SAS Air Troop

The Air Troop personnel are made up of Paratroopers and the elite Pathfinders. Sixty percent of the personnel are recruited from the Royal Army's Advanced Airborne Unit. The Air Troop performs three kinds of jumps called the HAHO, the HALO, and the AGAL. When the HAHO (High Altitude High Opening) is performed the jumpers glide into a target Landing Zone from 20 miles away. When the HALO (High Altitude Low Opening) is performed the jumpers can rapidly deploy directly over a target LZ and land on a credstick. Finally, when the AGAL (Assisted Gliding And Landing) is performed the jumpers use the Artemis Industries Nightgliders to hit a target LZ. When making any kind of jump the Air Troop personnel are usually dropped from a modified HS-895 Skytruck.

These are the military upgraded delivery vehicles used by often by the SAS Air Troop.

**HAWKER-RIDLEY HS-895 SKYTRUCK: SAS Variant**
Handling	Speed	Accel	Body	Armor	Sig
5	135/320	22	9	0	3
Autonav	Pilot	Sensor	Cargo	Load
3		1	260 CF	1,500
Seating	2 folding bucket, 2 reinforced bench (x20)		Setup/Breakdown	N/A
Entry Points	2 + 1 double-size		Landing/Takeoff	Standard
Fuel	jet (5,000 liters)		Economy	0.75 km/liter
Point Value	2,775		Cost	694,000¥
Template	Prop airliner		Reference	Rigger Black Book
Other Features	None

**Hawker-Siddley HS-895 Skytruck**
SAS Variant	Handling	Speed	Body/Armor	Signature	APilot	Cost
	3	400/600	8/3	7	4	12.5M¥
Seating	Twin bucket seats		Access	2 standard + 1 double-sized
Economy	2.5 km per liter		Fuel	IC/3,125 liters
Cargo	32 folding bench seats and 10 (+60) CF cargo
Sensors	Military II		ECM/ECCM	Military III/Military III
Landing/Takeoff Profile			VSTOL
Additional Features	Fly-By-Wire System, Passive Aural Masking, added fuel capacity, 2 Pop-up Remote Turrets mounting Vanquisher (HMG) Miniguns with1,000-rounds each, and 6 Super Bandit AMGs (3 under each wing).

This all-purpose aircraft has a basic airframe that has been reconfigured to suit the SAS's needs. The Hawker-Siddley HS-895 Skytruck is used for all jumps and can be used for ground attack.

**ARTEMIS INDUSTRIES NIGHTGLIDER: SAS Variant**
Handling	Speed	Accel	Body	Armor	Sig
3	60	4	2	0	9
Autonav	Pilot	Sensor	Cargo	Load
1		0	4 CF	100
Seating	1 bucket		Setup/Breakdown	N/A
Entry Points	Open		Landing/Takeoff	STOL
Fuel	Electric (100 PF)		Economy	0.25 km/PF
Point Value	415		Cost	41,500Y
Template	Ultralight		Reference	Fields of Fire
Other Features	None

**Artemis Industries Nightglider**
SAS Variant	Handling	Speed	Body/Armor	Signature	APilot	Cost
	3	15/60	1/0	12	2	50,020¥
Seating	1 underslung		Access	N/A
Economy	1 PF per km		Power	Elec/120
Cargo	4 CFs
Landing/Takeoff Profile			Effective VTOL
Additional Features	The glider takes 5 minutes to assemble and disassemble.

This medium-weight glider features an electric turbofan engine, non-reflective mesh skin and a 400-kg payload capacity. The Nightglider is used in AGAL operations especially if the target has aircraft patrols or SAM capabilities.

Handling	Speed	Accel	Body	Armor	Sig

Autonav	Pilot	Sensor	Cargo	Load

Seating			Setup/Breakdown
Entry Points			Landing/Takeoff
Fuel			Economy
Point Value			Cost
Template			Reference
Other Features

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