The Haunt is easily the most famous and powerful warplane of the Oshkoshian Empire, a neo-feudal State spanning much of the shores of the Great Lakes. This breakaway country was created during the American Breakup as part of a series of corporate-controlled "patchwork States" made to be puppet States intended to safeguard their interests in the region. Since then, said corporations have either merged with their patchworks, or broken up during the Crumbling as their CEOs and executive comittees left for safe havens. For this, the capital; Oshkosh, was picked because, while of considerable size, it still was not too big for the governing elite to control.

The realm of military aviation is strictly restricted to the nobility. As each pilot is raised from childhood for the task, Oshkoshian aircraft are often unconventional, possess powerful engines by American standards, and are often more difficult to master, being made expecting high-quality pilots. Haunts in particular are the biggest status symbol: Heavy strike fighters, with high upkeep costs yet capable of carrying massive amounts of ordnance, as this aircraft's bomb payload, ventral 50 mm cannon , 6 .75 inch cannons and two .75 inch rotary cannons show. On top of this, Haunts are fast, long-ranged aircraft.