Recon Fighter

Recon Fighter
Vehicle Information
Primary Weapon	1x Vehicle Laser (unknown level)
Secondary Weapon	1x Vehicle LRM (unknown level)
Max Speed	Unknown
Armor	Unknown
Damage	24-49-72 / 30-60
Reload Time	1.5 Seconds / 3 Seconds

The Recon Fighter is a jet engine combat aircraft. It appeared in MechAssault.

Description

The Recon Fighter's name is unknown. It was created specifically for MechAssault and its design does not match any other known aircraft in the BattleTech main canon.

The Recon Fighter is a forward swept wing jet designed for endurance at great speed. Recon Fighters normally operates in pairs and are used primarily for reconnaissance and patrolling, quickly entering the target area and scanning for threats before rapidly disengaging and reporting in.

Weapons

Though the Recon Fighter is built to avoid direct combat, it is observed to be equipped with a single LRM and Medium Laser.

Trivia

• Although the Recon Fighter is supposedly equipped with weapon systems, it never fires on the player at any point in MechAssault. This is because the Recon Fighter actually does not have any weapons at all programmed into it.
  • The cutscene in which the Recon Fighter shoots down the Icarus at the beginning of Not Again! is staged to appear as though the fighter is shooing LRMs and Lasers at the DropShip, when the shots that hit the Icarus are actually generated from separate entities and the Recon Fighter simply flies past to appear as though it was conducting an attack run.
• Because the Recon Fighter is not listed as an enemy that can cause damage, it does not have an entry listed in the MechAssault Prima Games strategy guide.