Lockheed Martin SA 25 Warthog
| Classification | Close Air Support Craft |
|---|---|
| Place of Origin | United States of America |
| Begin of Service | 2192 CE |
| Used by | United States Space Force various others |
| Designer | Lockheed-Martin Skunkworks |
| Designed | 2187 CE |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed-Martin various others |
| Unit Cost | 35 million € |
| Produced | Earth, Sol various others |
| No. built | N.A. |
| Variants | various |
| Mass | 1,656 metric tonnes |
| Length | 51 meters |
| Beam | 42 meters |
| Height | 20 meters |
| Crew | - 5 crew |
| Armour | Cobham MKVI Composite Armour (414 metric tonnes) |
| Main Armament | - Laser Core System (100MW) - 4x 1m Aperture Laser - 3x GAU-35 Liberator 55mm Six Barrel Chaingun - 4x M340 Bushmaster X 75mm Railgun - Internal Bombs Bay (250 tonnes) |
| Secondary Armament | - Laser Core System - 8x 0.25m Aperture Laser CIWS - Countermeasures |
| Energy Systems | Primary: - 1x General Atomics GF-034-A 500MW Fusion Reactor Secondary: - 50 MW superconducting battery bank |
| Engines | Reaction Thrusters: - 2x Aerojet F-243 Fusion Thruster (2GW) - 6x Rolls Royce Travis 5600 High-Bypass Fusion Turbofan |
| Endurance | Hull Endurance: - 100 years active life span with unlimited endurance, as long as maintenance periods are kept Crew Endurance: - 2 days Sub-light Endurance: - N.A. |
| Operational Range | Sub-light: Indefinite over operational lifespan Athmospheric: Indefinite over operational lifespan |
| Maximum Speed | Sub-light: 2.2 gravities (21 m/s²) Atmospheric: Mach 25 |
| The Lockheed-Martin SA-25 Warthog has been developed for ground combat support roles within the United States Space Forces, in aerospace and near space environments. |
As the role is support of ground forces, the design has been selected for its heavy armour and its heavy weapon systems, as well as large bomb bay, which can be used for the entire gamut of modern munitions, from iron bombs to the latest in smart weapon systems. Only in the last resort can the SA-25 carry anti-shipping missiles for space use.
Due to its niche as ground combat support craft, most of its armour is at the bottom of the craft and it uses six massive high-bypass fusion turbo fan engines to give it slow speed and even hovering capabilities for its role.
Usually it is only used in environments where the US Space Force or Air Force have air superiority, as its more lumbering movements make it a preferred target for interceptor craft.