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[[Image:Strike-Witches-2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Strike Witches 2'' (2010)]] | [[Image:Strike-Witches-2.jpg|thumb|right|300px|''Strike Witches 2'' (2010)]] | ||
− | March, 1945, six months have passed since the destruction of the Neuroi hive over Gallia by the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, the Strike Witches. Semi-retired Fuso Imperial Navy Sergeant Yoshika Miyafuji is living peacefully back home in Fuso when she receives another letter from her late father, Ichiro Miyafuji, an engineer and original designer of the | + | March, 1945, six months have passed since the destruction of the Neuroi hive over Gallia by the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, the Strike Witches. Semi-retired Fuso Imperial Navy Sergeant Yoshika Miyafuji is living peacefully back home in Fuso when she receives another letter from her late father, Ichiro Miyafuji, an engineer and original designer of the striker units that witches use to fly and fight against the invading aliens known as the Neuroi. |
− | Meanwhile, in the skies over Venezia the 504th Joint Fighter Wing, the Ardor Witches, are undertaking an operation with the goal of attempting to communicate with a | + | Meanwhile, in the skies over Venezia the 504th Joint Fighter Wing, the Ardor Witches, are undertaking an operation with the goal of attempting to communicate with a witch-like Neuroi, similar to one that had tried to communicate peacefully with Yoshika the previous year. However, before contact could be made a new, far larger Neuroi hive formed over Venezia, killing the Witch-Neuroi and entirely obliterating the existing hive. Back in Fuso, Yoshika, now with Squadron Leader Mio Sakamoto, overhears a desperate radio transmission from Flight Sergeant Lynette Bishop of Britannia, another former Strike Witches member. Despite Mio's initial objections, Yoshika ends up accompanying Mio back to Europe, where the 501st is reassembled to combat this sinister new threat. |
''[[Brave Witches]]'' (released in 2016), which follows the 502nd Joint Fighter Wing, takes place '''before''' ''Strike Witches 2'', as does the ''The Sky That Connects Us'' manga, which follows the Strike Witches' lives between the two seasons. In chronological order, ''Strike Witches 2'' is followed by ''[[Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow]]''. | ''[[Brave Witches]]'' (released in 2016), which follows the 502nd Joint Fighter Wing, takes place '''before''' ''Strike Witches 2'', as does the ''The Sky That Connects Us'' manga, which follows the Strike Witches' lives between the two seasons. In chronological order, ''Strike Witches 2'' is followed by ''[[Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow]]''. | ||
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=Pistols= | =Pistols= | ||
==Nambu Type 14== | ==Nambu Type 14== | ||
− | In a flashback, Mio Sakamoto, nearing the end of her days as a | + | In a flashback, Mio Sakamoto, nearing the end of her days as a witch, has Petty Officer Keisuke Hijikata use a [[Nambu Type 14]] to test Mio's weakening shield. |
[[Image:Nambu Type 14.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu]] | [[Image:Nambu Type 14.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu]] | ||
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As promotional material for ''Strike Witches 2'', Pilot Officer Francesca Lucchini of Romagna and Flight Lieutenant Charlotte Elwyn "Shirley" Yeager of the United States of Liberion had their respective sidearms released as airsoft replicas. | As promotional material for ''Strike Witches 2'', Pilot Officer Francesca Lucchini of Romagna and Flight Lieutenant Charlotte Elwyn "Shirley" Yeager of the United States of Liberion had their respective sidearms released as airsoft replicas. | ||
− | Francesca uses a stainless [[Beretta M1934]] customized with black controls, the 501st JFW emblem on the grips, as well as her personal emblem and a gold banner with her name on the slide. Under the gold banner is marked ''~Gratitudine di Maria~'' (Gratitude of Maria). In episode 5, Dutchess Maria Pia of Romagna (inspired by the Italian princess of the same name) encountered Francesca in Rome, and the two spent the day together (including numerous homages to the film ''Roman Holiday''), unaware who the other actually was (the head of state, and a | + | Francesca uses a stainless [[Beretta M1934]] customized with black controls, the 501st JFW emblem on the grips, as well as her personal emblem and a gold banner with her name on the slide. Under the gold banner is