-143/> |
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
− | *;LX-2A : A [[3066]] variant used on the FWLS ''Santorini'' replaces the LRM launcher with an [[ER | + | *;LX-2A : A [[3066]] variant used on the FWLS ''Santorini'' replaces the [[LRM-10]] 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> |
− | *;LX-3 : This [[3074]] ''Lancer'' variant removes the standard weaponry and replaces it with a [[ | + | *;LX-3 : This [[3074]] ''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> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== |
Revision as of 10:31, 2 August 2022
- This article is about the aerospace fighter. For other uses, see Lancer (disambiguation).
Lancer | |
Production information | |
Manufacturer | Gutierrez Aerospace |
Production Year | 3064[1] |
Model | LX-2 |
Class | Medium |
Tech Base | Inner Sphere |
Technical specifications | |
Mass | 50 |
Structural Integrity | |
Frame | L2 |
Power Plant | 250 fusion engine |
Fuel | |
Armament |
1x LRM-10 with Artemis IV FCS |
Communications System | Telestar G-3 |
Tracking & Targeting System | SynCom DEC with Artemis IV FCS |
Heat Sinks | 10 double heat sinks |
BV (1.0) | 961[2][3] |
BV (2.0) | 1,053[4] |
Contents
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.[2]
Gutierrez Aerospace put their decade of experience with producing the stopgap F-94 Stingray to good use in designing the testbed 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 Shiva OmniFighter, the Lancer is a formidable aircraft, hailed as a "dream to fly" by pilots and "simplicity to maintain" by ground crews.[2]
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.[2]
Weapons and Equipment
A nose-mounted Irian Weapons Works Class 10b LRM-10 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.[2]
Variants
- LX-2A
- A 3066 variant used on the FWLS Santorini replaces the LRM-10 launcher with an ER large laser, an extra heat sink, as well as an extra ton of fuel. BV (1.0) = 970[5] BV(2.0)=1,131[6]
- LX-3
- This 3074 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[7]
Notes
- In German products, the unit's proper name was translated to Lancier. The model code was left unchanged.
Gallery
Original Lancer from TRO:3067
References
- ↑ MUL online date for the Lancer (Aerospace Fighter class)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Technical Readout: 3067, pp. 142-143, "Lancer Fighter Profile"
- ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 82
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged, p. 248
- ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 83
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged, p. 249
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged, p. 250