Medium Strike Fighter Crane
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- Type
- Aerospace
- Tech
- Inner Sphere
- Mass
- 25t
- Role
- Fire-Support
- Intro
- 2853 Early Succession War
- Rules
- Introductory
- Move
- Armor
- 24 pts
LRM 5 ×3
Battle Value
274by skill
Point Value
16
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TR:3039 · Record Sheets: RS:3039u
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Medium Strike Fighter
PV16
TP: CFSZ: 1THR: 6a
ROLE: Fire-Support
Damage
S (+0)
0*
M (+2)
1
L (+4)
1
OV: 0Heat scale123S
TH
1
Special , BOMB1, EE,
Critical hits
ENGINE¼ MV (Minimum 1)
FIRE CONTROL+2 To-Hit Each
WEAPONS-1 Damage Each
Alpha Strike Stats
SkillPVSkill 0 28Skill 1 25Skill 2 22Skill 3 19Skill 4 16Skill 5 14Skill 6 12Skill 7 10Skill 8 8
Availability by era
10 eras · 5 factions
| Gun | Pilot | Adj BV |
|---|---|---|
| G0 | 1 | 633 |
| G1 | 2 | 553 |
| G2 | 3 | 460 |
| G3 | 4 | 362 |
| G4 | 5 | 274 |
| G5 | 6 | 236 |
| G6 | 7 | 211 |
| G7 | 8 | 186 |
| G8 | 8 | 175 |
Piloting rides one point worse than Gunnery, capped at Piloting 8, the conventional pairing. Regular is Gunnery 4 / Piloting 5.
Recognition notes
The Crane is a 25-ton fighter flown in the fire-support role, replacing the Defender's SRM 2 in the nose with a third LRM 5, joining the LRM 5 in the right wing and LRM 5 in the left wing carried over from that earlier model. The result is a fighter armed with three LRM 5 launchers of identical type spread across nose, right wing, and left wing. It flies in standard armor and, like the Defender, runs on an ICE powerplant. Mujika Aerospace Technologies builds the Crane at St. Ives.
Armor & loadout
MEDIUM STRIKE FIGHTER CRANE
Missile
| Weapon / Equipment | Loc | Qty | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Msl | N · RW · LW | 3 | 1 t ammo in FS |
Systems & manufacturers
Medium Strike Fighter variants (6)
Defender Role Fire-Support Tech base Inner Sphere Rules Introductory Alpha Strike abilities ATMO, BOMB1, EE, VSTOL Introduced 2701 Battle value 226 Point value 16Steinadler (Golden Eagle) Role Fire-Support Tech base Inner Sphere Rules Introductory Alpha Strike abilities ATMO, BOMB1, EE, VSTOL Introduced 2720 Battle value 226 Point value 16Kaiseradler (Imperial Eagle) Role Dogfighter Tech base Inner Sphere Rules Introductory Alpha Strike abilities ATMO, BOMB1, EE, PNT1, VSTOL Introduced 2841 Battle value 186 Point value 19
Crane current variant Role Fire-Support Tech base Inner Sphere Rules Introductory Alpha Strike abilities ATMO, BOMB1, EE, VSTOL Introduced 2853 Battle value 274 Point value 16
Defender II Role Fire-Support Tech base Inner Sphere Rules Standard Alpha Strike abilities ATMO, BOMB1, EE, VSTOL Introduced 3038 Battle value 234 Point value 16Defender II C Role Dogfighter Tech base Clan Rules Standard Alpha Strike abilities ATMO, BOMB1, EE Introduced 3142 Battle value 376 Point value 21