Chapter 94: The Führer and the Attack Aircraft
It’s war. It is time for war.
Just last night, it seems the town ‘Thame,’ located about 10 km from the Hellerford Aristocratic School was attacked by a group of monsters.
Ayame-san said that there was a report over the radio from the Imperial Guard members who were heading to the site or something like that.
It seems that an army composed of adventurers was dispatched to that town, but the large number of monsters suggests that they are struggling considerably.
According to reports, around 500 soldiers and civilians combined were killed by dawn.
There is a possibility that they will fall soon if rescue doesn’t come as things are now.
From a humanitarian perspective, it is necessary to dispatch a relief force, and only my army can do that quickly.
Honestly, I cannot expect anything from the Londeria Kingdom’s army.
They are a medieval-level country, and moreover, after having already mobilized all the nearby usable adventurers. I wonder how long it will take them to gather more adventurers and mobilize an army from here.
There is a good chance that the town will have fallen by the time the kingdom of Londeria resolves the problem.
Since it’s a matter of humans versus monsters, it doesn’t seem to have much to do with the troublesome power struggles within Londeria, so solving the problem using my Imperial Guard would be the best course of action.
Besides…
In that town, there is Lynn-san who is serving in the military. As she is a classmate and is tentatively, just barely in the category of friends, for her to die is… It’s sad, isn’t it?
I really don’t have any decent friends.
“That being said, we are heading out for the rescue, Ayame-san.”
First thing in the morning, upon waking up, I received a report from Ayame-san and, while sitting perched on my bed, I gave instructions to Ayame-san.
By the way, what I’m wearing right now is not a boyfriend’s shirt, it’s Aya’s shirt.
Ayame-san’s shirt, shortened to Aya’s shirt. Recently, it seems that Ayame-san has been really into this kind of play.
Ayame-san, while changing my clothes, said, “…Well, it can’t be helped. Understood, Eryu-san. I will immediately issue an order to deploy the First Regiment of the Imperial Guards,” she surprisingly agreed without hesitation.
……Hmm.
I though she would be like, “I can’t take Eryu-san to a dangerous place!” And she would be against it a bit longer…
You know, the thing that she always does.
It’s not that I was expecting anything, you know? However, I also don’t want to send someone important to me to a dangerous place either… See.
Hey, what do you think about that, Ayame-san?
“Please don’t sulk like that, Eryu-san. This time I have a personal matter as well.”
“A personal matter?”
“One of my subordinates said, ‘This work can’t be entrusted to anyone else,’ and he went to Thame, so I have to save him…”
“One of your subordinates? Ah, the member of the Imperial Guard who has been reporting to you. Who are they?”
“It’s Heydrich. He is an excellent man, but he does not trust anyone other than himself and has the bad habit of wanting to handle important work on his own.”
Heydrich? Heydrich, huh? Um, if I recall correctly, it’s that person who has the hobby of opening lewd shops, right?
Ah, I see, you want to go and help that person.
……Could it be that you’re having an affair? You haven’t developed an interest in anyone other than me, have you?
Speaking of which, this morning was quite hectic with reports and such… Erm, you know, that thing. I haven’t had a good morning kiss yet.
It’s not that I particularly want to do it, but…
Well, if Ayame-san wants to prove that she is not cheating, if she really wants to prove it, then… I might be willing to do it for you, you know?
“Yes, yes, I understand, you don’t have to make such a face, you know. Please raise your face. I would never cheat on you, honestly…”
As she lifted my chin, Ayame-san’s face came closer…
“Nngh… I want more…”
“Yes, yes, I know.”
Mmm… Puhaaa… I don’t dislike it. From now on, please make sure to do it first thing in the morning.
Oh, and by the way. It’s not that I want to or anything, but aren’t we going to do the usual?
“Yes, yes, here, excuse me.”
With that, Ayame-san put her face into my skirt…
“Ngah!… Wha, don’t be too rough.”
“I need to clean it so it doesn’t leave a mark, so bear with it.”
She then leaves a kiss mark on my inner thigh around the base of my leg.
I-it’s not like I like this kind of perverted thing, okay? It might feel good, or the feeling of being owned by Ayame-san is kind of nice… I don’t think that at all.
I truly never think that… It’s true.
But ever since Lynn-san spilled blood on my thigh the other day, Ayame-san said, “This place is mine! I will not give it to anyone”, so I have no choice but to let her mark it.
That’s all there is to it, you know. Ayame-san.
“Yes, yes, I fully understand. I understand everything. You’re not being honest, are you, Eryu-san?”
……It’s fine if you understand. Please make sure to understand me properly.
Well then, shall we go and save the town of Thame? Please get the tanks ready.
In addition, I issued a reconnaissance order ahead of the squadron… That’s right, to that person’s unit. While they’re at it, please also provide air support.
Eh… If we send that man, the enemy will be annihilated just by airstrikes? No, as expected, that is…
It’s scary because it seems possible.
Well, if the enemy disappears, it disappears, there isn’t any particular problem, so let’s leave it to them.
