The R-311 Remora is an stratosphere-level fighter craft developed by Neucom Incorporated.
Description
The R-311 was first built as a Neucom counterpart to the General Resource-built RF-12A2 Blackbird II. The Remora's task was to escort R-531 Mobura transports at stratosphere altitudes. The Remora's low weight allowed it to be carried by Mobura (thus making the Remora a parasite aircraft). In order to stay airborne in the stratosphere, Remora have been forced to reduce maneuverability in lieu of speed. On a side note, the airframe of the R-311 Remora resembles that of an R-103 Delphinus III, suggesting a relation.
History
The R-311 saw limited action in the Usean Corporate War, nevertheless the Remora contributed by decreasing the number of Moburas destroyed in combat. Cynthia Fitzgerald of the Neucom Emergency Unit owned a personalized Remora, codenamed R-311-C, albeit it was not used very frequently.
Armaments
- Heavy Machine Gun
- Pulse Laser Gun
- Short Range Missile
- Ground Missile
- MIRV
Statistics
- Power: 100
- Attack: 20
- Defense: 20
- Stability: 20
- Mobility: 20
Trivia
- Remora is the name for a symbiotic fish that attaches itself to the bodies of larger fish such as sharks and manta rays and cleanses their body of bacteria. The name of the aircraft is appropriate, considering that the Remora is a parasite fighter carried by Moburas.
- The R-311 Remora Closely resembles the anti-grav racers used in the WipEout Series.
Sources
- Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere
- Electrosphere: mission & world view book