F/A-24 Hellcat (For Sale)

[Topsail Empire]

Development
The A/F X program began in 1982 along with the development of what would become the F-22. The criteria for the program was a long range, fast, and maneuverable 5th generation fighter and attack aircraft that could replace the A-7 Corsair, A-6 Intruder, and F-14 Tomcat in the Topsailian Navy and the F-111 Aardvark and F-117 Nighthawk in the Topsailian Air Force. By 1988 two competing designs had been laid down, a swing wing design from Red Wolf Aerospace and a diamond shaped wing design from Northrop Grumman. The Red Wolf Aerospace design was labeled the YF-24 and the Northrop Grumman design was named the YF-23. Several prototypes of both designs had been completed by 1993, and the two aircraft could finally compete head on. Almost immediately the YF-24 showed it's superiority to the YF-23. Although they were tested to both be able to achieve Mach 1.8+ at altitude, the YF-24 was shown to be far more agile and able to carry a larger payload of over 9,000 kg, 1,000 kg greater than the YF-24's 8,000 kg payload. The YF-24 was also shown to have a wider combat radius, 1,100 km compared to only 800 km. The YF-24's variable sweep wings also gave it higher speeds and maneuverability at higher speeds with wings swept and more stability and payload capacity with open wings. In 1996 the Topsailian Military chose the YF-24 design for production. The design was continually refined and the aircraft entered production in 2005. The first aircraft entered service with the TAF in June 2006 and in the Topsailian Navy in February 2007. Since then 510 aircraft have been produced, 260 for the Navy and 250 for the Air Force, and there are plans to produce 300+ more for the Topsailian Military.

STATS:

General Characteristics:

Crew: 2
Length: 19.41 meters
Wingspan: 19.1 meters open, 11 meters swept
Height: 5.3 meters
Wing Area: 59.2 m²
Empty Weight: 19,340 kg
Loaded Weight: 31,000 kg
Max Takeoff Weight: 38,900 kg
Powerplant: 2 P-90/C1 Turbofans with supercruise, afterburning, and light thrust vectoring
Dry thrust: 98.4 kN each
Thrust with afterburner: 160.2 kN each
Thrust vectoring: ±10° at 30° per second in pitch and yaw

Performance:

Maximum Speed: Mach 1.9 (wings swept) at altitude, Mach 0.99 (wings open)
Range: 3,100 km (unlimited with aerial refueling)
Combat Radius: 1,012 km
Service Ceiling: 22,500 meters
Rate of Climb: 228 m/s
Wing Loading: 340 kg/m²

Electronics:

AN/APG-77 radar: 125–150 miles (200–240 km) against 1 m² (11 sq ft) targets (estimated range)
AN/AAR-56 Missile Launch Detector (MLD)
AN/ALR-94 radar warning receiver (RWR): 250 nmi (463 km) or more detection range
MJU-39/40 flares for protection against IR missiles

Armament:

1 GAU-22/A 25 mm Gatling Cannon mounted internally with 280 rounds (can be switched out with M-61 Vulcan and most other western and some Russian guns)
1 large internal bomb bay for either 8 air to air missiles or 4 large ground attack weapons (or mixture of the two)
2 side bays for 4 air to air missiles
2 external hard points for 4 air to air missiles or 2 ground attack weapons or 2 electronic warfare pods

VARIANTS

-F/A-24A: Standard Land Variant
-F/A-24N: Naval Variant
-E/A-24: Electronic Warfare Variant
-TiK-24A: Variant Produced by Topsail-Kathmandue Aircraft (identical to F/A-24A)
-TiK-24N: Identical to F/A-24N
-TiK-24E/A: Identical to E/A-24

COST: 130 MILLION NSD PER UNIT.
DPR: 28 BILLION NSD (75 billion NSD for DPR to all 3 variants)

Order Form:

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Amount of Aircraft:
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[Topsail Empire]

Development
The work on the E/A-24 Bearcat Electronic Warfare Aircraft began in the late 1990's, in response to the Topsailian Navy looking for a replacement for their aging EA-6B Prowler and the Topsailian Army looking for a replacement to their soon-to-be-retired EF-111 Raven. Work on the project stalled for a while, as the Tospailian Navy lost interest in the project in favor of the cheaper but less capable EA-18 Growler. However, in 2006 the Topsailian Army revived the project and work began in earnest. A working prototype was built by 2008, and after many tweaks the design was cleared for production in 2012. Since then, 48 aircraft have been delivered to the Topsailian Army, with plans to deliver 120+ more. Because it still is a relatively new aircraft, the developmental costs make this an expensive investment, however you will be hard pressed to find a better electronic warfare aircraft out there.

