D-AHXX "Zephyros" Tiltrotor Attack Helicopter

Normal Designation: D-AHXX:Design(D)-Attack Helicopter(AH), Next Generation(XX)
UK Naming Conventions: Zephyros FGR1(Fighter, Ground, Reconnaissance)

The D-AHXX "Zephyros FGR1" is a tiltrotor attack helicopter developed by ☆GASco. It looks an ordinary tiltrotor but it's agile, very maneuverable, flexible, multi role, complex, and most importantly, very advanced. It features High off bore sight fox 2 semi chaff resistant air to air missiles that can be guided by datalink and has last coordinate targeting as well as other weaponry such as a flexible 20mm m197 turret, long range anti chaff ATGMs, and lofting laser ATGMs. It also features an HMD, dual HMD slaved semi pulse doppler(its not truly PD, it uses software-based motion filtering called speed gating) radar for behind terrain targeting and normal targeting, basic radar NCTR, a laser targeting system with full displays, IFF, Datalink, RWR, and limited ECM. It also has infinite range and is quiet in longer distances than regular jet engine helis. Not only that, it has limited tilt rotor thrust vectoring during plane mode flight which is suitable in a dogfight along with its air to air missiles.

The Zephyros is also controlled by a modern Flight Control System along with a fully digital modern FADEC controls. The FCS can be switched on and off for different battlefield situations. It can withstand up to 23mm hits. The Zephyros can now link to an AWACS for datalink awareness.

Why name it "FGR"? Because that's its role, it destroys aircraft, ground targets and does reconnaissance at the same time.

Reminder: The Zephyros is a missile slinger, meaning it is meant to use missiles at long distances rather than guns or any unguided munitions at short distances. If you run out of missiles, RTB. It can fire missiles in standoff long ranges.
The Zephyros has an optional add-on rack of 3x SACLOS ATGMs to replace the regular laser missiles which requires manual installation.

Length

53.31 feet

Wingspan with Rotor blades

31.99 feet

Height

11.48 feet

Max High-Altitude Speed

580 Knots

Max Low-Altitude Speed

573 Knots

Fuel

800 units(3.2Megajoules)

Combat and Ferry Range

Infinite

Seat

Engine

1x GASE-900C Turboshaft (7,135 HP)

Radar

2x GR-E MK VIII Semi Pulse Doppler NCTR Radar(one being an extendable mast radar)

Datalink

RD/URC-40

MFD Pages

Viewing Scope

Yes, for targeting system

Targeting Modes

Radar+GPS+Laser+Passive Memory

Fully Loaded Cost(excluding extra ECRSM rack and platform)

$151,593

Empty Cost

$114,929

Fully Loaded Weight(excluding extra ECRSM rack and platform)

8,027 lbs

Base Weight

5,066 lbs

Climb Rate

50,500 ft/min

Thrust to Weight Ratio

1.5

Countermeasures

90x Chaff

Radar NCTR Types

Speed and Altitude

Vehicles under this classification

SEA/GND

Any speed, under 49 ft

Sea Vehicles or Ground Vehicles, Aircraft flying extremely low or decoys may be mistaken under this category since there are also fast ships

GND

Under 146 knots, over 49 ft and under 246 ft

Ground Vehicles, Aircraft flying slow and low and decoys may be mistaken under this category

AIR-S

Over 29 knots and below 146 knots, over 75 feet

Aircraft flying slow, fast ground vehicles on mountains may be mistaken under this category

AIR-M

Over 146 knots and under 524 knots, over 75 feet

Aircraft flying at usual speeds, usually bombers or fighter jets at dogfight

AIR-F

Over 524 knots, over 75 feet

Aircraft flying at high speeds, usually are fighter jets

DECOY

Under 29 knots, over 75 feet

Refers to chaff which is decoy against radars, stationary or slow ground vehicles on mountains may be mistaken under this category

MEM

None

No targets found and radar relies on memory XYZ to target

☆GASco introduces the Stabilized Laser Aim Targeting System or SLATS/A which is a gimbal camera that can guide laser missiles as well as GPS missiles, and have FLIR, tracking, and radar slaving functions as well.

-1x Flexible Turret M197 20mm Electric Cannon(100 rounds) w/ ballistic computer
-6x Falkner Muir LGM-22 Laser ATGM
-4x NNTC Guillotine Long Range Surface to Surface Missile(converted to air to surface)
-2x ☆GASco ASRAPEX-M HOBS Short Range Air to Air Missile
-6x(Optional and unused on pylons, requires to be manually installed first) ☆GASco Electronic Countermeasure Resistant SACLOS Missile(ECRSM) ATGM
(Unused on the current loadout but the Zephyros has the ability to replace the LGM-22s for the ECRSMs instead, just make sure to remove them when you're done replacing the LGM-22s for the ECRSMs)