TF-22 Transfighter

TF-22 Transfighter (likely a portmanteau of the words "transport" and "fighter") is the player character's mode of transportation during the first half of Cyberia.

Overview
The TF-22 Transfighter is an optionally-manned aircraft intended as an insertion/extraction vehicle for a single operative. To facilitate transportation of personnel (who may or may not be trained to operate any aircraft) over hostile territories, this large aircraft is well-armored and has an "AUTONAV" automatic navigation system, onboard self-repair mechanism, energy shielding, and a pair of trainable laser cannons for self-defense.

The aircraft is capable of completely-autonomous operation, with its highly-sophisticated AUTONAV system able to not only carry out pre-programmed flight plan at low altitudes over dangerous terrains but also generate immediate response to unforeseen obstacles and dangers. This is demonstrated during a Free World Alliance operation to infiltrate a neutral secret research facility known as Cyberia Complex in 2027- a Transfighter deployed for the operation, attempting to access the entrance of an undersea freight tunnel at the Archangel Military Port, detected an energy barrier at the said entrance. The Transfighter's AUTONAV then located the barrier generator with its onboard sensors, conducted a strafing run at the generator, and then proceeded to negotiate through the freight tunnel, with the only Human intervention committed by its passenger being to aim and fire the Transfighter's laser cannons as the onboard fire control system suffered an irreparable malfunction early during the flight.

The aircraft is apparently one of the first to adopt energy shielding, which, combined with its heavy armor, proved surprisingly durable compared to almost every other aircraft and military vehicle in existence at the time (although a direct hit from heavy weapons, such as the 5-inch guns used onboard large naval vessels or main cannons used by the Cartel's large VTOL gunships, can still easily destroy the Transfighter). Even should the Transfighter sustain heavy damage, its onboard repair system can restore the aircraft to being essentially fully-operational as long as the aircraft remains airworthy and the system is allowed to operate unimpeded for a sufficient amount of time.

Should any of the aircraft's subsystems suffers malfunctions that the onboard repair mechanism cannot resolve, the passenger can take over its operations as needed. Some of these systems, such as the fire control, are straightforward enough that an untrained person can quickly get familiarized with it and then operate with reasonable efficiency.

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