STATISTICS
| Mass: 30 tons | Movement Type: Counter-Rotational VTOL |
| Power Plant: TME 70 eXtraLight | Armor Type: TME 3049 Ferro-Fibrous |
| Comm Systems: TME Vox Et Deus | Cruising Speed: 75 kph |
| Targeting/Tracking Systems:
TME 3050 Point-And-Shoot |
Maximum Speed: 120 kph |
| Chassis: TME XMHC Model 545 | |
| Armament: 5 TME/BTSTS-LTBM:3050 "MissileFist" Thunderbolt 5-Class Missile Launchers |
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OVERVIEW
The TME-18 Nebelwerfer is a long-range assault platform created in 3057 (local date). It is well armed, for a helicopter, and is armed with five Thunderbolt-5 missile launchers with enough ammunition to sustain a barrage for thirty seconds.
CAPABILITIES
The TME-18 is all it says in the overview--a long range support helicopter.
DEPLOYMENT
The TME-18 is a common long-range support element for helicopter units across the Inner Sphere, especially House Steiner.
VARIANTS
There are actually two TME-18 structural designs, the TME-18 original widebody and the TME-18/a with a thinner fuselage and no wings. Both operate exactly the same way.
Some have complained about the Thunderbolt-5s, so the TME-18-A mounts three long-range missile ten-racks instead. The TME-18 is the general basis for the TME-37 Wirbelwind.
TME-18 Nebelwerfer Long Range Assault Helicopter |
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| 30 tons | VTOL (Rotor) | Cruising MP: 7 (75.6 kph) | Flank MP: 11 (118.8 kph) |
| Engine: 70 XL Fusion | Engine Mass: 1.5 t | Control Mass: 1.5 t | Lift Equip Mass: 3 t |
| No Power Amplifier | 10 Heat Sinks | Internal Structure: 3 t | No Turret |
| Armor Mass: 3.5 t Ferro | Armor Points: 59 | Crew: 1 | Rotor Arrange: Twin Rotor |
ARMOR |
EQUIPMENT |
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| Front: | 20 |
5 Thunderbolt-5s | Front |
| Left/Right Side: | 14 / 14 |
30 Thunderbolt-5 shots | Body |
| Rear: | 9 |
The TME-18-A replaces the TB5s and ammo with 3 LRM-10s with 20 shots. |
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| Turret: | not applicable |
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| Rotor: | 2 |
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DESIGNER'S NOTE: The "nebelwerfer" (literally "rocket-thrower" in German) was a unguided rocket artillery unit used by Germany in World War Two. It consisted of six to eight rocket racks mounted at an angle to the sides of a halftrack.