07-10-2003, 16:08
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Archangel Heavy Industries
Two new designs have come from the workshops of Baggera's most powerful manufacturers. We have hope of selling them to nations in need of an air superiority fighter and high spped transport
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AF-17 Diamond Back
Speed
Flying: Hover stationary up to a maximum speed of Mach 4.8 (roughly 3240 mph / 5215 kph) with up to two-thirds combat load. Full combat loads will reduce the top speed to Mach 4.0. Normal cruise speed is Mach 2.0.
Flying Range: Effectively unlimited with periodic cooling stops. The craft will need to rest for 2 hours after traveling at over 50% engine output for more than 20 hours.
Maximum Altitude: 150,000 ft (45,720 m) , or almost 28.5 miles. The Diamond Back is capable of reaching it's maximum altitude in just under one minute.
Statistical Data
Height: 12 ft (3.66 m) to top of tails, 15 ft (4.57 m) with gear down.
Width: 45 ft (13.7 m)
Length: 52 feet (15.8 m)
Weight: 10 tons (9070 kg) empty, 35 ton (31,750 kg) maximum takeoff weight. Normal full combat load takeoff weight is around 20 tons (18,140 kg).
Cargo: A small area that holds 2 suits of armor. Also, each ejection seat holds a standard aircrew survival kit, a break-apart assault rifle, and five grenades.
Color: Typically light grey, dark grey, dark blue, military green, camouflage, or Midnight Black.
Special Systems
Nose Particle Beam Cannon (1): This is a powerful and surprisingly long-ranged weapon for its type. It is intended to be used for dog-fighting where missiles are much less effective. The weapon is housed internally with no protruding parts to hinder aerodynamics. However, it does have a transparent firing port which if damaged severely enough (deplete MDC), will cause the weapon to be unable to fire.
Range: 6000 feet (1800 m)
Rate of Fire: Single
Payload: Effectively Unlimited.
Internal Ordinance Bay (1): The Diamond Back possesses an internal bay which is capable of carrying a variety of ordinance. However, the bay is almost always used to carry missiles. There are six hard-points within the bay. Each hard-point can mount either one long-range missile or two medium-range missiles. The choice and mix of medium- and long-ranged missiles depends upon the mission.
These missiles are typically used to engage targets at long range. The Diamond Back is capable of engaging multiple targets simultaneously.
Price: Undecided
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MH-42 Valkyrie
Speed
Flying: Hover stationary up to a maximum speed of Mach 1.8. Cruises at Mach 0.75.
Flying Range: Effectively unlimited with occasional cooling stops. The craft will need to rest for 2 hours after traveling at over 50% engine output for more than 20 hours.
Maximum Altitude: 20,000 feet (6096 m) However, the troop bay is unpressurized and anyone in the bay will need oxygen masks above 10,000 ft.
Statistical Data
Height: 18 feet (5.5 m) tall
Width: 50 ft (15.2 m)
Length: 85 feet (25.9 m)
Weight: 13 tons fully loaded.
Cargo: Normal troop complement and a small area that holds 4 suits of armor, 5 Assault Rifles, 5 LALWs, 2 Mini-missile Launchers, and 10 assorted grenades.
Color: Typically light grey, dark grey, dark blue, camouflage, military green, or Midnight Black.
Special Systems
Nose Weapon Turret (1): This weapon pod contains a devastating Iron Heart style vulcan laser system. It consists of six rotating laser cannons capable of cycling through six shots per second. The turret can rotate 130 degrees to each side, 15 degrees up, and 45 degrees down from center.
Range: 4000 feet (1212 m)
Rate of Fire: Burst
Payload: Unlimited
Door Vulcan Lasers(2): On each side of the troop compartment is located another vulcan laser system operated by one of the gunners. These weapons are mounted so that they can be traversed 90 degrees side to side, 20 degrees up and 65 degrees down from center. The weapons are identical to the nose weapon except for mounting and the need for an independent gunner.
Range: 4000 feet (1212 m)
Rate of Fire: Burst
Payload: Unlimited
Anti-Missile Chaff/Flare Dispenser(1): This is located in the tail of the craft. When tailed by missiles, clouds of chaff and flares are released to confuse or detonate the missiles. However, each time the system is engaged, the system fires off one chaff and 1D4 flares.
Price: Undecided.
OOC: Do you think any of this is God-Modding? I tried to make it realistic, but I'd like others opinions. Also, I'm not sure how to price them.
Also OOC: Thank you ACS for reminding me... I stupidly forgot the disclaimer of where I got this stuff:
Images and info are Copyrighted to: Ron Nutter, Mike Faller, Chris Curtis and Brian Melcher. I got them from this (http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/8976/artwork.htm) site.
