Torch Light Aerospace Bomber

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Torch Light Aerospace Bomber TCH-1
Mass: 25 tons
Chassis: Unknown
Power Plant: 125 Fusion
Armor: Standard
Armament:
     2 Small Laser
     1 Medium Laser
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 2750
Tech Rating/Availability: D/C-E-D-D
Cost: 1,144,219 C-bills
Mass: 25 tons
Frame: Unknown
Power Plant: 125 Fusion
Armor: Standard
Armament:
     2 Small Laser
     1 Medium Laser
Communication System: Unknown
Targeting & Tracking System: Unknown
Introduction Year: 2750
Tech Rating/Availability: D/C-E-D-D
Cost: 1,144,219 C-bills
Type: Torch Light Aerospace Bomber
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Standard)
Tonnage: 25
Battle Value: 369
Equipment Mass
Engine 125 Fusion 4
     Safe Thrust: 7
     Max Thrust: 11
Structural Integrity: 0
Heat Sinks: 10 0
Fuel: 400 5
Cockpit: 3
Armor Factor: 80 5
Armor
Value
Nose 24
Wings 21/21
Aft 14
Weapons
and Ammo Location Tonnage Heat SRV MRV LRV ERV
Medium Laser NOS 1 3 5 0 0 0
Small Laser RWG 0.5 1 3 0 0 0
Cargo (6 tons) FSLG 6 - - - - -
Small Laser LWG 0.5 1 3 0 0 0
Features the following design quirks: Fast Reload , Internal Bomb Bay, Poor PerformanceA light, cheap, minimally armed Aerospace Fighter intended for both Planetary defense forces and use aboard Warships.  The Torch is meant to do one thing only: Bomb Dropships and Warships.  A 6-ton bomb bay allows it to carry a single anti-ship missile as its payload.

The standard operating procedure for Torch wings is the following: Load external hardpoints with extra fuel and the internal hardpoint with the anti-ship missile.  Approach hostile fleet under fighter cover.  Launch the wing's anti-ship missiles, detach external fuel pods, and get outta dodge.

[Daryk]

Thus taking advantage of the fact you can carry external stores OUT of an atmosphere, but not IN to one! :D

[DOC_Agren]

Thus taking advantage of the fact you can carry external stores OUT of an atmosphere, but not IN to one! :D

Really???

[Daryk]

Reentry does very bad things to the outside of your ship.  Exiting atmosphere, not so much...

[Lagrange]

If you increase tonnage to 30, you can swap so fuel is internal and ASM is external freeing up substantial tonnage for improvements like a blanket of SLs making it significantly more lethal after the ASM is launched.