Copyright (c) 1996 by Jon Glenn Designed in response to the needs of the 2nd Mexican-American War and the Cuban Occupation, the NATArms Timberwolf first flew in 2031. It arrived just in time for the Bolivian Intervention, and has been in use with the USAF, and the air arms of Bolivia and Brazil as well. The CLGP are not exported, though. Those are strictly US issue. Lastworld users tend to use HE, WP, HEAT, or APFSDS for the electrothermal gun. People who use the Timberwolf praise its ruggedness and its sheer firepower. Folks it gets used on just call it a "Driggin' gun shop with wings". NAME:NATArms A-15A Timberwolf (TL:8, Cyberworld compatable) STRUCTURE:250cf expensive heavy sealed body (HT:500) with very good streamlining, combat stressed STOL wings, (HT:250ea.), and three retractable off-road wheels (DR:2 HT:28/56) with improved brakes. Two 7.6cf standard engine pods. (HT:25) 9cf miniturret. (DR:4/15 HT:30) PROPULTION:2000kw airscrew POWER:2X1000kw HP gas turbines. (DR:40 HT:15) 3X100 gallon self sealing Avgas tanks, 2 in the wings, and one (DR:25 HT:40 Fire:10) in the body, for 3.75 hours @ max power. ACCOMMODATIONS:2 Lt normal ejectable G-seats, many armored windows. (DR:20) Crew have DR:20 armor around their seats. CREW:1 pilot, 1 B/N ARMOR:DR:4/20 expensive armor, all faces. WEAPONS:6Xlinked autostabilized 20mm autocannon (4 in nose, 1 per wing) with 450 rounds of HEDP each. 1 autostabilized 25mm electrothermal gun in the body with 30 OH HEAT rounds, 20 OH APFSDSDU rounds, and 10 WP rounds. Each shot pulls 90kw from the engines. 1 5.5mm MG in an autostabilized universal turret on the underside of the plane, with 2800 rounds APS. 4 hardpoints on the wings, each rated @ 750lbs. The inboard ones are cleared for bombs and droptanks only due to the propellers. All body mounted guns are concealed. ACCESSORIES:(turret)SR thermograph, Adv. Laser designator, gun camera, & ALLTV, all in an autostabilized universal mount. (engine pods) 9 chaff/flare dischargers, ea. (body) 12 chaff/flare dischargers, 2 HUDWACs (one w/ pupil-scanner), improved bombsight, 2 midget targeting computers, IFF, 2 secure tactical radios, gun camera, ALLTV, Ext. Range thermograph, TFR, .5 man/days life support, improved IR cloak, basic stealth, basic sound baffling, laser sensors, & radar locator CARGO:None STATISTICS: $1754971, DESIGN MASS:11218.4, MAX PAYLOAD:3781.6, CURRENT PAYLOAD:(AT)3258/(AA)524, LOADED MASS:14476.4/11742.4, SIZE:+3, RADAR:0, IR:-4, ACCOUSIC:+2 GROUND PERFORMANCE: GSF:26, TOP SPEED:87.5, ACCEL:10/10.5, DECEL:15, MR:.5, SR:3 AIR PERFORMANCE: ASF:57, TOP SPEED:370.5/399, ACCEL:13/14, DECEL:15, MR:8.25, SR:6 Stall Speed:87.5 Ceiling:12282/12396