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| image = [[File:Samurai.jpg|260px]]
 
| image = [[File:Samurai.jpg|260px]]
| name = Samurai
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| name = ''Samurai''
 
| manufacturer = [[Fairchild Dornier]]
 
| manufacturer = [[Fairchild Dornier]]
 
| model = SL-25  
 
| model = SL-25  
| Class = Medium  
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| Class = Medium aerospace fighter
 
| Tech Base = Inner Sphere
 
| Tech Base = Inner Sphere
| Cost = 2,473,042<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039'', p. 257</ref>
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| Cost = 2,473,042 [[C-bill]]s<ref name=RS3039p257>''Record Sheets: 3039'', p. 257</ref>
| Introduced=[[2472]]<ref name=MUL>''Master Unit List'', "Samurai introduction dates"</ref>
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| production year=2472
| production year = 2472
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| year reference = <ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2790/samurai-sl-25 MUL online date for the SL-25 ''{{PAGENAME}}'']</ref><ref name=MUL>''Master Unit List'', "Samurai introduction dates"</ref>
| year reference = <ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2790/samurai-sl-25 MUL online date for the ''{{PAGENAME}}'']''</ref>
 
 
| mass = 50 tons
 
| mass = 50 tons
 
| structural integrity = 7
 
| structural integrity = 7
| frame = FD 50-12
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| frame = [[FD 50-12]]
 
| power plant = [[Hermes 250]]
 
| power plant = [[Hermes 250]]
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| armor = [[SearWeave]]
 
| Fuel = 640 - 8 tons
 
| Fuel = 640 - 8 tons
 
| armament =  
 
| armament =  
* 6x [[Medium Laser]]s
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* 6x [[Medium laser]]s
* 4x [[Small Laser]]s
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* 4x [[Small laser]]s
 
| communications system = [[FD 205]]
 
| communications system = [[FD 205]]
 
| tracking & targeting system = [[Scope 115F]]
 
| tracking & targeting system = [[Scope 115F]]
| heat sinks = 19
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| heat sinks = 19 [[single heat sink]]s
| BV (1.0) = 969<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039'', p. 257</ref><ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 85</ref>
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| BV (1.0) = 969<ref name=RS3039p257/><ref>''AeroTech 2 Record Sheets'', p. 85</ref>
| BV (2.0) = 974<ref name=TRO3039p202-203>''Technical Readout: 3039'', pp. 202-203, "Samurai Fighter Profile"</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 331</ref>
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| BV (2.0) = 974<ref name=TRO3039p202-203>''Technical Readout: 3039'', pp. 202-203</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 331</ref>
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
==Description==
 
==Description==
The first '''''Samurai''''' were introduced for the [[Terran Hegemony]] even before the [[Exodus (2242)|Exodus]] when Terran forces realized the need for a strong, capable ground-attack fighter. [[Fairchild Dornier]] managed to design a fighter which would meet these expectations, and so Samurai production began. The [[Amaris Civil War]] however led to the destruction of Samurai factories, stopping the production in [[Production Ceased::2774]].
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The first '''''Samurai''''' [[aerospace fighter]]s were introduced by the [[Terran Hegemony]] even before the [[Exodus (2242)|Exodus]], when Terran forces realized the need for a strong, capable ground-attack fighter. [[Fairchild Dornier]] managed to design a fighter which would meet these expectations, and so ''Samurai'' production began. However, the [[Amaris Civil War]] led to the destruction of ''Samurai'' factories, stopping the production in [[Production Ceased::2774]].
  
By the late [[thirty-first century]], the Fairchild Dornier had rebuilt the Samurai's production line for the [[Lyran Alliance]] during the [[Jihad]]. This was due to disruptions in production of its mainstay medium fighter, the [[Lucifer]] during that time period.<ref name=TRO3039p202-203/>
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By the late [[thirty-first century]], the Fairchild Dornier had rebuilt the ''Samurai''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s production lines for the [[Lyran Alliance]] during the [[Jihad]]. This was due to disruptions in production of its mainstay medium fighter, the ''[[Lucifer]]'', during that time period.<ref name=TRO3039p202-203/>
  