STATS:

General Characteristics:

Crew: 2
Length: 19.41 meters
Wingspan: 19.1 meters open, 11 meters swept
Height: 5.3 meters
Wing Area: 59.2 m²
Empty Weight: 19,740 kg
Loaded Weight: 31,300 kg
Max Takeoff Weight: 39,100 kg
Powerplant: 2 P-90/C1 Turbofans with supercruise, afterburning, and light thrust vectoring
Dry thrust: 98.4 kN each
Thrust with afterburner: 160.2 kN each
Thrust vectoring: ±10° at 30° per second in pitch and yaw

Performance:

Maximum Speed: Mach 1.9 (wings swept) at altitude, Mach 0.99 (wings open)
Range: 3,100 km (unlimited with aerial refueling)
Combat Radius: 1,012 km
Service Ceiling: 22,500 meters
Rate of Climb: 228 m/s
Wing Loading: 340 kg/m²

Electronics:

AN/ALQ-99 Integrated Electronic Warfare System
AN/APG-77 radar: 125–150 miles (200–240 km) against 1 m² (11 sq ft) targets (estimated range)
AN/AAR-56 Missile Launch Detector (MLD)
AN/ALR-94 radar warning receiver (RWR): 250 nmi (463 km) or more detection range
MJU-39/40 flares for protection against IR missiles

Armament:

1 large internal bomb bay for up to 8 AMG-88 HARM Missiles
2 side bays for 4 air to air missiles
2 external hard points for 4 light air to air missiles or 2 AN/ALQ-99 Jammer Pods

COST: 210 MILLION NSD PER UNIT.
DPR: 34 BILLION NSD (75 billion NSD for DPR to all 3 variants)

[Celibrae]

Greetings,

The Celibraean Air Force would like to purchase 325 F24 Hellcats for use in our newest squadrons as strike aircraft and as interceptors, as our own production base cannot provide us with the aircraft we need. In case of their destruction we will organise extra contracts for replacements, and an additional contract for spares is also welcome. we reserve the right to re-sell the aircraft to private and international buyers.

Air Marshal Zukov,
CAF High Command,

-No.233 Tactical Sqdn
-No.234 Tactical Sqdn
-No.236 Tactical Sqdn
-No.245 Tactical Sqdn
-No.340 Recce Sqdn
-No.500 Recce Sqdn
-No.20 EW Sqdn

[Topsail Empire]

Hello Air Marshall Zukov,

Your order for 325 F/A-24 Hellcats has been approved. The cost will be 37.75 billion NSD. We will include a contract to supply spare parts for free as Celibrae is a PEC member. The aircraft will be delivered as soon as possible to an airfield[s] of your choice.

-Anthony Smith, CEO of Red Wolf Industries

[United Allied Earth Federation]

After careful consideration of your aircraft, we would like to purchase the following;

Nation: United Allied Earth Federation
Amount of Aircraft:DPR For Both Varients
Naval Variant or Land Variant:Both
Cost:48 Billion NSD
Delivery or Wire Transfer:Wire Transfer

[Topsail Empire]

After careful consideration of your aircraft, we would like to purchase the following;

Nation: United Allied Earth Federation
Amount of Aircraft:DPR For Both Varients
Naval Variant or Land Variant:Both
Cost:48 Billion NSD
Delivery or Wire Transfer:Wire Transfer

Your order has been approved! Thanks!

[Topsail Empire]

I just added the E/A-24 Bearcat Electronic Warfare Aircraft!

[Freelands of Natives]

Greetings,

The Freelands of Natives would like to purchase 150 F/A 24 Hellcats for our northern border build up. We would also like to purchase 20 E/A 24 Bearcats. If possible we would also like to obtain a spare part contract for said aircraft. Payment will be wire transfer upon your approval of our order.

