| UH-1 Sprite |
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| DESIGNATION: |
Utility Helicopter 1 "Sprite" |
ROLE: |
Multirole Utility Helicopter |
AIRCRAFT TYPE: |
Rotary Wing |
| GUN ARMAMENT: |
2 Hardpoints |
ORDNANCE ARMAMENT: |
No mounting ability |
HARD POINTS: |
None |
| OVERALL LENGTH: |
9.4 meters/30.8 feet |
OVERALL HEIGHT: |
2.96 meters/9.7 feet |
ENGINES: |
1 Diamond-Merietta FRH-1 Mk. 2 Fractal Petroleum |
| CRUISE SPEED: |
87kts/161kph/100mph |
MAXIMUM SPEED: |
104kts/193kph/120mph |
FERRY RANGE: |
400 nmi |
| The very first helicopter in the world, its maiden flight was on War Day 1000, and its first mission was on War Day 1009. The standard capacity is a pilot, co-pilot, and four in the back. In an emergency, up to eight ponies can stuff themselves inside. It carries no weapons by default, but it has two slots in the cabin to mount either an Abrams MMG, or a Browning HMG each, with 450 rounds of 7mm ammo or 320 rounds of 11mm ammo for each gun, in a magazine under the front seats. The UH-1 Sprite almost immediately replaced the S-2 Owl on all naval vessels besides the Carriers, and even then, six UH-1's were squeezed in. |
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| OH-1 Firesprite |
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| DESIGNATION: |
Observation Helicopter 1 "Firesprite" |
ROLE: |
Observation/Light Support Helicopter |
AIRCRAFT TYPE: |
Rotary Wing |
| GUN ARMAMENT: |
2 x 1 11mm EM-6 Spaatz (440rds ea.) |
ORDNANCE ARMAMENT: |
70mm Rockets (5-shot launcher only), UWO-2 145kg Depth Charge |
HARD POINTS: |
2 |
| OVERALL LENGTH: |
12.3 meters/40.4 feet |
OVERALL HEIGHT: |
3.14 meters/10.3 feet |
ENGINES: |
1 Diamond-Merietta FRH-2 Mk. 4* Fractal Petroleum |
| CRUISE SPEED: |
115kts/250kph/155mph |
MAXIMUM SPEED: |
135kts/193kph/120mph |
FERRY RANGE: |
700 nmi |
| The direct upgrade to the UH-1, the OH-1 is better laid out, better protected, and has properly dedicated weapon stations. The ammunition boxes can also be use for stowage if the weapons are left empty. It's designed for a pilot and co-pilot, but it can also stuff in two fully geared special operators or artillery forward observers. In an emergency, it can accept one litter, or four stripped-down ponies. The slots under the seat for the pilot and co-pilot, very specifically, have mounts for sub-carbines. If outfitted with Rockets, there is no room for the Passengers to egress, as the back door panel would be blocked. In the Navy, this replaced the S-2 Owl scout plane. It can carry up to two depth charges. |
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| UH-2 Pixie |
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| DESIGNATION: |
Utility Helicopter 2 "Pixie" |
ROLE: |
Utility/Transport Helicopter |
AIRCRAFT TYPE: |
Rotary Wing |
| GUN ARMAMENT: |
2 Hardpoints, 2 Door Mounts |
ORDNANCE ARMAMENT: |
70mm Rockets, AGM-1 TOW |
HARD POINTS: |
2 Wing Hardpoints |
| OVERALL LENGTH: |
13 meters/42.6 feet |
OVERALL HEIGHT: |
4.14 meters/13.6 feet |
ENGINES: |
1 Diamond-Merietta FRH-3 Mk. 4 Fractal Petroleum |
| CRUISE SPEED: |
139kts/257kph/160mph |
MAXIMUM SPEED: |
161kts/300kph/186mph |
FERRY RANGE: |
600 nmi |
