| YA-412 Glaive Strike Fighter; Obsolete Erineos Strike Fighter | |
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Yakaiev YA-412 Glaive Strike Fighter![]() Viper Mk IV from Battlestar Galactica Name: Glaive Strike Fighter Designation: YA-412 Manufacturer/Designer: Yakaiev Design Bureau Operator: Erineos Republic Navy (Former) Committee for State Security (Current, secondary fighter) Thyserian Cadet Air Patrol Various Terminus Governments Availability: Formerly exported, no longer in production Year Built: 2016-Prototype 2020-IOC in the Erineos Republic Navy 2021-Mass Production begins 2099-Mass Production halted, sporadic production 2119-Production halted 2172-Production of spare parts halted (except custom orders) Classification: Strike Fighter Features: Thyserian armor plating Military-grade Kinetic Barriers Thyserian Avionics Production Cost: 9.8 million Syshule (2016) Propulsion: 3 Sublight Antiproton Engines Armament: -[2] 30mm Autocannons -[6] Hardpoints on Wings for 6 Air-Air Missiles or Air-Ground Missiles -[2] Wing for BVR Missiles or Bombs -[1] Bomblet Bay Advantages: High maneuverability Decent atmospheric capabilities Immune to any Electronic Warfare attacks Total hardpoints of 14 missiles Disadvantages: Heavily outdated currently No spare parts manufactured since 2172 (except high priced custom orders) Mostly analog cockpit, but has some digital equipment Description: The Scimitar which entered service, while inspired by the Rapier’s design and success, was a successful deviation of the original. Project 412 of Yakaiev Design Bureau is a direct descendant of the Rapier’s frame, though streamlined and improved from the 20th century model. Unlike the Scimitar, the Glaive was geared towards a strike fighter mission, something the older frame was found to found suitable for. ![]() The Glaive also had many internal parts in common with the Rapier, which made it an attractive purchase for external customers who were looking for a craft like the Rapier in a strike fighter package. Though being a strike fighter by design and designation, the Glaive was also more than capable of dogfighting and doubling as a superiority fighter. The Glaive’s cockpit was an improvement over the Rapier’s, but not to the degree of the Scimitar. While this improvement of Noravi Yakaiev’s original design was successful in actions and export sales, the Scimitar became a more popular fighter within the Erineos Republic. Though the Glaive stayed in production longer than the Super Scimitar it served alongside, production was geared towards export sales, rather than internal sales. The Glaive was decommissioned in 2154, while the Scimitars and Super Scimitars continued to serve. The CSS, stocked with many Scimitars, decommissioned the Glaive in 2161. The Glaives were stored at the South Pole Base until 2203 when the Erineos Republic became a monarchy under the Krogan Empire. The Glaive found a new lease on life in the Cadet Air Patrol program alongside the Rapier and quickly became a favorite among young pilots. The CSS also readopted the Glaive to supplement their Super Scimitars and Zeros in service. In 2615, the Glaive remains in service with the Thyserian paramilitary CAP and many small Terminus governments, serving alongside the old Rapier, as well as in secondary fighter service with the CSS. Compared to the YA-500 and modern craft, it is woefully outpaced; but compared to most antiquated pieces of equipment in the Terminus, the Glaive is a fighter to be underestimated at one’s peril. Credits: Battlestar Galactica for the Viper design |
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