![]() The tactical advantages of this maneuver (barring any Rokkit-related mishaps) may seem fairly obvious, but they haven't been adopted by other Stormboy units, most likely because of the difficulty of retaining Meks with the skill needed to build a functioning Fighta-Bommer This is the personal aircraft of the infamous Zagstruk, the Warboss of the elite "Vulcha Skwadron." These Stormboyz used their aging Fighta-Bommerz to make deep strikes into enemy positions by recklessly jumping from the Vulcha's bomb bays and firing their Ork Jump Packs at the last minute. The most famous Fighta-Bommer is the dreaded "Vulcha", one of the oldest and longest serving of its kind. The Greenskins' Evil Sunz klan maintains the most appreciation for the aircraft among the various Ork tribes due to its blistering speed. While generally more durable than most other intelligent species' airborne vehicles, the Ork aircraft is easily outclassed by similar craft flown by the Imperial Navy, the T'au Air Caste, or the Asuryani fleets. The uses for the Ork Fighta-Bommer are limited. ![]() While a surprisingly good dog-fighter, Fighta-Bommerz rely on their heavy armament and reinforced armour plating to make up for a lack of speed and maneuverability when compared to other aircraft. The standard Fighta-Bommer is armed with three Big Shootas, and carries ordnance such as the Supa-Rokkit, and the inventive Grot Bomb. The Mek will normally start out trying to build a specific type of aircraft but will soon become indecisive and hammer onto the emerging airframe as many guns, engines and other devices of questionable origin and use as possible. Their efficiency as bomber and support craft is much higher than as dogfighter however: while their many Gunz allow them to throw a copious amount of firepower at their targets, the less than aerodynamic Orkish constructions often have poor maneuverability, which severely hampers them in a dogfight.Ī one-on-one duel between a Fighta-Bommer and an Imperial Navy, T'au Air Caste or Aeldari interceptor is utterly uneven, hence the Orks tend to congregate in bands of aircrafts called "skwadronz" (A bastardisation of the Low Gothic word "squadron") to support each other and overwhelm any opponent through sheer numbers.Īdditionally, as long as the Meks building and maintaining the "skwadron"'s craft survive, they can repair and/or build new planes from scratch on a much higher rate than other races, and often the Orks aerial opponents have been simply ground away through attrition despite impressive kill/loss ratios of more than ten to one. ![]() On the field of battle, Fighta-Bommerz can be used in multiple roles, be it aerial support, interdiction or raiding, both in atmosphere and in space. The whole contraption is more often than not painted red due to the Orkish belief that "Da red un' goes fasta!", and that it actually able to fly is as much a tribute to the Orks latent psychic power than to the Mek's skill. Most Fighta-Bommerz are made of a fat body sporting many Gunz and a bomb bay to transport huge bombs or crude missiles, a pair of wings, large engines and little else. However, Speed Freeks manage to see past this hampering fact, and understand that nothing goes faster, makes more noise and is equipped with more guns and bombs than a good airplane.Īn Ork Fighta-Bommer is the most commonly encountered Orkish aircraft, although the instinctive and haphazard construction skills of the Mekboyz prevent any form of standardisation. Luckily for the other intelligent species of the galaxy, an Ork's natural instinct makes it wary of flying, for Orks believe the best fighting is always done up close and personal, and strapping oneself into a flying machine means missing out on all the fun on the ground. Ork Fighta-Bommerz at an airfield waiting to take off during the Raid on Kastorel-Novem. 4 Ordo Xenos Departmento Analyticus Technical Specifications.
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