Axelay

Axelay
Appears in	Airforce Delta Strike
Aircraft Number	116
Type of Aircraft	?????? plane
Game of Origin	Axelay
Role (AFD Strike)	Multirole
Special Weapon (AFD Strike)	Homing Laser
Used By	Delta Squadron
Related Aircraft	N/A
Price	Free
Unlocked After	Purchase all non-Konami Legacy aircraft in the game(Unlocked during a new game plus)

The Axelay is a Konami Legacy aircraft that only appears in Airforce Delta Strike. It was originally featured as the player's eponymous craft in Konami's 1992 SNES side-scrolling shoot-em-up Axelay.

Design

The Axelay is a very large and somewhat bulky craft, having two huge engines on the top of the craft, two additional engines on the back of it, and two large weapon bays on the sides of the ship. It has a single large vertical stabilizer, and two forward-swept wings. Its paint scheme is predominantly gray with bright red highlights, and it has a green-tinted cockpit. It has several blue "thrusters" on the weapon bays that flare up when the craft rolls or pitches.

Performance

The Axelay is a fairly average performer when it comes to the Konami Legacy aircraft; stats are all around above average, with the exception of mobility, which is merely average. Compared to the FLINT-ROCK, an aircraft that has very similar performance, the FLINT-ROCK has superior defense and mobility, but much worse speed and thrust, and has internal bomb bays, which are more awkward to use. Aside from that, their armaments are the same, and their special weapon, despite having different names, have the same performance. Overall, the Axelay is an above average ship that's arguably more practical to use than the FLINT-ROCK due to the better speed and thrust, and the lack of internal weapon bays for standard missiles.

Statistics

(Clockwise starting from top)

Anti Air Attack: Maximum

Mobility: Medium

Defense: High (3700 HP)

Anti Ground Attack: Medium-High

Thrust: High

Speed: Medium-high

Gallery

Axelay in its only color scheme.

Aircraft statistics.

Axelay cockpit in AFD Strike.

The Axelay's special weapons, homing lasers.

Trivia

• This aircraft's "mini thrusters" are also used by the Seeker.
• The music that plays whenever this plane is used is the same as the MX5000 and the Poly.
• Despite the unlock requirements, the SeaVixen FAW2 does not need to be purchased in the NTSC-U version of Strike to unlock this aircraft; a good thing, as that craft cannot be purchased in the NTSC-U version due to a bug.