UJPA-3 "SECRET" AIRCRAFT
Basic Information
- Full Title: Universal Jet-Propelled Aircraft
- Generation: 3
- Candidate #: 244/1
- Role: Strike
- National Origin: FoGM
- Manufacturer: Undetermined
- Introduction: 2001
- Produced: 1997 - 2011
- End of Service: 2031
Mounts [weight capacity: 12,500 lb]
- 1x Frontal Turret (HMG)
- 4x Internal Bay [1500 lb]
- 1x Bomb Bay w/ Rotary Launcher [4500 lb]
Utilities
- Targeting Unit (Radar, Infared, Laser, Optical)
- Multipurpose Electronic Warfare Unit
- Ejection System
Loadouts
- Configuration "Reflex" [11,700 lb]
- Description: General-purpose configuration viable in most situations. Rotary bay can drop two bombs at a time.
- Frontal Mounts
- 1x C3-SPAW-S [300 lb]
- Ammo [900 lb]
- 1x C3-SPAW-S [300 lb]
- Internal Bay
- 4x Midrange Missile [active homing, 500 lb]
- 4x Longrange Missile [active homing, 1000 lb]
- Bomb Bay
- 6x Medium Bomb [laser-guided, 750 lb]
- Configuration "Joust" [11,700 lb]
- Description: Anti-air configuration. Rotary bay can launch three missiles at a time.
- Frontal Mounts
- 1x C3-SPAW-S [300 lb]
- Ammo [900 lb]
- 1x C3-SPAW-S [300 lb]
- Internal Bay
- 4x Midrange Missile [active homing, 500 lb]
- 4x Longrange Missile [active homing, 1000 lb]
- Bomb Bay
- 9x Midrange Missile [laser-guided, 500 lb]
- Configuration "Break" [11,700 lb]
- Description: Bomber configuration. Rotary bay can drop two bombs at a time.
- Frontal Mounts
- 1x C3-SPAW-S [300 lb]
- Ammo [900 lb]
- 1x C3-SPAW-S [300 lb]
- Internal Bay
- 2x Midrange Tri-Missile [active homing, 1500 lb]
- 2x Medium Duo-Bomb [laser-guided, 1500 lb]
- Bomb Bay
- 6x Medium Bomb [laser-guided, 750 lb]
- Configuration "Storm" [11,480 lb]
- Description: Close air support. Rotary bay replaced with SPAW-S components.
- Frontal Mounts
- 1x H3-SPAW-S [600 lb]
- Internal Bay
- 2x Midrange Tri-Missile [active homing, 1500 lb]
- 2x 96ct Rocket Pods [laser-guided, 1440 lb]
- Bomb Bay
- 1x SPAW-S Assembly & Ammunition [5000 lb]
- Configuration "Frost" [11,200 lb]
- Description: Nuclear strike. Rotary bay, if present, can drop up to one ulimiri at once.
- Frontal Mounts
- 1x C3-SPAW-S [300 lb]
- Ammo [900 lb]
- 1x C3-SPAW-S [300 lb]
- Internal Bay
- 4x Midrange Missile [active homing, 500 lb]
- 4x Longrange Missile [active homing, 1000 lb]
- Bomb Bay
- 1x Fusion Bomb [2 megaton, 4000 lb]
- ALT: 2x Fusion Bomb [1 megaton, 2000 lb]
- ALT: 4x Fusion Bomb [500 kiloton, 1000 lb]
- 1x Fusion Bomb [2 megaton, 4000 lb]
"Secrets will only hurt when their consequences break free."
Background
The UJPA-3 "Secret" is a noteworthy strike fighter purpose-built to leverage the full possibilities of stealth technologies. Unlike other contemporary strikecraft, it does not support any external hardpoints, trading the possibility of a heavy payload in favor of a medium stealth payload. This is both advantageous and disadvantageous, providing exceptional flexibility in stealth-centric cases but lacking flexibility otherwise. As with previous generations, the Secret has a sophisticated VTOL system which allows it to land in and take off from nearly anywhere.
While it was drafted as part of candidate group 243 (the 2000s), its development had been expected to continue well into the 2010s. Therefore it was assigned to the next decade's candidate group. Research and development progressed far faster than expected, leading to its early introduction at the start of the decade.
The lesson: stealth is very, very powerful. The FoGM is moving in the right direction.
