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Originally Posted by Kikaifan
Huh. That explains why the Knights are so fond of making 'ground' to stand on with their barriers during aerial combat.
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Actually, to quote the manga, the difference lies mainly in the way attacks are made.
Midchildan: Relies on magical power to freely create various effects (including pink deathrays). Its main form of attack comprises of shooting, sniping, etc. Another characteristic is its high level of firepower.
Belkan: Uses magical power to reinforce the user's physical conditions and weapons, highly enhancing the user's combat abilities. However, this system is not good in areas that requires it to project magical power away from it (like firing deathrays and such).
Basically Midchildan specialise in long-range combat while Belkan is for melee. The long-range factor, coupled with high firepower, thus give the Midchildan system an edge when it comes to aerial combat.
(Also, if we look at A's, the above classification makes sense. The Knights are never seen firing any magical beams and such, relying mainly on melee to get things done. Even Vita's Schwalbe Fliegen (Swallow Flier) is a form of enhanced physical attack. Whereas Nanoha and Fate, despite adopting the Cartridge system, remain as true Mildchildan magi, since shooting spells, the trademark of the Midchildan System, were still their main form of attacks.)