Kirghiz Aerospace Fighter

Kirghiz Aerospace Fighter

Mass: 100 Tons

Frame: Unknown

Power Plant: 300 XL

Armor: Ferro-Aluminum

Armament:

56.5 Tons Pod Space Available

Manufacturer: Unknown

----------- Primary Factory: Unknown

Communications System: Unknown

Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown

Overview:

Currently the heaviest fighter in service with any Clan, the 100-ton Kirghiz rivals the Scytha for the title of "deadliest" fighter in service. A terrible foe, the Kirghiz is able to mount more forward-firing weaponry than any other OmniFighter , rivaling some assault DropShips. What gives the craft this ability is the use of conventional armor plating instead of the bulky ferro-aluminum armor. This provides more space for mounting weapons, but it also requires the addition of approximately 20 percent more armor plating to provide the same level of protection.

Capabilities:

First fielded by the Ghost Bears in 2874, this ancient design is one of the oldest Clan fighters built, let alone still in service. The fourth type of OmniFighter built, it has undergone several design modifications. The most radical was the addition of a more efficient XL-series engine, which provided considerably improved maneuverability. The steady development of weaponry within the Clans has kept the Kirghiz a most deadly fighter, with smaller and more efficient weaponry gradually replacing its Star League vintage arms over the years.

The primary configuration of the Kirghiz mounts a LB 10-X autocannon in the nose. The main guns are two Gauss cannon, and mounted in a sidecar pod with each Gauss cannon is an extended range large laser. The aft weaponry primarily consists of a Streak SRM-6 launcher mounted in each wing, facing the rear. A small laser mounted in the tail provides additional support in close-in engagemen ts.

The A variant carries the longest-ranged weaponry that an aerospace fighter can mount: a LB 2-X, one on each wing tip, together with a huge amount of ammunition. Twin ER PPCs are mounted in the nose, and twin-mount large pulse lasers sit in each wing. Although the A version lacks the all-round firing ability of the primary, it does mount small and large extended range lasers in a rear facing turret. This fighter's greatest problem is heat dissipation. If all the forward-firing weapons were fired at a single target, the ammunition for the autocannon could conceivably "cookoff", destroying the wings, and probably the rest of the vessel.

Because of the limitations on the B variant's supply of ammunition for its five LRM-20 racks, the fighter is not popular with its pilots. This huge array of missile launchers often proves lethal against other fighters as well as ground targets, where FASCAM munitions may replace standard explosive rounds to lay a minefield in the path of an enemy. The variant also has extended range PPCs as a fallback weapon system for when ammunition is depleted. One is mounted in the nose, and the other two are mounted between the paired wing launchers.

The rare C configuration is the last of the designs seen during the recent Clan invasion of the Inner Sphere. Although designed as an Elemental carrier, it mounts an enormous array of weaponry, and is perfectly capable of seeing off most opponents. The ER PPC in each wing gives the craft good range potential, as do the twin large pulse lasers in an under-nose mount. Most of the nose space is taken up by a huge Ultra series 20 autocannon. This huge gun is devastating at close range, but its severe ammunition limit usually allows it to fire only in the first minutes of an engagement.

Deployment:

The Kirghiz is usually found in a supporting role, acting as either troop-transport or as an escort for a group of smaller ships. Although the fighter is grossly inefficient, pilots find the unique handling quirks of this ancient design strangely comforting, as opposed to the clinically precise Scytha and Jengiz, both of which are in line to depose the long-standing king of the OmniFighters.

Variants:

There are four known configurations.

Type: Kirghiz (Primary)

Technology Base: Clan

Tonnage: 100 Tons

Battle Value:

Equipment

Mass

Internal Structure:

Engine:------300 XL

9.5

Thrust:

Overthrust:

Structural Integrity: 10

Heat Sinks:

20 [40]

Fuel:

Cockpit:

Armor Factor:

256 + 10

Armor Value

Free Space

Cockpit

10 + 6

Nose

Left Wing

Right Wing

Fuselage

2 (Aft)

Engine

Weapons and Ammo

Location

Critical

Tonnage

LB 10-X

Nose

Ammo (LBX) 20

Nose

Gauss Rifle

Ammo (Gauss) 16

Streak SRM 6

RW (aft)

Ammo (SRM) 15

RW (aft)

ER Large Laser	RW	4
Gauss Rifle	LW	12
Ammo (Gauss) 16	LW	2
Streak SRM 6	LW (aft)	3
Ammo (SRM) 15	LW (aft)	1
ER Large Laser	LW	4
ER Small Laser	Aft	0.5

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