LOCKHEED MARTIN F-22 RAPTOR
ADVANCED TACTICAL FIGHTER

(Version 1.0)

RPG Stats by Harvey Neil Johnston (veritas7@hotmail.com)

In April of 1991, the United States Air Force announced the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor the next generation fighter that would replace the venerable McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle. The design won out over the Northrop / McDonnell Douglas F-23 design. Designed in response to the Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) requirement, the F-22 possessed a low observability 'stealthy' design, a high level of aerial maneuverability and the ability to cruise for long ranges at supersonic speeds without the need for afterburning. Its combat computer would also feature an advanced artificial intelligence (AI) system to filter information and improve the pilot's ability to determine the tactical situation. An important feature of the fighter was its stealth capability, resulting from an angular body shape that would prevent enemy radar from reflecting off, and internal weapon bays in place of external hardpoints to reduce any radar signatures.

The F-22 Raptor began production in the 1990s with the United States Air Force. The F-22A was a single seat version and the F-22B was a two seat combat capable fighter/trainer. Due to the United Nations Wars beginning in 1995, F-22 production was slowed measurably. As the manufacturing of the Raptor was costly in both time and money to produce, an alternative design, the McDonnell Douglas F-24 Dragon II was developed. The F-22 continued to be produced in limited numbers as a special operations fighter, where its stealth capabilities proved useful during the United Nations Wars. It was adopted by the UN Air Force for a time following the war, but was eventually phased out in favor of other stealth capable designs such as the F-24C/D/E Dragon II, and the more advanced VF-1 Valkyrie.

The F-22 Raptor design would serve to later inspire the Nakajima VF-16 Talon design. The name of 'Raptor' would later be adopted by the Shinsei/General Galaxy VF/A-24 Raptor II.
Preproduction names of the F-22 were also shared with later designs as well, including the VF-16 Talon and the Rockwell/Bell VF-4 Lightning III.

SCHEMATICS

RPG STATS

Vehicle Types:
      YF-22 (prototype, served with the United States Air Force during United Nations Wars until replaced by the F-22 Raptor).
      F-22A (one seat fighter, served with the United States Air Force during United Nations Wars, and with the UN Air Force until replaced by the VF-1 Valkyrie).
      F-22B (two seat fighter/trainer, served with the United States Air Force during United Nations Wars, and with the UN Air Force until replaced by the VF-1 Valkyrie).
Class: Advanced tactical fighter
Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin
Crew: One pilot (two for F-22B) wearing Tactical Life Support System

MDC BY LOCATION:

 

* Main body	200
Reinforced pilot's compartment	100
** Engine thrusters (2)	100 each
*** Wings (2)	100 each
M61A1 20mm Vulcan cannon	100

* Depleting the MDC of the main body will result in the destruction of the aircraft.
** Depleting the MDC of one engine will reduce maximum speed by half, and give the pilot -2 to dodge and -10% to piloting rolls. Destruction of both engines causes the aircraft to crash.
*** Depleting the MDC of one of the wings will cause the aircraft to crash.

STATISTICAL DATA:

HEIGHT:
      16.4 ft (5.00 m).
WIDTH:
      44.5 ft (13.56 m) wingspan.
LENGTH:
      62.1 ft (18.92 m).
WEIGHT:
      13.6 metric tons empty, 27.2 metric tons fully loaded.

CARGO:
      Small compartment behind pilot's seat for personal belongings.
POWER PLANT:
      (2x) Pratt & Whitney F119-P-100 turbofan engines, 166 kN of afterburning thrust total.

WEAPON SYSTEMS:

1/ (1x) M61A1 20mm VULCAN CANNON: A six barreled cannon positioned on the base of the right wing.  In order to fire a hatch opens and exposes the barrel. Identical to the cannon used by the earlier F-14 Tomcat, it is controlled by the pilot in both the single and double seated versions. The cannon may only fire forward.

• Primary purpose: Assault/defense.
• Range: 4000 ft (1200).
• Damage: 1D6 MD per round, 1D4x10 MD for a burst of 30 rounds.
• Rate of fire: Equal to pilot's number of attacks.
• Payload: 570 rounds (19 bursts).

