Kyanges
01-06-2005, 00:10
I saw another thread like this a while back, for battleship, and good things seemed to come out of it. I'm making a new space fighter, and since my military places heavy emphasis on utilizing space fighters to their max, I want a fighter that's more than just your standard SF. Instead, I want something original that is widely accepted as one of, if not the best space superiority fighter out there.
It won't be that easy, but, here's what I have so far. (Keep in mind, I have absolutely no idea when it comes to actual measurements on things like power rating, or gun size, so help in these areas would be most helpful.)
(Final note, this is an original design, since I use original tech, or at least as original as these sorts of things are going to come, and not a Star Wars fighter. The design was chosen only because I liked the picture.)
Name: SSF-29
http://www.starwars.com/databank/starship/arc170fighter/img/eu_bg.jpg
-Ship type: Space Superiority Fighter (SSF)
-Mission Profile: Advanced Tactical Multi-role SSF
General Description: After 40 years of faithful service, the old Mrk. III "Hustle" space fighters were nearing the end of the service life of their space frames. After careful consideration, an order by Sovereign Space Command (SSC), dubbed the Primo Contract was issued to the Excel Defense Co. for a new space superiority fighter that would serve as the new front line fighter for the next 20-30 years minimum. The design criteria called for a fighter that could not only fight in space, but also maneuver just as well in atmospheric flight. Its defenses had to allow the fighter to evade the existing and future sensors, as well as shield against existing and future weapons from temporal, to the latest generation of hyper maneuverable super missiles. The weapon systems were also supposed to be able to penetrate future energy shielding, armor, and any other defenses currently under development. The SSF-29 is designed to be superior to any other comparable fighter in all respects. Whether or not that is the case however, remains to be seen.
Specs:
-Crew: 3. Pilot, co-pilot, and rear gunner
Dimensions:
-Length: 17.2 meters
-Width (Wingspan): 22.85 meters
-Height (Exclude Landing Gear): 5.9 meters
-Cargo Capacity: 200 kg
-Range:
-FTL: 6,000 light-years
-Sublight: .9 light-years
Power Supply: 1x SES-20 Mrk.II Zero-Point Energy Reactor.
-Weapons: MP weaponry.
-Missiles: 2x missile launchers armed with 6 ALRM-223 “Sprite” micro missiles using micro black hole detonators loaded in materialized form. Missiles carried internally on a rotating rack. An additional 24 are stored in a dematerialized form. Additional missiles in materialized form may be placed on rails on the rear fuselage.
("Dematerialized form" states that item is kept in energy state, and materialized when needed.)
-Guns (Rep-Tubes): 2x standard 25mm MP cannons on wingtips, 1x rear facing MP turret.
Weapon power rating:
-MP: .6 terawatts
Defenses:
-Armor: Corrolium skin, Ablative armor plating, Thin Corrolium outer coating. Capable of withstanding at least 5-10 direct hits to critical systems by a turbolaser battery. (120 RU)
-Shield Unit(s): 1x standard energy shield with redundant critical systems. 2x PPAD generators. 2x MP Anti-missile point-defense cannons
-Shield Power Rating: (277 RU)
-Stealth System: 203MES "Shade" Stealth Generator.
-Defensive Electronics and Systems: Mrk. V ECM package.
-Structural Integrity Field Generator: Standard Excel Model 20A Integrity Field Generator.
Propulsion:
-Sublight Drive Unit(s): 2x M2 Inertial Drive, each enhanced by a Mrk. II ET 203 Force Focus Unit, and linked to a Next-Generation IMS-27 Inertial Transfer system. 4x MA7 Inertial Capacitors.
-FTL Drive Unit: 1x Excel 220 Wormhole generator.
Speed:
-Sub-light Speed: 185 MGLT
-FTL Drive Unit: x3.75
-Acceleration : 22 MGLT per second
Additional On Board Electronics and Systems:
-Mrk. III Inertial Damper Systems.
-FS-2 Targeting Computer
(Quantum, operating with 4 quibits.)
-TC-807 Flight Control Computer.
-WN-7 FTL Navi Computer.
(Handles Wormhole route calculations and not regular flight inputs.)
