what's this then

This is a P-38 Lightning, recognizable for its
twin-boom orientation.

This is the NAUC carrier, which also possesses two tail booms.

This is how Russian (and therefore, Aesthian) planes refuel. A fuel line ending in a cone-shaped basket is dangled out the end of the tanker, and the plane in need of refueling will extend a probe, usually located on or near the nose, and position it so it docks with the basket.

Some American (and therefore, some Mercanan) planes do it differently, relying on a rigid structure also referred to as a boom that puts the fuel directly into a specialized port on the receiving plane.
The carrier has one of these:

dangling out of each of these

sorry for the confusion