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F-137 'Maginot', the Ultimate in Missile Spam

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Based off the 737-400 Airframe, now outdated with the introduction of the 737-800 and 737-900, the F-137 is loaded with enough air to air missiles to ground an entire squadron and secure a massive swath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
The PeoplesFreedom
08-10-2007, 01:42
OOC: This is similar to my B-52 that I just modded to carry a shit-load of air-to-air missiles.
Ezaltia
08-10-2007, 01:48
The Ezaltian Forward Air Force would like to purchase 20 F-137 Maginots, for a total of $640 million USD. In Ezaltian service, it shall be known as the F-1337 Hormel.
Leafanistan
08-10-2007, 01:49
OOC: This is similar to my B-52 that I just modded to carry a shit-load of air-to-air missiles.

OOC: Nothing like a flying SAM site to boost your air defense.
Maldorians
08-10-2007, 01:56
We would like to acquire 100 F-137 Maginots for a total of 3.2 billion USD.
Greal
08-10-2007, 02:08
Greal would like to buy 1000 of these for 32 billion.
Leafanistan
08-10-2007, 02:09
The Ezaltian Forward Air Force would like to purchase 20 F-137 Maginots, for a total of $640 million USD. In Ezaltian service, it shall be known as the F-1337 Hormel.

Order approved.

We would like to acquire 100 F-137 Maginots for a total of 3.2 billion USD.

Order approved.

For being our first two customers you each get a parachute per crew member and an MP5K.
Ezaltia
08-10-2007, 02:15
For being our first two customers you each get a parachute per crew member and an MP5K.

Score!
Fordock
08-10-2007, 02:17
The Principality would like to order 100 of these for 3.2 billion. We would appreciate if you would fly them to the west coast of our state. If necessary we will pay an additional fee for this.
Maldorians
08-10-2007, 02:21
OOC: I treat my customers very well.

Yay! Now our crew people won't die! They're invincible!
Leafanistan
08-10-2007, 02:21
Score!

OOC: I treat my customers very well.
Fordock
08-10-2007, 02:23
The money is wired and we do understand.
Leafanistan
08-10-2007, 02:26
The Principality would like to order 100 of these for 3.2 billion. We would appreciate if you would fly them to the west coast of our state. If necessary we will pay an additional fee for this.

We would not mind flying them to you, we wish a fee of only $5,000 per pilot and co-pilot. The flight is understandably exhausting.
Calizorinstan
08-10-2007, 04:21
The Calizorinstanian Air Force would like to purchase 200 F-137 Maginots for 6.4 billion USD.
Velkya
08-10-2007, 04:34
This is going to get swatted out of the sky by a salvo of long range air-to-air munitions by any competent air force. Converted airliners aren't exactly known for their mobility.
Leafanistan
08-10-2007, 04:57
The Calizorinstanian Air Force would like to purchase 200 F-137 Maginots for 6.4 billion USD.

Order approved.

This is going to get swatted out of the sky by a salvo of long range air-to-air munitions by any competent air force. Converted airliners aren't exactly known for their mobility.

These too carry long range air to air munitions. The F-137 isn't meant to work alone, but with a whole swath of support vehicles. These include airborne AWACS which will help direct the long range air to air missiles so while the enemy has to keep their planes flying head on into a fiery death. The F-137 can disappear into a cloud of heavy ECM and head back homeward.

It is a mobile SAM site.
Cazelia
08-10-2007, 05:40
We wish to Purchase 400 Maginots for 12.8 Billion
Greal
08-10-2007, 10:45
Greal would like to buy 1000 of these for 32 billion.

Have you seen my order?
Pan-Arab Barronia
08-10-2007, 19:04
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Greetings,

We would like to order 2000 of these fine-looking aircraft for use in National Defence. We look forward to their initial arrival.

Total Cost: $64,000,000,000 (Sixty-Four Billion Universal Standard Dollars)

Yours,

General Conrad Strom
Barronian Council for Defence and Warfare