Archangel Heavy Industries
Two new designs have come from the workshops of Baggera's most powerful manufacturers. We have hope of selling them to nations in need of an air superiority fighter and high spped transport
http://www.io.com/~curtis/images/dmnd-bk.gif
AF-17 Diamond Back
Speed
Flying: Hover stationary up to a maximum speed of Mach 4.8 (roughly 3240 mph / 5215 kph) with up to two-thirds combat load. Full combat loads will reduce the top speed to Mach 4.0. Normal cruise speed is Mach 2.0.
Flying Range: Effectively unlimited with periodic cooling stops. The craft will need to rest for 2 hours after traveling at over 50% engine output for more than 20 hours.
Maximum Altitude: 150,000 ft (45,720 m) , or almost 28.5 miles. The Diamond Back is capable of reaching it's maximum altitude in just under one minute.
Statistical Data
Height: 12 ft (3.66 m) to top of tails, 15 ft (4.57 m) with gear down.
Width: 45 ft (13.7 m)
Length: 52 feet (15.8 m)
Weight: 10 tons (9070 kg) empty, 35 ton (31,750 kg) maximum takeoff weight. Normal full combat load takeoff weight is around 20 tons (18,140 kg).
Cargo: A small area that holds 2 suits of armor. Also, each ejection seat holds a standard aircrew survival kit, a break-apart assault rifle, and five grenades.
Color: Typically light grey, dark grey, dark blue, military green, camouflage, or Midnight Black.
Special Systems
Nose Particle Beam Cannon (1): This is a powerful and surprisingly long-ranged weapon for its type. It is intended to be used for dog-fighting where missiles are much less effective. The weapon is housed internally with no protruding parts to hinder aerodynamics. However, it does have a transparent firing port which if damaged severely enough (deplete MDC), will cause the weapon to be unable to fire.
Range: 6000 feet (1800 m)
Rate of Fire: Single
Payload: Effectively Unlimited.
Internal Ordinance Bay (1): The Diamond Back possesses an internal bay which is capable of carrying a variety of ordinance. However, the bay is almost always used to carry missiles. There are six hard-points within the bay. Each hard-point can mount either one long-range missile or two medium-range missiles. The choice and mix of medium- and long-ranged missiles depends upon the mission.
These missiles are typically used to engage targets at long range. The Diamond Back is capable of engaging multiple targets simultaneously.
Price: Undecided
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MH-42 Valkyrie
Speed
Flying: Hover stationary up to a maximum speed of Mach 1.8. Cruises at Mach 0.75.
Flying Range: Effectively unlimited with occasional cooling stops. The craft will need to rest for 2 hours after traveling at over 50% engine output for more than 20 hours.
Maximum Altitude: 20,000 feet (6096 m) However, the troop bay is unpressurized and anyone in the bay will need oxygen masks above 10,000 ft.
Statistical Data
Height: 18 feet (5.5 m) tall
Width: 50 ft (15.2 m)
Length: 85 feet (25.9 m)
Weight: 13 tons fully loaded.
Cargo: Normal troop complement and a small area that holds 4 suits of armor, 5 Assault Rifles, 5 LALWs, 2 Mini-missile Launchers, and 10 assorted grenades.
Color: Typically light grey, dark grey, dark blue, camouflage, military green, or Midnight Black.
Special Systems
Nose Weapon Turret (1): This weapon pod contains a devastating Iron Heart style vulcan laser system. It consists of six rotating laser cannons capable of cycling through six shots per second. The turret can rotate 130 degrees to each side, 15 degrees up, and 45 degrees down from center.
Range: 4000 feet (1212 m)
Rate of Fire: Burst
Payload: Unlimited
Door Vulcan Lasers(2): On each side of the troop compartment is located another vulcan laser system operated by one of the gunners. These weapons are mounted so that they can be traversed 90 degrees side to side, 20 degrees up and 65 degrees down from center. The weapons are identical to the nose weapon except for mounting and the need for an independent gunner.
Range: 4000 feet (1212 m)
Rate of Fire: Burst
Payload: Unlimited
Anti-Missile Chaff/Flare Dispenser(1): This is located in the tail of the craft. When tailed by missiles, clouds of chaff and flares are released to confuse or detonate the missiles. However, each time the system is engaged, the system fires off one chaff and 1D4 flares.
Price: Undecided.
OOC: Do you think any of this is God-Modding? I tried to make it realistic, but I'd like others opinions. Also, I'm not sure how to price them.
Also OOC: Thank you ACS for reminding me... I stupidly forgot the disclaimer of where I got this stuff:
Images and info are Copyrighted to: Ron Nutter, Mike Faller, Chris Curtis and Brian Melcher. I got them from this (http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/8976/artwork.htm) site.