-WFC-203 Fire control system.
(Additional controls built in to maximize MP energy output.)
-ASCS-70 Sensor Input Management System
(Ground attack, Intercept and Dog-fighting sensor modes are blended into a single sensor setting. Relevant information is displayed at pilot's discretion.)
Special Systems:
-Cost:
http://www.starwars.com/databank/starship/arc170fighter/img/movie_bg.jpg
Engines: The engines of the SSF-29 are a new generation of inertial engines that provide greater control over the inertial damper field, in addition to greater acceleration, speed, and reliability. The maintenance hours have also been greatly reduced. It is estimated that having only 1 service cycle out of 4 to be required for every 600 hours of flight time will be possible even in war time. (The engines being a major portion of every cycle.)
The M2 Inertial Drives that power the SSF-29 use a small black hole’s rotational momentum and channels it through inertial transfer lines to propel the ship in a linear path. With the M2, the efficiency of this process is now almost 90%. Sapping the rotational energy from the black hole does indeed slow it down, resulting in lost efficiency overtime. As a result, the black hole needs to be replaced and Inertial Transfer Systems overhauled every 2,000 light-years or so (This applies to the Sub-light engines, and not the FTL drive.). This engine design allows for massive acceleration, and a virtually zero emissions. One of the major design requirements was that this fighter be stealthy. However the large gravitational flux caused by two micro black holes being stored so closely made this near impossible. While a large gravity signature is only released when the inertial transfer systems were activated, and not while the fighter was cruising, (a ship can still maneuver while cruising) a way was needed to remedy this flaw. As such, E.S. engineers developed inertial capacitors, which can store the energy gathered from the black hole needed to propel a fighter and keep it in attack speed. The Inertial Transfer System also saps unwanted inertia from the ship itself, allowing it to perform with unmatched agility. By taking away momentum that pushes the fighter forward, when say, the pilot needs to break immediately, the SSF-29 can stop in an instant, and also instantly accelerate forward again when needed. Waste inertia is also stored in the inertial capacitors.
In the event that the inertial transfer systems fail completely, the M2 IDs can switch into a quasar mode. Here, mass amounts of matter are dumped into the micro black holes, causing a huge quasar burst. This burst is used as a one shot push that can propel the fighter until its matter stores are depleted.
Weapons: The weapons of this new SSF are typical Eshirian design. Using Rep-tubes, and firing MP rounds, the teeth on this new fighter are tried and true designs that have proven themselves in such recent conflicts as the “Phantom Wars” and the latest ES Talon SpecOps deployments abroad. Targeting the weapons depends largely on the skill of the pilot when dealing with material rounds, however, the missiles are almost a guaranteed hit.
The ALRM-223 “Sprite” micro missiles were created especially for the SSF-29. Due to the limited space available on the fighter, designers realized that the fighter was too small to carry a respectable missile armament. In response to this, the ALRM-223 micro missile series was created. The “Sprite” is a missile that uses the same micro black hole detonator as the larger, older missiles, however, the mass load which is used to cause the quasar burst has to be highly compressed. While this allows the missile to retain the same explosive power as its larger cousins, the new missile requires very careful handling to prevent an accidental misfire. The six missiles that are stored in a materialized form are held within stable, internal bays where inertial dampers allow for the safe storage of the ALRM-223 even under combat stresses. The efforts on miniaturizing the missile were a huge success, and designers found themselves with a missile much small than previously required, allowing them to store more missiles than ever before on a fighter. The missiles are held in a rotating rack, allowing for firing in quick succession. The older series of missiles can still be carried; however, they must be placed on external rails.
