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This is a storefront for aircraft that are modern. No Mach 3 stealth fighters here. A plane can be a fighter or stealth- the F-22 is somewhere in between.

Sales may be delayed due to wartime status.

FIGHTERS
C-5 Quetzal II (http://www.russian.ee/~star/pictures/sweden/saab_gripen_1.jpg)
http://www.russian.ee/~star/pictures/sweden/saab_gripen_1.jpg

Type:
4th-generation single-seat light fighter

Equivalencies:
Eurofighter (EU), Rafale (FR), Gripen (SWE)

Powerplant:
1x 14,741kg (32,500lb) of afterburning thrust

Performance:
Max Speed Mach 2.37
Cieling 20,000m (65,616 feet)
Combat Radius 1,278km (2,812mi) with centerline fuel pod

Armament:
1x 3-barrel AC-04 rotary 25mm cannon, 650 round capacity
6,500kg (14,330lb) weapons, including short and medium-range AAMs, some ASMs, free-fall, laser-, and GPS-guided bombs

Hardpoints:
Two wingtip points (they fit more than short-range heat-seeking missiles)
Four underwing points
One underfuselage point
(not installed on demo aircraft) Two under-canard points for heat-seeking missiles

Radar array:
Can track up to 24 objects 95 miles away (and more closer)
Can detect radar tracking ('painting'), inbound missiles and automatically dispense countermeasures (and, with your nation's pod, jammer systems)
Connects to your military's Joint Radar system to link up with other radars on the battlefield to create a map showing all enemy radar threats

Stealth:
None, but its radar siganture is small compared to contemporary fighters

Description:
This is the ace's fighter- electronic fly-by-wire, excellent thrust-to-weight ratio, brilliant turning, and a top speed that will beat all of the new Eurofighter-class fighters entering service. There is nothing "light" about this beast.

PRICE (camoflauge, insignia, ammo not included): $45 million

PACKAGES:
MARK I RECON: Removes cannon, adds underfuselage recon pod and recon equipment.
ADD $1.5 MILLION

NAVALIZE: Adds arrester hook, reinforces undercarriage, increases flap and allows for RATO units. CAN BE ADDED TO ANY PACKAGE
ADD $1.5 MILLION

C-6 Ehecatl II (http://www.globalaircraft.org/photos/planephotos/f-23-5.jpg)
http://www.globalaircraft.org/photos/planephotos/f-23-5.jpg

Type:
4th-Generation single-seat 'stealthy' air superiority fighter

Equivalencies:
F-22 (USA), Su-37 (RUS)

Powerplant:
2x 14,741kg (32,500lb) of afterburning thrust
Thrust vectoring

Performance:
Max Speed: Unrevealed (above Mach 2), can supercruise without afterburner to reach speeds over Mach 1
Cieling: Unrevealed (above 15,240m/50,000ft)
Range: Unrevealed

Armament: 1x 3-barrel AC-04 rotary 25mm cannon, 795 round capacity
Unrevealed amount of ordinance

Hardpoints:
Four internal bays that mount two medium-range air-to-air missiles (one for larger air-to-air missiles or air-to-surface missiles or bombs)
Provision for add-on hardpoints when stealth is not necessary- four per wing

Radar array:
Can track up to 36 objects 150 miles away (and more closer)
Can detect radar tracking, inbound missiles, and automatically dispense countermeasures and jam with internal jammer system
Connects to your military's Joint Radar System to link up with other radars n the battlefield to create a map showing all enemies

Stealth:
Medium- as with the F-22, a performance fighter can never be truly stealthy. While it is almost invsible (even more so with the radar off), the engines do give off a rather large heat signature which is only visible from close range.

Description:
This aircraft is not for sale as of yet (10/14/04 RL) as it is still entering our forces. However, if the Aztec Lands choose to begin exports, you must pass a brief background check. But this aircraft is THE next-generation killer, THE highest-performance air dominance fighter out there.

FIGHTERS EXITING SERVICE- GREAT DEALS

http://www.zap16.com/images/gr02_mirage_f1_french_af_33-fc_1024x768.jpg
C-2 Quetzal (http://www.zap16.com/images/gr02_mirage_f1_french_af_33-fc_1024x768.jpg)

Type:
3rd-Generation single-seat light fighter

Equivalencies:
F-5 (USA), MiG-21 (USSR/CIS), Mirage F1 (FR), Mitsubishi F-1 (JAP)

Powerplant:
1x 8,190kg (18,000lb) of afterburning thrust

Performance:
Max Speed: Mach 2.1 sustained, Mach 2.3 in a shallow dive
Cieling: 17,500m (58,000ft)
Combat Radius: 1160km (721mi) with maximum internal fuel, drop pods availible

Armament:
2x20mm M39 (USA) cannon, 275 rounds per gun
6,300kg (13,889)lb of ordinance including medium and short-range AA missiles, air-to-surface missiles, rocket pods, bombs, and the Exocet anti-ship missile

Hardpoints:
Four underwing
Two wingtip
One underfuselage

Radar array:
Can track 24 objects 60 miles away (and more closer)
Can detect radar tracking and inbound missiles at up to 30 miles

Stealth:
None

Description:
Going, going, gone! We no longer use this aircraft, and as such, you are allowed to use the MARK III upgrade package, which was the Imperial Air Force-spec. This boosts the radar, armament, and avionics as described below. Perfect for starting nations, 'aggressor' training squadrons, or broke nations.

