P-1117 Kingfisher

The P-1117 Kingfisher is a VTOL aircraft used by the British Army.

Overview

The P-1117 Kingfisher was made by the United States Armed Forces that was derived from an early iteration of the U/AV-17 Hawk and its design was exclusively sold to the United European Defence. By the time of the Chimeran War, the Kingfisher was widely used by the UED and British military forces.

Similar to the Hawk, the Kingfisher was capable of carrying tanks to the battlefield and, after deploying troops, can either provide tactical support from its .30 caliber door guns or its .50 caliber nose-mounted guns. Unlike its American counterpart however, the Kingfisher's bubble canopy meant that pilots were more exposed to enemy fire, as a result, losses were high amongst VTOL pilots during the opening phase of the Chimeran War.

Resistance: Fall of Man

The British Intelligence Corps dispatched a Kingfisher to rescue Rachel Parker and Nathan Hale from a conversion center in Grimsby. Parker deployed further Kingfisher patrols to supervise British reinforcements in Manchester with explicit orders to avoid flying too close into the city due to a Stalker in the area. Until Hale helped the British in destroying the Stalker, Kingfishers were sent with reinforcements and medical aid.

Intel

“	The British P-1117 Kingfisher is derived from an early iteration of the American U/AV-17. The Kingfisher is exceedingly able at inserting soldiers into combat situations. Unfortunately, the Chimera have responded to this ability with the Stalker AA platform. At present, all remaining Kingfishers are in the service of British Intelligence. They have been largely relegated to a role of aerial reconnaissance and combat coordination.	”

Resistance: Retribution

The P-1117 Kingfisher participated in Operation Overstrike, served in transporting British and Maquis forces in Rotterdam. They also make appearances in other levels of the campaign, such as in the Maquis Fortress were they are used to evacuate refugees. These VTOLs can also be found destroyed throughout the game.

Resistance: Burning Skies

Concept art.

The P-1117 Kingfisher appears in Resistance: Burning Skies, being used by the U.S. Army. This is probably a mistake since the U.S. Army never used Kingfisher VTOLs and these VTOLs were only used and manufactured by the British.

Gallery

Resistance: Fall of Man

Kingfisher concept art.

Kingfisher concept art

Pre-rendering

Pre-rendered Kingfisher

P-1117 Kingfishers flying over Manchester during the Battle of Manchester.

Resistance: Retribution

Kingfishers approaching Rotterdam.

Kingfishers flying over Rotterdam during Operation Overstrike.

A crashed Kingfisher in Rotterdam.

A kingfisher in Bonn.

A P-1117 Kingfisher in the Lost and Broken level.

The VTOL hangar.

Trivia

• The nose and cockpit of the P-1117 Kingfisher appear to be based upon the H-5 Dragonfly.
• The armament of the P-1117 Kingfisher differs from that of real-life British aircraft of this era. Most British aircraft of this era had .303-caliber machine guns or 20-millimeter cannons. Armament of .50-caliber machine guns could only be found in some export aircraft, one of these a variant of the F.36/34 Hurricane I used by Belgium.