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Horten Ho.IX Horten Ho.IX ("3X1000" Project, Horten Ho 229, Gotha Go 229)

Appearance: A prototype jet-powered flying wing fighter-bomber painted in gray, with two balkenkreuz and two swastikas painted on its wings and fuselage, respectively
Class Level: 5
Alignment: True Neutral
Museum Check: Granted
Portfolio: An advanced jet fighter-bomber prototype, and the first jet-powered flying wing in the world, A brand-new advanced weapon design, Part of Hermann Goring's "3X1000" Project intended to create an advanced fighter-bomber design capable of shooting down Allied bombers easily, outperforming Allied fighters in dogfights, and able to perform ground attack operations easily, Getting stolen by the OSS and Allied Forces before it could be mass produced
Domains: Aircraft, Prototypes, World War II
Sacred to: Lt. Jimmy Patterson, Hauptsturmfuhrer Baron Rudolf Ulbricht von Sturmgeist
Following the start of Allied bombing raids over Germany as early as 1940, Hermann Goring, the head of the German Luftwaffe, needed a fighter aircraft capable of shooting down the British, and later, American heavy bombers that flew into Germany regularly. Having broken a promise to Hitler that no Allied bomber would bomb German cities, the Reichsmarschall was adamant that the fighter should be able to intercept and shoot down the bombers even before they reached their target and dropped their bombs. To this end, Goring commissioned the so-called "3X1000" Project, which called for a brand new fighter-bomber design that could fly at 1000 km/h, have a range of 1000 km, and be able to carry up to 1000 kg of bombs without issue. Whilst a seemingly impossible quota at first glance, two brothers in the German Luftwaffe, named Reimar and Walter Horten, decided to step up to this challenge. Rather than go for a more conventional layout, the brothers opted for a more unorthodox approach, specifically by creating a flying wing design. The end result was the Ho.IX, the world's first jet powered flying wing. Compared to it's contemporaries, this aircraft was the closest to meeting the Project's requirements, having a maximum speed of 960 km/h, a range of 1,900 km, and able to carry 1000 kg of bombs.
Unsurprisingly, the Ho.IX design was selected for mass production, given that none of its competitors could reach the same performance standards. Further development of this aircraft, which included eventual mass production, was handled by the Gothaer Waggonfabrik Company, based in Gotha, Germany. During this phase, the project was personally funded and supervised by SS-Hauptsturmfuhrer Baron Rudolf Ulbricht von Sturmgeist, a Nazi Nobleman with significant influence within the Nazi Party despite his rank, and a loyal follower of Adolf Hitler. Thanks to Sturmgeist's efforts, a working prototype/pre-production model was constructed, with the aircraft ready for mass production within the a few weeks of final testing. Unfortunately for the Germans, despite the intense security and extra efforts they made to conceal the project's existence and secrecy, an operative of the Dutch Resistance named Gerritt was able to get a hold of top-secret Luftwaffe documents mentioning the "3X1000" Project. Whilst the Resistance operative captured by members of the Waffen-SS and Gestapo, the location of the documents was kept secret by him in an effort to buy time, and other Resistance agents were able to contact the OSS to send someone to rescue him. That someone...would be Lt. Jimmy Patterson, who by now had a growing reputation within both the Allied and Axis Forces as a skilled soldier and agent of the OSS. Ultimately, Patterson, with help from the Dutch Resistance, was able to rescue Gerritt from the Kleveburg Manor House, despite having had his cover blown during the initial infiltration. The Dutch Resistance Agent then promptly handed Patterson the German documents containing the info on the Ho.IX.
Upon detailed analysis of the Ho.IX's specifications as listed in the Luftwaffe document, the aircraft was deemed as a major threat to Allied air superiority, outperforming the already in-service Messerschmitt Me 262, already a deadly jet fighter itself, by a significant margin. As the Me 262 itself was more heavily armed and much faster than piston-engine fighters like the Mustang, Thunderbolt, Lightning, Spitfire, Typhoon, and Tempest, the Ho 229 would surely be able to make mincemeat out of both them and the Allied bombers. With this in mind, Col. Stanley Hargrove of the OSS once again ordered Lt. Jimmy Patterson to head deep behind German lines and stop this new threat and von Sturmgeist for good, helping any Allied Airborne forces along the way. Despite yet another series of setbacks, such as Sturmgeist initially escaping Patterson's grasp near Friedrichroda, Patterson was able to make it to the Gotha Testing Facility, photograph the Ho.IX's schematics and a few other German weapons plans, call in Allied bombers onto the Gotha Facility, destroy the base's Anti-Air radar, kill von Sturgeist, and finally, steal the Ho.IX prototype itself, just as the Gotha Facility was being bombed into oblivion.
