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TL16 Palisade RF-151 Recon Fighter
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Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 11:44:08 -0500
From: Steven Bonneville <bonnevil@itlabs.umn.edu>
Subject: TL16 Palisade RF-151 Recon Fighter
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TL-16 RF-151/RF-151-2 Palisade Recon Fighter (Regency of Deneb)
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The Palisade reconnaisance fighter was developed by the government
of Vincennes/Vincennes as a modern replacement for the standard,
century-old Imperial Rampart short-range fighter design.
Advances in fusion power generation and gravitic technology allow
the craft to achieve seven gees of acceleration without substantial
loss of delta-vee. While more expensive than existing nine-ton
fighters due to its' sophisticated computer, the state-of-the-art
interactive expert system makes it much easier to maintain than
older designs.
Two major variants exist. The most common is armed with a compact
72MJ tunable laser lance with an effective range of 2400 Mm. An
alternative two-place craft with an expanded communications suite
is designed for duties as a trainer, missile-carrier, or squadron
command ship. While the one-place laser fighter can also carry
missiles, the additional mass makes it less maneuverable when it
does so. Since neither craft is equipped with an MFD, all missiles
carried should be fully-independent.
The Palisade is meant to operate as an interceptor or as part of a
fleet's fighter screen. In this role, the mission of the Palisade
is primarily to watch for incoming enemy forces and to perform
scouting and intelligence missions to gather data for the fleet,
without exposing vital fleet assets to return scrutiny.
While Palisade fighters are a common sight in the Vincennes system,
particularly around the system defense center on Friend, they are
much more rarely seen in regular Regency service. However, due to
their similarity in appearance to Rampart fighters, it is possible
that some "Rampart" squadrons are actually newly deployed Palisades.
BATTLE RIDER
FF Palisade FF Palisade-2
-- +1 -- +1
-- TL-16 -- TL-16
-- -- -- --
L(x1) 10:1 -- -- M:0(4)
A:10 P:2 Msk (S) G7 A:10 P:2 Msk (S) G7
AV:2 -- AV:2 --
-- 2/2 -- 2/2
The Battle Rider listings above reflect normal weapons carried.
GENERAL
Displacement: 9 tons Hull Armor: 70
Length: 13.6 meters Volume: 126 cubic meters
Target Size: MC Tech Level: 16
Config'n.: Cylinder AF
Price: [RF-151] MCr 28.44
[RF-151-2] MCr 28.76
Mass (Loaded/Empty): [RF-151] 165.6/161.5 metric tonnes
with missiles, 193.6 metric tonnes
[RF-151-2] 141.3/137.2 metric tonnes
with missiles, 169.2 metric tonnes
ENGINEERING
Power Plant: 74.8 MW Fusion (24.9 MW/hit), 1 month duration
Jump Performance: nil
G-Rating: 7G (8.45 MW/G), CG Lifters (0.9 MW)
[RF-151] with missiles, 6G (9.86 MW/G)
G-Turns: 54.5, 1.0563 cubic meters ea.
[RF-151] with missiles, 46.7, 1.2323 cu. meters ea.
Maint: [RF-151] 2
[RF-151-2] 1
ELECTRONICS
Computer: 2 x TL16St (0.6 MW ea.)
Commo: [RF-151] 1 x 1000 AU maser (infinite, 0.6 MW)
[RF-151-2] 4 x 1000 AU maser (infinite, 0.6 MW)
Avionics: TL10+ Avionics
Sensors: PEMS fixed array 60 Mm (2 hex, 0.03 MW)
AEMS 300 Mm (10 hex, 10 MW)
Controls: [RF-151] 1 x workstation
[RF-151-2] 2 x workstations
ECM/ECCM: EM Masking (0.126 MW)
ARMAMENT
Offensive:
[RF-151] 1 x TL16 72 MJ laser lance (Loc. 1; Arc 1; 2 MW; no crew)
10:(1/6)-21 20:(1/6)-21 40:(1/6)-21 80:(1/6)-21
[BOTH] 4 x USL grapples for standard missiles
ACCOMODATIONS
Life Support: Basic (0.0126 MW)
Artificial Grav (7G, 0.63 MW)
Crew: [RF-151] 1 (1 x Maneuver/Gunner)
[RF-151-2] 2 (1 x Maneuver, 1 x Commander/Gunner)
Accomodations: none
Cargo: none
Airlocks: [RF-151] 1 hatch
[RF-151-2] 2 hatches
No purification or fuel scoops.
SYSTEMS
LS-1H; ELS-1H; LT-1H; PP-(3h); Others-(1h)
DAMAGE TABLES:
AREA SURFACE INT. EXPLOSION
1 LT
*1 Hold
2-3 1-4: Ant 1-4: Wpn, 5-20: Elec
4-5 1-4: Ant, 5-7: Hatch 1-12: LT, 13-20: Elec
*4-5 1-4: Ant, 5-7: Hatch 1-10: Hold, 11-20: Elec
6-7 1-10: Qtrs, 11-20: Hold
*6-7 1-3: Hatch 1-10: Qtrs, 11-20: Elec
8-9 Hold
10 1: EMMR 1-4: Qtrs, 5-20: Hold
11 1: EMMR Elec
12-15 Hold
16-17 1-10: Eng, 11-15: Hold, 16-20: Elec
18-19 1-10: Eng, 11-20: Hold
20 Eng
* Use for RF-151-2 variant in place of normal entry.
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BONUS COMPONENT:
TL-16 72 MJ tunable laser lance, 1.826 meter lens:
13.894 m^3; 24.69 tonnes; 2 MW; MCr 0.2174; 2.62 m^2
See above for operational statistics.
Steve Bonneville
<bonn0015@tc.umn.edu>