Strike Witches Fan Creations/Ideas Thread

[Kha]

Originally Posted by Kyral

Nice to see that people posted thier first profile already.
And great having some old characters SW style.

I'm still WIP with my characters but I decided to post the Betas.

Profiles and images are still WIP.

Spoiler for Erich Dornwald - Karlsländer Strike Wizard:

Spoiler for A Sketch of Erich:

Name: Erich Dornwald
Age: 17
Country of Origin: Karlsland
Birthday: Febuary 19
Rank: Feldwebel
Familiar: German shorthaired pointer
Height: 168 cm
Weight: 76 kg
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Usual wear: gray uniform, gray shorts

Striker Unit: Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Würger
Armanents: Maschinengewehr 42, P08 Luger
Anima features: Dark brown floppy ears, short tail.

Profile: WIP

Spoiler for Rin Shuriyama - Fuso Strike Witch:

Spoiler for A sketch of Rin:

Name: Rin Shuriyama
Age: 16
Country of Origin: Fuso
Birthday: March 8
Rank: Gunsou
Familiar: Squirrel
Height: 161 cm
Weight: 58 kg
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Usual wear: Dark green uniform

Striker Unit: Mitsubishi A6M3a
Armanents: Type 99 Light Machine Gun, Nagamaki
Anima features: gray brown pointy ears, furry tail.

Profile: WIP

Here they come!

*adds Elric and Rinya to the USS Intrepid Strike Marines roster.*

I'll be taking advantage of the lack of Neuroi in Asia to be attributed to the physical environment, and the efforts of the OC squadron disrupting any attempt to gain a foothold. Plus we get to have the Fuso Sea Incident in 1945 as the climax battle!

Originally Posted by kct

Except that speed is nothing if maintenance is horrifying, something the Meteor doesn't suffer compared to the Me-262.

Spoiler for First of the Witches in "Witches in 'Nam 1970":

Name: Elizabeth Robinson
Alias: Liz
Age: 15
Birthday: May 17
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Height: 160cm
Weight: 48kg
Hair: Brunette
Usual wear: Liberion Air Force uniform

Country: Liberion
Striker Unit: F-100 Super Sabre (later F-106 Delta Dart)
Armaments: M14 battle rifle, M72 LAW, and other common Liberion infantry weapons in the Vietnam War
Stratagem: Support
Familiar/Animal features: Cat (don't know which)

Personality: Elizabeth can be seen as a fussy person, at least from the looks of it. This was due to the face that she live the life of a spoiled child (despite being large discontent with it), only for her talents to be noticed. This is where it all begins...

Elizabeth hated the war, mainly because of the fact that the Indochina region is a completely different story compared to the lushness of Liberion. Plus the fact that she got problems with the locals.

Background:

Raised in a family of wealthy businessmen, Elizabeth was trained from young with the mindset that she would be married off to the son of any random tycoon or whatever kind of families with loads of money. Of course, this was way before the feminist movements of the 1960s.

She was probably attending an all-girls elementary school when her talents in magic started to show. Her hands were abnormally hot, and after endless streaks of burnt paper due to contact at certain times, her parents were having ideas that their child was sort of cursed...until some people with the know-how in supernatural happenings got word about what happened, and visited the family to find out what happened.

It was discovered that Elizabeth is some kind of pyrotechnic, and her skills might prove to be useful in the Indochina region...

Because of changes in Liberion military doctrines, Witches are deployed together with conventional fighters in regular squadrons. This was a transitional era, when missiles are increasingly taking place of guns in fighters (despite how ineffective the missiles are), and Mach 2.0 fighters are a reality and becoming commonplace.

Arriving in Vietnam, she was assigned to the 494th Fighter Squadron with the F-100 Super Sabre Striker, one seeing increasing obsolescence (especially the fighter-bomber which the Striker was based on). This wasn't a problem with Elizabeth, since in the least everyone in the same squadron are practically flying the namesake of her Striker unit. The squadron specializes in quick bombing raids, and probably some SEAD (until their duties are taken over by actual Wild Weasels).

However, she would prove herself to be sufficient enough in her services (many a forest and Neurois were burned by her)...until she was given a 'better pair of wings' later on.

Combat information: Basically, Elizabeth was trained on the ground to use a variety of Liberion infantry weapons to enable her to use any kind of infantry weapon as she sees fit in battles. Because of problems regarding maintenance of weapons in the war (M16s and M60s still maintain some of their bad reputation due to the need for regular maintenance on the battlefield), she would carry an M14 battle rifle as a backup weapon into battle (defying the orders of her superiors, who did have problems accepting M16s as the standard infantry rifle due to the problems associated with it), being one of the very few people (fellow Witches included) that can fire the rifle in its full automatic mode.

When she was first issued with the F-100 Super Sabre Striker, Elizabeth took advantage of the fact that the Striker unit and its namesake fighter is more maneuverable than some of its contemporaries, like the F-105 and the F-4, despite its lack of thrust. She also used a lot of diving attacks and other means of attack her squadron mates with the fighters employ, although more than half of the time she would have to cover for them to avoid disasters and Neuroi intercepts.

Spoiler for First of the 'Nam veterans in "Witches in 'Nam 1970":

Name: Michael Green
Alias: Mike
Age: 22
Birthday: August 5
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Height: 185cm
Weight: 70kg
Hair: Blonde
Usual wear: Liberion Air Force uniform

Country: Liberion
Aircraft: F-105D Thunderchief (later F-4E Phantom II)
Specialization: SEAD, low-altitude bombing (he could fight A2A, but the Thud is not exactly the right plane to do so with)

Personality: A thrill-seeker, Michael would always find ways to challenge the ways of the conventional whenever possible. It was because of this he is usually tasked with performing Suppression of Enemy Air Defences (SEAD), long considered to be one of the riskiest missions anyone have to perform during the war, and low-altitude bombing. Especially with the F-105D Thunderchief, an aircraft that is just as impressive in terms of performance, as being hopeless fighters against either Neurois or fast-maneuvering enemy fighters, that is assigned to him.

However, beyond performing his duties as a pilot, he is just a typical bloke that tried to live every other day, towards the end of the day. He realized that he might end up being dead, eaten by a Neuroi, or becoming a prisoner of war, just like his fellow pilots, on the course of the next mission.

Background:

Michael was one of the many pilots sent to the Indochina region in the beginning of the Liberion intervention into the region to contain threats from Communism, before it turned out that both the North and South are fighting an increasingly losing battle against the Neuroi invasion, which managed to open up a huge defensive hole at a region everyone least expected for the Neurois (which have not been taking much action in the recent years, especially after early 1950s).

Sent into the region in the late 1960s, Michael was assigned to the 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron, flying the F-105D Thunderchief. The Thunderchief, or the "Thud" as it was known, is one of new aircrafts that seemingly broke the norm, be it in terms of performance (it is a single-engined aircraft capable of a top speed of more than Mach 2, despite being heavy and large), or bomb load (it carried more bombs than a strategic bomber of the 1940s). The 469th Tactical Fighter Squadron is one of the many active fighter-bomber squadrons operating from within the region to strike targets.

