HyperDraco

5/10 I don't remember much anymore

1/10 likewise Old-ish dude tho

Greetings everyone. I have returned from my slumber. I must relearn the game and finish what I have begun.

8/10 Local crane expert. I am back.

I am extremely sorry everyone. Life has not been kind to me, nor has it been kind upon my grandfather who passed away after a lot of suffering for a long time. I have not played KSP in months, nor do I feel like I intend to. I believe @chadgaskerman would like to take over this challenge. And I give him my go-ahead. I am terribly sorry. I do not believe I will be here in the near future. God bless

Apologies everyone, challenge has to be dismissed for now. I had multiple funerals of close family members back to back so my mind really wasn't going to KSP. Sorry everyone.

Cough cough no stealth module cough cough

Cough Cough 1, but it wasn't active due to the AI Pilot, the plane is stealthy Cough Cough Well basically, I am extremely busy (unprecedented work, I'm sorry), so the review post must go to tomorrow. I'm sorry I just got slapped with a large piece of work Yes, as a UAV.

Let's see if missiles work better than armour. After all, the best defense, is a good offence.

cough cough it was shot down after one missed AIM-9 (2 missiles in total) cough cough I've tested it, review coming tomorrow!

Cough cough, it was shot down using a stock AIM-9. Cough Cough

Glad it's all working out. Now then, to review @l0kki's Affa-2B. Simply put, yes. Now sure, it was an unfair fight, going up not against the Athena IISGI, rather it was pitted against the Athena IV, to which it lost, but not without a fight. We want it, 40 of them. The quad-Vulcans though hefty on maintenance and ammo shine as the main offensive weapon for any role, aside from missiles of course. The sleek shape can avoid Radar detection when fitted with countermeasures and the AI pilot is well trained. This plane excels almost all-round in combat capabilities when compared to the average hostile fighter. The large ordinance payload also are a bonus, showing prospects as a multirole fighter. You have earned the badge. You're up next!

Banned for Hypocrisy

It's too late for soup, Spaceman, go to sleep. Isn't it @kerbiloid?

Banned for having doubles.

Oh my, this would put up quite nicely against my Athena IISGI, a fellow child of the missile spam doctrine. Testing will begin soon.

Banned for forgetting that butterflies eat plants

Nope, it is I! F-14! also over to @Melontime

We like your style. Wonderful, I'll be getting the finest Stealth fighter to challenge it.

For @Sivako Aerospace's SA-5A. This plane was so far the only plane in a dogfight to win the first fight against an existing plane of the KAF (which is extremely advanced) in the first bout of 3. The SA-5A powered by twin Turboramjets is suited for high speed, high altitude interception missions. It was able to catch up and destroy 4 of the bombers of KAF in a Simulation. Test flights prove that aside from the long take off run, the jet has a very impressive striking capacity and decent firepower. Maneuverability wise the plane is quite good and can hold it's own against some supermaneuverable fighters. This plane performs best in the Interceptor role and as an ASF. We would like 15 of these planes as a beginning order and perhaps another set later.

For @Singhnaut's Naval Bird. The maneuverable (and difficult to handle without oversteering in my hands), rather slow Naval Bird has piqued the interest of the KAF. While slow, this makes this rather small plane quite a challenging target for the likes of Supersonic or Transonic Fighters. The extremely low take off speed, low production cost and no need for long, paved runways make it highly suited for a mass first assault. Firepower is decent with 2 x .50cal MGs. The added maneuverability allows them to quickly evade detected missiles. It has a decent payload and can deliver it's ordinance quite well. We would however equip this plane with countermeasures (through additional external hardpoints) and a Radar Warning Receiver unit. These two upgrades make it a formidable strike fighter. One downside however is the low speed, it's extremely slow even by the standards of piston-based propeller engines. This can be handled in a later upgrade to the plane. We would like 20 of these planes for a mass assault on enemy bases.

Dojaegermoist

@Singhnaut and @Sivako Aerospace. Testing complete, I'll give my verdict tomorrow (it's late at night here). They're favourable though.

8/10 Seen ya, hey

UPDATE TO ALL PARTICIPANTS The challenge has resumed, testing is underway. This image taken from one of my devices was what happened to my game. (You could see the Mün on the edge but it didn't fit in frame)