Since the Terran Great War, also known as the First World War, fighters have taken to the skies to dispense death and destruction on the enemy. The class of fighters now known simply as the "Interceptor" first came into their element then, using high speed to catch the enemy flat footed before they could reach their target. For the last thousand years, the Interceptors have used jet engines, deployed in the Second World War, to make themselves even faster, and that basic design continues to see use in the modern day. Easy to build, easy to maintain, and easy to fly, the standard Interceptors seen in the Human Sphere can be deadly if used correctly.