| The second helicopter frame produced, the UH-2 was mainly used by Air Forces throughout the world, though some were attached to Amphibious Assault Ships late in the war for special operations assault ability, or were temporarily assigned to certain vessels, like Carriers, for the same reason. The internal cabin can comfortably hold a pilot, co-pilot, and the rear has a passenger bay capable of holding 9 ponies. The interior can be converted to an Air Ambulance that can hold three Litters, plus two "skid litters" in an emergency. The stub wings have space for a light strike armament, and have slots in the wing roots for machine guns. These can either be the aircraft-adapted EM-5 Doolittle, or the 11mm EM-6 Spaatz. Armament is not normally carried, as it reduces the ability to transport personnel and reduces top speed. Two EM-5's can be mounted with 500 rounds of 7mm NEIGHTO each, however, with only a minor loss of performance. |
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| RAH-3 Amadan |
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| DESIGNATION: |
Recon/Attack Helicopter 3 "Amadan" |
ROLE: |
Scout/Light Attack/Utility Helicopter |
AIRCRAFT TYPE: |
Rotary Wing |
| GUN ARMAMENT: |
2 Hardpoints, 2 Door Mounts |
ORDNANCE ARMAMENT: |
70mm Rockets, AGM-1 TOW, ASM-1 Firebolt |
HARD POINTS: |
4 Wing Hardpoints |
| OVERALL LENGTH: |
13 meters/42.6 feet |
OVERALL HEIGHT: |
4.14 meters/13.6 feet |
ENGINES: |
1 Diamond-Merietta FRH-3 Mk. 4 Fractal Petroleum |
| CRUISE SPEED: |
161kts/300kph/186mph |
MAXIMUM SPEED: |
175kts/325kph/201mph |
FERRY RANGE: |
450 nmi |
| Similar to the UH-2, the shorter frame of the RAH-3 makes it more of a combat and heavy scout helicopter, with actual armor plating in the cabin. It can hold a pilot, c-pilot, and 6 troops in the rear with only machine guns mounted, or it can mount a full weapons load and only the pilot and co-pilot, with extra ammo containers for the EM-5 or EM-6 hitched into the passenger cabin, turning it into a powerful gunship. The ASM-1 Firebolt anti-ship missile is, essentially, a small torpedo warhead mounted on a long rocket body, with a television sight at the very front. It has a range of 5 Nautical Miles, which does put the host aircraft in range of ship-based AAA, but careful demployment means a helicopter can destroy a capital ship. The AGM-1 TOW is a copy of the Ambleonian TOW missile, and intended for anti-tank use. |
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| AH-1 Wyvern |
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| DESIGNATION: |
Attack Helicopter 1 "Pixie" |
ROLE: |
Attack Helicopter |
AIRCRAFT TYPE: |
Rotary Wing |
| GUN ARMAMENT: |
M-1 Turret Subsystem Options: 20mm 3-Barrel Rotary Cannon (shown, 700 rounds), Single 7mm Gatling (4000 rounds), Dual 7mm Gatling (2000 rounds each), Dual 11mm Machine Guns (1200 rounds each) |
ORDNANCE ARMAMENT (Per Wing): |
19-tube 70mm Rocket Pod (x2), AGM-1 T.O.W. (x2), ASM-1 Firebolt (x1), AIM-2 Spear (x1), 450 Litre Fuel Tank |
HARD POINTS: |
4 Wing Hardpoints |
| OVERALL LENGTH: |
13.5 meters/44.3 feet |
OVERALL HEIGHT: |
4.14 meters/13.6 feet |
ENGINES: |
2 Diamond-Merietta FRH-4 Mk. 1 Fractal Petroleum |
| CRUISE SPEED: |
150kts/278kph/173mph |
MAXIMUM SPEED: |
175kts/325kph/202mph |
FERRY RANGE: |
425 nmi (560 nmi with external fuel tanks) |
| Based on the UH-2 Pixie, the AH-1 Wyvern was concieved as a pure combat aircraft. Able top undertake all manner of strike missions, and only strike missions, this dedicated attack helicopter can engage anything in Tirek's arsenal, and in an emergency, even engage aircraft with the heat-seeking AIM-2 Spear AAM. The AGM-1 TOW is very effective against armor, but requires the operator to guide the missile into the target. The stalwart 70mm "Hydra" Rockets are a good alternative for lighter tanks an unarmored vehicles. The 20mm Rotary Cannon has AP ammunition for dealing with lightly armored vehicles, protected structures in the open, and HE/Tracer ammo for troops. The AP ammo is high grade tool steel. The HE ammo has an explosive and fragmenting effect similar to a couple of standard hoof grenades, but with higher velocity, and impact detonation. |
