F-9 Ashavan II

F-9 Ashavan II

Diagram of an early production variant F-9 Ashavan II circa 1676 AN
Type	Air Superiority Fighter
Place of origin	Talenore / Raspur Pact
Introduced	1676 AN
Designed	1675 AN
Manufacturer	Brightworks Mistra (Allied Production Matrix) Mistra Aerospace
Length	14.5 m
Wingspan	8.9 m
Empty weight	8,160 kg
Loaded weight	16,800 kg
Powerplant	1 × Mistra RM7 afterburning turbofan engine
Maximum speed	2,214 km/h (Mach 2.08)
Combat range	800 km
Ferry range	2,560 km
Service ceiling	13,716 m
Rate of climb	318 m/s
Armaments	1 x 20 mm Autocannon (130 rounds) 2 × AAM-1 Sonderwang 4 × S-2 Standard Missiles or 4 x 135 mm air-to-ground rocket pods
Defensive measures	ES-13 radar warning receiver ES-14 RF countermeasures ES-24: chaff jamming countermeasure system
Avionics	ES-27 "Froyalan" radar

The F-9 Ashavan II is an air superiority fighter developed from the FA-9 Banshee, retaining the basic airframe and turbofan engine of the originating platform whilst undergoing extensive internal modification to establish backwards compatibility with the avionics and weaponry of the Raspur Pact - the new aircraft's primary intended export customer and licensee. The aircraft is likely to be retired from Raspur Pact service by 1720 AN, to be replaced by a mix of F-17 Axarana air superiority fighters and the F-9 Ashavan III multirole strike aircraft, the latter being a further iteration on the original Banshee airframe developed by ESB Susa and the Mishalan Arsenal.

Operators

• Confoederatio Aemilia: 40 (ordered in XI.1731 from Sanama, pending delivery)
• ESB Operational Conversion Squadron: 8
• Oportian Security Forces: 26
•  Raspur Pact
  •  Benacian Union Defence Force: 1,269 (undergoing conversion to F-9 Ashavan III standard)
  • Imperial Constancian Armed Forces: 64
  • Florian Air Force: 175
  • Imperial Forces: 94
  •  Military of the Suren Confederacy: 96
• Sanaman Air Force: 380
• Sanaman Navy (F-9N): 144

Former operators

• Sovereign Defence Force – 75 airframes transferred to the Black Legions upon disestablishment
• Self-Defence Forces (Elwynn & Amokolia) – 501 lost during combat operations in the Second Elwynnese Civil War.
• Drak-Modani Defense Force originally 54, surviving examples transferred to the Imperial Forces of Shireroth.
• Union Defence Force originally 930, heavy losses experienced during Second Elwynnese Civil War, surviving examples transferred to the Benacian Union Defence Force.
• Grand Army of Ransenar originally 320, surviving examples transferred to the BUDF.
• Black Legions originally 1,456, surviving examples transferred to the BUDF.

Versions

F-9N Ashavan II

A VTOL version of the F-9 Ashavan II originating in Sanama for use on aircraft carriers and amphibious transport docks as well as the Logistic Support Vessel.