Name:
Ernesten Dietrich
Age:
20
Height:
5'5
Weight:
120 lbs.
Pilot Class:
AceNationality:
Texan
Appearance:
Bio:
The Dietrichs were, as far as records have shown, part of a family that breathed the skies as soon as they were able to drive automobiles. Originally migrants Germans after WWI, the Dietrichs quickly built up their reputation first as engineers; when the following war broke out, the engineers became pilots. Every subsequent conflict had one of their descendants up in the air, be it for non-combative roles or alongside the best American pilots.
By the time Texas came to wrest itself from the rest of the states to form its own despotism, the Dietrichs were renown to have a keen interest and talent in planes. The latest generation had dwindled down to a brother and sister, and against convention, the sister came out to be the smarter and rougher of the siblings. Esther, the brother, would leave Texas on a stolen Antonov An-2 to disappear somewhere in South America.
That left little 14 year-old Ernesten to copilot in the same battalion as a certain McGraw for three years, but between the salacious treatment she got from most of the men, the ensuing miscarriage from one particular incident, and the pressure instilled by her father to do well beyond her own capabilities (many comrades often joked she was "The Little Bitch That Could"), she decided to leave the IST before surrounding conflicts could intensify. Only problem was that she was born with the sky in her blood; it beckoned her so to return to Germany and fly alongside the Baroness as part of the Blood Wings, even if the only thing to her name was her history with a man feared as a brutal widowmaker. After all, the Luftwaffe was run by Socialists, not the Reich her ancestors dreamed many nights about.
Theme Song:
PLANE:
Name:
F-35C - "Crepuscula"
Description:
Plane Type:
Fighter Jet
Extra Aircraft Notes:
A coating of some metallic material was slathered all over, save for the glass. While the plane still has its protective coating under this layer to avoid the rust from spreading into the actual mechanisms themselves, the plane looks like a literal flying piece of shit.
Weapons Descriptions:
- GAU-12 Equalizer - 5-barreled 25mm Gatling-type Cannon
- 2x JDAM Missiles - Can be set targets by allied ground forces.
- 2x Flares
- AESA Radar - reduces presence on radar and infrared sensors with similarly powerful scanners.
- 2x R-77 A-A Missiles - Infrared guided; can be exchanged for JDAMs.
Weaknesses:
- The original hull is so rusted that each respective plate must be replaced in case of any serious damage as a failsafe in the event that an IST plane of that caliber would be stolen. Compatible parts may have to be custom-made, and will most likely be of inferior quality. In other words, the plane progressively worsens in terms of durability and reliability over time; ironically enough, only the passage of time and the acquisition of the correct replacement parts could remedy this. TL;DR : Damage is permanent unless you have rare replacements.
