Nieuport-Saulnier Rapace

Nicknamed La Fusée (the rocket).

Armament


The Rapace is equipped with a single 30mm DEFA 530 cannon firing from under the port side air intake, fed by a linkless feed system with 130 rounds.

There are 7 hardpoints for stores. One onneach wingtip, two under each wing, and one centrally under the fuselage. The fuselage hardpoint is typicly used for a large 2400L drop tank, air to surface missiles, or a gun pod for a 57mm cannon with 26 rounds. The two inner wing pylons are plumbed for 1200L drop tanks or may carry multiple ejector racks for various ordinance. The inner wing pylons are not plumbed but may carry lighter ordnance on multiple ejector racks as well. The wingtip pylons are exclusivly designed for rail launched air to air missiles.

Variants

 * Rapace C - Chasse. Primary naval fighter variant in Chezzetcook service.
 * Rapace B - Biplace. Two-seat trainer based on C variant. Lacks internal gun and has reduced fuel, otherwise fully combat capable.
 * Rapace A - Export fighter based on Rapace C1. Lacks some navalization such as arrestor hook and landing aids, fitted with Cyrano IV pulse-doppler radar, lacking some sensitive avionics.
 * Rapace D - Export trainer based on Rapace A. As with Rapace B lacks internal gun and some fuel to allow second seat.
 * Rapace E - Export fighter based on Rapace C2 with greater ground attack functionality. True multirole fighter. Lacks carrier capability as with Rapace A.
 * Rapace M - Export multirole fighter based on Rapace C3 retaining carrier capability.
 * Rapace V - Vertical Take Off and Landing variant.

Current
 Chezzetcook
 * L'Aéronavale