F5A Goshawk class heavy fighter
The United Worlds Commonwealth
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The F5A Goshawk class heavy fighter is the newest heavy fighter type to enter service with UWC forces. It is now beginning to enter service in significant numbers where it supplements the smaller F4 series Manticore class fighters. It is planned that the Goshawk will eventually replace all the existing TL9 and TL10 heavy fighters still in service with the UWC forces.


General Data
Displacement: 50 tons Hull Armour: 40
Length: 22.4 meters Volume: 700 cubic meters
Price: MCr37.64421 Target Size: VS
Configuration: Cylinder AF Tech Level: 11
Mass: (Loaded/Empty) 737.4267/691.8879 tons
 
Engineering Data
Power Plant: 154.4Mw Fusion Power Plant (51.47Mw/hit), 1 month duration (0.0837Mw surplus)
G-Rating: 4 (25Mw/G), No Contra-Grav Lifters
G Turns: 143.56 , 3.125 cubic meters each
Maintenance: 22
 
Electronics
Computer: 2xTL11 St (0.35Mw each)
Commo: 300,000km Radio (10 hexes; 10Mw), 1,000AU Maser (∞ ; 0.6Mw)
Avionics: TL10 Avionics, TL11 Terrain Following Avionics
Sensors: 90,000km Passive EMS Fixed Array (3 hexes; 0.15Mw), 120,000km Active EMS (4 hexes; 40Mw), 3xRunning Lights (0.0001Mw ea.)
ECM/ECCM: None
Controls: Flight Deck with 2xWorkstations, plus 2xOther Workstations
 
Armament
Offensive: 1xTL11 50Mj Laser Lance (Loc: 1-5; Arcs 1; 1.3889Mw; No Crew), 2x0.5 displacement ton capacity AF Grapples (Loc: 11, for 2x0.5 displacement ton cylindrical configuration missiles or recce drones)

Short Medium Long Extreme
50Mj Laser Lance 5:1/6-18 10:1/4-12 20:1/2-6 40:1-3
 
Defensive: None
Master Fire Directors: None

Accommodations
Life Support: Extended (0.0499Mw), Gravitic Compensators (2G; 1.2472Mw)
Crew: 4 (1xElectronics, 1xManuever/Gunner, 2xEngineer)
Crew Accommodations: 4xWorkstations, 3xBunks
Passenger Accomodations: None
Cargo: None
Air Locks: 1xHatch
Additional Fittings: None
 
Notes

Laser is a fixed, forward-firing mount. No fuel purification equipment fitted. Fuel scoop capacity of 140 cubic meters per hour (3.2 hours for full load excluding power plant fuel). Life support and artificial gravity/inertial compensation does not extend to fuel spaces.


DAMAGE TABLES
Area Surface Hits Internal Explosion Systems
1 1-3:LL,4-20:Hold PP-3H,LS-2H,
2-5 Ant 1-3:LL,4-11:Elec,12-20:Hold ELS-1H,
6-7 1-9:Ant 1-12:Qtrs,13-20:Hold LT-1H,
8-9,12-15 Hold AEMS-(3h),
10 1:Hatch Qtrs MD-(2h),
11 1-10:Missile 1-4:Grapple,5-20:Hold All others-(1h)
16-19 1-7:Eng,8-20:Hold
20 Eng
F5A Goshawk class heavy fighter