Thank you,
Air Marshal, Steven WildWeasel

[Mallaska]

Mallaskan Ministry of Security
Official Order Document

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Recipient: Topsail Empire
Responsible: Perry Richards, Minister of Procurement, Mallaskan Ministry of Security
Subject of Concern: Procurement of Aircraft

Dear Representatives,

Due to the glaring necessity of a modern variable-geometry fighter, the F/A-24 Hellcat and its subsequent variants have been selected for servcice to possibly gradually replace the LY908A Warhawk in the future. As a result, details are included in the attached document of our requested sizeable procurement:

Nation: The Royal Republic of Mallaska
Amount of Aircraft: 700 total aircraft initial procurement, DPRs
Variant[s]: x390 Naval, x200 Land, x100 Electronic warfare
Cost: $174,000,000,000 USD
Delivery or Wire Transfer: Wire

It is requested that the Ministry of Security be granted rights to fully modify all Mallaskan-produced and operated aircraft as to maximize effectiveness and commonality in the military.

With this purchase we certify that these products will only be operated by approved Mallaskan entities and/or states and companies under direct oversight of the Mallaskan government. As always, the entirety of the Mallaskan people thank your esteemed company for your time and contributions to the defense of the Royal Republic.



Sincerely,
Perry Richards, Minister of Procurement, Ministry of Security

[Topsail Empire]

Greetings,

The Freelands of Natives would like to purchase 150 F/A 24 Hellcats for our northern border build up. We would also like to purchase 20 E/A 24 Bearcats. If possible we would also like to obtain a spare part contract for said aircraft. Payment will be wire transfer upon your approval of our order.

Thank you,
Air Marshal, Steven WildWeasel

Hello,

We are happy to inform you that your order has been approved. The cost will be 23.7 billion NSD. The aircraft will be delivered as soon as possible. Thank you for shopping with us and have a nice day!

[Topsail Empire]

Mallaskan Ministry of Security
Official Order Document


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Recipient: Topsail Empire
Responsible: Perry Richards, Minister of Procurement, Mallaskan Ministry of Security
Subject of Concern: Procurement of Aircraft

Dear Representatives,

Due to the glaring necessity of a modern variable-geometry fighter, the F/A-24 Hellcat and its subsequent variants have been selected for servcice to possibly gradually replace the LY908A Warhawk in the future. As a result, details are included in the attached document of our requested sizeable procurement:

Nation: The Royal Republic of Mallaska
Amount of Aircraft: 700 total aircraft initial procurement, DPRs
Variant[s]: x390 Naval, x200 Land, x100 Electronic warfare
Cost: $174,000,000,000 USD
Delivery or Wire Transfer: Wire

It is requested that the Ministry of Security be granted rights to fully modify all Mallaskan-produced and operated aircraft as to maximize effectiveness and commonality in the military.

With this purchase we certify that these products will only be operated by approved Mallaskan entities and/or states and companies under direct oversight of the Mallaskan government. As always, the entirety of the Mallaskan people thank your esteemed company for your time and contributions to the defense of the Royal Republic.



Sincerely,
Perry Richards, Minister of Procurement, Ministry of Security

Hello,

We are happy to inform you that your order has been approved. The aircraft will be delivered to you as soon as possible, and we will send you the plans to domestically produce all variants of the F/A-24. We want to thank you for your order! Have a nice day!

[Celibrae]

Dear Topsail Empire Exports

We in the Celibraean Royal Air Force have noticed your recent addition of the electronic warfare variation of the aircraft and we seek its availability in our new squadrons to defend against ground based weapons. We wish to purchase an additional 38 F/A-24s in the electronic warfare variation known as "Bearcat". Thank you for your time.

Air Marshal Zukov,
CRAF,

[ZiZi]

Hello,

The Cybran PMC would to buy 300 F/A 24 Hellcats for our Aviation Department and 5 E/A 24 Bearcats. Payment will wire when of your approval.

