The TeraFin is a new design that has been popping up on military speculator markets for a while now. Like most "for export" designs there is always a delicate balance that need to be maintained between sharing technical details with clients and hiding those same technical details from their enemies. This craft has been leaning heavily on the hiding details side of the "for export" balance.
What we do know about the TF-01 is that it has extremely high endurance with over double the fuel capacity of its competitors.
It also has an extensive electronics suite composed of what appears to be a Guardian ECM system, a Beagle Probe, a Targeting computer and oddly a Satellite Imager system.
We have promotional pictures showing a TF-01 hitting a [stationary] target from over 10,000 km away.
The weapons are grouped into three clusters, with a pair of mounted lasers and an under-slung rotary auto-cannon.
The engine is a standard Pitban model similar to what is found on the Awesome and the armor has been described as "thicc" by the sales representative who we interviewed.
The same representative, who wished to remain anonymous, directed us to maintenance and service agreements where we learned that the craft is armored like a battleship with 16 tons of Heavy Ferro-Aluminum Armor and a rock solid heat and power distribution system capable of letting the fighter fire until its ammo bins run dry with out any risk of performance degradation.
TeraFin TF-01
Mass: 80 tons
Power Plant: 240 Fusion
Armor: Heavy Ferro-Aluminum
Armament:
1 Rotary AC/5
2 ER Large Laser
Manufacturer: Unknown
Primary Factory: Unknown
Introduction Year: 3140
Tech Rating/Availability: E/X-X-X-D
Cost: 5,470,080 C-bills
Type: TeraFin
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Standard)
Tonnage: 80
Battle Value: 2,104
Equipment Mass
Engine 240 Fusion 11.5
Safe Thrust: 5
Max Thrust: 8
Structural Integrity: 0
Heat Sinks: 15 [30] 5
Fuel: 960 12.0
Cockpit 3
Armor Factor (Heavy Ferro) 317 16
Armor
Value
Nose 94
Wings 81/81
Aft 61
Weapons
and Ammo Location Tonnage Heat SRV MRV LRV ERV
ER Large Laser RWG 5.0 12 8 8 8 0
Rotary AC/5 NOS 10.0 1 20 20 0 0
Satellite Imager NOS 2.5 - - - - -
Active Probe FSLG 1.5 - - - - -
ECM Suite FSLG 1.5 - - - - -
Rotary AC/5 Ammo (40) FSLG 2.0 - - - - -
Targeting Computer FSLG 5.0 - - - - -
ER Large Laser LWG 5.0 12 8 8 8 0
[Addendum: The following information is confidential and viewing it without proper authorization may be punishable by 20 years in prison and a forfeiture of all military pensions and survivor benefits.]
That same sales representative revealed after a chemical boosted debriefing the details of the TF-XX the non-export model.
It reads like a mix of WoB conspiracy and SLDF dark project conspiracies.
But we include it here because the technical information that was provided line up with structural peculiarities of the TF-01 space-frame.
The TF-XX is powered by a XL Pitban Fusion engine, and it is covered by over 19 tons of reflective aerospace armor.
The auto-cannon assembly has been completely replaced with what appear to be a trio of laser anti missile systems.
The fuel tanks has been expanded and the control system appears to be a fully autonomous shielded system with an auxiliary conventional cockpit control system.
These specifications have yet to be verified by hands on analysis by our technical teams but everything we know about the TF-01 design gives credibility to these claims.
The export model [like many export models before it] has unnecessary structural voids and armor pattern coverage that that isn't fully optimized.
The TF-XX as described would [speculation] fill those voids and the armor coverage would protect those specialized components.
TeraFin TF-XX
Mass: 80 tons
Power Plant: 240 XL
Armor: Reflective
Armament:
3 Laser AMS
2 ER Large Laser
Introduction Year: 3140
Tech Rating/Availability: E/X-X-X-F
Cost: 11,262,020 C-bills
Type: TeraFin
Technology Base: Inner Sphere (Experimental)
Tonnage: 80
Battle Value: 2,106
Equipment Mass
Engine 240 XL 6
Safe Thrust: 5
Max Thrust: 8
Structural Integrity: 0
Heat Sinks: 18 [36] 8
Fuel: 1200 15.0
Command Console 6
Armor Factor (Reflective) 312 19.5
Armor
Value
Nose 94
Wings 78/78
Aft 62
Weapons
and Ammo Location Tonnage Heat SRV MRV LRV ERV
ER Large Laser RWG 5.0 12 8 8 8 0
3 Laser AMS NOS 4.5 7 3 0 0 0
Shielded Aerospace Smart Robotic Control System FSLG 6.5 - - - - -
ECM Suite FSLG 1.5 - - - - -
Targeting Computer FSLG 3.0 - - - - -
ER Large Laser LWG 5.0 12 8 8 8 0
