FF-X7 Core Fighter

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The Core Fighter was developed by the Hervic Company for the Earth Federation's Project V. It can be considered as the successor of the old FF-6 TIN Cod fighter jet. Since the data of Project V is essential to the Earth Federation's mobile suit development program, FF-X7 Core Fighters were designed to serve as cockpits for RX-75-4 Guntank, RX-77-2 Guncannon, and RX-78-2 Gundam (as well as RX-78-3 "G-3" Gundam) that are capable of being ejected and escape under their own power. Mobile suits with the Core Block System were composed of three modules: the upper torso and head, the Core Fighter which doubled as the cockpit and torso, and the hips and legs. The concept of the Core Block System was that if the mobile suits were damaged the pilots could escape by disconnecting the three main parts of the mobile suit and unfold the cockpit into its fighter form and then fly away to safety along with data collected in the Core Fighter's computer.

The Core Fighter uses a hybrid propulsion system of rocket thrusters and jets, it can operate effectively in the atmosphere as well as in space. While it wasn't designed for combat the Core Fighter is armed with 25mm Vulcan guns and missile launchers which allows it to fight against enemy fighter craft.

The Hervic Company eventually developed upgraded modules for the Core Fighter to increase its performance as support fighter (the G-Fighter in TV series and FF-X7-Bst Core Booster in movie edition). After the One Year War, the concepts of the Core Block System and the Core Fighter are continued to be used in various mobile suits.

The cockpit of the Core Fighter sports a drum design, which lowers the hit rate of the pilot and ups survivability. The cockpit also mounts a MFD (Multi-Functional Display).

**Purchase TN:** 141 (To Build) 94 (New) 63 (Used)

**Restriction:** Mil (+3)

• • Starfighters require the Pilot Starship Skill to be operated.

• • Many starfighters have vehicle mounted weapons, these vehicle weapons require the Vehicle Weapon Proficiency feat.

• • Regardless of size category a starfighter has a minimum crew of one. A starfighter has a maximum crew of 4. starfighters have no passenger space.

• • A starfighter in combat is always moving either under its own power, or by its current momentum, unless it has been brought to a full stop (a starfighter coming to a full stop is a move action, a starfighter at a full stop is considered flatfooted until it moves again. This rule dose not apply to vehicles able to hover in place). On a turn that a starfighter does not come to a full stop, and does not make a move action that round, the starfighter still moves forward in a straight line an amount of squares equal to one half its normal movement. (Vehicle Trait)

***Accommodations***

• • 1 Seat

***Structure Traits***

• • Advanced Control Flaps (PL 5) • • Advanced Wings (PL 5) • • Core Block System (PL 6)

***Power System***

• • Minovsky Reactor (PL 6)

***Vehicle Systems***

• • 2x Rocket-Jet Space Engines (800 meters) (PL 5) **• •** Hydrogen Injectors (PL 5) **• •** Maneuvering Thrusters (PL 5) **• •** 4 Unit Fuel Tank (PL 5) **• •** Fuel Economizer (PL 6) **• •** RAM Scoop System (PL 6) **• •** VTOL (Vertical Take Off & Landing) Jets (PL 5) **• •** Class I Sensor Array (PL 5) **• •** Life Support System (PL 5) **• •** Radio Transceiver (PL 5) **• •** Anti-Accident System (PL 6) **• •** Missile Lock Alert (PL 6) **• •** 2x Missile/Torpedo Launcher, Large (PL 5) **• •** Targeting System (+2) (PL 6) **• •** 2x 60mm Head Vulcan Guns (PL 6)