Michael was one of the pilots assigned to Suppression of Enemy Air Defences (SEAD) for the squadron (this was before the Thunderchief was made into actual SEAD/Wild Weasel platforms through the F-105F and F-105G), flying missions which required him and others like him to be the "first in, last out", heavily exposing them to either spread of Neuroi's miasma (something they can avoid by avoiding them) or enemy fighters and air defences (something they cannot really avoid).

Combat information: Because the F-105D Thunderchief excels at low-altitude supersonic flight, Michael was trained to perform low altitude bombing with the Thud, until he was assigned to temporary SEAD duties (actual SEAD duties are carried out by two-seat F-100F Super Sabres, F-105F and F-105G Thunderchief Wild Weasels, and Witches employed in the "Fairy Weasel" role, a play at the "Wild Weasel" tag) to cover his squadron-mates in missions from enemy air defences. This was until SEAD cover are provided on a regular basis via the Fairy Weasels, when he was moved back to regular bombing.

Looks pretty good, and more characters!

Just need to correlate with the progression of communism with the effects of Neuroi. The lack of mention of China is another confusing/disturbing bit, considering that the country had a big effect on the commie front in SEA. If they disappeared, would Communism have even managed to spread into SEA, which is still under colonial rule? Also, the nationalist fervor may not have ignited if the western powers never waned, or the colonies may have been signed into 1 entity successfully since the locals never came to power?

Originally Posted by panzerfan

@Kha: I just realized an issue with this character. Air Vice Marshal is basically as senior as a 3-stars and they would have their assigned numbered Air Force (constituting several wings or air bases). A wing commander would be lower ranked than this...

Oops my bad. I'll reconsider that; but there is a need for a higher-up after all.

Originally Posted by AtomicoX

Version 1, some more info needed.

Spoiler for ”Profile:

Name: Angelica L. Andersen
Nickname: Angel
Gender: Female
Age: 14
Birthday: 17th January
Nationality: Baltland
Rank: Flight Lieutenant
Height: 157 cm
Weight: 61 kg
Eyes: Amber
Hair: White
Familiar: Female Arctic Fox named Lirka
Usual wear: -To Be Updated-
Striker Unit: Morane-Saulnier M.S.406
Armaments: M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle or Suomi M/31
Animal features: White, pointy ears and a long, white and fluffy tail.

Profile
Angelica, or Angel as some of her closest friends call her, comes from a long line of hunters in the northern region of Baltland. She was brought out in the harsh and cold nature at a young age by her parents to learn the basics of hunting, camouflage and stealth. This shaped her into what she is today; a hunter adept at survival and ambush, and that can also use the forces of nature to her advantage.
Some years later, her parents discovered she had the gift of magic and she was recruited by the Royal Baltland Air Force, to serve as a camouflage expert and ambush coordinator.
After a while, she got noticed by Elkki Korpinainen, Squadron Leader of the 4th Strike Squadron, a newly created group within the Suomus Air Force. She recruited Angelica because of her great tactical mind and her ability to take care of herself in any sort of environment.

Personality
Angelica is a diligent, hardworking and honest girl, which can be seen whenever she plans an ambush, follows orders or in everyday life. She follows the set rules and tries to keep the others from breaking them. This is what makes her good at what she does. Even from a low age, she learned to follow what her superiors told her, with few exceptions.
She is pretty shy and calm but can get along with almost anyone, especially if they share the same interest as her, which is reading and baking. When she doesn’t have anything else to do she can be found in the library or somewhere else in the base reading up on combat litterature or reading a fantasy book.
She is known for her baking skills and spends a lot of time in the kitchen, baking her favorite cake (strawberry) and then eating it directly afterwards. She sometimes invites others to share but keeps the cake for herself most of the time.
Few know that she actually enjoys signing up for the night patrol. These sessions gives her the opportunity to fly freely in the cold sky, giving her the time she needs to think about herself, the war and life in general.
She also loves to play around with her familiar, Lirka. An Arctic Fox by origin, Lirka follows Angelica wherever she goes while she is in the base.

Combat Information
In combat, Angelica is calm and follows orders. As she specializes in ambush techniques, she often stays a distance from the battlefield, waiting for her comrades to make the enemy distracted. When that happens, she flies in with high speed and hit the enemy where it hurts.
To further improve this, she uses her magic to make herself slightly transparent, making her harder to see against the sky. This also allows her to do scouting sessions or operations deep into enemy territory without getting discovered. Of course, the sound of her Strike Unit still gives her away but she has tried her best to modify it to run quieter, at the cost of less power.

Random Quotes
“Mother Nature is not your enemy. She is your companion.”
“Hit hard and undetected.”
“Are you going to eat that cake?”

A few notes:
• 4th Strike Squadron is a fictional squadron I made up to fit into the Suomus Air Force. Same goes for the commander and the rest of the members. They work in a slightly different way than a regular Strike Squadron (I think).

• I’m not so sure about her stealth “Spell” power. I’m looking for something similar to a camouflage technique, if this won’t fit. Maybe some kind of optical illusion simulating the sky or something could work. Anything that makes her less visible and that can use magic.

• Of the little canon info I have and understand, Baltland has not been invaded by Neuroi, because of Suomus stopping them from the east. If anyone else has any other info regarding the status of Baltland it would be appreciated.

ILLYA!!!

*ahem*



Our first stealth character. Future Witches maybe learning a lot from her, from Raptors to F117 or B52.

[Tk3997]

Anyway I've been busy, but now I've got a bit of time so I might as well join the party with another profile....

Spoiler for I'm an equal opportunity bender...:

Name:
Thomasina“Killer” McGuire

Age: 17
Height: 5’0”
Country of Origin: Liberion
Service: Air Force
Rank: Major
Striker Unit:
P-38L Lightning
Animal Features: Coyote
History and Personality:
Born in northern Liberion, but moving to Florida when she was young an only child, father deceased. Never a particularly social or nice little girl being headhunted for the air force when her magical talents became evident at around 12 did little to change that.

Thomasina like Eva and Joan is among the top scoring aces of her respective service. Unlike Eva and Joan’s though who outright top there services list and despite Thomasina leading the trio in total kills and being a prime contender for ace of aces in the MTO she’s not ranked as the top Air Force ace. That coveted title is held by Charlotte Yeager and while she’s nearly overtaken her several times she continues to trail slightly behind in the race. This vexes her greatly as unlike many that downplay there accomplishment’s Thomisna is something of a glory hound who unabashedly covets the title of ace of aces in the Liberion Air Force. This fact is often brought up by her compatriots when they feel the need to annoy her or she gets a bit bigheaded.

The later is more common since she’s good and she’s knows it and isn’t afraid to flaunt it. She also has a temper and is quick to fight both in the air and on base. This highly aggressive nature and penchant for violence earned her the “Killer” nickname and while many might find such a title insulting she wears it with pride. While this aggression has it’s upsides in her chosen profession it’s also gotten her into trouble a number of times though thus far her skills have seen her through such scraps.