2/ (1x) MAIN ORDNANCE BAY: The F-22 possesses an internal weapons bay located within the lower mid-fuselage. Designed to carry two AIM-120 AMRAAM (advanced medium-range air-to-air missile) high explosive medium-range missiles, the weapons bay could also carry a number of different payloads, including one long-range missile (LRM), two medium-range missiles (MRMs), four short-range missiles (SRMs), two medium bombs or four light bombs. The pilot controls the ordnance bay in the F-22A, but the weapons officer has primary control in the F-22B (the pilot has auxiliary control). The bay can also be used to carry up to one ton of cargo. Standard MRM payload is shown.

• Primary purpose: Assault.
• Secondary purpose: Anti-aircraft.
• Missile types: Any type of MRM may be used, typically high explosive.
• Range: Varies with missile type, typically 40 miles (64.3 km)
• Damage: Varies with missile type, typically 2D6x10 MD.
• Rate of fire: Volleys of 1 to 2 missiles.
• Payload: Two MRMs maximum.

3/ (2x) SECONDARY ORDNANCE BAYS: The F-22 possesses two lateral weapons bays located internally. Although each one is designed to carry one AIM-9 Sidewinder fragmentation medium-range missile, the weapons bay could also carry a number of different payloads, including one medium-range missile (MRM) or two short-range missiles (SRMs). Unlike the main ordnance bay, the secondary bays could only fire missiles. The pilot controls the ordnance bays in the F-22A, but the weapons officer has primary control in the F-22B (the pilot has auxiliary control). Each bay can also be used to carry up to one half a ton of cargo each. Standard MRM payload is shown.

• Primary purpose: Assault.
• Secondary purpose: Anti-aircraft.
• Missile types: Any type of MRM may be used, typically fragmentation.
• Range: Varies with missile type, typically 30 miles (48.2km).
• Damage: Varies with missile type, typically 2D6x10 MD.
• Rate of fire: Volleys of 1 to 2 missiles.
• Payload: One MRM per bay, two maximum.

4/ (1x) ANTI-MISSILE CHAFF / FLARE DISPENSER: The F-22 can eject chaff and flare decoys to evade missile attacks. Chaff decoys confuse radar images to divert radar-guided missiles, while flare decoys provide a brilliant infrared images to try and draw away heat seeking missiles. Every time the system is engaged, it launches one chaff and 1D4 flares.  Chaff provides a +2 to dodge radar guided missiles, and flares provide +2 to dodge (per flare) infrared guided missiles (with a maximum of +8 to dodge). The bonuses are not cross-cumulative, however; you cannot confuse a heat-seeking missile with a chaff decoy.

Primary purpose: Defensive.

Rate of fire: Equal to pilot's number of attacks.

Payload: 20 chaff and 40 flares.

