THUNDERBOLT STARFURY

Class:SA-32A Thunderbolt
Type:Heavy Fighter - Bomber
Length:15.54 meters
Mass:52 metric tons
Crew:2 - Pilot w/ Bomber
Agility:Class A
Accel.:1 km/s
Power:1 Micro-Fusion reactor
2 Fusion Batteries
Duration:6 hours [standard]
Weapon:4 Linked, Unidirectional 40mm Pulse Cannons
Fusion missiles [10 points]
Defense:5.6 Centimeter re-enforced armor
2 Grappling Claws
1 Cutting Laser

SA-32A Mitchell-Hyundyne Thunderbolt Class Starfury, is a two-seat fighter craft utilized by the Earth Alliance military for short/medium range defense operations. The SA-32A Starfury is the only Starfury that can fly in atmosphere as well as space. Thunderbolts are larger than the old Aurora Starfury at 15.54 meters (51 feet) long from nose to tail, 18.7 meters (61.35 feet) from side to side air foils extended and 6.96 meters (22.83 feet) from top to bottom.

Thunderbolts are armed with four Walter 40mm unidirectional plasma Pulse Cannons, with a power output of "35" megawatts (35 million watts) per bolt, and an estimated maximum range of some 15,000 meters. The SA-32 Starfury can also be armed with ten external hard points for addition weapons and missiles and also has a particle/laser weapon built into its system. Unfortunately, due to the massive power drain accompanied by firing the particle/laser, combined with the long recharge time (15 seconds), it is not used unless absolutely necessary.

Unlike older Starfury models, Thunderbolt pilots sit in the same position as in classic fighter planes. The fighter is operated by a combination of hand, foot, eye and voice-activated controls just like the SA-23s, but the controls on the Thunderbolts are far more sensitive than those on the old Aurora Starfuries.