Though her skill in the air is unquestioned her relations with the rest of the squadron and people in general can be rocky at times. In particular she and Tai Kwei-Tan have an ongoing love hate relationship it was Thomasina for instance that bestowed the “Goose” moniker upon the former and there often stubborn personalities can clash. Despite that the two just as often team up against others when the either is threatened. Thomasina also fills the role of the unit’s executive and training officer whole heartedly endorses the old idea of a commanders second being the one to dish out the unpopular tasks and discipline… Especially when fulfilling the role of drill instructor.

Identity withheld for personal safety;
"Mcguire? An unpleasant individual with a talent much bigger than she is.”

Joan “Tempest” Foss;
“Tom’s not so bad as long as you don’t annoy her. How not to do that? Well just not speaking to her is probably the best way.”

And to go along with this new profile...

Spoiler for A sensitive subject...:

“You’re late.” Thomasina growled irritably as Erin ran up the hanger winded. “Hurry up and get your Striker on.” Erin quickly complied scrambling up into her unit and falling in with the other rest of the group which consisted of Kagerou Otha and Kha Truscott she recognized the Kha’s unit as a Spitfire, but the other two machines where new to here.

“What model is that?” She asked Thomasina curiously.

“It’s a P-38 lightening.” Thomasina informed her annoyed by her lack of knowledge.

“Oh I’ve never heard of that is it a new Britannian model?

“It’s Liberian.” Thomasina corrected her now even more irritated.

“Oh.” Erin replied surprised.

“Oh what do you mean, oh?” Thomasina’s eyes narrowed.

“Well it’s just well I always heard that all women from Liberion were really tall and had big breast, but you’re kind you know flat and short so I didn’t think you where from there.” The other witches present both flinched noticeably as the girl spoke.

Thomasina seemed to take this remark surprisingly well as there was no instant fiery outburst… “Changes of plans the noob is paired with me for this exercise, we’re leaving now.” But the cold fury with which she spoke was arguably even more frightening and the fact that poor Erin seemed oblivious too it and happily agreed made it even worse somehow. Both of the other girls present said silent prays for her safety as they began to taxi out.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~
Two Hours later…

“Oh hey E--- wow what the hell happened?!” Lowe gawked as she caught site of Erin entering the showers as she left. Despite the question though she actually had a fair idea of the answer…

Erin appeared to be on the verge of tears as she was covered nearly from head to toe in multi-colored paint splotches and bruises. “Major McGuire...”

“Oh lord what did you say?” Lowe sighed sympathetically.

“I just commented that she didn’t look what I expected of a Liberian!” Erin insisted slightly frantic.

“Oh god you didn’t mention her chest did you?”

“Why is that bad?” She asked innocently.

“I’m surprised she didn’t use real bullets… maybe she’s going soft.” Lowe remarked in a way that indicated she might not be kidding causing Erin’s eyes to widen in response.

“Newbie! Hurry up and get cleaned up! We need to de-brief about everything you did wrong, and that’s gonna take long enough as it is!” On hearing that yelled command Erin quickly fled into the nearest shower stall, managing in her haste to plant her foot on a dropped bar of soap which sent her to the floor with a crash and a yelp.

“Oh here’s my soap!” Pasqualina, who’d just returned on realizing she was missing the bar, remarked happily as it slid across the floor to a stop right in front of her. She quickly reclaimed it before merrily skipping back out of the showers back toward her room paying the collapsed girl nearby no heed.

“Why don’t I hear running water yet!” Thomasina put in again from outside and sent Erin scrambling once more.

“Hang in there girl…” Lowe remarked with an amused sigh at the entire scene.

Hooray for Drabbles!

Compiled Crap:
Characters:
OC Erin Villamor
OC Thomasina“Killer” McGuire; See Above.
OC Lowe “Gear” Basa
Clare “Lingo” Caldwell
Kha “Crash” Truscott
Pasqualina “Phoenix” Fanali
Joan "Tempest" Foss
Evangline McCampbell
Kagerou Ohta

Shorts:
A Sensitive Subject; See Above
This End Toward Enemy...
The Obligtory Bar fight...
A study in Contrasting Command Styles...
Beware of low flying birds...

Main Fic Thingy:
The Other Girls:
Chapter 1.1, 1.2

[kct]

Originally Posted by Kha

Just need to correlate with the progression of communism with the effects of Neuroi. The lack of mention of China is another confusing/disturbing bit, considering that the country had a big effect on the commie front in SEA. If they disappeared, would Communism have even managed to spread into SEA, which is still under colonial rule? Also, the nationalist fervor may not have ignited if the western powers never waned, or the colonies may have been signed into 1 entity successfully since the locals never came to power?

Nope, I was looking at this from another angle. Communism would STILL spread even if the Neuroi invaded, except...that it would be probably be much, much easier for Communism to spread in the SW-verse than in our world, mainly because people can take chance of the chaos to spread their respective ideologies. This includes nationalist fervour, which persisted after the existence of Neuroi are made public.

For example, the split of Karlsland. Since the current (Nazi) government would still fall into the late 1940s due to the Neuroi invasion, Orussia took the chance to make inroads in their quest to spread Communism all over the world, splitting Karlsland into the West-backed West Karlsland, and the Orussian-backed East Karsland. The circumstances and how it happened might be different, but the end result is the same.

As for the Chinese, part of the democratic government was wiped out (provided it exist in the anime, I suspect that it was taken out in the novels as a huge political "F*** YOU" to the mainland Chinese) after another wave of Neuroi attacks, sending the remainders to seek refuge in what would eventually become Taiwan. Because the people have lost faith in their past leaders (who abandoned them for their own selves), the citizens backed the Communists, who have sworn to defend their ancestral lands with all their might (human waves, HABEEB IT).

[Tk3997]

Originally Posted by Keroko

Dogfights! Oh man, that program had me glued to the screen in Canada, and made me growl in frustration by the fact that we don't have history channel over here.

... which in turn makes me wonder why I never bothered to 'tube it before.

*goes of to stream dogfights while writing profiles*

Look up Y-29 on youtube that was maybe my fav ep of the series. It really read like something out fiction.

Originally Posted by Keroko

Double post, I know, but yay for first profile finished!

Spoiler for A familiar face:

Snip

Didn't take long for her to show up did it?


My only remark would be that Meteors only began to show up very late in the war so if she'd been active for any length of time she would have had to be using some other aircraft for most of the conflict.

I thought of making her Karlslander at first, then with her name I figured she'd be better fit as a Fuso (considering Keroko is actually spellable in Japanese, or so I found out), but because of her obsession with guns, speed and war she ended up being Liberion.

Liberian's have more fun.

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

And then suddenly...

Spoiler for ;p:

*snip*

Didn't take long for her to show up either and as usual for Aaron big profile is big. I've kind of moved away from big ass profiles I just kind of give a general outline then start writing.

