Corsair

Corsair
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Faction	Inner Sphere
Ticket cost:	6 upon destruction
Tier:	{{{Tier}}}
Variant Armament
Variant	Weapons	Equipment
Prime: Class: {{{Class Prime}}} Price: {{{Price Prime}}} CBills Total Armor: 21 000 Maneuverability: {{{Maneuver Prime}}} Max Speed: Opt. Turning:	{{{Weapons Prime}}}	{{{Equip Prime}}}
Armor Points Distribution
B LW RW E T 7412 3088 3088 4324 3088

All stats current as of release 0.15.3

The Corsair is a 50 ton Inner Sphere Aerospace fighter that was released with MWLL version 0.6.0.

Roles and Gameplay Hints

Prime

The Corsair Prime variant is a capable Fighter, with one of the most dazzling arrays of Energy weapons in the skies. Lasers abound, starting at 800m with a pair of ERLBL, for longest range poking. Next come a pair of Air ERMBL for 500m engagement and more efficiency. Finishing off, a pair of tiny Air ERSBL provide quick refresh at short range. This is a high accuracy Fighter that gets steadily more dangerous as it closes in, but only the Air ERMBL and ERLBL are safe to use against ground targets without risk of collision. Air GECM keeps a low profile, but 6 DHS will struggle to handle alpha strikes.

Variant A

The A Variant of the Corsair is an even more dedicated Fighter platform, but sacrifices almost all Air to Ground capability. Its primary weapons are a pair of Air RAC2, spitting a wall of lead out to 800M. Backing this up are two heavy hitting Air TBolt launchers, and 2 free tons of ammo. BAP helps lock faster and keep the eyes open for assets far away. The Air TBolt will deal heavy damage and pursue very quickly, but are slower turning than other missiles and very weak against ground targets. This is best used to hunt and kill Air targets with impunity

Variant B

A different flavour of firepower from the A, the Corsair B Fighter trades lead and missiles for pure Wattage. Primary weapons are a quartet of Air MXPL, delivering a constant stream of energy out to 600m. Backing this up is a NARC launcher with 2 free tons, for some ground support capabilities, and BHP gives first class radar detection. While DPS is through the roof during a chase, on strafing runs performance is limited against ground targets. 4 DHS will cope with the heat in most circumstances.

Variant C

Do you like gatling guns? Do you like firing a nearly non-stop stream of lead at your opponents? Is your team being constantly harassed by VTOLs or Shivas? Then this is the plane for you! Carrying three RAC2s, one on each wing and the third under the nose, the Corsair C excels at carving up enemy air assets and can pose a serious threat to certain land assets, namely light 'Mechs or tanks. With three free tons, ammo dependencies aren't as big of an issue as at first glance; however, this Corsair will need to spend time reloading during extended air patrols.

Perhaps the C's biggest weakness is its lack of heat sinks, limiting use of the built-in booster/afterburner common to all planes in MWLL. It is recommended to limit booster use as much as possible in this variant.

Variant I

The Ostrogoth

Variant Evaluations

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Variant		vs. Ground	vs. Air	vs. BA		Short Range	Med. Range	Long Range	Extreme Range		Support	Efficiency
Prime
A
B
C
D
E

Canon

Designed by SLDF forces as an easy-to-refit aerospace fighter, the Corsair became a very common design, and a favorite medium fighter of the Federated Suns. However, its history was marked by many casualties, as the first 8 versions of the Corsair contained various flaws related to fuel tank, life support systems, and landing gear. Still, this fighter had an advantage in atmospheric combat, and an impressive load-out of energy weapons saw the Corsair enter into common service.

The Corsair's main purpose was to engage in combat in nearly any conditions, and withstand intense battle while striking the enemy with its quad Small Beam Lasers, 2 Medium Beam Lasers and 2 Large Lasers. This load relied on 13 tons of heat sinks which allow the Corsair to constantly fire its weapons. Meanwhile, 13.5 tons of armor provided protection against AA-fire. The 50 ton Corsair reached over 18 various versions through its career, and became one of most notable Medium Fighters.
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