STATISTICS
| Mass: 30 tons | Movement Type: Fusion-Powered Aerodyne |
| Power Plant: TME 350 eXtraLight | Armor Type: TME 3000 Standard |
| Comm Systems: TME ThroatMike | Cruising Accel/Airspeed: 7G, 2520 kph |
| Targeting/Tracking Systems:
TME 3050 Flying Ace |
Maximum Accel/Airspeed: 10.5G, 3780 kph |
| Airframe: RevEng SD-LASF "Pit Viper" | |
| Armament: 1 TME/BTSTS-LL:3000 "BigZappa" Large Laser 2 TME/BTSTS-LSRM:3000 "One-Two" Short Range Missile 2-Racks |
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OVERVIEW AND CAPABILITIES
The TME-132 Spirit Rider is a sturdy and well-armed light fighter that uses tested technology. It is slightly underarmored but can still tear apart units larger than itself that are geared solely for short-range combat. Armed with a ventral large laser and twin short-range missile two-racks in the forward mandibles, the Spirit Rider has both medium and short range combat covered. Combined with its fast speed, it makes a tough advesary.
VARIANTS
Although a capable craft when it was first introduced in 3032, the advances in Inner Sphere technology have left it somewhat dated. The TME-132-A Spirit Rider upgrades the engine to an extra-light reactor, using the tonnage liberated for more armor, which is upgraded to ferro-aluminum. The standard large laser is replaced with a pulse version and the twin missile racks are upgraded to Streak lock-or-hold technology. These changes make the TME-132-A a potent adversary.
TME-132 Spirit Rider Light Aerospace Fighter |
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| 30 tons | Aerospace Fighter | Safe Thrust: 10 (5G; 1,800kph) | Max Thrust: 15 (7.5G; 2,700kph) |
| Engine: 240 Fusion | Engine Mass: 11.5 t | Cockpit Mass: 3 t | 10 Heat Sinks |
| Fuel Capacity: 45 (240) | Structure Integ: 10 | Armor Mass: 5 t | Armor Points: 80+10 |
ARMOR (Aerotech) |
EQUIPMENT |
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| Nose: | 20 |
Large Laser | Nose |
| Left/Right Wing: | 15 / 15 |
2 SRM-2 | Nose |
| Fuselage: | 20 |
25 SRM-2 shots | Nose |
| Cockpit: | 10 |
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| Engine: | 10 |
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ARMOR (Aerotech 2) |
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| Nose: | 35 |
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| Left/Right Wing: | 20 / 20 |
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| Rear: | 15 |
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TME-132-A Spirit Rider Advanced Light Aerospace Fighter |
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| 30 tons | Aerospace Fighter | Safe Thrust: 10 (5G; 1,800kph) | Max Thrust: 15 (7.5G; 2,700kph) |
| Engine: 240 XL Fusion | Engine Mass: 5.75 t | Cockpit Mass: 3 t | 10 (20) Double Heat Sinks |
| Fuel Capacity: 45 (240) | Structure Integ: 10 | Armor Mass: 7.75 t F-A | Armor Points: 139+10 |
ARMOR (Aerotech) |
EQUIPMENT |
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| Nose: | 35 |
Large Pulse Laser | Nose |
| Left/Right Wing: | 27 / 27 |
2 Streak SRM-2 | Nose |
| Fuselage: | 40 |
25 Streak SRM-2 shots | Nose |
| Cockpit: | 10 |
Ferro-Aluminum Armor | L / R Wing |
| Engine: | 10 |
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ARMOR (Aerotech 2) |
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| Nose: | 55 |
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| Left/Right Wing: | 37 / 37 |
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| Rear: | 20 |
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DESIGNER'S NOTE: It be a "Spirit Rider" Fighter, copyright Iron Crown Enterprises. They went Chapter 11 recently, but I still give them credit for coming up with a nice light torpedo platform.