EA-6B Prowler
Country of Origin: United StatesImage courtesy of the United States Navy; click on image to display larger version
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EA-6B ProwlerCountry of Origin: United StatesImage courtesy of the United States Navy; click on image to display larger version |
| Specifications | |
| Type: Carrier-based electronic warfare aircraft | Manufacturer: Grumman Aerospace |
| Armor Material: Aluminum and steel | Armor Thickness: n/a |
| Length: 17.7 m | Wingspan: 15.9 m |
| Weight: 27,921 kg (max land-based takeoff weight) | Maximum Speed: 925 kph |
| Powerplant: 2 x Pratt & Whitney J52-P408 engines | Thrust: 4717 kg static thrust each |
| Description | |
| Size: 10 | Total Actions: 3 |
| Offense | |||||||||||||
| Weapon | Code | Arc | S | M | L | EX | Acc | FC | Dam | Qty | ROF | Special | Ammo |
| Total of 5 available external hardpoints (use per rules in Technical Manual Second Edition, p. 149 and Banzaidyne New Perks and Flaws) | |||||||||||||
| Defense | |
| Primary Movement: Flight 8/25/31 (930 kph) | Secondary Movement: Ground 20/40 (240 kph) |
| Maneuver: -2 | Armor: 10 / 20 / 30 |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Crew: 4 (Pilot, ECM Systems Officer/Navigator, 2 ECM Officers) | Deployment Range: 1800 km |
| Sensors: +2 / 4 km ground, 40 km air | Communications: +1 / 20 km ground, 200 km air |
| Perks: Autopilot (AUX), Backup Communcations, Catapult Hook (AUX), Chaff/Flare Dispensers (AUX, Rating 2, 60 shots), Ejection Seats, Laboratory (ECM, Rating 1), Refuelling Intake | Flaws: Large Sensor Profile (Rating 1), Requires Airstrip |
| Defects: None | Lemon Dice: 2 |
| Notes |
| For ECM missions, the Prowler typically carries two hardpoint-mounted ALQ-99 active jamming pods. Each pod carried is represented as a separate ECM Perk at Rating 3. The pods are managed in the Laboratory (ECM) by the two ECM officers in the rear seats (sometimes referred to as the "office"). |