The Storm Wind is another utility plane, along with S-Wing and Shadow Airship - it's useful for filling up your spare marches, but I don't use it for anything important. It has moderate attack attributes (a bit better than S-Wing) with a Unit Training Speed attribute thrown in. The Unit Training Speed attribute could be useful if you assign it to your Development Garrison Zone, but I wouldn't leave it assigned there.
Recommendation:
You can get Storm Wind relatively inexpensively, so you should eventually get it to fill out your marches. If you absolutely must have it (or need to buy parts in order to Promote it), you can find it on sale for $5 US in Limited Sale. I don't put too much effort into my Storm Wind - it's mainly used to pillage my attack targets when I'm sending every march I have at them to grab their resources after my initial attack.
Recommended Gears:
I would use Deployment gears on your Storm Wind since you will mainly be sending it for attacks against other players and toys, but I wouldn't waste any really nice gears on it:
- Wild Roar (only if you have extras)
- Blackbat
- Nature Force
- Christmas Gold Bell
- Christmas Silver Bell (Gold)
- Christmas Silver Bell (Purple)
- Hornet (Gold)
- Top Player (Gold)
- Nighthawk
- Combat Leader
- Sentry
- Commandant
- Commercial Deployment (Gold)
- Hornet (Purple)
- Top Player (Purple)
- Guardian (Gold)
- Commercial Deployment (Purple)
- Commercial Deployment (Blue)
- Commercial Deployment (Green)
- Commercial Deployment (White)
Where to get Storm Wind Spare Parts:
Storm Wind Spare Parts can be purchased in the Air Force Factory (select Air Force Supply - Black Market). Each Spare Part costs 500 Air Force Coins. If you do not have one yet, you can buy an Storm Wind from the Plane Store in the Air Force Command Center for $20 US. If you're patient, you should be able to find an Storm Wind for sale in Limited Sale for $5:
There is also an Storm Wind Part Selection Chest that allows you to pick one of the four Storm Wind Spare Parts.
You need 1 of each Spare Part to make a whole plane:
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Storm Wind Cannon |
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Storm Wind Drop Tank |
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Storm Wind Fuel Tank |
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Storm Wind Weapon System |
Initial Core Attributes:
- Initial core stats:
- Armoring I: 5400
- Firepower: 0
- Energy:0
- Initial Chip slots: 11
Air Force Attributes:
The Attributes of the Storm Wind are mainly Deployment attributes, with a couple of Development attributes:
| Plane | Attribute | Steps | Buff | Modifier | Usage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storm Wind | Artillery Attack I | 3 | Artillery Attack | +7% | Attack |
| Storm Wind | Artillery Attack II | 5 | Artillery Attack | +30% | Attack |
| Storm Wind | Commando Attack I | 3 | Commando Attack | +7% | Attack |
| Storm Wind | Commando Attack II | 5 | Commando Attack | +30% | Attack |
| Storm Wind | Copter Attack I | 3 | Copter Attack | +7% | Attack |
| Storm Wind | Copter Attack II | 5 | Copter Attack | +30% | Attack |
| Storm Wind | Strong Union | 3 | Increases your unit Attack, Defense, and HP | +10% | Attack |
| Storm Wind | Vehicle Weaken | 3 | Reduces enemy vehicle Attack, Defense, and HP. | +25% | Attack |
| Storm Wind | HEAT | 3 | Temp. Increases damage to vehicles | +15% | Attack |
| Storm Wind | Unit Attack 1 | 3 | Unit Attack | +3% | Attack |
| Storm Wind | Unit Attack Up II | 5 | Unit Attack | +30% | Attack |
| Storm Wind | Unit Defense Up I | 5 | Unit Defense | +10% | Attack |
| Storm Wind | Unit Defense | 5 | Unit Defense | +30% | Attack |
| Storm Wind | Unit HP Up I | 5 | Unit HP | +10% | Attack |
| Storm Wind | Unit HP II | 5 | Unit HP | +30% | Attack |
| Storm Wind | Vehicle Attack I | 3 | Vehicle Attack | +3% | Attack |
