Name: Vigdis 'Vig' Lorenson
Age: 26
Gender: Female
Height: 5' 11"
Weight: 82.5kg
Hair Color: platinum blond
Eye Color: pale blue
Blood Type: B+
Date of Birth: 17/04/1995
Nationality: Nordennavic
Affiliation: Royal Nordennavic Air Force
Assignment: Currently Peace Sparrow Squadron, formerly Beowulf Squadron
Allegiance: Nordennavic
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Call Sign: Beowulf 3
TAC Name: Mareritt (nightmare, in Nordennavic)
Starter Aircraft: Saab Viggen
The Viggen is not the most up-to-date of aircraft, but it's performance and capabilities have kept it a competitive aircraft over the years. Capable of supersonic speeds, and a good dogfighter as well as impressive at low altitudes, due to it's large wing and canard configuration. A huge single engine gives powerful thrust response, and good control authority, and an impressive array of weapons give the Viggen a lot of options for a sortieWeapons:-30mm single-barrel Oerlikon Autocannon
-Max 30 SDM across two wing hardpoints, in 6 pods on multiple adaptor racks
SP Weapons:-AIM-9L Sidewinder (QAAM x 4)
-AIM-120 AMRAAM (Semi-Active Air-to-Air missile x 4)
-AGM-65 Maverick (XAGM x 4)
-Heavy Rocket Pods (RCL x 2)
-Unguided Bombs (UGB x 12)
-RBS-15 Anti-Ship missile (LASM x 2)
-A single large drop-tank can be carried on the central fuselage pylon
Vigdis' Viggen is coloured in a traditional Splinter Camouflage pattern.
In Depth Physical Description:Pale-skinned and with somewhat 'elfin' like many people from her homeland, Vigdis also has some genetic ancestory from elsewhere in her build and appearance. Tall and long-limbed with a slender physique and large hips, she is has the blessing of good genes to thank for her lack of weight and trim health.
Her face is similarly light-looking, with a pointed chin and jaw, and very light cheekbones, and a small 'button' nose, but large bright blue eyes that easily convey her expression.
Vigdis keeps her hair practically short and neat, in an almost masculine style. That said, she does not shy away from other 'feminine' aspects of her dress and style when relaxing off-duty.
Personality:Vigdis personality is very much the typical Nordennavic character at first glimpse - jovial, talkative and near-always smiling, with a quietly wicked sense of humour and fun, and eagerness to try new - and frequently hair-raising - things, and take them as though it is nothing out of the ordinary, and having a temper that is slow to rise. While all of this is true of her, combined with a friendly and outgoing aspect and a dedication to her duty, she is also one for skirting the edges of authority and pushing boundaries to get the job done, an attitude likely picked up from her former flight instructors and squad-mates.
Her attitude can often be a double-edge sword, and can lead to her getting herself and others in trouble, and to a lack of trust from higher echelons of command, and can lead to her rushing into dangerous situations that might otherwise be avoided, and to often acting without thought or properly utilising the skills of those around her, or of her aircraft in the most effective way, instead going for the most immediate result.
History:Vigdis' mother and father were not from a military background, and in fact none of her family had really served in any capacity. Both parents worked in the wide open forests of Nordennavic as park rangers and forestry surveyors, overseeing the logging companies and ensuring they followed the legal procedures. As such, she rarely saw them, and spent a large amount of time in the wilderness. Many times she saw RNAF fighters and other aircraft on manoeuvers, and admired them from afar, captivated by the way they flew through the skies, and the power they showed. This fascination only grew when she saw them on live-fire exercises (from a distance, of course), and witnessed the power of the aircraft as they unleashed weapons on ground targets with seeming impunity.
As she grew up, this fascination remained with her, much to the despair of her parents who had hoped to raise a similarly peaceful daughter to their own lifestyle and ideals. However, they didn't hold her back either, and offered their support, albeit in a reluctant manner. Vigdis enjoyed her high-school life, and enlisted the day after her prom, taking a military-sponsored college education, and earning a degree in World History and Politics, before joining officers school and earning a place on the flying program.
Her skills soon emerged as an air-to-ground specialist, and she was noted early as having particular talent in pressing attacks against dangerous targets, though was equally noted for her lack of attention in some dangerous situations. Nonetheless, the CO of the Beowulf squadron (a Nordennavic combat training unit that uses exchange pilots who've had real-life experience to train their pilots to the best of their abilities, often through challenging and deadly scenarios, with a high drop-out rate) took her under his wing, and seconded her to the Beowulf training regime. She struggled, but under his tuition excelled in performance and was assigned to active duty with a Nordennavic Tactical Fighter Unit.
She has since participated in a number of small peace-keeping operations, but has not seen extensive combat beyond a few small border skirmishes, and a handful of anti-piracy and anti-narcotics operations. Nonetheless her record and performance resulted her in being recommended for the Peace Games, an assignment she plunged into with eager excitement.
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