Sileetris
29-07-2004, 06:36
RCNN (Relic Continental News Network)
Presents a very special event in Relic Military history:
With a tear in his eye, Prof. Derek Mobius, project head of the Valefor development team, raised his glass. "A toast to the end of one of the greatest endeavors of science ever undertaken!"
The end of developments for the fabled Valefor 29a Air Superiority Fighter!
In this special, we will examine the history, the systems, and the applications of the most dedicated Air-to-Air combat vehicle in the history of the world! We will interview the scientists behind it, the pilots that fly it, and key figures from other countries.
So strap yourselves in, and get ready for the ride of the new century!
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In this introduction, we will go over the basics of the fighter itself, followed by comments from experts......
Anatomy of a Valefor 29a Air Superiority Fighter, Relic Edition
Avionics: The Valefor has two variable sweep wings, two forward canards, one small dorsal fin, and two tail rudders. Its engine has full 360 degree thrust vectoring. There are a total of 5 gyroscopes for precision maneuvering and inertial control. The nose is specially shaped to reduce sonic boom volume by 2/3rds. The fuselage is a partial lifting body design, and the intakes are designed to take advantage of the lifting tunnel phenomenon, allowing unheard of static lift in a jet fighter and enabling extremely short takeoff distances and very low stall speeds.
Powerplant: The Valefor is powered by a RelicAeroSpace Gran Fury Imperial Shaftless Afterburning Turbojet, capable of putting out 110,000 pounds of thrust. Because of its shaftless design, the engine is extremely tough. There are three intakes and one output, two of the intakes provide air directly to the engine, the third gathers cool air to mix with the exhaust. The intakes are guarded by a wire grid to prevent debris from entering, and have an emergency panel that lowers if the plane expects to go through serious debris. Aiding the main engines are 3 'tesla turbines', two in the intakes, and one in the output. The 'tesla turbines' are an unconventional electric powered engine that use rows of spinning disks to accelerate air. The two front 'tesla turbines' each can generate up to 10,000 pounds of thrust, while the larger rear turbine can generate up to 20,000. The tesla turbines can be reversed to provide backwards thrust to aid in complex manuevers or shorten landing distance.
Cockpit: The canopy is made of transparant aluminum(ribbed with defrosting veins and an invisible layer of cold plasma) coated with near-frictionless carbon, providing excellent protection and aerodynamics. A plate of heat proof ceramics raises to cover the front of the cockpit during atmospheric reentry. Nearly every surface in the cockpit has been coated with OLEDs that show exterior views, giving the pilot unprecedented visual awareness. The pilot is connected to the plane with a thought interface, allowing them to easily manage all the technical details without removing their hands from the stick. All the controls in the cockpit are on touch screens, meaning even the instrument panel is transparant enough to see through. In the event of an ejection, the entire cockpit detaches, there is a seperate satellite radio, rations, a medical kit, and an RIW-5 assault rifle in emergency storage.
Sensors: The heart of the Valefor's sensors is the amazing HSCDEADGR radar system, the most advanced radar system ever created on NS, to describe it fully here would be a waste of time, but details can be found at http://www.freewebs.com/bluebomber2/aerospacetech.htm, and now with the development of double powered antennas, some space has been cleared up for other computing tasks. Besides that there is a LIDAR system, a millimeter band radar scope, and an infrared camera, all of which can be used to guide missiles or countermeasures. There are several fluid superlens visual sensors around the craft, providing extraordinarily crisp visual data at any range, the images are constantly searched for tiny glitches that show where active camo may be in use. The Valefor has a satellite uplink to various military GPS services, as well as a highly detailed 3d map of the world in storage.
Computer Systems: The Valefor uses cold plasma based computers, giving it tremendous processing power(cold plasma is a superconductor), and immunity to EMP burnout. Besides all the normal functions involved with a combat computer, the valefors computer also maintains an uplink to Dastana escort drones, allowing them to know the state of their ward at all times.
