FC-25 Mastema

FC-25 Mastema
Type:	Gravimetric Gunship
Place of origin:	Ft. Kezan
Date In service:	in development
Operators:	Shireroth
Number produced:	2
Number in Service:	1
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
Armament:	1 x 105mm Howitzer (chin turret) 2 x paired 40mm Autocannons (wing turrets) 3 x 20mm Point-Defence Guns 2 x 4-cell VLS Launchers Hardpoints for rocket or missile launchers

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.