Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Thunderbolt Fighter

"Thunderbolt Fighter, the air power of Steel Legion!"

-Thunderbolt

The Thunderbolt heavy fighter is one of the two main fighter aircraft patterns used by the Lineage Steel Legion Air Corps, the other of which is the Lightning air superiority fighter. Planned to be voiced by *TBA*

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Appearance
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Overview
The Thunderbolt is the mainstay weapon system of Steel Legion Air Corps fighter wings and is a rugged, well-armed and armoured heavy fighter with all-around capabilities, a good maximum speed and above-average maneuverability, powerful nose-mounted weapons and hard points located on the wings for missile or bomb load-outs.

It is an aircraft that is well-liked by those who fly and service it eversince.

The Thunderbolt's primary combat role is as an air superiority fighter. It seeks out and engages enemy aircraft in dogfights or hunts enemy bombers to establish air superiority.

The Thunderbolt's greatest strength is its versatility, since it has good performance as a high-altitude escort fighter while it is also serviceable in the roles of a low-altitude fighter-bomber, night fighter or even as a reconnaissance aircraft when necessary.

History
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Guardians of the Tacitus

 * F/A-18E Super Hornet (Aquila)
 * Harrier (Alliance)
 * FA-50 (ADI)
 * Kaizen (Protectorate)
 * Draken (Andora)
 * J-10 (Empire)
 * KF-16 Fighting Falcon (Community)

Destroyers of Balthazar

 * MiG-35 Fulcrum (Voshkod)
 * Yak-141 Freestyle (Brotherhood)
 * MiG-15 Fagot (Horde)
 * Su-17 "Vulture" (MLA)
 * F-20 Tigershark (Collective)
 * MiG-21bis Fishbed (Encantadia)
 * Mystere
 * ... (Scrin)

Neutrals

 * Land Speeder Tempest (Coalition)
 * Chaos Harrier (Heralds)
 * Samael Assault Plane (Order)
 * Hawker Jumpjet (Survivors)
 * Phoenix Interceptor (Syndicate)
 * nEUROn (Conglomerate)
 * Thunderbolt Fighter (Legion)

Bonus Factions

 * A-143 Buzzard (ASA)
 * Bastion AMX (Bastion)
 * Multirole Fighter Creep (Rangers)
 * G91 (Pirates)
 * Elona Mirage 2000 (Elona)
 * MiG-17 Fresco (Ascalia)
 * Beta Warbird (Dominion)
 * Netz (Security)
 * Tolan Rocket Glider (Ascendancy)

DLC

 * Viper (Federation)
 * Chongming (Corona)
 * ... (Party)
 * Vulture Droid (Skynet)
 * ZR-15 (Elemental)
 * Jackal Fighter (Autocracy)
 * MiG-17 Fresco (League)
 * ... (Swarm)
 * AMX (Confederation)
 * J35J Draken (Kingdom)
 * ... (Goo)
 * Me-262 Schwalbe (Imperium)
 * ... (Dynasty)
 * La-11 (Warlords)
 * Gargoyle (Cult)
 * JF-17 Thunder (Raiders)
 * Fokker (Theocracy)
 * Hawker Hunter (Insurgents)
 * Ender of Malice (Guardians)
 * Paranoia Craft (Hierarchy)
 * Dervish Jet Fighter (Sundered)
 * Inti Fighter (Ecumene)
 * De Havilland Vampire (Concordat)
 * X-32 JSF (Contingent)
 * F-16V Viper (Eden)
 * Dracoavis (InGen)
 * ... (Hallows)
 * F-86F Sabre (Commune)
 * Mirage 2000 (Clique)
 * Reisen (Guild)
 * Assault Dragonfly (Threat)
 * ... (Traders)
 * SAAB 21R (Entente)
 * ... (Oblivion)
 * ... (Corporation)
 * Banshee Fighter (Covenant)
 * ... (Institute)
 * S-55 LFS (Eremite)
 * P.1127 Kestrel (Netstorm)
 * ... (Carnival)