Speed and Statistical Data:

Maximum speed: 34Ø mph (547 km/h) Cruising speed: 3Ø7 mph (494 km/h) Range In The Air: 1,ØØØ miles (1,48Ø km) Service Ceiling: 4Ø,ØØØ ft. (12,192 m) Climb Rate: 2ØØ ft/min Takeoff Length: 15Ø ft unassisted. Landing Length: 5Ø ft unassisted. Height: 8 ft. 9 in. (2.66 m) Wingspan: 4Ø ft. Ø in. (12.19 m) Length: 32 ft. 3 in. (9.82 m) Weight: 7,127 Ib.

Operational Weight: 8,47Ø lb. (3,841 kg) Fuel capacity internal: About 2,ØØØ lbs. Fuel capacity external: 5Ø gallons. Cargo: Pilot’s supplies only. Power System: One Rolls-Royce Merlin MVI Hydro-Cell Radial Engine; Output:1,85Ø h.p. (1,379 kw) at 21,ØØØ ft. (6,4ØØ m). Flight Systems: Primary: Standard Grav Pods. Secondary: Aero-Foil Effect. Cost and Availability: 15,ØØØ€ each; Routinely available. Black Market Cost and Availability: 5,ØØØ to 5Ø,ØØØ€ each; Rarish.

Weapons Systems:

1. Eight .5Ø caliber machine guns: The workhorse weapon of the entire Warbird series. Purpose: Anti-Personnel/Armor Damage: Lead (Ball) shot: 7D6 Per round; Depleted Uranium rounds: 1D6×1Ø MD per round; Burst fire only. Rate of Fire: Burst fire only; fires i fire round burst per pilots attacks per melee. .5Ø’s used on the Warbird series were specially modified at the factory to be burst fire only. Range: 6ØØ feet Payload: 5Ø,ØØØ rounds are normally carried- That’s 1Ø,ØØØ bursts. Weight: 5Ø lbs Cost and Availability: 5,ØØØ credits; Occasionally available. Highly sought after, and made by a wide number of black marketers Ammo Cost and Availability: Ball rounds: 8ØØ to 1,ØØØ credits for a box of 5Ø; Routinely available. DU rounds: Up to 1ØØ thousand credits for a box of 5Ø; Rare. Highly sought after.

2. Wing Mounted Weapons Systems: The plane can carry up to 3 pods. A) M-7 Rocket Launcher: 24 2-inch rocket tubes in 12 rows of 4 each. Each rocket tube has 4 rockets. Purpose: Heavy Assault MD: Each rocket does 2D6 MD Rate of Fire: Volleys of 6 or 12 times pilots attacks per melee. Range: 12,ØØØ feet Payload: 96 per pod. Up to 6 pods can be carried. B) TM-11 Torpedo Pod: An ASW torpedo pod. Carries the Mk-82 Airborne Torpedo, essentially a modified version of the Mk-81 Submarine Launched Torpedo. The initial launch is by a nothing so complicated as releasing it from the latches that hold it to the pylon. The on board hydro-cell motor then takes over as soon as the torpedo splashes. Each pod hold 3 Mk-82’s. Purpose: Offensive/Anti-Ship MD: 4D6×1Ø per torpedo Blast Radius: 4Ø feet Maximum Range: 8Ø miles Minimum Range: 5 miles Rate of Fire: 1 torpedo per pilots attacks per melee. Payload: Each pod holds 3 Mk-82’s. C) TM-12 Fuel Pod: Essentially a modified version of the M-11 Torpedo Pod. In this case, however, it is used as a fuel pod to triple the normal range of the craft. D) C-441 Canister Pod: Basically a hollowed out version of the M-7 pod, used to drop highly sensitive and extensive messages. A nose-mounted device using GPS or laser detection guides the pod to within ⅛st of an inch of the intended target.

