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       West Phoenicia Airforce
   DIR By: West Phoenicia
       Date: September 6, 2015, 12:24 am
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       Leadership:
       -  Commander In Chief: King Glenton Bush II
       - Minister of Defence: Gen. Aaron Townsville
       - Chief of the Air Force: Air Marshall Davina Zeal
       - Deputy Chief of the Airforce: Vice Air Marshall Kamal Dallas
       West Phoenicia Air Force Motto: Angels of the skies
       Air Force Bases
       WPAF Base Ethbaal :
       Location:  Upper West Phoenicia
       * 1/2 Squadron- Boeing F/A- Super Hornets.
       * 2nd Squadron -Transport Wing ( C-13A Hercules)
       * 8th Support Squadron
       WPAF Base Asher:
       Location:  Lower West Phoencia
       * Asherah Grove Air Force Officer Academy
       * 3/4 Squadron- F/A 18F Super Hornet and F/A 18A/8 Hornet
       * 4th Squadron-Transport-Air Bus tanker Transport
       * 11th Support Squadron
       WPAF Base Gebal:
       Location: Baal  Territory
       * 1 West Phoenicia Recruit Training base.
       WPAF Base Amia:
       Location: Baal Territory
       * 5th Squadron- Boeing F-22 Raptor
       * 1st Patrol Squadron-P-BA Poesidon
       *15th Support Squadron
       WPAF Base Carthage:
       Location: Bast Country
       * 9th Squadron- Transport-Beechcraft King and Bombadier
       Challenger
       * 13th Squadron- F-3 Lightning II
       * 12th Support Squadron
       WPAF Base Ashkelon:
       Location: New Tudor
       * 6/7/8 Squadrons-F-3 Lightning II
       * 2/3 Support Squadron
       * 4th Medical support Squadron
       * 7th Support Squadron
       * 13th Squadron F22 Raptors
       WPAF Base Leptis Magna:
       Location: Jackson
       * 2nd Patrol Squadron-AP- 3 Orion
       * 9th Squadron-F-3 Lightning II and F/A 18F Super Hornets.
       * 14th Support Squadron
       WPAF Base Hippo Diarrhytus:
       Location: Brigham County
       * 10th Squadron Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets and F-22 Raptors
       * 5/6 Support Squadron
       * 12th Transport Squadon-AFW& C Wedgetail
       * 2nd Medical support Squadron
       WPAF Base Bylbos:
       Location:  Immaculata
       *10th Transport Squadron-C-13A Hercules
       *17th Support Squadron
       WPAF Base Tyre:
       Location:  Antebellum Territory
       * 11/12 Squadrons- Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets
       * 3 Squadron-Transport Wing (C-7 Globe Master)
       * 4th Support Squadron.
       * 3rd Medical Support Squadron
       WPAF Base Polyhymnia:
       Location: St Mary
       *1st WPAF Military Band
       WPAF Base  Arca Caesarea
       Location:  Fort Blackfoot
       *16th Squadron   F-22 Raptors
       * 18th Support Squadron
       WPAF Jezebel:
       Location: East Eden
       * 17th Squadron F-11 Lightning II
       * 19th Support Squadron
       Helicopters: 200
       Attack Helicopters: 80
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       Re: West Phoenicia Airforce
   DIR By: West Phoenicia
       Date: September 6, 2015, 12:40 am
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       F/A 18F Super Hornet:
       In Service: 500
       Role: Combat
       Features
       The F/A-18 Hornet, an all-weather aircraft, is used as an attack
       aircraft as well as a fighter. In its fighter mode, the F/A-18
       is used primarily as a fighter escort and for fleet air defense;
       in its attack mode, it is used for force projection,
       interdiction and close and deep air support.
       Armament: One M61A1/A2 Vulcan 20mm cannon; AIM 9 Sidewinder, AIM
       7 Sparrow, AIM-120 AMRAAM, Harpoon, Harm, SLAM, SLAM-ER,
       Maverick missiles; Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW); Joint Direct
       Attack Munition (JDAM); various general purpose bombs, mines and
       rockets
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       F/A 18A /8 Hornet:
       In Service: 80
       Role: Combat
       Description: All-weather fighter and attack aircraft. The
       single-seat F/A-18 Hornet is the nation's first strike-fighter.
