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PR-1 Defender
Manufacturer

Marquette Airworks[1]

Class

Light Fighter/Interceptor

Wingspan

26’ 8”

Length

22' 5”

Height

13' 2"

Weight

6,000 lbs (empty) 7,000 lbs (loaded)

Service Celing

18,000 feet

Range

400 miles

Maximum Speed

250 M.P.H. (360 M.P.H. with grain alcohol-gasoline mix)

Maximum Acceleration)

32.8 feet/second

Maximum Deceleration

65.6 feet/second

Engine

Juarez (720 horsepower)

Weapons
  • 2x Czech .50-caliber machine guns
  • 1x Czech .30-caliber machine gun

(Late Model)

  • 4x Czech .50-caliber machine guns
  • 2x Czech .30 caliber machine guns
Role

Air-Superiority[1]

Year Introduced

1932

Used By

People's Collective

Introduced in 1932, the Marquette PR-1 Defender is a limited-role fighter: it is a failure at performing ground-attack or anti-airship missions, but quite effective as in air-to-air engagements with enemy fighters. The Defender was aptly named, as it was designed to defend the People's Collective from Federal troops and raids by the Industrial States of America. It is a small and light aircraft, and its Juarez engine (based on a Mexican design from the 1920s) is considered small, even for the Defender, but a supercharger increased power, though this resulted in poor fuel efficiency and a tendency for the engine to cut out under high G-forces. Its turning ability and heavy armament offset its shortcomings, though the rear-lifting canopy restricts rear visibility.[1]

Appearances[]

  • Crimson Skies (board game)

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