Talk:People's Republic of Korhal/@comment-17969412-20160821055929/@comment-17969412-20160823035927

VK - Testing Ground 88

Two new planes rolled off the hangers, and proceed to take off to perform combat trials. The first plane is the production variant of the S-90, while the second plane is a new plane to completely replaced the outdated S-88 and the S-11 intercepters.

Capabilities were noted for both planes -

S-90A "Kalinin"


 * The S-90's base model had a very small cockpit, making it very uncomfortable for pilots. The S-90A fixes this issue.
 * The nose has been fixed so better aerodynamics can be achieved.
 * A twin 30mm nose-laser has been added, allowing the plane to engage aircraft reliably.
 * There are now 8 external weapon racks.

S-72 "Yakovlev"


 * The plane has 8 23mm lasers and 2 30mm lasers, allowing it to engage many types of fighters.
 * There are 4 weapon racks on the wings, allowing it to carry a sufficient amount of ordinance.
 * The internal weapons bay allows it to hold 2 Plasma-based bombs for anti-fortification work.
 * The aircraft has similar performance to the S-51, although it is slightly slower to it. Size wise, it is relevantly small compared to the S-90A.
 * Production costs are much, much more cheaper than projected. Using the S-11 Outrider as a base model, the S-72 is only worth 2 Outriders.

Also, aircraft parameters in terms of production has been changed =


 * The S-51's cost has been reduced to nearly the same price as the S-72.
 * The S-88 has been completely pulled out active service and will be given to Airbourne Stfrafbat divisions.
 * The S-11 will be completely and totally pulled out of service and all models will be scraped (save for those who are given to military museums and such).