A one-seater
Yutan
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Affiliation: Closed-market
Manufacturer:
Ringovinda StarYards
Model:
Yutan-class stealth fighter/bomber
Modularity: Ordnance, one or two-seater
Production: Limited
Material: Quadanium hull, ditanium frame
Classification: Stealth fighter/bomber
Length: 12m
Height: 3m
Width: 6m
Armament: Rating 14
2
Kaeshana hypervelocity cannons (counts for 4 laser cannons)
1
Guernica ordnance launcher (counts for 2 bomb bays)
Defense: 12
Squadron Count: 10
Special Features:
Manoeuvrability Rating: 3 (4 if cloaked)
Speed Rating: 3 (4 if cloaked)
Hyperdrive Class: 1
Strengths:
- Modularity of ordnance
- Large ordnance capacity
- Slim flank profile
- Strong hull
- Can cloak
Weaknesses:
- Limited ammunition
- If the magnetic signature is detected, the cloaking device can be defeated
- Large target if an enemy comes from the top or bottom
- Short-range hyperdrive
- No particle shields
Description: Named after the last capital of the Third Republic, the
Yutan is the product of the Commonwealth's need for attack craft that can cloak so as to conduct surgical, stealth strikes. Its
Guernica ordnance launcher allows it to be outfitted with a number of different weapons for flexible mission profiles: for example it can be used for bombing targets, engaging combat patrols. Thanks to its waste heat recovery devices, the
Yutan can keep the life support and other avionics supplied with power so long as the engines or reactor still work. However, due to the short range of the hyperdrive (5000 light-years), it is best to operate the fighter a short distance from the home base or from a carrier. Due to the high energy consumption of the cloaking device, the fighter slows down when the cloaking device is in use. To cut on maintenance costs, 2 hypervelocity cannons have been installed, providing the tactical equivalent of 4 standard laser cannons. Because the
Yutan depends so much on projectile weapons, particle shields are eschewed. Nevertheless, pilots can also use flares to get missiles off them. Also, the
Yutans are available in two versions: one-seater for normal operation and two-seater, used for training purposes.
Consumables: 3 weeks
Crew: 1
Cargo capacity: 100 kg
Hyperdrive range: 5,000 light-years
Development Threads: (30 posts total)
Intent: To provide the board with an elite, cloaking fighter
Primary Source: N/A