Black Widow Heavy Fighter

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Black Widow Heavy Fighter

The Black Widow class of heavy fighters were a second line fighter used by the Solomani in lower threat areas. A number were also passed on to smaller states and provincial forces.

A number ended up in the hands of the Delsun Comagistrate in the Banners sector who produced them in large numbers prior to virus striking. It is believed that the Czarate of Delsun still operates several squadrons equipped with the Black Widow.

Carrying a standard turret socket and five launch grapples for standard space missiles the Black Widow was considered a versatile workhorse.

Black Widow Heavy Fighter

General Data

Displacement: 50 tons	Hull Armor: 105
Length: 22.4 meters	Volume: 700 m³
Price:44.645536 MCr	Target Size: VS
Configuration: Cylinder AF	Tech Level: 13
Mass (Loaded/Unloaded): 1,199.6324/1,136.0184

Engineering Data

Power Plant: 371Mw Fusion Power Plant (92.75Mw/hit), 1 month duration (0.7926Mw surplus)

Jump Performance: None

Jump Fuel: 0 m³

G-Rating: 5 (60Mw/G), No Contra-Grav Lifters

G-Turns: 53.9 , 7.5 m³

Maint: 24

Electronics

Computer: 2xTL13 St (0.45Mw each)

Commo: 300,000km Radio (10 hexes; 10Mw), 1,000AU Maser (8 ; 0.6Mw)

Avionics: TL10 Avionics, TL13 Terrain Following Avionics

Sensors: 90,000km Passive EMS Fixed Array (3 hexes; 0.1Mw), 300,000km Active EMS (10 hexes; 27.5Mw), 3xRunning Lights (0.0001Mw ea.)

ECM/ECCM: None

Controls: Flight Deck with 1xWorkstation

Armament

Offensive 1xTL13 106Mj Laser Turret (Loc: 2/3; Arcs 1,2,3; 29.4445Mw; 1 Crew) -2 Diff Levels
5x7-ton capacity AF Grapples for 5 7-ton missiles or recce drones

Defensive: None

Master Fire Directors: None

Name	Short	Medium	Long	Extreme
106Mj Laser Turret	10:1/8-26	20:1/6-20	40:1/3-10	80:1/2-5

Accommodations

Life Support: Basic (0.02993 Mw)

Grav Compensation: 4Gs (1.433 MW)

Crew: 2 (1xManuever/Electronics, 1xGunner)

Crew Accommodations: 1xWorkstation

Passenger Accomadation: None

Other Facilities: None

Cargo: 0.1 m³

Small Craft and Launch Facilities: None

Air Locks: None (1 Hatch)

Notes

No fuel purification machinery. Fuel scoop capacity 140 cubic meters per hour. Fills tankage in 2.8875 hours Life support and artificial gravity/inertial compensation does not extend to fuel spaces.

Damage Tables

Area    Surface Hits    Internal Explosion      Systems
1               Ant                     1-19:Elec,20:Hold       LS-5H,PP-4H,
2-3             1-16:Ant                1-12:LT,13-20:Hold      ELS-2H,
4-5             1-16:Ant                Hold                    LT-1H,
6-7,12-13                       Hold                    MD-1H,
8-9                             1-3:Qtrs,4-20:Hold      AEMS-(2h),
10              1:Hatch                 Qtrs                    All others-(1h),
11              1-3:Missile     1-2:Grapple,3-20:Hold
14-15   1-6:Missile     1-4:Grapple,5-20:Hold
16-19                           1-17:Eng,18-20:Hold
20                                      Eng