Features:

Radar: Combat grade radar. Range 1ØØ miles, can track up to 2ØØ individual targets. 9Ø% reliability (no reliability against unfriendly stealthed air vehicles, 1Ø% against unfriendly ground vehicles). Electronic Counter Measures (ECM): These systems disrupt enemy radar and tracking systems, making it difficult for them to lock onto the ship with weapons. The countermeasures give the Mecha a +3 to dodge, +2 to strike and +1 on initiative in combat. ESM: Radar Detector. Passively detects other radars being operated. AJP: Active Jamming Pod. Causes-25% to detection but when it is active, other vehicles/bases can detect that it is jamming, and some missiles will home in on jamming signals. Jamming also causes a-4 penalty to all radar guided weapons. GPS: Standard tracking device. Ties into the Blue Force Tracker. Full range optic sensory suite: Infrared, ultra violet, Magnification, night sight, color filters, thermal imager. Range is about 2ØØ miles for MOST sensors. Motion Detector: Activates a loud wailing when an object is coming at the user fast, and a soft ringing if it’s coming slowly. Activation ranges must be specified by the pilot. Blue Force Tracker: Identifies friend from foe. Overlays the information on both the radar and HUD, ensuring that friendly forces are not accidentally targeted. Video Camera: 2Ø,ØØØ× zoom lens, records all data observed by the unit. 5,ØØØ hours of recording available. Grav Clamps: Grav pods in the wheels of the landing gears allow the planes to adhere to the hulls of warships and the exteriors of SOME buildings up to a full 9Ø° angle (nose up, down, or to the sides doesn’t matter). Survival Pack: A pack of simpler emergency survival supplies: Pup tent, sleeping bag, black light, GPS, first aid kit (bandages, gauze, bandage tape, pads, antiseptic/analgesic), plasma torch (for small repairs and starting fires), repair kit (with MDC Repair Spray), sewing kit (a small spool of thread and 5 needles), 7 star flares (25Ø foot apogee), 1ØØ feet of black or brown parachute cord (15Ø lbs tensile strength; This is in addition to several hundred feet from their parachute itself), 2-5 days rations, 2 gallons water, water purification kit (good for about 1Ø gallons), self-inflating lifevest (15# buoyancy), manual-inflation survival raft (for at-sea abandonment). Fire resistance: Fires external to the craft are not felt at all. Combat/Targeting Computer: Records all enemy and friendly activity over the course of time; Can replay that activity for the pilot, assign target designation numbers, and track likely damage based on mathematical formulas (i.e. “Right leg red” badly damaged/destroyed, “head green” not damaged, etc). Displays this information as a pop up in the HUD as requested by the pilot.

MRA 6 Radios: Allows real time, continuous radio link up with friendly forces in the area via satellite relay over laser radio signals, preventing jamming, and automatically encrypts/decrypts same to prevent eavesdropping. Type-11 wide band radios: Effective 1Ø mile range, auto encrypt/decrypt. Works on standard radio band wavelengths, so it can still be jammed (if the enemy knows the frequencies). HUD: Displays targeting, airspeed, artificial horizon, and true direction information directly in front of the pilot. Visor Display: Anything that can be seen on the HUD can be set in the visor, either as an overlay OR as a pop-up. Variable Tint Cockpit Canopy: Adjusts tinting to light conditions, up to an including a black dot if the sun is directly on the pilots face (only covers eyes). FLIR/SLIR: Forward and Side Looking Infrared. Allows pilot to get visuals on targets at night. Decoys: Specially modified Mini-Missiles used as decoys; Burning globs of magnesium/aluminum alloy to confuse both radar AND heat sensory systems, as well as creating a lot of smoke to obscure the Mecha. NOTE: Though the modified mini-missiles combine smoke flares, AMC/FDs, and LDP’s, they aren’t powerful enough for use with Destroids/Guardians/Etc. Reduce effects by 2Ø% against smart missiles (add +2Ø% to rolls for smart missiles.)Effect: Ø1-5Ø: Enemy missile or missile volley detonates in chaff cloud- Missiles are all destroyed. 51-75: Enemy missile or missile volley loses track of real target and veers away in wrong direction (may lock onto another target). 76-ØØ: No effect, missile is still on target. Also note that the chaff cloud will also blind nearby heat sensors (and optically based sensors at night) for 1 melee. They will suffer the following penalties: Reduce melee attacks/actions, and combat bonuses by half. Also, a cloud of smoke approximately 25² feet wide and high by about 1 half-mile long. Duration: 1D4 melee rounds. Rate of Fire: Once per melee. Payload: 6 chaff/flares.