       It was designed for traditional strike applications such as
       interdiction and close air support without compromising its
       fighter capabilities. With its excellent fighter and
       self-defense capabilities, the F/A-18 at the same time increases
       strike mission survivability.
       Armament: One M61A1/A2 Vulcan 20mm cannon; AIM 9 Sidewinder, AIM
       7 Sparrow, AIM-120 AMRAAM, Harpoon, Harm, SLAM, SLAM-ER,
       Maverick missiles; Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW); Joint Direct
       Attack Munition (JDAM); various general purpose bombs, mines and
       rockets
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       -Lockheed Martin / Boeing F-22 Raptor:
       In Service: 150
       Role: Combat
       Armament:
       Guns: 1× 20 mm (0.787 in) M61A2 Vulcan 6-barrel Gatling cannon
       in right wing root, 480 roundsAir to air loadout:6× AIM-120
       AMRAAM2× AIM-9 SidewinderAir to ground loadout:2× 1,000 lb (450
       kg) JDAM or 8× 250 lb (110 kg) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs2×
       AIM-120 AMRAAM2× AIM-9 SidewinderHardpoints: 4× under-wing pylon
       stations can be fitted to carry 600 U.S. gallondrop tanks or
       weapons, each with a capacity of 5,000 lb (2,270 kg)
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       F3 Lightning II:
       In Service: 450
       Role: Combat
       Armament
       Guns: 1 × General Dynamics 25 mm (0.984 in) GAU-22/A 4-barrel
       Gatling gun, internally mounted with 180 rounds.
       Hardpoints: 6 × external pylons on wings with a capacity of
       15,000 lb (6,800 kg)[262][267] and two internal bays with two
       pylons with a capacity of 3,000 (1,360 kg)for a total weapons
       payload of 18,000 lb (8,100 kg)[247] and provisions to carry
       combinations.
       Missiles:
       Air-to-air missiles:AIM-120 AMRAAMAIM-9X SidewinderIRIS-TMBDA
       Meteor.
       Air-to-surface missiles:AGM-88 AARGM, ]AGM-158 JASSM, Brimstone
       missile / MBDA SPEAR.
       Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM)Storm Shadow missileSOM
       Anti-ship missiles:Joint Strike Missile (JSM)Long Range
       Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM)
       Bombs:
       Mark 84 GP bombs Mk.20 Rockeye II cluster bomb Wind Corrected
       Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) capable Paveway series laser-guided
       bombs Small Diameter Bomb (SDB)Joint Direct Attack Munition
       (JDAM) seriesAGM-154 JSOW
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       AP 3 Orion: 20
       The AP-3C Orion is an extremely versatile aircraft capable of
       land maritime surveillance, anti-submarine and anti-ship
       warfare, naval fleet support, and search and rescue operations
       The P-3 is used for a variety of missions, including:
       Submarine hunting
       Over-land missions in peacekeeping and surveillance roles around
       the world
       Targeting strike points on the ground and relaying real-time
       video surveillance to the battle group
       Scouting ahead of ground convoys and warning of potential
       dangers
       Protecting shipping lanes and detering pirates
       Thwarting drug smuggling attempts
       Preventing illegal immigration
       Performing anti-terrorism missions
       Armament
       Guns: None
       Missiles: Air-to-surface missile: AGM-65 Maverick, AGM-84
       Harpoon, AGM-84 Standoff Land Attack Missile (SLAM-ER)[1]Bombs:
       Depth charges, Mk 101 Lulu nuclear depth bomb, MK20 Rockeye,
       MK80  general purpose bombs,
