J582 Fortress Area Offensive

 

The sortie began to break through the enemy’s defensive line.

Misumaru’s Pleiades Squad was fully equipped with Ouryuu units.

Gogyou Heavy Industries had managed, in a short span, to construct the successor to its Type-0 transformable Silhouette: the Type-11. Its nickname—Gale. This new variable model was mass-produced and deployed in numbers. It was equipped with a Detonation Drive, but relied on a metallic-hydrogen storage engine, a compromise that prioritized producibility.

The Familias were fielding the Vermilion Lightning. Modeled after the Red Sprite, it had forfeited atmospheric reentry capability in exchange for extended range. It could ferry a Silhouette in flight, though it lacked the ability to carry and deploy the Analyze Armor.

Construction was handled by Shin-Koushi Industries, which maintained close ties with both Misumaru and Gogyou, and was partnered with BAS Corporation. Shin-Koushi also inherited part of Gogyou’s Project Ten Colors, developing the Clear Sky—a successor to the Type-2 Flying Boat, specialized