Source: Technical Readout 3025
Mass: 100 tons
Frame: Lycomb 11
Engine: GM 300 ATF
Armament:
4 Exostar Large Lasers
3 Martell Medium Lasers
1 Simpson Long Range Missle 20 Rack
1 Holly Short Range Missle 4 RackManufacturer: Lycomb IntroTechnologies Incorporated
Communications System: O/P 9000AT
Targeting and Tracking System: O/P 2500TGFD
Overview:
Lycomb IntroTechnologies was one of the few firms able to compete for a contract to construct a heavy aerospace fighter to support the Star League Defense Forces. Lycomb designed the Stuka-class heavy fighter, a sleek, durable craft with excellent firepower. Modifications to the Kl and K2 prototypes were introduced during production to resolve difficulties with heat dissipation and the structural instability of the heavy wings supporting the twin weapons pods. These modifications were retained in the STU-K5, by far the most widely seen model of this fighter.
Capabilities:
Many pilots consider the Stuka a dream come true. With thirty heat sinks, more than almost any other design currently used by the Successor States, the Stuka can use its formidable firepower with maximum effect for a prolonged period of time in combat.
The Stuka's Monitor 200 guidance system makes it a graceful vessel. Despite its size, it can perform like a medium-weight craft in many situations. The fighter has more than ample armor protection for its structural integrity as well as its weapons systems.
Necessary modifications to increase the armor and heat sinks have reduced this aerospace fighter's overall firepower, however. Though it carries a variety of long- and short-range weapons, the limited number of them leaves the Stuka outgunned by several medium fighters. Because the smaller craft lack the Stuka's armor protection and heat sink capability, however, the Stuka can easily defeat many better-armed foes in a prolonged battle.