Northrup Q-34 Target Drone

  The Q-34 is a low cost, airborne drone use for target practice. Using the most cheapest materials, Northrup designed this for units to practice their skills for a wide variety of things. Multi-function, it can be used to train air-to-air combat, and air defense training, both SAM and other assets. Using an inexpensive turbojet derived from the UAV-44 MALD, it lowers costs in maintaining and using. It uses no real special equipment, save for the flight instrumentation used to transmit data. A special switch disconnects the rigger, without suffering from dump shock if the rigger is piloting the craft. A Pilot program allows it to emulate most threat profiles, from low level flying, to formation flying with multiple targets. The Autonav can be set, to also emulate a fighter on a strike mission, or for navigation purposes. Along with that, chaff/flare dispensers are also added, to enhance training as well. They can be disabled if not needed or removed as well. The aircraft has a tricycle landing gear and can use any level surface, from a dirt road to a standard landing strip. It can also be set up for insturmentated flight if no real missiles are used. This ensures a good re-usable platform to train your force!

  Handling | Speed | Accel | Body | Sig | Autonav | Pilot | Load | Cost
  2 | 80/3,000 | 150 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 28,800¥

  Economy: 0.5 km per liter
  Fuel: 170 liters (Jet)
  Sensors: Enhanced (2)
  Other Features: Remote control interface, rigger control gear, Pilot Programming (2, Threat Emulation), Instrumentation Gear, removable Chaff/Flare dispensers (40/40 tubes).
  Set-up/Breakdown time: 10 minutes.
  Weight (Combat): 53 (45 with chaff/flare tubes removed) kilograms
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