A-17 Broadsword

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A-17 Broadsword
Wc2broadsword.jpg
Type Torpedo Bomber
Manufacturer Camelot Industries
Primary User Terran Confederation
Additional Users Union of Border Worlds


Guild
Mercenaries

Introduction 2633




Broadsword Target Identification circa 2665

The A-17 Broadsword is a heavy bomber that first saw combat in 2633 as the CF-131. Slow and heavy, without even afterburner capabilities, the Broadsword packs tremendous power in both its guns and its shields, capable of destroying nearly any capital ship it faced, assuming it was not gunned down by enemy fighters first.

History

The most famous instance of the Broadsword's service was aboard the TCS Concordia, where it served as the primary bomber for the legendary dreadnought. A later variant which appeared in the Gemini Sector in 2669 displayed better acceleration, maneuverability, and armor, but contained an increased missile payload rather than the torpedoes for which it was once known.

Later variations continued to serve throughout the Nephilim War, most notably in the Epsilon Sector, proving popular to mercenaries who needed something destroyed now. These variations now boasted afterburners, but otherwise had lower maximum velocity than the older designs. An Executioner variant continued the Gemini variant's missile platform role, capable of obliterating any fighter that happens to fly in front of it. A Warpig variant carries the 4 torpedoes of the original variant, largely serving as an updated version. Finally, a Behemoth variant carries an unprecedented level of weapons and firepower, with 8 torpedoes and 100 Dart DF missiles.

Variant Comparison

Stat\Variant Broadsword (2665) Broadsword (2669) Executioner (2701) Warpig (2701) Behemoth (2701)
Class: Heavy Bomber Fighter Bomber Heavy Bomber Heavy Bomber Heavy Bomber
Length: 36 meters 36 meters 36 meters 36 meters 41 meters
Mass: 100 metric tonnes ? metric tonnes 100 metric tonnes 110 metric tonnes 150 metric tonnes
Max Velocity: 320 kps 350 kps 300 kps 275 kps 225 kps
Cruise Velocity: 150 Kps ? Kps ? Kps ? Kps ? Kps
Acceleration: Poor Average 55 k/s^2 55 k/s^2 55 k/s^2
Max Y/P/R: 5/5/5 deg/s ? deg/s 65/65/65 deg/s 55/55/55 deg/s 70/70/70 deg/s
Shields: 18 fb cm ? fb cm 410 cm 410 cm 410 cm
Armor: 15f/13lr/15r cm 25f/17.5lr/20r cm 1000 cm 1100 cm 1350 cm
Guns: Mass Driver Cannon(3) Mass Driver Cannon(3) Tachyon Gun (2), Plasma Gun (2) Meson Blaster (2), Neutron Gun (2) Tachyon Gun (2), Neutron Gun (2)
Turret: Neutron Gun(2)3 (3 turrets, 2 guns each), Tractor Beam(1)3 Laser (2)3, Particle Cannon(2) Deployable; Bomber Turrets Deployable; Bomber Turrets Bomber Turrets
Missile Hardpoints: 4x1 Torpedo, 4x1 FF, 1x1 1x3 HS, 1x6 FF 5x20 DF, 2x5 HS 1x4 Torpedo, 5x20 Dart DF 2x4 Torpedo, 5x20 Dart DF
Missile Decoys: Chaff Pod 1 ? ? ? ?
Jump Capable: Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Crew: 1 (Pilot) 1 (Pilot) 1 (Pilot) 1 (Pilot) 1 (Pilot)
Service Entry: ? ? 2701 2701 2701

Images

Wc2broadsword.jpg P1broadsword.jpg


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