F-21A-B Drekafighter

F-21A/B Drekafighter
General information
Type	A - Air Superiority Fighter B - Carrier Strike Fighter
Manufacturer	Confederate States Military
Status	Active service
History
Introduction date	2003 CE

The F-21 Drekafighter was designed in conjunction with Marquesan, Imperial Drakonian, and domestic Anagonian companies to produce an upgraded, advanced Stealth Fighter platform to be used by the Confederate States Military. Originally designed to replace the F-60A-C Hekate, it soon became apparent that the F-60 was still a viable and reliable platform that could be used near-indefinitely. The decision was thereafter made to instead compliment the shortcomings of both Stealth Fighter platforms. Wherein the F-60 lacked capability on carrier-based platforms, the F-21 would compliment and fill the gap, and vice versa for land-aerial based operations. Manufactured in two variants, the F-21A and F-21B Carrier Variant, the most usage of the Drekafighter can be found with the Confederate States Navy.

Description

In 2001, President Valentine Shields tasked the Confederate Military with finding an adequate replacement to the F-60A/C Hekate. The Confederate Navy had been complaining to the government for many years that its stockpile of unused F-60C's were not adequate for carrier-based use, however upon recognition by the government of the issue the Confederate Air Force protested the replacement of one of its most widely used air assets in the F-60A. As a compromise, President Shields initiated a program to fill in the gaps left open by the F-60 for the Military. Working closely with both Imperial Drakonian and Marquesan companies, which at this point had become a common practice for the Military, the inception and introduction of the F-21 took place. Initial concepts were promising and by 2003 the F-21 was in full production. Designed primarily to compliment the Confederate Navy with the F-21B Carrier Variant, the F-21A was still produced to compliment existing squadrons of F-60A's across the nation.

Specifications

F-21A Drekafighter Variant; In use by the Confederate States Air Force.

F-21B Drekafighter; Carrier Variant; In use by the Confederate States Navy.

General Characteristics
Nomenclature	F-21 (A/B) "Drekafighter"
Classification	A - Air Superiority Fighter / B - Carrier Strike Fighter
Nation of Origin	Confederate States of Anagonia
Crew	1 (Pilot)
Cost per Unit	D$80-90 Million Denars (approx.)

Weight & Dimensions

Weight & Dimensions
Length & Height	19.8 Meters (65') / 5.08 Meters (16' 7")
Wingspan & Area	13.41 Meters (44') / 78.04 m² (840 ft²)
Track Width & Tail Span	3.23m (10.6') / 8.83m (29')
Empty & Maximum Weights	14,365 Kgs (21,600 Lbs) / 33,000 Kgs (72,752 Kgs)
Wing Loading	422.86 Kg/m² @ MTOW
Internal Fuel	13,000 Kgs (18,300 L) - 1 Hr, 22 Min @ VNE
Weapons Payload	5,000 Kgs (11,023 Lbs) Ammunition & Ordinance

Performance

Performance
14,600m Ceiling in 42 Sec @ 350 M/Sec, +10 g Overload
Never-Exceed Speed (VNE)	3,460 Km/H (Mach 2.80)
Supercruise Speed	2,350 Km/H (Mach 1.90)
Ranges	1,480 Km Combat Radius, (w/ 370 Km @ Supercruise) 4,630 Direct
Powerplant	2x Imperial Drakonian M2010 Reheat Turbofans
Thrust-to-Weight Ratio	1.05:1 @ MTOW

Powerplant

Powerplant
Nomenclature	Imperial Drakonian M2010
Classification	Twin-Spool, Axial-Flow Augmented Turbofan
Length	5,160mm
Diameter	1,200mm
Dry Weight	1,800 Kgs
Overall Pressure Ratio	40.39:1
Bypass Ratio	0.30:1
Air Mass Flow	147 Kg/Sec
Turbine Inlet Temperature	1,900 °C
Military Power	116 Kilonewtons (6.57:1 TWR)
Reheat Power	170.65 Kilonewtons (9.67:1 TWR)

Sensors

Sensors
Nomenclature	APAx4.1500F "Altair"
Classification	Synthetic Aperture Imaging Radar, 4-Beam Processing, 110° FFOV
Operation Mode	X-Band AESA, 1,500W ERP, 45 Hz Update Speed
Design Spec	400 Km Detection Range, 600 Simultaneous Tracks
Notes	ECM Resistant, All-Weather Air & Surface Surveillance
Nomenclature	AMPI.aL "Aquila"
Classification	Airborne Stare & Scan Targeting System (EOTS)
Dual-Band M/LWIR Focal Plane Array Sensor	10 Megapixel, 60° Field-of-View
Low Light Level Daylight Camera	10 Megapixel, 75° Field-of-View
1-40x Power-Telephoto Zoom Lens	Electrothermally Cooled Optronics Ball or Fixed Blister
InGaAs System-on-Chip Targeting Computer	Designation Range: 12m - 60,000m
+ 3D Laser Scanner	1550nm/658nm Dual Axis Compensation, 10km Max Range
+ Eyesafe Laser Rangefinder	1570nm 30hz, 10ns Pulse Duration
+ Eyesafe Laser Designator	1064nm 8-20hz
+ Laser Spot Detector	190° Wide Angle, Passive Multiple-Target, 0.5 μm - 1.65 μm

