Battlesea Fixed Wing Support Craft

[AlphaMirage]

For my Battlesea BVR Concept ( here ) I have a need for some additional support craft so just like the railway guns and launchers of 'Atomic Edgar' and its brothers ( here ) I need some more interesting aircraft. While not noted at the moment I was thinking of changing the way bombers work, normally aircraft cannot mount Cruise Missiles because they are to heavy but real life aircraft can. Therefore allowing Bombers to use Cruise Missiles carried internally seems fair to me, also probably going to improve strategic bombing by allowing 'each' bay door on a fixed wing (or VTOL) aircraft the full bomb drop you'd normally get from a regular bombing attack.

Pegasus Mid-Air Refueling-Cargo Aircraft
Mass: 200 tons
Frame: Pegasus KCA
Power Plant:  ICE
Armor: BAR 7
Tech Rating/Availability: E
Cost: 3,600,266 C-bills

Background - The Pegasus is the standard strategic airlift used on world, large fleets of them not only improve conventional fighter range with its almost extra tank of liquid fuel while carrying essential supplies to troops anywhere the STOL capable aircraft can land, which is most places. The cargo container capacity can also be replaced by up to 200 Paratroopers although rarely would so many elite soldiers be deployed aboard such a fragile and clumsy airframe.

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Type: Pegasus
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Standard)
Tonnage: 200
Battle Value: 363

Equipment                                          Mass
Engine                         ICE                   51
Safe Thrust: 3
Max Thrust: 5
Structural Integrity:         3                       
Heat Sinks:                   0                       0
Fuel:                         1305                 23.5
Cockpit                                              20
Armor Factor (BAR 7)          204                   9.5

                           Armor   
                           Value   
     Nose                    62   
     Wings                 51/51   
     Aft                     40   

Weapons
and Ammo                      Location   Tonnage  Heat   SRV  MRV  LRV  ERV
Refueling Drogue                RWG       1.0      -      -    -    -    - 
SV Chassis Mod (STOL)                  BOD       0.0      -      -    -    -    - 
SV Chassis Mod (Prop Driven)                  BOD       0.0      -      -    -    -    - 
4 Cargo Container (10 tons)     BOD       40.0     -      -    -    -    - 
Refueling Drogue                LWG       1.0      -      -    -    -    - 
Cargo (Liquid) 25.41 tons
Trident Maritime Strike Aircraft
Mass: 200 tons
Frame: Trident MSA
Power Plant:  ICE
Armor: BAR 7
Tech Rating/Availability: E
Cost: 3,831,266 C-bills

Background - Driven by four turboprops the Trident Maritime Strike Aircraft is a formidable plane, built on the same frame as the Pegasus Air-Refueling and Cargo Aircraft the Trident differs in that it is optimized to deliver a pair of Cruise Missiles to a distant strategic target typically a naval vessel or coastal defense battery. 

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Type: Trident
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Advanced)
Tonnage: 200
Battle Value: 348

Equipment                                          Mass
Engine                         ICE                   51
Safe Thrust: 3
Max Thrust: 5
Structural Integrity:         3                       
Heat Sinks:                   0                       0
Fuel:                         1305                 23.5
Cockpit                                              20
Armor Factor (BAR 7)          204                   9.5

                           Armor   
                           Value   
     Nose                    62   
     Wings                 51/51   
     Aft                     40   


Weapons
and Ammo                     Location   Tonnage  Heat   SRV  MRV  LRV  ERV
SV Chassis Mod (STOL)                 BOD       0.0      -      -    -    -    - 
SV Chassis Mod (Prop-Driven)                 BOD       0.0      -      -    -    -    - 
Cruise Missile/70 Ammo (2)     BOD       70.0     -      -    -    -    - 
Velocity Light Support Aircraft
Mass: 50 tons
Frame: Velocity LSA
Power Plant:  ICE
Armor: BAR 5
Tech Rating/Availability: C
Cost: 250,725 C-bills

Background - Although not as rugged as the Trident or Pegasus the Velocity can carry either a standard 10 ton LEU, 10 tons of Bulk Cargo, or 50 Paratroopers. Its low cost sees it used in multiple roles and the design is a popular export item for planetary militias.

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Type: Velocity
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Standard)
Tonnage: 50
Battle Value: 66

Equipment                                          Mass
Engine                         ICE                   13
Safe Thrust: 4
Max Thrust: 6
Structural Integrity:         4                       
Heat Sinks:                   0                       0
Fuel:                         1428                 20.0
Cockpit                                               5
Armor Factor (BAR 5)          46                    1.5

                           Armor   
                           Value   
     Nose                    15   
     Wings                 11/11   
     Aft                     9     

Weapons
and Ammo              Location   Tonnage  Heat   SRV  MRV  LRV  ERV
SV Chassis Mod (Prop-Driven)          BOD       0.0      -      -    -    -    - 
Infantry Compartment (10)
Peregrine Multirole Lightweight Fighter
Mass: 25 tons
Frame: Peregrine MRLF
Power Plant:  ICE
Armor: BAR 5
Armament:
     1 Rifle (Cannon, Light)
Tech Rating/Availability: C
Cost: 181,448 C-bills

Background - The Peregrine is a lightweight 'fighter' mostly meant to combat lightweight principally infantry forces. Its light rifle provides enough firepower to execute strikes against these targets and a pair of external wing ordnance pylons typically carry rockets to do the same against mechanized infantry formations.

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Type: Peregrine
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Standard)
Tonnage: 25
Battle Value: 51

Equipment                                          Mass
Engine                         ICE                  6.5
Safe Thrust: 4
Max Thrust: 6
Structural Integrity:         4                       
Heat Sinks:                   0                       0
Fuel:                         642                   9.0
Cockpit                                             2.5
Armor Factor (BAR 5)          29                      1

                           Armor   
                           Value   
     Nose                    10   
     Wings                  7/7   
     Aft                     5     


Weapons
and Ammo                    Location   Tonnage  Heat   SRV  MRV  LRV  ERV
External Stores Hardpoint     RWG       0.2      -      -    -    -    - 
Rifle                         NOS       3.0      1      3    3    3    3 
SV Chassis Mod (Prop-Driven)                BOD       0.0      -      -    -    -    - 
SV Chassis Mod (STOL)               BOD       0.0      -      -    -    -    - 
Light Rifle Ammo (18)         BOD       1.0      -      -    -    -    - 
External Stores Hardpoint     LWG       0.2      -      -    -    -    -