 
==Weapons and Equipment==
 
==Weapons and Equipment==
The SL-25 is a 50 ton [[Aerospace Fighter]] with 5 [[Medium Laser]]s firing forward to attack ground units and additional single Medium Laser for attacks while moving away. Additionally short range [[Small Laser]]s allow it to attack fighters of same size or larger, while a single aft-mounted Small Laser is useful for dogfights with more agile enemies.<ref name=TRO3039p202-203/>
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The SL-25 mounts five [[medium laser]]s firing forward to attack ground units and an additional medium laser for attacks while moving away. Additionally, three [[small laser]]s allow it to attack fighters of same size or larger, while a single aft-mounted small laser is useful for dogfights with more agile enemies.<ref name=TRO3039p202-203/>
  
 
==Variants==
 
==Variants==
*;SL-26 : After over 150 years of service Dornier redesigned the Samurai to take advantage of [[Star League]] technology; this version was introduced in [[2620]].<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2791/samurai-sl-26 MUL online date for the ''SL-26 Samurai'']''</ref> This variant comes with [[Fusion Engine - XL|XL Engine]], [[Armor - FA - Aerospace Fighters|Ferro-Aluminum]] armor and 18 [[Heat Sink]]s, while two Medium Lasers mounted on the wings were replaced with [[Extended Range Large Laser|ER Large Lasers]]. BV (1.0) = 1,364<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039'', p. 258</ref>, BV (2.0) = 1,385<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 332</ref>
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*; SL-26 : After over 150 years of service, Dornier redesigned the ''Samurai'' to take advantage of [[Star League]] technology; this version was introduced in [[2620]].<ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2791/samurai-sl-26 MUL online date for the SL-26 ''Samurai'']</ref> This variant comes with an [[XL engine]], [[ferro-aluminum]] armor, and 18 [[single heat sink]]s, while the two [[medium laser]]s mounted on the wings were replaced with [[ER large laser]]s. BV (1.0) = 1,364<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039'', p. 258</ref>, BV (2.0) = 1,385<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 332</ref>
  
*;SL-27 : Thanks to Dornier contracts with [[Lyran Alliance]] and [[ComStar]] new Samurai could be built, and introduced this variant in [[Reintroduction Year::3068]]<ref>''[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2792/samurai-sl-27 MUL online date for the ''SL-27 Samurai'']''</ref>. Based mostly on the SL-26 the 27 mounts 15 [[Heat Sink]]s, 2 [[Pulse Laser]]s, 2 [[Extended Range Medium Laser|ER Medium Lasers]], 2 [[Extended Range Small Laser|ER Small Lasers]], a single anti-aircraft [[Plasma Rifle]] and an additional aft-mounted ER Medium and ER Small laser. BV (1.0) = 1,200<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039'', p. 259</ref>, BV (2.0) = 1,631<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 333</ref>
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*; SL-27 : Thanks to Dornier contracts with [[Lyran Alliance]] and [[ComStar]], new ''Samurai'' could be built. This variant was introduced in [[Reintroduction Year::3068]]<ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/2792/samurai-sl-27 MUL online date for the SL-27 ''Samurai'']</ref>. Based mostly on the SL-26, the SL-27 mounts 15 [[double heat sink]]s, two [[medium pulse laser]]s, two [[ER medium laser]]s, two [[ER small laser]]s, and a single anti-aircraft [[plasma rifle]], as well as an additional aft-mounted ER medium laser and ER small laser. BV (1.0) = 1,200<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039'', p. 259</ref>, BV (2.0) = 1,631<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 333</ref>
  
