[VEHICLE] of the week 667 – Anachronistic Fighter

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redistribution of my work, but I would like to know if you put it on 
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  Onno Meyer, 2007-08-05

Anachronistic Fighter v1.0 (TL6)
  Copyright 2007 by Onno Meyer

  In some alternate history stories, one side finds efficient uses for 
historical technologies. In other novels, genuine time travelers bring 
modern concepts with them. This fighter combines an optimized airframe 
with conventional technology to rival the early jets.
  The fighter is armed with four 25mm guns and two hardpoints for drop 
tanks or bombs. A sturdy construction with sealed tanks and seat armor 
allows it to absorb several bursts from typical 1940s MGs. The fighter 
has a top speed of 500 mph, high agility, and a combat radius of about 
300 miles. At a more sedate speed, it has a ferry range of over 2,400 
miles. If there is a weakness, it is the low acceleration and rate of 
climb. In a game, the fighter could be the first sign for the players 
that something strange is happening ...
  At top speed, the engine burns 150 gallons of aviation gas per hour. 
A full load of fuel and ammunition is $1,880.

Subassemblies: Body +3, two STOL Wings +1, three retractable Wheels +0. 
Powertrain: 1,000-kW aerial propeller; 1,000-kW aerial turbocharged HP 
  gas engine; 800-kWs lead-acid batteries.
Fuel: 200 gallons avgas (fire 13).
Occ: 1 NCS.

Armor      F     RL       B      T       U
Body:     3/6    3/6     3/6    3/6     3/6
Wings:    3/6    3/6     3/6    3/6     3/6
Wheels:   3/6    3/6     3/6    3/6     3/6
Pilot:   0/+0   0/+0   0/+18   0/+0   0/+18

Weaponry
Two 25mm Autocannon [Wings:F] (300 rounds each) +0.*
Two 25mm Autocannon [Wings:F] (150 rounds each) +0.*
* Linked in pairs, additional link fires all four.

Equipment
  Body: Long-range radio; navigation instruments; IFF; autopilot; 
optical bombsight; radio direction finder; 12 man-hours limited life 
support. Wings: Two 1,000-lb. hardpoints.

Statistics
Size: 32'x36'x12'   Payload: 1.2 tons   Lwt.: 5 tons
Volume: 300 cf     Maint.: 29 hrs.     Price: $485,700

HT: 12.   HP: 375 Body, 150 each Wing, 40 each Wheel

gSpeed: 195   gAccel: 10   gDecel: 10   gMR: 0.5   gSR: 2
Ground Pressure Very High. 1/8 Off-Road Speed.

aSpeed: 500   aAccel: 6   aDecel: 22   aMR: 5.5   aSR: 2
Stall Speed 85. Ceiling 12,000 yards.

Design Notes
  Body is 240 cf, with very good streamlining. Wings are 24 cf. Wheels 
are 12 cf, retract into wings and body. Structure is medium, expensive. 
Armor is expensive metal. Sealed. Self-sealing tanks. Mechanical 
controls. 18.852 cf empty space in body and 0.25 cf empty space in each 
wing. 900 rounds of 25mm API in the wings. Empty weight is 7,600 lbs.

Weapon          Weight Volume Cost   Power WPS VPS    CPS     TL
25mm Autocannon 140    2.8    $1,700   -   1   0.0067 $1.5(1) 6
  Ammo type: (1) AP, also fires API at 1.33x cost.

Weapon          Ammo Malf. Type Damage  SS Acc 1/2D Max   RoF 
25mm Autocannon AP   crit. cr.  6d*3(2) 20 13  840  4,300 16
                API  crit. cr.  6d*3(2) 20 13  840  4,300 16

  The vehicle uses the design rules from GURPS Vehicles [2nd edition, 
3rd printing, Dec 2004 errata], WWII (only the aerial engine and cruise 
speed/fuel consumption rules, not the entire modular system), VXii (the 
armor volume, stall speed and ceiling rules), and the text format from 
Vehicles Lite. 


Next Week: Probably a bomber.