Ypres Primitive Fighter

Description

Essentially an armed reconnaissance aircraft used in the fighter role by societies just beginning to develop aircraft.  Unarmed versions are used as couriers, mail carriers, and private sports aircraft.

Note:  There is no provision for external stores on this aircraft. Use the "clean" values for all statistics associated with this aircraft.

Controlling Skill

Pilot (Fixed-Wing)

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Originally Published:  2003-01-26
Last Updated:  2010-12-13
Original Concept:  GDW, Inc.
Final Design: Gerry Harris
 

Vehicle Statistics

Name:  Ypres Primitive Fighter
TL
: 4
Type: Fixed-Wing Biplane
Airframe:  Simple
Year: —
Nation: Generic
Price: §33,238
Size: 122 kiloliters = 8.71 tons (Mc)
Mass: 2.025 tonnes clean/2.734 tonnes loaded
Power: 0.31 MW Internal Combustion Engine with Propeller generating 0.155 tonne of thrust
Maintenance: 4 clean/5 loaded
Controls: Primitive Mechanical; TL-4 Flight Avionics; TL-4 Navigation Aids
Communications: —
Sensors: —
Life Support: —
Cargo: 0 tonnes (may carry up to 131 kg in lieu of gunner, guns and ammunition)
Crew: 2 (pilot; observer/gunner) in crewstations
Passengers: —
Fire Control: —
Armament: 2×7mm Medium Autoguns-4 (fixed-forward); 1×7mm Medium Autogun-4 (flexible)
Stabilization: —
Ammo: 300 rounds (100 rounds per gun)

Vehicle Performance

Top Speed: 230 km/hr clean/170 km/hr loaded
Cruising Speed:  170 km/hr clean/130 km/hr loaded
NOE Speed:  —
Minimum Speed:  75 km/hr
Travel Move: 680 km clean/520 km loaded
Combat Move: 32 clean/24 loaded (10-meter hexes)
Agility:  4 clean/3 loaded
Take off Roll:  350 meters clean/550 meters loaded
Landing Roll:  75 meters 
Fuel Capacity: 496 liters hydrocarbon distillate
Fuel Consumption: 62 liters per hour (endurance of 8 hours)
Range:  1360 km clean/1040 km loaded
Ceiling:  3000 meters
Glide Ratio:  4

House Rules Combat Statistics

Configuration: Fixed-Wing Aircraft
Suspension: —

Hull
Front: —
Side: —
Rear: —
Belly: —
Deck: —

Weapon Statistics

. Recoil .
Round ROF Dam Pen Bulk Mag SS Burst Range
Ball-4 10 4 2-3-Nil 8 100B 250

Striker II Statistics
Quality: Morale: Initiative:
Movement: 1920 high (+4)
Front: Deck: MC: II
Side: Belly: EDM: -1
Rear: Fire Control: None
Stabilization: None
Cargo Capacity: None
Environmental: None
Electronic Warfare: None
Ammunition: Unlimited
Maintenance Points: 1
Systems Short:

Medium:

Long:

Extreme:

Notes

Weapons

Ball-4 25: 5 (2) 50: 4 (2) 100: 3 (1) 200: 2 (Nil) None
Sensors
Eyeballs 100 cm 200 cm 400 cm 800 cm

Communicators