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−	*; LTN-G16-P ''Lightning'' Branson : The customized fighter of a former [[Clan Snow Raven]] warrior, the ''Lightning'' Branson uses several new [[Experimental Technology|experimental systems]] to keep enemy forces on their guard. The [[standard armor]] has been replaced with Clan-made [[ferro-lamellor]] armor and double heat sinks. The weapon loadout of the ''Lightning'' has been replaced as well, using three Inner Sphere-made ER medium lasers, two ER small lasers covering the rear, while a nose-mounted [[HVAC/10]] provides a long-range punch. BV (2.0) = 982<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Pirates'', p. 12</ref>	+	*; LTN-G16-P ''Lightning'' Branson : The customized fighter of a former [[Clan Snow Raven]] warrior, the ''Lightning'' Branson uses several new [[Experimental Technology|experimental systems]] to keep enemy forces on their guard. The [[standard armor]] has been replaced with Clan-made [[ferro-lamellor]] armor and double heat sinks. The weapon loadout of the ''Lightning'' has been replaced as well, using three Inner Sphere-made ER medium lasers, two ER small lasers covering the rear, while a nose-mounted [[HAG/10]] provides a long-range punch. BV (2.0) = 982<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Pirates'', p. 12</ref>
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{{Otheruses|the aerospace fighter|other uses|Lightning}} {{InfoBoxASF | image = [[Image:Lightning Aerospace Fighter.png|191px]] | name = ''Lightning'' | manufacturer = [[Tengo Aerospace]] ---- [[HildCo Interplanetary]] ---- [[Lockheed/CBM Corporation]] ---- [[United Outworlders Corporation]] | model = LTN-G15 | Class = Medium aerospace fighter | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] | production year = 2511 | year reference= <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4513/lightning-ltn-g15 MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | mass = 50 tons | structural integrity = 9<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Pirates'', p. 12</ref> | frame = [[Hildco Aerospace Type 4]] <!-- sic --> | power plant = [[GM 200]] | armor = [[Aerobus Vanluminum Advanced]] | Fuel = 400<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 87</ref> | armament = * 1x [[AC/20]] * 4x [[medium laser]] | communications system = [[Endicott Type 22 Master]] | tracking & targeting system = [[Dwyerson Mark XI]] | heat sinks = 13 [[Heat Sink|single]] | BV (1.0) = 919<ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 84</ref> | BV (2.0) = 1,057<ref name=TRO:3075>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 250–251: "Lightning Fighter Profile"</ref><br>1,093<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 155</ref> }} ==Description== Built around a large bore [[autocannon]], the venerable '''''Lightning''''' is well admired for its speed as well as its armor.<ref name=TRO:3075/> After reverse engineering the [[Terran Hegemony]]'s brand new [[AC/10]], the [[Capellan Confederation]] began a crash program to develop an [[aerospace fighter]] to carry it. The resulting ''Lightning'' was well received, although eventually the ever-advancing pace of military technology left it behind.<ref name=TRO:3075/> The ''Lightning'' received a new lease of life when the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] developed the mammoth [[AC/20]], with [[Tengo Aerospace]] reworking the venerable design to include the new weapon along with 10.5 tons of [[BattleMech]]-class armor and a more efficient [[GM 200]]-rated [[fusion engine]] in [[2511]].<ref name=TRO:3075/> Unfortunately, Tengo's hopes for renewed sales were dashed when the [[CCAF]] chose to go with [[Mujika Aerospace Technologies]]' cheaper knockoff of the ''Lightning'', the ''[[Transit]]'', instead. Desperate to survive, Tengo illegally sold the design to Lyran and [[House Davion|Davion]] manufacturers, with the fighter slowly spreading across the [[Inner Sphere]] and ensuring its survival in the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]].<ref name=TRO:3075/> The license was sold to [[HildCo Interplanetary]] on [[Texlos]] in the Capellan Confederation, [[Lockheed/CBM Corporation]] on [[Tharkad]] in the [[Lyran Alliance]] and [[United Outworlders Corporation]] on [[Ramora]] in the [[Outworlds Alliance]]. [[Tengo Aerospace]] continued to produce the ''Lightning'' at the factories on [[Sarna]] and [[St. Ives]] for the CCAF.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 250</ref> In addition, [[Lycomb-Davion IntroTech]] on [[New Avalon]] within the Federated Suns<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 97</ref> and [[Taurus Territorial Industries]] on [[Taurus]] in the [[Taurian Concordat]]<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 162</ref> were also counted among the craft's manufacturers. ==Weapons and Equipment== Built around the massive [[Luxor Devastator-20|Luxor AC/20]], the ''Lightning'' is to be feared at short range. Unfortunately, its only other weapons are four [[Diverse Optics II]] [[medium laser]]s, with one mounted in the nose, one in each wing, and one covering the rear arc. This leaves the design relatively short-ranged, relying on its speed and armor holding out to get into a position of advantage.