-Rep-Tube: A replicator tube. In firearms, and other projectile based weaponry, the Rep tube is the barrel of the gun. It replicates the projectile that is about to be fired inside it rather than loading a new round mechanically. The Replicator system is a high speed matter energy converter that can load new rounds at a slightly higher speed than the mechanical process, offering a slightly increased fate of fire. As the basic systems of the Replicator are geared toward energy manipulation, the replicator systems can also be switched over to handle the multi-phasic energy used by standard ES energy weaponry, allowing one gun to fire both typical bullets, in addition to firing energy blasts. Rep tubes come in many sizes, and can be large enough replicate cannon rounds for a ship, missiles for a fighter, or small enough for a infantry rocket launcher, or a bullet for a hand gun, all while still being able to fire energy rounds. The Rep-tube lightens the load for a soldier on the field, and considerably reduces the strain on the supply chain. As new types of bullets are developed, their design can simply be transmitted to the guns onboard computer, and replicated on the spot, right inside the gun, without having to wait for standard supply ships to physically move the new ammo to the troops. Basically fires material, and MP rounds with the same barrel.
-MP Round: MP, stands for Multi-Phasic, which is the type of energy used in ES energy based weaponry. Essentially it is an unstable energy wavelength that is devastating in high concentrations.
Defenses: Once again, a large repertoire of tried and true designs serves the new SSF. There is the usual compliment of multi-energy energy flares, which do not only blind heat sensors, but radio, quantum, EM, subspace, temporal and other modern sensors. In addition to these special flares, there are two onboard MP cannons which are designed to fire upon incoming missiles. A new targeting computer which has been designed filters out commonly used decoys such as dummy missiles and sensor jamming has pushed the effectiveness of these cannons to almost 70%.
The SSF-29 is has a thick ablative armor plating that covers its critical systems, such as the engines, weapons hold, and crew compartment. This armor starts off with a thick stressed Corrolium alloy layer, followed by ablative plates in critical systems, and finished off with a thin finish of additional Corrolium plating on the exterior. The armor was never designed to allow the fighter to withstand direct hits forever. Instead, it was designed to allow the fighter to make its way back home for any needed repairs in the event the shield completely failed.
The shields are of a relatively new design for the E.S. Military. Rather than rely exclusively on standard energy shielding, Excel designers created a shield which they a dub a “Pin-Point Particle Area Denial System”, or PPAD. While the exact operating specs are classified, the basic idea of the system is quite simple. When a missile or energy bolt is detected, a series of events occurs. A small container on the part of the ship closest to the incoming shot will release a mass of heavy Corrolium alloy molecules, which are extremely heavy in terms of atomic structure. The particles are moved into the path of the beam or missile, effectively creating a thick wall which absorbs much of the blow from the shot. In a sense, padding the craft against damage.
Other defenses onboard include the usual EMP hardening, which can shield against EMP blasts as close as 100 meters away. Radiation shielding, which protects against most common forms of radiation, and limited shielding against temporal weaponry is also onboard. The Mrk. V ECM package is included.
The final defensive measure is an optical, and energy masking stealth system. With complete mastery over Multi-phasic energy, which itself is similar to having nearly all forms of energy in the known universe concentrated into one area or beam, E.S. scientists were able to easily create a stealth system that masked 99.9% of all emissions from the SSF-29 for a short period of time. Even Psi sensors are fooled by this system. However, this system can only maintain an effective cloak for a short time, and can only stay completely hidden if the ship maintains a great distance, greater than the weapon systems of the SSF-29 can effectively reach.
Sensors: The SSF-29 carries an ASCS-70 Sensor Input Management System. The ASCS-70 can track up to 2,000 targets at sublight speed, and engage 24 simultaneously. This system not only uses the newest generation of sensors with the finest sensor gradient in any sensor package yet developed, the ASCS-70 also manages the sensor inputs required by a pilot for any given role, including dog-fighting, and the ground attack role. One of the most unique features is that the sensor system is able to utilize the minor Psi abilities present in every Eshirian. While the exact applications of this feature have not yet been fully developed, it is known that this offers greatly enhanced, and in some cases superior detection capabilities compared to other competing designs. The sensors also work with the avionics package to reduce pilot work load by filtering out irrelevant information and only displaying the most pertinent to the role. Ground attack, Intercept and Dog-fighting sensor modes are blended into a single sensor setting. Other relevant information is displayed at pilot's discretion. With the ASCS-70, the SSF-29 is capable of completing long range, solo reconnaissance missions.
