Editing Lightning (Aerospace Fighter class)
Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
The edit can be undone.
Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
Latest revision
Your text
Line 1:
Line 1: − {{Otheruses|the aerospace fighter|other uses|Lightning}} + {{Otheruses|the [[aerospace fighter]]|other uses|Lightning (disambiguation)}} {{InfoBoxASF {{InfoBoxASF | image = [[Image:Lightning Aerospace Fighter.png|191px]] | image = [[Image:Lightning Aerospace Fighter.png|191px]] | name = ''Lightning'' | name = ''Lightning'' | manufacturer = [[Tengo Aerospace]] | manufacturer = [[Tengo Aerospace]] − ---- + ----[[HildCo Interplanetary]] − [[HildCo Interplanetary]] + ----[[Lockheed/CBM Corporation]] − ---- + ----[[United Outworlders Corporation]] − [[Lockheed/CBM Corporation]] − ---- − [[United Outworlders Corporation]] | model = LTN-G15 | model = LTN-G15 | Class = Medium aerospace fighter | Class = Medium aerospace fighter | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] + | Introduced = [[2465]] | production year = 2511 | production year = 2511 − | year reference= <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4513/lightning-ltn-g15 MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> + | year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4513/lightning-ltn-g15 MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | mass = 50 tons | mass = 50 tons | structural integrity = 9<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Pirates'', p. 12</ref> | structural integrity = 9<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Pirates'', p. 12</ref> − | frame = [[Hildco Aerospace Type 4]] <!-- sic --> + | frame = [[Hildco Aerospace Type 4]] | power plant = [[GM 200]] | power plant = [[GM 200]] − | armor = [[Aerobus Vanluminum Advanced]] | Fuel = 400<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 87</ref> | Fuel = 400<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 87</ref> | armament = | armament = * 1x [[AC/20]] * 1x [[AC/20]] − * 4x [[medium laser]] + * 4x [[Medium laser]]s | communications system = [[Endicott Type 22 Master]] | communications system = [[Endicott Type 22 Master]] | tracking & targeting system = [[Dwyerson Mark XI]] | tracking & targeting system = [[Dwyerson Mark XI]] − | heat sinks = 13 [[Heat Sink|single]] + | heat sinks = 13 [[single heat sink]]s | BV (1.0) = 919<ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 84</ref> | BV (1.0) = 919<ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 84</ref> − | BV (2.0) = 1,057<ref name=TRO:3075>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 250–251: "Lightning Fighter Profile"</ref><br>1,093<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 155</ref> + | BV (2.0) = 1,057<ref name=TRO:3075>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 250-251, "Lightning Fighter Profile"</ref><br>1,093<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 155</ref> }} }} Line 34:
Line 31: Built around a large bore [[autocannon]], the venerable '''''Lightning''''' is well admired for its speed as well as its armor.<ref name=TRO:3075/> Built around a large bore [[autocannon]], the venerable '''''Lightning''''' is well admired for its speed as well as its armor.<ref name=TRO:3075/> − After reverse engineering the [[Terran Hegemony]]'s brand new [[AC/10]], the [[Capellan Confederation]] began a crash program to develop an [[aerospace fighter]] to carry it. The resulting ''Lightning'' was well received, although eventually the ever-advancing pace of military technology left it behind.<ref name=TRO:3075/> The ''Lightning'' received a new lease of life when the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] developed the mammoth [[AC/20]], with [[Tengo Aerospace]] reworking the venerable design to include the new weapon along with 10.5 tons of [[BattleMech]]-class armor and a more efficient [[GM 200]]-rated [[fusion engine]] in [[2511]].<ref name=TRO:3075/> + After reverse engineering the [[Terran Hegemony]]'s brand new [[AC/10]], the [[Capellan Confederation]] began a crash program to develop an [[aerospace fighter]] to carry it. The resulting ''Lightning'' was well received although eventually the ever advancing pace of military technology left it behind.<ref name=TRO:3075/> − Unfortunately, Tengo's hopes for renewed sales were dashed when the [[CCAF]] chose to go with [[Mujika Aerospace Technologies]]' cheaper knockoff of the ''Lightning'', the ''[[Transit]]'', instead. Desperate to survive, Tengo illegally sold the design to Lyran and [[House Davion|Davion]] manufacturers, with the fighter slowly spreading across the [[Inner Sphere]] and ensuring its survival in the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]].