Belladonna

Elemental 32 Air Wing of the First Falcon Jaegers Belladonna Baskhir omnifighter in C Configuration.

Source: Technical Readout 3055
Mass: 20 tons
Frame: Unknown
Engine: 220 XL
Armor: Ferro-Aluminum
Armament:
Extended Range large laser (nose)
Extended Range small laser (nose)
Manufacturer: Unknown
Communications System: Unknown
Targeting and Tracking System: Unknown

Overview:
The Bashkir is the lightest and fastest OmniFighter in service with the Clans. Its small size means that its armor protection, payload, and endurance are severely limited. However, its high speed makes it ideal for reconnaissance missions and swift strikes against unprepared targets.
Capabilities:
The Bashkir is swift and super-maneuverable, which would normally make it an ideal atmospheric dog-fighter. The limited fuel supply onboard each fighter reduces its endurance in low atmosphere, however, which makes encounters with the Bashkir more likely in high atmosphere or in space where they can coast, using their few tons of fuel to change vector. Although the method of construction enables the fighter to make successful high-G maneuvers, the Bashkir is fragile because of its small size. One or two well-placed shots can render the fighter helpless or even destroy it.

The C variant, despite its limited armament, is the primary ground attack version. All its weapons are also mounted in the nose, restricting its firing arc, but making it easier for the pilot to bring all weapons to bear against a single target. It has two extended range lasers, one large and one small, which give the craft a good strafing ability and allow it to engage airborne/spaceborne targets, while limiting the fighter's exposure to return fire.

Deployment:
Though originally developed by Clan Snow Raven, small numbers of Bashkir fighters appear with all the Clans. The Smoke Jaguars have the largest single contingent among all the Clans in the Inner Sphere. Most variants seen are used for interception or patrol missions. Although ground-attack and transporter versions do exist, they are a rare sight. Such variants are usually configured on the orders of Cluster or Galaxy commanders, not by pilot choice.

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