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Description
A joint Terran Alliance Unified Defense Force, and Najuhlim Expatriate design. the Akula is well armored, heavily reinforced and shielded from intense heat and radiation. Despite it's mass the combination of gravitic assistance, and high impulse Plasma turbo/ramjets give it surprising agility in both open space, planetary atmospheres, and Hyperspace. The Akula works best in direct, high speed dash attacks, unleashing a barrage of missiles and rapid fire plasma weapons. The combination of speed and heavy armor making it a lethal weapons platform capable of devastating strikes across a wide range of environmental conditions.

The streamlined hull, and heat resistant materials of the Akula allow it to execute hypersonic entry into an atmosphere, pulling out low to the ground and maintaining supersonic flight to the target area. The makes them popular for striking at ground side targets from orbit depending on the high speed entry and armor to punch through ground battery fire and strike directly at enemy gun emplacements to clear a path for less protected drop ships.

to attack ground targets the Akula is armed with a heavy load of missiles ranging from high powered conventional explosives, to multi-warhead kinetic energy payloads. They are also specifically designed to carry 0.5 Kiloton Tactical Nuclear warheads for use in areas where Warfare protocols allow their use. Nuclear weapons armed Akula are painted in high visibility colors to warn friendly forces of imminent nuclear detonation and allow flight crews to quickly recognize a nuke armed bird on the fight deck and take appropriate precautions.

Alongside it's missile battery the Akula mounts a potent rapid fire Laser, or plasma gun to deal with other gunships, ground vehicles, and aerofighters it encounters. the combination of weapons make it a powerful strike craft and poses a serious threat to any ground vehicle or fortification it is likely to encounter.

The Akula Uses its powerful Plasma thrusters to maneuver in combat redirecting thrust and angling the engine nacelles for rapid maneuvers and evasive actions, as well as allowing it to hover on its own thrust if needed. It carries only one hour of reaction mass at full burn but in most situations the plasma systems are only used in short bursts or for a few minutes of unmatched acceleration. Should it be operating in an atmosphere of any kind it can convert its plasma rockets into plasma fired ram jets using small amounts of plasma heated by its fusion bottles to superheat local atmosphere and extend its range before it expends its fuel.

In non atmospheric conditions or for long high speed crises it can carry external drop tanks. Burning reaction mass from those tanks before switching to internal reserves and jettisoning its externa tanks allowing it to make a high speed dash while its carrier is still a distance away to shorten the reaction time available to intercept it or take precautions against air attack.

Crew:
Pilot
Weapons/Electronics operator
Thrust: 9 Gee acceleration all environments ( 12 Gee with Plasma Boost )
Auxiliary Boosters: High Impulse plasma reaction drives.
Reaction Mass:1 hour continuous burn fuel load carried on board.( drop tanks can be equipped)
Powerplant: Fast Cycle Fusion Powerpack, 4 weeks fuel on board.

Top Speed
Atmospheric/hyperspace: mach 1.5 (mach 5 during assault entry)
Armor: Bonded Superdense alloy
Hull modifications:
Radiation Shielding
Heat Shielding
Aerodynamic control surfaces

Electronics:
Military grade radar, Lidar, optics
Electronic countermeasures package
(all systems EMP hardened)

Weapons:
gound attack ordnance:
9,000 Kg of ground attack guided ordnance or deadfall bombs
Missile launcher
4 antiship/anti vehicle/standoff attack Missiles
12: self defense dogfighting/aerial intercept missiles
Pulse Laser, or plasma cannon

Notes: reworked an older design to add its weapons stations and a few refinements.

Description
A joint Terran Alliance Unified Defense Force, and Najuhlim Expatriate design. the Akula is well armored, heavily reinforced and shielded from intense heat and radiation. Despite it's mass the combination of gravitic assistance, and high impulse Plasma turbo/ramjets give it surprising agility in both open space, planetary atmospheres, and Hyperspace. The Akula works best in direct, high speed dash attacks, unleashing a barrage of missiles and rapid fire plasma weapons. The combination of speed and heavy armor making it a lethal weapons platform capable of devastating strikes across a wide range of environmental conditions.

The streamlined hull, and heat resistant materials of the Akula allow it to execute hypersonic entry into an atmosphere, pulling out low to the ground and maintaining supersonic flight to the target area. The makes them popular for striking at ground side targets from orbit depending on the high speed entry and armor to punch through ground battery fire and strike directly at enemy gun emplacements to clear a path for less protected drop ships.

to attack ground targets the Akula is armed with a heavy load of missiles ranging from high powered conventional explosives, to multi-warhead kinetic energy payloads. They are also specifically designed to carry 0.5 Kiloton Tactical Nuclear warheads for use in areas where Warfare protocols allow their use. Nuclear weapons armed Akula are painted in high visibility colors to warn friendly forces of imminent nuclear detonation and allow flight crews to quickly recognize a nuke armed bird on the fight deck and take appropriate precautions.

Alongside it's missile battery the Akula mounts a potent rapid fire Laser, or plasma gun to deal with other gunships, ground vehicles, and aerofighters it encounters. the combination of weapons make it a powerful strike craft and poses a serious threat to any ground vehicle or fortification it is likely to encounter.

The Akula Uses its powerful Plasma thrusters to maneuver in combat redirecting thrust and angling the engine nacelles for rapid maneuvers and evasive actions, as well as allowing it to hover on its own thrust if needed. It carries only one hour of reaction mass at full burn but in most situations the plasma systems are only used in short bursts or for a few minutes of unmatched acceleration. Should it be operating in an atmosphere of any kind it can convert its plasma rockets into plasma fired ram jets using small amounts of plasma heated by its fusion bottles to superheat local atmosphere and extend its range before it expends its fuel.

In non atmospheric conditions or for long high speed crises it can carry external drop tanks. Burning reaction mass from those tanks before switching to internal reserves and jettisoning its externa tanks allowing it to make a high speed dash while its carrier is still a distance away to shorten the reaction time available to intercept it or take precautions against air attack.

Crew:
Pilot
Weapons/Electronics operator
Thrust: 9 Gee acceleration all environments ( 12 Gee with Plasma Boost )
Auxiliary Boosters: High Impulse plasma reaction drives.
Reaction Mass:1 hour continuous burn fuel load carried on board.( drop tanks can be equipped)
Powerplant: Fast Cycle Fusion Powerpack, 4 weeks fuel on board.

Top Speed
Atmospheric/hyperspace: mach 1.5 (mach 5 during assault entry)
Armor: Bonded Superdense alloy
Hull modifications:
Radiation Shielding
Heat Shielding
Aerodynamic control surfaces

Electronics:
Military grade radar, Lidar, optics
Electronic countermeasures package
(all systems EMP hardened)

Weapons:
gound attack ordnance:
9,000 Kg of ground attack guided ordnance or deadfall bombs
Missile launcher
4 antiship/anti vehicle/standoff attack Missiles
12: self defense dogfighting/aerial intercept missiles
Pulse Laser, or plasma cannon

Notes: reworked an older design to add its weapons stations and a few refinements.