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Designation:

I. Dimensions

II. Type

• Design: Lockheed Martin Aerospace
• Builders: Lockheed Martin Aerospace
• (SC-45A, -45B): Two pilot, 24 passenger space shuttle.
• (ASC-45) Close Air Support Gunship
  • Crew of 6: 2 Pilots, Observer, Tactical director, Gunner, Surveillance operator.

III Service Use

• SC-45A: Served with the RDF Space Navy, Navy, and Air Force from 2049 till replaced by the SC-12A.
• SC-45B: Served with the RDF Space Navy, Navy, and Air Force from 2055 till replaced by the SC-52.
• ASC-45: Served with the RDF Space Navy, Navy, and Air Force from 2055 till replaced by the ASC-52.

IV. Propulsion

(SC-45A)

• 2 x Nakajima JG-115 Fusion plasma-air/reaction mass intermix turbines. Max thrust, 500 kN each.
• Assorted small reaction thrusters and gyroscopes for all-environment maneuvers, attitude adjustment, and stability.

(SC-45B, ASC-45)

• 3 x Rolls Royce RR-2070 Fusion plasma-air/reaction mass intermix turbines. Max thrust, 611 kN each.
• Assorted small reaction thrusters and gyroscopes for all-environment maneuvers, attitude adjustment, and stability.

Powerplant:

(SC-45A, -45B)

• 2 x RRD-2 Miniaturized fusion-cell energizer providing electrical power to the mecha.  Maximum output, 1800 kW each.

(ASC-45)

• 3 x RRD-4 Miniaturized fusion-cell energizer providing electrical power to the mecha.  Maximum output, 3200 kW each.

Fuel Capacity:

(SC-45A, -45B)

• 24 Standard canisters of reaction mass
• 586.1 liters of D2O reactant for fusion engines.

• 36 Standard canisters of reaction mass
• 445.3 liters of D2O reactant for fusion engines.

V. Performance:

VI. Sensory Systems:

Radar System:

(SC-45A, -45B)

• Hughes AN/APG-152 X-band pulse-Doppler radar, providing medium-range detection and tracking of targets at all altitudes.
• Westinghouse AN/APX-16 IFF secondary surveillance transponder

(ASC-45)

• Hughes AN/APG-181 X-band pulse-Doppler radar, providing long-range detection and tracking of targets at all altitudes.
• Hughes AN/ASARS-10 I-band Side-Looking Synthetic Aperture Radar (SLAR) for imaging and target determination mounted within 2m cone on left side of the lower fuselage. System is capable of tracking larger targets out to 200 km and small targets out to 120 km.
• Westinghouse AN/APX-18 IFF secondary surveillance transponder

Optical tracking:

(SC-45A, -45B)

• Phillips AN/DOS-3200 multi-band digital camera system, for medium range traversable UV, infra-red imaging and optical band detection and tracking;
• Thomson AN/LT-7 multi-frequency laser ranger and designator.

(ASC-45)

• Kodak AN/DOS-4000 multi-band digital camera system, for medium range traversable UV, infra-red imaging and optical band detection and tracking;
• Thomson AN/LT-9 multi-frequency laser ranger and designator.

Tactical Electronic Warfare System (TEWS):

(SC-45A, -45B)

• Loral AN/ALR-26 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)
• Loral AN/AIR-15 Infra-red Warning Receiver (IRWR)
• Westinghouse AN/ALQ-266(V) internal countermeasures system
• Tracor AN/ALE-16 Chaff/Flare Dispensers    
• Westinghouse AN/AMJ-6 Active Missile Jammers
• Multiple VHF and UHF antennas

(ASC-45)

• Loral AN/ALR-33 Radar Warning Receiver (RWR)
• Loral AN/AIR-22 Infra-red Warning Receiver (IRWR)
• Westinghouse AN/ALQ-281(V) internal countermeasures system
• Tracor AN/ALE-16 Chaff/Flare Dispensers    
• Westinghouse AN/AMJ-8 Active Missile Jammers
• Multiple VHF and UHF antennas

VII. Armament:

(SC-45A, -45B)

• None.

(ASC-45)

Cannon:

• 2 x Krupp PBC-20 particle beam cannon: These cannons mounted under each wing fire 300 MJ of particle energy up to 15 times/minute with great accuracy to long ranges of 50 km. Can also discharge at half-intensity but at double the normal rate of fire. The cannons are mounted under each wing provided forward arc of fire.  Drawing power from the mecha's power system, the particle beam has effectively unlimited ammunition.
• 2 x Smith & Wesson 60mm tri-barrel autocannon: The autocannons provide the anti-personnel or light armor work mounted on either side of the cockpit. Each cannon can fire at 600 rounds per minute with 3000 round belt feed. Ammunition is a mix of Tungsten-coated depleted Uranium Armor Piercing Spin-Stabilized Discarding Sabot (APSSDS), High Explosive Armor Piercing (HEAP) and tracer rounds.

Missiles:

• 2 x Avatar Missile Launcher: A rather large missile launcher capable of launching the SSM-05 Avatar surface to surface missile.  The launcher is normally concealed within the hull of the Hawk, but when firing it rises out of the hull and can fire all six of its missiles at once if needed.  There are two launchers each carrying six missiles for a total of 12.
• 2 x HIMMS Hawk Integral Multi-Missile System:

VIII. Armor:

The armor on the SC-45 and ASC-45 is a low-mass lunarium tungsten composite plating that is the standard for most Terran mecha. Aside from the good protection provided against projectiles, missiles, and other kinetic weapons, this armor is also resistant to plasma globes (annihilation discs), lasers, and fair against, particle guns too, owing to the fact that the armor can flake off and evaporate in layers under fire from such high-energy weapons, taking much of the weapon's energy and converting it into the latent heat of sublimation in the armor. The armor stops all small arms fire, and has good resistance to all weapons commonly mounted on combat mecha.

The Hawk provides full protection from nuclear, biological, and chemical hazards, using an overpressure environment activated by radiation and hazardous chemical sensors, or manually when biological warfare conditions are anticipated. The internal consumables supplies can provide atmosphere for six days maximum.

IX. Development:

Layout adapted from Robotech Reference Guide

Content by Jeffrey R. Spillner
Copyright © 1998-2001 Jeffrey R. Spillner

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