Thank you.
Ceo Zion seymour

[Topsail Empire]

Dear Topsail Empire Exports

We in the Celibraean Royal Air Force have noticed your recent addition of the electronic warfare variation of the aircraft and we seek its availability in our new squadrons to defend against ground based weapons. We wish to purchase an additional 38 F/A-24s in the electronic warfare variation known as "Bearcat". Thank you for your time.

Air Marshal Zukov,
CRAF,

Hello,

We are happy to inform you that your order for 38 E/A-24 Bearcats has been approved. The total cost will be 7.98 billion NSD. Thanks for shopping with Red Wolf Industries!

[Topsail Empire]

Hello,

The Cybran PMC would to buy 300 F/A 24 Hellcats for our Aviation Department and 5 E/A 24 Bearcats. Payment will wire when of your approval.

Thank you.
Ceo Zion seymour

Hello,

We are happy to inform you that your order has been approved. The total cost will be 40.5 billion NSD. The aircraft will be delivered as soon as possible. Thanks for shopping with us!

[The God-Emperors Terran Empire]

Nation: The God-Emperors Terran Empire
Amount of Aircraft: 560 F/A-24 Hellcats (320 Land & 240 Naval), & 100 F-28 Wreath stealth fighters
Variant[s]: See above
Cost: 18.021 billion IGS (Equivalent to 83.8 billion NSD; conversion rate: 4.65 NSD / 1 IGS. Note that IGS is actual gold.)
Delivery or Wire Transfer: Delivery by merchant convoy with anti-piracy escort; expect delivery within 4 days of order confirmation.

ADDENDUM
Is it possible for these aircraft to be delivered directly to Carrier Battle Group "Perseus" in the Arabian Sea? The IDF would like to perform field tests as soon as possible.

[New Chilokver]

Nation: Chilokver
Amount of Aircraft: DPR.
Variant[s]: All.
Cost: 75 billion NSD.
Delivery or Wire Transfer: Wire transfer.

[Topsail Empire]

Nation: The God-Emperors Terran Empire
Amount of Aircraft: 560 F/A-24 Hellcats (320 Land & 240 Naval), & 100 F-28 Wreath stealth fighters
Variant[s]: See above
Cost: 18.021 billion IGS (Equivalent to 83.8 billion NSD; conversion rate: 4.65 NSD / 1 IGS. Note that IGS is actual gold.)
Delivery or Wire Transfer: Delivery by merchant convoy with anti-piracy escort; expect delivery within 4 days of order confirmation.

ADDENDUM
Is it possible for these aircraft to be delivered directly to Carrier Battle Group "Perseus" in the Arabian Sea? The IDF would like to perform field tests as soon as possible.

Hello,

We are happy to inform you that your order has been approved. The aircraft will be delivered to the Carrier Battle Group Perseus as soon as possible. Thanks for shopping with us and have a nice day!

[Topsail Empire]

Nation: Chilokver
Amount of Aircraft: DPR.
Variant[s]: All.
Cost: 75 billion NSD.
Delivery or Wire Transfer: Wire transfer.

Hello,

We are happy to inform you that your order has been approved! Thanks for shopping with us!

[Allied Connurist States]

Nation: The Connurist Empire
Amount of Aircraft: 4
Variant[s]: 2x land variant ; 2x naval variant
Cost: $520 million
Delivery or Wire Transfer: Wire Transfer

We would like to trial the aircraft before purchasing large quantities.

[The God-Emperors Terran Empire]

Hello,

We are happy to inform you that your order has been approved. The aircraft will be delivered to the Carrier Battle Group Perseus as soon as possible. Thanks for shopping with us and have a nice day!

This is most splendid news! We have begun loading the gold on our transport ships, so you can expect payment in a few days.
We're happy to hear that you can deliver these craft to our carriers!

Pleasure doing business with you; and feel free to contact us if other equipment becomes available. We're always looking to diversify our assets!

Sincerely,
- Yael Benjamin, Imperial Minister of War

[The God-Emperors Terran Empire]

3 weeks later...

FROM:
Dinyah Mittelmeier, Imperial Secretary of Arms and Ammunition
Admiral {REDACTED}, Commanding Officer of the Third Expeditionary Corps (Indian Ocean)

TO:
The Topsail Empire; whomever it may concern


Greetings to the military leadership of the Topsail Empire!

