Trahiy'arl Defense Fighter

BARD PAPER: SARA0064

Trahiy'arl Planetary Defense Fighter

The Trahiy'arl is a common fighter in the Aslan Hierate, used by poorer clans to defend their holdings against attack. This version is stripped of most of its Aslan weaponry, as Wyaroaer takes advantage of the Regency's need for defensive craft. As such it is intended to be fitted with Regency TL-15 computers and powerplants. The original Aslan version is a fat waddling toad barely capable of 3G, and carries a little more armor than the export model. The Regency version retains the originals power shortfall, but since the fighter is intended for long range patrols, this is usually fixed by not running the contra-grav or the AEMS with everything else. The lack of space also requires hot-bunking by the crew on extend long range patrols.

Another less than desirable tradeoff is the lack of a modern decoy or ECM system, but space limitations would not allow for it, and some of the more hirsute Aslan clans prefer the direct approach over jamming and diversion tactics. But the fighters 4.5 Cm of bonded superdense is more than enough of a defense, especially where squadrons of these fighters can operate. During the Ihatei invasions, Denebian pilots learned to not disregard this lethal fighter, noting that "to sneeze it off is a waste of ones last breath." The original model only mounted a single laser lance, and the dual mounting seems to have been an afterthought; otherwise the missle tubes are the centerpiece of this class. In addition to the four loaded missles, eight more are carried in the hold.

Trahiy'arl's most impressive feature is its long endurance, as it is not overpowering enough to defeat larger vessels in direct combat. Rather the Aslan prefer to deploy them in pairs, sniping at enemy ships and wearing down their defenses. Another more common attack plan is simply to get as many of these fighters as one can, and simply saturate and enemy's defenses with as many missles as one can. Interestingly, Ftuakh's deal doesn't include any missles (32.4 Mcr) but then Wyaroaer wants to keep this sale as quiet as possible, and selling ordinance may piss off some of the more conservative males in Eakhitiyo, a clan not known for its warmth towards the Regency anyway.

Trahiy'arl Defense Fighter

General Data

Displacement: 60 tons	Hull Armor: 148
Length: 14 meters	Volume: 840 m³
Price: 62.47 MCr	Target Size: VS
Configuration: SL Dome/Disc	Tech Level: 14/15
Mass (Loaded/Unloaded): 830.51/752.46

Engineering Data

Power Plant: TL-15 156 MW Fusion Plant (10.64 MW shortfall) (15.6 m³ fuel tankage)

Jump Performance: None

Jump Fuel: 0 m³

G-Rating: 5G Heplar (30 MW/G) ContraGrav (6 MW)

G-Turns: 80 (3.75 m³ each)

Maint: 35

Electronics

Computer: 2 TL-15 ST (0.6 MW each)

Commo: 300,000 km Radio (Range : 10, 10 MW), 300,000 km Maser (Range: 10, 0.3 MW)

Avionics: TL10+, Imaging EMS, 180 KM NOE

Sensors: PEMS TL-14 120,000 Fixed Array (Range: 4, 0.2 MW), AEMS TL-14 180,000 Km (Range: 6, 11 MW)

ECM/ECCM: EMM (0.84 MW)

Controls: Flight Deck with 4 Normal Workstations

Armament

Offensive 2 TL-14 184 MJ Laser Lance (Loc: 1; Arcs: 1, 5.1 MW) 1 4 cell Missle Launcher (Loc: 11, Arcs: All) with 4 Ready Missles.

Defensive: None

Master Fire Directors: 2 TL-14 Missle/Beam MFDs (one main and one backup) (Range: 10, 1.2 MW, DIf Mods: 5, Crew: 1)

Name	Short	Medium	Long	Extreme
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Accommodations

Life Support: Extended (0.21 MW)

Grav Compensation: 6Gs (2.1 MW)

Crew: 4 (2 Pilots, MFD Gunner, Engineer.)

Crew Accommodations: 1 Small Stateroom

Passenger Accomadation: None

Other Facilities: None

Cargo: 2.65 m³ 1 Small Cargo Hatch

Small Craft and Launch Facilities: None

Air Locks: 1

Notes

Fuel Scoops that cover 8% of the ship and can fill fuel tanks in 1.09 hours. No fuel purification plant fitted.

Damage Tables

  MD: 3h          MFD: 2h
  PP: 1H       LLance: 1H
  CG: 1H        Mtube: 1H
  LS: 1H           SR: 2h
 ELS: 2h    All Other: 1h
  AG: 2h          EMM: 2h
EMMR: 1h

Damage Location Table:

Location         Surface          Internal

1                1-8: Ant         1-10:Elec, 11-20:
                                  Qtrs
2-3              1-5: Ant         1-7:Qtrs, 8-20:
                                  Laser Lance
4-5              AL               1-5:Elec, 6-13:
                                  LLance, 14-17:Msl
                                  Tubes, 18-20:Elec
6-9                               1:Msl Rld, 2-20:Hold
10               CH               Elec
11               EMMR             Msl Tubes
12-15                             Hold
16-19                             1-10:Hold, 11-
                                  12:Eng, 13-20:Qtrs
20                                Eng