Korobushka 23

The Korobushka is an Indoinastani bomber, known for the capability to fly at high-altitudes, supersonic speed and for having better resistance to fighters compared to other bombers. The bomber is equipped with very powerful guns that can mow down a fighter easily, and 2 turbojet engines that help it go very fast. The aircraft is the successor of the Korobeiniki 28, and was invented by aircraft designer, Uro Saricis, the grandson of an infamous peddler's daughter, in 1984. It was decided to name it Korobushka (Koro- from Korobeiniki (Indoinastani for peddler) and -Bushka from Babushka (Indoinastani for grandmother)). It proved to be very good, and effective in both bombing and defending itself from fighters, even taking down 12 Maus with a single bomb, and destroying an Edropian Hurricane prototype with its own guns, making it one of the best bombers in the world. The Indoinastani Revolutionary Airforce accepted it into service on 1990, and continues to serve today. The version K-XV-28 (2007) was the first bomber in the world to reach Mach 1, breaking the world record for the fastest bomber. The Korobushka is also highly adaptable, serving multiple roles such as tactical bombing, strategic bombing, reconnaisse, and even sometimes a strike aircraft. The bomber has had many changes and improvement in the last decade, with over 20 versions of it being made. The best and latest version is the K-XV-34 introduced in 2012.

General characteristics (Korobushka 23 K-XV-I)

 * Crew: 3
 * Length: 25 m (75 ft 4 in)
 * Wingspan: 30.2 m (122 ft)
 * Height: 5.32 m (17 ft 4 in)
 * Wing area: 65 m2 (699 sq ft)
 * Empty weight: 10,342 kg (22,800 lb)
 * Gross weight: 22,832 kg (50,335 lb)
 * Max takeoff weight: 27,394 kg (55,005 lb)
 * Powerplant: 2 × turbojet engines, 40 kN (10,100 lbf) thrust each

Performance

 * Maximum speed: 1193 km/h (741 mph) at 10,000 m (32,808 ft) / Mach 0.96 (approx.)
 * Combat range: 1,200 km (745 mi)
 * Ferry range: 7,000 km (4,349 mi)
 * Service ceiling: 16,000 m (52,493 ft)
 * Rate of climb: 20 m/s (3,900 ft/min)
 * Wing loading: 351 kg/m2 (72 lb/sq ft)
 * Thrust/weight: 0.43

Armament

 * Guns: 4 × 20 mm (0.79 in) cannon mounted in rear bomb bay (500 rounds/gun), or 2 × 7.62 mm (0.30 in) machine gun pods
 * Rockets: 2 × unguided rocket pods with 37 50 mm (2 in) rockets, or 2 × rocket pods with 18 68 mm (2.7 in) rockets each
 * Missiles: A variety of missiles can be carried according to mission requirements, e.g: 2 × air-to-surface missiles
 * Bombs: Total of 4,432 kg (8,003 lb) of payload can be mounted inside the internal bomb bay and on two underwing hardpoints, with the ability to carry a variety of bombs.
 * Nuclear weapons: In addition to conventional ordnance, the Korobushka was also type-approved for tactical nuclear weapon delivery. All nuclear weapons were carried internally.