<ref name=TRO:3075/>+ The ''Lightning'' received a new lease of life when the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] developed the mammoth [[AC/20]], with [[Tengo Aerospace]] reworking the venerable design to include the new weapon along with 10.5 tons of [[BattleMech]] class armor and a more efficient [[GM 200]]-rated [[fusion engine]] in [[2511]].<ref name=TRO:3075/> − The license was sold to [[HildCo Interplanetary]] on [[Texlos]] in the Capellan Confederation, [[Lockheed/CBM Corporation]] on [[Tharkad]] in the [[Lyran Alliance]] and [[United Outworlders Corporation]] on [[Ramora]] in the [[Outworlds Alliance]]. [[Tengo Aerospace]] continued to produce the ''Lightning'' at the factories on [[Sarna]] and [[St. Ives]] for the CCAF.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 250</ref> In addition, [[Lycomb-Davion IntroTech]] on [[New Avalon]] within the Federated Suns<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 97</ref> and [[Taurus Territorial Industries]] on [[Taurus]] in the [[Taurian Concordat]]<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 162</ref> were also counted among the craft's manufacturers. + Unfortunately, Tengo's hopes for renewed sales were dashed when the [[CCAF]] chose to go with [[Mujika Aerospace Technologies]]' cheaper knock-off of the ''Lightning'', the ''[[Transit]]'', instead. Desperate to survive, Tengo illegally sold the design to Lyran and [[House Davion|Davion]] manufacturers, with the fighter slowly spreading across the [[Inner Sphere]] and ensuring its survival in the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]].<ref name=TRO:3075/> + + The license was sold to [[HildCo Interplanetary]] on [[Texlos]] in the Capellan Confederation, [[Lockheed/CBM Corporation]] on [[Tharkad]] in the [[Lyran Alliance]] and [[United Outworlders Corporation]] on [[Ramora]] in the [[Outworlds Alliance]]. [[Tengo Aerospace]] continued to produce the ''Lightning'' at the factories on [[Sarna]] and [[St. Ives]] for the CCAF.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 250 </ref> In addition, [[Lycomb-Davion IntroTech]] on [[New Avalon]] within the Federated Suns<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 97 </ref> and [[Taurus Territorial Industries]] on [[Taurus]] in the [[Taurian Concordat]]<ref>''Objective Raids'', p.162 </ref> were also counted among the craft's manufacturers. ==Weapons and Equipment== ==Weapons and Equipment== − Built around the massive [[Luxor Devastator-20|Luxor AC/20]], the ''Lightning'' is to be feared at short range. Unfortunately, its only other weapons are four [[Diverse Optics II]] [[medium laser]]s, with one mounted in the nose, one in each wing, and one covering the rear arc. This leaves the design relatively short-ranged, relying on its speed and armor holding out to get into a position of advantage.<ref name=TRO:3075/> + Built around the massive [[Luxor]] [[AC/20]], the ''Lightning'' is to be feared at short range. Unfortunately, its only other weapons are four [[Diverse Optics II]] [[medium laser]]s (one mounted in the nose, one in each wing, and one covering the rear arc), leaving the design relatively short-ranged, relying on its speed and armor holding out to get into a position of advantage.<ref name=TRO:3075/> ==Variants== ==Variants== − *; LTN-G14 : The original ''Lightning'' model built in [[2465]], it mounted an AC/10 along with the four medium lasers and featured more [[Primitive Technology|primitive armor and engines]]. BV (2.0) = 826<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 154</ref> + *; LTN-G14 : The original ''Lightning'' model built in [[2465]], it mounted an [[AC/10]] along with the four [[medium laser]]s and featured more [[Primitive Technology|primitive armor and engines]]. BV (2.0) = 826<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 154</ref> − *; LTN-G15b : Used by the [[SLDF]], this [[2721]] version carried a [[Gauss rifle]] and medium laser in place of the [[AC/20]]. It also traded the standard wing armament for a medium laser and [[medium pulse laser]], and another standard medium laser covered the rear arc. 10 [[double heat sink]]s kept the heat under control. BV (2.0) = 1,671<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 87</ref><ref name=HOKp161>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p. 161</ref> + *; LTN-G15b : Used by the [[SLDF]], this [[2721]] version carried a [[Gauss rifle]] and [[medium laser]] in place of the [[AC/20]]. It also traded the standard wing armament for a medium laser and [[medium pulse laser]]. Finally, a standard medium laser covered the rear arc. Ten [[double heat sink]]s kept the heat under control. BV (2.0) = 1,671<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 87</ref><ref name=HOKp161>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p.161</ref> − *; LTN-G16D : A more radical update developed in [[3068]] by the [[Federated Suns]], the G16D features the [[ferro-aluminum]] armor and double heat sinks of the other recent upgrades, but also includes an [[XL engine]] to free up space for a pair of [[RAC/2]]s in the nose and a medium pulse laser to each wing alongside the now upgraded [[ER medium laser]]s. BV (2.0) = 1,328<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 156</ref> + *;LTN-G16D : A more radical update developed in [[3068]] by the [[Federated Suns]], the G16D features the [[ferro-aluminum]] armor and [[double heat sink]]s of the other recent upgrades, but also includes an [[XL engine]] to free up space for a pair of [[RAC/2]]s in the nose and a [[medium pulse laser]] to each wing alongside the now upgraded [[ER medium laser]]s. BV (2.0) = 1,328<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 156</ref> − *; LTN-16L : A [[3067]] upgrade developed in [[House Liao]] space, the 16L uses ferro-aluminum armor and double heat sinks to free up space for an [[UAC/20]] and ER medium lasers. BV (2.0) = 1,376<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 157</ref> + *;LTN-16L : A [[3067]] upgrade developed in [[House Liao]] space, the 16L uses [[ferro-aluminum]] armor and [[double heat sink]]s to free up space for an [[UAC/20]] and [[ER medium laser]]s. BV (2.0) = 1,376<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 157</ref> − *; LTN-16O : Developed in [[3068]] by the [[Outworlds Alliance]], the upgraded 16O retains the armor of the original but replaces the weapons with [[LB 20-X AC]] and a trio of [[ER small laser]]s on each wing. BV (2.0) = 1,220<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 158</ref> + *;LTN-16O : Developed in [[3068]] by the [[Outworlds Alliance]], the upgraded 16O retains the armor of the original but replaces the weapons with [[LB 20-X AC]] and a trio of [[ER small laser]]s on each wing. BV (2.0) = 1,220<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 159</ref> − *; LTN-G16S : Another more expensive and radical updating, the [[Lyran|Lyrans']] G16S features double heat sinks, a [[light fusion engine]], and [[heavy ferro-aluminum]] armor to boost protection and free up weight for a [[heavy Gauss rifle]] in the nose as well as four ER small lasers and ER medium lasers on the wings. BV (2.0) = 1,633<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 159</ref> + *; LTN-G16S : Another more expensive and radical updating, the [[Lyran]]'s G16S features [[double heat sink]]s, a [[light fusion engine]] and [[heavy ferro-aluminum]] armor to boost protection and free up weight for a [[heavy Gauss rifle]] in the nose as well as four [[ER small laser]]s and [[ER medium laser]]s on the wings. BV (2.0) = 1,633<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 159</ref> − *; LTN-16T : An upgrade developed for the [[Taurian Concordat]], the 16T also uses ferro-aluminum armor and double heat sinks to free up weight for an imported [[targeting computer]] and ER medium lasers. BV (2.0) = 1,256<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 160</ref> + *;LTN-16T : An upgrade developed for the [[Taurian Concordat]], the 16T also uses [[ferro-aluminum]] armor and [[double heat sink]]s to free up weight for an imported [[targeting computer]] and [[ER medium laser]]s. BV (2.0) = 1,256<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 160</ref> ===Custom Variants=== ===Custom Variants=== − *; LTN-G16-P ''Lightning'' Branson : The customized fighter of a former [[Clan Snow Raven]] warrior, the ''Lightning'' Branson uses several new [[Experimental Technology|experimental systems]] to keep enemy forces on their guard. The [[standard armor]] has been replaced with Clan-made [[ferro-lamellor]] armor and double heat sinks. The weapon loadout of the ''Lightning'' has been replaced as well, using three Inner Sphere-made ER medium lasers, two ER small lasers covering the rear, while a nose-mounted [[HVAC/10]] provides a long-range punch. BV (2.0) = 982<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Pirates'', p. 12</ref> + *;LTN-G16-P ''Lightning'' Branson : The customized fighter of a former [[Clan Snow Raven]] warrior, the ''Lightning Branson'' uses several new [[Experimental Technology|experimental systems]] to keep enemy forces on their guard. The [[standard armor]] has been replaced with Clan-made [[ferro-lamellor]] armor and [[double heat sink]]s. The weapon loadout of the ''Lightning'' has been replaced as well, using three Inner Sphere-made [[ER medium laser]]s, two [[ER small laser]]s covering the rear, while a nose-mounted [[HAG/10]] provides a long-range punch. BV (2.0) = 982<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Pirates'', p. 12</ref> ==Notes== ==Notes==
The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then save the changes below to finish undoing the edit.