 
==Notable Pilots==
 
==Notable Pilots==
Elden Berardinelli – One of the original members of the command lance of [[Sorenson’s Sabres]].  Berardinelli’s Samurai was maintained in perfect condition.<ref>Sorenson's Sabres (scenario pack), p.18 , "Elden Berardinelli" - Notable Samurai pilot</ref>
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[[Elden Berardinelli]] – One of the original members of the command lance of [[Sorenson’s Sabres]].  Berardinelli’s ''Samurai'' was maintained in perfect condition.<ref>''Sorenson's Sabres'', p. 18: "Elden Berardinelli" - Notable Samurai pilot</ref>
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==Notes==
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* The [[Unseen]] ''Samurai'' image first appeared on the ''[[AeroTech]]'' box (top and bottom). This image never appeared along with game stats, and was only identified as the SL-25 ''Samurai'' when [[Ral Partha]] released a miniature for it.
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* The [[Reseen]] ''Samurai'' image first appeared in ''[[AeroTech 2 Revised Edition]]'', illustrated by [[Chris Lewis]]. Its first Technical Readout appearance was in ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]'', illustrated by ''[[Doug Chaffee]]''.
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==Gallery==
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<gallery>
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Samurai ASF.jpg|Original Unseen ''Samurai'' from ''AeroTech''
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Samurai AT2RE.png|Original [[Reseen]] ''Samurai'' from ''[[AeroTech 2 Revised Edition|AT2RE]]''
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Samurai.jpg|SL-25 ''Samurai'' from ''[[Technical Readout: 3039|TRO:3039]]''
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</gallery>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
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==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
*''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
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* ''[[AeroTech]]''
*''[[Master Unit List: Battle Values]]''
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* ''[[AeroTech 2 Revised Edition]]''
*''[[Record Sheets: 3039]]''
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* ''[[AeroTech 2 Record Sheets]]''
*''[[Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged]]''
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* ''[[Master Unit List: Battle Values]]''
*''[[Sorenson's Sabres (scenario pack)]]''
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* ''[[Record Sheets: 3039]]''
*''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
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* ''[[Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged]]''
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* ''[[Sorenson's Sabres (scenario pack)]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
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* ''[[Technical Readout: 3057]]''
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[[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes]]
 
[[Category:Aerospace Fighter classes]]
 
[[Category:Medium Aerospace Fighter classes]]
 
[[Category:Medium Aerospace Fighter classes]]
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[[Category:Terran Hegemony Aerospace Fighters]]
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[[Category:Lyran Commonwealth Aerospace Fighters]]

Latest revision as of 17:55, 5 November 2023

Samurai.jpg
Samurai
Production information
Manufacturer Fairchild Dornier
Production Year 2472[1][2]
Model SL-25
Class Medium aerospace fighter
Tech Base Inner Sphere
Cost 2,473,042 C-bills[3]
Technical specifications
Mass 50 tons
Structural Integrity 7
Frame FD 50-12
Power Plant Hermes 250
Armor SearWeave
Fuel 640 - 8 tons
Armament
Communications System FD 205
Tracking & Targeting System Scope 115F
Heat Sinks 19 single heat sinks
BV (1.0) 969[3][4]
BV (2.0) 974[5][6]

Description[edit]

The first Samurai aerospace fighters were introduced by the Terran Hegemony even before the Exodus, when Terran forces realized the need for a strong, capable ground-attack fighter. Fairchild Dornier managed to design a fighter which would meet these expectations, and so Samurai production began. However, the Amaris Civil War led to the destruction of Samurai factories, stopping the production in 2774.

By the late thirty-first century, the Fairchild Dornier had rebuilt the Samurai's production lines for the Lyran Alliance during the Jihad. This was due to disruptions in production of its mainstay medium fighter, the Lucifer, during that time period.[5]

Weapons and Equipment[edit]

The SL-25 mounts five medium lasers firing forward to attack ground units and an additional medium laser for attacks while moving away. Additionally, three small lasers allow it to attack fighters of same size or larger, while a single aft-mounted small laser is useful for dogfights with more agile enemies.[5]

Variants[edit]

Notable Pilots[edit]

Elden Berardinelli – One of the original members of the command lance of Sorenson’s Sabres. Berardinelli’s Samurai was maintained in perfect condition.[13]

Notes[edit]

  • The Unseen Samurai image first appeared on the AeroTech box (top and bottom). This image never appeared along with game stats, and was only identified as the SL-25 Samurai when Ral Partha released a miniature for it.

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. MUL online date for the SL-25 Samurai
  2. Master Unit List, "Samurai introduction dates"
  3. 3.0 3.1 Record Sheets: 3039, p. 257
  4. AeroTech 2 Record Sheets, p. 85
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Technical Readout: 3039, pp. 202-203
  6. Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged, p. 331
  7. MUL online date for the SL-26 Samurai
  8. Record Sheets: 3039, p. 258
  9. Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged, p. 332
  10. MUL online date for the SL-27 Samurai
  11. Record Sheets: 3039, p. 259
  12. Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged, p. 333
  13. Sorenson's Sabres, p. 18: "Elden Berardinelli" - Notable Samurai pilot

Bibliography[edit]