P-996 LAZER

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Template:Infobox vehicles The P-996 Lazer is a fighter jet that appears in Grand Theft Auto V, and is arguably the overall fastest vehicle in the game.

Design

The aircraft is based off of the F-16C Fighting Falcon with strong accents of the F-18 Hornet in the tail fins and air intakes. The P-996 is equiped with dual miniguns, which is reminiscent of the F-20 Tigershark, and lock-on missiles, like it's helicopter counterpart. These missiles can take down a police helicopter in one hit, however to take down a civilian plane, it will require several sustained hits before it goes down. The plane does not feature countermeasures of any kind.

Locations

GTA V

• Several spawn in and around Fort Zancudo, sometimes in use.
• Flying around San Andreas.

Trivia

• The jet has characteristics resembling the F-16 Falcon, with dual canted tail fins reminiscent of the F-18 Hornet, F-22 Raptor and F-35 Lightning II.
• If the player lands in water, the player can eject from the plane much like in real life. They will be flung into the air and subsequently splash down.
• If the player successfully steals this jet from Fort Zancudo, they must place it in a hangar as soon as possible, as there seems to be a "kill switch" that kills the engine after a short period of time. If the player then exits, they will not be able to enter it again.
• The jet will save when placed in a player's hangar but will be lost completely upon switching hangar vehicles.
• It does not contain any countermeasures of any kind, resulting in the player having to perform barrel rolls in an attempt to dodge the incoming missiles.
• Two P-996 Lazers will intercept Trevor in the mission Minor Turbulence and eventually shoot down his hijacked cargo plane.
• AI controlled P-996 Lazers can use flares, making it harder to be shot down with Heat-Seeking Missiles.
• The plane's guns fire high explosive rounds in extremely quick succession, and will make short work of any vehicle; the only down side is that they are unusually short ranged.
• As of the 1.02 patch, the P-996 Lazer, when using missiles, has a realistic lock-on target square in front of the plane.

Behind the Scenes

• Many GTA fans thought that the P-996 was the Fighter that got removed from GTA IV, but it is in fact a separate aircraft. 

Gallery

The P-996 Lazer as seen in the Online reveal.