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The S-1 Broadweaver is a supersonic strike bomber designed in |
The S-1 Broadweaver is a supersonic strike bomber designed in 1964 by Hartley Aerospace for use by the [[Royal Armed Forces of the Empire|Morstaybishlian Royal Air Force]] as a tactical nuclear strike craft, but the project was cancelled late in development due to several technical issues causing delays and a change in doctrine moving away from the battlefield use of nuclear warheads. in 1966, socialist defectors from Hartley aerospace brought design documents to the Noroist Axdelian Defence Force, which saw potential in the design for use as a strike bomber and began production of the plane in 1968. After declaring independence, the bomber saw its first use during the [[Auroran Imperial War]], and remained in service into the 21st century. It was one of the fastest bombers ever put into production, its incredible speed at all altitudes allowing it to outrun contemporary fighters and penetrate deep into enemy territory whilst flying at low altitudes to reduce the chance of being detected by radar. It proved instrumental in the success of many allied military operations. The plane did suffer from a low payload capacity compared to its contemporaries, an artefact of the original intention of the bomber as a tactical nuclear delivery system. Despite this it remained invaluable in SEAD missions armed with anti-radiation missiles, and later models did successfully increase the maximum payload. |
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S-1B and S-1C Broadweavers were exported to [[Ethalria (Grand Matriarchy)|Ethalria]], [[Thorntonist Oscrelia|Oscrelia]] and [[Nilovia]] during the AIW, and post war multiple variants were tested and purchased by several other nations with close relations to Noroist Axdel. Several were captured by the [[Great Morstaybishlia|Morstaybishlian Empire]] and her allies during the AIW and were maintained for training purposes up until 2009. |
S-1B and S-1C Broadweavers were exported to [[Ethalria (Grand Matriarchy)|Ethalria]], [[Thorntonist Oscrelia|Oscrelia]] and [[Nilovia]] during the AIW, and post war multiple variants were tested and purchased by several other nations with close relations to Noroist Axdel. Several were captured by the [[Great Morstaybishlia|Morstaybishlian Empire]] and her allies during the AIW and were maintained for training purposes up until 2009. |
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[[File:S-2 Prototype.png|thumbnail|Concept image of the S-2 Stormweaver Fighter-Bomber|alt=|left]]The conceptual successor to the S-1, the S-2 Stormweaver entered development in 1990 following the successful S-1X prototype, and was to feature an abnormal enclosed cockpit as well as experimental stealth features for long-range penetration roles like the S-1. The strategic bomber design was scrapped in 1994 after funding issues, though the design was later adapted and downsized for use as a single-engine fighter-bomber. However this project was put on indefinite developmental hold due to the outbreak of the Axdelian civil war before any prototype planes could be constructed. |
[[File:S-2 Prototype.png|thumbnail|Concept image of the S-2 Stormweaver Fighter-Bomber|alt=|left]]The conceptual successor to the S-1, the S-2 Stormweaver entered development in 1990 following the successful S-1X prototype, and was to feature an abnormal enclosed cockpit as well as experimental stealth features for long-range penetration roles like the S-1. The strategic bomber design was scrapped in 1994 after funding issues, though the design was later adapted and downsized for use as a single-engine fighter-bomber. However this project was put on indefinite developmental hold due to the outbreak of the Axdelian civil war before any prototype planes could be constructed. |
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