TL;DR: "So You Finally Passed College Algebra, Huh?"

Please at least read the Operation section!

The P-25 Shrike is a fictional late war escort fighter designed to be more adept at dogfighting compared to the NI-18 Dove. This is a redesign of the P-20 Cardinal in terms of general form factor. Unlike the Cardinal, the Shrike's performance is tailored towards semi-realism using Funky Trees expressions.

The Shrike incorporates an electrical system, range and endurance information displays, and a rudimentary stability system. It is somewhat unrealistic for the time period of the challenge due to all of the technology, but it does not give it an unfair advantage to adversaries.

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Cockpit Interior

The Shrike's design focuses on range and longevity at high altitudes so it can keep up with long range bombers. There are custom gauges on the top left that monitor the maximum range in real time. Due to some bug with the rate function, the gauges will become erratic at certain fuel states below 75%. Use AG3 to disable them when that happens.

Armament

1x APAC-45H Autocannon

Explosion Damage: 200

Impact Damage: 30-60

Slow firing, but accurate, high explosive autocannon. Made specifically to quickly deal with beefy enemies.
"Boom Headshot!"

4x .50 Caliber Guns

Damage Per Round: 20

Rounds Per Second: 60

Guns???? WHAT!!! On a fighter???
"Death By 1000 Cuts!"

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Turbo Nerd Stuff

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Max Speed: 644 kph (400 mph)
Never Exceed Speed: 860 kph (534 mph) or Mach 0.7
Stall Speed: 150 kph (93 mph)
Service Ceiling: 12,500 Meters (41,000 Feet)
Maximum Range: ~2,200 km (1367 Miles)
Max Sustained G Loading: 6.2G
Max G Loading: -1.2G +11G

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Flaps are not needed for taking off due to the low wing loading.

The Shrike is capable of landing on the USS Beast despite not having an arrester hook,

For landing, flaps should be set to full and speed should be around 170 to 190 kph.

The main battery only has 1200 electric charge. Running the engine at high power recharges it. Using lights and the display drain it faster. If the charge reaches 0 then the engine will shut down completely and will not restart. This is because auxilary batteries cannot provide enough electricity for the spark plugs. Disable AG8 on the ground to stop electricity use.

There is a centerline pylon for weapons only. Adding fuel will disrupt the range calculations and make them inaccurate.

Action Groups

AG1 Navigation Lights
AG2 Air Brakes
AG3 Display Power
AG4 Landing Lights
AG5 Arm Cannon
AG6Switch Fuse Mode
AG7 Jettison Pylon
AG8 Master Electric Switch

Joystick Controls

JS Trigger: Fire Guns
JS Button 1: Fire Weapons

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Maps used:

MikoTestScripts by mikoyanster
[Armored Games] by ?

Planes used:

B-25_Ai by TonnkatuTonnkatuThePig
Denwald Dw-101-D-3 "Grusel" by Dragoranos