VTOL slider controls air brakes. Press (1) to release drop tanks. The Hawk Mk I is the first operational jet fighter of the Pilotmario Air Force. It was realized that the Pummeler Fighter was becoming increasingly obsolete, as news of Olympian jet development reached Pilotmario Air Force planners. This aircraft was to be much faster than the Pummeler, rendering the entire Pilotmario Air Force at the mercy of these aircraft. Out of many submissions, Linda Weiss' design, the Hawk, won out. It was fast, reasonably agile, and armed with six 12.7mm Mk 3 machine guns in the nose. The Mk I was the pilot model, which 50 were made. Tests showed that the aircraft's armament was barely against other jets due to the round's low damage per shot, and that it was increasingly difficult to shoot down fighters with guns in general, and that guided missiles were a promising development. The Mk II version would bolster the armament of the aircraft significantly, replacing the 12.7mm Mk 3 guns with four 20mm Mk 6 cannons and adding Guardian missile capability. 1,200 of these jets were made. The Mk 3 gave it a far more powerful engine, about 1.5 times more powerful. This was the definitive model, and 22,000 Mk 3 would be made.