Created during the end of the Putic Wars, the Orthos' hasty conception and construction can clearly be seen in it's eclectic design. The Orthos was designed to inflict as much damage as possible on the enemy, performing hit-and-run attacks until the plane was either shot down, ran out of fuel, or the pilots collapsed out of exhasution. Standard armaments include: 12 gatling guns, 56 unguided rockets, 8 25kg unguided bombs, and 8 guided air-to-ground missles. Moving at a speed of ~1000 km/h, initial prototypes were flown by two pilots. However, engineers found that the pilots were unable to control the plane consistently, and they would often crash or stall the plane. With the advent of Plug technology, the plane was flown by six pilots who were "jacked" into the plane, by the time it reached standard deployment. The aircraft was iterated several times, reducing the stress put on pilots, whilst improving payload and speed. Even with six pilots, it wasn't unheard of for the Orthos to stall or spin out of control, or for pilots to suffer blood clots and seizures from the stress put upon their brains. In fact, most pilots were not expected to survive.