Approved Starship Chiloon-III heavy fighter

[Varindar Asyt]

A Chiloon-III in flight

OUT OF CHARACTER INFORMATION

• Intent: To provide a heavy fighter
• Image Source: Imgur
• Canon Link: N/A
• Restricted Missions: N/A
• Primary Source: Chiloon-II fast bomber

PRODUCTION INFORMATION

• Manufacturer: Ringovinda StarYards
• Model: Chiloon-III heavy fighter
• Affiliation: Closed-market
• Production: Minor
• Material: Durasteel hull

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

• Classification: Elite Starfighter
• Length: 16.16 meters
• Width: 17.42 meters
• Height: 4.42 meters
• Armament: Moderate
  Configuration A (Standard)
  2 Anoat repeater electromagnetic plasma cannons in a turret (counts for 4 laser cannons)
• 4 ordnance pylons (counts for 1 flex-tube launcher)
• 1 Guernica ordnance launcher (counts for 2 bomb bays)

[*]Configuration B (Endurance)

• 2 Anoat repeater electromagnetic plasma cannons in a turret (counts for 4 laser cannons)
• 4 ordnance pylons (counts for 1 flex-tube launcher)
• 1 Sko heavy bomblet generator (counts for 2 bomb bays)

[*]Defenses: Moderate
[*]Squadron Count: Low: 8
[*]Maneuverability Rating: Average
[*]Speed Rating: Average
[*]Hyperdrive Class: Average: 2
STANDARD FEATURES

• Tensor field generator
• Inertial compensator
• Watchtower collision avoidance system
• Cap drains
• Flare launcher (4 flares)
• Deflector shields
• Solar ionization reactor
• 6 Sabrina waste heat recovery devices
• ECM/ECCM suite

ADVANCED SYSTEMS

• Kreelan explosive reactive armor
• HIMS

Strengths:

• Heavy ordnance capacity
• Strong defenses
• Can resist ion/EMP attacks
• Ability to penetrate interdiction fields
• In endurance configuration, can drop bombs without need for resupply

Weaknesses:

• Large blast radius upon destruction - if someone or something manages to kill a Chiloon-III in combat, all the explosive tiles that are then remaining will detonate; for this reason it is recommended not to maintain tight formations of Chiloon-IIIs
• Exposed engines
• ERA reduces pilot survivability in the event of a crash
• In standard configuration, limited ordnance
• In endurance configuration, unstable bomblet generator can take out the craft if the bomblet generator is fired too often
• In endurance configuration, slow bombing rate of fire

Description: The Chiloon-III is borne of battle experience, with the main innovations of the Chiloon-III over the Chiloon-II being the addition of a HIMS on the upper wings, additional fuel tanks and the addition of explosive-reactive armor. The ERA increases its defenses against shrapnel, projectiles as well as asteroids; in fact, if an object hits it with sufficient force, the tile will detonate. In addition, while it outwardly looks like there are ten pylons across the two sets of wings, in fact, six of them are used as antennae for sensors and EWAR, so the outermost four pylons are, in fact, used to fit a variety of ordnance, usually of proton torpedo or concussion missile sizes. To accommodate the extra weight of ERA, four engines are installed, over the two engines of the original Chiloon series. However, given the extra weight of ERA, a HIMS and four ordnance pylons, the two additional engines do not provide extra speed or maneuverability. Also, outfitting ERA on a fighter is not without its hazards: large quantities of explosives are installed along the hull of the craft, allowing pilots to crash their craft on a target as a last-resort measure.

There are two configurations for the Chiloon-III: standard configuration, where physical ordnance is loaded in an underside bomb bay, and endurance configuration, where a heavy bomblet generator drops bombs without it needing for resupply, with the endurance configuration being used in higher-survivability missions than the standard configuration. Of course, the endurance configuration is not without its pitfalls: it takes longer to drop bombs using the heavy bomblet generator than with the standard configuration, and also dropping bombs too often can cause problems to the craft.

Consumables: 3 weeks
Crew: 1
Cargo capacity: 100 kg

 

[Travis Caalgen]

Under Review.

 

[Travis Caalgen]

Awesome. Pending Secondary Approval. Thanks! [member="Jamie Pyne"]

 

[Jamie Pyne]

Approved.