| Latest revision | Your text | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| − | {{Otheruses|the aerospace fighter|other uses|Lightning}} | + | {{Otheruses|the [[aerospace fighter]]|other uses|Lightning (disambiguation)}} |
{{InfoBoxASF | {{InfoBoxASF | ||
| image = [[Image:Lightning Aerospace Fighter.png|191px]] | | image = [[Image:Lightning Aerospace Fighter.png|191px]] | ||
| name = ''Lightning'' | | name = ''Lightning'' | ||
| manufacturer = [[Tengo Aerospace]] | | manufacturer = [[Tengo Aerospace]] | ||
| − | ---- | + | ----[[HildCo Interplanetary]] |
| − | [[HildCo Interplanetary]] | + | ----[[Lockheed/CBM Corporation]] |
| − | ---- | + | ----[[United Outworlders Corporation]] |
| − | [[Lockheed/CBM Corporation]] | ||
| − | ---- | ||
| − | [[United Outworlders Corporation]] | ||
| model = LTN-G15 | | model = LTN-G15 | ||
| Class = Medium aerospace fighter | | Class = Medium aerospace fighter | ||
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] | | Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]] | ||
| + | | Introduced = [[2465]] | ||
| production year = 2511 | | production year = 2511 | ||
| − | | year reference= <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4513/lightning-ltn-g15 MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> | + | | year reference=<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4513/lightning-ltn-g15 MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref> |
| mass = 50 tons | | mass = 50 tons | ||
| structural integrity = 9<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Pirates'', p. 12</ref> | | structural integrity = 9<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Pirates'', p. 12</ref> | ||
| − | | frame = [[Hildco Aerospace Type 4]] | + | | frame = [[Hildco Aerospace Type 4]] |
| power plant = [[GM 200]] | | power plant = [[GM 200]] | ||
| − | |||
| Fuel = 400<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 87</ref> | | Fuel = 400<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 87</ref> | ||
| armament = | | armament = | ||
* 1x [[AC/20]] | * 1x [[AC/20]] | ||
| − | * 4x [[ | + | * 4x [[Medium laser]]s |
| communications system = [[Endicott Type 22 Master]] | | communications system = [[Endicott Type 22 Master]] | ||
| tracking & targeting system = [[Dwyerson Mark XI]] | | tracking & targeting system = [[Dwyerson Mark XI]] | ||
| − | | heat sinks = 13 [[ | + | | heat sinks = 13 [[single heat sink]]s |
| BV (1.0) = 919<ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 84</ref> | | BV (1.0) = 919<ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 84</ref> | ||
| − | | BV (2.0) = 1,057<ref name=TRO:3075>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. | + | | BV (2.0) = 1,057<ref name=TRO:3075>''Technical Readout: 3075'', pp. 250-251, "Lightning Fighter Profile"</ref><br>1,093<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 155</ref> |
}} | }} | ||
| Line 34: | Line 31: | ||
Built around a large bore [[autocannon]], the venerable '''''Lightning''''' is well admired for its speed as well as its armor.<ref name=TRO:3075/> | Built around a large bore [[autocannon]], the venerable '''''Lightning''''' is well admired for its speed as well as its armor.<ref name=TRO:3075/> | ||
| − | After reverse engineering the [[Terran Hegemony]]'s brand new [[AC/10]], the [[Capellan Confederation]] began a crash program to develop an [[aerospace fighter]] to carry it. The resulting ''Lightning'' was well received | + | After reverse engineering the [[Terran Hegemony]]'s brand new [[AC/10]], the [[Capellan Confederation]] began a crash program to develop an [[aerospace fighter]] to carry it. The resulting ''Lightning'' was well received although eventually the ever advancing pace of military technology left it behind.<ref name=TRO:3075/> |
