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F-14S "TOMCAT"
TACTICAL FIGHTER

RPG Stats by  NEWTYPE ALPHA
Background info provided by the JANE'S FIGHTING VEHICLES

BACKGROUND

The F-14 Tomcat fighter was the United States' answer to the Soviet "TU-22 Backfire" heavy bomber and its long range H-22 missiles, capable of engaging surface ships at ranges of up to 150 miles distance. The intent was to design a fighter that could intercept enemies at long distances, shoot down heavy bombers or missiles at extreme range, and be able to outrun enemy escort fighters that might accompany such bombers. The Tomcat initially filled all of these roles, but the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 created a very real need to expand the capabilities of the fighter for a new kind of warfare. Repeated upgrades intended to modernize the F-14 throughout the 1990's succeeded in making the aircraft more versatile and well rounded, and before long the Tomcat's notoriety was matched only by its do-all reliability. Unfortunately, thanks to repeated budget cuts to the US military, the future of the F-14 seemed very bleak.

All that changed in January of 2001 with the founding of the Earth United Nations and the expansion of Project Macross. After the United States was assimilated into the new world order, the UN Aerospace Navy (UN Spacy) quickly began a program to upgrade its F-14 fleet for extended deployment on a much larger scale in a move to counteract waves of anti-UN violence that began to erupt all over the world. The first of these upgrades was born of a joint program between several aviation firms, including Russian based Sukhoi Co. and American Boeing Aerospace, ultimately forming the F-14S variant, a basic redesign of the fighter including new avionics and weapons, making it even more versatile while simultaneously reducing maintenance requirements for the fighter. The first of these new Tomcat variants were deployed to the US built super carrier UNS George Washington and were flown by the famous VF-103 "Jolly Rogers" squadron under the command of Lieutenant Commander Mark "Skully" Gardner. Later, as the anti-UN wars intensified and the squadron's members became more and more diverse, the Fighting 103 was renamed "Skull" Squadron and quickly carved out a reputation for its near-perfect battle record and ruthless precision in nearly any type of mission role.

RPG STATS

Vehicle Types:

Class: Carrier Based Mulitrole strike fighter
Manufacturer:: Grumman
Crew: Two, pilot and RIO wearing flight suit.

MDC BY LOCATION: 

(1) Main Body                                      80
(2) Engines (2)        		                   30 each
    Main Wings (2)                                 40 each
    Tails (2)                                      20 each
    Stabilators (2)                                20 each
    Optional external fuel tanks (2)	           25
    Cockpit/nose section		           30

NOTES:

  1. Depleting the MDC of the main body will cause the plane to crash. The pilot or WSO will have about 10 seconds to eject from the aircraft.
  2. Destroying one engine will cause 2D6x10 MD to the main body (Both engines are fixed to the main body) and prevent the Tomcat from reaching supersonic speeds and force the pilot to fly on afterburner with the remaining engine. The fighter will be -2 to dodge AND +3 to strike for any attacker using heat seeking missiles. Destroying both engines will cause the Tomcat to crash.

SPEEDS:

FLYING:
Mach 2.9, standard cruising speed of 500 knots
MAX ENGINE THRUST:
14,650 kg x2 from main engines

STATISTICAL DATA:

HEIGHT:
16 ft (4.8 m)
WIDTH:
64 ft (19m) with wings at full extension
38 ft (11.4 m) with wings at full sweep
LENGTH:
61.7 ft (18.6 m)
MAX T.O. WEIGHT:
32,805 kg.

CARGO:
None.
POWER PLANT:
Two General Electric F110-GE-450 turbofan engines with afterburners.

 

WEAPON SYSTEMS:

  1. M-61A2 VULCAN 20mm CANNON: This machinegun is fixed forward on the left side of the nose and fires 20mm shells. Though not particularly powerful, the cannon has an extremely high rate of fire and can inflict severe damage on any targeted aircraft. The cannon can also be used for strafing ground targets.

  2. BODY HARD POINTS (8):

STANDARD EQUIPMENT FOR THE F-14:

 
 

COMBAT BONUSES FOR TOMCAT TRAINING:

BASIC  FIGHTER COMBAT TRAINING

ADVANCED F-14 TOMCAT TRAINING

 

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