FC-25 Mastema
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| Type: | Gravimetric Gunship |
| Place of origin: | Ft. Kezan |
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| Date In service: | in development |
| Operators: |  Shireroth
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| Number produced: | 2 |
| Number in Service: | 1 |
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| Designed: | 1700 AN |
| Manufacturer: | Kezan Floating Cargo Manufacturers (IDB-4) |
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| Propulsion: | Gravimetric Drive |
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| Aircrew: | 7 (Command Pilot, Co-Pilot, Combat Systems Officer, Flight Engineer, 3 Gunners) |
| Groundcrew: | 30 |
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The FC-25 Mastema is a gravimetric gunship. The production version of a lengthy development process, which began with FC-15 Stoat and matured in the FC-20 Egregore experiments, the design philosophy of the Mastema is more akin to a flying warship rather than a flying tank, which was the basis for the pre-fracture design philosophy.
Design
Despite relying on a gravimetric drive for lift, the Mastema sports two short wings, each with a gimbled jet engine mounted on its end. This positioning maximizes available torque and grants the Mastema a high degree of maneuverability despite its size, as well as a means for a controlled landing in the event of a gravimetric drive failure. The wings provide hardpoints for swappable weapons modules, allowing the Mastema's armament to be customized per its mission profile. Default configuration is for multiple-round short-range air-ground rocket launchers.
