Description

In the late 1960’s, It was believed that jet fighters would engage the enemy beyond visual combat, where dogfighting was out of the question. And so, for many decades, the HF-1 was an excellent fighter aircraft that sacrificed manoeuvrability for higher speeds and a sophisticated radar. Unfortunately, when it was first sent out into combat in the Krakabolian war, The radar on the HF-1 proved to be a dud, with less than 5% of the Interceptor radar-guided missiles actually hitting. This means that pilots were forced to get up close and personal to dogfights. The Hf-1 was a flying brick and was shot down by ancient 1950’s jet fighters. (Later the HF-1 would be switched to ground attack and ‘wild weasel’ missions and pilots found it to be an unstoppable machine. And once pilots were better trained for air-to-air combat in the HF-1, it shot down 100 enemy aircraft).

In response to the dilemma, Hornet Aircraft produced a new fighter that could still fly fast, at around mach 2, but made the wings bigger and lighter so that it was much more manoeuvrable. And so the Hf-5 Vulture was born. Jaw droppingly agile and equipped with six S232 Super Missiles, with a powerful radar and a 20mm Gatling Gun in case it was required to get up close and personal in a dogfight, the HF-5 was virtually unstoppable. Its excellent manoeuvrability, acceleration and climb rate has made it the best fighter jet in the world. It is also known for breaking the sound barrier (mach 1) in a vertical flight, due to its incredible thrust-to weight ratio.

AGs

1 for canopy
3 for arrestor hook.