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One hour after the Führer’s order…
Under the cloudy sky of Londeria, not long after dawn, 48 state-of-the-art attack aircraft belonging to the 1st Squadron of the Imperial Guard fly in formation at the Führer’s command.
“…The state-of-the-art aircraft, Toryu, is not bad.”
Inside the cockpit of the aircraft, this man… Well, you probably have a pretty good idea who he is. On the seat of the gun turret in the back is the usual doctor.
The aircraft they are on is the Type 9 Twin-engine Attack Aircraft, Toryu.
It is a new type of ground attack aircraft developed by the Yamato Empire for the forthcoming battle against the elves.
This aircraft concept is extremely straightforward: “An aircraft equipped with a 37mm cannon that can demonstrate high maneuverability.” For this reason, this machine was built using all of the Empire’s technology.
The aircraft is a twin-engine plane that is classified as a large one compared to the existing aircraft of the empire.
This is due to the assessment that it is impossible or extremely difficult to create a single-engine aircraft equipped with the “37mm cannon” which was the original objective.
The highest-output aircraft engine currently existing in the empire is the 450hp air-cooled radial engine ‘Jupiter’. Even the Stukas with over 1000 horsepower found it difficult to fly with a 37mm cannon hanging under the wings, it is impossible to handle with an engine of this caliber.
It might somehow be manageable if it were housed in the motor cannon, but unfortunately, with an air-cooled engine, the motor cannon arrangement is impossible.
There are indeed liquid-cooled engines that can accommodate a motor cannon, and in fact, we have developed fighter aircraft with a 37mm cannon that mounted in a motor cannon in the past, but… The horsepower of that engine, at around 200 horsepower, was weak and lacked potential for the future.
As expected, when considering the aircraft’s performance, you want to use a high-power air-cooled engine. However, with air-cooled engines, the placement of a motor cannon is difficult.
After much deliberation, the Imperial engineer thought.
If a single-engine aircraft doesn’t work, then switch to a twin-engine aircraft.
Having a large load capacity and the fact that it is a twin-engine aircraft with no nose-mounted engines, it can easily carry a 37mm cannon.
Thus, this is the completed machine.
Its appearance, as you can infer from the name ‘Toryu’ (Dragon Slayer), closely resembles that of the twin-engine fighter ‘Type 2 Two-seat Fighter’ operated by the Empire of Japan.
You could think of this aircraft as a smaller version of the original, with a less powerful engine.
For a twin-engine aircraft, it has a notably sleek appearance, and it seems that the Führer is also fond of it.
As for the airframe structure, “If we’re doing this, let’s make the best aircraft!” According to those perverted engineers, it is made entirely of metal, with a maximum speed of 300 km/h, making it the fastest of the Imperial military aircraft, and its performance is quite impressive.
As for armament, in the nose, it boasts a single 37mm cannon, and in the rear gun turret, it has a 7.7mm machine gun and is capable of carrying bombs up to 250kg.
Among the aircraft that the current empire can develop, this is the best one.
Because it is a twin-engine and all-metal aircraft, its price is higher, swelling to several times the cost of existing models, due to the extremely high price, the production numbers were limited…
Of course not, there’s no way we would do that.
It’s mass production, let’s reduce the unit cost per machine with the effect of large production! And, with determination, they equipped the heavy fighter type with a 20 mm autocannon and two 12.7 mm machine guns in addition to the regular attack type.
A light bomber variant that has had its armament removed to be able to carry bombs up to 500 kilograms.
Similarly, having removed the armaments, a large number of derivatives, such as high-speed reconnaissance models equipped with cameras, have been produced.
……By the way, this is completely off-topic.
Actually, it seems that there was only one designer who was able to develop an aircraft with sufficient mobility and a 37mm cannon using a single engine, which many Imperial engineers had dismissed as impossible.
The aircraft that he built is a double-fuselage design, with an engine mounted in one fuselage and a cockpit and 37mm cannon mounted in the other, creating an asymmetrical monstrosity.
The performance was good, the appearance was a bit… According to the Führer, “Somehow, I don’t like it.”
Naturally, it is not adopted.
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A Suitable Explanation of Weapons: Type 9 Twin-Engine Assault Aircraft “Toryu” Edition
Maximum speed: 300 km
Service ceiling: 6,000m
Range: 1,200 km
Engine: 2 units of 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine 450hp, Jupiter
Armament:
One 37mm cannon mounted in the nose
One 7,7mm rotating gun turret
Explosive charges up to 250kg
2 crew members
It resembles the two-seat fighter aircraft, the Kawasaki Ki-45 Toryu. However, in order to compensate for the lack of horsepower, various ingenuity can be seen throughout, such as making it lighter and more compact.
The technological level of the Yamato Empire in the current year 310 of the Yamato calendar is comparable to that of the mid-1920s to the early 1930s. With this level of technological capability, there is no doubt that an all-metal twin-engine aircraft can be built.
Many variants of heavy fighter, light bomber, and reconnaissance aircraft of the same design have been made with the aim of reducing the price per unit through mass production.
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