# The Americans — The Airlords of Han character guide

> The Americans in The Airlords of Han by Philip Francis Nowlan.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Americans, their

**First appearance:** 0000-i-the-airlords-besieged

## Who they are

The hunted survivors of a shattered nation, reduced to forest beasts yet secretly bred into supermen by the very oppression meant to destroy them.

## Relationships

### [The Hans](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/characters/the_hans)

_rivalry_

The Americans are enemies of the Hans, engaged in a larger war.

## In the story

### [The Airlords Besieged](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/chapters/i-the-airlords-besieged)

The resistance forces besieging Han cities, employing long-gunners and rocket tactics, driven by centuries of oppression.

### [II: The "Ground Ships" Threaten](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/chapters/ii-the-ground-ships-threaten)

The collective American resistance forces, including various Gangs such as the Altoonas, Susquannas, and others, preparing to counter the Han ground ships.

### [III: We "Sink" the "Ground Ships"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/chapters/iii-we-sink-the-ground-ships)

American forces, including long-gunners and Wyoming girls, execute the plan to destroy the Han ground ships.

### [IV: Han Electrono-Ray Science](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/chapters/iv-han-electrono-ray-science)

American gunners in the forest fire rockets at the Han airship, though with limited effect.

### [American Ultronic Science](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/chapters/v-american-ultronic-science)

American engineers are credited with pioneering ultronic science and developing synthetic elements and devices.

### [IX: The Fall of Nu-Yok](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/chapters/ix-the-fall-of-nu-yok)

The Americans launch a successful attack on Nu-Yok using inertron rockets, then pursue and destroy the Han survivors in hand-to-hand combat.

### [XI: The Forest Men Attack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/chapters/xi-the-forest-men-attack)

Referred to as 'Forest Men' or 'tribesmen,' launching rocket attacks against the Hans.

### [XII: The Mysterious 'Air Balls'](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/chapters/xii-the-mysterious-air-balls)

Deploy the mysterious air balls as a psychological and tactical weapon against the Han city.

### [Escape!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/chapters/xiii-escape)

Plan to attack Lo-Tan with picked troops, including Colorado Gangs and Wyomings, to damage Han morale.

### [XV: The Counter-Attack](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/chapters/xv-the-counter-attack)

Fight with discipline despite frustration; use jumping belts, ultronophones, and air balls to counter the Han advance.

### [Victory](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_airlords_of_han_se/chapters/xvi-victory)

The American forces, including the Colorado Union and southern Gangs, achieve a decisive victory, wiping out a force ten times their number.

## Links

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