This is a fast attack helicopter, suitable for use by a megacorp or the military of a small (or financially limited) country. Richer nations may also find it useful as a scout or second-line attack helicopters, or issue it to reserve units.
A "stripped" version is also available: down-grade the structure to cheap, replace the AESA with a 25 mile radar and the PESA with a 25 mile thermograph, drop basic stealth and IR cloaking. Cost plummets to $453,059 and free lift drops to 32 (!) lbs. Maintenance interval is 30.4 hours. This version is more common with small megacorps, small fortified towns and very poor countries.
Subassemblies: rotors, three small wheels, limited rotation (chin)
turret
Body Features: fair streamlining
Propulsion: one 885 kW TTR drivetrain
Weaponry (turret): 25mmC chaingun, 1600x25mmC APDS rounds or
1000x25mmC APEX shells
Weapon Accessories (turret): full stabilization
Weaponry (each stub wing): 2x400-lb hardpoints, 1x500-lb hardpoint,
1x200-lb hardpoint (typical stores are 4xATGM-152s or 1x500-lb laser-guided
retarded bomb, plus 1xSidewinder II)
Instruments and electronics (body): scrambled long range radios
x2, IFF x2, military GPS, small computers x2, terminals x2, HUDWAC, AESA
(25 mile, Scan 19), PESA (25 mile, Scan 19), optical bombsight, digital
camera, terrain-following radar, advanced radar/laser detector, laser spot
tracker
Miscellaneous: fire extinguisher system (body), one discharger
and 5 reloads (each stub wing)
Controls: Computer
Occupancy: Short
Passengers: None
Crew: Pilot and gunner in normal crewstations
Environmental Systems: 12 man/hours limted life-support
Power: two 450 kW gas turbine, each uses 24.75 gph, 1 rE-cell
Fuel: two self-sealing fuel tanks (two 60-gallon tanks body),
120 gallons diesel
Access, Cargo and Empty Space: body: 24.21 cf access, 4.65 cf
empty, no cargo; each wing: 4.5 cf empty, turret: 0.36 cf empty
Volumes: Body 160 cf, each Wing 8 cf, wheels 8 cf, Turret 8 cf,
Rotors 3.2 cf; Surface Area: Body 177 sf, each wing 36 sf, wheels 24 sf,
turret 48 sf, rotors 39 sf, Total Area 410 sf
Structure: medium frame, expensive materials
Structural Options: sealed, basic stealth, basic IR cloaking,
folding rotors
Hit Points: Body 265, each Wing 54, Rotors 59
Armor (body/turret): PD 4 DR 100 advanced composite
Armor (stub wings): PD 4 DR 25 advanced composite
Armor (rotors): PD 4 DR 20 advanced composite
Statistics (full payload): Loaded Weight 8,497 lbs (4.25 tons),
Volume 195.2 cf, Size Modifier +3, Loaded Price $1,283,505, HT 11, can
lift 353 more lbs
Air Performance (Hardpoints Loaded): Stall Speed 0 mph, drag
265.1, Top speed 200 mph, aAccel 3, aDecel 20, aMR 10, aSR 5, can hover
Air Performance (Clean): Stall Speed 0 mph, drag 205.1, Top Speed
228 mph, aAccel 3, aDecel 20, aMR 10, aSR 5, can hover
New Weapons
25mmC chaingun: one long barrel, electric heavy automatic (105
lbs, $23,000, 1.2 kW)
solid ammo: Dam 11dx2, Malf Ver, SS 20, Acc 14, 1/2 Dam 1400, Max 5900,
ROF 12
APDS ammo: Dam 6dx6(2) Cr, +50% Ranges, $10 and 0.33 lbs per shell
APEX ammo: 11dx2(2) Cr + 2d[2d] Exp, $10 and 0.5 lb per shell
Sidewinder II (127mm short-range AAM):
IIRH, normal HEPF-ABF warhead, Dam 6dx128 [20d] Exp, Skill 19, Max
25,000 yards (14.8 miles), Speed 2000 yds/sec, 195 lbs, $29,800
Laser-Guided, Retarded 500-lb bomb:
SALH, 'normal' 273mm HE warhead, Dam 6dx1140 [12d], Skill 13, 492 lbs,
$7,250
[This is a slightly modified TL7 US MK82 bomb; only skill and cost
were derived from VE2. Considering that this is less effective than under
VE2 rules, it probably isn't abusive]
AGTM-152 (152mm fire-and-forget AT missile):
IIRH, modest 152mm HEAT warhead, Dam 6dx30(10), Max 5200 yrds (2.93
miles), Speed 385 yds/sec, Skill 19, 45 lbs, $11,100
[Despite the name, there is no reason it cannot be used against helicopters
and slower aircraft (those travelling less than 770 mph, which covers most
ground attack aircraft)]