Talk:AFOH/@comment-14850713-20150119044402/@comment-14850713-20150120160114

IC: As part of the aerospace fleet build-up, the first purpose-built aerospace fighter is undergoing trials. The XAFB-4 "Paladin" is based on the proven aerodynamic shape and configuration of the Durandal fighter-bomber, but is almost 4 times bigger. It is currently the smallest AFOH flying craft to have warp capability (the smaller Cobra IIs and Durandals can only warp when inside a Venator carrier). It is armed with a version of the 46cm Vertical Gun System (VGS) that first went to sea with the Gambetta-class stealth aviation battlecruiser, 2 Mk 45 guns and 6 rotary launchers for air-to-air and air-to-ground weapons (guided bombs, missiles and torpedoes). It provides the fleet with a smaller but nimbler option to the Dauntless escorts.