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02-12-2004, 02:19
The brand-new, cutting edge
Mark IV Interceptor
Manufacture: Faramti Fabriq (National Unity Manufacturing)
Engine: One 17,000-pound thrust Korbin & Watts J-F224 afterburning turbojet.
Weight: Empty 19,500 lbs., Max Takeoff 23,440 lbs.
Wing Span: 14 meters
Length: 16.25 meters (including Heat Damper Tube)
Height: 5.11 meters
Performance:
Maximum Speed at 35,000 ft: 1440 kph
Ceiling: 50,000 ft.
Range: 600 miles
Armament:
Four 20-mm cannon
4 Hardpoints Carrying up to twelve ATA-4 Infrared or ARGAAM-1 Radar-Guided missiles.
HUD: FFBASIC
What is FFBASIC?
FFBASIC is basically a circle and a light bulb. The circle indicates the range of the seeker-head on the missile, and when it acquires a target lock, it sends a signal to the plane that turns on the light bulb. In the case of the ARGAAM, the seeker-head will also send out an IFF signal, and if the return comes up as friendly, the light will not turn on. The ATA-4 does not have this feature, so a Heat Damper Tube is placed over the exhaust of the engine. While this does not render Mark-IV’s completely invisible to IR, it does reduce the signature somewhat so that friendly missiles will not lock on to friendly craft. Enemy heatseekers will have more difficulty locking onto a Mark IV than with comparable craft not possessing the Heat Damper, but the craft are not “invisible” to IR scans and not stealthy in the slightest.
Estimated Price: 5 million USD
Comments and such are most welcome.
Mark IV Interceptor
Manufacture: Faramti Fabriq (National Unity Manufacturing)
Engine: One 17,000-pound thrust Korbin & Watts J-F224 afterburning turbojet.
Weight: Empty 19,500 lbs., Max Takeoff 23,440 lbs.
Wing Span: 14 meters
Length: 16.25 meters (including Heat Damper Tube)
Height: 5.11 meters
Performance:
Maximum Speed at 35,000 ft: 1440 kph
Ceiling: 50,000 ft.
Range: 600 miles
Armament:
Four 20-mm cannon
4 Hardpoints Carrying up to twelve ATA-4 Infrared or ARGAAM-1 Radar-Guided missiles.
HUD: FFBASIC
What is FFBASIC?
FFBASIC is basically a circle and a light bulb. The circle indicates the range of the seeker-head on the missile, and when it acquires a target lock, it sends a signal to the plane that turns on the light bulb. In the case of the ARGAAM, the seeker-head will also send out an IFF signal, and if the return comes up as friendly, the light will not turn on. The ATA-4 does not have this feature, so a Heat Damper Tube is placed over the exhaust of the engine. While this does not render Mark-IV’s completely invisible to IR, it does reduce the signature somewhat so that friendly missiles will not lock on to friendly craft. Enemy heatseekers will have more difficulty locking onto a Mark IV than with comparable craft not possessing the Heat Damper, but the craft are not “invisible” to IR scans and not stealthy in the slightest.
Estimated Price: 5 million USD
Comments and such are most welcome.