PRICE: $12.5 million USD (basic)

UPGRADE PACKAGES:

MARK III (ALIAF-spec): Radar tracking to 75 miles, radar warning to 45 miles, max speed Mach 2.3, 2.4 in a a dive.
ADD $3.5 MILLION

MARK I-RECON: Removes both guns, comes with recon pod in middle. Engines upgraded to max Mach 2.3, 2.4 in dive.
ADD $1.5 MILLION

MARK II: Trainer version- adds second cockpit slightly above and behind first.
ADD $.5 MILLION

MARK IV: Trainer version of MARK III.
ADD $4 MILLION

NAVALIZE: Adds reinforced undercarriage, gear, adds tail hook, and provision for RATO units, all for use on carriers. CAN BE ADDED TO ANY PACKAGE
ADD $1 MILLION

C-3 Ehecatl (http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/images/viggen-saab_37.jpg)
http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/europe/images/viggen-saab_37.jpg

Type:
3rd-generation single-seat heavy fighter with attack capability

Equivalencies:
F-4E (USA), MiG-23 (USSR/CIS), JA 37 Viggen (SWE), Tornado (EU)

Powerplant:
2x 8,190kg (18,000lb) afterburning thrust

Performance:
Max Speed: Mach 2.3, Mach 2.425 in a shallow dive
Cieling: 18,975m (62,250ft)
Combat Radius: 958km (595mi) without drop tanks

Armament:
1x 3-barrel AC-01 rotary 25mm cannon, 650 round capacity (slower rate of fire than AC-04)
9091kg (20,000lb) of ordinance

Hardpoints:
Two wingtip
Four underwing
One underfuselage
Two recessions in fuselage can mount air-to-air missiles

Radar Array:
Can track 24 objects 75 miles away (and more closer)
Can detect when plane is being targeted (painted) and incoming missiles at up to 55 miles

Stealth:
None

Description:
The backbone of the offensive air arm. Steady under fire, not at oll obsolete, can carry lots of missiles. A great figher.

COST: $23.5 million (basic)

PACKAGES:
NAVALIZE: Adds arrester hook, strengthens underfuselage, adds RATO provision. CAN BE ADDED TO ANY PACKAGE
ADD $1.5 MILLION

MARK II (ALIAF-spec): Upgrades radar to 24@85, revised jets increase range to 1300km (813mi)
ADD $3 MILLION

MARK III WILD WEASEL: Deletes gun, comes with radar-detector pod, comes with radar-jammer pod, adds second cockpit for electronics operator, adds provision for anti-radar missiles.
ADD $2.5 MILLION

Classified aircraft: in here only for RP purposes

http://www.kitparade.com/features02/images/f19da_1.jpg
http://www.kitparade.com/features02/images/f19da_1.jpg

"Grey Fighter"

The Aztec Lands Imperial Air Force disavows all knowledge of this aircraft. This is a model reconstructed from a photo (now confiscated) reportedly taken of a "special aircraft" sighted in an airstrip on the Barrier Islands. Speculation as to what exactly it is raves among aircraft fans, who have claimed it is everything from a stealth fighter to a recon aircraft to an improved C-5.

http://www.military.cz/usa/air/future/f19/F-19_3.jpg
http://www.military.cz/usa/air/future/f19/F-19_3.jpg

"Black Fighter"

This model was constructed by the same modelist. Speculation also rages about this aircraft.

http://www.suchoj.com/andere/Tu-160/riss/Tu-160_02.jpg
http://www.suchoj.com/andere/Tu-160/riss/Tu-160_02.jpg

"Long Bomber"

Reconstruction of a bomber shot down over Aztec National League airspace. It was flying at over Mach 1 and above 75,000 feet. It has stealth skin, but was not 100% stealthy, as it was shot down by an ANL SA-XH high-altitude SAM. The ALIAF recoginzes that this aircraft exists but has not released a photo or any specifications of it.

