UD-6 Talon

The UD-6 Talon is a VTOL aircraft and gunship that saw service and combat in the 22nd century, most notably during The Cold War between 2139 and 2147.

Description
The UD-6 Talon gunship was built simply with combat in mind. Both nimble and deadly, this ultramodern, two-person, VTOL aircraft combines a multipurpose arsenal with a uniquely flexible flight profile, allowing the Talon to strike both air and ground targets with unparalleled force and accuracy. The Talon's munitions include a gunner-controlled pneumatically charged, high velocity autoblaster and vectored thrust, high-impulse thermobaric missile launcher and a pilot-controlled rocket fire system. The dual-layered composite buffer system, with a depleted uranium mesh insert, is durable enough to withstand heavy fire without hindering the gunship's maneuverability through excessive weight or rigidity.The Talon is capable of travelling like a fixed-wing aircraft and a 'helicopter', making it's felxibility on the battlefield much larger. Due to this capabilities, fixed wing aircraft have been made obsolete in the future battlefield. ==Specifications== Weaponry Armour Defences Capacity/Seats Propulsion
 * 270 degree pneumatically charged gautling gun - mounted underneath aircraft at very front.
 * Thermobaric High Impulse AGM/Launcher
 * Infrared Rocket Fire System
 * Dual Layered Composite
 * Depleted Uranium Mesh (fitted between composite layers)
 * ADS
 * Two- One pilot and one co-pilot/gunner
 * Twin aircraft rotating booster/rocket pods

Battlefield 2142
The Talon is only featured in the game Battlefield 2142. It appears on most of the available maps as well as all Titan maps. It spawns on the left side of the Titan hanger in any game. It is only available to the EU Team, however, a PAC player can steal it if it is empty. The Talon is essentially the same vehicle as its counterpart, the Type-4 Dragoon, with some differences. For example, the mounted chin gun on the Talon is a Gautling gun that spools up before firing (this is done quickly however) while the Dragoon features a slow firing autoblaster.

The Talon can be used by the EU Team to clear the skies of enemy aircraft and attack ground infantry and vehicles. This makes it a powerful tool. However, its armour cannot sustain much damage and an Anti-Aircraft Emplacement can easily take a hovering (or even fast moving) Talon down.