Cheetah F-10

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Cheetah F-10

Description:

Cheetah F-10 Tech Room Description

Originally designed for the Star League, the Cheetah is a light support or reconnaissance Aerospace Fighter. Boasting a maximum acceleration of nine gravities and a safe acceleration of six, the Cheetah is among the fastest and agile fighters in existence and features a good weapons load-out for its size. This speed is necessary, as with only three tons of armor a solid hit by a heavy laser or missile volley can cause serious trouble. Four tons of fuel provide adequate range, though the idea that the GM 250-a power plant consumes more fuel than usual is just an old wives' tale. Another urban legend that the the fighter's agility suffers when operating in an atmosphere is also false, though its extreme accelerations are physically punishing on its pilot.

The Cheetah was in continuous production from its introduction up until the downfall of the Star League, when the Free Worlds League copied the design and retooled several of their factories to continue producing them. It since became the standard light fighter of the Free Worlds League Military, appearing in nearly every FWLM aero formation. It has performed well in many roles especially escorting DropShips, with many assault squadrons using Cheetahs for long-range patrols and fast-courier runs.

Well armed for a light aerospace fighter, the F-10 Cheetah has a Starflash I Small Laser in the nose and a Starflash II Medium Laser in each wing. The lasers give the Cheetah a heavy punch for supporting other fighters or ground troops.


Cheetah F-11 Tech Room Description

F-11 This upgraded variant produced by House Marik, the F-11 eventually became the fighter's standard production model, correcting many of the flaws in the original. It uses a GM 250-a XL Engine and change the armor to Ferro-Aluminum, increasing the amount of armor protection by half. The lasers are also changed to a Small Pulse Laser and two Medium Pulse Lasers, while two tons of additional fuel gives it longer legs.


Cheetah F-12-S Tech Room Description

F-12-S The Cheetah-S removes the medium lasers and one ton of fuel, to be replaced by an SRM-4 pack and one ton of ammo. With the reduced range this variant is used primarily as a defensive craft for installations or Dropships.


Credits

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Designer's Comments

Performance:

Statistics

Name Cheetah F-10
Type Light
Manufacturer Lockheed-CBM Corporation
Yaw, Pitch, Roll 10 - 10 - 10 s
Max Velocity 135 - 135 - 270 (0) ms-1
Max Afterburner Velocity 202.5 - 202.5 - 405.0 ms-1
Max Afterburner Duration 400 s
Hitpoints 480 pts
Length 20.32 m
Width 21.25 m
Height 5.18 m
Weaponry
Primary weapons
1st bank 2 guns
2nd bank 1 guns
Secondary weapons
1st bank capacity 1440
Countermeasures
Countermeasure capacity 25 countermeasures


Name Cheetah F-13
Type Light
Manufacturer Lockheed-CBM Corporation
Yaw, Pitch, Roll 10 - 10 - 10 s
Max Velocity 135 - 135 - 270 (0) ms-1
Max Afterburner Velocity 202.5 - 202.5 - 405.0 ms-1
Max Afterburner Duration 400 s
Hitpoints 480 pts
Length 20.32 m
Width 21.21 m
Height 5.18 m
Weaponry
Primary weapons
1st bank 2 guns
2nd bank 3 guns
Secondary weapons
1st bank capacity 1440
Countermeasures
Countermeasure capacity 25 countermeasures


Armaments

Default Statistics
Bank Guns Capacity Standard Loadout
1st 2 1440 M Laser
2nd 1 1440 S Laser
Compatible Primaries
1st L AC 2, L CapPPC, L PPC, L Rifle, M PLaser, X M PLaser, ER M Laser, M Laser, S PLaser, X S PLaser, ER S Laser, S Laser, Magshot, TAG Laser, H MG, MG, L MG
2nd S PLaser, X S PLaser, ER S Laser, S Laser, Magshot, TAG Laser, H MG, MG, L MG
Default Statistics
Bank Capacity Standard Loadout
1st 1440 Camera
Compatible Secondaries
Camera


Modding Resources

$POF File: F-11.pof
Texture list: F-11;landinggear;Cheeta-deb


$POF File: F-12-S.pof
Texture list: F-12-S;landinggear;Cheeta-deb


$POF File: F-13.pof
Texture list: F-13;landinggear;Cheeta-deb


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