Avionics: The avionics onboard have been explicitly designed to reduce pilot stain under normal and combat situations. There are four multifunction displays which display only what information is necessary at the moment. Meaning that if a pilot is closing in on the enemy’s tail, the pilot will not have to flip through various screens looking for which on has the list of available weapons. There is a helmet mounted HUD and two holo-monitor projectors on each side of the cockpit. A psi link further decreases reaction time. More info on this link below.
FTL drive: The FTL drive unit is a standard Excel 220 wormhole generator. Modifications offer increased efficiency and range. Not much more to speak of here.
Crew survivability: Crew survivability is enhanced with the addition of an armored ejection pod. The pod is equipped with micro inertial thrusters which under normal conditions should provide enough thrust to at least push the pilot in the direction of home. A miniature base with an energy bath, two small MP turrets, two Psi-commu units, zero-point-energy generator good for a year, shield unit, replicator, and 3 week rations is inside each crew member’s ejection pod. Each pilot already carries a MEG-45, and a few MP grenades for self defense.)
-MEG-45, or Multi Energy Gun, model 45. This is a standard energy hand gun, and not much else. The material round it fires is about the equivalent of a .45. Like all other ES energy weapons, it can charge up a more powerful shot. Every Soldier, pilot, and officer carries one of these.
Other notes: Onboard this SSF, as with all other Eshirian craft, are hundreds of Psi sensors embedded into the skin of the fighter. These sensors are nanoscopic in size, and are laced throughout the ship’s cockpit area. Rather than having a dedicated sensor unit, this layer of nanosenors constantly monitors the pilots brain patterns, allowing the ship’s rudimentary AI to better make crucial decisions, such as what should be displayed on whatever monitor the pilot is looking at, or just how much should the maneuvering safeties be allowed to be pushed back in a certain bank. This layer of sensors also allows a command crew at any location to monitor the vitals of any pilot at any given moment, which greatly increases the ability of medical personal to single out those truly unable to continue a mission, and call them home, ensuring that every fighter that is actually sent into battle will be at peak combat effectiveness.
The internal framework on the SSF-29 employs a relatively new design manner. Every single stress that is placed on the fighter's frame is channeled through the frame to a focal point on the fighter's frame. In this case, the small spherical object in the center of the SSF-29 which is supported by anti-grav generators that help the sphere maintain it's shape.
It won't be that easy, but, here's what I have so far. (Keep in mind, I have absolutely no idea when it comes to actual measurements on things like power rating, or gun size, so help in these areas would be most helpful.)
(Final note, this is an original design, since I use original tech, or at least as original as these sorts of things are going to come, and not a Star Wars fighter. The design was chosen only because I liked the picture.)
Name: SSF-29
http://www.starwars.com/databank/starship/arc170fighter/img/eu_bg.jpg
-Ship type: Space Superiority Fighter (SSF)
-Mission Profile: Advanced Tactical Multi-role SSF
General Description: After 40 years of faithful service, the old Mrk. III "Hustle" space fighters were nearing the end of the service life of their space frames. After careful consideration, an order by Sovereign Space Command (SSC), dubbed the Primo Contract was issued to the Excel Defense Co. for a new space superiority fighter that would serve as the new front line fighter for the next 20-30 years minimum. The design criteria called for a fighter that could not only fight in space, but also maneuver just as well in atmospheric flight. Its defenses had to allow the fighter to evade the existing and future sensors, as well as shield against existing and future weapons from temporal, to the latest generation of hyper maneuverable super missiles. The weapon systems were also supposed to be able to penetrate future energy shielding, armor, and any other defenses currently under development. The SSF-29 is designed to be superior to any other comparable fighter in all respects. Whether or not that is the case however, remains to be seen.
Specs:
-Crew: 3. Pilot, co-pilot, and rear gunner
Dimensions:
-Length: 17.2 meters
-Width (Wingspan): 22.85 meters
-Height (Exclude Landing Gear): 5.9 meters
-Cargo Capacity: 200 kg
-Range:
-FTL: 6,000 light-years
-Sublight: .9 light-years
Power Supply: 1x SES-20 Mrk.II Zero-Point Energy Reactor.
-Weapons: MP weaponry.