marked ''~Gratitudine di Maria~'' (Gratitude of Maria). In episode 5, Dutchess Maria Pia of Romagna (inspired by the Italian princess of the same name) encountered Francesca in Rome, and the two spent the day together (including numerous homages to the film ''Roman Holiday''), unaware who the other actually was (the head of state, and a witch). After Francesca, Charlotte, and Yoshika defend Rome from a Neuroi attack, Maria gives a speech over the airwaves, vowing to do everything in her power to defend her country against the Neuroi threat, and sends the Strike Witches an airdrop of supplies. Francesca and Charlotte's matching pistols were likely in these crates, though they aren't seen in the anime. |
[[Image:Beretta34silver.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Beretta M1934 - .380 ACP]] | [[Image:Beretta34silver.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Beretta M1934 - .380 ACP]] | ||
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[[Image:SW2Boys4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Lynette fires her Boys at an exceptionally hard-armoured Neuroi. (Ep.3)]] | [[Image:SW2Boys4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Lynette fires her Boys at an exceptionally hard-armoured Neuroi. (Ep.3)]] | ||
[[Image:SW2Boys5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Lynette, Yoshika, and Pierrette-Henriette Clostermann locate the same Neuroi's core. (Ep.3)]] | [[Image:SW2Boys5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Lynette, Yoshika, and Pierrette-Henriette Clostermann locate the same Neuroi's core. (Ep.3)]] | ||
− | [[Image:SW2Boys6.jpg|600px|thumb|none|After a beam damages one of her Ultramarine Spitfire Mk 22 | + | [[Image:SW2Boys6.jpg|600px|thumb|none|After a beam damages one of her Ultramarine Spitfire Mk 22 striker, Lynette gets some support from Yoshika. (Ep.3)]] |
[[Image:SW2Boys7.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Lynette hesitantly aims her Boys at Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen, so the latter can practice using a shield, something she never does thanks to her precognition. (Ep.6)]] | [[Image:SW2Boys7.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Lynette hesitantly aims her Boys at Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen, so the latter can practice using a shield, something she never does thanks to her precognition. (Ep.6)]] | ||
[[Image:SW2Boys8.jpg|600px|thumb|none|However, Eila stubbornly believes herself unable to raise a shield and simply dodges as usual, leaving an understandably distraught Perrine (who was standing in for Aleksandra Litvyak, who Eila needs to protect in their planned mission) blocking the massive 13.9mm bullet with her own shield at the last moment. This continues to happen until Lynette is out of ammo. (Ep.6)]] | [[Image:SW2Boys8.jpg|600px|thumb|none|However, Eila stubbornly believes herself unable to raise a shield and simply dodges as usual, leaving an understandably distraught Perrine (who was standing in for Aleksandra Litvyak, who Eila needs to protect in their planned mission) blocking the massive 13.9mm bullet with her own shield at the last moment. This continues to happen until Lynette is out of ammo. (Ep.6)]] | ||
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[[File:Solothurn.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Solothurn S-18/1000 - 20x138mmB]] | [[File:Solothurn.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Solothurn S-18/1000 - 20x138mmB]] | ||
[[Image:SW2S181.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Luciana (left) hovers alongside fellow Ardor Witches Junko Takei, Fernandia Malvezzi, and Martina Crespi as Venezia falls to the new Neuroi hive. (Ep.1)]] | [[Image:SW2S181.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Luciana (left) hovers alongside fellow Ardor Witches Junko Takei, Fernandia Malvezzi, and Martina Crespi as Venezia falls to the new Neuroi hive. (Ep.1)]] | ||
− | [[Image:SW2S182.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Luciana aims her S-18/1000 in official artwork, complete with scope. This is almost certainly the largest weapon used as standard by a | + | [[Image:SW2S182.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Luciana aims her S-18/1000 in official artwork, complete with scope. This is almost certainly the largest weapon used as standard by a witch. (Art)]] |
==PU scope for Mosin-Nagant== | ==PU scope for Mosin-Nagant== | ||
