A lot of what you can do with the
Eagle has already been done with the
Transgressor, but that new ‘mercenary’ upgrade intrigues me. It really does. Now, I don’t deny that the ERPPC gives the thing a potent combination of range and punch, but it also does... unfortunate things for the heat-balance. I’d like a bird that can deliver the punch of all three of its main guns into Medium range without worrying about flying out of control, anti-tail-gater weapons would also be useful, and additional armour-protection is rarely a bad thing, so let’s see what we can do....
Class/Model/Name: Eagle EGL-R12
Mass: 75 tons
Equipment: Mass
Power Plant: 300 Fusion 19.00
Thrust: Safe Thrust: 6
Maximum Thrust: 9
Structural Integrity: 7 .00
Total Heat Sinks: 16 Double 6.00
Fuel: 10.00
Cockpit & Attitude Thrusters: 3.00
Armor Type: Ferro-aluminum (250 total armor pts) 14.00
Standard Scale Armor Pts
Location: L / R
Nose: 91
Left/Right Wings: 53/53
Aft: 53
Weapons and Equipment Loc SRV MRV LRV ERV Heat Mass
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1 ER Large Laser Nose 8 8 8 -- 12 5.00
1 Medium Laser Nose 5 -- -- -- 3 1.00
1 Medium Laser Nose 5 -- -- -- 3 1.00
1 Large Pulse Laser RW 9 9 -- -- 10 7.00
1 Large Pulse Laser LW 9 9 -- -- 10 7.00
1 ER Medium Laser Aft 5 5 -- -- 5 1.00
1 ER Medium Laser Aft 5 5 -- -- 5 1.00
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TOTALS: Heat: 48 75.00
Tons Left: .00 Granted, you lose the ‘ten-point punch’ of the PPC, and a fraction of crit-seeking capability in a Strafe or Strike attack, but you keep your hitting range, and your new ability to engage with all your Medium-range ordnance without broiling in your cockpit is arguably better for your longevity. Not to mention that if someone starts gnawing on your tail like a hound-dog, you can give him two ERMLs’ worth of rolled-up newspaper.