Interior: All the empty space in a Valefor is filled with aerogel for its ballistic and insulating properties. The air inside the aerogel is cold plasma, used in the PFR system, the radar absorption bursts, to store electricity, and to absorb anomalous EM waves and energy weapons. The Valefor uses hydrogen for fuel and stores it in self-sealing tanks that if exploded focus the blast outward to prevent further damage. Two large kinetic energy batteries store huge amounts of electricity and are recharged constantly by the main engines, the electricity from the kinetic batteries is typically used to power the gyroscopes and 'tesla turbines'.
Skin: The skin of the Valefor has many layers, none of which are particularly radar absorptive, although the geometry of the plane gives it a slightly smaller than average cross-section. The outermost layer is near frictionless carbon, allowing for less heat at high speeds, and crisp handeling in general, this layer is extremely slippery(dirt will slide off), giving a small amount of ballistic protection, especially from steep angles(combined with the armored layers beneath it, from certain angles 20mm will be deflected harmlessly). Beneath that is a thin grid of color changing fiberoptics that give the plane a very basic form of active camo, and if absolutely necessary the ability to induce epileptic seizures on onlookers. The next layer is a heat proof ceramic coating, that acts as a layer of heat tiles would, important for when reentering the atmosphere. Below that is the ceramic/titanium/carbon fiber skin of the aircraft, strong enough to stop bullets up to .50 cal. The innermost layer consists of diamond fiberoptics used to lessen damage from anti-aircraft lasers, and ribs of electromagnets to repel the cold plasma used in PFR off the skin.
Landing Gear: The Valefor uses a tricycle landing gear arrangement, and has a carrier harness. The tires on the landing gear are spring tires, requiring no inflation, and remaining good for longer periods of time.
Armament: The Valefor's fixed forward gun is a deadly RA-G5 20mm Gas-Gun with 1700 rds of ammunition, the gun fires at a rate of 900 rds per minute and has a range of around 9 km, the ammo is guided, allowing it to curve in mid-flight. The Valefor has 13 hardpoints, 2 of which are internal. Under a typical (full) load, the Valefor will be armed with twenty-six RA-M178 'Cutthroat' Missiles, three on each hardpoint, two RA-768 "Imp" Missile pods(10 missiles per) in the internal bays, and one RA-PL10 Rechargeable Plasma Cannon on the center fuselage hardpoint. The multirole missiles provide excellent in-general firepower, the Imp missiles offer quick kills at short range, and the plasma cannon allows the Valefor to instantly zap any one target out of the sky. The 'Buckler' countermeasure system will also shoot down enemy planes if they get within range, providing a small bubble of protection at all times.
Countermeasures: The Valefor has more countermeasures and more types of countermeasures than any other plane in existence. It has your basic chaff and flares, and a cooled exhaust area. There is an infrared laser that confuses most heat seeking missiles. Cold plasma can be released in bursts that cause the plane to disappear off radar entirely for a short time. A type of reactive armor has been developed that flings debris into the path of incoming missiles. There are several 'Moondust'anti-ballistic sprayers that can stop bullets from impacting at full force. The most unique and powerful countermeasure system on the Valefor is the 'Buckler' active missile interceptors, basically a small version of a CIWS that fires guided ammo at missiles. Combined with the plane's inherent toughness, these systems give the Valefor an extreme edge in combat durability.
Cold Plasma Systems: There are 4 main systems involving Cold Plasma, which is stored in pressurized tanks and in the aerogel filling the plane. The first system PFR, is a speed enhancing bubble of slightly charged plasma projected from the front of the plane. PFR plasma slows down incoming air, and is repelled off the surface of the plane by magnetic fields. Cold plasma radar absorption bursts are pulses of uncharged plasma that absorb all the radar signature of the plane for a short time. The internal spaces filled with cold plasma are use to store electricity. The plasma lance cannon typically mounted on the center fuselage hardpoint uses cold plasma and electricity as ammo.
Special Add-Ons: The Valefor is the only fighter in NS that has the ability to leave the planet, doable thanks to an addon disposable rocket booster system. This combined with the plane's carrier landing compatability means it can be deployed almost anywhere in mere hours.