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[[Image:SW2Bren3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|As Lynette rides Yoshika for support, Perrine provides additional fire with her Bren gun. (Ep.3)]] | [[Image:SW2Bren3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|As Lynette rides Yoshika for support, Perrine provides additional fire with her Bren gun. (Ep.3)]] | ||
[[Image:SW2Bren5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A view down the sights of a training Bren as Perrine and Yoshika engage in a mock battle. (Ep.8)]] | [[Image:SW2Bren5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A view down the sights of a training Bren as Perrine and Yoshika engage in a mock battle. (Ep.8)]] | ||
− | [[Image:SW2Bren6.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Perrine wins her first of three matches against Yoshika, giving a good view of the underside of her Arsenal VG-39bis | + | [[Image:SW2Bren6.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Perrine wins her first of three matches against Yoshika, giving a good view of the underside of her Arsenal VG-39bis striker. (Ep.8)]] |
[[Image:SW2Bren7.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Lynette, Yoshika, and Perrine break formation to avoid a Neuroi beam. (Ep.9)]] | [[Image:SW2Bren7.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Lynette, Yoshika, and Perrine break formation to avoid a Neuroi beam. (Ep.9)]] | ||
− | [[Image:SW2Bren8.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Perrine is impressed the performance of Yoshika's new | + | [[Image:SW2Bren8.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Perrine is impressed the performance of Yoshika's new striker unit. (Ep.9)]] |
[[Image:SW2Bren9.jpg|600px|thumb|none|As Perrine and Yoshika engage a Neuroi that seems to be inspired by the U-2, Perrine advises Yoshika to not get too far away on her own. (Ep.9)]] | [[Image:SW2Bren9.jpg|600px|thumb|none|As Perrine and Yoshika engage a Neuroi that seems to be inspired by the U-2, Perrine advises Yoshika to not get too far away on her own. (Ep.9)]] | ||
[[Image:SW2Bren10.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Yoshika and Perrine continue spearheading the attack, moments before Lynette punches a hole in the Neuroi's right "wing". (Ep.9)]] | [[Image:SW2Bren10.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Yoshika and Perrine continue spearheading the attack, moments before Lynette punches a hole in the Neuroi's right "wing". (Ep.9)]] | ||
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==Browning M1918A2== | ==Browning M1918A2== | ||
− | Flight Lieutenant Charlotte Yeager continues to use a [[Browning Automatic Rifle|BAR]] as her standard weapon. Although holding drastically less ammo than the other | + | Flight Lieutenant Charlotte Yeager continues to use a [[Browning Automatic Rifle|BAR]] as her standard weapon. Although holding drastically less ammo than the other witches' weapons, the BAR is well-suited to Shirley's preference for speed, being a far lighter and more compact gun. |
[[Image:BAR.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Browning M1918A2 - .30-06]] | [[Image:BAR.jpg|thumb|400px|none|Browning M1918A2 - .30-06]] | ||
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[[Image:SW2BAR4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlotte fires her BAR, while complaining this Neuroi is unusually tough. (Ep.2)]] | [[Image:SW2BAR4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlotte fires her BAR, while complaining this Neuroi is unusually tough. (Ep.2)]] | ||
[[Image:SW2BAR5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Getting ready for a load-carrying competition with Gertrud Barkhorn, Charlotte's BAR deploys from the launch unit, while she herself is carrying ten spare magazines. (Ep.4)]] | [[Image:SW2BAR5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Getting ready for a load-carrying competition with Gertrud Barkhorn, Charlotte's BAR deploys from the launch unit, while she herself is carrying ten spare magazines. (Ep.4)]] | ||
− | [[Image:SW2BAR6.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Holding her BAR, Shirley gives praise to her ever-reliable P-51 | + | [[Image:SW2BAR6.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Holding her BAR, Shirley gives praise to her ever-reliable P-51 striker. (Ep.4)]] |
[[Image:SW2BAR7.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlotte fires her M1918A2 at the main section of a Vostok-inspired Neuroi. (Ep.4)]] | [[Image:SW2BAR7.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlotte fires her M1918A2 at the main section of a Vostok-inspired Neuroi. (Ep.4)]] | ||
