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| image = [[File:ASF-23 Protector.jpg|191px]]<br />
| Name = ASF-23 Protector Combat Support Fighter<br />
| Manufacturer = [[United Outworlders Corporation|United Outworlders Corporation]]<br />
| Use = Ground Fire Support Aircraft<br />
| Tech Base = [[Inner Sphere]]<br />
| Cost = 799,917 C-bills<br />
| Introduced = [[3019]]<ref>[http://www.masterunitlist.info/Unit/Details/4873/protector-combat-support-fighter-asf-23 MUL online date for {{PAGENAME}}]</ref><br />
| Mass = 50 tons<br />
| Engine (Type) = [[250 Turbine]]<br />
| Fuel = 160 - 3 ton<br />
| comsys = Unspecified<br />
| T&T = Unspecified<br />
| Armament = <span></span><br />
* 2x [[LRM-10]]<br />
* 3x [[Machine Gun]]<br />
| Armor = Standard<br />
| Crew = 1<br />
| BV (1.0) = ???<br />
| BV (2.0) = 441<br />
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==Description==<br />
The '''ASF-23 Protector''' Combat Support Fighter is an [[Outworlds Alliance]] military aircraft produced by [[United Outworlders Corporation]] in [[3019]]. The aircraft's origin is somewhat of a corporate mystery. The aircraft was the result of what it appears to be a undisclosed joint venture between [[United Outworlders Corporation]] and the [[Magistracy of Canopus]] corporation [[Majesty Metals and Manufacturing|Magistracy Metals]]. Magistracy Metals produced a mechanically identical sister aircraft known as the [[MSF-42 Bluehawk]].<ref name=HB:MPS>''Handbook: Major Periphery States'', pp. 200–201</ref><br />
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The aircraft has appeared in many planetary air forces in the major [[periphery]] nations, as well as in militias of periphery border worlds of the [[Federated Suns]] and [[Draconis Combine]].<ref name=HB:MPS/><br />
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==Weapons and Equipment==<br />
The Protector is designed primarily for fire support of ground forces. The aircraft is equipped with a pair of 10-tubed [[Long Range Missile]] racks mounted in each wing. It also has three [[Machine Gun]]s mounted in the aircraft's nose. Two tons of ammunition have been allotted to the LRMs, while the machine guns make do with a half-ton of ammo.<ref name=HB:MPS/><br />
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The aircraft has three tons of fuel for its 250 rated Turbine Engine; the engine is considered swift. It is protected by three tons of [[standard armor]].<ref name=HB:MPS/><br />
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==Related Aircraft==<br />
* [[MSF-42 Bluehawk]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* ''[[Handbook: Major Periphery States]]''<br />
* ''[[Master Unit List]]''<br />
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