Yes, I watched Strike Witches.
Yes, I liked it.
Yes, I'm completing the three OC Aces here as well by porting in my OC from the Nanoha OC thread.

Why? Blame Keroko for the indirect push to make me start watching.

*RUNS!!!*

What I don't get a mention?!

Originally Posted by Kha

Apparently I've lost twice to Keroko at speed.

Well Keroko does really like red that probably makes him at least three times faster...

First profile of Strike Wizard: Miasma of War

Spoiler for Another familiar face:

snip

And so Kha once more can't resist the crack... Well since you've got the male version covered I'll handle the female version...

I added the quotes after seeing Erin and Keroko having them.

You're all copy cat thieves. Actually I think I stole that from someone else so acutally I shouldn't be talking...

Originally Posted by Kyral

Nice to see that people posted thier first profile already.
And great having some old characters SW style.

I'm still WIP with my characters but I decided to post the Betas.

Profiles and images are still WIP.

Spoiler for Erich Dornwald - Karlsländer Strike Wizard:

Spoiler for A Sketch of Erich:

snip

Name: Erich Dornwald
Age: 17
Country of Origin: Karlsland
Birthday: Febuary 19
Rank: Feldwebel
Familiar: German shorthaired pointer
Height: 168 cm
Weight: 76 kg
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Blue
Usual wear: gray uniform, gray shorts

Striker Unit: Focke-Wulf Fw 190 Würger
Armanents: Maschinengewehr 42, P08 Luger
Anima features: Dark brown floppy ears, short tail.

Profile: WIP

Spoiler for Rin Shuriyama - Fuso Strike Witch:

Spoiler for A sketch of Rin:

snip

Name: Rin Shuriyama
Age: 16
Country of Origin: Fuso
Birthday: March 8
Rank: Gunsou
Familiar: Squirrel
Height: 161 cm
Weight: 58 kg
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Usual wear: Dark green uniform

Striker Unit: Mitsubishi A6M3a
Armanents: Type 99 Light Machine Gun, Nagamaki
Anima features: gray brown pointy ears, furry tail.

Profile: WIP

Very nice art work as always. (TK still wishes he could draw for shit...)

[panzerfan]

Well when it comes to China, I can understand why it's 'conveniently' skipped out.
BTW, I think Taiwan would go by the name of Formosa in Strike Witch settings and perhaps as a part of the Fuso Empire protectorate or something...

[kct]

Originally Posted by panzerfan

Well when it comes to China, I can understand why it's 'conveniently' skipped out.
BTW, I think Taiwan would go by the name of Formosa in Strike Witch settings and perhaps as a part of the Fuso Empire protectorate or something...

No wonder I seemed to got something wrong when I mentioned Taiwan. They would probably become the mainland Chinese's safe haven, protected by the West (much like its real life counterpart).

[asaqe]

Originally Posted by panzerfan

Well when it comes to China, I can understand why it's 'conveniently' skipped out.
BTW, I think Taiwan would go by the name of Formosa in Strike Witch settings and perhaps as a part of the Fuso Empire protectorate or something...

It was supposedly wiped out before WWII and the Fusang expedition was what's left of the Chinese (or in our case, the Formosan Empire). A huge Refugee effort.

[Keroko]

Originally Posted by panzerfan

Spoiler for submission for a character:

-snip-

I wonder if this is acceptable.

An elder mage? That's certainly a unique concept here... so if I understand correctly, she doesn't actively participate in combat, but observes and analyzes from a distance?

Originally Posted by Kha

Don't forget the red paint job.

Of course not.

Originally Posted by Kha

Damn j00 un da red paint job!!! D:

Get more red.

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

And then suddenly...

Spoiler for ;p:

-snip-

Enter Amalia. Now if our OC's familiars mysteriously vanish, we know where to look.

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

Yes, I watched Strike Witches.
Yes, I liked it.
Yes, I'm completing the three OC Aces here as well by porting in my OC from the Nanoha OC thread.

Why? Blame Keroko for the indirect push to make me start watching.

*RUNS!!!*

The pleasure was all mine.

Originally Posted by Aaron008R

P.S. Kha, Keroko. Mind if our OC's personally know each other?

Not at all.

Originally Posted by Kyral

Nice to see that people posted thier first profile already.
And great having some old characters SW style.

I'm still WIP with my characters but I decided to post the Betas.

Profiles and images are still WIP.

Spoiler for Erich Dornwald - Karlsländer Strike Wizard:

Spoiler for A Sketch of Erich:

Spoiler for Rin Shuriyama - Fuso Strike Witch:

Spoiler for A sketch of Rin:

Name: Rin Shuriyama
Age: 16
Country of Origin: Fuso
Birthday: March 8
Rank: Gunsou
Familiar: Squirrel
Height: 161 cm
Weight: 58 kg
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Usual wear: Dark green uniform

Striker Unit: Mitsubishi A6M3a
Armanents: Type 99 Light Machine Gun, Nagamaki
Anima features: gray brown pointy ears, furry tail.

Profile: WIP

Lovely images as usual. Not much to go on beyond that, but in ways its even better.

Originally Posted by kct

Except that speed is nothing if maintenance is horrifying, something the Meteor doesn't suffer compared to the Me-262.

Really? That's good to know.

Originally Posted by AtomicoX

Version 1, some more info needed.

Spoiler for ”Profile:

-snip-

A few notes:
• 4th Strike Squadron is a fictional squadron I made up to fit into the Suomus Air Force. Same goes for the commander and the rest of the members. They work in a slightly different way than a regular Strike Squadron (I think).

• I’m not so sure about her stealth “Spell” power. I’m looking for something similar to a camouflage technique, if this won’t fit. Maybe some kind of optical illusion simulating the sky or something could work. Anything that makes her less visible and that can use magic.

• Of the little canon info I have and understand, Baltland has not been invaded by Neuroi, because of Suomus stopping them from the east. If anyone else has any other info regarding the status of Baltland it would be appreciated.

That first quite had the image of a druid ingrained into my memory. WoW has corrupted me ;_;.

I don't see much problems with the spell, every Witch seems to have their own unique spells and talents. Besides, Angelica's spell even has the risk of her getting caught in Friendly Fire.

Originally Posted by Tk3997

Anyway I've been busy, but now I've got a bit of time so I might as well join the party with another profile....

Spoiler for I'm an equal opportunity bender...:

Name:
-snip-

And to go along with this new profile...

Spoiler for A sensitive subject...:

“You’re late.” Thomasina growled irritably as Erin ran up the hanger winded. “Hurry up and get your Striker on.” Erin quickly complied scrambling up into her unit and falling in with the other rest of the group which consisted of Kagerou Otha and Kha Truscott she recognized the Kha’s unit as a Spitfire, but the other two machines where new to here.

“What model is that?” She asked Thomasina curiously.

“It’s a P-38 lightening.” Thomasina informed her annoyed by her lack of knowledge.

“Oh I’ve never heard of that is it a new Britannian model?