[[Image:SW2BAR8.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlotte and the Neuroi fly circles around each other, exchanging fire. (Ep.4)]] | [[Image:SW2BAR8.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlotte and the Neuroi fly circles around each other, exchanging fire. (Ep.4)]] | ||
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[[Image:SW2BAR10.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...only for the BAR to jam. (Ep.4)]] | [[Image:SW2BAR10.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...only for the BAR to jam. (Ep.4)]] | ||
[[Image:SW2BAR11.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlotte and Yoshika join up with a very enthusiastic Francesca in defense of Rome. (Ep.5)]] | [[Image:SW2BAR11.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Charlotte and Yoshika join up with a very enthusiastic Francesca in defense of Rome. (Ep.5)]] | ||
− | [[Image:SW2BAR12.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Liberian and Fuso | + | [[Image:SW2BAR12.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The Liberian and Fuso witches cover the Romagnan, as she defends her homeland. (Ep.5)]] |
[[Image:SW2BAR13.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Members of the 501st discover their latest foe: An obelisk-shaped Neuroi that is ''one-hundred-thousand feet tall'', with the core at the very top. None of their guns are going to be of any use here. (Ep.6)]] | [[Image:SW2BAR13.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Members of the 501st discover their latest foe: An obelisk-shaped Neuroi that is ''one-hundred-thousand feet tall'', with the core at the very top. None of their guns are going to be of any use here. (Ep.6)]] | ||
[[Image:SW2BAR14.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Shirley spins Francesca around, releases her into a group of Neuroi with her shield-stacking ability active, then takes out the disoriented Neuroi with her BAR. (Ep.11)]] | [[Image:SW2BAR14.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Shirley spins Francesca around, releases her into a group of Neuroi with her shield-stacking ability active, then takes out the disoriented Neuroi with her BAR. (Ep.11)]] | ||
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[[Image:SW219194.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A fantastic formation shot of all of the Strike Witches (sans Mio) back together, fully armed and ready to take names. (Ep.2)]] | [[Image:SW219194.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A fantastic formation shot of all of the Strike Witches (sans Mio) back together, fully armed and ready to take names. (Ep.2)]] | ||
[[Image:SW219195.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francesca readies her signature shield stacking move, with her Browning hanging by its sling. (Ep.2)]] | [[Image:SW219195.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francesca readies her signature shield stacking move, with her Browning hanging by its sling. (Ep.2)]] | ||
− | [[Image:SW219196.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francesca trades fire with one of the four booster sections of the Vostok | + | [[Image:SW219196.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Francesca trades fire with one of the four booster sections of the Vostok Neuroi, giving a good look at her M1919A6 and Farotto G.55S Strega striker. (Ep.4)]] |
[[Image:SW219197.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Launching from St. Peter's Square, where she was visiting with Maria, Francesca heads up to engage a Neuroi over Rome. (Ep.5)]] | [[Image:SW219197.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Launching from St. Peter's Square, where she was visiting with Maria, Francesca heads up to engage a Neuroi over Rome. (Ep.5)]] | ||
[[Image:SW219198.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Readying her shield attack, Francesca prepares to ram the enemy. (Ep.5)]] | [[Image:SW219198.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Readying her shield attack, Francesca prepares to ram the enemy. (Ep.5)]] | ||
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==MG 34== | ==MG 34== | ||
− | Flight Lieutenant Hanna-Justina Wallia Rosalind Sieglinde Marseille (inspired by German ace Hans-Joachim Marseille) of the 31st Joint Fighter Squadron Afrika, the Storm Witches, uses an [[MG34|MG 34]]. Having earned quite a fan-following and called the "Star of Africa", Hanna is also known to own a Beretta M1934 with a tan finish, which was presented to her as a gift. Unlike nearly every other weapon used by | + | Flight Lieutenant Hanna-Justina Wallia Rosalind Sieglinde Marseille (inspired by German ace Hans-Joachim Marseille) of the 31st Joint Fighter Squadron Afrika, the Storm Witches, uses an [[MG34|MG 34]]. Having earned quite a fan-following and called the "Star of Africa", Hanna is also known to own a Beretta M1934 with a tan finish, which was presented to her as a gift. Unlike nearly every other weapon used by witches, Hanna retains the bipod on her MG 34, in order to use it as a foregrip. |
