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| image = [[File:Meteor.jpg|200px]]
| Name = Meteor Heavy Strike Fighter
| Manufacturer = [[Jalastar Aerospace]]; [[Wingman Enterprises Limited]]<ref name=TROP-162>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 162</ref>
| Use =
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]
| Cost = 1,499,461
| Introduced = [[2665]]<ref name=MUL>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/1446/heavy-strike-fighter-meteor MUL online date for {{PAGENAME}}]</ref>
| Mass = 45 tons
| Engine (Type) = [[GM 225 Atmo-Fusion|GM 225]] [[Fusion engine|Atmo-fusion]]
| comsys = [[O/P R Janxiir]]
| T&T = [[TargiTrak 700]]
| heat sinks = 10 [[Heat Sink|single]]
| Fuel = 480 - 3 tons
| Armament = 
* 1x [[Autocannon/10]]
* 2x [[SRM-4]]
| Armor = [[StarGuard II]]
| Crew = 1
| BV (1.0) =
| BV (2.0) = 451<ref name=TRO3039-182>''Technical Readout: 3039'', pp. 182–183: "Meteor Heavy Strike Fighter Profile"</ref> or 405<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039'', p. 212</ref> 381 or<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 290</ref>
}}

==Description==
The [[Federated Suns]]-designed '''Meteor, ''' also called the '''Heavy Strike Fighter,''' is the standard against which all heavy [[conventional fighter]]s in the [[Inner Sphere]] and [[Periphery]] are judged.

Seeking to claim a slice of the same military niche of for-export conventional fighters as [[Andurien AeroTech]]'s [[Angel]] and [[Imstar Aerospace]]'s [[Defender (Conventional Fighter)|Defender]], rather than aggressive sales tactics Federated Suns-based [[Jalastar Aerospace]] of [[Panpour]] chose to focus almost entirely on planetary militias in the [[Terran Hegemony]]. Third-party sales during the [[Star League era]], and examples captured as the Hegemony was sliced up after the League's collapse, made the Meteor the template for all heavy strike fighters across the human inhabited space.<ref name=TRO3039-182/>

While more expensive than [[turbine engine]]-powered designs, the wealthy and technologically advanced Terran Hegemony buyers welcomed Jalastar's choice of a GM 225 Atmo-[[fusion engine]] to power the Meteor, which gave the fighter both a respectable airspeed, heavy weapons loadout and two and half tons of armor. Three tons of fuel gave the design good endurance for its role.<ref name=TRO3039-182/>

==Weapons and Equipment==
The Meteor's primary weapon is a single nose-mounted [[Mydron Model B]] [[Autocannon/10]] supplied with two tons of ammo, providing sustained medium range firepower. Backing this up are two wing-mounted [[Holly]] [[SRM-4]] with two tons of ammo, ideal for ground attack.<ref name=TRO3039-182/>

==Cargo==
Often billed as a fighter-bomber, the Meteor frequently flew into combat with its nine [[External Stores Hardpoint|external hardpoints]] laden with enough ordnance to threaten even the toughest foes.<ref name=TRO3039-182/>

==Variants==
*; Inseki : Japanese for meteorite, the Inseki is a carbon-copy of the Meteor produced by [[House Kurita]] and introduced in [[2683]].<ref name=TRO3039-182/><ref name=MUL/> BV (2.0) = 381<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 288</ref>

*; Inseki II : An aftermarket upgrade of the original introduced in [[2793]],<ref name=MUL/> the Inseki II replaces the [[autocannon]] with a [[Magna Hellstar|Hellstar]] [[PPC]] and swaps the SRM racks for [[Telos DecaCluster]] [[LRM-10]] launchers. Retaining the ton of reloads for each missile launcher, a [[machine gun]] with half a ton of ammo guarded the fighter's rear.<ref name=TRO3039-182/> BV (2.0) = 632<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039'', p. 211</ref> or 610<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 289</ref>

