The Strikers 1945 series has never really appealed to me. It seems low energy for 1995. But here we are anyway. We had debate about which bomb is the best for speedrunning, and decided on the Spitfire and the Shinden (over the P38). The Shinden delivers its bomb damage much faster than the Spitfire or the P38, and in pretty much the same laser straight forward fashion as the Spitfire. Mashing start lets you skip credits and between level boss scenes.

Start (Characters Selected) - 01:14

End (Fade to Black after Final Boss) - 12:04

Total - 10:50