“It’s Liberian.” Thomasina corrected her now even more irritated.

“Oh.” Erin replied surprised.

“Oh what do you mean, oh?” Thomasina’s eyes narrowed.

“Well it’s just well I always heard that all women from Liberion were really tall and had big breast, but you’re kind you know flat and short so I didn’t think you where from there.” The other witches present both flinched noticeably as the girl spoke.

Thomasina seemed to take this remark surprisingly well as there was no instant fiery outburst… “Changes of plans the noob is paired with me for this exercise, we’re leaving now.” But the cold fury with which she spoke was arguably even more frightening and the fact that poor Erin seemed oblivious too it and happily agreed made it even worse somehow. Both of the other girls present said silent prays for her safety as they began to taxi out.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~
Two Hours later…

“Oh hey E--- wow what the hell happened?!” Lowe gawked as she caught site of Erin entering the showers as she left. Despite the question though she actually had a fair idea of the answer…

Erin appeared to be on the verge of tears as she was covered nearly from head to toe in multi-colored paint splotches and bruises. “Major McGuire...”

“Oh lord what did you say?” Lowe sighed sympathetically.

“I just commented that she didn’t look what I expected of a Liberian!” Erin insisted slightly frantic.

“Oh god you didn’t mention her chest did you?”

“Why is that bad?” She asked innocently.

“I’m surprised she didn’t use real bullets… maybe she’s going soft.” Lowe remarked in a way that indicated she might not be kidding causing Erin’s eyes to widen in response.

“Newbie! Hurry up and get cleaned up! We need to de-brief about everything you did wrong, and that’s gonna take long enough as it is!” On hearing that yelled command Erin quickly fled into the nearest shower stall, managing in her haste to plant her foot on a dropped bar of soap which sent her to the floor with a crash and a yelp.

“Oh here’s my soap!” Sora, who’d just returned on realizing she was missing the bar, remarked happily as it slid across the floor to a stop right in front of her. She quickly reclaimed it before merrily skipping back out of the showers back toward her room paying the collapsed girl nearby no heed.

“Why don’t I hear running water yet!” Thomasina put in again from outside and sent Erin scrambling once more.

“Hang in there girl…” Lowe remarked with an amused sigh at the entire scene.

Hooray for Drabbles!

Will read the profiles and hopefully comment soon.

I'm thinking that on those few occasions Thomasina and Keroko aren't busy beating eachother into a pulp, they'll get along just fine.

Originally Posted by Tk3997

Look up Y-29 on youtube that was maybe my fav ep of the series. It really read like something out fiction.

Will do.

Originally Posted by Tk3997

Didn't take long for her to show up did it?


My only remark would be that Meteors only began to show up very late in the war so if she'd been active for any length of time she would have had to be using some other aircraft for most of the conflict.

Yeah, I know, and she has. Most of he stories will be set during the later stages of the war, so I didn't think it wat that important.

Originally Posted by Tk3997

Liberian's have more fun.

Stereotypical American war loving, gun crazy speedfreak? Present.

Originally Posted by Tk3997

Didn't take long for her to show up either and as usual for Aaron big profile is big. I've kind of moved away from big ass profiles I just kind of give a general outline then start writing.

I try to do that as well, though sometimes I still get... carried away.

*observes the piles of scrapped text in Helena's profile*

Originally Posted by Tk3997

Well Keroko does really like red that probably makes him at least three times faster...

Now I need to start painting my actual fics red, maybe then I'll actually get some of those finished.

Originally Posted by Tk3997

And so Kha once more can't resist the crack... Well since you've got the male version covered I'll handle the female version...

This one isn't that bad, is it?

Originally Posted by Tk3997

You're all copy cat thieves. Actually I think I stole that from someone else so acutally I shouldn't be talking...

I can't recall if someone did it before me, but I started using quotes since Syn's second rewrite.

Originally Posted by Tk3997

Very nice art work as always. (TK still wishes he could draw for shit...)

Seconded. But at least I can cannibalize stuff, I guess that's something.

[Kha]

Originally Posted by kct

Nope, I was looking at this from another angle. Communism would STILL spread even if the Neuroi invaded, except...that it would be probably be much, much easier for Communism to spread in the SW-verse than in our world, mainly because people can take chance of the chaos to spread their respective ideologies. This includes nationalist fervour, which persisted after the existence of Neuroi are made public.

For example, the split of Karlsland. Since the current (Nazi) government would still fall into the late 1940s due to the Neuroi invasion, Orussia took the chance to make inroads in their quest to spread Communism all over the world, splitting Karlsland into the West-backed West Karlsland, and the Orussian-backed East Karsland. The circumstances and how it happened might be different, but the end result is the same.

As for the Chinese, part of the democratic government was wiped out (provided it exist in the anime, I suspect that it was taken out in the novels as a huge political "F*** YOU" to the mainland Chinese) after another wave of Neuroi attacks, sending the remainders to seek refuge in what would eventually become Taiwan. Because the people have lost faith in their past leaders (who abandoned them for their own selves), the citizens backed the Communists, who have sworn to defend their ancestral lands with all their might (human waves, HABEEB IT).

Duly noted.

Originally Posted by Tk3997

Anyway I've been busy, but now I've got a bit of time so I might as well join the party with another profile....

Spoiler for I'm an equal opportunity bender...:

Name:
Thomasina“Killer” McGuire

Age: 17
Height: 5’0”
Country of Origin: Liberion
Service: Air Force
Rank: Major
Striker Unit:
P-38L Lightning
Animal Features: Coyote
History and Personality:
Born in northern Liberion, but moving to Florida when she was young an only child, father deceased. Never a particularly social or nice little girl being headhunted for the air force when her magical talents became evident at around 12 did little to change that.

Thomasina like Eva and Joan is among the top scoring aces of her respective service. Unlike Eva and Joan’s though who outright top there services list and despite Thomasina leading the trio in total kills and being a prime contender for ace of aces in the MTO she’s not ranked as the top Air Force ace. That coveted title is held by Charlotte Yeager and while she’s nearly overtaken her several times she continues to trail slightly behind in the race. This vexes her greatly as unlike many that downplay there accomplishment’s Thomisna is something of a glory hound who unabashedly covets the title of ace of aces in the Liberion Air Force. This fact is often brought up by her compatriots when they feel the need to annoy her or she gets a bit bigheaded.

The later is more common since she’s good and she’s knows it and isn’t afraid to flaunt it. She also has a temper and is quick to fight both in the air and on base. This highly aggressive nature and penchant for violence earned her the “Killer” nickname and while many might find such a title insulting she wears it with pride. While this aggression has it’s upsides in her chosen profession it’s also gotten her into trouble a number of times though thus far her skills have seen her through such scraps.

Though her skill in the air is unquestioned her relations with the rest of the squadron and people in general can be rocky at times. In particular she and Tai Kwei-Tan have an ongoing love hate relationship it was Thomasina for instance that bestowed the “Goose” moniker upon the former and there often stubborn personalities can clash. Despite that the two just as often team up against others when the either is threatened. Thomasina also fills the role of the unit’s executive and training officer whole heartedly endorses the old idea of a commanders second being the one to dish out the unpopular tasks and discipline… Especially when fulfilling the role of drill instructor.

