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Marauder

26.9k Sunnyskies  8.4 years ago

A new Sunny original. Marauder is a propeller-driven close air support ground-attack platform and gunship. It's typically crewed by one pilot and two gunners. It's armed with 6 miniguns, 8 Inferno missiles, 6 250 pound bombs, and a whopping 10 rocket pods. It is also armed with two individual machinegun turrets for all-sides defense, and additional ground pummeling.

Each turret is controlled with VTOL and trim, and comes with its own camera view.
The bottom turret is armed with AG1, and the rear turret is armed with AG2.
AG8 disarms the wing miniguns and tailplane trim.

Once you're trimmed and level, lock in your trim by switching off AG8, then center all sliders and activate a turret. You'll now be able to control the turret without drifting off course too much. The belly turret is good for attacking the ground, and the rear turret is good for fending off pursuers. Take great care to not shoot yourself or bump the guns into the rest of the plane.

AG7 and 6 drops the rockets and missiles respectively, and AG5 turns on the lights.

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 66.0ft (20.1m)
  • Length 55.6ft (16.9m)
  • Height 19.6ft (6.0m)
  • Empty Weight 15,370lbs (6,971kg)
  • Loaded Weight 24,559lbs (11,140kg)

Performance

  • Horse Power/Weight Ratio 0.122
  • Wing Loading 23.6lbs/ft2 (115.4kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 1,038.8ft2 (96.5m2)
  • Drag Points 4026

Parts

  • Number of Parts 168
  • Control Surfaces 7
  • Performance Cost 1,085
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    26.9k Sunnyskies

    @SHCow That's just what Marauder happens to be lol.

    8.4 years ago
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    It's also very effective for the Bridge Demolition mission, where low-and-slow is the name of the game.

    8.4 years ago
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    @Treadmill103 Thanks. I've been paying more attention to handling than I used to.

    8.4 years ago
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    @zed super-fast upvote! Thanks as always!

    8.4 years ago