[[Image:Mg-34man-portable.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG 34 - 7.92mm Mauser]] | [[Image:Mg-34man-portable.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG 34 - 7.92mm Mauser]] | ||
− | [[Image:SW2MG341.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Erica Hartmann and Hanna Marseille race to see who can destroy the most target balloons. Being stationed in North Africa, Hanna uses a Messerscharf Bf 109 G-2/trop | + | [[Image:SW2MG341.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Erica Hartmann and Hanna Marseille race to see who can destroy the most target balloons. Being stationed in North Africa, Hanna uses a Messerscharf Bf 109 G-2/trop striker, with its distinctive sand filter over the supercharger intake visible here. (Ep.10)]] |
[[Image:SW2MG342.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Unsatisfied with a tie, Hanna aims her loaded MG 34 at Erica and claims victory. Minna is ''furious''. (Ep.10)]] | [[Image:SW2MG342.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Unsatisfied with a tie, Hanna aims her loaded MG 34 at Erica and claims victory. Minna is ''furious''. (Ep.10)]] | ||
[[Image:SW2MG343.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Having entered the Neuroi dome covering Malta via I-400-class submarine, Erica and Hanna launch. (Ep.10)]] | [[Image:SW2MG343.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Having entered the Neuroi dome covering Malta via I-400-class submarine, Erica and Hanna launch. (Ep.10)]] | ||
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==MG 42== | ==MG 42== | ||
− | The Karlsland trio, Wing Commander Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke, Flight Lieutenant Gertrud Barkhorn, and Flying Officer Erica Hartmann, along with Flying Officer Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen of Suomus, all continue to use MG 42s modified to use the Patronentrommel 34 drum magazine. The MG 42 is also used by Romagnan | + | The Karlsland trio, Wing Commander Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke, Flight Lieutenant Gertrud Barkhorn, and Flying Officer Erica Hartmann, along with Flying Officer Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen of Suomus, all continue to use MG 42s modified to use the Patronentrommel 34 drum magazine. The MG 42 is also used by Romagnan witches Flying Officer Fernandia Malvezzi and Flight Sergeant Martina Crespi, of the Ardor Witches. |
[[File:MG42 Left.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG 42 - 7.92mm Mauser]] | [[File:MG42 Left.jpg|thumb|none|400px|MG 42 - 7.92mm Mauser]] | ||
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[[Image:SW2MG424.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Out of ammo, Gertrud flips her MG 42s around... (Ep.2)]] | [[Image:SW2MG424.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Out of ammo, Gertrud flips her MG 42s around... (Ep.2)]] | ||
[[Image:SW2MG425.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...and proceeds to use them as clubs. Amazingly, this doesn't damage the guns at all. (Ep.2)]] | [[Image:SW2MG425.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...and proceeds to use them as clubs. Amazingly, this doesn't damage the guns at all. (Ep.2)]] | ||
− | [[Image:SW2MG426.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Erica fires at one of the booster sections of the Vostok | + | [[Image:SW2MG426.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Erica fires at one of the booster sections of the Vostok Neuroi, giving a nice close-up of her MG 42. (Ep.4)]] |
[[Image:SW2MG427.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Singing a tune in her head, Eila engages a swarm of small-type Neuroi at treetop-level, without a care in the world. (Ep.6)]] | [[Image:SW2MG427.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Singing a tune in her head, Eila engages a swarm of small-type Neuroi at treetop-level, without a care in the world. (Ep.6)]] | ||
− | [[Image:SW2MG428.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Gertrud and Erica take off on a commando raid, showing off Gertrud's Flak-Wulf Fw 190 D-9 | + | [[Image:SW2MG428.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Gertrud and Erica take off on a commando raid, showing off Gertrud's Flak-Wulf Fw 190 D-9 Würger striker. (Ep.7)]] |
