Jincilla PRHA "Tacon" Heavy Fighter
Name: Tacon
Craft: Jincilla PRHA Tacon Heavy Fighter
Type: Heavy Fighter
Scale: starfighter
Length: 35 meters (estimated)
Skill: starfighter pilot
Crew: 1
Cargo Capacity: none
Consumables: 12 days
Jump Drive: x100
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 3D
Space: 8
Atmosphere: 365; 1,050 km/h
Hull: 4D+1
Shields: 2D+1
Sensors
- Passive: 40 / 1D
- Scan: 80 / 2D
- Search: 160 / 3D
- Focus: 4 / 4D
Weapons
- 5 Flux Beams Mk. II
- Fire Arc: Forward Narrow
Crew: 1
Scale: walker
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-3/5/10
Atmosphere Range: 100-300/500/1,000m
Rate of fire: 7
Damage: 4D+1
- 5 Light Ordnance Hardpoints
- Fire Arc: Forward Narrow
Crew: 1
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D- Snipe Missile
- Scale: starfighter
Space Range: 1-10/20/200
Atmosphere Range: 100-1,000/2,000/20,000m
Rate of fire: 1
Ammo: 1
Damage: 5D+1
- Brute Mk I Missile
- Scale: starfighter
Space Range: 1-20/40/220
Atmosphere Range: 100-2,000/4,000/22,000m
Rate of fire: 1
Ammo: 1
Damage: 7D+1
- Brute Mk II Missile
- Scale: starfighter
Space Range: 1-20/40/240
Atmosphere Range: 100-2,000/4,000/24,000m
Rate of fire: 1
Ammo: 1
Damage: 9D
- Python Missile
- Scale: starfighter
Space Range: 1-20/40/240
Atmosphere Range: 100-2,000/4,000/24,000m
Rate of fire: 1
Ammo: 1
Damage: 11D
- Disruptor Missile
- Scale: starfighter
Space Range: 1-20/40/220
Atmosphere Range: 100-2,000/4,000/22,000m
Rate of fire: 1
Ammo: 1
Damage: None; If hit, the targeted craft cannot move for two rounds
- Stingray Torpedo
- Fire Arc: Forward Narrow
Crew: 1
Scale: capital
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-20/40/160
Atmosphere Range: 2-40/80/320km
Rate of fire: 1
Ammo: 1
Damage: 9D
- Hi-Explosive Mine Tube
- Fire Arc: Aft Narrow
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: N/A
Atmosphere Range: N/A
Rate of fire: 1
Ammo: 10
Damage: 10D
- Electronic Counter Measure Module
- Fire Arc: all
Crew: 1
Skill: sensors
Space Range: 1-13/25/50
Atmosphere Range: 1-25/50/100km
Effects: Enemy Sensors and Fire Control -2D
- Countermeasure Pod Dispenser
- Fire Arc: aft
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: sensors
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-13/25/50
Atmosphere Range: 1-25/50/100km
Ammo: 10
Rate of fire: 1
Effects: Enemy Sensors & Fire Control -1D
Gear:
- D-Drive
- Matter/Antimatter Power Plant
- Ejection Seat: This accessory allows the vehicle's crew and passengers to safely disembark while it is still in mid-flight. It can be used as the vehicle is being destroyed.
- Shield Regenerator (x1.75): This accessory Increases the vehicle's shield regeneration rate by 1.75 times.
- BSE Virus Generator (X=3): This accessory allows a vehicle's crew to attempt to infect a target craft with a disabling computer virus as an attack action. The Difficulty of the attack action equals 25 times X, where X is a whole number from one to three. If successful, the target craft is immobilized and its shields drop for a number of seconds equal to the degree of success. The effects of this accessory may be blocked by a successful Signal Filter Communications Save.
- Signal Filter: If infection with the BSE Virus is indicated, a Difficulty 25 Communications roll may be made in order to avoid its effects.
Description: The Tacon is the heavy weapons platform of the Jincilla pirate clan. They are visually similar to the military ML3b fighter, although they are significantly less well armed and armored.
Source:
- Wing Commander Encyclopedia: Tacon Heavy Fighter PRHa
- The Wing Commander Role Playing Game (pages 323-324)
- thedemonapostle