The LF-19 “Flare”

The LF-19 is a subsonic jet fighter developed by Lone Fish Industries for long-range-missile-support (LRMS).
It was originally designed as a decoy drone prototype but was shortly after changed into a jet designed for long range combat. As it received its common nickname “Flare” after countermeasures, which is something the aircraft lacks.
As it participated in more missions in the Krakabloan War, its use of long range attacks became more and more needed as the enemy was producing almost 330 UCAV per month.
Sadly, it was retired 25 years after its maiden flight on December 17 2016 due to excessive costs and extreme loss rates.

War Statistics (and other information)

Maiden Flight - 17/12/2016
Final Flight - 27/3/2041
Number built - 4,072
Amount still air-worthy - 187
Kills (ALL) - 6,328
Cost - 1.64 Million USD

LRSM

LRSM is a tactic which one can describe as launching supersonic radar-guided missiles at targets at a range between 10.00km and 20.00km. It is an extremely effective tactic as it allows allied aircraft to get the upper-hand when becoming outnumbered. Its use describes one flying their aircraft to a high altitude and using so-called ‘Orbital Strikes’ (such as a Ballistic missile in flight). Anything above 20.000km combat is confirmed as extreme-long-range-missile-combat (EXLRMC).

Flight characteristics

Take off speed - 412km/h
Cruise speed - 680km/h
Cruise altitude - 16,400 feet
Max speed - Mach 0.97 (at 16,400 feet)
Max altitude - 19,600 feet
Max overload - +8.3 -4.7
Powerplant - Lone and Neru LN7291

Armament

The LF-19 is equipped with 2x AiM-8C

Gallery

Thanks to MrCOPTY and Erc90F4RU for the incredible screenshots!

Enjoy, guys!

And always remember, keep our skies safe!