YAF-88 “Gull” Aerofighter
from General Products

The YAF-88 “Gull” is a Yorian variant of the AF-88 “Diamond” High Altitude Aerofighter produced by General Products on Efate (Regina 0105).  The AF-88’s ability to work in a thin atmosphere was key to its acceptance by Yori’s new Planetary Defence Forces.  Named after the aggressive shark-like flying killer that inhabits Scarland’s cliff walls, the Gull is an attempt to produce a new multirole combat aerofighter with minimal development time.

The YAF-88 variant replaces the original air-to-space anti-ship missile system with a multi-purpose bay that can carry a mix of bombs, air-to-air or air-to-ground missiles, and recon equipment.  Some of the more advanced electronics have also been removed in favour of a simplified support infrastructure requirement ‘in the field’.

One feature of note is that the cockpit has no external windows; the flight crew use a synthetic vision system.

CraftID:Atmospheric Fighter/Bomber, TL13, MCr4.7
Hull:219/548, Disp=244, Loaded=54.819tons, Airframe=Supersonic, Armour=Cockpit 8
Power:2.6Mw (drawn from engines), Duration=5.3 hours (7 hours with external drop tanks)
Loco:4/10, High Bypass Turbofans (with afterburners) x3, Thrust=165, MaxAccel=3.0 (3.6 with afterburners), TopSpeed=2800kph, Cruise=2100kph, MinSpeed=280kph, Agility=9
Commo:Radio=Continent, MaserComm=Regional
Sensors:AllWeatherRadar=Regional, RadarDirectionFinder=Regional, LaserSensor=3rdGen, SyntheticVision, EMM
ScanPin
ActObj
PasObj
PasEng
Off:
Pen/AutoDngr
AmmoRdsAttnDmgRangeTgtsSpcSigROF
30mm 6-BarrelKEAP250013/-5Distant15
Def:
Control:Computer-enhanced fly-by-wire, 6 Maneuver Points
Environ:BasicEnv, BasicLS, InertialComp
Accomm:Crew=4 (Pilot=2, Navigator=1, Bombardier=1), Passengers=2 (recon specialists, optional), Rocket escape pod, Basic environment and life support
Other:Cargo=20klitres (internal bay), Fuel=55.5klitres
Internal bay loads (size=20,000)
Pen/AutoDngr
SizeAttnDamageRangeTgtsSpc
Air-to-air missile (ARHM)20026/-28VDistant
Air-to-ground missile (Neutrino homing)20044/-20VDistant
Bomb (Cluster HEAP)25028/-8VDistant120m
Bomb (Napalm)35010/-40VDistant100x20m

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