āOh, weāve gathered it. Weāve gathered itā¦ā (Mitsuha)
When I transitioned to Wolf Fangās home base, there were many of them on the large training field.
ā¦ā¦Bombs, shells, and Molotov cocktails.
The safety of the bombs and shells have already been deactivated, so they were separated by type and spaced very widely apart. It would be a disaster if there was an accident.
Some of these were transported by transition, with me accompanying them at the time of purchase.
The safety devices were still functioning at that time, but it was too far away to buy something like this, so there were a lot of problems to transport it properly, you know. Like danger-wise, legal, expense-wise, time-wise, etcā¦ā¦
Some of them were apparently bought from a mercenary organization familiar to Wolf Fang.
I heard that an artillery shell was defined as one with a caliber of 20 mm or more, but that would be insufficiently powerful unless it was fired from a large caliber gun. Itās a bit difficult to use this.
So what we have here was about 5 inches (127 mm) in caliber.
It would be nice if we had something with a caliber of 15 inches (38 centimeters), which was equivalent to the main gun of a battleship, but I donāt think we can get such a thing, so itās not an option.
There are no big bombs, like 400 or 500 kilograms. Only small ones, about 40 ā 50 kilograms.
Well, they donāt sell bombs that big, do they? Unless itās old man McCoyā¦ā¦
Besides, the bombs and shells prepared this time were all old and cheap.
Wolf Fang has no access to the latest weapons and expensive special ammunition from advanced countries, and most of what it gets were diverted from civil wars, religious conflicts, and other conflictsā¦ā¦
I heard that some of those were also bought from international arms dealers, but they donāt really deal in 15-inch shells and 500 kg bombs eitherā¦ā¦
Well, I didnāt have much time.
āWe didnāt get bunker busters, fuel vaporization bombs, napalm bombs, big bombs or large-caliber shells, or anything like that.
ā¦ or rather, I didnāt expect to get such things from the beginning.
Thatās why we got a lot of Molotov cocktails. Itās made by us. When you want to use them, just light them up with torches.
ā¦ā¦Now, are you sure you donāt need help?ā¦ā (Captain)
āYeah, I donāt need it. Iāll do it alone this time.ā (Mitsuha)
āā¦ā¦ā¦ā¦ā
I guess thatās half of your concern when you said that, right, Captain? And I guess the other half was that you just want to go back to the other world, wasnāt it?
Thatās okay, but Iāll do it alone this time.
An assassination attempt against the head of the Viscount Yamano family.
And the vassal, a great friend of mine, was wounded while saving my lifeā¦ā¦.
So Iām the one who has to do it.
I will end this in a way that I, and only I, can do.
āā¦ā¦At least, let me do something as well!ā (Captain)
āQuite persistent, arenāt you?ā¦ā¦. How much do you want to be active in another world?ā¦ā¦
You already have an idea of how I would do it in the first place. Thereās no way you can help me with this.ā (Mitsuha)
āKuhā¦ā (Captain)
You donāt have to look disappointed. Because this time, I donāt intend to ask for further assistance.
āā¦ Well, it canāt be helpedā¦
Ah right, then promise me one thing, use all the bombs and shells. You canāt leave any explosives lying around with the safeties off.
For now, they are placed at intervals, but thatās not even a comforting thought.
Donāt ever, ever touch it! Listen to me, never touch it!ā (Captain)
āThe Ostrich Club, perhaps?ā (Mitsuha)
āOstrich Club? Whatās that? An ostrich eating society or something?ā (Captain)
āNo, itās nothing. Never mindā¦ā¦ā (Mitsuha)
As for the shells, this time all that was needed were the warheads, which contains the explosive charge and fuse, while the shell casing, which contains the charge and detonator needed to fire the shell out of the barrel, was not necessary.
Still, the shell casing part would still be attached when I use it. The charge will also add a little more power to the blast.
Right now, time-wise, itās dusk in the Alder Empire.
Itās the time announced on the KÅsatsu and aerial scattered leaflets.
It all appeared over the Imperial City, almost directly above the Imperial Castle.
ā¦ā¦Along with 10, 5-inch (127mm) shells drawn around me.
The problem with attacking with this kind of arsenal was how to carry the shells and bombs over the enemyās head.
At the risk of being sunk, the vessels wouldnāt charge into enemy territory.
At the risk of being shot down, the aircraft wouldnāt slip into enemy territory.
They spend a lot of money to launch expensive long-range missiles.
But what if we could easily and accurately deliver shells and bombs over the enemyās head without the risk of being damaged and without requiring a hefty sum of money?
And what if the enemy has no interceptors, anti-aircraft missiles, or anti-aircraft guns?
ā¦ā¦Yes, it would be very cheap and easy and can be used to strike at the heart of the enemy.
Just like thisā¦ā¦
Spontaneous free fall begins.
Dancing through the night sky with a swarm of 5-inch shells in tow.
Continuous transition, while slightly modifying the position. Just above the Imperial Castle.
Then, I continuously transitioned to the roof of a large building a short distance away from the Imperial Castle.
No, if I fall together with it as is, I will be caught in the explosions.
Well, even if I wasnāt caught in the explosion, Iāll be crushed to death.
Besides, I have to check the results, so I need to check the drop zone from a safe place.
āDropping inā¦ San, Nii, Ichi, now!ā (Mitsuha)
Dondondondondon!
Along with the flames of the explosion, the sound of exploding shells echoes.
Compared to firing from a cannon, the velocity of the bullet was slower, so the power was not as strong.
Besides, as expected, 5 inches was too small a caliber to take down a castle.
I would like to use at least 12 inches here.
If the caliber is 2.4 times larger, the weight of the shell would be about 14 times greater. The power would be an order of magnitude greater.