{
  "id": "margin-aces-unit-fan-bomber",
  "name": "Fan bomber",
  "aliases": [],
  "type": "character",
  "reality": "fictional",
  "loreStatus": "established",
  "summary": "A heavier aerial role that sends a spreading fan across several lanes.",
  "traits": [
    "Fan bombers ask you to read negative space. Their wider pattern is meant to leave a navigable gap, while their larger silhouette signals a different problem from the Line fighter. The game can assign this role to several historical airframe illustrations.",
    "Fictional arcade role · generic illustration, not a documented unit or person."
  ],
  "style": [],
  "collections": [
    "margin-aces"
  ],
  "cardArt": {
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    "id": "catalog-game-margin-aces-unit-fan-bomber-v1",
    "url": "/field-guide/assets/portraits/catalog-game-margin-aces-unit-fan-bomber-v1.png",
    "previewUrl": "/field-guide/assets/portraits/catalog-game-margin-aces-unit-fan-bomber-v1-480.webp",
    "alt": "Fan bomber in the original game artwork.",
    "caption": "Authored game sprite, frame frame-0. The complete frame silhouette is preserved; transparent margins are removed only for display.",
    "status": "approved",
    "version": 1,
    "sourceLabel": "Margin Aces authored unit sprite",
    "sourceUrl": "/gamelab/projects/marginaces/assets/2d/b17-propeller.png",
    "sha256": "f80d62c303ec03eea6f86ced2b944ea662ecc46970679356e2ef1f163fd30794",
    "selectedUrl": "/field-guide/assets/portraits/catalog-game-margin-aces-unit-fan-bomber-v1-1200.webp",
    "selectedSha256": "f211283e150d883e987d0491a5ad0bb0e2b32b717ce22d32d987a7708c6341ca"
  },
  "variants": [],
  "appearances": [
    {
      "title": "Margin Aces encyclopedia",
      "url": "/gamelab/projects/marginaces/",
      "collectionId": "margin-aces"
    }
  ],
  "relationships": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "margin-aces-encyclopedia",
      "title": "Margin Aces encyclopedia",
      "url": "/gamelab/projects/marginaces/"
    }
  ],
  "history": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-30",
      "text": "Added from the named source to the Field Guide."
    }
  ],
  "spoilers": [],
  "questions": [
    "Did real bombers fire the game’s geometric fan pattern? No. The fan is a readable game mechanic. Real defensive armament depended on model, gun positions and crew coordination."
  ],
  "references": [],
  "revision": 1,
  "updated": "2026-10-30"
}