BOMBERS AND ATTACK AIRCRAFT
UNDER CONSTRUCTION

B-1E Condor (B-58 Hustler) (http://combatsim.cpgl.net/paint/3d/bomber/B-58.jpg)
http://combatsim.cpgl.net/paint/3d/bomber/B-58.jpg

Type:
High-speed penetration bomber or missile carrier with defensive jamming capability

Equivalencies:
TU-22 (USSR/CIS)

Powerplant:
4x 7,091kg (15,600lb) of afterburning thrust

Performance:
Max Speed Mach 2.25 without fuel pod
Cieling 19,258m (63,150ft) under normal conditions
Record cieling: 26,024m (85,360ft)
Range: 795km (1,750mi) without in-air refueling

Armament:
1x 6-barrel M61 "Vulcan" 20mm cannon
18,182kg (40,000lb) of bombs
Additonal 3 bombs on central pod

OR

1x conventional/chemical/biological/nuclear warhead

OR

3x Conventional/C/B/N air-to-surface missiles on pod (if no bombs are carried in the near-fuselage mounts)

Hardpoints/Bomb Bay:
No bomb bay
(not added on USAF aircraft)(3 per wing) between engines and fuselage, can use tri-mount to carry 3 bombs at once
(not added on USAF aircraft)(2 per wing) between outer and inner engines, can use tri-mount to carry 3 bombs at once
For a total of TEN hardpoints- if each one has a tri-mount, it can carry 30 bombs that do not exceed the weight limit

OR

1x "central pod" that holds fuel and a nuclear warhead or 3 mounts for 3 nuclear missiles or bombs

Radar array:
Can track up to 24 objects up to 75 miles away
Joint Radar Link

Stealth:
None, but it does have a crewmember and jamming equipment to confuse enemy air defense
Chaff/flare dispensers

Description:
Designed in the 1950s by the USA to create a Mach 2 bomber. It initially lacked range until invention of the central pod, which houses fuel and a nuclear warhead. We have added three hardpoints on the pod itself. We have also added hardpoints on the wings to allow the use of non-WMD. With in-flight refueling, this thing can go 5,000 miles easy. ICBMs killed it for the USA, so the Aztec Lands got them all cheap. In the 21st century, you need a bomber that gets there fast.

PRICE (camoflauge, insignia, ammo not included): $155 million

PACKAGES:
MARK I: Replaces tail 20mm turret with a rearward-facing radar and two rotating hardpoints that can engage targets both in front and behind of the bomber.
ADD $11.5 MILLION

A-1 Vulture (http://www.suchoj.com/ab1953/Su-25/riss/Su-25TK_07.jpg)
http://www.suchoj.com/ab1953/Su-25/riss/Su-25TK_07.jpg

Type:
Single-crew light attack and anti-armor aircraft (close support bomber)

Equivalencies:
Su-25 (USSR), A-7 Corsair (USA)

Powerplant:
2x 4,500 kg of thrust (9,921 lb of thrust) engines

Performance:
Max Speed 950 km/h (590 mph) at sea level
Cieling 10,000m (32,810 feet)

Armament:
10 hardpoints on wings can carry up to 4,400kg (9,700lb) of ordinance
1x 30mm tri-barrel cannon

(Typical armament can include bombs, guided missiles rocket pods, cannon pods, napalm, mine and bomblet dispensers, and short-range air-to-air missiles.)

Radar Array:
Air: Short-range radar can track targets up to 25 miles away
Ground: Medium/Long range radar can track stationary targets up to 60 miles away and mobile targets up to 45 miles away
Laser: Aircraft equipped with laser guidance, FLIR, and DLIR for use in guiding bombs. Can operate with less emissions this way with radar off.

Stealth:
None, but aircraft is equipped with jammer in former second cockpit,
Chaff/Flare dispenser

Description:
This is the aircraft your troops need. Designed to fly low over the battlefield, evading large SAMs with the terrain and evading shoulder-fired missiles with its low-level speed, chaff, flares, and jammer systems. Less suited towards attacks against fixed targets- this is an aircraft for the battle. The crew module is armored and the whole plane designed for 100% reliablity under fire.

COST: $12.5 Million USD

Packages:
Trainer- removes avionics in rear cockpit, adds a rear cockpit and flight controls.

NO CHARGE.

(Coming up: A-2 (Skywarrior), BN-3 (Nimrod))

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(Coming up: H-2 Blackhawk, H-3 Gazelle, H-4 Little Bird, HA-1 Agusta, HA-2 Tartar (Hip))

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Bump- the store is now taking orders.

OOC: Some very nice stuff, and definately worth looking at. However, you may want to fix that little typo on the range of the C-5. Not good to have a mix-up like that so close to the top. The B-1E has that little oopsie as well.

Also, you should tweak the radar capabilities just a bit. Specifically, the number of targets that can be tracked is constant, and is based on the processing abilities of the aircraft's computers. Range has absolutely no effect on it.

Finally, you might want to change the ranges. Those listed would be accurate for 1950s and 1960s tech, and on the low end for 1970s. They would also be fine if they mean combat radius, but actual range for modern aircraft is generally in excess of 2000 miles for fighters. The Tu-22 and B-58 both had ranges of about 3500 miles (would be more with more modern aircraft).