Identity withheld for personal safety;
"Mcguire? An unpleasant individual with a talent much bigger than she is.”

Joan “Tempest” Foss;
“Tom’s not so bad as long as you don’t annoy her. How not to do that? Well just not speaking to her is probably the best way.”

And to go along with this new profile...

Spoiler for A sensitive subject...:

“You’re late.” Thomasina growled irritably as Erin ran up the hanger winded. “Hurry up and get your Striker on.” Erin quickly complied scrambling up into her unit and falling in with the other rest of the group which consisted of Kagerou Otha and Kha Truscott she recognized the Kha’s unit as a Spitfire, but the other two machines where new to here.

“What model is that?” She asked Thomasina curiously.

“It’s a P-38 lightening.” Thomasina informed her annoyed by her lack of knowledge.

“Oh I’ve never heard of that is it a new Britannian model?

“It’s Liberian.” Thomasina corrected her now even more irritated.

“Oh.” Erin replied surprised.

“Oh what do you mean, oh?” Thomasina’s eyes narrowed.

“Well it’s just well I always heard that all women from Liberion were really tall and had big breast, but you’re kind you know flat and short so I didn’t think you where from there.” The other witches present both flinched noticeably as the girl spoke.

Thomasina seemed to take this remark surprisingly well as there was no instant fiery outburst… “Changes of plans the noob is paired with me for this exercise, we’re leaving now.” But the cold fury with which she spoke was arguably even more frightening and the fact that poor Erin seemed oblivious too it and happily agreed made it even worse somehow. Both of the other girls present said silent prays for her safety as they began to taxi out.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~
Two Hours later…

“Oh hey E--- wow what the hell happened?!” Lowe gawked as she caught site of Erin entering the showers as she left. Despite the question though she actually had a fair idea of the answer…

Erin appeared to be on the verge of tears as she was covered nearly from head to toe in multi-colored paint splotches and bruises. “Major McGuire...”

“Oh lord what did you say?” Lowe sighed sympathetically.

“I just commented that she didn’t look what I expected of a Liberian!” Erin insisted slightly frantic.

“Oh god you didn’t mention her chest did you?”

“Why is that bad?” She asked innocently.

“I’m surprised she didn’t use real bullets… maybe she’s going soft.” Lowe remarked in a way that indicated she might not be kidding causing Erin’s eyes to widen in response.

“Newbie! Hurry up and get cleaned up! We need to de-brief about everything you did wrong, and that’s gonna take long enough as it is!” On hearing that yelled command Erin quickly fled into the nearest shower stall, managing in her haste to plant her foot on a dropped bar of soap which sent her to the floor with a crash and a yelp.

“Oh here’s my soap!” Sora, who’d just returned on realizing she was missing the bar, remarked happily as it slid across the floor to a stop right in front of her. She quickly reclaimed it before merrily skipping back out of the showers back toward her room paying the collapsed girl nearby no heed.

“Why don’t I hear running water yet!” Thomasina put in again from outside and sent Erin scrambling once more.

“Hang in there girl…” Lowe remarked with an amused sigh at the entire scene.

Hooray for Drabbles!

Will read the profiles and hopefully comment soon.

Spoiler for Early 1945, RLS Intrepid launch party, California:

"Ne, Kirby-san?" the Sergeant asked.

A redheaded Captain even smaller than her turned back. "What is it, Hanamori-kun?"

Momoko pointed to another redhead, this one pigtailed, amongst the crowd milling about the party on the Republic of Liberion Ship (LRS) Intrepid's deck. "Do you know that chibiko there?"

Kirby gagged and hastily clapped a hand around Momoko's mouth, looking at the Major she had pointed at.

"Mmm-hmm?!" She exclaimed at the unusually unshakeable captain getting all worked up.

"That's Major "Killer" Tom," he whispered hurriedly. "And you better not say anything that alludes to 'small' around her, unless you want to know why she's called that nickname!!!"

"Mmmm," Momoko blinked.

Terrified yeap.

Originally Posted by Tk3997

And so Kha once more can't resist the crack... Well since you've got the male version covered I'll handle the female version...

Feel free.

Originally Posted by Tk3997

You're all copy cat thieves. Actually I think I stole that from someone else so acutally I shouldn't be talking...

I can say I've taken stealing to a wholly original level. XD

Originally Posted by asaqe

It was supposedly wiped out before WWII and the Fusang expedition was what's left of the Chinese (or in our case, the Formosan Empire). A huge Refugee effort.

Noted as well.

Originally Posted by Keroko

Enter Amalia. Now if our OC's familiars mysteriously vanish, we know where to look.

She certainly spoils Crest with beef jerkies.