The Ho.IX would last be seen being piloted by Lt. Jimmy Patterson out of Gotha, Germany, heading west in the direction of England while accompanied by two P-38 Lightning fighters. Patterson himself would be congratulated by Col. Hargrove for accomplishing his mission despite the tremendous difficulties, and would continue to perform similar operations against other German Secret Weapons and wonderweapons projects until the end of the War in Europe. As for the prototype itself, it remained unaccounted for for the remainder of the war...
However, this would soon change following Lt. Jimmy Patterson's ascension into the Pantheon, as well as his subsequent new assignment in a completely new and unfamiliar realm. Following the Lieutenant's deployment to different parts of the Pantheon, where he carried out missions not unlike those he did in Europe During the War, the very same Ho.IX prototype that Patterson had stolen from the Germans would resurface. Specifically, not too far off from The Great Treasury, not unlike the captured King Tiger Tank that had appeared following Lt. Mike Powell's ascension and subsequent deployment just prior. Unlike the King Tiger Tank though, the Ho.IX Prototype had made into the Pantheon in pristine condition, just as how Patterson had captured and stolen it back in Gotha in 1944. And so, it was placed on display immediately, being the first military aircraft of its kind to be placed within the Vehicles Depot.
Unsurprisingly, the Nazi Forces in the Pantheon soon took an interest in this advanced jet aircraft prototype, due to its deadly potential as a fighter-bomber, air superiority fighter, and bomber interceptor. This was not helped by the fact that one of them was Rudolf Ulbricht von Sturmgeist, the very man who supervised and funded the aircraft's very construction, testing, and what would have been its mass production and deployment into the Luftwaffe. What's more, Wilhelm "Deathshead" Strasse had mass produced the Ho.IX design in his universe, where it became the Luftwaffe's standard fighter-bomber well into the 1960s. With a prototype already available, Strasse would simply need to reverse-engineer the existing one, improve it with his technology, and then mass produce it using an already-established industrial and aeronautical base. And with a unit in the Pantheon like Nemesis, whose pilots already have hundreds of hours of experience flying the Ho.IX's predecessor, the Me 262, on top of having the engineers and scientists necessary to further develop advanced weapons projects, having the Ho.IX in their possession would allow them to defeat their enemies the Battlehawks and eventually gain air superiority over the Allies in the Pantheon.
Stealing the jet fighter prototype from the Vehicles Depot was out of the question due to The Great Treasury being a neutral zone, being watched over by deities far more powerful then them, and the potential of the theft itself attracting the unwanted attention of Allied agents like Lt. Jimmy Patterson. Instead, the Nazis, using their vast spy network and intelligence resources, opted to secretly analyze the prototype without attracting too much attention. With the help of public figures like Dr. Rene Belloq, spies like HYDRA Agent Heinz Kruger and former Germanian Army Special Unit Leader Lt. Col. Arnold Berkman, the Germans were able to get a hold of hundreds of photographs of the aircraft's exterior, cockpit, and interior without attracting too much attention.
In addition to these photographs as reference for building their own Ho.IX from scratch, the Nazis also utilized technology from other flying wing designs already in the Pantheon, namely HYDRA's Valkyrie bomber as well as General Heinz Bohm's personal bomber aircraft. The end result is an aircraft based on the Ho.IX's V2 and V3 designs (the latter being the prototype stolen by Jimmy Patterson that ended up in the Pantheon), but incorporating numerous improvements and the addition of more advanced technology. Johann Schmidt, Dr. Arnim Zola, Wilhelm "Deathshead" Strasse, and Oberst Krieger were more than satisfied with this end result, and promptly make arrangements for the pre-production models of the plane to be used by Nemesis on one of their next missions. Sophie, the former Propaganda Hero for the Germanian Empire who was now working with the Nazis in the Pantheon, would herself request a number of these fighters as her personal aerial escorts in combat, due to them being among the few aircraft who can keep up with her.
Once again, despite their best efforts at maintaining secrecy, the Germans' plans are once again discovered by Allied intelligence, prompting both the Americans and British to begin studying the very same Ho.IX prototype in the Vehicles Depot in great detail. Despite there being quite a few differences between the prototype and the pre-production models, the Allies were able to get more than enough info on the aircraft's general performance, powerplant, armament, and all of its strengths and weaknesses. Lt. Jimmy Patterson, had, in fact, made sure to brief both the members of the Battlehawks as well as Eylstadt's White Witch Izetta on this new threat that they very likely will encounter. The OSS agent also made sure to personally show them the aircraft itself, so that they could identify what it looked like, as well as get a firsthand look at the technical specifications. What they soon found out was that the Horten design was faster than all of their aircraft, as even their latest design, the Gloster Meteor, was only capable of speeds of up to 515 mph. Only Izetta with the Magic Stone, and possibly the members of the 501st JFW, could outrun and keep pace with the new German fighter. To counter this new threat, the Battlehawks decided to utilize tactics and training specifically meant to counter these new fighters, on top of both them and the members of the OSS and SOE targeting the production facilities of these aircraft, particularly those producing the jet engines.