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| F/A-1 Falcon |
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| DESIGNATION: |
Fighter/Attack-1 "Falcon" |
ROLE: |
Multirole Fighter/Strike Aircraft |
AIRCRAFT TYPE: |
Semi-Neutral Bouyancy, Lifting Body |
| GUN ARMAMENT: |
3 x 11mm EM-4 Browning |
ORDNANCE ARMAMENT: |
Up to 500lbs of ordnance |
HARD POINTS: |
5 internal |
| OVERALL LENGTH: |
6.5 meters/21.3 feet |
OVERALL HEIGHT: |
2.36 meters/7.75 feet |
ENGINES: |
1 Diamond-Merietta FR-1 Fractal Petroleum |
| CRUISE SPEED: |
60kts/111kph/69mph |
MAXIMUM SPEED: |
77kts/142kph/88mph |
FERRY RANGE: |
1000 nmi |
| The very first "Fighter" aircraft, the F/A-1 Falcon made its debut in the failed Cowrean Intervention. Light, weakly armed, but none the less a boon to the battlefield, only about 120 were made before moving on to the F/A-2 Hawk. Armaments included 100lbs (45kg) freefall bombs, 250lbs (113kg) Armor-Piercing anti-ship bombs, and 70mm "Hydra" folding fin aerial rockets. |
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| F/A-2 Hawk |
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| DESIGNATION: |
Fighter/Attack-2 "Hawk" |
ROLE: |
Multirole Fighter/Strike Aircraft |
AIRCRAFT TYPE: |
Semi-Neutral Bouyancy, Lifting Body |
| GUN ARMAMENT: |
2 x 11mm EM-4 Browning, 1 x 25mm Hughes |
ORDNANCE ARMAMENT: |
Up to 800lbs of ordnance |
HARD POINTS: |
3 internal, 1 undercarriage |
| OVERALL LENGTH: |
9.7 meters/31.8 feet |
OVERALL HEIGHT: |
2.2 meters/7.2 feet |
ENGINES: |
2 Diamond-Merietta FSX-1 Fractal Petroleum |
| CRUISE SPEED: |
120kts/222kph/138mph |
MAXIMUM SPEED: |
200kts/370kph/230mph |
FERRY RANGE: |
1200 nmi |
| The F/A-2 Hawk is the very first serious fighter/attack aircraft used by Equestria, and equals or excels its various peers in different ways. Truly mutlirole, the internal or under-fuselage hardpoints can carry anything from 2 Depth Charges, 1 533mm Gyro-Stabilized Torpedo, 2 racks of 7 70mm "Hydra" Rockets, 3 255lbs/115kg light armor piercing or HE bombs, 1 500lbs/226kg heavy anti-ship armor piercing bomb, or a single 500mm high explosive demolition rocket (mainly for use against structures or "Monster" tanks). The 25mm nose cannon also allows it to deal with aerial threats very easily. The Hawk is a two-seater, and is used by both the Navy and Air Force. The gas bags on the inside provide almost completely neutral bouyancy with a full fuel load, full machine gun ammo load, and both crew. |
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| F-3 Eagle |
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| DESIGNATION: |
Fighter-3 "Eagle" |
ROLE: |
Fighter/Interceptor Aircraft |
AIRCRAFT TYPE: |
Semi-Neutral Bouyancy, Lifting Body |
| GUN ARMAMENT: |
2 x 11mm EM-4 Browning, 1 x 20mm Gatling |
ORDNANCE ARMAMENT: |
AIM-1 Dagger, AIM-2 Spear, 20mm Gunpod (Undercarriage Only) |
HARD POINTS: |
2 Underwing, 2 internal, 1 undercarriage |
| OVERALL LENGTH: |
9.7 meters/31.8 feet |
OVERALL HEIGHT: |
2.2 meters/7.2 feet |
ENGINES: |
2 Diamond-Merietta FSX-2 Fractal Petroleum |
| CRUISE SPEED: |
130kts/241kph/150mph |
MAXIMUM SPEED: |
240kts/444kph/276mph |
FERRY RANGE: |
1300 nmi |
