The CFA-44 Nosferatu is an advanced twin-engined delta-wing Estovakian fighter fielded by the Strigon flight lead, Ilya Pasternak. It is a powerful as well as maneuverable jet fighter that can use a trio of cutting-edge battle technology; namely the All Direction Multi-purpose Missile pods, the Electromagnetic Launcher (downsized railguns) & an integral ECM system.
Description
The term 'Nosferatu' is Romanian for "Vampire". The aircraft is very different to the Strigon Team's signature plane, the Su-33 Flanker-D. The CFA-44 has an obtuse angle from the beak of the plane to the end of the wing. It is shaped to look more swift and terrifying. It is packed with three different weapons not suited for other aircraft. The ADMM (All-Directional-Multi-purpose-Missile), the EML (Electromagnetic-Missile-Launcher), and the ECMP (Electromagnetic-Counter-Measure-Pod). It also has two afterburners. It is slower than the Su-33 Flanker-D, but more agile and can carry more missiles.
UAV
Main article: UAV-45 Malgebolg
On the day of the battle against Ilya Pasternak, a large number of UAV's (named UAV-45 Malgebolg) 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 Gracemeria that same night. In addition, these UAV were extremely fast & nimble, often evading missiles by simply accelerating/performing sharp Immelmann Turns. A single, standard missile was sufficient to eliminate a UAV, and the same applied to cannon fire.
Armament
Standard Weapons
- Gun: 2x 30mm GSh-6-30 Gatling Guns
- Missile: 2x R-60MK (AA-8 Aphid)
Special Weapons
Trivia
- Its name is a reference to a Romanian vampire legend. This may be a reference to the "Vampire" squadron folded into Strigon Team. However, the emblem for Strigon itself is related to another mythological figure, the Grim Reaper.
- The CFA-44 is similar in design to the Strigon Team's signature aircraft, the Su-33D Flanker, suggesting that the Nosferatu concept was derivated from the Flanker-D. Ilya Pasternak can be destroyed with exactly two EML shots.
- The plane appears in Tekken 6's scenario campaign as an Easter egg.
- It comes in five colors, Emmerian, Estovakian, Prototype, Razgriz, and Aces. Razgriz and Aces have different characteristics like increased speed or more agile.
- The fifth color of FENRIR in ACX2:JA has a similarity to the color of Ilya Pasternak's Nosferatu color
Gallery
Iliya Pasternak's CFA-44 Nosferatu
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- 2 x Nosferatu.jpg
Two CFA-44 Nosferatus in formation
- Nosferatu Schematic.jpg
Schematic
Garuda 1 (F-15E) vs Ilya Pasternak (CFA-44)
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Ilya Pasternak's CFA-44 with 2 UAV-45's
