Avenger

Being the equivalent to a floating flying fortress, she is virtually a super weapon and is entirely aware of this. She pretty much has more than enough reason to act as serious as she is, as she even without some like minded individuals on each of her turrets, she can more than easily hold her own.

Appearance: The Avenger is a tilt-rotor aircraft largely based on the V-22 Osprey, but replacing the side doors with access ladders, as well as a narrower and higher upper section where the wings are rotated (also omitting the capability for the section to rotate 90 degrees for storage).

The aircraft is depicted with a very large fuselage, where the nose mounts a camera pod underneath and cameras/sensors on either side, followed by a large cockpit with two access ladders that operate in the same way as those from the Shamal and the Titan.

The main section of the fuselage consists of the cargo hold with small square windows on either side and bulky sections around the rear, while the top of the fuselage mounts the main wings with the corresponding ailerons and tilting engines fitted with three-bladed proprotors and rectangular exhausts. The proprotor blades also feature luminous tips on both surfaces, so when flown at night, they draw clearly visible circles of green light.

The rear of the aircraft has a ramp door that leads to the cargo hold, while the tail/empennage has a wide horizontal stabilizer and tall vertical stabilizers with the corresponding control surfaces, along with a single beacon light on top of the left stabilizer. The underside houses the tricycle landing undercarriage, although all wheels are functional components (unlike most aircraft where the inner wheels on the main gear are not solid).

The interior of the cockpit is spacious and uses a large instrument panel with the "Lazer" dial set from the P-996 LAZER, Hydra and Besra, and the "Gear Up/Down" displays on the left side, along with numerous screens, controls and switches on the windshield separation and above the cockpit area. Directly behind the seats, there is a marked door that leads to the cargo hold. There are numerous markings that denote its usage by the United States Marine Corps, under the squadron identifier "AVG-426".

The Avenger is mostly painted in a primary color for the fuselage, while the lower surfaces of the fuselage, wings and engines are painted in a secondary color. It uses a set of industrial wheels derived from trucks such as the Benson, Mule and Phantom.

The aircraft can be equipped with up to three cannon turrets, with the frontal one replacing the camera pod, as well as bombs. As of the San Andreas Mercenaries update, it can be further upgraded with two Minigun pods resembling 20mm M197 Vulcan gatling guns and homing missile pods.

Interior The Avenger's cargo hold interior is large and is fitted with a CCTV monitor, various storage boxes, and other assets the player can purchase. There is a secure door at the front that leads to the cockpit, as well as a side door for the exit and the rear ramp door for players and selected Weaponized Vehicles. Like the Mobile Operations Center, a blue corona may appear in front of the cargo ramp door when stationary, and one can exit the vehicle or go into the cabin. Selected Weaponized Vehicles enter through the ramp door and are parked on the rearmost section of the hold.

Although the Avenger's hold has a seating capacity for three gunners and five jump seat passengers, the entire lobby (depending on the owner's accessibility permissions) are able to stand in the hold.

Vehicle The Avenger performs almost identically to most medium-sized planes or helicopters, able to reach a decent speed, but has a rather sluggish handling and climb rate. The large proprotors can make it difficult to land on narrow areas, as well as on uneven terrain, as it will easily lose control if one of the props touches an obstacle. It is incredibly stable in flight (doubly so with a maxed Flight stat), barely being disturbed by any form of turbulence.

It is not possible to land in "normal" mode, only VTOL. Attempting to land while the proprotors are forward-facing will trigger an automatic transition to VTOL just as the proprotor blades touch the ground with the wheels deployed. Transitioning between forward thrust and VTOL modes can cause altitude fluctuations and abrupt altitude changes with the nose pitching up or down, so it is best conducted only after the aircraft has gained a few hundred feet altitude or enough forward motion to counter the stall.

The Avenger is powered by two turboshaft engines, which produce a sound similar to the Cargobob when idle. If the aircraft tilts forward or changes into forward thrusting, its pitch will change, sounding similarly to medium-sized, turboprop aircraft such as the Tula.

Autopilot The Autopilot feature allows the player to leave the helicopter cockpit while in mid-air and access the hold and even leave the aircraft. Players can man one of the cannons while the aircraft is in autopilot mode. Leaving the aircraft in mid-air can be done on foot to parachute or in a vehicle stored in the hold. Special vehicles that can fly are able to transition into flight mode after exiting the hold, while the Stromberg and Toreador can transform into submarine mode and safely land in any body of water the Avenger is hovering over. The Avenger cannot easily be re-entered if left unmanned in autopilot, and must be returned to the facility to be used again, unless the owner uses the Avenger Thruster to re-enter the hold. Should any player crash into the aircraft or be killed by the proprotors while the plane is in Autopilot mode, the kill will be accredited to the owner of the aircraft.

The Autopilot mode can only be activated in VTOL mode and at least 20 meters/66 feet above the ground. Engaging the Autopilot mode while in motion will result in the aircraft slowly moving back to where the player has activated it.

Defense Like the MOC, the Avenger has immensely durable armor and can withstand incredible damage. Terrain and inanimate object impacts are virtually ignored. However, the Avenger is not as resilient as the MOC, while it can take an immense amount of punishment before being destroyed, the fact of it being an aircraft significantly reduces its effective durability. As with other planes, explosions can easily break off ailerons, which can result in the plane becoming virtually impossible to control, often leading to a crash. The Avenger can still fly slowly with one engine and glide with none. This does not occur if the Avenger is in autopilot.

