P-1112 Aigaion

- Aerial Aircraft Carrier -

Weapon Information
Purpose: Frontline Mobile Air Base/Aircraft Carrier/Other Manufacturer(s): Estovakia Date Started: Unknown outside Estovakian Military, believed to be late 2000's, early 2010's, during the Estovakian Civil War Date Completed: Believed to be around 2013

Description
The P-1112 'Aigaion' Aerial Aircraft Carrier is a large aerial assault command craft capable of launching and recovering massive amounts of smaller aircraft, including the 9th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Strigon". Because of its size, it runs on limited fuel and requires constant mid-flight refueling by six tankers, which prevents its systems from shorting out, and also temporarily disabling its radar, rendering the Aigaion almost unable to detect movement in front of it.

Armaments
Nimbus Missile Launcher, Flak cannons, AA guns, AAM launchers,ICBM's Lauchers

Firing Range: --

Energy Source: --&lt;possible nuclear with advanced turbine engines that run of JP Engines: 32x unknown engines

Dimensions
Height: 102.39m Width: 963.77m Length: 433.3m Weight: --

Information
The Aigaion Aerial Aircraft Carrier is capable of launching and recovering mass amounts of aircraft, including the 9th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Strigon". This allows it to act as a moving, forward deployed "airfield" which can travel great distances. Along with this function, it is capable of launching the new and powerful Nimbus Missile, from a set of missile launchers in the front of the aircraft. The Aigaion is also designed with safety in mind; its construction can withstand missile, bomb, rocket and cannon fire and can even operate with only 1/4 of its engines operational.An similar craft appeared in AC Zero named "XB-0" but was shot down by Galm Flight near Valais Air Base.

History
The P-1112 Aigaion's inital construction began during the Estovakian Civil War. The technologies needed to create the Aigaion were not developed within the Federal Republic of Estovakia, but were brought in by Belkan Defectors from the Belkan War. Some of these defectors were also former members of "A World With No Boundaries". Some of this unknown technology had also became the deciding factor of the Estovakian Civil War, which ended in victory for the Eastern Faction.

The Aigaion was the first of all P-111X models to be completed and became the center piece of the Estovakian Aerial Fleet. After "The Generals" took power in Estovakia, the Aigaion was used to successfully push out all Emmerian Forces from the Emmerian capital city, Gracemeria. After this victory, the Aigaion and it's escorts commenced multiple operations within the Republic of Emmeria in 2015 to 2016. These operations also included attacking Emmerian Troops as they passed through the Peak of Selumna, and an Emmerian assualt on San Loma, with Nimbus Air Burst Cruise Missiles, guided by Remote-Controlled Drones.

However, with the recovery of Cavalia Air Force Base and San Loma itself, the Emmerian Military launched an attack on the P-1112 Aigaion and it's P-1113 and P-1114 escorts. With a combined force of the Emmerian Navy's 2nd Carrier Air Wing, 2nd Strike Fighter Squadron, Northern Reigon Air Defense 3rd Air Division, 4th Tactical Figther Squadron and the Eastern Region Air Defense 8th Air Division's 15th and 28th Tactial Fighter Squadrons, an attack on the Heavy Command Cruiser was launched. Thanks to information gathered by multiple Emmerian operatives within the Estovakian Military, the attack was launched during a time when the Aigaion was being refuled by six KC-10 Tanker Aircraft. Because these aircraft were in front of the Aigaion, the Aigaion's early warning radar was blinded.

The Emmerian strike force caught the Estovakian Aerial Fleet by suprise. The 9th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Strigon" was launched from the Aigaion in an attempt to intercept the Emmerian aircraft, but were soon shot down. Eventually, the entire air fleet was destroyed, with the Aigaion's final blow being accreditied to Garuda One on the 28th Tactical Fighter Squadron. With no support from the Aigaion, the Estovakian Military found itself under a heavy counter-attack during the following months.

Trivia

 * The Aigaion, when observed from a bird's eye view, looks a little like a manta ray, owing to the massive "mouth" from which aircraft can take off and land.

Related Aircraft

 * P-1113 Kottos-Electronic Warfare Platform
 * P-1114 'Gyges' Fire Support Platform

Aigaion Statics