Terran Confederation F-27/R Arrow Guardian Light Fighter
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Name: F-27/R Arrow Guardian
Craft: Douglas Aerospace F-27/R Arrow Guardian
Type: Light Fighter
Scale: starfighter
Length: 20 meters
Skill: starfighter pilot
Crew: 1
Cargo Capacity: 800 kg
Consumables: 10 days
Jump Drive: x1
Nav Computer: yes
Maneuverability: 4D+1
Space: 9
Atmosphere: 400; 1,150 km/h
Hull: 7D+2
Shields: 4D
Sensors
- Passive: 50 / 1D+1
- Scan: 100 / 2D+1
- Search: 200 / 3D+2
- Focus: 5 / 5D
Weapons
- 2 Civilian Grade Tachyon Guns
- Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: walker
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-8/15/30
Atmosphere Range: 100-800/1,500/3,000m
Rate of fire: 3
Damage: 6D
- 2 Civilian Grade Neutron Guns
- Fire Arc: dual turret
Crew: 1
Scale: walker
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 2D
Space Range: 1-8/15/30
Atmosphere Range: 100-800/1,500/3,000m
Rate of fire: 2
Damage: 7D
- 3 Light Ordnance Hardpoint Banks
- Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-10/20/80
Atmosphere Range: 100-1,000/2,000/8,000m
Ammo: 20 Standard Dumb Fire (DF) Missiles per hardpoint
Rate of fire: 1
Damage: 4D
- Light Ordnance Hardpoint
- Fire Arc: forward
Crew: 1
Scale: starfighter
Skill: starship gunnery
Fire Control: 3D
Space Range: 1-90/180/550
Atmosphere Range: 100-9,000/18,000/55,000m
Ammo: 10 Enhanced Long Range Image Recognition (ELRIR) Missiles
Rate of fire: 1
Damage: 6D
- 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 -1D
- Enhanced 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: 50
Rate of fire: 1
Effects: Enemy Sensors & Fire Control -1D
Gear:
- Matter/Antimatter Power Plant
- Tachyon Sonar: This accessory nullifies the bonuses of all craft equipped with an active standard cloaking device within 100,000 kilometers.
- Akwende Drive: FTL Drive System. This drive allows the vehicle to make instantaneous FTL jumps
- 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.
- Auto-Repair System: Adds 5D to all repair checks
- Shield Regenerator: This accessory Increases the vehicle's shield regeneration rate by 1.5 times.
Description: This light, versatile fighter has balanced weaponry and is best-suited for short-range combat against light or heavy fighters. Its maneuverability makes it a prime choice for escort, fleet defense and reconnaissance missions, and an emergency life-support system can sustain pilots for up to 7 hours.
Source:
- Wing Commander Encyclopedia: F-27 Arrow V
- Wing Commander Information Center: F-27 Arrow V
- The Wing Commander Role Playing Game (page 315)
- thedemonapostle