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AMFB/PZ-00A Astraeus I

615 FarenhiteGR64  1.5 years ago

Next generation, fail-deadly advanced multirole fighter-bomber reversed engineered from classified design specifications. It's capabilities far exceed that of comparable current generation fighters used around the world today, and its highly modular design allows for quicker rearmament and reconfiguration in adverse combat situations.

Rebuilt and reconstructed from a previous testing model lost in an accident, the complete internal design and engine overhaul has greatly improved its stability and mobility while still retaining its comparatively compact form factor through the use of precision milled components, new materials and a currently experimental nuclear propulsion engine that draws power from a enriched plutonium core.

The cockpit has also been redesigned to accommodate a co-pilot for strategic data handling and navigation, allowing the pilot in the front to focus on tactical maneuvers and weapon control. The canopy itself has also been redesigned to operate on external cameras, allowing it to be reinforced through the replacement of fiberglass with metal alloys.

Its available arsenal and electronic warfare suite has been streamlined and consolidated to improve overall stability, but the weapons and EW systems it brings to the battlefield remain formidable and more than capable of handling and reversing unfavorable odds through extreme firepower and continuous support, no matter what combat situation the pilots find themselves in. Lastly, owing to its fail-deadly redesign, a detonation trigger placed around the plutonium core power source will be activated either on pilot demand or upon receiving critical damage to the airframe itself, generating a massive nuclear explosion as a last act of defiance.

[Operational Guide]
AG1 - Activate WUAV weapon systems
AG2 - Detonate RDBM missiles
AG3 - Activate left RDBM dumb-fire rocket
AG4 - Activate right RDBM dumb-fire rocket
AG5 - Toggle main engines
AG6 - Toggle VTOL engines
AG7 - Engage master arm for most weapons
AG8 - Toggle stability assist/mobility delimiter systems

DANGER: Do not detonate RDBM warheads while missiles are still mounted on airframe.

WARNING: Airframe may be compromised and shatter from extreme g-force stress. Exercise caution when performing such manuevers.

CAUTION: Firing PYLD weapon will cause the aircraft's core to self-destruct. Only use this weapon as a last resort.

[Armaments]
4x MTHEL-01 tactical laser cannons with swiveling lenses
6x PLG-02 pulse laser guns
2x SSG-03 scattershot canister guns
8x RFMG-04 rapid-fire machine guns
4x Yakumo mdl. 3 high explosive auto cannons
1x Utsuho mdl. 4 rapid fire rail cannon
2x RDBM-LR remote detonation burst missiles
28x ABSM-G air-burst suppression missiles
4x ZhG-22 universal burst missile launchers with 180 micro missiles total

General Characteristics

  • Created On Windows
  • Wingspan 39.1ft (11.9m)
  • Length 53.5ft (16.3m)
  • Height 12.3ft (3.8m)
  • Empty Weight N/A
  • Loaded Weight 2,204lbs (999kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 538149.888
  • Wing Loading 2.7lbs/ft2 (13.0kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 827.5ft2 (76.9m2)
  • Drag Points 282

Parts

  • Number of Parts 1720
  • Control Surfaces 14
  • Performance Cost 9,812