Leafanistan
08-10-2007, 01:40
OOC: 84 long range missiles, 4 short range missiles, 4 more missiles on external hardpoints.
F-137 'Maginot' Superheavy Fighter
Using the airframe of the world's most popular commercial airliner, the Boeing 737, the F-137 'Maginot' is designed to take down swarms of enemy bombers and fighters attempting to enter your airspace, while working with an extensive fleet of Airborne Warning and Control Aircraft and ground stations.
Description
Based off the 737-400 Airframe, now outdated with the introduction of the 737-800 and 737-900, the F-137 is loaded with enough air to air missiles to ground an entire squadron and secure a massive swath of airspace alone.
Integrating information from AWACS, ground stations and its Zaslon S-800 M passive electronically scanned phased array RADAR, the F-137 can tracking more than 20 small cruise missile sized targets and lock onto them at ranges exceeding 200 km. With an arsenal of up to 84 Beyond Visual Range Missiles (optimized for the Vympel R-77M1), and 4 Short Range Air to Air Missile (optimized for the Molniya R-60), the F-137 'Maginot' earned the nickname 'Maginot's Monitor', a double reference to the Maginot Line and coastal assault ships meant to bombard enemy coastlines.
The only way to fit such a massive amount of missiles inside a plane are 7 rotary launchers that fits 12 BVRAAMs each. Upon order to fire, the bottom of the plane pops upon for a split second, the arm extends out, the motor starts up, the arm releases the missile, the missile flies away and the arm retracts back inside the plane. Due to firing conflicts, only one launcher can be active at a time. An 8th smaller launcher is a linear launcher containing 4 SRAAMs for point defense in case the F-137 is caught off guard or its escort aircraft have been destroyed or engaged. An additional 4 hardpoints, 2 on each wing have ports to accept fuel tanks, but can also be fitted with other armaments for a total of 400 kg of external stores.
Meant to form part of an 'impenetrable line', the F-137 'Maginot' has room for 10 crew, a pilot, a co-pilot, a navigator, an electronic warfare officer, and a gunner. There are 5 beds and enough stores for 72 hours of continuous flight for 10 people. The other 5 people are a backup crew to allow for a solid 3 days of flight time with aerial refueling. The F-137 'Maginot' has an aerial refueling probe to allow for aerial refueling.
Specifications
Crew: 10 (pilot, copilot, navigator, electronic warfare, gunner plus a backup officer for each position)
Length: 36.5 m (not including refueling probe)
Wingspan: 28.9 m
Height: 11.1 m
Fuselage Height: 4.11 m
Fuselage Width: 3.76 m
Empty Weight: 33,200 kg
Service Ceiling: 37,000 ft
Cruising Speed: 0.74 Mach
Maximum Speed: 0.82 Mach
Maximum Range Fully Loaded: 4,005 km
Engine Specifics: CFM56-3 22,000 lbf of Thrust
Cost per unit: 32 million USD
F-137 'Maginot' Superheavy Fighter
Using the airframe of the world's most popular commercial airliner, the Boeing 737, the F-137 'Maginot' is designed to take down swarms of enemy bombers and fighters attempting to enter your airspace, while working with an extensive fleet of Airborne Warning and Control Aircraft and ground stations.
Description
Based off the 737-400 Airframe, now outdated with the introduction of the 737-800 and 737-900, the F-137 is loaded with enough air to air missiles to ground an entire squadron and secure a massive swath of airspace alone.
Integrating information from AWACS, ground stations and its Zaslon S-800 M passive electronically scanned phased array RADAR, the F-137 can tracking more than 20 small cruise missile sized targets and lock onto them at ranges exceeding 200 km. With an arsenal of up to 84 Beyond Visual Range Missiles (optimized for the Vympel R-77M1), and 4 Short Range Air to Air Missile (optimized for the Molniya R-60), the F-137 'Maginot' earned the nickname 'Maginot's Monitor', a double reference to the Maginot Line and coastal assault ships meant to bombard enemy coastlines.
The only way to fit such a massive amount of missiles inside a plane are 7 rotary launchers that fits 12 BVRAAMs each. Upon order to fire, the bottom of the plane pops upon for a split second, the arm extends out, the motor starts up, the arm releases the missile, the missile flies away and the arm retracts back inside the plane. Due to firing conflicts, only one launcher can be active at a time. An 8th smaller launcher is a linear launcher containing 4 SRAAMs for point defense in case the F-137 is caught off guard or its escort aircraft have been destroyed or engaged. An additional 4 hardpoints, 2 on each wing have ports to accept fuel tanks, but can also be fitted with other armaments for a total of 400 kg of external stores.
Meant to form part of an 'impenetrable line', the F-137 'Maginot' has room for 10 crew, a pilot, a co-pilot, a navigator, an electronic warfare officer, and a gunner. There are 5 beds and enough stores for 72 hours of continuous flight for 10 people. The other 5 people are a backup crew to allow for a solid 3 days of flight time with aerial refueling. The F-137 'Maginot' has an aerial refueling probe to allow for aerial refueling.
Specifications
Crew: 10 (pilot, copilot, navigator, electronic warfare, gunner plus a backup officer for each position)
Length: 36.5 m (not including refueling probe)
Wingspan: 28.9 m
Height: 11.1 m
Fuselage Height: 4.11 m
Fuselage Width: 3.76 m
Empty Weight: 33,200 kg
Service Ceiling: 37,000 ft
Cruising Speed: 0.74 Mach
Maximum Speed: 0.82 Mach
Maximum Range Fully Loaded: 4,005 km
Engine Specifics: CFM56-3 22,000 lbf of Thrust
Cost per unit: 32 million USD