Averius Air Force

Averius Imperial Air Force
Active	710 - present
Country	Averius
Allegiance	Averius Armed Forces
Branch	Navy
Role	Air Superiority Operations
Size	100,000 total personnel
Anniversaries	Founding Day June 15th, 710
Equipment	540 Air Superiority Fighters 180 Transport Aircraft 90 AWACS Aircraft 90 UAV

Overview

The Averius Imperial Air Force, also called the Averius Air Force or the Imperial Air Force, is a professional air force component of the Averius Armed Forces. The Air Force was founded to protect Averius airspace from foreign threats and to provide air support for ground operations.

History

Founding

When the Navy was founded in 710, the Empire only operated a small air force for recon operations.

First Modernization

In the year 730, the Air Force modernized to establish aircraft able to be used for air superiority and ground strike operations.

Second Modernization

In the year 760, the Air Force modernized again using the new et technology to create better aircraft.

Equipment

There are 900 aircraft in the Imperial Air Force of various types.

Fighter Aircraft

Aircraft	Type	Number	Unit Price	Details
F-22	Multirole Fighter	540	G$32,000	Details/Specs Crew: 1 pilot Length: 20 m Wingspan: 15 m Height: 5.1 m Wing Area: 94 m2 Empty Weight: 20 tons Gross Weight: 30 tons Max Take-off Weight: 40 tons Powerplant: 2x 160 kN Augmented Turbofans (320 kN total) Speed: 750 m/s (2,700 kmh) Range: 3,000 km Combat Range: 900 km Ferry Range: 3,500 km Service Ceiling: 20 km Sensors: AESA Multi-band Radar (400 km) Radar Detection System (460 km) Aircraft Communications System (Multi-band) Chaff/Flares Guns: 430 mm Vulcan Rotary Cannon Internal Bays: Air-to-Air Loadout 6x AMRAAM (anti-aircraft; 160 km range; 1.4 km/s speed) 2x AIM (anti-air; 36 km range; 0.9 km/s speed) Air-to-Ground Loadout 2x JDAM (1 ton bomb) 2x AMRAAM (anti-aircraft; 160 km range; 1.4 km/s speed) 2x AIM (anti-air; 36 km range; 0.9 km/s speed) External Bays: 4x AMRAAM (anti-aircraft; 160 km range; 1.4 km/s speed)

Support/Logistics Aircraft

Aircraft	Type	Number	Unit Price	Details
C-130	Transport Aircraft	180	G$15,000	Details/Specs Crew: 5 crew 2 pilots 1 flight engineer 1 loader 1 navigator Length: 40 m Wingspan: 60 m Height: 12 m Wing Area: 300 m2 Empty Weight: 40 tons Gross Weight: 50 tons Max Take-off Weight: 80 tons Capacity: 30 tons 1 Company (200 soldiers) 10 pallets 4 armored vehicles 2 artillery 2 tanks Powerplant: 4x 5 MW Turboprop Engines (20 MW total) Speed: 160 m/s (576 kmh) Range: 4,000 km Ferry Range: 8,000 km Service Ceiling: 10 km Sensors: AESA Multi-band Radar (400 km) Radar Detection System (460 km) Aircraft Communications System (Multi-band) Chaff/Flares
AWACS-3	AWACS Aircraft	90	G$20,000	Details/Specs Crew: 5 crew 2 pilots 1 flight engineer 1 loader 1 navigator Length: 50 m Wingspan: 50 m Height: 12.6 m Wing Area: 300 m2 Empty Weight: 85 tons Gross Weight: 156 tons Max Take-off Weight: 160 tons Powerplant: 4x 120 kN Turbofan Engines (480 kN total) Speed: 240 m/s (864 kmh) Range: 7,400 km Endurance: 8 hours w/o refueling Service Ceiling: 10 km Sensors: AESA Multi-band Radar (400 km) Radar Detection System (460 km) Aircraft Communications System (Multi-band) Radar Interpretation System Chaff/Flares
UAV-1A	Air Force Drone	90	G$5,000	Details/Specs Length: 15 m Wingspan: 40 m Height: 4.75 m Empty Weight: 7 tons Max Take-off Weight: 15 tons Powerplant: 1x 750 kW Turboprop Engine (750 kW total) Speed: 400 kph Range: 12,000 km Service Ceiling: 18 km Sensors: Weather and Navigation Radar Visual Navigation Sensor GPS Navigation Infrared Sensor (50 km) Radar Sensor (200 km) EM Hardened RC Suite Radar Detection System (460 km) Electronic Warfare Suite Armament: 8x AGM (air-to-ground; 15 km range; 0.45 km speed)

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