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       -
       C-17 Globemaster:  80
       Role: Strategic and tactical airlifter/ Transport
       General characteristics
       Crew: 3: 2 pilots, 1 loadmaster (five additional personnel
       required for aeromedical evacuation)
       Capacity:
       102 paratroopers or 134 troops with palletized and sidewall
       seats or 54 troops with sidewall seats (allows 13 cargo pallets)
       only or 36 litter and 54 ambulatory patients and medical
       attendants or Cargo, such as an M1 Abrams tank, three Strykers,
       or six M1117 Armored Security Vehicles
       Payload: 170,900 lb (77,519 kg) of cargo distributed at max over
       18 463L master pallets or a mix of palletized cargo and vehicles
       Length: 174 ft (53 m)
       Wingspan: 169.8 ft (51.75 m)
       Height: 55.1 ft (16.8 m)
       Wing area: 3,800 ft² (353 m²)
       Empty weight: 282,500 lb (128,100 kg)
       Max. takeoff weight: 585,000 lb (265,350 kg)
       Powerplant: 4 × Pratt & Whitney F117-PW-100 turbofans, 40,440
       lbf (180 kN) each
       Fuel capacity: 35,546 U.S. gal (134,556 L)
       Performance
       Cruise speed: Mach 0.74 (450 knots, 515 mph, 830 km/h)
       Range: 2,420 nmi[185] (2,785 mi, 4,482 km) ; 5,610 nmi (10,390
       km) with paratroopers
       Service ceiling: 45,000 ft (13,716 m)Max. wing loading: 150
       lb/ft² (750 kg/m²)Minimum thrust/weight: 0.277
       Takeoff run at MTOW: 7,600 ft (2,316 m)[185]Landing distance:
       3,500 ft (1,060 m)
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       C- 13a J Hercules: 60
       Role: Military transport aircraft
       The C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport
       aircraft. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and
       landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medivac,
       and cargo transport aircraft. The versatile airframe has found
       uses in a variety of other roles, including as a gunship
       (AC-130), for airborne assault,search and rescue, scientific
       research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refueling,
       maritime patrol, and aerial firefighting
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       In Service: 11
       Role: Aerial refueling and transport.
       The Airbus  is an aerial refuelling tanker aircraft based on the
       civilian Airbus A330.
       General characteristics
       Crew: 3: 2 pilots, 1 AAR operatorCapacity: 291 passengers, and 8
       military pallets + 1LD6 container + 1 LD3 container (lower deck
       cargo compartments)Payload: 45,000 kg (99,000 lb) non-fuel
       payloadLength: 58.80 m (193 ft)Wingspan: 60.3 m (198 ft)Height:
       17.4 m (57 ft)Wing area: 362 m2 (3,900 ft2)Empty weight: 125,000
       kg (275,600 lb)Max takeoff weight: 233,000 kg (514,000
       lb)Powerplant: 2× Rolls-Royce Trent 772B or General Electric
       CF6-80E1A4 or Pratt & Whitney PW 4170 turbofans, 320 kN (72,000
       lbf) 320 kN eachFuel Capability: 111,000 kg (245,000 lb) max,
       65,000 kg (143,000 lb) at 1,000 nmi (1852 km) with 2 hours on
       station
       Performance
       Maximum speed: 880 km/h (475 knots, 547 mph)Cruise speed: 860
       km/h (464 knots, 534 mph)Ferry range: 14,800 km (8,000 nmi,
       9,200 mi)Service ceiling: 13,000 m (42,700 ft)
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       In Service: 8
       The Bombardier Challenger 600 series is a family of business
       jets that is used by Members of the West Phoenician Royal Family
       and other VIP.
