Eagle (Aerospace Fighter class)

This article is about the heavy aerospace fighter. For other uses, see Eagle.

Eagle
Production information
Manufacturer	Imstar Aerospace Lockheed-CBM Corporation Wangker Aerospace
Production Year	2501
Model	EGL-R6
Class	Heavy aerospace fighter
Tech Base	Inner Sphere
Technical specifications
Mass	75 tons
Structural Integrity	7
Frame	ImStar Alpha
Power Plant	300
Armor	StarSlab/2
Fuel	400 points
Armament	3x Large lasers 4x Medium lasers
Communications System	Datacom 26
Tracking & Targeting System	Dynatec 990
Heat Sinks	25 single heat sinks
BV (1.0)	1,309
BV (2.0)	1,467 1,512

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.

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 sinks. 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 Houses.

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.

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 lasers for primary ranged fire, one per wing, and four Magna Mk II medium lasers, 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. The fighter is built in several sites which explains its wide use.

Variants

• EGL-R1 

  The first Eagle produced in 2324 used a 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

• EGL-R4 

  A common example of the earlier, more primitive Eagles developed in 2492 and still in use thanks to the tech decline of the Succession Wars, the R4 features five medium lasers, two large lasers and mounts industrial armor. BV (2.0) = 1,294

• 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 lasers: two in the nose and one in each wing. To discourage pursuit, a pair of medium lasers cover the rear. BV (2.0) = 1,677

• EGL-R9 

  Intended as an anti-DropShip variant, the 2601 R9 replaces the large lasers with a pair of wing mounted Magna Hellstar PPCs and an additional heat sink. BV (2.0) = 1,458

• 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. BV (2.0) = 1,512

• 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 strength models and replaces the large lasers with a large pulse laser in each wing and an ER PPC mounted in the nose. BV (2.0) = 1,527

Notes

• The Eagle was introduced in 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 Adler), the model code was changed to AD-11.

Gallery

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  Original EGL-R6 Eagle from TRO:3057

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  An Eagle attacking from TRO:3075

Bibliography

• AeroTech 2 Record Sheets
• Record Sheets: 3075
• Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War
• Record Sheets: Operation Klondike
• Technical Readout: 3057
• Technical Readout: 3075