Although the Royal Aircraft Manufacturing Plant had taken some risks in designing the Raptor-6B twin-seat fighter, Arthur still had complete faith in the abilities of Australasia's aircraft designers.
Moreover, even if those missiles proved unreliable in actual combat, the Raptor-6B fighter's excellent speed alone would allow it to quickly shake off the enemy and ensure its own safety.
Seeing that Arthur had no objections to the fighter's design, Robert continued, "Your Majesty, as for our bomber design, we have followed your principle of firepower first. We strengthened the bomber's armament, further enhancing its strategic deterrence."
HF-6A Bomber (Falcon-6A Bomber)
Maximum speed: 645 km/h
Primary armament: 2 CA-2-27MM rapid-fire autocannons (armor-piercing/high-explosive shells)
Secondary armament: 300-kilogram bombs + 2 air-launched Pigeon Missiles or 4 Pigeon Missiles
(The remaining specifications are the same as the fighter's.)
There was not much to say about the bomber either. Most of its specifications were the same as the fighter's. The only difference was that the missiles carried by the bomber were true Pigeon Missiles, whose explosive power far exceeded that of the smaller air-launched missiles.
The rapid-fire autocannons carried by the bomber also used two kinds of shells: armor-piercing shells specifically intended to deal with enemy aircraft, and explosive high-explosive shells intended to bomb ground targets.
"The problem of poor visibility at night that bombers encountered before—has it been solved?" Arthur nodded and asked.
Because of the limitations of current technology, bombers had extremely poor visibility at night. Poor visibility also led to one possible consequence: they might fail to locate their targets during a bombing run and thus be unable to complete their missions.
This difficult problem had plagued the Royal Aircraft Manufacturing Plant for a long time. It was also one of the greatest flaws of the Fifth-Generation Military Aircraft.
"Your Majesty, we currently