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The following are statistics for the Valefor export version:
Crew: 1 pilot
Max Speed: Mach 2.9
Max Speed with PFR System: Mach 3.6
Powerplant: 1 RelicAeroSpace Magnum Charger Afterburning Turbojet (maximum 75,000 lbs. thrust(safely))
Range: 2175 miles-3500 km, w/ PFR(for the full trip) 3927 miles-6319 km
Armament:
1 20mm Chaingun with 1000rds Ammo
11 External Hardpoints
2 Internal Hardpoints
Counter Measures:
Chaff/Flare Dispensers
Cold Plasma Radar Absorption Bursts
Streamlined reactive armor plates for missile interception.
Special Features:
Inner surfaces of cockpit show view outside, giving 360 degree vision and HUD
Thought interface allows seamless connection between the pilot and the plane, increasing efficiency and reaction times.
3d Radar Imaging, with Cascading, Self-Cancelling Doppler Effect, Gridded Radar anti-stealth system
Image enhancement systems can accurately detect most active camo
EMP/NBC protection
Layer of cold plasma gives some protection against energy weapons
Carrier capable
Variable geometry wings
Full pivot thrust vectoring
Optional PFR system
(order via telegram)
$42 million without PFR
$45 million with PFR
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These are the changes made in the Relic Edition, only available to extremely close allies of Sileetris:
Max Speed: Mach 4.4
Max Speed with PFR System: Mach 6.6
PowerPlant: 1 RelicAeroSpace Gran Fury Imperial Shaftless Afterburning Turbojet (110,000 lbs of thrust)
Armament Upgrade: RA-G5 20mm Gas-Gun Aerospace Cannon, with guided ammo
Counter Measure Upgrade:
6 CRDA AMMI "Buckler" units, one on each side of the plane.
5 'Moondust' anti-ballistic sprayers, on every side but the front
Special Features:
Exclusive HSCDEADGR radar system.
Layer of laser diffusing diamond fiber optics below skin.
Inner spaces filled with aerogel for superior heat absorption and anti-ballistic performance.
Reversible thrust tesla turbine engine allows basic STOL performance and new dogfighting maneuvers.
Gyroscope system fine-tunes and enhances maneuverability.
NOT FOR SALE / $73 million
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Also we will be covering the debut of the Dastana defense drone, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle specifically designed to protect human crewed vessels during combat.
RA-UAEV8 'Dastana'
Unmanned Aerial Escort Vehicle
Created to compliment the dogfighting powers of the Valefor 29a fighter, the Dastana represents the ultimate wingman. Armed with several 'Buckler' antimissile units, and a small payload of 'Imp' dogfighting missiles, the Dastana is designed solely to assist and protect a combat aircraft. Fast and manueverable, it can keep pace in a dogfight to put itself exactly where it should be. Fearless and bold, it will gladly take a missile for its host airplane, should the need arise. The Dastana will sweep an area for SAMs and AA guns, and at the same time map an area in detail, updating the maps of the host plane and military instantly via satellite. The Dastana can also perform missile interception roles for Naval vessels, tearing through swarms of incoming missiles with selfless courage.
Crew: 0
Max Speed: Mach 2.6
Max Speed with PFR: Mach 3.7
Powerplant: 1 RelicAerospace Dart Swinger Shaftless Afterburning Turbojet (56,000 lbs of Thrust)
Range: 2100 miles-3379 km, w/PFR(for the full trip) 3263 miles-5251 km
Armament:
8 'Buckler' Antimissile Systems
Internal store for 10 'Imp' Dogfighting Missiles
Counter Measures:
8'Buckler' Antimissile Systems
Special Features:
EMP proof
AI driven to protect assigned plane, even if sacrificing itself is necessary.
Carrier Capable
Full Pivot Thrust Vectoring
Satellite Uplink to report reconnaisance data
($13.5 Million, order via telegram)
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(ooc: for the few people that bought Valefors, the new upgrades are the sonic boom reducing nose, the fiberoptic layer in the skin, the improved antenna design, and the uplink to Dastana defense drones. For everyone else: feel free to respond with questions, comments, and all that.)
