The Gregale was a single-engined heavy bomber once employed by the Legion for the Reunification of Italy (LRI), in their nearly successful but ultimately doomed attempt at reuniting the Italian peninsula after the old Crumbling-era emergency government broke up into small warlord cliques, supported by both military remnants and paramilitary groups.

By this point, the LRI, which had formed from the unification of the North Italian polities, had managed to control most of the peninsula thanks to both holding the former Italian economic heartland and gaining support from foreign powers. The end of this project would be brought about by the CIR: After the Nova Evropan Wars, the broader mindset in that country had changed from a "live and let live" isolationism to an interventionist, expansionist position that sought to spread the black flag of anarchy and destroy all authoritarian polities around them, expecting any future invasion to be an intrinsic inevitability. The SF was spared because, on one side, they had been allies against the Nova Evropan menace and, on the other, their parliamentary system made inroads towards sowing the seeds of revolt very difficult. However, other polities weren't so lucky, as the LRI would find out: while all that were left of the opposition against them were an underground resistance and a few pockets in the Tyrrhenian coast, the CIR's support would lead to the end of the LRI's attempt at reasserting a harsh yet needed semblance of order.

The Gregale reflects a broader trend towards preferring triplanes among the LRI. In this case, the configuration not only maximizes the lift available to a plane expected to carry large payloads at night, but also maintains structural integrity. While slow, it's massive payload capacity not only made it a cost-effective means of reprisal against rebels and bandits, but also made it a versatile aircraft that could be adapted to transport duties.

Controls:

8: Engine, open/close bomb bay
1: Dorsal turret (Throttle, VTOL).
2: Ventral turret (Throttle, VTOL).