Armaments

Armaments
Cannon	Starboard Wingroot Mount, Type-A or Type-B
Hardpoints	6x Under-Wing Wet Pylons, 2 Wingtip, 4 Internal

Variant Specifications

The F-21 Drekafighter is dinstinct enough in its operational capacity to warrant further specification differences between its land-based and carrier based variants. Below are details of each variant and typical operational payloads. Type-A is the land-based variant and Type-B is the Carrier-based variant.

Type-A "Drekafighter"

Cannon
Nomenclature	Imperial Drakonian 20-102R6/L91
Classification	6-Barrel Electrically-Driven Rotary Cannon
Caliber	20x102mm Unitary Case
Rifled Length	1,830mm (91 Calibers)
Cyclic Rate-of-Fire	1,000 RPM per Bbl, 6,000 RPM Effective
Muzzle Velocity	1,050 M/Sec (Mach 3.06)
Select-Fire Operation	2-Second (200-Rd) & 4-Second (400-Rd) Limiters
Ammunition Carriage	3,000 Rds in 1,500-Rd Helical Drums, Dual Linkless Electric Feeds
Max Effective Range	600 Meters
PHEI Projectile Weight	1,700 g (Prefragmented Shell, Multimode Fuze, 600 g HMX Filler)

Internal Weapons Bays

AHM.210R2 "Bayonet"
Nomenclature	AHM.210R2 "Bayonet"
Classification	Autonomous Heat-Seeking Missile
Missile Dimensions	99.49 Kgs (220 Lbs) Weight, 3.2m (10'6") Length, 152mm (6.0") Diameter, 16x 168mm Control Surfaces
Missile Propulsion	Smokeless High-Impulse Vectored Rocket (SHIVR) 62 Seconds Boost, 1,397 M/Sec (Mach 4.07)
Performance Envelope	86.75 Km (53.9 Mi) Range, 20,000m (65,600 Ft) Ceiling, 100 g Roll-To-Turn @ 90°/Sec
Guidance Systems	Ring Laser Gyroscope (INS) + Datalink Midcourse Updates, "Two-Color" M/WIR High Definition Seeker, Triaxial Gimbal, 90° Off Boresight Lock-On
Warhead Configuration	16.16 Kgs (35.63 Lbs) Annular Blast-Fragmentation (Welded Steel Rods + CL-20/HMX Filler)
Warhead Fuzing	Impact, Proximity or Time Delay, Electronic Fuzing @ Launch

Under-Wing Pylons

OGM.189R3 "Misericorde"
Nomenclature	OGM.189R3 "Misericorde"
Missile Dimensions	180 Kgs (396.8 Lbs) Weight, 3.6m (11'9") Length, 190mm (7.48") Diameter, 8x 250mm (9.85") Folding Wings
Missile Propulsion	Smokeless High-Impulse Vectored Rocket/Ramjet (SHIVRR) 90 Seconds to Burnout, 1,550 M/Sec (Mach 4.51)
Performance Envelope	140 Km (87 Mi) Range, 25,000m (82,000 Ft) Ceiling, 80 g Slip-to-Turn @ 145°/Sec
Guidance Systems	AMPI.mL "Corvus" Adaptive Thermal Missile Seeker + Ring Laser Gyroscope (INS) & Midcourse Datalink
Warhead Configuration	33.46 Kgs (73.76 Lbs) Beryllium-Enhanced CL-20/HMX Filler (Annular Blast/Frag, "CuBeCoHP" Alloy Rods)
Warhead Fuzing	Contact/Proximity
Terminal Performance	1.25 Meter (4'1") Penetration (1st Stage) + 205.90 Megajoules Chemical Energy

Wingtip Mounts

MHL.201R2 "Fire Lance"
Nomenclature	MHL.201R2 "Fire Lance"
Missile Dimensions	18.58 Kgs (41 Lbs) Weight, 1.61m (5'4") Length, 80mm (3.1") Diameter, 8x 75mm (2.95") Folding Wings
Missile Propulsion	Solid-Fueled Rocket Aerospike, 7.18 Seconds to Burnout, 960 M/Sec (Mach 2.80)
Operation Envelope	6,900m (4.3 Mi) Range, 3,860m (12,700 Ft) Max Climb @ 537 M/Sec (Mach 1.57), 9g Bank-to-Turn
Launch Method	Crew-Served Portable Launchers (CSPL) / 11-Rd Reloadable Launch Pods
Missile Guidance	Inertial Guidance + Inverse Monopulse Semi-Active Radar Homing (SARH)
Warhead Configuration	75mm (2.95") Self-Forging Ta Fragment, 2.92 Kgs (6.44 Lbs) CL-20/HMX
Terminal Performance	450mm (17.7") Armor Penetration, 500mm (19.7") Circular Error Probable

