Crusader, SF/A-6

Theban Heavy Industries SF/A-6 Crusader Aerospace Assault Bomber

                    '''History & Data '''

Entering service in 2558 the Crusader saw its first real combat during the 1st Pan-Galactic War when hundreds of these were launched from Thebes and the Thermopylae also carried several dozen that were recovered from a freighter on their way out system.

The Crusader has had six major variants; three of these are standard models [A/C/E], the other three are trainer models [B/D/F] and saw service with the Fleet Air Arm until 2960 C.E. when the Air Arm decided to go with the Delta/Striker Interceptor/Bomber combo but the Marine Corps decided to stick with its Crusader/Arrowhead [and later Lariat] combination since they had no real need for a dedicated bomber platform.

The Crusader is armed with a 24 mJ triple-barrel particle cannon mounted to the centerline ventral forward, four wing-mounted hard points and ventrally mounted bomb bay and has a missile launcher system capable of holding 96 short range missiles.