PANAVIA TORNADO

BACKGROUND

A mid-life update program was completed by the end of 1998 for the Tornado GR-1 which, as well as enhancing survivability and operational effectiveness, also gives the fighter the ability to carry more advanced weapons such as the anti-armor weapon 'Brimstone' and the stand-off attack missile 'Storm Shadow'. This updated and upgraded aircraft is designated the Tornado GR4. The GR-4 taking over the GR-1's roles is now referred to as either the GR-4 or GR-4A depending on its mission assignment. There is no GR-4B as the British Armed Forces utilise the Harrier for maritime Fighter duties. The Tornado is expected to last well into the first quarter of the 21st century when it is expected to be replaced by the Future Offensive Air System (FOAS).

RPG STATS

Vehicle Types:

• Tornado GR 1: Interdictor/strike aircraft for close air support; counter air attack and defence suppression.
• Tornado GR 1A: Tactical reconnaissance aircraft.
• Tornado GR 1B: Long-range maritime attack aircraft
• Tornado F3: Long-range air defence fighter
• Tornado GR 4: Mid-life update of the GR 1

MDC BY LOCATION:

    Engines                                     100 each
(1) Main Body                                   200
    Cockpit Section                             125
    Wings                                        75 each
    Tail                                         50 each

NOTES:

(1) Destruction of the main body will shut the unit down completely.

SPEEDS:

FLYING, FIGHTER CONFIGURATION:

Max speed of 1,452 mph/Mach 2.2 (2,336 kmh) at 36,000ft (11,000m)

MAX ENGINE THRUST:

8700 lbs dry and 14480 lbs with afterburner x2 from engines.

STATISTICAL DATA:

HEIGHT:

5.95 m

WIDTH:

13.91 m fully forward, 8.60 m fully swept

LENGTH:

16.72 m

WEIGHT:

Standard: 13,890 kgs

Fully loaded Weight: 28,000 kgs

OPERATIONAL RANGE:

2,437.5 miles (3,900 KM)

CARGO:

Small compartment behind WSO's seat for personal belongings.

POWER PLANT:

Two Turbo-Union RB199-34R turbofans giving 14480 lbs thrust per engine

WEAPON SYSTEMS:

1. IWKA MAUSER BK.27 27MM INTERNAL CANNONS: (2) Internally mounted within the Tornado are two 27mm Cannons is a 30mm Cannon capable of firing at a rate of 1500 to 1800 rounds per minute, (25 to 30 rounds per second.) Fitted within the MiG-29 it is only capable of firing at targets directly in front of the fighter.
   • PRIMARY PURPOSE: Anti-Aircraft
   • SECONDARY PURPOSE: Ground Assault
   • RANGE: 6000 feet (1800 m)
   • DAMAGE: 4D6 M.D. per single blast (25 rounds,) 1D6x10 per long blast (50 rounds.)
   • RATE OF FIRE: Equal to the pilot's combined number of attacks.
   • PAYLOAD: 180 rounds

2. WING HARD POINTS: The Tornado has six hardpoints that are capable of carrying over 9,000 kg's of payload.
   • BAE SKYFLASH MISSILE The medium range missile weapon of the Tornado, allowing the fighter to engage and destroy enemy aircraft at a range of almost 50 miles.
     • PRIMARY PURPOSE: Assault/Defense
     • MISSILE SPEED: 2,641 MPH
     • RANGE: 28 miles (45 KM)
     • DAMAGE: 2D6x10
     • BLAST RADIUS: 50 feet
     • RATE OF FIRE: 1 at a time or all
     • PAYLOAD: Up to 4 on the Tornado's fuselage hardpoints only

   • AIM-9 SIDEWINDER MISSILES Designed for close in dogfights the Sidewinder missile is a reliable albeit under powered missile. it is still capable however of more than adequately taking out any other fighter out combat.
     • PRIMARY PURPOSE: Assault/Defense
     • MISSILE SPEED: 1,650 MPH
     • RANGE: 11.5 miles
     • DAMAGE: 1D4x10
     • BLAST RADIUS: 15 feet
     • RATE OF FIRE: 1 at a time or all
     • PAYLOAD: Up to 8 missiles (2 missiles held on side pylons on inboard wing pylon above drop tank.)

