VMSB-413, The Flying Nightmares, began The War as a single squadron of twelve Marauders. Much like my Cowboys began with twelve Avengers. The Nightmares fought at Fort Wichita and took heavy casualties along with the rest of the fleet there. The Peloran adopted them along with the rest of Marine Aviation Group 41 during the buildup for the invasion of the Hyades. The Peloran built them and the other squadrons into full wing-strength formations that could take the fighting to the Chinese and their Shang allies alongside our rebuilt fleets, armies, and everything else we threw at the Hyades.