Guti Maun Heavy Bomber

The **Guti Maun** or **Super Sky Fortress** is a long-range, ultra-heavy bomber developed by the Gra Valkas Empire. It is also nicknamed the **Imperial Destruction God.**

## Overall Description

The Super Sky Fortress is described to be similar to the proposed **Nakajima G10N *Fugaku*** that was planned in World War 2 to bomb American cities. However the Japanese army cancelled all plans and no prototype was built during 1944 as the war was turning against them. The bomber is equipped with six high-performance, contra-rotating, propeller engines with newly-developed superchargers, to force in more air while at very high altitudes. The idea was to reach altitudes that normal propeller-driven planes cannot reach and also to counter the Pal Chimera of the Holy Milishial Empire by conducting a carpet-bombing from a height where Atrates cannon couldn't reach. The aircraft is designed to drop a huge amount of unguided bombs in carpet-bombing fashion. The plane is deployed only by the Special Extermination Operations Division under the command of General Kaizal.

The aircraft possesses a pressurized cabin and it is assumed that Gra Valkas flight engineers know about the effects of high altitude on the human body as each crew member is equipped with an oxygen mask. Each crew member is also equipped with a parachute in case they need to bail out. For defensive fire against enemy fighters, the aircraft has a number of 12.7 mm machine guns.

It was revealed that it applied the most advanced technologies that Gra Valkas possessed (like turbocharger), so the military hid them as an information security measure, and even the members who operate them don't know its true performance. The budget for their research and development has been paid for by the Ministery of Finance of the Gra Valkas Empire.

Unfortunately, the plane was built under the assumption that Japan's fighters or anti-air weaponry cannot reach the same altitude as the Guti Maun. This is another example of the Gra Valkas mindset that if they cannot accomplish it with their technology, then it cannot be done. As a result, the bomber is far too slow and too large a target. It can easily be spotted by radar. This makes it vulnerable to jet aircraft and from air-to-air and surface-to-air missiles. Furthermore, the aircraft can easily be damaged by 30 mm cannons of the X Shinden Kai.

Since the Antares fighters cannot match the bomber's altitude and range, they cannot provide escort all the way to the target and back. Therefore, without fighter escort, the bomber would have to rely on its own defensive armaments against enemy attack. However, this is deemed as useless against an enemy that can attack from beyond visual range and can easily reach the bomber's highest altitude. Furthermore, since the bomber relies on high-altitude, carpet-bombing tactics, the probability of accurately hitting its targets is quite low, due to factors such as slipstream currents and bad weather.

The overall performance of the Guti Maun is slightly better than the famous B-29 Superfortress bomber, and superior to any Japanese bomber in World War 2. The Japanese Ministry of Defense were surprised by the appearance of the Fugaku analogue and began to speculate that the Gra Valkas Empire might have a bit more advanced technology than anticipated. However, the Guti Maun and the rest of the Gra Valkas military still paled in comparison to Japan's 21st century technology.

## Specification

* **Length:** 46 m (About 151 ft, rivaling the American B-52 bomber)
* **Wingspan:** 63 m (203 ft)
* **Power: 6** engines with a total capacity of 6000 hp (equipped with superchargers for operation at high altitudes)
* **Max. Speed:** 780 kph (Only reached at the height of the stratosphere)
* **Max. Altitude:** 15,000 m
* **Max. Flight Range:** 19,400 km
* **Armaments:**
	+ Many 12.7mm machine gun
	+ Incendiary bombs
	+ Unguided bombs

## Service History

With the destruction of the 1st and 2nd Advanced Fleets, the Special Extermination Operations Division were given orders to move out and start bombing raids on Japanese cities. Their target was Nagoya, one of Japanese major cities. A flight of 200 bombers were sent out on this mission. Unfortunately, due to important information being with held by their superiors, the flight of bombers has no idea that they are heading toward a deadly network of Japanese jet fighters, guided-missile batteries, and long-range, early radar warning systems. They will be detected long before they get within bombing range of Nagoya. Moreover, the entire bombing squadron also under the assumption that JSDF aircraft or anti-air weaponry cannot reach them at their attitude, which further increases their lack of caution.

Since the bombers cannot make the journey directly from their base to Nagoya, they instead take an overland route through the Third Civilization Area, and plan to make five fuel stops. The first will be through Leifor, while the last will be from the port of the Riem Kingdom. The bomber crews do not expect any opposition from the Central World and Second Civilization Area and they will be flying too high for any resistance from the Third Civilization Area.

The formation was detected by Mu's improved radar as they flew over the South Hut Air Force Base. However, they decided not to bomb it, since it was not an important target compared to their main objective of bombing Nagoya. Their altitude proved too high for Mu's anti-aircraft guns and Marin fighters to intercept.

Due to engine trouble, Bomber number 18 was forced to turn back. However, the bomber was detected on route by Mu. With the information that its altitude is too high to reach using the Marins, Myrus and the commander of the Mu's Advance Technology Testing Base decided to intercept it using the latest prototype fighter aircraft and also to test its performance. The prototype aircraft, the X Shinden Kai was dispatched and was able to successfully shoot it down. The remaining bombers arrived in the Riem Kingdom, where they will be refueled one last time and escorted by fighter planes to Nagoya.

Unknown to the Guti Maun pilot and crews, Japan already discovered their position in the Riem Kingdom, planning to assemble a necessary strike force to take down the remaining bombers, once they launch from their airfield in Reim.

### Operation Barbecue

Taking advantage of their high-altitude flight capability, the Guti Maun were armed with incendiary bombs and planned to reduce Nagoya to ashes. Their flight leader, Arley Tolliger, was sadistically looking forward to turning Nagoya into a human barbecue. In order to ensure that the bombers make it to their target, the 3rd Air Corps would perform a low-level bombing raid on the city of Awara, to act as decoys for intercepting aircraft and anti-aircraft batteries.

However, the entire operation would fail from the start as the Defense Ministry of Japan was already aware of their approach and sent a large number of F-15J and F-2 Fighters to shoot them all down. No sooner had they left Riem airspace, that the low-level bomber formation was annihilated. The Guti Maun formation would first fall prey to BVR missiles, leaving only 83 to face off against the F-15J fighters and their heat-seeking missiles and cannons. Tolliger would be killed in action and the mission was a complete failure with 100% losses for both formations.