Stratofortress 2037 - RPG Transport Copter

Transport Copter, Super PP, Pilot & 4 gunners, 2 linked VMG front, 2 linked MGs B, R, L; 2 linked MGs in 4 sp. Cupola; incendiary ammo for all. IFE, 5 hi-res comp.; 4 cargo spaces - 700 lbs. 550 pts FP Plastic armor: F 110 R 90 L 90 B 100 T 55 U 110; Acc 5, HC 1; 20000 lbs, $190,850.

• Targeting Fortress - remove 4 hi-res, upgrade VMG to HD-Incen., add Infrared and 4 cyberlinks, no cargo: $244,950
• Bomb Fortress - remove gunners, replace with computer gunners, ammo regular, remove IFE, add 9 bombs, 2 cluster bombs; no cargo; $204,150
• Fortress Deluxe - add CACR, RL back with computer gunner, $233,500
• Laser Fortress - upgrade MGs to LLs, VMGs to Lasers, add 3 laser batteries in cargo space, 1 cargo space left with 300 lbs. capacity, $212,200

Design Notes - As you'll see with my tractor-trailers, I just went crazy with weaponry without much strategic thought. There's so much room, enormous weight capacity, and no price limit: so why not 8 machine guns?! Yeah, why not.

Name Notes -  The original name was "Flying Fortress" and was named for the WWII era B-17 Flying Fortress, which was festooned with 50 cal. machine guns (no Vulcans, yeah, but I couldn't resist) and famously had a belly cupola.  According to the Wiki, the armament was: "13 × .50 in (12.7 mm) M2 Browning machine guns in 8 positions (2 in the Bendix chin turret, 2 on nose cheeks, two staggered waist guns, 2 in upper Sperry turret, 2 in Sperry ball turret in belly, 2 in the tail and one in the nose)"

[Updated Nov 8, 2013]