And at least she's not a pantsu thief.




~~~New Intelligence Data Updated~~~

I've updated Kirby's profile to include a bit more on his magical power, and increased his rank and age. He will be the LRS Intrepid Joint Air Group's flight captain (or better term), in the same role as Mio in the anime. Strike Wizard 0 will cover his early career as one of the founding members of the Advanced Tactica project-X (ATX) Team on the Intrepid, but in the meantime, this story will be told from Sgt. Hanamori Momoko's POV, and revolves around the newly-formed Joint Air Group 7.

I think some of us might like Kirby's magical ability, Eagle Eyes. It is the ability that affects both of his eyes, allowing them to resolve really small objects at great distances, and can penetrate guises and shroud, allowing him to detect Neuroi cores and coordinate assaults. However, it takes effort to control, and if he isn't careful, ends up penetrating clothing...

...being in an all-women situation, as much as it seems otherwise, Kirby does not find it profitable.

You can find his profile here.

[NorthernFallout]

Originally Posted by Keroko

I don't see much problems with the spell, every Witch seems to have their own unique spells and talents. Besides, Angelica's spell even has the risk of her getting caught in Friendly Fire.

Hmm, good point, I didn't think of that. I'll try and come up with something that will make her visible to her friendlies...or something.

[Kha]

Say AX, if late in 1944, there was a call for witches to join carrier-based joint air group, and with hostilities in Europe dying down, will Alice and any other of your OCs be available?

This call goes out to anyone with OCs in that era as well. I'm compiling a roster, much like how I fit as many OCs as I could back in Nanoha OC. Let's see how this'll take us.

[NorthernFallout]

Wouldn't be entirely impossible. Some relocation isn't bad for combat experience and since Angelica hasn't been outside Suomus yet, it might be a good experience for her.

[Wild Goose]

Kha, if you're making Kirby the lead pilot on the Intrepid, then he should be either Navy or Marines (I suggest Navy) and he would be called the CAG, Commander Air Group. That's the American - or rather, Liberion - term. Also 1st Lt. is too junior to be CAG; you need to be at least Commander (O-5) (Chuusa), which is one step above Sakamoto's Lt. Commander (O-4) (Shousa). It should be noted that the Japs firmly believed in the idea of enlisted pilots, as opposed to the US.

Can't be the Brittanian ranks though. Pilot Officer, Flight Lieutenant, Squadron Leader, Group Captain, Wing Commander...

[Kha]

Oh my; the subs listed her as Major (O-3), and therefore the next rank down was Captain (O-2), using Liberion ranks. This was the latest edit to Kirby's profile.

Now, I've pushed his age up to 16, kept him as short as before (late blooming shouta), and up to Lieutenant Colonel, at the same rank as Sakamoto, and as Commander Air Group. But that's about as far as I dare to push the envelope; My excuse for the 1 rank down is that witches are small in number, so the same level of rank is not needed.

This was my experience in the tiny MP force I was from; our overall head was 1 rank lower than other companies, and so it computes for me, but not sure if that works for the other military buffs here.

And what does: "It should be noted that the Japs firmly believed in the idea of enlisted pilots, as opposed to the US." refer to/mean? Pardon my ignorance; I only has wiki...

On another note, I really want a soft-spoken OC voiced by Rie Kugumiya! I don't care if she's already voicing Nagi "Killer" Thomasina! The world needs more dere!Rie!!!

[Keroko]

The amount of rogues seems to be growing slightly... we need a few leaders to keep them in check!

Spoiler for A leader arives...:

Name:
Helena Burgwal


Age: 17
Country of Origin: Batavia
Service: Air Force
Rank: Wing Commander
Striker Unit:
Fokker D.XXI (during the defence of Batavia)
Spitfire Mk Vb (current unit)
Familiar: Black cat
History and Personality:
Born and raised in Batavia, a small merchant coastal country just west of Karlsland. During the early days of the war, Batavia was in a state of panic. The country had lavished in its peace far worse then Karlsland, and had no real army to speak of, and their weaponry was sorely outdated, at times close to a century. Every country feared that Batavia would be overrun in a day. The Neuroi forces faced little resistance at first, but their advance was eventually slowed by the Batavian forces. Several key points in the country offered fierce resistance, and a surprise strike at the seat of power behind the lines was caught and annihilated. In all, the Batavian forces had bought the refugees four days to make it to Britannia, before inevitably being overrun by the Neuroi.

During the defence of Batavia, Helena could often be found at the centre of combat. Her determined nature did not allow for her to consider retreat as anything else but a final resort, regardless of the amount of wounds she sustained. Troops around her found themselves to be encouraged to fight on, regardless of how bad the situation looked. This is because Helena’s determination and willpower had manifested itself in her personal magical ability. Helena has the ability to radiate an aura that inspires courage and determination.

Even after the loss of Batavia, Helena lost none of her determination. In combat, she is like an immovable object, with a sharp eye and a sharp strategic mind, she refuses to yield even the slightest inch of ground to the Neuroi without a fight.

In the Squadron, Helena serves as the ear for someone to talk to and a mediator in problems. Her social and accepting nature makes it easy her to talk with people. She’s even known for being able to talk to Thomasina without incurring the laters ire. However, when discipline is lacking to great to ignore, she is not afraid to enforce a harsher regime. One does not survive a war from its beginning with smiles and sweet talk alone.

Memorable quotes:

”The line must be drawn here! This far! No further!”
-Small segment of Helena’s inspiring speech during the defence of the first Britainnian invasion.

”I know we can’t always win, but I’m not going to run without a good reason.”
-Helena’s response to command, who requested she pull back during the surprise assault of Den Haag.

”Even if I die, I’ll make sure I’ll take a thousand of them with me when I go!”
-Helena’s remark to an officer who noted her assault on a Neuroi Bomber Squadron heading towards Tripoli to be close to suicidal.

”Now now, let’s safe the fighting for when the alarms ring, shall we?”
-Helena defusing a potent potential fight between Squadron members.

Outside thoughts:

“Commander Burgwal? Overconfident little girl. She needs to learn that sometimes running away is a good choice, rather then always digging her heels into the sand.”
-Colonel F. Jhonson, Army.

“Commander Helena is such a nice person, when you have something bothering you, she’s always willing to lend an ear and offer advice.”
- Sergeant F. Macinsely, Air Forces.

“Fighting alongside Commander Helena is one of the best fights that you can have. It’s like all your normal battle fears are just sucked away, and you just know that you can do this!”
- Lieutenant C. Carolina, Air Forces.

“The Commander? *grins* Oh, I like her allright. She knows to put her money where her mouth is. How I know? Where do ya think these bruises came from ya git!?”
- Sergeant K. Georashi, Air Forces.

And a few notes.

• Helena Burgwal is a nod to the Dutch pilot Rudolf Frans Burgwal, a V-1 Ace. The name and aircraft are just about where the reference ends.
  
• I decided to go for Germania as the name for Holland. In the roman age, more then half of Holland was part of Germania, and since the same is still free... Further research has taught me that Holland was actually refered to as Batavia during the roman age.
  
• Her aura spell's creation process is literally what her profile says: A manifestation of her determination. I had initially planned on her to be inspiring without magic, but in the end I decided it would make her more unique if she had a natural spell that achieved this effect. This also made it more natural for her to be a leader.

[Kha]

...and I just found the IC of Intrepid JAG-7! Hopefully she comes with big assets. Ask IRC why that is a soft requirement.

If she answers the call that is, not gonna hijack any one's plans.

Oh what the heck; I made a mistake. Minna was the OF-4, Mio was OF-3! Changing Kirby again, I always knew he was more for sub-commandership...

[Keroko]

Originally Posted by Kha

She certainly spoils Crest with beef jerkies.

And at least she's not a pantsu thief.

Not an open one at any rate...

Originally Posted by AtomicoX

Hmm, good point, I didn't think of that. I'll try and come up with something that will make her visible to her friendlies...or something.

