Source: Technical Readout 3025
Mass: 75 tons
Frame: Saroyan 13
Engine: Rawlings 300
Armament:
3 Selitex Radionic Large Lasers
4 Kajuka Type 2 "Bright Blossom" Medium LasersManufacturer: Saroyan Special ProjectsPrimary Factory: SaroyanCommunications System: Duoteck 95
Targeting and Tracking System: Radcom T11
Overview:
The TR-13 Transgressor is House Liao's main heavy assault aerospace fighter. Normally assigned to front-line DropShip units, Transgressor squadrons also defend particularly important planets. Many favored commanders are given a Transgressor even if they command medium or composite squadrons. With its substantial armor, compact size, and heavy armament, the Transgressor is one of the best all-around aeropace fighters in the Successor States.
Capabilities:
The Transgressor is one of the more maneuverble heavy fighters, thanks to its compact design and powerful Rawlings 300 fusion engine. Faster than any other operational heavy fighters, it can take more high-G stresses than larger-bodied aerospace craft.
Armed entirely with lasers, the fighter gets ample power for its weapons from the Rawlings engine. Its three Selitex Radionic large lasers provide massive firepower at long ranges, and the four Kajuka "Bright Blossom" medium lasers can cause considerable damage at short and medium ranges.
As with many laser-equipped aerospace fighters, the Transgressor has great difficulty dissipating heat fast enough; this limitation requires pilots to fire their laser batteries in salvo during battle.
Rarely does a Transgressor pilot have anything negative to say about his craft, despite its several drawbacks. Many fighter pilots feel that the cockpit is somewhat cramped compared to other heavy aerospace fighters. The Transgressor is also somewhat unstable during atmospheric flight because its stubby wings do not bite the air as do those of more massive heavy fighters. Not surprisingly, Transgressor pilots prefer space combat to in-atmosphere battles because of the craft's exemplary performance in vacuum.