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--- aircraft [2025/01/10 12:45] – created and initial info nexusquile
+++ aircraft [2025/01/10 13:16] (current) – nexusquile
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 ===== Fixed Wing =====
-Fixed wing aircraft provide heavy strike capabilities with their
+Fixed wing aircraft provide heavy strike capabilities with their large loadout capacilities.
+Once launched, they can not stop flying. Unless flying to a waypoint or waiting at a hold-waypoint, they will continue flying level in a straight line.
 ==== Albatross ====
+The Albatross is good for visual scouting and identification of targets.
+It can be equiped for anti-air, ground strikes or anti-shipping.
+Note that a lot of the [[multiplayer|multiplayer communities]] use a [[modding|mod]] that enables the Albatross to carry the AWACS attachment insted of the [[aircraft#manta|Manta]] to avoid it being a straight-up improvement over the Albatross.
 ^ Albatross||
 | Abbreviation | ALB |
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 ==== Manta ====
+Faster, thougher and with more attachment slots, the Manta is a powerful multi-role aircraft.
+It can carry an AWACS to enable it to be used for locating hostile units.
+The camera slot enables fire support mission and identification of targets.
+The support slots provide defensive measures against hostile missiles enabling the Manta to try to be able to engage anything.
+Note that a lot of the [[multiplayer|multiplayer communities]] use a [Modding|mod]] that disables the Manta's ability to carry the AWACS attachment and gives it instead to the [[aircraft#albatross|Albatross]] to avoid the Manta being a straight-up improvement.
 ^ Manta||
 | Abbreviation | MNT |
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 | Cost | 2 500 |
 | Build Time | 300 sec |
-| Primary slots | 5 |
+| Primary slots | 4 |
 | ::: | [[20mm Autocannon]], [[Rocket Pod]], [[Bomb (Light)]], [[Bomb (Medium)]], [[Bomb (Heavy)]], [[Missile (IR)]], [[Missile (Laser)]], [[Missile (AA)]], [[Missile (TV)]], [[Torpedo]], [[Torpedo (Noise)]], [[Torpedo (Countermeasure)]], [[External Fuel Tank]] |
 | Support slots | 2 |
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-==== Rotary Craft ====
+===== Rotary Craft =====
+These aircraft will hover in place at the location of their last waypoint even without the use of a hold-waypoint.
+Under mannual control they can land on islands, however once returned to AI control they will immediately try to take-off. [[Modding|Mods]] that enable an altitude of zero to be set can be used to keep rotarcraft landed on an island.
 ==== Razorbill ====
 ^ Razorbill||
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 ==== Petrel====
+A tiltrotar heavy lift aircraft that has the ability to carry ground units.
+Its amour and large healthpool lets it take some punishment from small arms fire when carrying out low-level operations.
+Petrel is great for carrying out stikes on enemeny island and rapidly deploying/recovering ground forces.
+The petrel can be ordered to land back on the carry whilst carrying a ground unit. When the petrel comes into land on the carry, the ground unit will instantly re-dock.
 ^ Petrel||
 | Abbreviation | PTL|