       General characteristics
       Crew: Two (pilot & co-pilot)
       Capacity: Up to 19 passengers, depending on configuration
       Length: 20.85 m (68 ft 5 in)
       Wingspan: 19.61 m (64 ft 4 in)
       Height: 6.30 m (20 ft 8 in)Wing area: 45.7 m² (492 ft²)
       Empty weight: 12,331 kg (27,185 lb)
       Loaded weight: 21,863 kg (48,200 lb)
       Useful load: 2,184 kg (4,815 lb)
       Max. takeoff weight: 21,863 kg (48,200 lb)
       Powerplant: 2 × General Electric CF34-3B turbofans, 41.0 kN
       (9,220 lbf) each
       Performance
       Maximum speed: 870 km/h (470 knots, 541 mph)
       Cruise speed: 850 km/h, (459 knots, 528 mph)
       Range: 6,878 km (3,714 nmi
       Service ceiling: 12,500 m (41,000 ft)
       Rate of climb: 1,355 m/min (4,450 ft/min)
       UH-60 Black Hawk
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       In service: 1500
       General characteristics
       Crew: 2 pilots (flight crew) with 2 crew chiefs/gunners
       Capacity: 2,640 lb (1,200 kg) of cargo internally, including 11
       troops or 6 stretchers, or 9,000 lb (4,100 kg) (UH-60L) of cargo
       externally
       Length: 64 ft 10 in (19.76 m)
       Fuselage length: 50 ft 1 in (15.27 m)
       Fuselage width: 7 ft 9 in (2.36 m))
       Rotor diameter: 53 ft 8 in (16.36 m)Height: 16 ft 10 in (5.13 m)
       Disc area: 2,260 ft² (210 m²)
       Empty weight: 10,624 lb (4,819 kg)
       Loaded weight: 22,000 lb (9,980 kg)
       Max. takeoff weight: 23,500 lb (10,660 kg)
       Powerplant: 2 × General Electric T700-GE-701C turboshaft, 1,890
       hp (1,410 kW) each
       Performance
       Never exceed speed: 193 knots (222 mph; 357 km/h)
       Maximum speed: 159 kn (183 mph; 294 km/h)
       Cruise speed: 150 kn (170 mph; 280 km/h)Combat radius: 368 mi
       (320 nmi; 592 km)
       Ferry range: 1,380 mi[137] (1,200 nmi; 2,220 km) with ESSS stub
       wings and external tanks.
       Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,790 m)
       Rate of climb: 1,315 ft/min[140] (4.5 m/s)
       Disc loading: 7.19 lb/ft² (35.4 kg/m²
       Power/mass: 0.192 hp/lb (158 W/kg)
       Armament
       Guns:
       2 × 7.62 mm (0.30 in) M240 machine guns, 2 × 7.62 mm (0.30 in)
       M134 minigunr2 × 0.50 in (12.7 mm) GAU-19 gatling guns.
       :Rockets: 70 mm (2.75 in) Hydra 70 rockets.
       Missiles: AGM-114 Hellfire laser guided missiles, AIM-92 Stinger
       air-to-air missiles.
       Other: 7.62 mm (0.30 in), 12.7 mm (0.50 in), 20 mm (0.787 in),
       or 30 mm (1.18 in)M230 gun pods. Bombs: Can be equipped with
       VOLCAN O minefield dispersal system
       UH-1Y Venom
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       Role: Utility Helicopter
       In Service: 70
       General characteristics
       Crew: One or two pilots, plus crew chief, other crew members as
       mission requires
       Capacity: 6,660 lb (3,020 kg) including up to 10 crashworthy
       passenger seats, 6 litters or equivalent cargo.
       Length: 58 ft 4 in (17.78 m)
       Rotor diameter: 48 ft 10 in (14.88 m)
       Height: 14 ft 7 in (4.5 m)
       Disc area: 1,808 ft² (168.0 m²)
       Empty weight: 11,840 lb (5,370 kg)
       Useful load: 6,660 lb (3,020 kg)
       Max. takeoff weight: 18,500 lb (8,390 kg)
       Powerplant: 2 × General Electric T700-GE-401C turboshaft, 1,828
       shp for 2.5 min; 1,546 shp continuous (1,360 kW for 2.5 min;
       1,150 kW continuous) each
       Performance
       Never exceed speed: 198 kn (227 mph, 366 km/h)
       Maximum speed: 164 knots (189 mph, 304 km/h) for 30 minutes
       Cruise speed: 158 kt, 182 mph, 293 km/h (long range cruise
       (LRC): 135 kn, 155 mph, 250 km/h)
       Combat radius: 130 nmi (150 mi, 241 km) with 2,182 lb, 990 kg
       payload
       Endurance: 3.3 hr
       Service ceiling: 20,000+ ft (6,100+ m)
       Rate of climb: 2,520 ft/min (12.8 m/s)
       Armament
       2 external stations for 70 mm (2.75 in) Hydra 70. 2 pintle
       mounts for 7.62 mm M240D machine guns, .50 BMG GAU-16/A machine
       guns, or 7.62 mm GAU-17/A Gatling guns
       V-22 Osprey
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       Role: Military Transport
       In Service: 40
       General characteristics
       Crew: Four (pilot, copilot and two flight engineers/crew
       chiefs)Capacity:
       24 troops (seated), 32 troops (floor loaded)
       Thw V-22 Osprey is a West Phoenician   multi-mission, tiltrotor
       military aircraftwith both a vertical takeoff and landing
       (VTOL), and short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability. It is
       designed to combine the functionality of a conventional
       helicopter with the long-range, high-speed cruise performance of
       a turboprop aircraft.
