Banshee

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Banshee Prototype Fighter
Unit
Affiliation	Nod
Role	Fighter-bomber
Armament	Twin plasma cannons
Protection	Light

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...these UFOs! - GDI Commander Micheal McNeil

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The Banshee served as the primary heavy attack fighter/bomber aircraft for the Brotherhood of Nod during the Second Tiberium War. It was produced in limited numbers following the war, and was succeeded by the Vertigo stealth bomber. The Banshee was developed from technology in the Tacitus, and bore a striking resemblance to the Scrin Stormrider.

[edit] Design

The Banshee was extremely thin, compact and very heavily armored. It mounted powerful rapid fire plasma cannons, also possibly developed from Tacitus technology. The plasma reactors had to be recharged at a Helipad however, so the Banshee was not capable of long-term independent operation. Its speed and armor meant that the Banshees nearly always returned from missions.

Its weapons were optimized for use against vehicles, especially lighter vehicles, although there is evidence to suggest that a small group of them could destroy even the Mammoth Mk. II. Although very effective against GDI armour, these weapons were less effective against GDI structures, and the SAM towers at these bases made such operations more risky.

Having the schematics for Banshees by virtue of being Nod's war-computer, CABAL also used this aircraft, using them somewhat bizarrely to target GDI structures rather than vehicles.

By the Third Tiberium War, the Banshees were discontinued from production.

[edit] Naming

The Banshee was named after a female spirit from the Irish mythology, usually seen as an omen of death and a messenger from the Otherworld - a fitting name indeed, given its weapons can send screaming plasma death towards its target.

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