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(click here to learn more)| Thunderhead Bomber Jet | |
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| Vehicle in Just Cause 4 | |
| Type | Some kind of fighter jet hybrid between bomber and strike fighter |
| Weapons | "Carpet Bomb" and "Machine Gun" |
| Rarity | Average |
| List of owners | Black Hand Army of Chaos Rico |
| Top speed (km/h) | Unknown |
| Top speed (mph) | Unknown |
The Thunderhead Bomber Jet is a bomber aircraft in Just Cause 4.
Appearance[]
It looks like a normal 2-engine fourth generation jet fighter. Its main basis is the F-14 Tomcat, featuring its variable-sweep wings which retract to a more streamlined shape at high speeds. The vertical stabilizers differ by being canted outward similarly to the F/A-18 Hornet.
Performance[]
This plane is one of the fastest planes in the game, but the second slowest military jet in the game, beating only the SkyCastle Cargo Jet.
It's not very maneuverable and stands practically no chance of evading guided missiles.
It's armed with "carpet bombs" and a "machine gun". See also: Vehicle mounted weapons. The bombs deal high damage but due to the limited ammunition, should only be used against heavy targets. Infantry and light vehicles should be taken care of with the machine guns.
Out of all armed military planes in the game, the Thunderhead is probably the worst choice for air-to-air combat. With it's poor maneuverability and poor firepower (machine gun only), it doesn't stand a chance against fighters like the Fellhawk (in a fair fight, with neither plane being piloted by Rico).
Versions and locations[]
Black Hand one:
- At Base Aérea Yanacagua.
- At Prospero Aeroespacial.
- At Muro Fortaleza. This one retains its Black Hand camo scheme after the region is taken over.
- At Illapa.
- It's featured in a region strike mission that takes place at the base.
- Is sent after Rico during high heat or if Rico is in an aircraft.
- In Los Demonios, there's a mission called Extermination, that involves a massive Black Hand presence. 3 of these can be seen flying together in formation into the purple sphere. Surprisingly, they don't "immediately" die, and manage to get a bombing run in before blowing up.
Army of Chaos one:
- At the same bases, once the front crosses over them.
- Can be unlocked for supply drop by completing the Vigía Rocas Caídas speed stunt by passing through the ring in any vehicle with a speed of at least 300 km/h.
- Can be seen randomly flying around Solís as early as right after Operation Whiteout.
- One may spawn at Illapa.
Trivia[]
- This is the successor to the U-7 Dravec from Just Cause 3.
- In reality there is no such thing as a "carpet bomb". However, there is the military term "carpet bombing", which refers to a tactic for aircraft bomb usage, where bombs are spread over a large area.
- As revealed by pre-launch gameplay videos, this vehicle originally had the names "Emsavion Thunderhead" and "Prospero Thunderhead", until finally becoming "Thunderhead Bomber Jet". About half of the Vehicles in Just Cause 4 originally had much more realistic names before they decided to add the vehicles definitions to the ends of names. See also Cut game content from Just Cause 4.
- It's called "Bombowiec Odrzutowy Prospaero" (Prospaero Bomber Jet) in the polish version of the game.
- The name "Thunderhead" could be a reference to Ace Combat 5, where the protagonists of the game use F-14 Tomcats. "Thunderhead" is the name of one of the game's AWACS operators. The Black Hand livery is also similar to the one used by Razgriz Squadron, but this is likely unintentional.
- On the Army of Chaos version of this vehicle, there is an painting of the Salirosian Skramp riding a missile (or bomb?) next to the cockpit. It is not known if this was intended to be a reference to the Easter egg, or if it's an Easter egg in of itself.
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