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Next up is The Super Hornet


The Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a 4.5+ generation carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft. The F/A-18E single-seat variant and F/A-18F tandem-seat variant are larger and more advanced derivatives of the F/A-18C and D Hornet. The Super Hornet has an internal 20 mm gun and can carry air-to-air missiles and air-to-surface weapons. Additional fuel can be carried with up to five external fuel tanks and the aircraft can be configured as an airborne tanker by adding an external air refueling system.

Designed and initially produced by McDonnell Douglas, the Super Hornet first flew in 1995. Full-rate production began in September 1997, after the merger of McDonnell Douglas and Boeing the previous month. The Super Hornet entered service with the United States Navy in 1999, replacing the F-14 Tomcat since 2006, and serves alongside the original Hornet. In 2007, the Royal Australian Air Force ordered Super Hornets to replace its aging F-111 fleet.


Model Type - F/A-18E
Class - Multi-role Fighter
Crew - 1


MDC By Location

Nose/Cockpit 220
Main Body/fuselage 560
Wings (2) 220 ea
Tailplanes (2) 150 ea
Engines (2) 300 ea

AR - 11, stops all pistol fire and rifles upto 5.56mm.


Speed

Flying - Mach 1.8+ at high altitude, mach 1.2 at low altitude
Range - Combat Radius 722 km (449 mi), 2 346 km (1 465 mi) clean plus to AIM-9's, 3 330 km (2 070 mi) Ferry range
Altitude - 15 000m (50 000ft)


Statistics

Height - 4.88 m (16 ft)
Length - 18.31 m (60 ft 1.25 in)
Width - 13.62 m (44 ft 8.5 in)
Weight - 13.9 metric tonnes empty (30 600 lbs), 21.32 metric tonnes loaded (47 000 lbs), 29.9 metric tonned maximum (66 000 lbs)
Cargo - Minimal survival gear
Power System - 2× General Electric F414-GE-400 turbofans
Cost - 54.7 million dollars US


Weapons

Weapon Type - 20mm Vulcan cannon
Primary Purpose - Anti-fighter
Range - 1200m
Damage - 2d4x10 per round, use burst rules
Rate Of Fire - equal to pilots attacks
Payload - 540 rounds
Bonuses - NA

Weapon Type - Hardpoints (11, 2 per wingtip, 3 per wing, 3 fuselage)
Primary Purpose - Anti-fighter, anti-installation
Range - As per missile type
Damage - As per missile type
Rate Of Fire - 1 at a time equal to pilot attacks
Payload - varies
Bonuses - na

Wingtip Hardpoints carry 1 AIM-9 Sidewinder Damage - 1d4x100, Range - 18 km (11 mi)

Other Hardpoints may carry:

1 AIM-9 Sidewinder Damage - 1d4x100, Range - 18 km (11 mi)
1 AIM-7 Sparrow Damage - 3d6x100, Range - 50 km (31 mi)
1 AIM-120 AMRAAM Damage - 2d4x100, Range - 105 km (65 mi), +1 strike
1 AGM-65 Maverick Damage - 5d6x100, Range - 28 km (17 mi), +1 strike ground targets
1 AGM-88 HARM Damage - 6d6x100, Range - 106 km (66 mi), +1 strike targets using radar
1 AGM-84 Harpoon Damage - 2d4x1000, Range - 315 km (196 mi), +1 strike surface naval vessels
1 MK Bomb Damage - 1d6x100
2 MK Bomb Damage - 5d6x10
3 MK Bomb Damage - 4d4x10
1 CBU-87 CLuster Bomb Damage - 3d6 to all man sized targets in a radius of 20 m (70 ft). Larger targets take more damage (GM discretion as to how much more)


Bonuses and penalities

+10% piloting rolls
+1 strike with weapons


Systems of Note

Radar - Range of 250km
Radar Warnign Receiver - range of 400km
Chaff/Flare Dispensers
Targeting Computer
Combat Computer
Ejection Systems


References Used

Wikipedia

Nice missile damages, I likehow you put the number of hardpoint and listed the missiles afterwards.

Anthar wrote:Nice missile damages, I likehow you put the number of hardpoint and listed the missiles afterwards.

Thanks, anything seem out of place or in accurate?

jaymz wrote:

Anthar wrote:Nice missile damages, I likehow you put the number of hardpoint and listed the missiles afterwards.

Thanks, anything seem out of place or in accurate?

Not really, the first two missiles are obviously anti-aircraft and the rest are various air to ground missiles used for varying targets.
I really have to get out my own info and start posting a few of my own.