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{{Otheruses|the heavy aerospace fighter|other uses|Eagle}}
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{{Otheruses|the aerospace fighter class|other uses|Eagle (BattleMech)|Eagle (WarShip class)}}
 
{{InfoBoxASF
 
{{InfoBoxASF
 
| image = [[Image:Eagle ASF 3057.png|191px]]
 
| image = [[Image:Eagle ASF 3057.png|191px]]
| name = ''Eagle''
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| name = Eagle
| manufacturer = [[Imstar Aerospace]]
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| manufacturer = [[Imstar Aerospace]] <br> [[Lockheed-CBM Corporation]]<ref>''Objective Raids''p. 68</ref> <br> [[Wangker Aerospace]]
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[[Lockheed-CBM Corporation]]<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 68</ref>
 
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[[Wangker Aerospace]]
 
 
| model = EGL-R6
 
| model = EGL-R6
| Class = Heavy aerospace fighter
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| Class = Heavy Aerospace
 
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]
 
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]
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| Introduced = 2324
 
| production year=2501
 
| production year=2501
 
| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4110/eagle-egl-r6 MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
 
| year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4110/eagle-egl-r6 MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
 
| mass = 75 tons
 
| mass = 75 tons
| structural integrity = 7<ref name=RS:OKp88>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 88</ref>
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| structural integrity = 7<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 88</ref>
| frame = [[ImStar Alpha]]
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| frame = ImStar Alpha
 
| power plant = 300
 
| power plant = 300
| armor = [[StarSlab/2]]
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| Fuel = 400 points<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 88</ref>
| Fuel = 400 points<ref name=RS:OKp88/>
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| armament = 3x [[Large Laser]]s <br> 4x [[Medium Laser]]s
| armament =  
 
* 3x [[Large laser]]s
 
* 4x [[Medium laser]]s
 
 
| communications system = [[Datacom 26]]
 
| communications system = [[Datacom 26]]
| tracking & targeting system = [[Dynatec 990]]
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| tracking & targeting system = Dynatec 990
| heat sinks = 25 [[single heat sink]]s
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| heat sinks = 25
 
| BV (1.0) = 1,309<ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 129</ref>
 
| BV (1.0) = 1,309<ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 129</ref>
| BV (2.0) = 1,467<ref name=TRO3075-264-265>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 264–265: "Eagle Fighter Profile"</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 174</ref><br>1,512<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075'', p. 96</ref>
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| BV (2.0) = 1,467<ref name=TRO3075-264-265>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 264-265, "Eagle Fighter Profile"</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 174</ref><br>1,512<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075'', p. 96</ref>
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
The first heavy [[aerospace fighter]] developed by the [[Free Worlds League]], the simple and rugged '''''Eagle''''' continues to serve as a yardstick for modern fighter designs.
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The first Heavy aerospace fighter developed by the [[Free Worlds League]], the simple and rugged '''''Eagle''''' continues to serve as a yardstick for modern fighter designs.
  
First developed in [[2324]], the modern ''Eagle'' first appeared in [[2501]], featuring 14 tons of [[BattleMech]] grade armor, a [[Vlar 300]]-rated [[fusion engine]] and a whopping 25 [[heat sink]]s. While not of the same class as [[Star League Defense Force]] designs of the same weight, the ''Eagle'' compares very favorably to those of the other [[Great House]]s.<ref name=TRO3075-264-265/>
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First developed in [[2324]], the modern ''Eagle'' first appeared in [[2601]] featuring fourteen tons of [[BattleMech]] grade armor, a Vlar 300 rating [[Fusion Engine]] and a whopping twenty-
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five [[heat sink]]s. While not of the same class as [[Star League Defense Force]] designs of the same weight, the ''Eagle'' compares very favorably to those of the other [[Great House]]s.<ref name=TRO3075-264-265/>
  