-Missiles: 2x missile launchers armed with 6 ALRM-223 “Sprite” micro missiles using micro black hole detonators loaded in materialized form. Missiles carried internally on a rotating rack. An additional 24 are stored in a dematerialized form. Additional missiles in materialized form may be placed on rails on the rear fuselage.
("Dematerialized form" states that item is kept in energy state, and materialized when needed.)
-Guns (Rep-Tubes): 2x standard 25mm MP cannons on wingtips, 1x rear facing MP turret.
Weapon power rating:
-MP: .6 terawatts
Defenses:
-Armor: Corrolium skin, Ablative armor plating, Thin Corrolium outer coating. Capable of withstanding at least 5-10 direct hits to critical systems by a turbolaser battery. (120 RU)
-Shield Unit(s): 1x standard energy shield with redundant critical systems. 2x PPAD generators. 2x MP Anti-missile point-defense cannons
-Shield Power Rating: (277 RU)
-Stealth System: 203MES "Shade" Stealth Generator.
-Defensive Electronics and Systems: Mrk. V ECM package.
-Structural Integrity Field Generator: Standard Excel Model 20A Integrity Field Generator.
Propulsion:
-Sublight Drive Unit(s): 2x M2 Inertial Drive, each enhanced by a Mrk. II ET 203 Force Focus Unit, and linked to a Next-Generation IMS-27 Inertial Transfer system. 4x MA7 Inertial Capacitors.
-FTL Drive Unit: 1x Excel 220 Wormhole generator.
Speed:
-Sub-light Speed: 185 MGLT
-FTL Drive Unit: x3.75
-Acceleration : 22 MGLT per second
Additional On Board Electronics and Systems:
-Mrk. III Inertial Damper Systems.
-FS-2 Targeting Computer
(Quantum, operating with 4 quibits.)
-TC-807 Flight Control Computer.
-WN-7 FTL Navi Computer.
(Handles Wormhole route calculations and not regular flight inputs.)
-WFC-203 Fire control system.
(Additional controls built in to maximize MP energy output.)
-ASCS-70 Sensor Input Management System
(Ground attack, Intercept and Dog-fighting sensor modes are blended into a single sensor setting. Relevant information is displayed at pilot's discretion.)
Special Systems:
-Cost:
http://www.starwars.com/databank/starship/arc170fighter/img/movie_bg.jpg
Engines: The engines of the SSF-29 are a new generation of inertial engines that provide greater control over the inertial damper field, in addition to greater acceleration, speed, and reliability. The maintenance hours have also been greatly reduced. It is estimated that having only 1 service cycle out of 4 to be required for every 600 hours of flight time will be possible even in war time. (The engines being a major portion of every cycle.)
The M2 Inertial Drives that power the SSF-29 use a small black hole’s rotational momentum and channels it through inertial transfer lines to propel the ship in a linear path. With the M2, the efficiency of this process is now almost 90%. Sapping the rotational energy from the black hole does indeed slow it down, resulting in lost efficiency overtime. As a result, the black hole needs to be replaced and Inertial Transfer Systems overhauled every 2,000 light-years or so (This applies to the Sub-light engines, and not the FTL drive.). This engine design allows for massive acceleration, and a virtually zero emissions. One of the major design requirements was that this fighter be stealthy. However the large gravitational flux caused by two micro black holes being stored so closely made this near impossible. While a large gravity signature is only released when the inertial transfer systems were activated, and not while the fighter was cruising, (a ship can still maneuver while cruising) a way was needed to remedy this flaw. As such, E.S. engineers developed inertial capacitors, which can store the energy gathered from the black hole needed to propel a fighter and keep it in attack speed. The Inertial Transfer System also saps unwanted inertia from the ship itself, allowing it to perform with unmatched agility. By taking away momentum that pushes the fighter forward, when say, the pilot needs to break immediately, the SSF-29 can stop in an instant, and also instantly accelerate forward again when needed. Waste inertia is also stored in the inertial capacitors.
In the event that the inertial transfer systems fail completely, the M2 IDs can switch into a quasar mode. Here, mass amounts of matter are dumped into the micro black holes, causing a huge quasar burst. This burst is used as a one shot push that can propel the fighter until its matter stores are depleted.