   • MBDA SEA EAGLE ANTI-SHIP MISSILES: The Sea Eagle is an airborne delivered all weather, fire-and-forget, sea-skimming anti-ship missile. It is guided by an inertial navigation system with active radar.
     • PRIMARY PURPOSE: Anti-Ship
     • RANGE: 100 Miles (160 KM)
     • DAMAGE: 1D4 x 100 M.D
     • BLAST RADIUS: 5 metres
     • RATE OF FIRE: 1 or 2 per round
     • PAYLOAD: 4 (2 per side)

   • MBDA BRIMSTONE ANTI-ARMOUR MISSILES: The Brimstone is a true Fire and Forget airborne delivered anti-armour missile designed for use by fast jets. It can be fired from high or low altitude and will actively seek out targets in its memory and engage them with the launchers need to do anything. Due to its size multiple missiles can be held per fighter hardpoint. The Brimstone warhead is a tandem shaped charge High-Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) warhead. The front charge initiates any reactive armour on the Main Battle Tank and clears the path for the main charge. The warhead is capable of defeating all known and projected armoured threats.
     • PRIMARY PURPOSE: Anti-Armour/Tank
     • RANGE: 30 Miles (48 KM)
     • DAMAGE: 4D6 x 10 M.D
     • BLAST RADIUS: 5 metres
     • RATE OF FIRE: As per pilots attacks
     • PAYLOAD: 3 per hardpoint (four fuselage and two inner wing hardpoints only) For a total of 18 missiles.

   • SKY SHADOW JAMMING POD Used to defeat hostile radar, the ECM, (Electronic Counter Measures,) the Jamming Pod is carried on the wing of the Tornado as the Tornado has no internally mounted Jamming devices. The jammer will confuse all radar so that the fighter can not be detected or locked onto with radar guided weapons. This does not give away the position of the fighter but it does let the enemy know that they are there. The only way that it can be defeated is with ECCM, (Electronic Counter-Counter Measures.)
     • PRIMARY PURPOSE: Block Enemy Radar
     • RANGE: 30 miles
     • RULES: Confuses all radar within 30 miles, but can be defeated by ECCM, if the ECCM operator gets a higher Sensory Instruments percentage roll against the ECM operator.

   • BOZ-107 CHAFF/FLARE DECOY DISPENSOR POD: Carried on one of the wings of the Tornado is the counter-measures dispensor pod. Triggered by the pilot they will release either a chaff cloud or single flare depending on what the pilot chooses. They are used to confuse enemy missiles attacking the Tornado. Smart missiles get a 20% bonus when rolling on the below chart.
     01-50 Missile/s detonated by Chaff/Flare
     51-75 Missile/s loses track of target and veers away in wrong direction, (may lock onto another target)
     76-00 No effect, missile is still on target
     • Payload: 30 of each type

STANDARD EQUIPMENT FOR THE PANAVIA TORNADO:

