Post by Inferno Rodan on Apr 3, 2009 19:09:04 GMT -5
Name: IS-VTOL(B)-02 Phalanx
Type: Air (heavy bomber/standoff attacker)
Faction: GDF (Imar Science)
Weapons:
1. AIM-120D AMRAAM x24 - Mid-range (100 miles) radar-guided air-to-air missiles.
2. AGM-158 JASSM x24 - Long-range (230+ miles) GPS-guided air-to-surface missiles.
3. GBU-43/B Massive Ordinance Air Blast bomb x2 - The most powerful non-nuclear bomb ever constructed, with a blast radius of 450 feet.
Description/Picture: Based off the venerable B-1 Lancer, the Phalanx is almost identical in outward appearance. It retains the B-1's variable-sweep wings and reduced radar cross-section (making it semi-stealth), while giving it more powerful engines to increase its top speed to mach 2.2. Far and away the largest difference is its VTOL capability, provided by a series of downward thrusters. Another modification is to the internal bomb bays. Normal B-1's have three separate bomb bays, while the Phalanx has a single, larger bomb bay designed to carry and deploy the MOAB. Color is solid jet black.
It should be noted that a Phalanx cannot simultaneously carry all of the armaments listed above. The numbers given are if the full load of the aircraft is dedicated solely to that weapon. So for example, a Phalanx could be loaded with 8 AMRAAMs and 16 JASSMs. They cannot carry any missiles if they are carrying MOABs.
Type: Air (heavy bomber/standoff attacker)
Faction: GDF (Imar Science)
Weapons:
1. AIM-120D AMRAAM x24 - Mid-range (100 miles) radar-guided air-to-air missiles.
2. AGM-158 JASSM x24 - Long-range (230+ miles) GPS-guided air-to-surface missiles.
3. GBU-43/B Massive Ordinance Air Blast bomb x2 - The most powerful non-nuclear bomb ever constructed, with a blast radius of 450 feet.
Description/Picture: Based off the venerable B-1 Lancer, the Phalanx is almost identical in outward appearance. It retains the B-1's variable-sweep wings and reduced radar cross-section (making it semi-stealth), while giving it more powerful engines to increase its top speed to mach 2.2. Far and away the largest difference is its VTOL capability, provided by a series of downward thrusters. Another modification is to the internal bomb bays. Normal B-1's have three separate bomb bays, while the Phalanx has a single, larger bomb bay designed to carry and deploy the MOAB. Color is solid jet black.
It should be noted that a Phalanx cannot simultaneously carry all of the armaments listed above. The numbers given are if the full load of the aircraft is dedicated solely to that weapon. So for example, a Phalanx could be loaded with 8 AMRAAMs and 16 JASSMs. They cannot carry any missiles if they are carrying MOABs.