       Armament
       1× 7.62 mm (0.308 in) M240 machine gunor 0.50 in (12.7 mm) M2
       Browning machine gun on ramp, removable
       1× 7.62 mm (.308 in) GAU-17 minigun, belly-mounted, retractable,
       video remote control in the Remote Guardian System
       Boeing AH-64 Apache
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       Role: Attack Helicopter
       In Service:500
       The Boeing AH-64 Apache is a four-blade, twin-turboshaft attack
       helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement, and a
       tandem ****pit for a two-man crew. It features a nose-mounted
       sensor suite for target acquisition and night vision systems. It
       is armed with a 30 mm (1.18 in) M230 chain gun carried between
       the main landing gear, under the aircraft's forward fuselage. It
       has four hard points mounted on stub-wing pylons, typically
       carrying a mixture of AGM-114 Hellfiremissiles and Hydra 70
       rocket pods. The AH-64 has a large amount of systems redundancy
       to improve combat survivability.
       UH-72 Lakota
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       Role: Utility Helicopter
       In Service: 30
       OH-58 Kiowa
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       Role: Observation/scout helicopter
       In Service: 180
       The OH-58 Kiowa is a family of single-engine, single-rotor,
       military helicopters used for observation, utility, and direct
       fire support.
       Armament
       Guns: M134 six-barreled 7.62mm minigun mounted on the M27
       Armament Subsystem
       AH-1 Cobra
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       Role: Attack Helicopter
       In Service: 190
       General characteristics
       Crew: 2: one pilot, one co-pilot/gunner (CPG)
       Length: 53 ft (16.2 m) (with both rotors turning)
       Rotor diameter: 44 ft (13.4 m)
       Height: 13 ft 6 in (4.12 m)
       Empty weight: 5,810 lb (2,630 kg)
       Max. takeoff weight: 9,500 lb (4,310 kg)
       Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming T53-L-13turboshaft, 1,100 shp (820 kW)
       Rotor system: 2 blades on main rotor, 2 blades on tail rotor
       Fuselage length: 44 ft 5 in (13.5 m)
       Stub wing span: 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m)
       Performance
       Never exceed speed: 190 knots (219 mph, 352 km/h)
       Maximum speed: 149 knots (171 mph, 277 km/h)
       Range: 310 nmi (357 mi, 574 km)
       Service ceiling: 11,400 ft (3,475 m)
       Rate of climb: 1,230 ft/min (6.25 m/s)
       Armament
       2 × 7.62 mm (0.308 in) multi-barre lMiniguns, or 2 × M129 40 mm
       Grenade launchers, or one of each, in the M28 turret. (When one
       of each was mounted, the minigun was mounted on the right side
       of the turret, due to feeding problems.)2.75 in (70 mm) rockets
       - 7 rockets mounted in the M158 launcher or 19 rockets in the
       M200 launcherM18 7.62 mm Minigun pod or XM35 armament subsystem
       with XM195 20 mm cannon
       CH-47 Chinook
       Role: Transport
       In Service: 340
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       The  CH-47 Chinook is an American twin-engine, tandem rotor
       heavy-lift helicopter. Its primary roles are troop movement,
       artillery placement and battlefield resupply. It has a wide
       loading ramp at the rear of the fuselage and three
       external-cargo hooks. With a top speed of 170 knots
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