 
Unfortunately, while in widespread use across the [[Free Worlds League Military]] and militia forces, the destruction of Imstar's assembly line for the fighter [[2811]] during the [[First Succession War]] has resulted in a steady decline of the design in Marik space. The ''Eagle'' lives on in both halves of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] thanks to the theft of the plans by spies in the employ of [[House Davion]] prior to the Imstar plant's destruction. Produced since the [[Second Succession War]], the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] most commonly used it as a second-line fighter, a role continued in the AFFS with the design specs shared with Lockheed-CBM.<ref name=TRO3075-264-265/>
 
Unfortunately, while in widespread use across the [[Free Worlds League Military]] and militia forces, the destruction of Imstar's assembly line for the fighter [[2811]] during the [[First Succession War]] has resulted in a steady decline of the design in Marik space. The ''Eagle'' lives on in both halves of the [[Federated Commonwealth]] thanks to the theft of the plans by spies in the employ of [[House Davion]] prior to the Imstar plant's destruction. Produced since the [[Second Succession War]], the [[Armed Forces of the Federated Commonwealth]] most commonly used it as a second-line fighter, a role continued in the AFFS with the design specs shared with Lockheed-CBM.<ref name=TRO3075-264-265/>
  
 
==Weapons and Equipment==
 
==Weapons and Equipment==
Intended for roles far from established lines of supply, the ''Eagle'' carries a mix of lasers, comprising three [[Magna Mk III]] [[large laser]]s for primary ranged fire, one per wing, and four [[Magna Mk II]] [[medium laser]]s, three mounted forward for short-ranged combat and one aft-mounted to discourage pursuit. The large volume of heat sinks carried allows the fighter to fire most of these weapons nearly constantly and gives the ''Eagle'' excellent endurance.<ref name=TRO3075-264-265/> The fighter is built in several sites which explains its wide use.
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Intended for roles far from established lines of supply, the ''Eagle'' carries a mix of [[Magna]] lasers, three [[Magna Mk III|Mk III]] [[Large Laser]]s for primary ranged fire, one per wing, and four [[Magna Mk II|Mk II]] [[Medium Laser]]s mounted forward for short-ranged combat, and one aft-mounted to discourage pursuit. The large volume of heat sinks carried allows the fighter to fire most of these weapons nearly constantly, and gives the ''Eagle'' excellent endurance.<ref name=TRO3075-264-265/> The fighter is built in several sites which explains its wide use.
  
 
==Variants==
 
==Variants==
*; EGL-R1 : The first ''Eagle'' produced in [[2324]] used a [[Primitive Technology|primitive cockpit, armor, and engine]]. Though it had the same fuel capacity and weaponry as the R6, it offered much less protection to its pilot and was slower. BV (2.0)=1,255<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 172</ref>
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*;EGL-R1 : The first ''Eagle'' produced in [[2324]] used a [[Primitive Technology|primitive]] cockpit, armor, and engine. Though it had the same fuel capacity and weaponry as the R6, it offered much less protection to its pilot and was slower. BV (2.0)=1,255<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 172</ref>
  
*; EGL-R4 : A common example of the earlier, more primitive ''Eagle''s developed in [[2492]] and still in use thanks to the tech decline of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], the R4 features five [[medium laser]]s, two [[large laser]]s and mounts [[industrial armor]].<ref name=TRO3075-264-265/> BV (2.0) = 1,294<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 173</ref>
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*;EGL-R4 : A common example of the earlier, more primitive ''Eagle''s developed in [[2492]] and still in use thanks to the tech decline of the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]], the R4 features five medium lasers, two large lasers and mounts [[Industrial Armor]]<ref name=TRO3075-264-265/>. BV (2.0) = 1,294<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 173</ref>
  
*; EGL-R6b : Constructed in [[2765]] for and exclusively distributed to [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions]], this ''Eagle'' mounts a [[large pulse laser]] in the nose and each wing, along with four [[medium pulse laser]]s: two in the nose and one in each wing. To discourage pursuit, a pair of [[medium laser]]s cover the rear. BV (2.0) = 1,677<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 88</ref><ref name=HOKp161>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 161</ref>
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*;EGL-R6b : Constructed in [[2765]] for and exclusively distributed to [[Star League Defense Force Royal Divisions]], this ''Eagle'' mounts a [[Large Pulse Laser]] in the nose and each wing, along with four [[Medium Pulse Laser]]s: Two in the nose and one in each wing. To discourage pursuit, a pair of [[Medium Laser]]s cover the rear. BV (2.0) = 1,677<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 88</ref>
  