Presents a very special event in Relic Military history:
With a tear in his eye, Prof. Derek Mobius, project head of the Valefor development team, raised his glass. "A toast to the end of one of the greatest endeavors of science ever undertaken!"
The end of developments for the fabled Valefor 29a Air Superiority Fighter!
In this special, we will examine the history, the systems, and the applications of the most dedicated Air-to-Air combat vehicle in the history of the world! We will interview the scientists behind it, the pilots that fly it, and key figures from other countries.
So strap yourselves in, and get ready for the ride of the new century!
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
In this introduction, we will go over the basics of the fighter itself, followed by comments from experts......
Anatomy of a Valefor 29a Air Superiority Fighter, Relic Edition
Avionics: The Valefor has two variable sweep wings, two forward canards, one small dorsal fin, and two tail rudders. Its engine has full 360 degree thrust vectoring. There are a total of 5 gyroscopes for precision maneuvering and inertial control. The nose is specially shaped to reduce sonic boom volume by 2/3rds. The fuselage is a partial lifting body design, and the intakes are designed to take advantage of the lifting tunnel phenomenon, allowing unheard of static lift in a jet fighter and enabling extremely short takeoff distances and very low stall speeds.
Powerplant: The Valefor is powered by a RelicAeroSpace Gran Fury Imperial Shaftless Afterburning Turbojet, capable of putting out 110,000 pounds of thrust. Because of its shaftless design, the engine is extremely tough. There are three intakes and one output, two of the intakes provide air directly to the engine, the third gathers cool air to mix with the exhaust. The intakes are guarded by a wire grid to prevent debris from entering, and have an emergency panel that lowers if the plane expects to go through serious debris. Aiding the main engines are 3 'tesla turbines', two in the intakes, and one in the output. The 'tesla turbines' are an unconventional electric powered engine that use rows of spinning disks to accelerate air. The two front 'tesla turbines' each can generate up to 10,000 pounds of thrust, while the larger rear turbine can generate up to 20,000. The tesla turbines can be reversed to provide backwards thrust to aid in complex manuevers or shorten landing distance.
Cockpit: The canopy is made of transparant aluminum(ribbed with defrosting veins and an invisible layer of cold plasma) coated with near-frictionless carbon, providing excellent protection and aerodynamics. A plate of heat proof ceramics raises to cover the front of the cockpit during atmospheric reentry. Nearly every surface in the cockpit has been coated with OLEDs that show exterior views, giving the pilot unprecedented visual awareness. The pilot is connected to the plane with a thought interface, allowing them to easily manage all the technical details without removing their hands from the stick. All the controls in the cockpit are on touch screens, meaning even the instrument panel is transparant enough to see through. In the event of an ejection, the entire cockpit detaches, there is a seperate satellite radio, rations, a medical kit, and an RIW-5 assault rifle in emergency storage.
Sensors: The heart of the Valefor's sensors is the amazing HSCDEADGR radar system, the most advanced radar system ever created on NS, to describe it fully here would be a waste of time, but details can be found at http://www.freewebs.com/bluebomber2/aerospacetech.htm, and now with the development of double powered antennas, some space has been cleared up for other computing tasks. Besides that there is a LIDAR system, a millimeter band radar scope, and an infrared camera, all of which can be used to guide missiles or countermeasures. There are several fluid superlens visual sensors around the craft, providing extraordinarily crisp visual data at any range, the images are constantly searched for tiny glitches that show where active camo may be in use. The Valefor has a satellite uplink to various military GPS services, as well as a highly detailed 3d map of the world in storage.
Computer Systems: The Valefor uses cold plasma based computers, giving it tremendous processing power(cold plasma is a superconductor), and immunity to EMP burnout. Besides all the normal functions involved with a combat computer, the valefors computer also maintains an uplink to Dastana escort drones, allowing them to know the state of their ward at all times.
