After careful consideration Carrion Combat Industries decided the Boeing Jump Bomber and Guardian fighters did not sufficiently serve their needs as an air asset on their Imagineer Support Cruiser Project. The main issues being lacking sufficient external space to mount even a single Arrow (AAA or Homing) and being incapable of landing on water (an occassional neccesity with a submersible carrier). Therefore Carrion Combat Industries commissioned the Monsoon Blue Naval Fighter. With a flight profile in line with the much lighter Guardian fighter, 50% more external carry capacity and internal energy weapons that allow a Monsoon to easily eliminate opposition Boeing and Guardian fighters as well as do effective ground attack missions the Monsoon is a vastly superior aircraft - a lack of armouring still makes ground attacks and dogfighting a risky proposition.
Monsoon
Mass: 30 tons
Chassis: Standard
Movement Type: Conventional Fighter
Power Plant: GM 190 Fusion
Safe Thrust Speed: 1210 kph
Maximum Thrust Speed: 2050 kph
Armor: Standard
Armament:ER Laser (Medium)
Pulse Laser (Large)
Manufacturer: Inner Sphere
Communications System: Standard
Targeting & Tracking System: Standard
Cost: 1,186,700 C-bills
Battle Value:494
Equipment Mass
Structural Integrity:7 0.0
Engine:190 7.5
Type:Fusion
Safe Thrust:7
Maximum Thrust:11 (14)
Fuel:320 2.0
Cockpit:3.0
Power Amplifier:0.0
VSTOL:1.5
Heat Sinks:10 [20] 0.0
Armor Factor:28 2.0
Armor Value
Nose 7
L/R Wing 7/7
Aft 7
Weapons and Ammo Location Tons
ER Laser (Medium) Nose 1.0
Pulse Laser (Large) Nose 7.0
Floatation Hull 0
