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Stormfury AFFS Heavy Fighter
« on: September 25, 2011, 06:46:24 AM »

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Class/Model/Name:  Stormfury
Tech:              Inner Sphere / 3067
Vessel Type:       Aerospace Fighter
Rules:             Level 2, Standard design
Rules Set:         AeroTech2

Mass:              100 tons
Power Plant:       300 XL Fusion
Safe Thrust:       5
Maximum Thrust:    8
Armor Type:        Ferro-aluminum
Armament:         
    4 Rotary AC/5
    2 ER Medium Laser
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==Overview:==
During the Federated Commonwealth Civil War it quickly became plain that the
LAAF had something special in the Eisensturm omnifighter. The AFFS's own
omnifighter, the Dagger, had proven perfectly capable but in a very different
weight class. Loyalist and Allied forces alike realised they needed a counter.

==Capabilities:==
Having designed the Dagger, Johnston Industries was well placed to look into
developing a new heavy aerospace fighter. at their New Syrtis facilities. They
started with a much-abused Slayer aeroframe that had been in a little-used
hanger at their testing facility for decades, fitted an extralight engine
previously intended for a STU-D6 Stuka and started building up from there.

The Stormfury that emerged from the hangers for testing was no more agile or
speedy than most aerospace craft of its size. It was certainly not capable of
out-handling the Eisensturm, thus failing that initial brief, but it was most
assuredly a threat to the slightly smaller Omnifighter for four very good
reasons, all of which are rotary autocannon.

In order to survive to reach its target, the Stormfury layers itself with
approximately a third more armour than its intended foe - Johnston are well
aware that the survivability of their previous offering was a selling point
and don't intend to stray from that principle. Since the autocannon are not
perfectly reliable, a pair of extended range medium lasers are fitted.

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Class/Model/Name:  Stormfury
Mass:              100 tons

Equipment:                                                              Mass
Power Plant:  300 XL Fusion                                              9.50
Thrust:  Safe Thrust: 5
      Maximum Thrust: 8
Structural Integrity: 10                                                  .00
Total Heat Sinks:    12 Double                                           2.00
Fuel:                                                                    5.00
Cockpit & Attitude Thrusters:                                            3.00
Armor Type:  Ferro-aluminum  (474 total armor pts)                      26.50
                           Standard Scale Armor Pts
   Location:                            L / R
   Nose:                                163
   Left/Right Wings:                 119/119
   Aft:                                  73

Weapons and Equipment      Loc        SRV    MRV    LRV    ERV  Heat    Mass
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2 Rotary AC/5              Nose        20     20     --     --   12     20.00
  Ammo (RAC/5) 120         ---                                           6.00
1 ER Medium Laser          Nose         5      5     --     --    5      1.00
1 Rotary AC/5              RW          20     20     --     --    6     10.00
1 Rotary AC/5              LW          20     20     --     --    6     10.00
  Ammo (RAC/5) 120         ---                                           6.00
1 ER Medium Laser          Aft          5      5     --     --    5      1.00
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TOTALS:                                                    Heat: 34    100.00
Tons Left:                                                                .00

Calculated Factors:
Total Cost:        16,582,500 C-Bills
Battle Value:      2,685
Cost per BV:       6,175.98
Weapon Value:      3,440 (Ratio = 1.28)
Damage Factors:    SRV = 58;  MRV = 46;  LRV = 0;  ERV = 0
BattleForce2:      MP: 5,  Armor/Structure: 12 / 0
                   Damage PB/M/L: 8/8/-,  Overheat: 1
                   Class: FH;  Point Value: 27
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Re: Stormfury AFFS Heavy Fighter
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2011, 08:28:57 AM »

  An Eisensturm-killer is a good idea for an ASF, drakensis... but unless you intend this thing to simply sandblast the 'Sturm to death, ain't no way the Stormfury meets its design goals.  Remember, under TW rules RACs deal their damage in five-point clusters, not single twenty-point blasts, so you've got absolutely no way of critting the 'Sturm through its impressive coat of armour.

  As an air-to-ground striker that can devour an entire 'Mech in a single pass, or slaughter entire squadrons of lightfighters, this bird has few equals.  As a countermeasure to the EST-** fighters... sorry, but frankly it's a failure:(
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Re: Stormfury AFFS Heavy Fighter
« Reply #2 on: September 26, 2011, 03:10:03 AM »

You've hit the nail on the head: the plan is sand-blasting. My own experience is that crits do not put fighters out of action without copious amounts of luck so aiming to beat armour thresholds is something I consider as icing on a dessert rather than the main course

Now given the fact that the Eisensturm can outfly the Stormfury, getting the three rounds or so of fire necessary to wear down an EST-**'s armour would seem difficult, except that Stormfuries are probably just about perfect as Eisensturm-bait. Even most other brick-fighters will be screaming for someone, anyone with the armour to survive taking the hits to come take care of them.
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Re: Stormfury AFFS Heavy Fighter
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2011, 07:36:33 PM »

I like it, it's insane and would go through ammo reserves like crazy but I like it
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