General Galaxy/Messer-Varauta Fz-109 Elgerzorene

GOVERNMENT: VARAUTA

MANUFACTURER: GENERAL GALAXY/MESSER-VARAUTA

GENERAL GALAXY/MESSER-VARAUTA FZ-109 ELGERZORENE

COMMENT:
TYPE: Main variable fighter.

PROGRAMME: Design modeled after the VF-14 series heavy fighter-attack craft which was developed by General Galaxy around 2025.

VARIANTS:
Fz-109A: Standard version in service.
Fz-109F: Version assigned to commanding officers. Four additional laser guns, additional barrel on rear rapid-fire laser gun, increased engine output.

CUSTOMER: Varauta

DESIGN FEATURES: Three-dimensional thrust vectoring, escape pod Spritia absorption beam, large-bore blaster, multi-barrel rapid fire laser gun.

POWER PLANT: Two 52500 kg class (maximum instantaneous thrust in space) thermonuclear turbine engines in Fz-109A. Two 55000 kg class (maximum instantaneous thrust in space) Shinnakasu/Daimler FF-2770D thermonuclear turbine engines in Fz-109F. Two hexagonal underfuselage air intakes. Two three-dimensional vectored exhaust nozzles, for enhanced V/STOL performance and maneuverability. P&W/Daimler HMM-5C high-maneuverability vernier thrusters.

ACCOMMODATION: Pilot only in entirely enclosed canopy with no external view. Outer and inner canopy cover. Escape pod.

AVIONICS: Canopy camera eye system.

ARMAMENT: Two fixed laser gun placements mounted on nose in Fighter and GERWALK modes or on head turret in Battroid mode (Fz-109F only). Two fixed horn laser gun placements mounted fore of engine nacelles in Fighter mode or on shoulders in GERWALK and Battroid modes (Fz-109F only). Fixed rear large-bore blaster mounted rear port of main fuselage in Fighter and GERWALK modes or on port chest section in Battroid mode. Fixed rear rapid-fire laser gun placement mounted rear starboard of main fuselage in Fighter and GERWALK modes or on starboard chest section in Battroid mode (two barrels on Fz-109A, three barrels on Fz-109F). Eight fixed micro-missile launchers mounted fore of engine nacelles in Fighter mode or in shoulders in GERWALK and Battroid modes. Two standard eight-missile medium-scale missile launchers mounted in lower rear engine nacelle in Fighter mode or in lower leg section in GERWALK and Battroid modes (Fz-109F). Two standard external multipurpose gun pods (each with sensor, foregrip, and detachable stock magazine) or two-part prototype heavy blaster mounted inside engine nacelles/leg sections with exit ports in all variable modes or in manipulator in GERWALK and Battroid modes. Spiritia absorption beam system.

DIMENSIONS, EXTERNAL:

Fighter mode:

Wing span: 19.97 m

Length overall: 20.08 m

Battroid mode:

Height overall: 17.11 m (without laser gun)

PERFORMANCE:
Cruising speed (standard in atmosphere at 10000 m): Mach 4.5+
Max cruising speed (at 30,000+ m): Mach 21+ (7+ km/sec)
Minimum T-O/landing run: 0 m (VTOL capable)
Ceiling: Unlimited (capable of launching into satellite orbit over a Earth-class planet)
Maximum rate of climb at S/L: 42000 m/min
Battle action radius (in atmosphere): Nearly unlimited
g limits: +34.1, -20.1