Orca Fighter

The Orca VTOL Assault Craft is one of the most manoeuvrable air vehicles on the battlefield. It is effective against other air vehicles, but can be used against ground targets.

Background
Employing a set of twin articulated jet engines as propulsion in place of the classic rotary wing, the Orca has incredible manoeuvrability. These advantages came at the expense of armour, allowing the Orca to withstand only a few missile hits, provided it didn't outrun these missiles first.

The craft is armed with two weapons - a six barrelled, forward mounted gatling gun (equipped with a searchlight) and a pair of Dragon TOW missile launchers on its sides, each containing nine rockets. Some later models had two forward mounted machine guns.

Its compact design allows it to fit in small passages such as canyons with ease, as well as be transported and deployed from freight trucks or specially designed resupply and transportation trucks. The fuselage dimensions limit the crew size to only a single pilot, limiting the craft's performance in combat somewhat.

Gameplay
The Orca is one of the basic GDI units on flying maps. It is very fast, universal and capable of dealing a lot of damage (especially in a group).