<ref name=TRO:3075/> ==Variants== *; LTN-G14 : The original ''Lightning'' model built in [[2465]], it mounted an AC/10 along with the four medium lasers and featured more [[Primitive Technology|primitive armor and engines]]. BV (2.0) = 826<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 154</ref> *; LTN-G15b : Used by the [[SLDF]], this [[2721]] version carried a [[Gauss rifle]] and medium laser in place of the [[AC/20]]. It also traded the standard wing armament for a medium laser and [[medium pulse laser]], and another standard medium laser covered the rear arc. 10 [[double heat sink]]s kept the heat under control. BV (2.0) = 1,671<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 87</ref><ref name=HOKp161>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 161</ref> *; LTN-G16D : A more radical update developed in [[3068]] by the [[Federated Suns]], the G16D features the [[ferro-aluminum]] armor and double heat sinks of the other recent upgrades, but also includes an [[XL engine]] to free up space for a pair of [[RAC/2]]s in the nose and a medium pulse laser to each wing alongside the now upgraded [[ER medium laser]]s. BV (2.0) = 1,328<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 156</ref> *; LTN-16L : A [[3067]] upgrade developed in [[House Liao]] space, the 16L uses ferro-aluminum armor and double heat sinks to free up space for an [[UAC/20]] and ER medium lasers. BV (2.0) = 1,376<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 157</ref> *; LTN-16O : Developed in [[3068]] by the [[Outworlds Alliance]], the upgraded 16O retains the armor of the original but replaces the weapons with [[LB 20-X AC]] and a trio of [[ER small laser]]s on each wing. BV (2.0) = 1,220<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 158</ref> *; LTN-G16S : Another more expensive and radical updating, the [[Lyran|Lyrans']] G16S features double heat sinks, a [[light fusion engine]], and [[heavy ferro-aluminum]] armor to boost protection and free up weight for a [[heavy Gauss rifle]] in the nose as well as four ER small lasers and ER medium lasers on the wings. BV (2.0) = 1,633<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 159</ref> *; LTN-16T : An upgrade developed for the [[Taurian Concordat]], the 16T also uses ferro-aluminum armor and double heat sinks to free up weight for an imported [[targeting computer]] and ER medium lasers. BV (2.0) = 1,256<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 160</ref> ===Custom Variants=== *; LTN-G16-P ''Lightning'' Branson : The customized fighter of a former [[Clan Snow Raven]] warrior, the ''Lightning'' Branson uses several new [[Experimental Technology|experimental systems]] to keep enemy forces on their guard. The [[standard armor]] has been replaced with Clan-made [[ferro-lamellor]] armor and double heat sinks. The weapon loadout of the ''Lightning'' has been replaced as well, using three Inner Sphere-made ER medium lasers, two ER small lasers covering the rear, while a nose-mounted [[HAG/10]] provides a long-range punch. BV (2.0) = 982<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Pirates'', p. 12</ref> ==Notes== * The ''Lightning'' was introduced in ''[[AeroTech#Notes|AeroTech]]'' (1st edition) as one of the six original designs, but lacked model number, release date, or any description beyond its game stats. It was finally given a detailed description in line with that of other aerospace fighters in ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''. ==Gallery== <gallery> Image:Lightning Aerospace Fighter.png|Original LTN-G16-P ''Lightning'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057|TRO:3057]]'' File:Lightning-TRO3075.png|''Lightning'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3075|TRO:3075]]'' Image:Lightning-g16-p.png|Branson-variant of ''Lightning'' from ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Pirates|XTRO:Pirates]]'' </gallery> ==References== <references/> ==Bibliography== * ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]'' * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Pirates]]'' * ''[[Record Sheets: 3075]]'' * ''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War]]'' * ''[[Record Sheets: Operation Klondike]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' [[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes]] [[Category:Medium Aerospace Fighter classes]] [[Category:SLDF Royal Aerospace Fighter classes]] [[Category:Capellan Confederation Aerospace Fighters]] [[Category:Outworlds Alliance Aerospace Fighters]]

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