LCA-16V Horizon-V Dropship
The Horizon-V is a substantial update to the design of the venerable Horizon-T of transatmospheric dropships. The earlier Horizon-T suffered from a high casualty rate when attacked during atmospheric reentry in previous missions against the Invid.
The Design of the Horizon-V was modularized to enable various sections to be to be jettisoned to save weight and gain mobility during emergency maneuvers. The modular design allows the ship to be outfitted differently according to the requriements of each individual mission Profile.
Model Type: LCA-16V Horizon-V
Class: Trans-atmospheric Troop Shuttle/Dropship
Crew: 8 crewmen, 2 pilots (Capacity for up to 42 air group personnel or combat troops, additional personnel and mecha carried in the underwing cargo pods).
Co-Pilot:
Navigation:
Communication:
Sensor:
Weapons:
Weapons:
Mecha Complement
Alpha and Beta
MDC by Location:
Statistical Data:
Length: 78m
Wing Span: 71m
Height: 23m
Mass: 850 tons (without boosters and cargo pods), 2,400 tons (with boosters).
Drop Pod
Length: 50 m
Width: 13.3 m
Height: 13 m
Mass: 550 tons Power Source: One Protoculture reactor powering three sub-capital plasma thrusters arrays. Horizon Class landing craft.
Weapon System
Armament: Docking chamber for 1 Alpha+Beta Fighter combination (optional)
Speed:
Hover: the ship can hover in atmosphere and is capable of VTOL launches. Maximum speed in hover mode is 100 mph (160 km)
Flying:
Atmosphere: Maximum atmospheric cruising speed at any altitude is Mach 4
Space: Maximum Mach 8
Can space fold with booster
Maximum Range:
Without Boosters: Limited by supplies. A small reflex Furnace can carry enough Protoculture to provide fully global flight range and can allow short non-fold interplanetary voyages.
Weapon System
Armament:
Docking chamber for 1 Alpha+Beta Fighter combination (optional)
Primary Purpose: Air to Air attack
Secondary Purpose: Ground Attack
Weight: N/A part of the Ship
Mega-Damage: 2D4X10 per twin linked burst
Range: 8000 Ft
Rate of Fire: Equal to gunners hand to hand
Payload: Effectively Unlimited
Notes: it can only Fire straight ahead
Primary Purpose: Anti-Ship or Defense
Secondary Purpose: Anti-Mecha and Small Fighters
Weight: N/A part of the Ship
Mega-Damage: 2D6X10 per single blast
Range: 4500
Rate of Fire: Equal to the Gunner hand to hand attacks
Payload: Effectively Unlimited
Notes: If the Booster system is ejected so is the Retractable MLWS-40 Rapid-Fire 40mm Point Laser Defense.
<b>3) Short Range Missile Launchers(2): Each of these rest over the Horizon-V dropship wings, each containing twenty short ranged missiles.
Primary Purpose: Anti-Ship
Secondary Purpose: Anti-Installation
Mega-Damage: Per Missile Type
Range: Per Missile Type
Rate of Fire: Singly, or in volleys of 2, 4, 6, or 8
Payload: Six each with a total of 120
Notes: If the booster is ejected from the dropship so is the missile system.
Additional notes:
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