Type-B "Drekafighter"

Cannon
Nomenclature	Imperial Drakonian 25-137R4/L85
Classification	4-Barrel Electrically-Driven Rotary Cannon
Caliber	25x137mm Unitary Case
Rifled Length	2,110mm (85 Calibers)
Cyclic Rate-of-Fire	825 RPM per Bbl, 3,300 RPM Effective
Muzzle Velocity	970 M/Sec (Mach 2.83)
Select-Fire Operation	2-Second (110-Rd) & 4-Second (220-Rd) Limiters
Ammunition Carriage	2,200 Rds in 1,100-Rd Helical Drums, Dual Linkless Electric Feeds
Max Effective Range	3,660 Meters
SAPHE Projectile Weight	223 g (Semi-Armor Piercing Cap, HMX Filler)

Under-Wing Pylons

RHM.147R3 "Corseque"
Nomenclature	RHM.147R3 "Corseque"
Missile Dimensions	560 Kgs (1,234.6 Lbs) Weight, 4.99m (16'5") Length, 340mm (13.4") Diameter, 8x 360mm (13.5") Folding Wings
Missile Propulsion	Smokeless High-Impulse Vectored Rocket/Ramjet (SHIVRR) 165 Seconds to Burnout, 1,818 M/Sec (Mach 5.3)
Performance Envelope	300 Km (186.4 Mi) Range, 28,550 Meters (93,700 Ft) Ceiling, 73 g Roll-to-Turn @ 60°/Sec
Missile Guidance	"Kanaloa" TIMU (GPS-Independent INS) to Target Area, APAx.10F "Deneb" X-Band AESA Radar
Warhead Configuration	96 Kgs (211.65 Lbs) Beryllium-Enhanced CL-20/HMX (Annular Blast/Frag, "CuBeCoHP" Alloy Rods)
Warhead Fuzing	Tri-Mode; Proximity / Impact / Delayed Impact
Terminal Performance	723 Megajoules Chemical Energy

Under-Wing Pylons (Alternate Configurations)

S-UM-500 Series GLIDE BOMB
Name	S-UM-500/G/ER GLIDE BOMB
Mass	460 KG (S-UM-500), 487 KG (S-UM-500G), 502 kg (S-UM-500ER)
Length	2.85m (S-UM-500), 3.8m (S-UM-500G/ER)
Diameter	350mm
Range	15km (S-UM-500), 22km (S-UM-500G), 97km (S-UM-500ER)
Guidance Systems	Fire & Forget mode with GPS, Terminal/semi-active guidance via laser
Warhead Configuration	250kg HEW-500 warhead, High Explosive
Warhead Fuzing	Impact/Delay Impact

S-UMP-100 "KISTEN"
Name	S-UMP-100 "KISTEN" SMALL DIAMETER BOMB
Mass	100 KG
Length	1.7 Meters
Diameter	200mm
Range	100km (stationary target), 60km (moving target)
Guidance Systems	GPS/INS with datalink, terminal guidance via Electro-Optical/Infra-red, Active millimeter-wave radar, or laser
Warhead Configuration	50 Kgs Aluminum-Enhanced HMX
Warhead Fuzing	Impact/Delay Impact

Wingtip Mounts

MHL.201R2 "Fire Lance"
Nomenclature	MHL.201R2 "Fire Lance"
Missile Dimensions	18.58 Kgs (41 Lbs) Weight, 1.61m (5'4") Length, 80mm (3.1") Diameter, 8x 75mm (2.95") Folding Wings
Missile Propulsion	Solid-Fueled Rocket Aerospike, 7.18 Seconds to Burnout, 960 M/Sec (Mach 2.80)
Operation Envelope	6,900m (4.3 Mi) Range, 3,860m (12,700 Ft) Max Climb @ 537 M/Sec (Mach 1.57), 9g Bank-to-Turn
Launch Method	Crew-Served Portable Launchers (CSPL) / 11-Rd Reloadable Launch Pods
Missile Guidance	Inertial Guidance + Inverse Monopulse Semi-Active Radar Homing (SARH)
Warhead Configuration	75mm (2.95") Self-Forging Ta Fragment, 2.92 Kgs (6.44 Lbs) CL-20/HMX
Terminal Performance	450mm (17.7") Armor Penetration, 500mm (19.7") Circular Error Probable