*; Bat Hawk : Introduced in [[2916]],<ref name=MUL/> the [[Taurian Concordat]] based [[Wingman Enterprises Limited]]'s Bat Hawk variant<ref name=TROP-162/> replaced the fusion engine with a locally manufactured 225-rating turbine engine. While the autocannon was retained, the heavier engine forced both SRM-4 racks to be replaced with a single nose-mounted [[Harvester]] [[SRM-2]], both weapons only supplied with a single ton of reloads each.<ref name=TRO3039-182/> BV (2.0) = 341<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039'', p. 210</ref> or 293<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 287</ref>

*; Meteor-G : Manufactured by [[Gutierrez Aerospace]] in [[3060]], the so-called Meteor-G trades damage for range by swapping the autocannon for a [[Corean]] [[light Gauss rifle]], retaining the two tons of reloads, and upgrading the SRMs to more efficient [[Guided Technologies]] [[Streak SRM-4]] racks sharing a single ton of missiles. The more advanced but heavier weaponry forced Gutierrez's designers to drop one ton of fuel.<ref name=TRO3039-182/> BV (2.0) = 520<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039'', p. 213</ref> or 547<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 291</ref>

*; Meteor-U : A [[FedCom Civil War]]-era Davion variant introduced in [[3063]],<ref name=MUL/> the Meteor-U upgraded the standard autocannon to [[Ultra AC/10|Ultra model]] and replaced both SRMs with a pair of [[Intek]] [[medium laser]]s and two extra heat sinks. While able to inflict nearly double the damage of the standard model, the extra weight required reduced the U's fuel load by one ton.<ref name=TRO3039-182/><ref>''Objectives: Federated Suns'', p. 28: "Jalastar Aerospace"</ref> BV (2.0) = 794<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039'', p. 214</ref> or 716<ref>''Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged'', p. 292</ref>

*; Seabuster Strike Fighter (Standard) : A five-ton heavier [[Magna 250]] fusion engine-powered variant of the Bat Hawk intended to replicate the [[MechBuster]]-based custom built version, the mass-produced SeaBuster carries a nose mounted [[Pontiac Ultra 100]] [[Ultra AC/20]] to inflict massive damage on an enemy force. A [[Diverse Optics Type 2]] medium laser in each wing provides supporting firepower. For additional tactical flexibility, the SeaBuster carries a [[recon camera]] in the nose. Finally, the SeaBuster uses a [[flotation hull]] to allow it to land or take off from waterways. Iron Halo 777 [[heavy ferro-fibrous]] armor protects the pilot from enemy fire.<ref name=TROP-162/> BV (2.0) = 856<ref name=TROP-163>''Technical Readout: Prototypes'', p. 163</ref><ref>''Record Sheets: Prototypes'', p. 81</ref>

==Design Quirks==
The SeaBuster strike fighter is subject to the following [[Design Quirks]]:<ref name=TROP-162/>
* [[Accurate Weapon|Accurate Weapon (External Ordnance)]]
* [[Hard to Pilot]]

==Notes==
*The sourcebook ''[[Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3]]'' includes [[Random Assignment Table]]s for the [[Escorpión Imperio]] which contain the "Pride Conventional Fighter"; stats for this unit would supposedly be published in ''XTRO: Deep Periphery''. However, ''XTRO: Deep Periphery'' was canceled and former [[BattleTech Line Developer]] [[Herbert A. Beas II]] stated that the "Pride Conventional Fighter" should be exchanged for the Meteor in the RAT. (See ''[[Interstellar Expeditions: Interstellar Players 3#Notes|IE:IP3 Notes section]]'' for further references.)

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Meteor.jpg|Original Meteor from ''[[Technical Readout: 3039|TRO:3039]]''
SeaBuster.jpg|SeaBuster from ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes|TRO:Prototypes]]''
</gallery>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* ''[[Master Unit List]]''
* ''[[Objectives: Federated Suns]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3039]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: 3039 Unabridged]]''
* ''[[Record Sheets: Prototypes]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: 3039]]''
* ''[[Technical Readout: Prototypes]]''

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