FF-X7 CORE FIGHTER

RPG Stats by Sean Little

Background info provided by the Mahq

BACKGROUND

The FF-X7 Core Fighter was an integral part of the Federation's V Project, forming an interchangeable cockpit block for the RX-78-2 Gundam, RX-77-2 Guncannon and RX-75-4 Guntank. Developed by the Hervic Company, who was also the developer of the FF-6 TIN Cod and FF-S3 Saberfish fighters, the Core Fighter's primary purpose was to protect the data from the learning computer system of the Gundam, serving as an escape vehicle in the advent of the mobile suit being disable or destroyed. The Core Fighter was armed to protect its data and pilot, with four 25 mm machine guns mounted in the nose, and two small missile launchers mounted on the fuselage. The Core Fighter concept was used in many later suits and was used as late as UC 0153 in the LM312V04 Victory Gundam.

RPG STATS

Vehicle Type: FF-X7 Core Fighter
Class: Fighter for Core Block System
Manufacturer: Hervic
Crew: One pilot wearing Tactical Life Support System
Variants:
None

MDC BY LOCATION:

    Thrusters                                   20 each

(1) Main Body                                   100

    Pilot's Compartment                         50

    Wings                                       60 each

    Tails                                       50

NOTES:

(1) Destruction of the main body will shut the unit down completely.

SPEEDS:

FLYING:

Mach 4.8

MAX ENGINE THRUST:

            Maximum Thrust: Unkown

STATISTICAL DATA:

HEIGHT:

3.2 m.

WIDTH:

6.8 m.

LENGTH:

8.6 m.

WEIGHT:

Max T-O mass: 8.9 metric tons

CARGO:

Small compartment behind pilot's seat for personal belongings.

POWER PLANT:

Jet Thruster x6

WEAPON SYSTEMS:

1. 25MM VULCAN CANNONS(4, FIRELINKED): These are the primary weapon of the Core Fighter. They are not very effective against mobile suits.
   • PRIMARY PURPOSE: Assault
   • SECONDARY PURPOSE: Anti-Personnel
   • RANGE: 200 feet (60 m)
   • DAMAGE: 1d10 per gun, 3d10 total
   • RATE OF FIRE: Equal to the Pilot's number of attacks.
   • PAYLOAD: 400.
2. MISSILE LAUNCHERS (2): The Core Fighter’s main heavy weapon is a pair of missile launchers.
   • PRIMARY PURPOSE: Assault/Defense
   • RANGE: 30 miles
   • DAMAGE: 2D6x10 M.D.
   • RATE OF FIRE: One or two at a time.
   • PAYLOAD: 4 per launcher. Total of 8.

STANDARD EQUIPMENT FOR THE FF-X7 CORE FIGHTER:

• AUTO-PILOT: The FF-X7 is equipped with a computerized auto-pilot, allowing the pilot to relax or even sleep during long voyages. The auto-pilot can be programmed with a single destination or a complex flight plan involving multiple speeds, directions, and destinations. The onboard computer will alert the pilot when the fighter is near its destination, and can also be set to automatically signal when sensors detect objects near the mecha. The auto-pilot was designed with long intra-system space journeys in mind.
• COMBAT COMPUTER W/HUD DISPLAYS: The FF-X7 is equipped with a combat computer that can store and analyze data during combat with hostile forces. Data readouts and stats can be displayed either on the cockpit's HUD display or on the dashboard monitors of the aircraft. The combat computer tracks and identifies specific enemy targets, and has a database of over 1,000 images stored in memory. The computer can identify and track up to 75 targets simultaneously.
• EJECTOR SEAT/S & HOMING SIGNAL: All FF-X7's feature Marty & Beck Mk-7 zero/zero ejection seat/s equipped with a homing device that enables rescue teams to locate a disabled craft or ejected life pod. The range of the signal is 300 miles (480 km). Most EFSF ships and mobile suits can locate and track homing signals,and the onboard computers will automatically notify their pilots if such a signal is detected.
• EXTERNAL AUDIO PICKUP: Range: 300 ft (91.5 m). A sound amplification system that can pick up normal conversation up to 300 feet away.
• HEAT AND RADIATION SHIELDS: Special shielding prevents the penetration of life threatening heat and radiation. A radiation detection and alarm system are linked with the shields and will sound an alarm if there is a rupture in the shields and what the levels of radiation are.
• OPTICS: INFRARED: Range: 2000 feet (610 m). This optical system projects a beam of infrared light that is invisible to the normal eye, but detectable by the mecha's sensors. The system allows the pilot to detect hidden/concealed objects by their IR reflectiveness. The beam will be visible to anyone with IR sensitive optics, however.
• OPTICS: NIGHTVISION: Range: 2000 feet (610 m). A passive light image intensifier that emits no light of its own, but relies on ambient light which is electronically amplified to produce a visible picture.
• OPTICS: THERMAL IMAGER: Range: 2000 feet (610 m). A passive optical heat sensor that detects infrared radiation projected by warm objects and converts that data into a false-color visible image. The system enables the pilot to see in the dark, in shadows, and through smoke, and also adds a +10% bonus to pilots using a tracking skill.
• RADIO/VIDEO COMMUNICATION: The FF-X7 features an IFF antenna, UHF antenna; head-turret-mounted hybrid sensor/TV camera eye system and radar sensor dome with rear periscope; VHF antenna in vertical stabilizer, and EC and retractable VHF antenna in vernier tail pack (extended in GERWALK mode); IFF/UHF datalink antenna and TACAN/UHF antenna on dorsal section; ACS; two forward-looking infra-red (FLIR) sensors in recessed emplacements in leg-joint nacelles below and to the the fore of the canopy. Long range, directional communications system with satellite relay capabilities. Range: 600 miles (960 km) or can be boosted indefinitely via satellite relay.
• STANDARD SURVIVAL KIT: All EFSF Fighter's come equipped with a portable survival kit. Inside the small reinforced box is a medium-sized flashlight, two hand flares, one rocket flare, a compass, infrared distancing binoculars, a small mirror, a pocket knife, dehydrated and concentrated food (can be stretched into a five day supply for one person) and basic first aid items (aspirin, bandages, disinfectants, etc.)
• TACTICAL LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM: The FF-X7's cockpit is pressurized, and also provides additional air feeds to the pilot's flight suit that provides him with pressurized breathing. The EFSF flight suit also contains an upper and lower g-suit that promotes blood circulation even during high-g turns, thus decreasing the possibility of pilot blacking out in combat.

COMBAT SPECIFICATIONS OF FF-X7 CORE FIGHTER:

SIZE: Diminutive (starship scale)

INITIATIVE:  +12 (+4 size, +8 crew)

MANEUVER: +12 (+4 size, +8 crew)

DEFENSE: +24 (+4 size, +10 armor)