FACT FILE: A-78 Dragon

A new medium attack craft designed solely for the Close Air Support mission, it has unprecedented low-speed manuverability and survivability. It has a low-profile cross section that is very stealthy, and a new technology TVG (Totally Variable Geometry) wing that can radically alter its shape. In fact, it has no control surfaces, but rather flexes parts of it wings to accomplish manuevers. All its ordnance is carried internally to increase stealth and aerodynamics without relying on power-consuming shields. It is the first fighter to incorporate the MAST (Maximum Aircrew Stress Tolerance) system which activates IDFs only when stresses exceed the maximum the crew can withstand, and then only enough to keep stress levels just under maximum. This saves a great deal of power, but means crews must be fit and capable of withstanding high g forces.

Primary Function: Close Air Support

Secondary Function: none

Crew: 2

Armor Rating: 7

Force Field Rating: 5

Deflector Shield Rating: 0

Airframe Durability: 7

Agility Factor: 8

Acceleration Factor: 4

Endurance (hours at standard cruise): 7

Sensor Level: 2

Computer Level: 5

Offensive Systems

• Guns:
• 1 - Mk/5 Beam Phaser w/2 emitters centerline (ventral/dorsal)
• 2 - 30mm Rapid Fire Gauss Guns, fuselage mounted on either side of centerline
• Internal Hardpoints:
• 4 - 500 kg capacity, two centerline mounted ordnance bays
• External Hardpoints: none

Defensive Systems

• ECM Capability: 4
• Flare Packs: 20
• Chaff Packs: 20
• Decoys: 5

Special Equipment: 12090 rounds of 30mm ammo (6000 rounds per gun in two seperate drums, 45 rounds in conveyor between drum and gun)

The Equipment Rating System
The preceeding descriptions of aerospace craft use a rating system, rather than precise numbers. This is to simplify the factsheets, and to make it easier to understand how each specific aerospace craft compares to others. A value of zero (0) means none, while a value of 1 means minimal and 10 means maximum within a given statistic.

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