| − | + | The ''Lightning'' received a new lease of life when the [[Lyran Commonwealth]] developed the mammoth [[AC/20]], with [[Tengo Aerospace]] reworking the venerable design to include the new weapon along with 10.5 tons of [[BattleMech]] class armor and a more efficient [[GM 200]]-rated [[fusion engine]] in [[2511]].<ref name=TRO:3075/> | |
| − | The license was sold to [[HildCo Interplanetary]] on [[Texlos]] in the Capellan Confederation, [[Lockheed/CBM Corporation]] on [[Tharkad]] in the [[Lyran Alliance]] and [[United Outworlders Corporation]] on [[Ramora]] in the [[Outworlds Alliance]]. [[Tengo Aerospace]] continued to produce the ''Lightning'' at the factories on [[Sarna]] and [[St. Ives]] for the CCAF.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 250</ref> In addition, [[Lycomb-Davion IntroTech]] on [[New Avalon]] within the Federated Suns<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 97</ref> and [[Taurus Territorial Industries]] on [[Taurus]] in the [[Taurian Concordat]]<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 162</ref> were also counted among the craft's manufacturers. | + | Unfortunately, Tengo's hopes for renewed sales were dashed when the [[CCAF]] chose to go with [[Mujika Aerospace Technologies]]' cheaper knock-off of the ''Lightning'', the ''[[Transit]]'', instead. Desperate to survive, Tengo illegally sold the design to Lyran and [[House Davion|Davion]] manufacturers, with the fighter slowly spreading across the [[Inner Sphere]] and ensuring its survival in the [[Succession Wars (History)|Succession Wars]].<ref name=TRO:3075/> |
| + | |||
| + | The license was sold to [[HildCo Interplanetary]] on [[Texlos]] in the Capellan Confederation, [[Lockheed/CBM Corporation]] on [[Tharkad]] in the [[Lyran Alliance]] and [[United Outworlders Corporation]] on [[Ramora]] in the [[Outworlds Alliance]]. [[Tengo Aerospace]] continued to produce the ''Lightning'' at the factories on [[Sarna]] and [[St. Ives]] for the CCAF.<ref>''Technical Readout: 3085'', p. 250 </ref> In addition, [[Lycomb-Davion IntroTech]] on [[New Avalon]] within the Federated Suns<ref>''Objective Raids'', p. 97 </ref> and [[Taurus Territorial Industries]] on [[Taurus]] in the [[Taurian Concordat]]<ref>''Objective Raids'', p.162 </ref> were also counted among the craft's manufacturers. | ||
==Weapons and Equipment== | ==Weapons and Equipment== | ||
| − | Built around the massive [[Luxor | + | Built around the massive [[Luxor]] [[AC/20]], the ''Lightning'' is to be feared at short range. Unfortunately, its only other weapons are four [[Diverse Optics II]] [[medium laser]]s (one mounted in the nose, one in each wing, and one covering the rear arc), leaving the design relatively short-ranged, relying on its speed and armor holding out to get into a position of advantage.<ref name=TRO:3075/> |
==Variants== | ==Variants== | ||
| − | *; LTN-G14 : The original ''Lightning'' model built in [[2465]], it mounted an AC/10 along with the four medium | + | *; LTN-G14 : The original ''Lightning'' model built in [[2465]], it mounted an [[AC/10]] along with the four [[medium laser]]s and featured more [[Primitive Technology|primitive armor and engines]]. BV (2.0) = 826<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 154</ref> |
| − | *; LTN-G15b : Used by the [[SLDF]], this [[2721]] version carried a [[Gauss rifle]] and medium laser in place of the [[AC/20]]. It also traded the standard wing armament for a medium laser and [[medium pulse laser]], | + | *; LTN-G15b : Used by the [[SLDF]], this [[2721]] version carried a [[Gauss rifle]] and [[medium laser]] in place of the [[AC/20]]. It also traded the standard wing armament for a medium laser and [[medium pulse laser]]. Finally, a standard medium laser covered the rear arc. Ten [[double heat sink]]s kept the heat under control. BV (2.0) = 1,671<ref>''Record Sheets: Operation Klondike'', p. 87</ref><ref name=HOKp161>''Historical: Operation Klondike'', p.161</ref> |
