The EAF Air Force needed a jet that was in-expensive, efficient, and could carry out any task with relative ease. The YH-37 "Heron" was what was created on this whim. With the capacity to take out Air units, destroy underground bunkers, wipe out enemy infantry units, and bomb enemy encampments, the YH-37 "Heron" is a full on war machine. The Heron was designed to do all of these tasks and more fairly well, not specializing in any, but performing well in all. Rookie pilots in the EAF learn to fly a Heron first, before moving on to a specialization. The YH-37 is equipped with two AGM, or Air-to-Ground-Missiles, as well as a bomb bay that can carry 13k pounds of ordnance, more than enough to blow away the enemies standing in its way. It is also equipped with two 45 caliber machine guns. placed adjacent to the air intakes. The YH-37 "Heron" is capable of speeds of Mach 2, which at this point in history is fairly slow compared to some of the other jets in service; however, it's streamline body and delta wing configuration make for an extremely maneuverable plane that is capable of breath-taking maneuvers, making the Heron a formidable adversary. All in all, this plane can do almost everything with relative ease, and still look bad-ass.