• AUTO-PILOT: The F-22 is equipped with a computerized auto-pilot, allowing the pilot to relax or even sleep during long voyages. The auto-pilot can be programmed with a single destination or a complex flight plan involving multiple speeds, directions, and destinations. The onboard computer will alert the pilot when the fighter is near its destination, and can also be set to automatically signal when sensors detect objects near the aircraft.
• COMBAT COMPUTER W/HUD DISPLAYS: The F-22 is equipped with a combat computer that can store and analyze data during combat with hostile forces. Data readouts and stats can be displayed either on the cockpit's HUD display or on the dashboard monitors of the aircraft. The combat computer tracks and identifies specific enemy targets, and has a database of over 1,000 images stored in memory. The computer can identify and track up to 75 targets simultaneously.
• EJECTION SEATS: The pilot seat can be jettisoned when the fighter is destroyed. The ejection seat is equipped with parachutes. The combat computer is programmed to automatically eject the seat if the aircraft is destroyed (main body MDC reduced to 0), but this can be overridden if the pilot is feeling suicidal for some reason.
• HEAT AND RADIATION SHIELDS: Special shielding prevents the penetration of life threatening heat and radiation. A radiation detection and alarm system are linked with the shields and will sound an alarm if there is a rupture in the shields and what the levels of radiation are.
• HOMING SIGNAL: The F-22 is equipped with a homing device that enables rescue teams to locate a disabled craft. The range of the signal is 300 miles (480 km). Most UN ships and fighters can locate and track homing signals, and the onboard computers will automatically notify their pilots if such a signal is detected.
• LASER TARGETING SYSTEM: Range: 100 miles (160 km). Used for increased accuracy in the striking of enemy targets and is partly responsible for the fighter's strike bonus.
• OPTICS: INFRARED: Range: 2000 feet (610 m). This optical system projects a beam of infrared light that is invisible to the normal eye, but detectable by the mecha's sensors. The system allows the pilot to detect hidden/concealed objects by their IR reflectiveness. The beam will be visible to anyone with IR sensitive optics, however.
• OPTICS: NIGHTVISION: Range: 2000 feet (610 m). A passive light image intensifier that emits no light of its own, but relies on ambient light which is electronically amplified to produce a visible picture.
• OPTICS: THERMAL IMAGER: Range: 2000 feet (610 m). A passive optical heat sensor that detects infrared radiation projected by warm objects and converts that data into a false-color visible image. The system enables the pilot to see in the dark, in shadows, and through smoke, and also adds a +10% bonus to pilots using a tracking skill.
• PASSIVE STEALTH CONSTRUCTION: The F-22 was designed with special materials and angled surfaces in order to help decrease the Raptor's radar reflection. This gave the Raptor stealth capability. These features provide +2 to initiative rolls. Note that this is a passive stealth system, and not an active one. The initiative bonus will continue so long as the mecha is functional. The covering also decreases the typical ranges of which the aircraft may be detected, reducing the chances of detecting the Raptor by -80%.
• RADAR: Can detect up to a range of 200 miles (321 km).
• RADIO/VIDEO COMMUNICATION: Long range, directional communications system with satellite relay capabilities. Range: 600 miles (960 km) or can be boosted indefinitely via satellite relay.
• SELF-DESTRUCT: To prevent capture of a fighter by the enemy, the pilot can activate the F-22's self-destruct system, which will cause the fighter to explode after a delay of up to 60 minutes (time is set by the pilot). The explosive damage is contained within a 20 foot (6 m) area and inflicts 1D6x10 M.D. to everything within the radius of the explosion. All internal systems are obliterated. The ejection seat will be automatically ejected prior to the explosion unless the pilot overrides the ejection sequence.
• STANDARD SURVIVAL KIT: All UN fighters come equipped with a portable survival kit. Inside the small reinforced box is a medium-sized flashlight, two hand flares, one rocket flare, a compass, infrared distancing binoculars, a small mirror, a pocket knife, dehydrated and concentrated food (can be stretched into a five day supply for one person) and basic first aid items (aspirin, bandages, disinfectant, etc.).
• TACTICAL LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM: The F-22's cockpit is pressurized, and also provides additional air feeds to the pilot's flight suit that provides him with pressurized breathing. The UN Air Force flight suit also contains an upper and lower g-suit that promotes blood circulation even during high-g turns, thus decreasing the possibility of pilot blacking out in combat.

BASIC FIGHTER COMBAT TRAINING

• Basic training for non-pilot military personnel.
• 1 attack per melee (plus those of the pilot).
• Add one additional action/attack at levels three, nine, and fifteen.
• +2 to initiative.
• +1 to strike.
• +5 to dodge.
• +1 to roll with a punch or fall with an impact, reducing damage by half.
• Critical strike same as pilot's hand-to-hand.

• Advanced training for pilots specializing in the F-22 Raptor.
• 3 attacks per melee (plus those of the pilot).
• Add one additional action/attack at levels three, six, eleven, and fifteen.
• +3 on initiative.
• +2 to strike.
• +6 to dodge.
• +3 to roll with a punch or fall with an impact, reducing damage by half
• Critical strike same as pilot's hand-to-hand.

REFERENCES USED IN THIS DESIGN

Original name: Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor
Appearances: None
References used:
      Robotech Reference Guide by Peter Walker and Pieter Thomassen.
      Kitsune's Palladium Webpage by Kitsune.
      Encyclopedia of Modern Warplanes by Bill Gunston (Prospero Books).

The F-22 Raptor is the next generation fighter designed to replace the F-16 Eagle in the United States Air Force in the early 21st century. It was adapted for use in the Macross RPG as an intermediate aircraft between the F-15 and the F-24 Dragon II. The development of the ATF designs YF-22 and YF-23 partly inspired the OAV series of Macross Plus. The F-22 was never referred to in any Macross series.