Interior: All the empty space in a Valefor is filled with aerogel for its ballistic and insulating properties. The air inside the aerogel is cold plasma, used in the PFR system, the radar absorption bursts, to store electricity, and to absorb anomalous EM waves and energy weapons. The Valefor uses hydrogen for fuel and stores it in self-sealing tanks that if exploded focus the blast outward to prevent further damage. Two large kinetic energy batteries store huge amounts of electricity and are recharged constantly by the main engines, the electricity from the kinetic batteries is typically used to power the gyroscopes and 'tesla turbines'.
Skin: The skin of the Valefor has many layers, none of which are particularly radar absorptive, although the geometry of the plane gives it a slightly smaller than average cross-section. The outermost layer is near frictionless carbon, allowing for less heat at high speeds, and crisp handeling in general, this layer is extremely slippery(dirt will slide off), giving a small amount of ballistic protection, especially from steep angles(combined with the armored layers beneath it, from certain angles 20mm will be deflected harmlessly). Beneath that is a thin grid of color changing fiberoptics that give the plane a very basic form of active camo, and if absolutely necessary the ability to induce epileptic seizures on onlookers. The next layer is a heat proof ceramic coating, that acts as a layer of heat tiles would, important for when reentering the atmosphere. Below that is the ceramic/titanium/carbon fiber skin of the aircraft, strong enough to stop bullets up to .50 cal. The innermost layer consists of diamond fiberoptics used to lessen damage from anti-aircraft lasers, and ribs of electromagnets to repel the cold plasma used in PFR off the skin.
Landing Gear: The Valefor uses a tricycle landing gear arrangement, and has a carrier harness. The tires on the landing gear are spring tires, requiring no inflation, and remaining good for longer periods of time.
Armament: The Valefor's fixed forward gun is a deadly RA-G5 20mm Gas-Gun with 1700 rds of ammunition, the gun fires at a rate of 900 rds per minute and has a range of around 9 km, the ammo is guided, allowing it to curve in mid-flight. The Valefor has 13 hardpoints, 2 of which are internal. Under a typical (full) load, the Valefor will be armed with twenty-six RA-M178 'Cutthroat' Missiles, three on each hardpoint, two RA-768 "Imp" Missile pods(10 missiles per) in the internal bays, and one RA-PL10 Rechargeable Plasma Cannon on the center fuselage hardpoint. The multirole missiles provide excellent in-general firepower, the Imp missiles offer quick kills at short range, and the plasma cannon allows the Valefor to instantly zap any one target out of the sky. The 'Buckler' countermeasure system will also shoot down enemy planes if they get within range, providing a small bubble of protection at all times.
Countermeasures: The Valefor has more countermeasures and more types of countermeasures than any other plane in existence. It has your basic chaff and flares, and a cooled exhaust area. There is an infrared laser that confuses most heat seeking missiles. Cold plasma can be released in bursts that cause the plane to disappear off radar entirely for a short time. A type of reactive armor has been developed that flings debris into the path of incoming missiles. There are several 'Moondust'anti-ballistic sprayers that can stop bullets from impacting at full force. The most unique and powerful countermeasure system on the Valefor is the 'Buckler' active missile interceptors, basically a small version of a CIWS that fires guided ammo at missiles. Combined with the plane's inherent toughness, these systems give the Valefor an extreme edge in combat durability.
Cold Plasma Systems: There are 4 main systems involving Cold Plasma, which is stored in pressurized tanks and in the aerogel filling the plane. The first system PFR, is a speed enhancing bubble of slightly charged plasma projected from the front of the plane. PFR plasma slows down incoming air, and is repelled off the surface of the plane by magnetic fields. Cold plasma radar absorption bursts are pulses of uncharged plasma that absorb all the radar signature of the plane for a short time. The internal spaces filled with cold plasma are use to store electricity. The plasma lance cannon typically mounted on the center fuselage hardpoint uses cold plasma and electricity as ammo.
