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  | type            = V/STOL ground attack aircraft
 
  | type            = V/STOL ground attack aircraft
 
  | national origin = {{flag|Creeperopolis}}
 
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  | manufacturer    = [[Maroto Botín|Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation]]
 
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The '''Maroto Botín MB-25''' ([[Creeperian Script|Creeperian]]: ''Մարոտո Բոտձն ՄԲ-25'') is a single-engine, supersonic, all-weather, ground attack aircraft capable of vertical or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL). The MB-25 was designed by [[Maroto Botín|Maroto Botín Aircraft Corporation]] and was primarily used by the [[Creeperian Air Force]].
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The '''Maroto Botín MB-25''' ([[Creeperian Script|Creeperian]]: ''Մարոտո Բոտձն ՄԲ-25'') is a single-engine, supersonic, all-weather, ground attack aircraft capable of vertical or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL). The MB-25 was designed by the [[Maroto Botín|Maroto Botín Aircraft Corporation]] and is primarily used by the [[Creeperian Air Force]].
  
 
== Operators ==
 
== Operators ==

Revision as of 22:42, 5 May 2022

Maroto Botín MB-25
A Creeperian Air Force MB-25 hovering.
A Creeperian Air Force MB-25 hovering.
Role
 V/STOL ground attack aircraft
National origin
 		 Creeperopolis
Manufacturer
 Maroto Botín Aerospace Corporation
First flight
 27 March 1988; 36 years ago (1988-03-27)
Introduction
 3 April 1990; 34 years ago (1990-04-03)
Status
 In service
Primary user
 Creeperian Air Force
Produced
 1988–present
Number built
 333
Program cost
 ₡52 billion colóns[note 1]
Unit cost
₡240 million colóns[note 2]

The Maroto Botín MB-25 (Creeperian: Մարոտո Բոտձն ՄԲ-25) is a single-engine, supersonic, all-weather, ground attack aircraft capable of vertical or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL). The MB-25 was designed by the Maroto Botín Aircraft Corporation and is primarily used by the Creeperian Air Force.

Operators

Nation Branch Count In service
Creeperopolis Creeperopolis Creeperopolis Creeperian Air Force 333 1988–present

Variants

MB-25A

The initial prototype built

MB-25B

First model manufactured (1989–1995)

MB-25B-2

Two-seater trainer aircraft

MB-25C

Second model manufactured (1996–2005), FLIR added, upgraded cockpit with night-vision goggle compatibility

MB-25C-2

Two-seater trainer aircraft

MB-25D

Third model manufactured (2006–2017), improved radar, more powerful engine

MB-25D-2

Two-seater trainer aircraft

MB-25E Súper

Fourth model manufactured (2018–present), more powerful engine, more fuel capacity

MB-25E-2 Súper

Two-seater trainer aircraft

Specifications

Diagram of the MB-25.

General characteristics

  • Crew: 1 (2 for trainer aircraft)
  • Aspect ratio: 4
  • Fuel capacity: 10,860 lbs internally

Performance

  • Maximum speed: Mach 1.8 (A, B, C), Mach 2.1 (D), Mach 2.4 (E Súper)
  • Thrust/weight: 0.96 (1.13 with loaded weight at 50% internal fuel)

Armament

  • Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A1 Vulcan nose mounted 6-barrel rotary cannon, 578 rounds
  • Hardpoints: 9 total: 2× wingtips missile launch rail, 4× under-wing, and 3× under-fuselage with a capacity of 13,700 lb external fuel and ordnance,with provisions to carry combinations of:
    • Rockets:
      • 2.75 in Hidro 70 rockets
      • 5 in Zuno rockets
    • Missiles:
      • Air-to-air missiles:
        • 2× AIM-9 Sidewinder on wingtips and
        • 8× AIM-9 Sidewinder (with double-racks) or 4× AIM-132 ASRAAM or 4× IRIS-T or 8× AIM-120 AMRAAM (with double-racks) and
        • 2× AIM-7 Sparrow or 2× AIM-120 AMRAAM
      • Air-to-surface missiles:
        • 4x AGM-65 Maverick
        • AGM-84H/K Standoff Land Attack Missile Expanded Range (SLAM-ER)
        • AGM-88 HARM Anti-radiation missile (ARM)
        • 4x AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)
        • AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)
        • KEPD 350 Cruise missile
      • Anti-ship missile:
      • AGM-84 Harpoon
    • Bombs:
      • Joint Direct Attack Munition JDAM precision-guided munition (PGMs)
      • Paveway series of laser-guided bombs
      • Mk 80 series of unguided iron bombs
      • CBU-78 Gator
      • CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition
      • CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon
      • CBU-100 Cluster Bomb
      • MK-77 Incendiary Bomb
    • Other:
      • ADM-141 TALD
      • SUU-42A/A Flares/Infrared decoys dispenser pod and chaff pod or
      • Electronic countermeasures (ECM) pod or
      • AN/AAS-38 Nite Hawk Targeting pods
      • LITENING targeting pod
      • Up to 3× 330 gal FPU-8/A drop tanks for ferry flight or extended range/loitering time.

Avionics

  • ROVER (Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ ₵6.5 billion credits.
  2. ↑ ₵30 million credits.
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