*; EGL-R9 : Intended as an anti-[[DropShip]] variant, the [[2601]] R9 replaces the [[large laser]]s with a pair of wing mounted [[Magna Hellstar]] [[PPC]]s and an additional heat sink.<ref name=TRO3075-264-265/> BV (2.0) = 1,458<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 175</ref>
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*;EGL-R9 : Intended as an anti-[[DropShip]] variant, the [[2601]] R9 replaces the large lasers with a pair of wing mounted [[Magna Hellstar]] [[PPC]]s and an additional heat sink<ref name=TRO3075-264-265/>. BV (2.0) = 1,458<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 175</ref>
  
*; EGL-R10 : Developed in [[2684]] for the ground attack role, the R10 removes the wing-mounted [[large laser]]s, replacing each with three additional [[medium laser]]s and two extra heat sinks.<ref name=TRO3075-264-265/> BV (2.0) = 1,512<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 176</ref>
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*;EGL-R10 : Developed in [[2684]] for the ground attack role, the R10 removes the wing-mounted large lasers, replacing each with three additional medium lasers and two extra heat sinks<ref name=TRO3075-264-265/>. BV (2.0) = 1,512<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 176</ref>
  
*; EGL-R11 : A [[Jihad]]-era retrofit produced in [[3071]], this upgrade drops the aft [[medium laser]] and 10 heat sinks, but upgrades the remaining to sinks [[Double Heat Sink|double strength models]] and replaces the [[large laser]]s with a [[large pulse laser]] in each wing and an [[ER PPC]] mounted in the nose.<ref name=TRO3075-264-265/> BV (2.0) = 1,527<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 177</ref>
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*;EGL-R11 : A [[Jihad]] era retrofit produced in [[3071]], this upgrade drops the aft medium laser and ten heat sinks, but upgrades the remaining to sinks [[Double Heat Sink|double strength models]] and replaces the large lasers with a [[Large Pulse Laser]] in each wing and a [[ER PPC]] mounted it the nose<ref name=TRO3075-264-265/>. BV (2.0) = 1,527<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 177</ref>
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
 
* The ''Eagle'' was introduced in ''[[AeroTech#Notes|AeroTech]]'' (1st edition) as one of the six original designs, but lacked model number, release date, or any description beyond its game stats. It was finally given a detailed description in line with that of other aerospace fighters in ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''.
 
* The ''Eagle'' was introduced in ''[[AeroTech#Notes|AeroTech]]'' (1st edition) as one of the six original designs, but lacked model number, release date, or any description beyond its game stats. It was finally given a detailed description in line with that of other aerospace fighters in ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''.
  
* In German products, the unit's proper name was translated to '''Adler'''. In addition (and presumably to distinguish it from the German renamed BattleMech ''[[Eagle (BattleMech)|Adler]]''), the model code was changed to '''AD-11'''.
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* In German products the unit's proper name was perfectly translated to '''Adler'''. In addition (and presumably to distinguish it from the German renamed BattleMech ''[[Eagle (BattleMech)|Adler]]''), the model code was changed to '''AD-11'''.
  
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
File:Eagle ASF 3057.png|Original EGL-R6 ''Eagle'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3057|TRO:3057]]''
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File:Eagle_ASF_3075.png|EGL-R6 ''Eagle'' aerospace fighters attacking
File:Eagle_ASF_3075.png|An ''Eagle'' attacking from ''[[Technical Readout: 3075|TRO:3075]]''
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
 
* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
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* ''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War]]''
 
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War]]''
 
* ''[[Record Sheets: Operation Klondike]]''
 
* ''[[Record Sheets: Operation Klondike]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]''
 
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
 
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]''
 
  
 
[[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes]]
 
[[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes]]

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