Weapons: The weapons of this new SSF are typical Eshirian design. Using Rep-tubes, and firing MP rounds, the teeth on this new fighter are tried and true designs that have proven themselves in such recent conflicts as the “Phantom Wars” and the latest ES Talon SpecOps deployments abroad. Targeting the weapons depends largely on the skill of the pilot when dealing with material rounds, however, the missiles are almost a guaranteed hit.
The ALRM-223 “Sprite” micro missiles were created especially for the SSF-29. Due to the limited space available on the fighter, designers realized that the fighter was too small to carry a respectable missile armament. In response to this, the ALRM-223 micro missile series was created. The “Sprite” is a missile that uses the same micro black hole detonator as the larger, older missiles, however, the mass load which is used to cause the quasar burst has to be highly compressed. While this allows the missile to retain the same explosive power as its larger cousins, the new missile requires very careful handling to prevent an accidental misfire. The six missiles that are stored in a materialized form are held within stable, internal bays where inertial dampers allow for the safe storage of the ALRM-223 even under combat stresses. The efforts on miniaturizing the missile were a huge success, and designers found themselves with a missile much small than previously required, allowing them to store more missiles than ever before on a fighter. The missiles are held in a rotating rack, allowing for firing in quick succession. The older series of missiles can still be carried; however, they must be placed on external rails.
-Rep-Tube: A replicator tube. In firearms, and other projectile based weaponry, the Rep tube is the barrel of the gun. It replicates the projectile that is about to be fired inside it rather than loading a new round mechanically. The Replicator system is a high speed matter energy converter that can load new rounds at a slightly higher speed than the mechanical process, offering a slightly increased fate of fire. As the basic systems of the Replicator are geared toward energy manipulation, the replicator systems can also be switched over to handle the multi-phasic energy used by standard ES energy weaponry, allowing one gun to fire both typical bullets, in addition to firing energy blasts. Rep tubes come in many sizes, and can be large enough replicate cannon rounds for a ship, missiles for a fighter, or small enough for a infantry rocket launcher, or a bullet for a hand gun, all while still being able to fire energy rounds. The Rep-tube lightens the load for a soldier on the field, and considerably reduces the strain on the supply chain. As new types of bullets are developed, their design can simply be transmitted to the guns onboard computer, and replicated on the spot, right inside the gun, without having to wait for standard supply ships to physically move the new ammo to the troops. Basically fires material, and MP rounds with the same barrel.
-MP Round: MP, stands for Multi-Phasic, which is the type of energy used in ES energy based weaponry. Essentially it is an unstable energy wavelength that is devastating in high concentrations.
Defenses: Once again, a large repertoire of tried and true designs serves the new SSF. There is the usual compliment of multi-energy energy flares, which do not only blind heat sensors, but radio, quantum, EM, subspace, temporal and other modern sensors. In addition to these special flares, there are two onboard MP cannons which are designed to fire upon incoming missiles. A new targeting computer which has been designed filters out commonly used decoys such as dummy missiles and sensor jamming has pushed the effectiveness of these cannons to almost 70%.
The SSF-29 is has a thick ablative armor plating that covers its critical systems, such as the engines, weapons hold, and crew compartment. This armor starts off with a thick stressed Corrolium alloy layer, followed by ablative plates in critical systems, and finished off with a thin finish of additional Corrolium plating on the exterior. The armor was never designed to allow the fighter to withstand direct hits forever. Instead, it was designed to allow the fighter to make its way back home for any needed repairs in the event the shield completely failed.
The shields are of a relatively new design for the E.S. Military. Rather than rely exclusively on standard energy shielding, Excel designers created a shield which they a dub a “Pin-Point Particle Area Denial System”, or PPAD. While the exact operating specs are classified, the basic idea of the system is quite simple. When a missile or energy bolt is detected, a series of events occurs. A small container on the part of the ship closest to the incoming shot will release a mass of heavy Corrolium alloy molecules, which are extremely heavy in terms of atomic structure. The particles are moved into the path of the beam or missile, effectively creating a thick wall which absorbs much of the blow from the shot. In a sense, padding the craft against damage.
