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−	*; TRB-D36b : This version of the ''Thunderbird'' was developed in [[Introduction Year::2715]]<ref name="MUL2"/> utilized an extralight powerplant and mounted an [[ER large laser]], [[Gauss rifle]], and [[medium laser]] in each wing. The nose carried an ER large laser and a pair of medium lasers. The D36b carried two tons of Gauss rifle ammunition and 24 [[double heat sink]]s. BV (2.0) = 2,826<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 91</ref><ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3227/thunderbird-trb-d36b/ MUL online date for the TRB-D36b Thunderbird variant]''</ref><ref name=HOKp161>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 161</ref>	+	*; TRB-D36b : This version of the ''Thunderbird'' was developed in [[Introduction Year::2715]]<ref name="MUL2"/> and mounted an [[ER large laser]], [[Gauss rifle]], and [[medium laser]] in each wing. The nose carried an ER large laser and a pair of medium lasers. The D36b carried two tons of Gauss rifle ammunition and 24 [[double heat sink]]s. BV (2.0) = 2,826<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 91</ref><ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3227/thunderbird-trb-d36b/ MUL online date for the TRB-D36b Thunderbird variant]''</ref><ref name=HOKp161>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 161</ref>
	*; TRB-D46 : A [[Star League era]] variant developed in [[Introduction Year::2724]]<ref name="MUL3"/> originally used by the LCAF and [[SLDF]] that was reintroduced in [[Reintroduction Year::3055]]. It uses three [[ER large laser]]s and [[Artemis IV FCS]]-enhanced [[LRM-15]]s in place of the [[LRM-20]]s with four tons of ammo. Other improvements includes one less heat sink, but all 24 remaining are [[double heat sink]]s; filling out the remaining space is an extra ton of fuel (480 points) and five more tons of armor. BV (2.0) = 2,320<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 209</ref><ref name="MUL3">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5232/thunderbird-trb-d46/ MUL online date for the TRB-D46 Thunderbird variant]''</ref>		*; TRB-D46 : A [[Star League era]] variant developed in [[Introduction Year::2724]]<ref name="MUL3"/> originally used by the LCAF and [[SLDF]] that was reintroduced in [[Reintroduction Year::3055]]. It uses three [[ER large laser]]s and [[Artemis IV FCS]]-enhanced [[LRM-15]]s in place of the [[LRM-20]]s with four tons of ammo. Other improvements includes one less heat sink, but all 24 remaining are [[double heat sink]]s; filling out the remaining space is an extra ton of fuel (480 points) and five more tons of armor. BV (2.0) = 2,320<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 209</ref><ref name="MUL3">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5232/thunderbird-trb-d46/ MUL online date for the TRB-D46 Thunderbird variant]''</ref>

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{{Otheruses|the aerospace fighter|the battle armor|Thunderbird (Battle Armor)}} {{InfoBoxASF | image = [[Image:Thunderbird_ASF_3057.png|191px]] | name = ''Thunderbird'' | manufacturer = [[Alliance Aerospace Group]]<ref name="HB:MPSp92">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 92: "Alliance Aerospace Group"</ref> ---- [[Lockheed-CBM Corporation]]<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/> ---- [[Pinard Protectorates Limited]]<ref name="HB:MPSp119">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 119: "Pinard Protectorate Limited"</ref> ---- [[Taurus Territorial Industries]]<ref name="HB:MPSp118">''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', p. 118: "Taurus Territorial Industries"</ref> ---- [[Wangker Aerospace]]<ref name="HB:HDp184">''Handbook: House Davion'', p. 184: "Wanker Aerospace"</ref> | model = TRB-D36 | Class = Heavy aerospace fighter | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/> | production year = 2480 | year reference = <ref name="MUL1">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5231/thunderbird-trb-d36 MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | Cost = 6,610,500 [[C-bill]]s<ref name="COp138">''Combat Operations'', p. 138: "Force Faction Tables"</ref> | mass = 100 tons<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/> | structural integrity = 10<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 91</ref> | frame = [[Lockheed/CBM 300-TRB]]<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/> | power plant = [[Vlar 300]]<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/> | armor = [[L/CBM AeroSteel]] | Fuel = 5 tons (400 points) | armament = * 3x [[large laser]]<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/> * 5x [[medium laser]]<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/> * 2x [[LRM-20]]<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/> | communications system = [[Neil 6000-a]]<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/> | tracking & targeting system = [[Targeting-Tracking System#N|N&D Longreach]]<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/> | heat sinks = 25 [[single heat sink]]s<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/> | BV (1.0) = 1,525<ref name="COp138"/><ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 187</ref> | BV (2.0) = 1,876<ref name="TRO:3075p286+">''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 286–287: "TRB-36D Thunderbird"</ref><br>1,932<ref name="MUL1"/><br>1,950<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 208</ref> }} ==Description== While sporting a large and rather unconventional look, the '''''Thunderbird''''' is an old standby design and one of the most common, if dated, heavy [[aerospace fighter]]s in use across the [[Inner Sphere]] in the mid thirty-first century.<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/> Created in [[2480]] as part of an alliance between the Lockheed Corporation of [[Gibbs]] and CBM Aerospace of [[Donegal]], the original ''Thunderbird'' was built for the [[LCAF]] as an assault fighter, well suited to air-to-ground attack and [[DropShip]] escort missions in the so-called [[Age of War]]. Despite its less than sleek look, the sturdy and dependable ''Thunderbird'' spread across the [[Star League]] as a number of other manufacturers were able to precisely duplicate the fighter, ensuring the design survived the centuries.<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/> == Weapons and Equipment == Mounting a laser-intensive weapons load, the ''Thunderbird'' is well suited to both dogfighting and strafing runs. A [[LRM-20#FarFire_Maxi-Rack|FarFire Maxi-Rack]] [[LRM-20]] in each wing is supplemented by a [[RAMTech 1200]] [[large laser]] and [[Maxwell]] [[medium laser]], with further large and medium lasers mounted in the fighter's awkward nose. Four tons of missile reloads give the LRM launchers reasonable combat endurance, while two aft-mounted medium lasers discourage pursuit.<ref name="TRO:3075p286+"/> == Variants == *; TRB-D36b : This version of the ''Thunderbird'' was developed in [[Introduction Year::2715]]<ref name="MUL2"/> and mounted an [[ER large laser]], [[Gauss rifle]], and [[medium laser]] in each wing. The nose carried an ER large laser and a pair of medium lasers. The D36b carried two tons of Gauss rifle ammunition and 24 [[double heat sink]]s. BV (2.0) = 2,826<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 91</ref><ref name="MUL2">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/3227/thunderbird-trb-d36b/ MUL online date for the TRB-D36b Thunderbird variant]''</ref><ref name=HOKp161>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 161</ref> *; TRB-D46 : A [[Star League era]] variant developed in [[Introduction Year::2724]]<ref name="MUL3"/> originally used by the LCAF and [[SLDF]] that was reintroduced in [[Reintroduction Year::3055]]. It uses three [[ER large laser]]s and [[Artemis IV FCS]]-enhanced [[LRM-15]]s in place of the [[LRM-20]]s with four tons of ammo. Other improvements includes one less heat sink, but all 24 remaining are [[double heat sink]]s; filling out the remaining space is an extra ton of fuel (480 points) and five more tons of armor. BV (2.0) = 2,320<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 209</ref><ref name="MUL3">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5232/thunderbird-trb-d46/ MUL online date for the TRB-D46 Thunderbird variant]''</ref> *; TRB-D50 : A variant developed by [[Pinard Protectorates Limited]] in [[Introduction Year::3065]],<ref name="MUL4"/> the D50 uses [[ferro-aluminum]] armor and lacks the [[LRM-20]]s. A second [[medium laser]] is added to each wing, while the medium laser from the nose is replaced with an [[AC/10]] and two tons of ammunition. The rest of the saved weight is spent on nine more [[single heat sink]]s and an increase in armor. BV (2.0) = 1,828<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 210</ref><ref name="MUL4">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5233/thunderbird-trb-d50/ MUL online date for the TRB-D50 Thunderbird variant]''</ref> *; TRB-D56 : Developed by Lockheed/CBM in [[Introduction Year::3074]]<ref name="MUL5"/> from the D46, the D56 is a heavy fighter and [[DropShip]] hunter which uses an [[XL engine]], 17 tons of [[ferro-aluminum]] armor and 20 [[double heat sink]]s. The D56 is armed with a [[heavy PPC]] and [[UAC/10]] in the nose and twin tail-mounted [[ER small laser]]s in its tail, backed up by [[Artemis IV]]-enhanced [[LRM-20]]s and wing-mounted [[ER medium laser]]s. BV (2.0) = 2,665<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 211</ref><ref name="MUL5">''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/5234/thunderbird-trb-d56/ MUL online date for the TRB-D56 Thunderbird variant]''</ref> *; TRB-XTS : This ''Thunderbird'' refit was developed by the [[Word of Blake]] through a shell company, [[Rim Salvage]], during the [[Jihad]]. The ''Thunderbird'' carried a [[RAC/5]] in each wing, along with a [[large pulse laser]] equipped with a [[Laser Insulator]]. The main weapons, however, were the paired [[Centurion Weapon System]]s in the nose. These could, in theory, shut down an enemy craft without inflicting damage on it. 19 [[double heat sink]]s and 15 tons of [[ferro-aluminum]] armor protected the craft. BV (2.0) = 2,494<ref name="XTRO:Pp13">''Experimental Technical Readout: Periphery'', p. 13: "TRB-XTS Thunderbird"</ref> == Design Quirks == The ''TRB-XTS Thunderbird'' variant is subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref name="XTRO:Pp13"/> * [[Prototype]] == Notable Pilots == * [[Dustin Weaver]] piloted one of the last functional Star League D46 models during the Succession Wars. A famed ace, Weaver led a heavy fighter squadron as part of the [[Invincible (Individual Tharkad-class WarShip)|LCS ''Invincible'']]<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Eighth Battle of Hesperus II|relief mission]] to [[Hesperus II]] in 2853. He shot down at least ten [[DCMS]] fighters, while his squadron downed two [[Assault DropShip|assault DropShips]] and a [[Vigilant]]-class corvette. Weaver stayed on Hesperus rather than return to [[Tharkad]] with the ill-fated [[WarShip]]. Four years later, Weaver was still assigned to the defense of Hesperus when Combine forces attacked. Weaver was killed in an attack run on an [[Overlord]] DropShip.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', p. 286</ref> == Notes == * The ''Thunderbird'' was introduced in the ''[[AeroTech#Notes|AeroTech]]'' as one of the six original designs, but lacked model number, release date, or any description beyond its game stats. [[Randall Bills]], the [[FanPro]] BattleTech Line Developer, provided a few more details (era, model number) in the official file released with [[HeavyMetal Aero]]. The ''Thunderbird'' was finally detailed at length in ''Technical Readout: 3075'', pages 286–287. * In German products, the unit's proper name was translated to '''''Donnervogel'''''. The model code was accordingly changed before, but altered after the hyphen to '''DRV-G4'''. == Gallery == <gallery> File:Thunderbird_ASF_3057.png|Original TRB-D36 ''Thunderbird'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057|TRO:3057]]'' File:Thunderbird_ASF_3075.png|A ''Thunderbird'' in combat from ''[[Technical Readout: 3075|TRO:3075]]'' </gallery> ==References== <references /> ==Bibliography== {{div col|colwidth=25em}} * ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]'' * ''[[Combat Operations]]'' * ''[[Experimental Technical Readout: Periphery]]'' * ''[[Handbook: House Davion]]'' * ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]'' * ''[[Master Unit List]]'' * ''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War]]'' * ''[[Record Sheets: Operation Klondike]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'' * ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' {{div col end}} [[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes|Thunderbird]] [[Category:Heavy Aerospace Fighter classes|Thunderbird]] [[Category:SLDF Royal Aerospace Fighter classes|Thunderbird]] [[Category:German renamed units]]

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