The MV-14B Hornet was a light weight, four engine, tandem seat, multirole tilt-jet aircraft with a vertical take-off and landing capability. The MV-14B was developed by Misriah Armouries from the venerable MV-14A Hornet, which had been in service continually since 2424. The sole operators of the Hornet were the United Nations Space Command Army and Marine Corps, both of which formally retired their older Hornets for the MV-14B from 2556 onwards.
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| - The MV-14B Hornet was a light weight, four engine, tandem seat, multirole tilt-jet aircraft with a vertical take-off and landing capability. The MV-14B was developed by Misriah Armouries from the venerable MV-14A Hornet, which had been in service continually since 2424. The sole operators of the Hornet were the United Nations Space Command Army and Marine Corps, both of which formally retired their older Hornets for the MV-14B from 2556 onwards.
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*LASER Warning Receiver
*LASER Self-Defense Weapon
*infrared flares
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| - *personnel transport/tactical insertion
*escort/attack missions, close air support
*search/reconnaissance/observation
*casualty evacuation
*gunship
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| - *Empty mass: 2,819 kg
*Max takeoff mass: 5,316 kg
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| - multirole tiltjet aircraft
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| - *AN/APG-118 synthetic aperture RADAR
*AN/APG-190 fire control RADAR
*AN/AAN-102 forward-looking infrared sensor
*AN/AEY-87 LASER rangefinder and target designator
*AN/AES-92 infrared sensor
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| - *2 Chevron Aerospace Y971 multi-axis turbofans
*2 DT-1104 turbofans
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| - layered modular/fixed armour
*RADAR absorbant, UV/LADAR distorting coating
*energy-reactive regenerative nanomaterial
*alternating ceramic/CVT/Titanium alloy plates, silicon carbide backing
*ceramic chevron plates/plasma resistant polymer
*secondary ceramic/CVT/Titanium alloy plate
*plasma-resistant resin-impregnated carbon nanofibre
*Boron Carbide/Titanium Carbide/CVT/Titanium ceramic plate
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| - *chin-mounted gun :
**M84 heavy machine gun
**M6B W/AV G/GNR
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*forward-firing M477 railgun
*wing stub multi-load hardpoints :
**M691 rocket launcher/ASR-62 Thor
**BGM-14 Volley
**AIM-109 Medusa
**AGM-148 Scorpion
*single load ventral hardpoints
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| - The MV-14B Hornet was a light weight, four engine, tandem seat, multirole tilt-jet aircraft with a vertical take-off and landing capability. The MV-14B was developed by Misriah Armouries from the venerable MV-14A Hornet, which had been in service continually since 2424. The sole operators of the Hornet were the United Nations Space Command Army and Marine Corps, both of which formally retired their older Hornets for the MV-14B from 2556 onwards. Like its predecessor, the MV-14B achieved hover and vertical take-off and landing capabilities, as well as lateral agility and linear speed, through a combination of engines. Two vectoring downwards-facing turbofans provided vertical and lateral thrust, while two additional rear-facing turbofans provided linear movement. The MV-14B included dozens of major and hundreds of minor improvements over the A model, the most notable of these being more powerful engines, advanced armour and expanded avionics systems. The most obvious change was the addition of six hardpoints mounted on two stub-wing pylons, which were typically equipped with a mixture of AGM-148 Scorpion and AIM-109 Medusa missiles and ASR-62 Thor rocket pods. The addition of these hardpoints enabled the aircraft to be armed specifically to mission requirements. The Hornet was also armed with two 15 millimetre railguns above the cockpit and a weapon mount, typically carrying an M84 heavy machine gun, mounted on the nose. This range of weaponry meant the Hornet was one of the Marine Corps' most flexible airframes, although it was not routinely armed with all options in order to maximise endurance. Though control of the Hornet was highly automated, in part due to its complex engine layout and unconventional aerodynamic characteristics, designers took advantage of the MV-14B's redesigned airframe to add support for a gunner onboard. This relieved the pilot of the additional strain incurred by the Hornet's augmented armament. The MV-14B featured multiple systems with built-in redundancy to improve survivability in combat, along with increased protection and crash survivability for the pilot and gunner. The Hornet was capable of a range of combat, support and light utility roles, including personnel transport, escort and attack missions, search and reconnaissance, casualty evacuation and observation. The Hornet's most common tasks included close air support and insertion of small scale regular and special forces infantry units. Though the Hornet received a substantial increase in onboard munitions, allowing it to undertake dedicated attack roles, it retained all of the non-combat capabilities of its predecessor, meaning it retained a multirole designation.
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