Gleipnir

-Leasath Multi-Stealth First Strike Bomber-

Weapon Information
Purpose: Multi-Stealth First Strike BomberM Manufacturer(s): The Republic of Leasath Date Started: Unknown Date Completed: 2020 Date Destroyed: October 2020

Armaments
SWBM Launchers, Shock Cannon, multiple SAMs and AA Guns Combat Range: Unknown Energy Source: Unknown Engines: six unknown engines

History
The Gleipnir's development is in much secrecy, and how it was paid for was also hidden for sometime. However, it had appeared on the battle field and dealt devastating attacks on Aurelian Forces.

In one instance, the Gleipnir had attacked Aurelian Forces during a Bombing Mission, which resulted in the defeat of the Leasath AF. The Gleipnir decloaked, launched an SWBM and quickly re-cloaked in a few seconds. This attack had resulted in the loss of nearly all Aurelian fighters in the area.

The Gleipnir had then flow out to Terminus Island and began to attack Aurelian Ground Forces, which were advancing on Leasath Forces in northern Aurelia, with their SWBMs. Gryphus One and an Allied Squadron were dispatched along side the 1st and 2nd Aurelian Fleets, in an attempt to track down and destroy the Gleipnir. The 1st Fleet was unexpectedly destroyed by the Gleipnir after using it's Shock Cannon above the fleet itself.

Gryphus One engaged the Gleipnir on sight, but due to it's Cloaking Technology, had to engage it multiple times. Eventually it's Cloaking capabilities were heavily damaged and became inoperational. The Gleipnir now turned it's SWBMs onto the Aurelian Aircraft. Gryphus One attacked once more and disabled the Gleipnir's SWBM launchers. The Gleipnir climbed to escape the area and managed to get away, despite immense damage.

Gleipnir landed in Santa Elva and began to commence repairs. However, the Gryphus Squadron was launched when it's position was confirmed. The Gleipnir was emergency launched upon the arrival of Aurelian Forces, despite repairs being incomplete. With it Digital Optical Stealth off-line and the SWBM still in operable, it engage the Aurelian Fighters with conventional weaponry.

The "Southern Cross" (Gryphus One) stripped it of it's defenses and began to attack it's engines. The Captain of the Gleipnir urged the crew to use the Shock Cannon against the fighters, though it was intended for ground-attack. However, due to battle damage and the repairs not being finished, it was decided that using the cannon would only hurt Gleipnir even more. The captain disregarded that and took the controls of the Gleipnir and unexpectedly, not to mention amazingly, rolled the Gleipnir onto it's back. As the Gleipnir flew upside down it fired the Shock Cannon in desperation, multiple times.

Gryphus One evaded its attacks and finished off the Gleipnir, once and for all. Gleipnir crashed near by Santa Elva and exploded on impact.

It was not a complete loss, however. The battle data gather from the Gleipnir battles was collected and used to add final developments on a secret Leasath Super Fighter.

Information
The Gleipnir is the first aircraft of it's size and of any aircraft period, to use extremely advanced technology, decades upon belief in 2020. It was initially created on the ground and launched from a large Air Strip somewhere in Leasath. The Engineers seeing the obvious problem of it's size and the obvious problem of fuel, thought ahead and designed the Gleipnir to land in the nearby Ocean or any large bodies of water; such as Lakes or Large Rivers.

Gleipnir is the only Aircraft of it's size in world history which uses Stealth technology to conceal itself from Radar and Thermal Censors. However, it also incorporates a new-type of Stealth, deployed for the first time in Combat or on any Military Vehicle, known as "Digital Optical Stealth". This allows concealment of the entire aircraft to the naked eye, although those with good eyes are able to see it's outline as a 'heat wave' shimmer.

It's main Weapon of the Gleipnir has been confirmed as the "SW Bullet". This "SW Bullet", officially known as the SWBM, is basically a Ballistic Missile which uses Sonic Booms for destructive purposes (as seen below).

A down-facing cannon, called the "Shock Cannon" has also been installed. The Shock-Cannon can be considered a defensive weapon for the Gleipnir. The Gleipnir is a First Strike Weapon, rather than a defensive weapon.