| − | *; LTN-G16D : A more radical update developed in [[3068]] by the [[Federated Suns]], the G16D features the [[ferro-aluminum]] armor and double heat | + | *;LTN-G16D : A more radical update developed in [[3068]] by the [[Federated Suns]], the G16D features the [[ferro-aluminum]] armor and [[double heat sink]]s of the other recent upgrades, but also includes an [[XL engine]] to free up space for a pair of [[RAC/2]]s in the nose and a [[medium pulse laser]] to each wing alongside the now upgraded [[ER medium laser]]s. BV (2.0) = 1,328<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 156</ref> |
| − | *; LTN-16L : A [[3067]] upgrade developed in [[House Liao]] space, the 16L uses ferro-aluminum armor and double heat | + | *;LTN-16L : A [[3067]] upgrade developed in [[House Liao]] space, the 16L uses [[ferro-aluminum]] armor and [[double heat sink]]s to free up space for an [[UAC/20]] and [[ER medium laser]]s. BV (2.0) = 1,376<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 157</ref> |
| − | *; LTN-16O : Developed in [[3068]] by the [[Outworlds Alliance]], the upgraded 16O retains the armor of the original but replaces the weapons with [[LB 20-X AC]] and a trio of [[ER small laser]]s on each wing. BV (2.0) = 1,220<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. | + | *;LTN-16O : Developed in [[3068]] by the [[Outworlds Alliance]], the upgraded 16O retains the armor of the original but replaces the weapons with [[LB 20-X AC]] and a trio of [[ER small laser]]s on each wing. BV (2.0) = 1,220<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 159</ref> |
| − | *; LTN-G16S : Another more expensive and radical updating, the [[Lyran | + | *; LTN-G16S : Another more expensive and radical updating, the [[Lyran]]'s G16S features [[double heat sink]]s, a [[light fusion engine]] and [[heavy ferro-aluminum]] armor to boost protection and free up weight for a [[heavy Gauss rifle]] in the nose as well as four [[ER small laser]]s and [[ER medium laser]]s on the wings. BV (2.0) = 1,633<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 159</ref> |
| − | *; LTN-16T : An upgrade developed for the [[Taurian Concordat]], the 16T also uses ferro-aluminum armor and double heat | + | *;LTN-16T : An upgrade developed for the [[Taurian Concordat]], the 16T also uses [[ferro-aluminum]] armor and [[double heat sink]]s to free up weight for an imported [[targeting computer]] and [[ER medium laser]]s. BV (2.0) = 1,256<ref>''Record Sheets: 3075 Unabridged - Age of War'', p. 160</ref> |
===Custom Variants=== | ===Custom Variants=== | ||
| − | *; LTN-G16-P ''Lightning'' Branson : The customized fighter of a former [[Clan Snow Raven]] warrior, the ''Lightning'' | + | *;LTN-G16-P ''Lightning'' Branson : The customized fighter of a former [[Clan Snow Raven]] warrior, the ''Lightning Branson'' uses several new [[Experimental Technology|experimental systems]] to keep enemy forces on their guard. The [[standard armor]] has been replaced with Clan-made [[ferro-lamellor]] armor and [[double heat sink]]s. The weapon loadout of the ''Lightning'' has been replaced as well, using three Inner Sphere-made [[ER medium laser]]s, two [[ER small laser]]s covering the rear, while a nose-mounted [[HAG/10]] provides a long-range punch. BV (2.0) = 982<ref>''Experimental Technical Readout: Pirates'', p. 12</ref> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||