Special Add-Ons: The Valefor is the only fighter in NS that has the ability to leave the planet, doable thanks to an addon disposable rocket booster system. This combined with the plane's carrier landing compatability means it can be deployed almost anywhere in mere hours.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The following are statistics for the Valefor export version:
Crew: 1 pilot
Max Speed: Mach 2.9
Max Speed with PFR System: Mach 3.6
Powerplant: 1 RelicAeroSpace Magnum Charger Afterburning Turbojet (maximum 75,000 lbs. thrust(safely))
Range: 2175 miles-3500 km, w/ PFR(for the full trip) 3927 miles-6319 km
Armament:
1 20mm Chaingun with 1000rds Ammo
11 External Hardpoints
2 Internal Hardpoints
Counter Measures:
Chaff/Flare Dispensers
Cold Plasma Radar Absorption Bursts
Streamlined reactive armor plates for missile interception.
Special Features:
Inner surfaces of cockpit show view outside, giving 360 degree vision and HUD
Thought interface allows seamless connection between the pilot and the plane, increasing efficiency and reaction times.
3d Radar Imaging, with Cascading, Self-Cancelling Doppler Effect, Gridded Radar anti-stealth system
Image enhancement systems can accurately detect most active camo
EMP/NBC protection
Layer of cold plasma gives some protection against energy weapons
Carrier capable
Variable geometry wings
Full pivot thrust vectoring
Optional PFR system
(order via telegram)
$42 million without PFR
$45 million with PFR
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
These are the changes made in the Relic Edition, only available to extremely close allies of Sileetris:
Max Speed: Mach 4.4
Max Speed with PFR System: Mach 6.6
PowerPlant: 1 RelicAeroSpace Gran Fury Imperial Shaftless Afterburning Turbojet (110,000 lbs of thrust)
Armament Upgrade: RA-G5 20mm Gas-Gun Aerospace Cannon, with guided ammo
Counter Measure Upgrade:
6 CRDA AMMI "Buckler" units, one on each side of the plane.
5 'Moondust' anti-ballistic sprayers, on every side but the front
Special Features:
Exclusive HSCDEADGR radar system.
Layer of laser diffusing diamond fiber optics below skin.
Inner spaces filled with aerogel for superior heat absorption and anti-ballistic performance.
Reversible thrust tesla turbine engine allows basic STOL performance and new dogfighting maneuvers.
Gyroscope system fine-tunes and enhances maneuverability.
NOT FOR SALE / $73 million
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Also we will be covering the debut of the Dastana defense drone, an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle specifically designed to protect human crewed vessels during combat.
RA-UAEV8 'Dastana'
Unmanned Aerial Escort Vehicle
Created to compliment the dogfighting powers of the Valefor 29a fighter, the Dastana represents the ultimate wingman. Armed with several 'Buckler' antimissile units, and a small payload of 'Imp' dogfighting missiles, the Dastana is designed solely to assist and protect a combat aircraft. Fast and manueverable, it can keep pace in a dogfight to put itself exactly where it should be. Fearless and bold, it will gladly take a missile for its host airplane, should the need arise. The Dastana will sweep an area for SAMs and AA guns, and at the same time map an area in detail, updating the maps of the host plane and military instantly via satellite. The Dastana can also perform missile interception roles for Naval vessels, tearing through swarms of incoming missiles with selfless courage.
Crew: 0
Max Speed: Mach 2.6
Max Speed with PFR: Mach 3.7
Powerplant: 1 RelicAerospace Dart Swinger Shaftless Afterburning Turbojet (56,000 lbs of Thrust)
Range: 2100 miles-3379 km, w/PFR(for the full trip) 3263 miles-5251 km
Armament:
8 'Buckler' Antimissile Systems
Internal store for 10 'Imp' Dogfighting Missiles
Counter Measures:
8'Buckler' Antimissile Systems
Special Features:
EMP proof
AI driven to protect assigned plane, even if sacrificing itself is necessary.
Carrier Capable
Full Pivot Thrust Vectoring
Satellite Uplink to report reconnaisance data
($13.5 Million, order via telegram)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(ooc: for the few people that bought Valefors, the new upgrades are the sonic boom reducing nose, the fiberoptic layer in the skin, the improved antenna design, and the uplink to Dastana defense drones. For everyone else: feel free to respond with questions, comments, and all that.)