BIG HONKING AIRCRAFT POST!<br/><br/>This post will detail The planes in use by our Intrepid Band of Misanthropes, the planes they've shot up, and the planes that have been mentioned when the GM's Been Evul.<br/><br/>Our Heroes use these Rides:<br/><br/>Alysanthia's little lady is in the Hughes Aviation P-21 J Mark III Devastator (http://firedrake.org/roger/csarchive/universe/planes/hughes.htm). As you can see, it's an ugly brute, and showing its age, but it's reliable, hard to kill, and, most importantly, easily modifiable, which is why her plane has larger guns than the usual loadout.<br/><br/>Note, boys and Girls, that the Devastator is still being built in Free Colorado; if you ever need parts, head to Denver for the best possible deals.<br/>(The Devastator has, as Quirks, the Following: Cramped Cockpit, Difficult to Bail)<br/><br/>Dashenka and Haibane have the Hughes Aviation Bloodhawk (http://firedrake.org/roger/csarchive/universe/planes/bloodhawk.htm). Though customized as per their different needs; Haibane's Bloodhawk only has a trio of .30 calibre guns, which is decent for deterrent, but its true strength lies in the Nitro booster that pushes the plane up to 325 Miles per hour in level flight (375 in a dive). Dashenka's trades in a smaller engine for greater stopping power; Swapping the paired .30's for 50 calibre guns and the paired 40's for twin .60 calibre cannons gives her plane a surprisingly large Bite.<br/>(the Bloodhawk has, as Quirks, the Following: Poor Stall Speed, Light Stick, G-efficient Cockpit, Superior Weapons [all])<br/><br/>Reiji's Plane, the 'Flying Sieve' Is, actually, a Whittly & Douglas M210 Raven (http://firedrake.org/roger/csarchive/universe/planes/raven.htm). It has similar lines to the Bloodhawk, but is several feet wider, longer, and Much more heavily armed, normally carrying a Quartet of 40. calibre Machineguns with twin .50s as additional punch as the ranges close. It accelerates slowly, but normally has stupidly thick armour; in fact, the only reason Reiji's character is alive to meet everyone else is because that thick armour saved most of his plane's internals.<br/>(The Raven has, as Quirks, the Following: Light Stick, Linked Ammo bins.)<br/><br/>Major-Major's Plane, the Grumman E1-C Avenger (http://firedrake.org/roger/csarchive/universe/planes/grumman.htm), is a big old brute of a plane; the twin engines give it an extended range, but its weapon loadout is questionable; Six (!) 30. Calibre Machine guns give it impressive long-range reach, but very little offensive bite, and even the replacement of two .30 calibre guns from the E1-B model with a pair of Sixty-calibre cannon leave this well-armoured brick undergunned for its size and design intent.<br/>(The Avenger has, as Quirks, the Following: Multiple Engines [2], Fire-linked weapons [2x 3 30. calibre], Heavy Stick)<br/><br/>Two Additional Characters will also be coming aboard (hopefully) with these beauties in tow. The Curtiss-Wright J2 Fury (http://firedrake.org/roger/csarchive/universe/planes/curtisj2.htm) Is an Agile, high-speed interceptor with an impressive weapon loadout; Normally settling on a pair of .30 calibre MGs, backed up by a pair of .40 calibre guns, the feather in the Fury's cap is the Aptly-named 'Goliath' Cannon slung underneath the fighter's body. While it has a bad habit of jamming, Nobody can deny the sheer stopping power the big gun can lay out, and even Zeppelin crews respect the cannon for the damage it can do to their engines or gas cells.<br/>(The Fury has, as Quirks, the Following: Difficult to Bail, Poor Stall Speed, Inferior weapon [.70 calibre])<br/><br/>Finally, Ramster's (sadly-malfunctioning) Aircraft, the  Sanderson FB14 "Vampire" (http://firedrake.org/roger/csarchive/universe/planes/vampire.htm) is more bomber than fighter; armed with Pairs of 40 calibre, 60 calibre and 70 calibre guns, the only thing more threatening is the slow and stodgy plane's capacity to carry rockets, Notable in being capable of carrying enough aerial torpedos to down any non-military zeppelin, and have room to cripple a second. Its given name, 'Vampire' is not official, but instead was popularized by the maintenance crews that worked on the plane; It often takes three times the man-hours to maintain compared to a similar plane, such as the Avenger.<br/>(The Vampire has, as Quirks, the Following: Multiple Engines [2], Heavy Stick, Poor Maneuverability, Superior Range [+10%])<br/><br/>Now; Planes that you kids have been busy shooting up, at the moment, only includes One category.<br/><br/>The  Marquette PR-1 Defender (http://firedrake.org/roger/csarchive/universe/planes/defender.htm) Is often derided as a combination of 'no skill in design, no skill in construction, and no skill in the air', including a rather notable quote from an ISA flight instructor. "Designed by Comittee, and built by Morons. Truly, this is what 'Made in America' now means." The Defender is underpowered, underarmoured, undergunned, has poorly-designed landing gear that often collapses mid-landing, and, out of approximately 600 planes, perhaps 40 have the original loadout of Four .30 calibre guns and Two .50 calibre. the rest have three dummy barrels, and only one .30 calibre, with a pair of obsolete Czech .50 calibre guns to act as main 'bite' And yes, All their guns jam if you look at them funny.<br/>(the Defender has, as quirks [Point and Laugh, please]; Inferior Engine, Inferior weapons [all], Reduced Cockpit Visibility, Inferior Landing Gear)<br/><br/>Finally, planes that have been mentioned, thanks to the GM offering insight into his Evul:<br/><br/>The  Hughes-Lockheed Firebrand (http://firedrake.org/roger/csarchive/universe/planes/firebrand.htm). See this? Your. Worst. Nightmare. Trust me.<br/>(Quirks May Or May NOT Include the Following: Multiple Engines. Superior Range. Improved Cockpit Visibility. Pintle-mount gun. G-efficient Cockpit. Superior Weapons.)