Scimitar Light Fighter

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Scimitar Light Fighter

The Scimitar class light fighter was in widespread service with Solomani forces, especially second line units, at the start of the Second Solomani Rim War. As the war progressed Scimitars were gradually pushed into first line units because of losses of more advanced types.

Somewhat larger than the F14 Scorpion they could not use the launch tubes on Consort class escort carriers, they were faster than the Scorpions, boasting a 5G capability.

Scimitar Light Fighter

General Data

Displacement: 20 tons	Hull Armor: 60
Length: 16 meters	Volume: 280 m³
Price: 25.64925 MCr	Target Size: VS
Configuration: Cylinder AF	Tech Level: 13
Mass (Loaded/Unloaded): 487.4876/456.9102

Engineering Data

Power Plant: 166Mw Fusion Power Plant (83Mw/hit), 1 month duration (1.1585Mw surplus)

Jump Performance: 0

Jump Fuel: 0 m³

G-Rating: 5 (24.4Mw/G), No Contra-Grav Lifters

G-Turns: 43 , 3.05 m³/g-turn

Maint: 11

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: 60,000km Passive EMS Fixed Array (2 hexes; 0.06Mw), 120,000km Active EMS (4 hexes; 16.5Mw), 3xRunning Lights (0.0001Mw ea.)

ECM/ECCM: None

Controls: Flight Deck with 2xWorkstations

Armament

Offensive 1xTL13 50Mj Laser Lance (Loc: 2/3; Arcs 1; 13.889Mw; No Crew) -2 Difficulty Levels,
3x7-ton capacity AF Grapples for 3 7-ton missiles or recce drones

Defensive: None

Master Fire Directors: None

Name	Short	Medium	Long	Extreme
50Mj Laser Lance	4:1/5-17	8:1/3-9	16:1-4	32:1-2

Accommodations

Life Support: Basic (0.0148 Mw)

Grav Compensation: 4 Gs (0.7374 MW)

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

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

Passenger Accomadation: None

Other Facilities: None

Cargo: 0.3 m³

Small Craft and Launch Facilities: None

Air Locks: None (1 Hatch)

Notes

No fuel purification machinery. Fuel scoop capacity 56 cubic meters per hour. Fills tankage in 2.342 hours Life support and artificial gravity/inertial compensation does not extend to fuel spaces.

Damage Tables

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