F973-PHEONIX

Technology
The F973-PHOENIX was the last aerial fighter ever produced by the nation of tonanaria during the final unification war it did not use HDI thrusters or engine instead opting for Plasma thrusters for forward propulsion and now outdated flaps for stearing as it was not meant to be a star-fighter and fought along the g989-transfighter until the end of the war, the disign of this fighter incorporated 8 hard-points that could carry a range of missiles and bombs along with a 60 millimeter auto-cannon for close in dog-fighting and had an advanced onboard computer with tracking software and a sensor package that gave the pilot vision around the entire craft making it a preditor it's prey found impossible to hide from.

service durring the second WAR
When the second Tonanarian/Quantorian CIVIL War broke out the exsisting PHOENIX Fighter were out fitted With newly developed HDI thruster pakages and Life support systems as the Development OF the T98-Raptor began and saw several unexpected victorys against the quantorian Tri-fighters and repurposed venom fighters.

retirement
Most PHOENIX Fighters were retired shortly affter the final battle of the second war when they fought along raptors and successfuly defeated the quantorian empire forcing them into signing a truce, unfortunately about 90% of the Phoenix fighters deployed were destroyed only leaving a handfull of vetoran pilots in the tonanarian military. the surviving pilots were given raptors and made instructors in the tonanarian pilot academy.

note
The Phoenix looked like a navy tomcat with its wings in the sweptback position but unlike the tome cat its wings did not change position.