Well, you don't need to erase the flaw, it could make for dome pretty good story.

Originally Posted by Kha

On another note, I really want a soft-spoken OC voiced by Rie Kugumiya! I don't care if she's already voicing Nagi "Killer" Thomasina! The world needs more dere!Rie!!!

Why am I sensing a Kamyu expy ariving?

Originally Posted by Kha

...and I just found the IC of Intrepid JAG-7! Hopefully she comes with big assets. Ask IRC why that is a soft requirement.

If she answers the call that is, not gonna hijack any one's plans.

... You've lost me.

[NorthernFallout]

Originally Posted by Keroko

Well, you don't need to erase the flaw, it could make for dome pretty good story.

Yeah, I thought about that right after I posted and guessed that's what you meant. Could be a foundation for some..."accident".

[kct]

Time for another of the 'Nam warriors.

Spoiler for Captain Sharon “Seer” Renee Harris:

Name: Sharon “Seer” Renee Harris
Alias: Sharon
Age: 15
Birthday: April 1
Rank: Captain
Height: 167cm
Weight: 49kg
Hair: Platinum blonde
Usual wear: Liberion Air Force uniform

Country: Liberion
Striker Unit: F-100D Super Sabre (later F-105G Wild Weasel III)
Armaments: Various Liberion infantry weapons in the Vietnam War
Stratagem: Various
Familiar/Animal features: Island fox

Personality:

A figure bound by her duties, she is a girl of her words. The war is nothing but an obstacle to peace, despite having relatives who are part of the hippie subculture of the 1960s. In fact, the reason she left and joined the military (eventually participating in the war in Indochina) was because simply she got sick of what happened back home.

However, she has problems with others similar to her, partly because she is a firm feminist, using her position and track record as a Witch to show the others. Though people might think that it is a little on the boastful side, she got the track record to back her up.

Knowing that teamwork is essential, Sharon constantly find ways to get her squadron-mates together.

Her nickname comes from the fact that she supposedly sees into the future, although the extent of the abilities are unknown at best.

Background:

Born in the fast-developing city of Los Angeles, Sharon would grow up to participate in what would be the feminist movements of the 1960s, constantly pressing issues about equality for women and the like. However, the rest of her family disagreed, and her brothers (she is the youngest in a family with 3 children) joined the hippie subculture, causing many-a-clash of opinions, especially regarding the intervention from Liberion in the Indochina region.

Sick of her current lifestyle (she was going nowhere at this point of life, and her social relationships with the others are becoming larger, in terms of distance, due to her different opinions compared to her peers), Sharon decided to take leave from everything for a month to go on a 'self-searching journey'.

It was during this journey that she found out that she got the ability to predict incoming danger, and avoiding numerous potentially fatal accidents and close encounters.

Sharon doesn't know her next course of action, but decided to try her luck in the military. There, her abilities are noticed by her superiors, who then sent her to learn a new concept currently being pushed by the Liberion Air Force: Wild Weasel, a new concept with the specially dedicated task of taking out enemy defences to open the door for an incoming strikeforce, and provide enough cover until the entire strikeforce left after their mission run. This is also called Suppression of Enemy Air Defences (SEAD).

Sent into the deep jungles of Indochina, Sharon learned the hard way at everyday survival in the treacherous region. She bore witness to downed compatriots, either to the Neurois or the seemingly persistent enemies (some who did not realize that their true enemy is not the coalition). Soon enough the Neurois adapted to using ground-based anti-air defences, although the basic techniques of taking them out remained.

By 1972, Sharon was given the task of leading a group of Witches to provide cover for numerous fighter-bomber squadrons sent to perform interdiction and strikes at targets. The squadron she was assigned to, the 44th Tactical Fighter Squadron, operating from Siam, is one of the Wild Weasel squadrons in the region, flying primarily F-105F Wild Weasel II and F-105G Wild Weasel III aircrafts, from the Korat RSAFB in Siam. Along with these regular specialized aircrafts, several Witches trained in SEAD are deployed with the squadron on their missions. The Wild Weasel-type Witches termed as the "Fairy Weasels" are usually transported via C-130A transports (escorted by the other Wild Weasels) before being deployed.

Combat information:

Knowing a skill is one thing, perfecting it is another matter. That was Sharon's motto in regards to learning something new, be it through lectures or on-the-field lessons.

She learned how to be a good 'bait' to the enemy air defences, in which she would draw the concentration of the enemies onto her, before creating an opening for either her fellow Witches or her fighter-bomber counterparts will close in and make the kill. This is where her senses come in, to detect incoming danger and inform her squadron-mates of the danger. Half of the time, she would be paired with a conventional aircraft in "Hunter-Killer" teams, since no matter what; conventional aircraft have a much, much larger payload than whatever a Witch can carry into battle.

The F-100D Super Sabre would prove itself to be fine, but not an excellent SEAD platform. To that end, the Fairy Weasels would receive tailor-made Strikers for them to perform their duties.

Other notes:

• Michael is now placed in the 335th Tactical Fighter Squadron "Chiefs", so that the story can continue beyond 1973 (the 469th is disbanded by that time). Been trying to get a feel through some airtime in the Thud and the Rhino.
• Most of the cast would probably operate from air bases based in Thailand, however, the Witches would be brought into the battlefield in rather creative ways...
• Liz's power would burn a lot of forests and unlucky Neurois, so she need to keep them in check.
• Sharon's power is something like a prediction of the future, to detect incoming danger. This would probably fit her role as a Wild Weasel.

[Wild Goose]

Originally Posted by Kha

Oh my; the subs listed her as Major (O-3), and therefore the next rank down was Captain (O-2), using Liberion ranks. This was the latest edit to Kirby's profile.

Your subs are wrong. Sakamoto is a Shousa, which is the Japanese title for an officer in paygrade O-4. For an Army or Air Force officer, this would be Major. For an Navy officer, it would be Lieutenant Commander - and Sakamoto is Navy. Next down is Captain (O-3), but since she's Navy it's really Lieutenant (O-3).

For your information, Kha, using Liberion ranks, we have as follows:

Army/Navy/Fuso term
O-6: Colonel / Captain / Taisa
O-5: Lt. Colonel / Commander / Chuusa
O-4: Major / Lt Commander / Shousa
O-3: Captain / Lieutenant / Taii
O-2: 1st Lieutenant / Lieutenant Junior Grade / Chuii
O-1: 2nd Lieutenant / Ensign / Shoui

Now, I've pushed his age up to 16, kept him as short as before (late blooming shouta), and up to Lieutenant Colonel, at the same rank as Sakamoto, and as Commander Air Group. But that's about as far as I dare to push the envelope; My excuse for the 1 rank down is that witches are small in number, so the same level of rank is not needed.

This was my experience in the tiny MP force I was from; our overall head was 1 rank lower than other companies, and so it computes for me, but not sure if that works for the other military buffs here.

What rank was your company commander.

Also, there are instances of Company Commanders being 1st Lts. Normally this is due to battlefield issues... like everyone higher getting killed off. Hence why one Commando unit in WW2 had a CO who was a Lt. Colonel...who was 23 years old.

And what does: "It should be noted that the Japs firmly believed in the idea of enlisted pilots, as opposed to the US." refer to/mean? Pardon my ignorance; I only has wiki...

The bulk of IJN and IJA pilots were enlisted pilots; you'd have Petty Officers and Sergeants flying, in contrast to the USAAF, USN and USMC where all pilots were officers. Your typical IJN squadron would be mostly enlisted with one or two officers, which is why Major is such a big deal in anime - an IJA Major or IJN Lt. Commander would be filling similar slots to a USAAF/USN Commander/Captain. It's something that's become engraved into the Japanese psyche, which explains why Roy Fokker was a Lt. Commander, why there are no pilots ranked higher than Lt. Commander in Macross.

On another note, I really want a soft-spoken OC voiced by Rie Kugumiya! I don't care if she's already voicing Nagi "Killer" Thomasina! The world needs more dere!Rie!!!

I'm actually rather curious as to who's voicing Tan Kwei-Tai

@kct: Lol, Fairy Weasel. Another Yukikaze ref, eh?