Hurricane (Conventional Fighter)
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| Hurricane Conventional Fighter | |
| Production information | |
| Manufacturer | Martinson Armaments |
| Equipment Rating | |
| Use | Strike Fighter |
| Tech Base | Inner Sphere (Primitive) |
| Cost | |
| Introduced | 2297 |
| Technical specifications | |
| Mass | 25 |
| Engine (Type) | ICE |
| Fuel | 3 tons, 150 points |
| Armament |
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| Armor | Commercial Armor (BAR 5) |
| Crew | 3 |
| BV (1.0) | ???? |
| BV (2.0) | 92[1] |
Description
The Hurricane Conventional Fighter was first produced by the Terran Alliance. The range of the Hurricane's Rocket Launcher system allowed it to engage and destroy opposing conventional fighters before they had a chance to bring their weapons to bear on the Hurricane. The Hurricane would be one of the last conventional fighters used in front-line service before the introduction of the first AeroSpace Fighters. In fact, Martinson Armaments would use the lessons they learned in creating the Hurricane to produce the first true Aerospace Fighter.[2]
Though the single ton of armor carried by the Hurricane was impressive in its day, it is only equivalent to modern Commercial Armor. This makes the Hurricane woefully underprotected, even by conventional fighter standards. Another problem is the Basic Fire Control system used by the Hurricane. Coupled with the primitive Rocket Launcher system, a crew had to be very skilled when firing on enemies.
Armament
The Hurricane carried a nose-mounted Machine Gun with a half ton of ammunition. This was not the main striking power of the Hurricane however, which relied on a single internal Rocket Launcher 15 for air superiority and two external stores hardpoints for ground attack weapons. The Hurricane used its high speed to speed over the battlefield, dropping its ordnance on enemy ground forces and would fire the Rocket Launcher to dissuade enemy aircraft.
Cargo
The Hurricane had no internal cargo bays, instead it relied on its external hardpoints for ordnance.
Variants
No variants are known to exist.