| Storm Wind | Vehicle Attack II | 5 | Vehicle Attack | +30% | Attack |
| Storm Wind | Defense Facility Strength I | 3 | Defense Facility Strength | +10% | Defense |
| Storm Wind | Defense Facility Strength II | 3 | Defense Facility Strength | +30% | Defense |
| Storm Wind | Defense Facility Production I | 3 | Defense Facility Speed | +5% | Development |
| Storm Wind | Defense Facility Production II | 5 | Defense Facility Speed | +30% | Development |
| Storm Wind | Unit Training I | 5 | Unit Training Speed | +5% | Development |
| Storm Wind | Training Speed II | 5 | Unit Training Speed | +30% | Development |
| Total Steps: | 93 | (Approximately 52.5M Air Force Points) |
When all Attributes are maxed:
| Buff | Modifier | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| Artillery Attack | +70% | Attack |
| Commando Attack | +70% | Attack |
| Copter Attack | +70% | Attack |
| Vehicle Attack | +66% | Attack |
| Unit Defense | +40% | Attack |
| Unit HP | +40% | Attack |
| Defense Facility Strength | +40% | Defense |
| Defense Facility Speed | +35% | Development |
| Unit Training Speed | +35% | Development |
| Reduces enemy vehicle Attack, Defense, and HP. | +25% | Attack |
| Increases your unit Attack, Defense, and HP | +10% | Attack |
| Temp. Increases damage to vehicles | +15% | Attack |
Plane Special Skills:
Plane Special Skills are buffs that can be activated manually and last for a limited time. They have a "cool-off" period (which is usually 24 hours, but might be less) such that they can only be used once until the cooldown period expires. Many of these are quite powerful, one-time buffs that can be activated for the next attack. These skills are only available when you have maxed out the specific Plane's Attribute. To activate the Special Skill, go to the Battlefield Screen and click the icon in the lower-left corner with an officer hat and a plane: 
Storm Wind has the HEAT Special Skill which, when activated, temporarily increases damage dealt to Vehicles.
Storm Wind's HEAT skill can be enhanced by improving your Chief of Strategists Command Department.
NOTE: You do not have to use the Plane that has the Special Skill in your march in order to reap the benefits of that skill, you only need to activate it. Put another way, you can activate the Special Skill for one plane and use a different plane and still get the benefit of that Special Skill. I have verified this.
EXP needed to upgrade level:
| Level | New Energy Cost |
|---|---|
| 1 | 1,000 |
| 2 | 1,100 |
| 3 | 1,210 |
| 4 | 1,335 |
| 5 | 1,470 |
| 6 | 1,620 |
| 7 | 1,785 |
| 8 | 1,965 |
| 9 | 2,165 |
| 10 | 2,275 |
| 11 | 3,185 |
| 12 | 4,460 |
| 13 | 6,245 |
| 14 | 8,745 |
| 15 | 12,245 |
| 16 | 17,145 |
| 17 | 24,000 |
| 18 | 33,600 |
| 19 | 47,040 |
| 20 | 49,410 |
| 21 | 51,885 |
| 22 | 54,475 |
| 23 | 57,195 |
| 24 | 60,055 |
| 25 | 63,060 |
| 26 | 66,210 |
| 27 | 69,520 |
| 28 | 73,000 |
| 29 | 76,650 |
| 30 | 80,480 |
| 31 | 84,505 |
| 32 | 88,730 |
| 33 | 93,165 |
| 34 | 97,825 |
| 35 | 102,715 |
| 36 | 107,850 |
| 37 | 113,245 |
| 38 | 118,905 |
| 39 | 124,850 |
| 40 | 131,095 |
| 41 | 137,650 |
| 42 | 144,530 |
| 43 | 151,760 |
| 44 | 159,345 |
| 45 | 167,315 |
| 46 | 175,680 |
| 47 | 184,465 |
| 48 | 193,685 |
| 49 | 203,370 |
| 50 | |
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Total EXP to max: |
3,455,215 |
| New Energy: | 26,785 |
General Plane Promotion Material can be used to Promote Planes (increase their star level). Storm Wind requires the following General Plane Promotion Material:
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Air Force Cultivation Card Cost:
Planes can be promoted by purchasing Air Force Cultivation Cards from the Premium Gift Card Event. The cost for 1 star for Storm Wind is $10 US.
Plane Specific Pilots?
Storm Wind has specific pilots that give it bonuses:
- General White
- Larsen
- Arba
