Gaiaterra: Elysea's Conflict/Meteor Bomber

"Time for a Meteor shower!"

-Meteor Bomber

The Meteor Bomber are Cantha's strike attack aircraft, operated mostly in Wolf Clan territories. Voiced by

Tactical analysis

 * Metalhead: The Meteor Bomber is one of the simplest, yet also the fastest and most effective ground attack planes out there. Having neither missiles nor bombs, the Meteor settles for depleted uranium cannonballs launched at near-supersonic speeds, crushing both infantry and tanks.


 * Comet get me: When a Meteor uses up its metal stockpiles or is under attack, pilots can activate their scramjet-powered afterburners, giving the appearance of a real meteor streaking very fast across the skies as they zip back to base.


 * Crash landing: Experts have noticed that their unusual projectiles deal less damage to structures than it does to ground units. Some armor is also sacrificed to allow the Meteor for supersonic flights.


 * A bad omen: A daring Meteor team upgraded their plane with a device similar to that of the Gravity Hub, slowing enemies they fly above. This upgrade is only given to experienced pilots, lest they slow their own allied units instead!

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History
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As it turns out, standing your ground for too long takes a toll on your logistics. Harassed on all sides by Invading Encantadian vehicles and aircraft, Wolf Clan spread their resources thin to prevent them from creating or exploiting an opening they could find. Wolf Clan forces scraped the bottom of the barrel to stop the invaders from pressing south of the Skoll Line. Indeed, mothballed Ironclad-class destroyers sailed out from ports to sink Charles Martel and Simbas cruised through towns repelling against Masknell choppers.

Nothing exemplifies their situation like the time when they ran out of air-to-ground aircraft munitions. Expending almost their entire stockpiles to bomb vital targets, Canthan soldiers also dealt with Floran Gureillas who ambushed their lines. This worked to the Encantadian's advantage, as during the Battle of (Adelaide), Wolf Clan soldiers rode out of civilian cars as makeshift troop transports and fired out of them as makeshift IFVs. Wolf Clan aircraft could not take flight due to the simple fact they had nothing to unload at the enemy (even when survivors say that a few armored knights took part in the fighting).

But sometimes, when there's nothing left at the bottom of the barrel, why not chuck said barrel at the invaders instead? An Wolf Clan commander essentially did so during the battle, after discovering a mothballed fleet of experimental aircraft in Marananga. Swapping the usual munitions for scrap metal, the bomber planes installed gravity acceleration devices to enhance their projectiles' speed to maximal levels. Initially derided by realists within the Canthan forces, they sang a different tune at the sight of Maurice M.54's raining down hell on Encantadian tanks and soldiers alike, now nicknamed Meteors for stopping the Imperials from taking the city. Their scramjet engines also helped them to flee from Batriders and MiG-21s's arriving at the scene. With post-war modifications replacing the scrap metal with depleted uranium cannonballs, hitting much harder thanks to greater and its compact size lets it carry more per run.

In recent times, a particular Meteor high above the Cantha-Encantadia DMZ border proved to be a tempting target for a trigger-happy MANPADS Huntress, and it got shot down promptly. Investigation of the Meteor revealed strange modifications that would allow it to travel to the very edges of the atmosphere, and the Encantadian government asked Voshkod to probe further into sightings of rumored Cantha aircraft flying across Encantadia. This has only opened a can of worms, as other nations accused the Voshkod of doing the same thing in their own airspaces. The Contingent just kept silent towards the whole affair, and their Meteors still streak across Encantadian skies to give the Encantadians a glimpse of 'meteor showers'.