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Line 27: ==Description== ==Description== − First introduced in [[2710]], the '''''Hellcat II''''' is one of the least-known or recognized fighters, in part because it was one of the last additions to the [[Star League Defense Force]] before the [[Amaris Civil War]]. The craft is intended as a heavy aerospace scout, a task for which it carries a [[Beagle active probe]], providing the ability to pierce normal [[ECM]] at much longer ranges than other scanning devices. Though produced by the same company and bearing a similar name to the ''[[Hellcat (Aerospace Fighter class)|Hellcat]]'', the ''Hellcat II'' possesses little or no resemblance to that older fighter, instead using a flying-wing pattern to minimize its emission footprint.<ref name=TRO2750-70-71>''Technical Readout: 2750'', pp. 70–71</ref><ref name=TRO3050U236-237>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', pp. 236–237</ref> + First introduced in [[2710]], the '''''Hellcat II''''' is one of the least-known or recognized fighters, in part because it was one of the last additions to the [[Star League Defense Force]] before the [[Amaris Civil War]]. The craft is intended as a heavy aerospace scout, a task for which it carries a [[Beagle active probe]], providing the ability to pierce normal [[ECM]] at much longer ranges than other scanning devices. Though produced by the same company and bearing a similar name to the ''[[Hellcat]]'', the ''Hellcat II'' possesses little or no resemblance to that older fighter, instead using a flying-wing pattern to minimize its emission footprint.<ref name=TRO2750-70-71>''Technical Readout: 2750'', pp. 70–71</ref><ref name=TRO3050U236-237>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', pp. 236–237</ref> Originally protected by 15 of [[standard armor]], three tons were removed to improve the handling characteristics of what test pilots called a "flying tank." However, commanders felt that the weaker protection meant that the fighter would be unable to accomplish its primary mission. The problem was solved with replacing the standard armor with [[ferro-aluminum]] which, though more expensive, provided superior protection for less weight and improved heat dissipation.<ref name=TRO2750-70-71/><ref name=TRO3050U236-237/> Originally protected by 15 of [[standard armor]], three tons were removed to improve the handling characteristics of what test pilots called a "flying tank." However, commanders felt that the weaker protection meant that the fighter would be unable to accomplish its primary mission. The problem was solved with replacing the standard armor with [[ferro-aluminum]] which, though more expensive, provided superior protection for less weight and improved heat dissipation.<ref name=TRO2750-70-71/><ref name=TRO3050U236-237/> Line 51:
Line 51: ==Related Aerospace Fighters== ==Related Aerospace Fighters== − * ''[[Hellcat (Aerospace Fighter class)|Hellcat]]'' - The ''Hellcat II'' was designed as a radical redesign of the ''Hellcat'', which is 10 tons heavier.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 188–189</ref> + * ''[[Hellcat]]'' - The ''Hellcat II'' was designed as a radical redesign of the ''Hellcat'', which is 10 tons heavier.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 188–189</ref> ==Design Quirks== ==Design Quirks== Line 70:
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| − | First introduced in [[2710]], the '''''Hellcat II''''' is one of the least-known or recognized fighters, in part because it was one of the last additions to the [[Star League Defense Force]] before the [[Amaris Civil War]]. The craft is intended as a heavy aerospace scout, a task for which it carries a [[Beagle active probe]], providing the ability to pierce normal [[ECM]] at much longer ranges than other scanning devices. Though produced by the same company and bearing a similar name to the ''[[ | + | First introduced in [[2710]], the '''''Hellcat II''''' is one of the least-known or recognized fighters, in part because it was one of the last additions to the [[Star League Defense Force]] before the [[Amaris Civil War]]. The craft is intended as a heavy aerospace scout, a task for which it carries a [[Beagle active probe]], providing the ability to pierce normal [[ECM]] at much longer ranges than other scanning devices. Though produced by the same company and bearing a similar name to the ''[[Hellcat]]'', the ''Hellcat II'' possesses little or no resemblance to that older fighter, instead using a flying-wing pattern to minimize its emission footprint.<ref name=TRO2750-70-71>''Technical Readout: 2750'', pp. 70–71</ref><ref name=TRO3050U236-237>''Technical Readout: 3050 Upgrade'', pp. 236–237</ref> |
Originally protected by 15 of [[standard armor]], three tons were removed to improve the handling characteristics of what test pilots called a "flying tank." However, commanders felt that the weaker protection meant that the fighter would be unable to accomplish its primary mission. The problem was solved with replacing the standard armor with [[ferro-aluminum]] which, though more expensive, provided superior protection for less weight and improved heat dissipation.<ref name=TRO2750-70-71/><ref name=TRO3050U236-237/> | Originally protected by 15 of [[standard armor]], three tons were removed to improve the handling characteristics of what test pilots called a "flying tank." However, commanders felt that the weaker protection meant that the fighter would be unable to accomplish its primary mission. The problem was solved with replacing the standard armor with [[ferro-aluminum]] which, though more expensive, provided superior protection for less weight and improved heat dissipation.<ref name=TRO2750-70-71/><ref name=TRO3050U236-237/> | ||
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==Related Aerospace Fighters== | ==Related Aerospace Fighters== | ||
| − | * ''[[ | + | * ''[[Hellcat]]'' - The ''Hellcat II'' was designed as a radical redesign of the ''Hellcat'', which is 10 tons heavier.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 188–189</ref> |
==Design Quirks== | ==Design Quirks== | ||
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==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]'' | * ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]'' | ||
* ''[[Combat Operations]]'' | * ''[[Combat Operations]]'' | ||
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]'' | ||
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' | * ''[[Technical Readout: 3075]]'' | ||
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[[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes]] | [[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes]] | ||
[[Category:Medium Aerospace Fighter classes]] | [[Category:Medium Aerospace Fighter classes]] | ||
[[Category:SLDF Royal Aerospace Fighter classes]] | [[Category:SLDF Royal Aerospace Fighter classes]] | ||