Petrel

Petrel
Production information
Manufacturer	Coalition of Ordered Governments
Model	Fighter-Bomber
Technical specification
Maximum speed	Supersonic
Engine unit(s)	Two jet engines
Hull	Thinly armored
Armament	Air-to-Air Missiles 2 Guided Gravity Bombs
Crew	One pilot One co-pilot
Usage
Other systems	Radar
Era(s)	Pendulum Wars
Affiliation	Coalition of Ordered Governments Coalition of Ordered Governments Navy Coalition of Ordered Governments Air Corps

"And they said you couldn't cross a fighter with a bomber..."

—Corporal Marcus Fenix watching two Petrels in flight during Operation Leveler

The Petrel Strike Fighter-Bomber was a fixed-wing, carrier-based, COG jet aircraft. It carried two massive bombs under its wings which could cause massive damage in a focused area.

History

During the Battle of Aspho Fields, two Petrels were launched by the CNV Merit to take out Peraspha Military Base, which held servers containing backups of Aspho Point's Hammer of Dawn research. The Petrels were destroyed by anti-air missiles fired from UIR Asp tanks before they could reach their target. After the Asps were disabled by C Company of the 26th Royal Tyran Infantry, Merit launched its six remaining Petrels, which engaged an Ostri squadron just off the coast before making multiple successful bombing runs on the base.

Behind the Scenes

A petrel is a tube-nosed seabird.