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Alt-77 Liberator

The Empire's Advent Event

With the christmas season of 2019 the Empire decided to have an Advent Calender of Machines as celebration. The event has since concluded however the calendar will remain so the collection of released machines are interlinked.



Day 6 : Object X48 Sphynx
- https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1583972281
Day 7 : T-144 Expeditionary Fighter
- https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1584759645
Day 8 : The Maus
- https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1585955273
Day 9 : B13A Bulldog B
- https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1586950497
Day 10 : V-472 Prototype
- https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1587915234
Day 11 : The S-51
- https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1588745611
Day 12 : B11C Warden [AMXv]
- https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1589366321
Day 13 : The XM551 Sheridan
- https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1590018192
Day 14 : B11 Warden [SPHYNXv]
- https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1590781119
Day 15 : TWR-57 Krieg Sentinel
- https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1592347081
Day 16 : Major Rodeschild
- https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1593270043
Day 17 : Wolf 8x8 AFV
- https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1593850543
Day 18 : Alt-77 Liberator
- https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1594827601
Day 19 : B11 - Warden - Tank Destroyer
- https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1595652956
Day 20 : FV4005 Stage II
- https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1596243462
Day 21 : B11 Calliope Warden
- https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1597281044
Day 22 : B11 Warden TD - Take 2
- https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1598842350
Day 23 : D-Fox Aerial-Guided-Bomb Carrier
- https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1600036534
Day 24 : Classic Robocraft Starter Bot
- https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1600894052
Day 25 : Tihonium Canyon
- https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=1602381213

Incoming this time is the Alt-77 Liberator. This aircraft was built with a manual auto-pilot to assist in the bombardment of a target on the ground using either an x5 auto cannon or the tail x10 15cm pain stick. In addition to the anti-ground weapons (Which can be enough AA alone if the gunner is a good shot) the Alt-77 comes with a top mounted 6 barreled anti-aircraft gun... which the best comparison that can be made is that it fires lasers of arrows.

The top side AA gun has a 360 degree field of fire above the aircraft and basically makes that space above it a No-Fly-Zone for 90% of all aircraft. Unfortunately it cannot cover anywhere underneath it meaning an aircraft attack from below is probably the best counter. For ground targets its x5 autocannons are mounted on either side between the landing gear in sponsons that have coverage below the wings but do not have a full 180 degree traverse.

Lastly is the hefty tail gun hanging off the back of the aircraft. Its an x10 that covers a wide arc under the tail and can aim 80 degrees downwards, + 70 degrees to each side. So assuming its being tailed by a fighter the AA gun can probably force them down low enough that the x10 can turn them inside out.

The Liberator is generally used in Colder climates just because its engines run better in the cold... but can be deployed to arid and tropical regions when needed. Unlike its distant cousin the AF-77 Flying Fire Truck, this aircraft's extra weight makes it more difficult to take off... so its also usually only housed where it has a long enough runway to take off.

The Manual Auto-pilot function is a system designed around the BES stabilizer... Using its constant horizontal stabilization connected to a freely rotating block it will try to keep the aircraft orientated at the angle it was when the device was activated... Thus it requires the manual input of the pilot to align the aircraft for it to function.

Controls

Engine Toggle : Right Ctrl
Engine Gear 1 : NumPad Enter
Circling assistance : NumPad +
Fire Tail Cannon : NumPad 0
Fire Sponson Auto-Cannons : NumPad 7 / 9
Landing Gear : Numpad 4 / 6
Aim Cannons : NumPad 1, 2, 3, 5
Aim AA gun : H, J, K, U
Fire AA Gun : NumPad Period
Taxiing Controls : B, N, M
Flight Controls : Arrow Keys
Manual Auto-Pilot Toggle : NumPad 8 (Toggled On At Start)
Switch Cameras : F

Vehicle Statistics

Prop Engine Top Speed : 280 kph
Prop - Engine Gear 1 : 210 kph
Weight : 301.75u
Primary Armament : Tail x10 15cm Cannon
Secondary Armament : Twin Sponson Mounted x5 Auto Cannons
Tertiary Armament : Top Side 6 Barreled AA Gun
Roll Speed (Degrees / s) : 18
Pitch Speed (Degrees / s) : 25