The Twins is the main alternative to The Cloud as a twin-engined bomber in the Eastern Seaboard. A heavily-armed, resilient aircraft in spite of it's ponderous handling, it's main advantage was it's high carrying capacity.

While pretty much all polities in the region use them, the Megalopolis of New York was the most profilic user. As a literal police state born out of extreme Crumbling-era measures to curb popular unrest, the Megalopolis was a strongly stratified society that suffered regular popular uprisings. While it had a strong reputation as a warlike city, in no small part due to having defeated Pittsburgh's attempts at conquest, they are actually unable to launch campaigns at length for fear of revolts. This means that The Twins bombers are often the only means they have of attacking enemy cities. In constrast with the Twin Cities, the Megalopolis has a lukewarm, yet positive relation with the USS.