Editing Simurgh

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| image = [[Image:Simurgh.jpg|191px]]
| name = ''Simurgh''
| manufacturer = [[Boeing Interstellar]]
| production year = 3109
| year reference =<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/6693/simurgh-smg-o MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
| model = SMG-O
| Class = Heavy OmniFighter
| Tech Base = Inner Sphere
| Cost = 
| mass = 85 tons
| structural integrity = 7
| frame = [[Boeing Firebird SM1-F]]
| power plant = [[Strand-Martin 340]] [[XL engine]]
| armor = [[Boeing Mirage Reflective]]
| Fuel = 5 tons
| armament = 
Prime Configuration
* 1x [[Heavy Gauss rifle]]
* 2x [[RAC/5]]s
| communications system = [[Lassitor FibroLink]]
| tracking & targeting system = [[Flaming Sight 3-Psi]]
| heat sinks = 10 [[double heat sink]]s
| BV (1.0) = 
| BV (2.0) = 2,921<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', pp. 52-53 & 135 SMG-O Simurgh - BV2.</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 405 Simurgh Prime's BV2</ref>
}}

==Description==
Designed for the [[Republic of the Sphere]]'s Armed Forces, the '''''Simurgh''''' is a heavy [[OmniFighter]] first produced after the [[Jihad]]. Built by [[Boeing Interstellar]] on [[Terra]], it was loosely based on the [[Word of Blake]]'s [[Spectral Series]] OmniFighter, the ''[[Striga]]''. The ''Simurgh'' was built to support the Republic's assault and pocket [[WarShip]] types of [[DropShip]]s, giving them additional firepower, and the fighter was extensively used in [[squadron]] formations.

The ''Simurgh'' would go on to serve with the RAF's navy, as well as with various planetary militias. Most fighters of this design would serve with forces that had withdrawn to [[Prefecture X]], within what would later become known as [[Fortress Republic]]. During the late 3130s and 3140s, a few of these fighters would serve outside the remains of the Republic, within its affiliated faction known as the [[Republic Remnants]].<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', pp. 52-53 & 135 SMG-O Simurgh - Background.</ref>

==Weapons and Equipment==
Although not the fastest of fighters for its weight class, the ''Simurgh'' does have a very spacious capacity for equipment, with 47 tons of [[pod space]]; this is made possible by the use of a large [[Strand-Martin 340-rated]] [[XL engine]]. Intended for combat with well-armed opponents, Boeing engineers would have the fighter's fuselage encased with 16.5 tons worth of [[reflective armor]], giving the craft a significant edge against enemies using energy based weaponry. 

Designed for fire-support and assault roles, the ''Simurgh's'' [[OmniPod]] space is typically dedicated to a few very powerful weapons. The Primary configuration utilizes exclusively ballistic-based weapons, coming in the form of a single [[heavy Gauss rifle]] teamed with a pair of [[RAC/5]]s, all of which are mounted in the nose of the fighter. Three tons of ammunition is allotted to the rifle, while six tons are given to feed the autocannons.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', pp. 52-53 & 135 SMG-O Simurgh - Prime Configuration & other features.</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 405</ref>

==Alternate Configurations==
*; Alternate Configuration A : Configuration A is configured to be a close-range combatant, with principle firepower coming in the form of a heavy battery of missiles. A pair of [[Apollo FCS]]-guided [[MRM-40]] launchers are mounted in the nose with a single [[RAC/5]]. Each of the weapon systems is given an allotment of four tons of ammunition. To help curb the heat of the weapons, the fighter is given four additional [[double heat sink]]s. BV(2.0) = 2,622<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', pp. 52-53 & 136 SMG-O Simurgh - A Configuration.</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 406</ref>

*; Alternate Configuration B : A powerful long-range configuration, featuring firepower that can threaten any [[BattleMech|'Mech]] or — when in a squadron — even a [[DropShip]] which may cross its path. The B's only weapons are a pair of nose-mounted [[improved heavy Gauss rifle]]s, with seven tons of ammunition split between them. BV(2.0) = 2,864<ref>''Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere'', pp. 52-53 & 137 SMG-O Simurgh - B Configuration.</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged'', p. 407</ref>

==Design Quirks==
The ''Simurgh'' features the following [[Design Quirk]]s:
* [[Easy to Pilot]]
* [[Non-Standard Parts]]
* [[Difficult to Maintain]]

==Notes==
Not mentioned in the profile of the ''Simurgh'', is the visual similarity to the Word of Blake's ''Striga'' Omnifighter. When comparing to two fighters, the ''Simurgh'' does indeed have a strong resemblance to older Word of Blake fighters.

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*''[[Record Sheets: 3145 Unabridged]]''
*''[[Technical Readout: 3145]]''
*''[[Technical Readout: 3145 Republic of the Sphere]]''

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