Editing Ostrogoth

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| image = [[File:Ostrogoth.JPG|191px]]
| name = ''Ostrogoth''
| manufacturer = [[Tseng Facility]]<ref name="TRO:3085p182+">''Technical Readout: 3085'', pp. 182-183, "Ostrogoth"</ref>
|production year=3078
|year reference=<ref name="MUL1">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2273/night-wolf-standard/ MUL online entry for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| model = Prime
| Class = Heavy OmniFighter
| Tech Base = [[Clan]]<ref name="TRO:3085p182+"/>
| Cost = N/A<ref name="MUL1"/>
| mass = 75 tons<ref name="TRO:3085p182+"/>
| structural integrity = 7<ref name="TRO:3085p182+"/>
| frame = [[Ursa Major Type VI]]<ref name="TRO:3085p182+"/>
| power plant = [[GM 375]] [[XL engine]]<ref name="TRO:3085p182+"/>
| armor = [[Brunin Heavy Ferro-Aluminum]]
| Fuel = 400<ref name="TRO:3085p182+"/>
| armament = 
Primary Configuration
* 1x [[ER PPC]]<ref name="TRO:3085p182+"/><br>
* 2x [[LRM-15]]s with [[Artemis IV FCS]]<ref name="TRO:3085p182+"/><br>
* 7x [[ER medium laser]]<ref name="TRO:3085p182+"/> 
| communications system = [[Vox 91]]<ref name="TRO:3085p182+"/>
| tracking & targeting system = [[Hunter 62B]] with [[Artemis IV]]<ref name="TRO:3085p182+"/>
| heat sinks = 10 [[double heat sinks]]<ref name="TRO:3085p182+"/>
| BV (1.0) = 
| BV (2.0) = 3,720<ref name="TRO:3085p182+"/><ref name="MUL1"/>
}}

== Description ==
The '''''Ostrogoth''''' is a [[Jihad|late Jihad era]] heavy [[OmniFighter]] and was designed primarily for the role of an interceptor. Created by [[Clan Ghost Bear]], it was produced at the Clan's [[Tseng Facility|Tseng Facilities]] on [[Alshain]] in the late 3070s and was intended as a replacement design for fighters lost during the war. Due to high pilot losses, the Ghost Bears had the design incorporate better protection as well as better handling. <ref name="TRO:3085p182+"/>

Combat units first received the ''Ostrogoth'' in late 3078, where it was sent to units slated to participate in the campaign against the [[Word of Blake Protectorate]]. The ''Ostrogoth'' was deployed in medium fighter [[Star (Formation)|Stars]] where it was teamed with older and slower designs such as the ''[[Jengiz]]'', and used its higher maneuverability to surprise and overwhelm [[Word of Blake|Blakist]] fighters attempting use their own speed to overwhelm the slower units. After the war, the fighter's cost compared to the role it maintained was questioned by outside media sources. Despite these doubts, Clan Ghost Bear maintained production into the 3080s.<ref name="TRO:3085p182+"/>

The ''Ostrogoth'' is powered by a 375-rated [[extralight fusion engine]] noted for high maintenance costs, which helps free space for 35 tons of [[pod space]]. The design blends speed and agility typically associated with a medium OmniFighter with the armor protection of a heavier fighter.<ref name="TRO:3085p182+"/>

== Weapons and Equipment ==
The Prime configuration is designed to accommodate all ranges brackets; its long-range weapons include a pair of wing-mounted [[Artemis IV]]-enhanced [[LRM-15]] launchers fed by four tons of ammunition, and a nose-mounted [[ER PPC]]. At closer ranges its seven [[ER medium laser]]s can be brought to bear, with the seventh laser covering the aft quarters. To help with the weapons' heat load, five additional [[double heat sinks]] are added. This configuration also sports a [[targeting computer]] and a [[Guardian ECM Suite]].<ref name="TRO:3085p182+"/>

== Alternate Configurations ==
;* Alternate Configuration A : The ''Ostrogoth'' A features pair of [[ER PPC]]s as its only long range weapons. For its short range weapons bracket, it has pair of [[Streak SRM-6]] launchers with a single ton of ammo for each wing and a single [[ER medium laser]] mounted to protect its aft. The A configuration equipment also includes an [[active probe]], [[ECM suite]], [[targeting computer]], and nine additional [[double heat sink]]s. BV (2.0)=3,265<ref name="TRO:3085p182+"/><ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2360/ostrogoth-a/ MUL online entry for the Ostrogoth A configuration]''</ref>

;* Alternate Configuration B : This configuration's main weapon is a nose-mounted [[HAG 30]] which has three tons of ammunition. Secondary weapons include three [[ER medium laser]]s and pair of [[Streak SRM-6]] launchers with three additional [[double heat sink]]s. It also shares the [[ECM suite]] and [[targeting computer]] of the Prime configuration. BV (2.0)=3,171<ref name="TRO:3085p182+"/><ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2361/ostrogoth-b/ MUL online entry for the Ostrogoth B configuration]''</ref>

;* Alternate Configuration C : The C is heavy missile carrier, which uses pair of [[Artemis IV]]-enhanced [[LRM-15]] launchers mounted in each of its wings, which are supplied with eight tons of ammunition. The fighter's limited backup weapons are a single [[ER medium laser]] and aft facing [[ER small laser]]. Two additional[[ double heat sink]]s are added as well as an [[ECM suite]] to round out the equipment installed. BV (2.0)=2,899<ref name="TRO:3085p182+"/><ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2362/ostrogoth-c/ostrogoth-b/ MUL online entry for the Ostrogoth C configuration]''</ref>

;* Alternate Configuration D : The D configuration, introduced in [[Introduction Year::3100]]<ref name="MUL2"/>, carries an [[ER PPC]], [[Gauss rifle]], and [[LRM-20]] in the nose. The missile system has an [[Artemis V FCS]] to improve its targeting while a [[targeting computer]] enhances the PPC and Gauss rifle's accuracy. To disrupt enemy communications and targeting systems, the ''Ostrogoth'' D carries a [[Watchdog CEWS]]. BV (2.0) = 3,168<ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades'', p. 212</ref><ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6810/ostrogoth-d/ostrogoth-b/ MUL online entry for the Ostrogoth D configuration]''</ref>

== References ==
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== Bibliography ==
* ''[[Master Unit List]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3145 New Tech, New Upgrades]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3085]]''

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