THE JUMPGATE DEFINITIVE GUIDE - Tripod

Tornado
Classification: Bomber
Powerplant: Sport Plus (size 4)
Engines: Guzzler x 2 (size 3 x 2)
Radar: Knocker (35000 meter range) (size 2)
Shield: Haven (15400mm equivalent) (size 2)
Armor: 18000mm
Capacitor: Keytso, Alembic for Hitmen, Carrier for pulse lasers, Seed for mortars
(size 4)
Laser Config: VAPOR x 4, Heavy Laser x 4, FeatherFire x 4
Ammo Config: Hitman x 4, Peeler x 4
Missiles (# x size): 2x2, 2x4, 2x6, 1x8
MODx: 6
ECM: 2
Speed (nor/ab/ff): 415/474/820 MPS
Acceleration: 72.2 (laser), 72.8 (pulse), 67.8 (ion), 66.2 (railguns), 69.8 (mortars) kN/kg
Yaw/Pitch/Roll: 45/70/55 DPS
Cargo: 10 m³
Notes:
The Tornado continues the Quantar tradition of breaking the “rules” in a particular fighter class. In
many ways this ship is just as much a heavy anti-fighter platform as it is a bomber. Its pitch and
roll rates are comparable to most of the heavier fighters, and it outpaces the Raptor significantly.
It carries similar armament to most bombers, although the guns are mounted far on the wings,
making targeting a little more difficult than most fighters. Perhaps it’s most frightening aspect is its
MODx capacity – those large wings means that the vessel is capable of carrying extensive
FlashFire loads. Disengaging (or quickly engaging) in a Tornado is not as difficult as it should be
in a bomber.
It does have one obvious problem, however: a lack of truly heavy ordinance slots. While it is more
than suited for anti-fighter work, it is capable of carrying – at best – 3 heavy weapons. Given an
additional lack of heavy ordinance slots on other Quantar vessels, once more “hardened” targets
and vessels come into play (as events seem to be indicating), the Quantar may begin to want for
a vessel capable of carrying larger ordinance. The ship’s excellence in an anti-fighter role,
however, will likely mean that those hard targets lack any of their soft cover. (In particular,
Tornados have been known to be deployed as “Dragon-slayers”, bringing much of their heavy
ordinance to bear on Dragon assault fighters, which have great difficulty in dodging such massed
ordinance.)
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