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Originally Posted by Guppy
It's interesting, though, that the novel seems to imply that the Strike Witch concept was being developed before the Neuroi arrived - either that, or the breakthrough came quickly enough to have the Strikers manufactured and rushed into hastily-formed squadrons in a mere two months. Or is there a big time gap between the novel's prologue and the rest of the story?
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No, the first novel at least is set mainly in late 1939, maybe early 1940.
The anime site mentions that mankind started working on magic-amplifying steam engines in the 18th century, and the design was put into widespread use. Starting from that time, the Neuroi also started appearing.