F-220 Hunter



The F-220CE Hunter is an Emmousian stealth heavy aerospace fighter, designed and built by Langston-Martin. It is accepted by most analysts to be the premier air-to-air combatant in the northern hemisphere, and only the Legion F-44, currently under development, is believed to have any real chance of rivalling it.

Operational History
The F-220CE saw service in the North Ocean War with the Tallinn, Vormsi, and Heierlark state air arms. Only 48 airframes were in service at the time, but they scored a record breaking 57 kills, including the first instances of orbiting aerospace fighters destroying satellites. Only three losses were recorded, two from anti-satellite missiles, and one due to collision with debris from a previously-destroyed Forevikian SDI satellite. The satellite fragments, both large and traveling at orbital velocity, tore a wing off the Hunter, and holed numerous portions of the airframe. The pilot was forced to exit his aircraft, and was eventually picked up by a KC-60E acting as a radar picket, in another first- low-orbit combat rescue. At least two aces are known to fly the Hunter- Captain Ian Murray of the HCAF 20th Stealth Fighter Squadron 'Silver Lobos', and Colonel Pyotr MacMillan of the TCSAF's 1st Stealth Fighter Squadron 'Guardians'.

Statistics
Thrust: 6

Fuel: 50

Hit Points: 4

Crew: 1

Equipment: APG-77

Weapons: M61 cannon, 8 air-to-air weapons hardpoints, 4 multirole weapons hardpoints

Variants
F-220AE- first variant, pre-production c. 2005 (12 built)

F-220CE- main production variant c. 2008 (72 built)

Operators
-Emmousian Confederate Air Force (72 F-220CE)

--1st Stealth Fighter Squadron 'Guardians' (12 F-220CE)

--27th Stealth Fighter Squadron 'Eagles' (12 F-220CE)

--94th Stealth Fighter Squadron 'Vormsi Devils (12 F-220CE)''

--95th Stealth Fighter Squadron 'Iron Fists (12 F-220CE)''

--334th Stealth Fighter Squadron 'Chickenhawks' (12 F-220CE)

--20th Stealth Fighter Squadron 'Silver Lobos' (12 F-220CE)