| Purely a fighter-interceptor, the F-3 Hawk was the immediate answer to Tirek's deployment of dedicated fighter aircraft. Armed with guns, the radar-guided AIM-1 Dagger, and the infrared-homing AIM-2 Spear, the Eagle is an air superiority fighter that pushes the limits of the design frame fo the F/A-2 Hawk, and the potential limitations of lifting body semi-neutral bouyancy technology as a whole, before heavier-than-air aircraft start to have a performance edge. |
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| S/A-1 Sparrowhawk |
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| DESIGNATION: |
Scout/Attack-1 "Sparrowhawk" |
ROLE: |
Scout/Strike Aircraft |
AIRCRAFT TYPE: |
Semi-Neutral Bouyancy, Lifting Body |
| GUN ARMAMENT: |
2 x 7mm EM-2A Abrams |
ORDNANCE ARMAMENT: |
Up to 200lbs of ordnance |
HARD POINTS: |
2 external |
| OVERALL LENGTH: |
2.67 meters/8.76 feet |
OVERALL HEIGHT: |
1.4 meters/4.6 feet |
ENGINES: |
2 Diamond-Merietta FR-2A Fractal Petroleum |
| CRUISE SPEED: |
115kts/213kph/132.5mph |
MAXIMUM SPEED: |
175kts/325kph/202mph |
FERRY RANGE: |
1000 nmi |
| More advanced than even the first true Fighter, the Sparrowhawk was optimized as a compact land-based scout plane. Designed from the start to have folding wings (in two places), the Sparrowhawk can be folded up into an impressively small 1.5m x 4.7m x 2.7m package when in storage. Not intended for a heavy strike role, the Sparrowhawk can none the less equip two 45kg/100lbs bombs, or two depth charges, or two racks of five 70mm Hydra rockets, in addition to its two nose 7mm NEIGHTO machine guns. The Equestrian Air Force initially equipped three full Squadrons with Sparrowhawks, with one based in Erie, one in Apalachee, and one in Coltifornia. |
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| C-1 Buffalo/B-1 LeMay |
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| DESIGNATION: |
Cargo-1, "Buffalo"
Bomber-1, "LeMay" |
ROLE: |
Medium Lift Cargo Aircraft
Medium Bomber |
AIRCRAFT TYPE: |
Semi-Neutral Bouyancy, Lifting Body |
| GUN ARMAMENT: |
(C-1) None
(B-1) 2 x 2 11mm EM-4 Browning (1 Aft, 1 Upper Dorsal) |
CARGO CAPACITY/ORDNANCE: |
(C-1) 60 Troops with full equipment OR 12,000lbs/5,445kg Cargo
(B-1) 1 x Type-1 Atomic Bomb (500kt) OR
Type-2 Hydrogen Bomb (14Mt) OR
10,000lbs of conventional ordnance |
HARD POINTS: |
(B-1 Only) 6 internal Bomb Bays |
| OVERALL LENGTH: |
32.8 meters/107.6 feet |
OVERALL HEIGHT: |
9.7 meters/31.8 feet |
ENGINES: |
6 Diamon-Merietta GBA-1 Fractal Petroleum |
| CRUISE SPEED: |
157kts/290.7kph/180.6mph |
MAXIMUM SPEED: |
180kts/333.36kph/207mph |
FERRY RANGE: |
2800 nmi/5185.6km |
| The C-1 Buffalo and B-1 LeMay use the exact same airframe and most of the same components. The B-1 uses a different section in the back two thirds of the aircraft that slighlty adjusts the engine positions and allows room for 6 internal Bomb Bays (one larger than the rest, to allow loading of Gravity Free-Fall Nuclear Armament). The C-1 Buffalo has one very large internal cargo bay with room for up to 50 troops with full equipment, and is intended to be used as a parachute troop delivery device, with internal equippage to allow Airborne Troops to exit from aft, port, and starboard hatches at the rear. For cargo, the rear area has a loading ramp, and can accomodate up to nine M-2 Powell heavy tanks, each. As with all LTA craft, each ounce of cargo will decrease its operational range, as the engines will have to work harder to provide lift in place of the gas bags. The C-1/B-1 is roughly the same length as the legendary C-130 Hercules from Earth. |
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