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The Sparrowhawk experimental heavy fighter was designed to fill a requirement for a high acceleration fighter within the general configuration of a standard imperial heavy fighter. To this extent the project was hailed a success. The Sparrowhawk was capable of 8G acceleration with a reasonable endurance, though not as good as a Revenant. The armament was somewhat greater than the Revenant class heavy fighters produced at the same time. Compared with most other heavy fighters though armour was not as heavy. The Sparrowhawk is not fitted with a contra-grav lifter, this is not considered a disadvantage for this type, which even in an atmosphere can boast 7G more than almost any other craft. |
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| General Data | ||
| Displacement: 50 tons | Hull Armour: 90 | |
| Length: 22.4 meters | Volume: 700 cubic meters | |
| Price: MCr52.993818 | Target Size: VS | |
| Configuration: Cylinder AF | Tech Level: 15 | |
| Mass: (Loaded/Empty) 794.727/628.3969 tons | ||
| Engineering Data | ||
| Power Plant: 456Mw Fusion Power Plant (228Mw/hit), 1 month duration (1.9258Mw surplus) | ||
| G-Rating: 8 (40.625Mw/G), No Contra-Grav Lifters | ||
| G Turns: 81.2 , 5.078 cubic meters each | ||
| Maintenance: 21 | ||
| Electronics | ||
| Computer: 2xTL15 St (0.55Mw each) | ||
| Commo: 300,000km Radio (10 hexes; 10Mw), 1,000AU Maser (∞ 0.6Mw) | ||
| Avionics: TL10 Avionics, TL15 Terrain Following Avionics | ||
| Sensors: 90,000km Passive EMS Fixed Array (3 hexes; 0.06Mw), 300,000km Active EMS (DF Capable, 10 hexes; 15Mw), 3xRunning Lights (0.0001Mw ea.) | ||
| ECM/ECCM: 60,000km EMS Jammer (2 hexes; 14Mw), 6x36 Capacity Decoy Launchers, EM Masking (0.7Mw) | ||
| Controls: Flight Deck with 2xWorkstations, plus 1xOther Workstation | ||
| Armament | ||
| Offensive: 2xTL15 144Mj Laser Lance (Loc: 4/8, 5/9; Arcs 1; 40Mw each; No Crew), 4x7-ton capacity AF Grapples for 4 7-ton missiles or recce drones | ||
| Short | Medium | Long | Extreme | |
| 144Mj Laser Lance | 10:1/10-30 | 20:1/10-30 | 40:1/5-15 | 80:1/2-8 |
| -2 Difficulty Levels |
| Defensive: None | |
| Master Fire Directors: 1xTL15 (6 Diff Mod;Beam/Missile; 10 hexes; 1.71Mw; 1 Crew) | |
| Accommodations | |
| Life Support: Extended (0.0568Mw), Gravitic Compensators (6G; 5.6771Mw) | |
| Crew: 3 (1xManuever/Electronics, 1xGunner/Engineer, 1xEngineer) | |
| Crew Accommodations: 3xWorkstations, 1xBunk | |
| Passenger Accomodations: None | |
| Cargo: 1.2 cubic meters | |
| Air Locks: 2 Hatches | |
| Additional Fittings: None | |
| Notes | |
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Lasers are fixed, forward-firing mounts. No fuel purification equipment fitted. Fuel scoop capacity of 140 cubic meters per hour (2.95 hours for entire load exclusive of power plant fuel). Life support and artificial gravity/inertial compensation does not extend to fuel spaces. |
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| Area | Surface Hits | Internal Explosion | Systems |
| 1 | Ant | Hold | LS-2H,PP-2H, |
| 2-3 | Ant | 1-15:Elec,16-20:Hold | LaserLance-1H, |
| 4-5,8-9 | 1-8:Lance,9-20:Hold | ELS-1H, | |
| 6-7 | 1-11:Ant | Hold | MD-1H, |
| 10 | 1-3:Hatch,4-8:EMMR | 1-14:Qtrs,15-20:Elec | MFD-(3h), |
| 11 | 1-4:Decoy | Hold | EMM-(2h) |
| 12-13 | 1-4:Qtrs,5-20:Hold | All others-(1h) | |
| 14-15 | 1-6:Missile | 1-4:Grapple,5-20:Hold | |
| 16-17 | 1:Eng,2-20:Hold | ||
| 18-20 | Eng |
