(Lucifer-5) Vought F3U Raider

By Geomax

Designed by Chance Vought and first introduced in 1935, the Vought F3U Raider has become the premiere carrier based fighter-bomber of Lucifer-5 USA's Naval Space Corps. With a bulky astronium-petrinium torch drive providing 6Gs of thrust, it can outfly most comparable designs, and a mix of 4 20mm AN/M2 autocannon and a 40mm M1 cannon allow it to pack a serious punch against most spaceborne targets. An internal bomb bay can carry up to one ton of payload, sufficient for tactical astronium bombs.

The Vought F3U Raider uses an SM+4 streamlined hull.

Systems Table

Front Hull	System
[1] - [4]	Major Weapons Battery: 4 2cm VRF Fixed Conventional Guns (sAcc -13, Range C, Rcl 3, dDam 3d (2) cr)
[5]	Major Weapons Battery: 4cm RF Fixed Conventional Gun (sAcc -13, Range C, Rcl 3, dDam 6d (2) cr)
[6]	Cargo Hold (0.5 tons, SM-1 bay doors)
core	Control Room (1 station, no computer, C/S -1)

 

Center Hull	System
[1]	Cargo Hold (0.5 tons, SM-1 bay doors)
[2] - [core]	Power Plant - Fission Reactor (6 power points, 25 yrs Fuel)

 

Rear Hull	System
[1] - [6]	Hot Reactionless Drive (6G)

Spacecraft Table

TL	Spacecraft	dST/HP	Hnd/SR	HT	Move	LWt.	Load	SM	Occ	dDR	Range	Cost
6^	Vought F3U Raider	15	-1/3	13	6G/c	10	3	+4	1	0	-	$680k

6,100 mph atmosphere flight speed