AV-22 Sparrowhawk

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"Nothing beats the Sparrowhawk. Nothing."

The Attack VTOL-22 medium gunship, colloquially dubbed the Sparrowhawk or simply the Hawk, is an advanced two-seater VTOL aircraft that is used exclusively by the. It is manufactured by as an evolution of their existing  strike fighter, focused around low-altitude air-to-air combat, escort, and air-to-ground armour hunting.

One of the first new vehicles designed during the, the Sparrowhawk was heavily influenced by combat data from the preceding , which had taken heavy casualties from aircraft such as  and. After a prolonged trial period testing its experimental laser emplacement, it would first see action during the final months of the. Accumulating a respectable amount of kills in spite of heavy losses, the Hawk would be approved for mass-production and fight in most battlefields of the. Unfortunately, its overtaxed propulsion system, extensive use of advanced materials, and low ammunition carrying abilities would see the ordering fewer and fewer Hawks. By, only a handful of squadrons were authorised to receive replacement gunships. Regardless, they still took part in multiple battles, including the, the and the. After the war came to its conclusion, the Sparrowhawk was slowly supplemented and sold off in favour of next-generation VTOLs.