MiG-730 Aerospace Interceptor

MiG-730 Aerospace Interceptor
Overview
Type	Aerospace fighter Interceptor
Model	MiG–730
Affiliation	Union of Progressive Peoples
Technical specifications
Length	18.5 meters
Powerplant	Oversized afterburners
Max. speed	Mach 18
Armor	Light armor
Armament	2 20mm Gatling Cannons 6 UPP Amur Medium Air-To-Air Missile Launchers
Crew	1
Cost	$2,630,000
Counterpart(s)	EVAC-3 Aerospace Fighter

The MiG–730 Series Aerospace Interceptor was a model of interceptor and the primary fightercraft of the Union of Progressive Peoples.

Overview

The MiG–730 Aerospace Interceptor was a snub–nosed fightercraft developed by the Union of Progressive Peoples. Based around a restrictive single–seat cockpit and oversized afterburners, and measuring 18.5 meters in length, the MIG–730 was less armored than its United Americas counterpart, the Alphatech Hardware EVAC-3 Aerospace Fighter but was faster, being able to reach a speed of Mach 18. The cockpit was not pressurized, and required the use of a spacesuit for maneuvers in vacuum. While it was capable of atmospheric entry, the MiG–730 was unable to leave orbit without the aid of a lifter. Built for ambush tactics, the MiG–730 was armed with twin 20mm Gatling Cannons and a battery of six UPP Amur Medium Air-To-Air Missiles. The most commonly encountered UPP fightercraft on the Frontier, the MiG–730 carried a price tag of 2,630,000 United American dollars.

History

In 2184, during a UPP mission on the moon O'Bannon's World, a lone MiG–730 was deployed from the VP-153D Kremlin Class Hunter-Destroyer SSV Võ Nguyên Giáp to serve as a link between the ship and a team of Space Operating Forces commandos on the moon led by Praporschik Maciej Komaszyło. The interceptor attacked a dropship launched from the UA warship USS Tamb'Itam as it attempted to land on the moon.

Several MiG-730 interceptors formed part of a UPP fleet dispatched to LV-187 following a Xenomorph outbreak on the planet. They were carried there by the VP–153D destroyer Shayk and intercepted and harried the HMCSS Apsara, a private merchant vessel captained by Rohan Dagný.

On Pandora, several MiGs were used by the UPP during space combat; however, one interceptor broke formation and carried out strafing runs on the besieged local spaceport.

Appearances

• Alien: The Roleplaying Game — Colonial Marines Operations Manual
• Alien: Colony War
• Fallout