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EO-Maglev BUC Mk.I “Bucephalus” — Spec Brief
EPF • Airframe Brief

EO-Maglev BUC Mk.I “Bucephalus”

Strategic interceptor. Mobile C2. Medevac. Submersible insertion. Hope at Mach 3.

General

Designation
EO-Maglev BUC Mk.I “Bucephalus”
Crew
Full 5. pilot, CSO navigator, flight engineer, loadmaster, mission commander. Skeleton 1–2. pilot CSO, optional comms engineer
Capacity
Payload up to 42,000 lb 19,000 kg cargo config. 24,000 lb 11,000 kg typical
Passengers
100 pax, or 64 ORT troops, or 74 litter patients with 5 medical crew
Vehicles
6 pallets, or 2–3 EPF SUV Maglevs, or 2 EPF APU APCs, or 1 EPF self-propelled Gauss Destabilizer
C-130 bay fit
E H J. 40 ft × 9 ft 11 in × 9 ft. ramp 123 in × 119 in. J-30. 55 ft × 9 ft 11 in × 9 ft

Dimensions and weights

Length
100 ft 30.489 m
Wingspan
135 ft 41.15 m
Height
40 ft 12.2 m
Wing area
1,745 sq ft 162.1 m²
Empty MTOW
75,800 lb 34,382 kg . 155,000 lb 70,307 kg

Propulsion

Primary
8 × EPF xEO Maglev conversion engines
Secondary
2 theoretical ramscoop engines. compress hydrogen ions oxygen for clean energy cruise

Performance

Max speed
Mach 3.4 . 2,608.7 mph 4,198.3 km h at 20,000 ft
Cruise
1,304.4 mph 2,099.1 km h
Range
Global. Operable up to 15 days without refuel
Ceiling
33,000 ft empty. 23,000 ft with 42,000 lb payload
Rate of climb
11,820 ft min . 60 m s
Takeoff
20 ft at 155,000 lb. maglev assisted

Avionics and systems

Sensors Comms
EMR pulse radar 1 mi. wide spectrum detection. EPF quantum comms
Flight control
VR holographic thrust and maneuver control. fly-by-wire backup
Stealth Survivability
Nitrogen cooled shell. EM stealth. flow through radar defense. armored bay. chaff flare
Directed energy
xParticle laser 270° forward arc. wideband ECM. decoys

Weapons modules

Hard kill
2 hypersonic missiles. 30 mm ATK GAU-23 A. 105 mm M102
Area defense
2 × M914 50 mm chainguns. auto or manual
Transport profile
Rear 50 mm MG. troop triage HQ modules
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