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==History==
The uses for the Ork Fighta-Bommer are rather limited. While generally more durable, the craft is easily outclassed by similar craft flown by the Imperial Navy, the Tau Air Caste, or the Eldar fleets. Throughout the [[Dawn of War]] campaigns the Fighta-Bommerz made frequent appearances as a Courier Dropship which dropped the various gubbins needed to assemble Ork base structures<sup>2</sup>. [[Orkamungus]] used the Fighta-Bommer in this role, as did Warlord [[Gorgutz]] 'Ead 'Unta on Lorn V. On and again on Kronus, Gorgutz fought to control an ancient Adeptus Mechanicus relay station, merged with Tau technology<sup>3</sup>. By plotting courses that avoided the crossfire of the Tau and Imperial fleets battling in orbit, Gorgutz was able to use Fighta-Bommerz to make strikes deep into the territory held by his enemies. Finally in the Kaurava system, Warlord Gorgutz would actually use the craft in a limited combat role as an aerial support unit<sup>4</sup>. While the Evil Suns clan has some appreciation for the craft due to its blistering speed<sup>5</sup>, Grogutz Gorgutz remains the only Warboss known to use the Fighta-Bommerz in this way.
The most famous Fighta-Bommer is the dreaded "Vulcha", one of the oldest and longest serving of its kind. This is the personal courier of the Infamous Boss Zagstruk, leader of the elite "Vulcha Squad"<sup>6</sup>. These Stormboyz used their aging Fighta-Bomma to make deep strikes onto enemy positions by reckessly jumping from the Vulcha's bomb bays and firing their Rokkit Packs at the last minute. The tactical advantages of this maneuvre (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<sup>7</sup>.
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