While it takes plenty of homing missiles to destroy the plane, it is very difficult to dodge without countermeasures, and getting hit in the wrong spot can permanently cripple the aircraft. Enough damage can also disable an engine, making the plane almost impossible to keep in the air. Crashing the plane after losing control may not destroy it, due to the durability of the hull, allowing the occupants to escape. Occupants not in the cockpit are placed on the ground and not killed if it is destroyed.

The Chernobog and AA Trailer are major threats to the Avenger, due to their long range and very high damage. These trucks are best avoided, as the Avenger is not fast or agile enough to avoid heavy damage. The Oppressor Mk II does not have enough missiles to destroy the Avenger directly, but can easily destroy its engines.

With 100% Armor upgrade, the Avenger can take the following:

8 RPGs. 22-26 Homing missiles (the plane will return to storage by itself after taking the minimum amount of missiles). 22 explosive rounds from the Heavy Sniper Mk II. 19 Railgun rounds. 4 tank shells. 1 Flak cannon round from the Anti-Aircraft Trailer. The cockpit also has bullet resistant windows, taking 16 rifle rounds to shatter them, but a Minigun or a Mk II weapon with FMJ rounds will easily shoot through the windows.

When all of the occupants are inside the hold, the Avenger cannot be locked on by most weaponized vehicles while the plane is stationary or in autopilot. It will still be targeted by homing missiles that are able to lock on to static vehicles, such as the Homing Launcher, the Anti-Aircraft Trailer’s missile battery, and the Chernobog’s missile pod.

Added in the San Andreas Mercenaries, there are two Autopilot Defenses available as upgrades in the player's hangar, but only one can be installed on the Avenger:

The Stealth Module upgrade renders the aircraft invisible to enemy radars, in a similar way to the Akula, the Annihilator Stealth and the F-160 Raiju. While the pilot’s weapons are unavailable, the gun turrets are still usable. The Missile Lock-on Jammer upgrade renders the aircraft immune to missile lock-ons, in a similar way to select Imani Tech vehicles. Countermeasures The vehicle can be fitted with countermeasures to improve its defensive capabilities against homing missiles, each one with their own attributes:

The Chaff countermeasure disrupts the targeting system from missile launchers, rendering them unable to lock on the aircraft for five seconds. They have a delay of five seconds before being used again and only have 10 uses. The Flare countermeasure drops various flares from around the rear of the aircraft, which can "disorient" the homing missile in order to avoid chasing the aircraft. They have a delay of three seconds before being used again and only have 20 uses. The Smoke countermeasure creates a trail of smoke that can disorient the enemy pilot, but its effectiveness is very limited, as the trail is large enough for a standard cockpit and the enemy pilot would just need to move away and follow the smoke trail. It has no delay between uses and can be used indefinitely. Note that a co-pilot is required to use the countermeasures.

Weaponry The Avenger can be equipped with an array of weapons for both the pilot and the cargo hold occupants, making it a versatile choice against most targets.

Gun Turret: depending on the upgrades, the aircraft has access to either a single remote cannon turret under the nose that fires high-velocity rockets, or two more on the top of the fuselage and under the tail. The cannon turrets behave similarly to those of the Mobile Operations Center, albeit with a higher fire rate (120 RPM), higher projectile velocity (500 m/s or 1800 kph) and longer range (2500m), though retaining the same projectile lifetime (5 seconds). These weapons have a wide motion range and can fire from almost all directions, with only a few blind spots caused by the aircraft's parts. A single occupant can engage Autopilot hover mode, enter the hold to control the turrets and switch between them with a single button press, enabling a single player very strong offensive/defensive capabilities against most targets before they can cause severe damage to the Avenger. Machine Gun: the first option for the pilot are two .50 caliber Miniguns operated in the same way as in the Akula and the Annihilator Stealth, having a firing rate of 900 rounds per minute and a range of 300 meters/984 feet. The bullets individually deal the same damage as the aforementioned helicopters (30). Missiles: the second option for the pilot are two missile launchers, which can be fired in either homing or non-homing mode. These missiles cannot be fired continuously, similar to the P-996 LAZER, Hydra and Buzzard Attack Chopper, since they have a short "reload" time after firing two missiles in quick succession. Their tracking capabilities are somewhat on par with most weaponised aircraft, and they have a 300 meter/984 foot lock-on range. They can also fly for five seconds before detonating and can travel 540 meters/1772 feet. The vehicle has the option to install bombs, providing heavy firepower against ground targets. There are four different Bomb choices: Explosive, Incendiary, Gas and Cluster; The Explosive option has high damage against targets at any range, meaning any target caught at the "edges" of the blast radius receives the same damage as in the "center". The Incendiary option creates a trail of fire similar to the Molotov Cocktail, burning the targets for a constant damage output. Although the bombs are powerful in the center, they cause less damage at the "edges". The Gas option causes a noxious effect on players and NPCs on impact, similar to the Tear Gas. It has a slightly larger blast radius than the standard bomb, but is unable to damage vehicles. The gas lasts for around 25 seconds. The Cluster option creates a smaller explosion than the standard one on impact, but small clusters spread within its radius, allowing for greater damage over a single armored target.