Other defenses onboard include the usual EMP hardening, which can shield against EMP blasts as close as 100 meters away. Radiation shielding, which protects against most common forms of radiation, and limited shielding against temporal weaponry is also onboard. The Mrk. V ECM package is included.
The final defensive measure is an optical, and energy masking stealth system. With complete mastery over Multi-phasic energy, which itself is similar to having nearly all forms of energy in the known universe concentrated into one area or beam, E.S. scientists were able to easily create a stealth system that masked 99.9% of all emissions from the SSF-29 for a short period of time. Even Psi sensors are fooled by this system. However, this system can only maintain an effective cloak for a short time, and can only stay completely hidden if the ship maintains a great distance, greater than the weapon systems of the SSF-29 can effectively reach.
Sensors: The SSF-29 carries an ASCS-70 Sensor Input Management System. The ASCS-70 can track up to 2,000 targets at sublight speed, and engage 24 simultaneously. This system not only uses the newest generation of sensors with the finest sensor gradient in any sensor package yet developed, the ASCS-70 also manages the sensor inputs required by a pilot for any given role, including dog-fighting, and the ground attack role. One of the most unique features is that the sensor system is able to utilize the minor Psi abilities present in every Eshirian. While the exact applications of this feature have not yet been fully developed, it is known that this offers greatly enhanced, and in some cases superior detection capabilities compared to other competing designs. The sensors also work with the avionics package to reduce pilot work load by filtering out irrelevant information and only displaying the most pertinent to the role. Ground attack, Intercept and Dog-fighting sensor modes are blended into a single sensor setting. Other relevant information is displayed at pilot's discretion. With the ASCS-70, the SSF-29 is capable of completing long range, solo reconnaissance missions.
Avionics: The avionics onboard have been explicitly designed to reduce pilot stain under normal and combat situations. There are four multifunction displays which display only what information is necessary at the moment. Meaning that if a pilot is closing in on the enemy’s tail, the pilot will not have to flip through various screens looking for which on has the list of available weapons. There is a helmet mounted HUD and two holo-monitor projectors on each side of the cockpit. A psi link further decreases reaction time. More info on this link below.
FTL drive: The FTL drive unit is a standard Excel 220 wormhole generator. Modifications offer increased efficiency and range. Not much more to speak of here.
Crew survivability: Crew survivability is enhanced with the addition of an armored ejection pod. The pod is equipped with micro inertial thrusters which under normal conditions should provide enough thrust to at least push the pilot in the direction of home. A miniature base with an energy bath, two small MP turrets, two Psi-commu units, zero-point-energy generator good for a year, shield unit, replicator, and 3 week rations is inside each crew member’s ejection pod. Each pilot already carries a MEG-45, and a few MP grenades for self defense.)
-MEG-45, or Multi Energy Gun, model 45. This is a standard energy hand gun, and not much else. The material round it fires is about the equivalent of a .45. Like all other ES energy weapons, it can charge up a more powerful shot. Every Soldier, pilot, and officer carries one of these.
Other notes: Onboard this SSF, as with all other Eshirian craft, are hundreds of Psi sensors embedded into the skin of the fighter. These sensors are nanoscopic in size, and are laced throughout the ship’s cockpit area. Rather than having a dedicated sensor unit, this layer of nanosenors constantly monitors the pilots brain patterns, allowing the ship’s rudimentary AI to better make crucial decisions, such as what should be displayed on whatever monitor the pilot is looking at, or just how much should the maneuvering safeties be allowed to be pushed back in a certain bank. This layer of sensors also allows a command crew at any location to monitor the vitals of any pilot at any given moment, which greatly increases the ability of medical personal to single out those truly unable to continue a mission, and call them home, ensuring that every fighter that is actually sent into battle will be at peak combat effectiveness.
The internal framework on the SSF-29 employs a relatively new design manner. Every single stress that is placed on the fighter's frame is channeled through the frame to a focal point on the fighter's frame. In this case, the small spherical object in the center of the SSF-29 which is supported by anti-grav generators that help the sphere maintain it's shape.