Zallade, original aircraft [WIP] image - Gamingroach

History:

Zallade : A multirole aircraft, it was mass-produced too late and in too little numbers to overcome the increasingly powerful federation models.

The Zallade was intended to be a multi-purpose carrier-based aircraft for the Empire's massive naval force, supplementing the ground-based Pazento but the impressive performance caused plans to make it the mainstay of the entire Imperial air force. When the war started, it was already in the planning phase and the prototype would be flown a year later and subsequently commissioned for limited production. It took time for all the imperial aircraft workshops to commence mass production until the final years of the war. The Zallade was the best combat aircraft of its type during the war-years, virtually outclassing all Federation frontline fighters in peformance and Mission Role wise...Apparently deployment of the full production model was too late as the numbers of Federation forces increases every day and the use of first strike tactics on the Empire airfields rendered the Zallade grounded. Ultimately staggering production and combat records as industrial infrastructure collapse and high combat losses as many were destroyed forced grounded by Federation advances.

Technical Specs:

The Zallade sports 2 large powerful Afterburning Turbofans engines with a surprisingly large fuselage to accommodate requirements for fuel needed for long range missions. Extra additions to the design included Canards for Short-Takeoff and increased Combat Maneuverability. An ECM tailboom for Jamming and a small rear Rad-dome enabled installation of rear facing avionics for
Rear Targeting capabilities. Armaments consist of internal mounted 30mm gun with 6 to 10 hardpoints for variety of role specific weaponry and fuel tanks for extended range when desired. Thrust Vectoring was planned as part of the development, ultimately the idea was scrapped to cut Development time and cost.

To be Continued...

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