This vehicle is for Lafe Bagley, CyberSavant, Rory, Michael Smith, Daniel C.
Sobral and Jonathan M Thompson, who asked for a "Space: Above and Beyond"-
Fighter. This design is almost, but not quite, entirely unlike a "Hammerhead".

Aerospace Fighter v1.0 (TL 09)
    Copyright 1996 by Onno Meyer
        
        This fighter spacecraft was build to escort Space Marine troop craft
    down onto planetary surfaces and to support the Marines there.
        The fighter has two hardpoints and two pairs of twin linked particle
    guns (crit|imp|6d*20|10|20|1.5 mi.|3 mi.|2*3|10 KWh) under the nose and on
    the back (they share one targeting system). The power cells give 200 shots
    (each hour of ladar or jammer use uses one shot). The air lasts for only 3
    days and the reaction mass for a mere 40 minutes, but on full thrust the
    fighter pulls 4 or more Gs. Sensors are thermographs (with 27 miles nominal
    range), a ladar (30 miles) and multiscanners (5 miles). The cockpit section
    with most electronics is detachable for easy maintenance.
        The fighter is a TL09 Vehicle [July 96 errata sheet].
    
    Structure:  400 cf advanced XH body (HT 1,200), max. load 18 tons, superior
        streamlining, sealed body, three retractable wheels (DR 2, HT 67/134),
        two combat-stressed wings with canards (HT 600), vertol lift and
        advanced controls.
    Propulsion:  Twin 24t fusion rockets (DR 5, HT 100) with water for 40.44
        minutes in two 250-gallon wing tanks and a 600-gallon tank (self-
        sealing, DR 5, HT 125).
    Power:  2 MWh rechargeable power cells (DR 5, HT 12).
    Accomodations:  One normal seat, few armored windows (DR 75).
    Crew Requirements:  Pilot.
    Armor:  450 points advanced armor, F6/75 B6/50 R6/50 L6/50 T6/50 U6/75
        RW6/50 LW6/50.
    Cargo:  None, but 7.9 cf waste space.
    Accessories:  Six chaff or flare dischargers, ejection seat, compact fire
        extinguisher, G-seat, improved IR cloaking, laser sensors, 3 man-days
        limited lifesystem, medium deceptive and area jammers (jam 10, DR 3, HT
        10, electronics), rad shielding, radical stealth, two advanced long-
        range thermographs (scan 23, DR 3, HT 10, electronics), medium ladar
        with rangefinder (scan 22, DR 3, HT 10, electronics), two medium
        multiscanners (scan 16, DR 3, HT 6, electronics), HUDWAC with pupil
        scanner and virtual panorama, three optical genius minicomputers (C5,
        DR 3, HT 4, electronics), modular design (2 units), two INS (DR 3, HT
        6, electronics), two GPS, two secure long-distance radios (DR 3, HT 4,
        electronics), two IFF, two terrain-following radars, two lasercoms.
        Programs: Database (946.62 GB maps and recognition guides), datalink,
        sensor operation (C5, skill 17 or +6), gunner (C5, skill 14 or +4),
        tactical vehicle operation (C4, skill 15), targeting (C5, +7).
    Weaponry:  Two pairs of twin autostabilized, linked gatling C-PAWS (DR 5,
        HT 20) in open mounts and two hardpoints.
    
    Statistics:  Cost $16,000,000, design mass 11.8 tons, maximum payload 6.2
        tons, max. hardpoint load 6.2 tons, current payload 0.2 tons, loaded
        mass 12 tons, size modifier +4, radar signature -5 (-15 or -25 if
        jamming), IR signature +6, acoustic signature +7.
    
    Ground Performance:  N/A.
    Water Performance:  None.
    Air Performance:  Speed factor 112, top speed 1,764 mph, acceleration 31.5
        mph/s, deceleration 10 mph/s, MR 14, SR 6, ceiling unlimited.
    Space Performance:  Acceleration between 4 and 7.08 G, delta-V 125 km/s.