The Orca is GDI's airborne unit in Tiberian Dawn, flying at high speeds and outfitted with rockets. While it had its drawbacks, the design proved so effective during the First Tiberium War, that it served as a basis for GDI's air forces design up to the Third Tiberium War. Legacyĭuring the Second Tiberium War, these units were succeeded by the Orca fighter. However, they did keep the blueprints after their assault.
Nod acquired the Orca during the Campaign in Africa, taking over a test facility - however, due to the engines emitting too much heat and being extremely vulnerable to IR tracking missiles, and the costs associated with fuel, Nod chose not to produce the Orca. The following is based on the Nod campaign of Tiberian Dawn and might contradict canon. The fuselage dimensions limit the crew size to only a single pilot, limiting the craft's performance in combat somewhat. Its compact design allows it to fit in small passages such as canyons with ease, as well as be transported and deployed from freight trucks or specially designed resupply and transportation trucks. Some later models had two forward mounted machine guns. The craft is armed with two weapons - a six barrelled, forward mounted Gatling gun (equipped with a searchlight) and a pair of Dragon TOW missile launchers on its sides, each containing nine rockets. These advantages came at the expense of armour, allowing the Orca to withstand only a few missile hits, provided it did not outrun these missiles first. Employing a set of twin articulated jet engines as propulsion in place of the classic rotary wing, the Orca has incredible manoeuvrability.
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