• AUTO-PILOT: (BAE SYSTEMS FIN1010 three-axis digital inertial navigation system, multi-mode APFD AutoPilot and Flight Director from BAE Systems )The Tornado is equipped with a computerized auto-pilot, allowing the pilot and WSO to relax or even sleep during long voyages. The auto-pilot can be programmed with a single destination or a complex flight plan involving multiple speeds, directions, and destinations. The onboard computer will alert the pilot when the fighter is near its destination, and can also be set to automatically signal when sensors detect objects near the fighter.
• COMBAT COMPUTER W/HUD DISPLAYS: The Tornado's TACAN (Tactical Air Navigation) is the BAE Systems AD2770, and Alcatel SEL AG Sector-TACAN. The instrument landing system is the Cossor CILS75/76. These systems manage the fighter and display all relevant information that the pilot and WSO need to their screens.
• EJECTOR SEATS/HOMING SIGNAL: The pilot and WSO's seats are Martin Baker MK10A ejection seats designed to eject the pilot and WSO in the event of a catastrophe. They must be manually operated to fire. The crew carries homing devices within a small radio within their flightsuit in the event of them having to ditch. These radio/homing signals have a range of 100 miles.
• LASER TARGETING SYSTEM: Range: 100 miles (160 km). (BAE Systems Thermal Imaging Laser Designator (TIALD) pod)
• OPTICS: CAMERA: Range: 30 miles (48 km). A Television Camera Set (TCS) is used for visual target identification at long ranges. The TCS is a high resolution closed circuit television system. The selected FOV is displayed in the cockpit and can be recorded by the Cockpit Television System. It is used for both reconnaisance, and to assist in target aquisition in air to ground attacks.
• OPTICS: INFRARED: Range: 11.25 miles (18 km). Forward-looking infrared (FLIR, which is projected onto the pilot's head-up and head-down displays. The GR-1A's Cannons are repalced by a Sideways Looking Infra-Red system and a Linescan infra-red surveillance system
• OPTICS: NIGHTVISION: Range: 2000 feet (610 m). Consisting of Night Vision Goggles.
• IN-FLIGHT REFUEL: The Tornado is fully capable of refueling in mid-air due to a forward mounted in-air refuel nozzle which allows the fighter to refuel and thus extend its operational range. The Tornado can fully refuel all of its internal tanks, and external tanks as well through this method.
• RADAR: Raytheon Systems terrain-following, ground-mapping radar, Decca Doppler Type 72 radar with a range of 150 miles (240 km).
• RADIO COMMUNICATION: Long range, directional communications system with satellite relay capabilities. Range: 600 miles (960 km) or can be boosted indefinitely via satellite relay.
• GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM: The Tornado features a global positioning system (GPS), from BAE Systems which consists of the BAE Systems Terprom digital terrain-mapping system and Honeywell H-764G laser inertial navigation system (INS), which allows the fighter to determine its exact position on earth down to a few feet.
• IDENTIFICATION FRIEND OR FOE: The Raytheon IFF 4810 SIFF allows the Tornado to identify other aircraft and units to determine which side they are on.
• STANDARD SURVIVAL KIT: The pilot and WSO's flightsuits comes equipped with a portable survival equipment. The equipment includes a small waterproof radio/homing signal, a medium-sized flashlight, two hand flares, one rocket flare, a compass, infrared distancing binoculars, a small mirror, a pocket knife, dehydrated and concentrated food (can be stretched into a five day supply for one person) and basic first aid items (aspirin, bandages, disinfectants, etc.)
• TACTICAL LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEM: The Tornado's cockpit features pressurized air feeds to the crews flight-suits that provides them with pressurized breathing. The flight-suits also promote blood circulation even during high-g turns, thus decreasing the possibility of the crew blacking out in combat.

COMBAT BONUSES FOR PANAVIA TORNADO TRAINING:

BASIC FIGHTER COMBAT TRAINING

• Basic training for non-pilot military personnel.
• 1 attack per melee (plus those of the pilot).
• Add one additional action/attack at levels three, nine, and fifteen.
• +1 to strike.
• +1 to dodge.
• +1 to roll with a punch or fall with an impact, reducing damage by half.
• Critical strike same as pilot's hand-to-hand.

• Advanced training for military pilots.
• 2 attacks per melee (plus those of the pilot).
• Add one additional action/attack at levels three, six, eleven, and fifteen.
• +2 to strike
• +6 to dodge
• +2 to roll with a punch or fall with an impact, reducing damage by half.
• Critical strike same as pilot's hand-to-hand.

REFERENCES USED IN THIS DESIGN

• "Doe's All The Worlds' Mecha Guide: Panavia Tornado Entry"