MAK Type 65-B

## MAK Type 65, Type 65-B

The MAK Type-65, then Type-65-B (the latter replacing the original thanks to extensive modifications) is a monoplane single-engine multirole combat aircraft (MRCA) made, and is the only multirole fighter that was made available publicly, with its entire schematics freely available despite crackdowns from the Central Police Authority and virtually all nations from the Known Worlds.

## History

The engineers and researchers at MAK were attempting to reverse-engineer ancient technology from during and before the First Apocalypse. They found saved schematics of multiple turboprop, single-engine fighters and bombers from various eras before the Great Exodus. With extensive funding by IDS, they first reverse-engineered the Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" from World War II, which served as a basis.

After months of development - the shortest recorded for a successful aircraft - the Type-65 was developed. Shortly after, an updated engine was also developed in parallel, the X-3306-B, which gave its designation to the updated Type-65-B.

No nations was willing to operate the Type-65-B

## Design

The design is based on the **Mitsubishi A6M "Zero"** from a now-defunct company that operated for a now-defunct nation. Its design was at the time considered revolutionary, and was a carrier-based fighter that rivaled the United States' (another defunct nation) during World War II.

The frame, and the engine's outside appearance, looks near-identical to the "Zero". its engine however, previously a *X-3306* - a Nex Reginium engine - then a *X-3306-B* (which is indicated in the new designation for the craft, **Type 65-B**) that can uses multiple sources of energy, including oil.

It is designed to be extremely easy to produce in massive scale, with components easily manufactured separately. It can be designated as a monoplane, single-engine (turboprop), multirole, all-weather, conventional fighter.

It has four 50mm guns, and one 100mm gun, with eight missile ports (capable of carrying cruise missiles, though special ones due to its very low capacity to carry weight exceeding 1,600 kg). The craft in itself is not capable of gliding, and the engine does most of the heavy lifting. It has a maximum ceiling of about 14,000 m (4,000 m more than the "Zero"). It is capable of going at more than 700 kph (100 kph more than its antique counterpart), and has a range of about 6,000 km with standard oil, and more than 20,000 km with Nex Reginium.

Other equipment, such as the 50mm ammunition, and the various missiles, rockets and loitering ammunition capable of being attached to one of its eight ports, are also available to the general public.

### Equipment

* 4x 50mm machine-guns, 1x 100mm cannon;
* 8x missile ports
	+ AA65SM Class 1 (Standard Air-to-Air Missile)
	+ AS65SM Class 2 (Standard Air-to-Ground Missile)

## In combat

The Type-65-B saw many uses, mainly by under-funded or rogue groups and organizations. Its crude look, and antique feeling did not earn its place in the Air Forces of any nations at the time. The NCIZ's NCIZ Republic Air Force was the first national armed forces to have it officially in its inventory. The NCIZ was a prominent manufacturer of Type-65-B thanks to its extreme easiness compared to standard fighters and fighter-bombers developed by the same company, or by Goldpoint-Kersh.

Nonetheless, it is a formidable opponent, and was also designed to counter the Cicada Mk.III, also based on antique schematics, but extremely modernized, and has a recorded ratio of 2-3:1 downed. It was also designed to counter and shoot down the MAK 20 and its variants. Despite its antique capabilities as well (barely 700 kph), and a low range, once again compared to its contemporaries. Its design with other crafts as a natural counter makes it an extremely dangerous craft.

## Operators

* Three Colonies Autonomous Government (from 8021)
* United Galactic Federation (from 8025)
* NCIZ 2
	+ Promethean Republic
	+ UGFSA
* IDS
* NCIZ (defunct)
	+ NCIZ Republic (defunct)

### Conflicts

* Battle of Earth (Q1, 8025)
* Collapse of 8024
* Battle of the NCIZ II
* Battle of Kulekross Peninsula
* Great War of 8021
* Collapse of 8020
* Annexation of the NCIZ Republic