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Planes
Seems like everyone in North America fl ies now. With no
roads and no railways, planes are the best way to get around,
especially from one nation to another.
Every pirate gang, militia, and nation tends to favor one
plane over another. The Red Skull Legion likes the Brigand,
the Nation of Hollywood fl ies the Firebrand, the Navajo go for
the Fury and the Desert Fox. If you see one of these planes in
the sky, you can guess who’s at the controls.
There are three types of aircraft out there: dogfi ghters, in-
terceptors, and zep-killers. Each type does a specifi c job really
well, and you’ve got a lot of models to choose from. Here’s my
basic advice on the planes. They’re not all here, but you get
the general idea. You’ll have to discover more as you fl y.
Dogfighters
My Fortune Hunters prefer these planes for aerial combat.
They’re great for mixing it up with the bad guys. Dogfi ghter
planes are good all-purpose aircraft. As you get to be a better
pirate, you’ll have more dogfi ghting planes to fl y. These are
just a taste.
Devastator
My Devastator is a
fi ghter-bomber manufac-
tured by Hughes Aviation,
and it was a radical
design when it came out
in 1932. Its propeller is
at the back of the plane
(called a “pusher”) and its
elevators are located at
the front. It doesn’t have a
tail, so it uses rudders, located
under the wings instead, to help crank it around in turns.
Looks weird but fl ies great.
Primary weapon: Four machine guns
Secondary weapon: Magnetic rockets
Characteristics of Dogfighters
Plane
Speed
Agility
Firepower
Strengths / Weaknesses
Devastator Good
Good
Good
Great all-purpose fi ghter-
bomber. Equipped for
primary & secondary
weapons only.
Characteristics of Interceptors
Plane
Speed
Agility
Firepower
Strengths / Weaknesses
Desert Fox Excellent
Fair
Good
Fast, fast, fast!
Goes fast, but turns slow.
Characteristics of Zep-Killers
Plane
Speed
Agility
Firepower
Strengths / Weaknesses
Brigand
Fair
Fair
Excellent
Guns in front and back
make this plane double the
trouble! If you’re fi ghting
with a Brigand, watch out
for those guns!
Interceptors
The fastest planes in the sky. May lose a bit in fi repower and
maneuverability, but they make up for it in speed.
Desert Fox
The Desert Fox is both fast
and heavily armed. It can
skim across the dunes at
lightning speed, so you
can take out opponents
before they know what’s
hit ‘em.
Primary weapon: Four machine guns
Secondary weapon: Mini-rockets
