Simpler than ever

M-War II Info

If I understand correctly, the MDA was worried about our fighters not being on par with the potential Monarchii fighters, whether it be production or power?

Well, I've made a solution. Meet Vantrablade (named after the brother-sister duo of TCAI designers, Bruce and Jane Vantra). This is Vantrablade It.A, or Iteration A, which is the first of many variants. His role here is simple: provide a simple airframe that's not too overpowered so we still have a sizeable fleet in the case that the Anti-OP/Meme treaty disqualifies too many of our heavy lifters.

He still has amazing turn time, to a concerning point, but his armor barely exists, his speed is fair, he doesn't have infinite fuel, and he lacks overpowered weapons (I might have over-tweaked the damage on the gatling gun, I forgot, but you can change it if necessary).

TSW Info

Vantrablades actually would see little usage in M-War II- the conflict they were designed for. Their main claim to fame, or infamy more so, would be in The Scourge War. Due to their simple designs, they could be mass produced to high degrees, not quite on par with the SCOURGE, but it's certainly better than nothing. Its good turn time also made it viable against the many Scourge Jets which focused on close-quarters dogfighting.

However, the Vantrablade wasn't without its weaknesses, such as extremely limited flares and poor armor. These two made the Vantrablade a high-risk aircraft to fly, as enemy fire could defeat them quite quickly. But don't think this means the Vantrablade is a plane to sleep on: its simple frame leaves plenty of room for improvement. Maybe it'll have its comeback later...