After conducting rigorous field testing, we have determined that your aircraft are up to IDF standards; and have performed admirably in combat simulations! We are especially impressed by their EW capabilites.
Therefore, we have a number of proposals for you:

- We'd like to establish a permanent import of Topsail fighter craft; namely, 50 per year of each variant of every available type. Reason for this is our high demand for military equipment, and the fact that ouyr own production facilities are already operating at maximum capacity.
- We would also like to procure the design schematics for the F/A-24 and F-28; so that we can replace some of our outdated models (Like the F-14 Tomcat and F-16 Falcon.). We are willing to pay whatever sum you request, whether it be in financial assets or natural resources.

Sincerely,
- Reps. Central Directorate of the Terran Imperial Defense Forces

[Topsail Empire]

Nation: The Connurist Empire
Amount of Aircraft: 4
Variant[s]: 2x land variant ; 2x naval variant
Cost: $520 million
Delivery or Wire Transfer: Wire Transfer

We would like to trial the aircraft before purchasing large quantities.

Hello,

We are proud to inform you that your order has been approved. All 4 aircraft will be delivered very soon as it is a small order. We are confident that you will be pleased with our aircraft, and we hope that you chose to buy more.

[Topsail Empire]

3 weeks later...

FROM:
Dinyah Mittelmeier, Imperial Secretary of Arms and Ammunition
Admiral {REDACTED}, Commanding Officer of the Third Expeditionary Corps (Indian Ocean)

TO:
The Topsail Empire; whomever it may concern


Greetings to the military leadership of the Topsail Empire!

After conducting rigorous field testing, we have determined that your aircraft are up to IDF standards; and have performed admirably in combat simulations! We are especially impressed by their EW capabilites.
Therefore, we have a number of proposals for you:

- We'd like to establish a permanent import of Topsail fighter craft; namely, 50 per year of each variant of every available type. Reason for this is our high demand for military equipment, and the fact that ouyr own production facilities are already operating at maximum capacity.
- We would also like to procure the design schematics for the F/A-24 and F-28; so that we can replace some of our outdated models (Like the F-14 Tomcat and F-16 Falcon.). We are willing to pay whatever sum you request, whether it be in financial assets or natural resources.

Sincerely,
- Reps. Central Directorate of the Terran Imperial Defense Forces

Hello,

We are proud to hear that the aircraft lived up to expectations! As for your proposal, I think that it can easily be met. The normal cost would be 29 billion dollars annually for 50 F/A-24A's, 50 F/A-24N's, 50 F-28's, and 50 E/A-24's. However, because you have purchased so many aircraft and because you plan to buy so many aircraft annually, We will give you a discount and only charge you 28 billion dollars. As for the DPR to the F/A-24 and F-28, the cost would be 24 billion NSD for the F-28. For the F/A-24, do you wish to buy the DPR to both the Naval and Land variants or just one of the two? For both the cost would be 56 billion NSD.

[The God-Emperors Terran Empire]

Hello,

We are proud to hear that the aircraft lived up to expectations! As for your proposal, I think that it can easily be met. The normal cost would be 29 billion dollars annually for 50 F/A-24A's, 50 F/A-24N's, 50 F-28's, and 50 E/A-24's. However, because you have purchased so many aircraft and because you plan to buy so many aircraft annually, We will give you a discount and only charge you 28 billion dollars. As for the DPR to the F/A-24 and F-28, the cost would be 24 billion NSD for the F-28. For the F/A-24, do you wish to buy the DPR to both the Naval and Land variants or just one of the two? For both the cost would be 56 billion NSD.

The Imperial Air Defense Forces (ADF) only fly the best; and you Sir, have given us the best!

$28 billion NSD would convert to 6.021 billion IGS. We can send you physical gold in IGS, or NSD through wire transfer; whichever you prefer.
And let me say that we greatly appreciate this discount!

The same applies to the blueprints; and we'd like the prints to both variants, as the Navy operates a large proportion of aircraft carriers.

We look forward to good trade relations!

- Dinyah Mittelmeier, Imperial Secretary of Arms and Ammunition