S-1 Broadweaver: Difference between revisions

The S-1 Broadweaver is a supersonic strike bomber designed in 1965 by Hartley Aerospace for use by the [[Royal Armed Forces of the Empire|Morstaybishlian Royal Air Force]] as a tactical nuclear strike craft, but was rejected during development due to several technical issues and a change in doctrine moving away from the battlefield use of nuclear warheads. It instead saw heavy use primarily by the [[Norograd|Norogradian Air force]] during the [[Auroran Imperial War]] and into the early years of the 21st century. It was one of the fastest bombers ever put into production, its incredible speed at all altitudes allowing it to outrun fighters and penetrate deep into enemy territory, flying at low altitudes to avoid being detected by radar. During the war, Broadweavers were clocked exceeding Mach 3 in level flight on multiple occasions, and proved instrumental in the success of allied military operations. Earlier versions of the design suffered from a low payload was its relatively low payload size, which was an artefact of the original intention of the bomber as a tactical nuclear delivery system, though the S-1B rectified this issue effectively, with it and its derivations becoming the most widely produced of all the Broadweaver variants.

 

 

===Variants===