Lancer (Aerospace Fighter class)
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| Lancer | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Gutierrez Aerospace |
| Production Year | 3064[1] |
| Model | LX-2 |
| Class | Medium aerospace fighter |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 50 tons |
| Structural Integrity | |
| Frame | L2 |
| Power Plant | 250 fusion engine |
| Armor | Durallex Heavy Standard |
| Fuel | |
| Armament |
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| Communications System | Telestar G-3 |
| Tracking & Targeting System | SynCom DEC with Artemis IV FCS |
| Heat Sinks | 10 double heat sinks |
| BV (1.0) | 961[2][3] |
| BV (2.0) | 1,053[4] |
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Description[edit]
One of the products of the post–Clan Invasion trillion M-Bill naval technology renaissance in the Free Worlds League, the Lancer is an advanced aerospace fighter design that sees most use as a carrier DropShip and WarShip-based reconnaissance craft.[2]
Gutierrez Aerospace put their decade of experience with producing the stopgap F-94 Stingray to good use in designing the testbed LX-1 to validate the design and new technology, with the production model LX-2 entering service after a four year development period in 3064. Though not as "cutting-edge" as the Shiva OmniFighter, the Lancer is a formidable aircraft, hailed as a "dream to fly" by pilots and "simplicity to maintain" by ground crews.[2]
A light and agile fighter with integrated flight and weapon systems, the heart of the aircraft is the 250-rated fusion engine and five tons of fuel, capable of driving the Lancer at high speeds at low level. Advanced terrain-avoidance sensors allow the Lancer to fly at nap-of-the-earth (NOE) altitudes, a highly successful if uncomfortable way to sneak under enemy radar cover.[2]
Weapons and Equipment[edit]
A nose-mounted Irian Weapons Works Class 10b LRM-10 launcher provides the Lancer's primary long-range firepower, the same weapon carried by the Stingray with the addition of an Artemis IV FCS to improve missile accuracy, with a Tronel PPL-22 large pulse laser mounted in each wing providing medium-range firepower. While carrying an advanced and well rounded weapons array for its size, the Lancer is hampered by carrying only a single ton of LRM reloads, and bombs or external pods greatly degrade the fighter's performance in its signature NOE role.[2]
Variants[edit]
- LX-2A
- A 3066 variant used on the FWLS Santorini replaces the LRM-10 launcher with an ER large laser, an extra heat sink, as well as an extra ton of fuel. BV (1.0) = 970[5] BV(2.0)=1,131[6]
- LX-3
- This 3074 Lancer variant removes the standard weaponry and replaces it with a large variable speed pulse laser in each wing. It also carries a Guardian ECM suite in the nose. BV(2.0)=1,037[7]
Notes[edit]
- In German products, the unit's proper name was translated to Lancier. The model code was left unchanged.
Gallery[edit]
Original Lancer from TRO:3067
References[edit]
- ↑ MUL online date for the Lancer (Aerospace Fighter class)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Technical Readout: 3067, pp. 142–143: "Lancer Fighter Profile"
- ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 82
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged, p. 248
- ↑ AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 83
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged, p. 249
- ↑ Record Sheets: 3067 Unabridged, p. 250