CFA-44 Nosferatu



 CFA-44 Nosferatu 

Description
The CFA-44 Nosferatu is an advanced Estovakian multirole fighter fielded by the Strigon flight lead, Ilya Pasternak. It is a powerful, maneuverable but unstable jet fighter that can use three different special weapons; the ADMM, EML (rail gun), and ECMP (Electronic Countermeasures), making it a well-suited air-to-air/air-to-ground fighter. Not much else is known about the CFA-44.

History
The CFA-44 is a protypical design which was in development by the Estovakians. It saw combat when Ilya Pasternak flew it into his last battle over Gracemeria. It uses advanced weapons technologies, including ADMMs and even a rail gun(EML).

UAV's
On the day of the battle against Ilya Pasternak, a large number of UAV's were used to help him in the battle. Whenever Pasternak would fly far away at high speed, the player's radar would automatically lock onto a UAV. These UAVs were as small and as numerous as the cruise missiles launched at Gracemaria earlier in the war. In addition, these UAVs were armed with machine guns. A single, standard missile was sufficient to eliminate a UAV, however, it is unclear whether the same applied to cannon fire.

Weapons
Gun: 2x 20-mm Cannon

Missile: AA-8 "Aphid"

ADMM

EML

ECMP

Ace Squadrons
ECMDAF 370th Air Wing, 9th TFS/Strigon Squadron (EAF/AC6)

Trivia

 * Its name is referenced to a Romanian vampire legend. This may be a reference to the "Vampire"&#160;squadron folded into Strigon Team. However, the emblem for Strigon itself is related to another figure from myth, the Grim Reaper.
 * The aircraft may have been loosely based on a mix of the Mikoyan Mig 1.44 and the Sukhoi SU- PAK FA concepts. Evidence to suggest this is the number 44 that appears both in the Mig and the Nosferatu, the CFA which sound similar to PAK FA, the fact that the aircraft is Estovakian, the country based on Russia, the origin of the two generation 5 concept planes.
 * Its similar to the XFA-27 and XFA-24 it is possible they were made by the same manufacturer.

Ace Squadrons/Pilots

 * Ilya Pasternak (ESAF/AC6)
 * Garuda One (REAF/AC6)