Suborbital Fighter v1.0 (TL 08)
Copyright (c) 1995 by Onno Meyer <Onno.Meyer@arbi.informatik.uni-oldenburg.de>
        
        It is much easier to reach an orbital altitude than to get into a real
    orbit. The Suborbital Fighter uses this fact to loft missiles right into
    the flightpath of whatever it wants to hit.
        The fighter uses a 13.5-mile thermograph, a 135-mile radar and ALLTVs
    to aquire targets. It has HVKK (var|18|cr|6d*30(3)|40|4,500|5 sec.|0|1/4|6)
    to make the kill. Chaff, flares and jammers increase the survival rate.
        The fighter uses TL08 tech [Dec. 93 errata sheet] and chemical rockets
    from GURPS Robots. I realize the drives break the laws of current science,
    but this is SF :-)
    
    Structure:  500 cf advanced medium body (HT 600), maximum load 10 tons,
        radical streamlining, sealed body, three retractable wheels (DR 2, HT
        34/67), variable-sweep waverider wings (HT 300) and advanced controls.
    Propulsion:  10t turboramjet (DR 5, HT 75) with 2D vectored thrust and 250
        gallons jet fuel (DR 5, HT 75, fire on 11) for 30 min. and a refueling
        probe, two 15t chemical rockets (DR 5, HT 40) with two 120 gallon wing
        tanks and a 760 gallon tank (DR 5, HT 50/125, fire on 11) for 2 min.
    Power:  50 KWh rechargeable power cell (DR 5, HT 4) for 85 minutes.
    Accomodations:  One normal seat, no windows.
    Crew Requirements:  One pilot.
    Armor:  1,600 points advanced ablative armor, F6/250A B6/150A R6/150A
        L6/150A T6/150A U6/250A RW6/250A LW6/250A.
    Cargo:  None, but 3.985 cf waste space.
    Accessories:  14 dischargers, compact fire extinguisher, G-seat, improved
        IR cloaking, laser sensors, 6h limited lifesystem, medium deceptive and
        area jammers (both jam 8, DR 3, HT 10, electronics), radical stealth,
        advanced LR thermograph (scan 21, DR 3, HT 10, electronics), advanced
        LR air-search radar with missile designator and rangefinder (scan 25,
        DR 3, HT 20, electronics), ALLTV (+5, DR 3, HT 4, electronics), HUDWAC,
        optical genius microframe TC (C5, DR 3, HT 10, electronics), opt. gen.
        minicomp (C4, DR 3, HT 4, electronics), INS (DR 3, HT 6, electronics),
        GPS, secure long-distance radio (DR 3, HT 6, electronics), two IFF,
        lasercom. Programs: Database (156.975 GB maps and recognition guides),
        datalink, sensor operation (C4, skill 15 or +4), gunner (C5, skill 13
        or +3), tactical vehicle operation (skill 13), targeting (C5, +6).
    Weaponry:  Medium HVKK launcher (DR 5, HT 15) with two OH missiles, two
        ARH/ARM missiles and two ALH missiles.
    
    Statistics:  Cost $41,000,000, design mass 8.35 tons, maximum payload 1.65
        tons, current load 0.15 tons, loaded mass 8.5 tons, size modifier +4,
        radar signature -4 (-12/-20 if jamming), IR signature +3 (turboramjet)
        or +7 (rocket), acoustic signature +8 (ground) or +6 (air).
    
    Ground Performance:  Speed factor 26, top speed 273 mph/s (reduced to stall
        speed), acceleration 10.5 mph/s, deceleration 10 mph/s, MR 0.5, SR 4.
    Water Performance:  None.
    Air Performance (jet):  Speed factor 216, stall speed 115 mph, top speed
        2,268 mph, acceleration 21 mph/s, deceleration 10 mph/s, MR 3.75, SR 5,
        ceiling 11.3 miles.
    Space Performance (rocket):  Acceleration between 3.82 G and 5.6 G (with
        20% of the jet fuel left), delta-V 5.5 km/s.