[[Image:SW2MG429.jpg|600px|thumb|none|As the task force nears Malta, Minna radios Erica and Hanna, asking if they're ready to go. (Ep.10)]] | [[Image:SW2MG429.jpg|600px|thumb|none|As the task force nears Malta, Minna radios Erica and Hanna, asking if they're ready to go. (Ep.10)]] | ||
[[Image:SW2MG4210.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Erica and Hanna fight back-to-back inside the Neuroi dome over Malta, though more for necessity rather than camaraderie. (Ep.10)]] | [[Image:SW2MG4210.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Erica and Hanna fight back-to-back inside the Neuroi dome over Malta, though more for necessity rather than camaraderie. (Ep.10)]] | ||
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[[Image:SW2MG4215.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Determined to protect her friends at all costs, Minna levels her MG 42. (Ep.12)]] | [[Image:SW2MG4215.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Determined to protect her friends at all costs, Minna levels her MG 42. (Ep.12)]] | ||
[[Image:SW2MG4216.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Ready for another round, Gertrud and Erica prepare themselves for takeoff. (Ep.12)]] | [[Image:SW2MG4216.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Ready for another round, Gertrud and Erica prepare themselves for takeoff. (Ep.12)]] | ||
− | [[Image:SW2MG4217.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Minna takes out a few dozen Neuroi as she urges Yoshika on. This is also an excellent shot of Minna's Messerscharf Bf 109 K-4 | + | [[Image:SW2MG4217.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Minna takes out a few dozen Neuroi as she urges Yoshika on. This is also an excellent shot of Minna's Messerscharf Bf 109 K-4 striker; Erica and Eila also upgraded to the K-4. (Ep.12)]] |
[[Image:SW2MG4218.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Gertrud spins in a circle while firing her MG 42s, obliterating a wave of Neuroi. (Ep.12)]] | [[Image:SW2MG4218.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Gertrud spins in a circle while firing her MG 42s, obliterating a wave of Neuroi. (Ep.12)]] | ||
[[Image:SW2MG4219.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Holding her MGs, Gertrud cheers on Yoshika. (Ep.12)]] | [[Image:SW2MG4219.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Holding her MGs, Gertrud cheers on Yoshika. (Ep.12)]] | ||
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==Type 99-2 Model 2 Kai== | ==Type 99-2 Model 2 Kai== | ||
+ | The mainstay of the Fuso witches, a fictional iteration of the [[type 99 cannon|Type 99]] aircraft cannon, makes its return, once again used by Yoshika Miyafuji and Mio Sakamoto. It is also seen used by Flight Lieutenant Junko Takei of the Ardor Witches, who fought alongside Mio in the Fuso Sea Incident of 1937; this incident was the first major use of striker units against the Neuroi, and was a resounding victory for the witches. For the rather lengthy technical explanation of the witches' Type 99-2 Model 2 Kai variant, [[Strike Witches#Type 99-2 Model 2 Kai|see its first season entry]]. | ||
+ | |||
+ | [[image:Type_99-1.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 99 Mark 1 in pintle mount configuration - 20x72mm RB]] | ||
+ | [[image:Navy Type 99-1 & 99-2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Top: Type 99 Mark 1 Model 3 - 20x72mm RB / Bottom: Type 99 Mark 2 Model 3 - 20x101mm RB]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SW2T991.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Junko's group approaches the Neuroi hive, giving an excellent view of her Type 99 and brand new Yamanishi N1K5-J Shiden striker. Martina Crespi can be seen behind the Type 99. (Ep.1)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SW2T992.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Having <strike>stolen</strike> borrowed Mio's old A6M3a Reisen striker unit (used by Mio during the first season), Yoshika takes on a regenerating Neuroi on her own. (Ep.2)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SW2T993.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Semi-conscious, Yoshika spirals towards the sea, her Type 99 hanging from its sling. (Ep.2)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SW2T994.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Together with Lynette and Perrine, Yoshika charges the Neuroi that interrupted their training. (Ep.3)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SW2T995.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Left-side Spitfire damaged by a Neuroi beam, Lynette reaches for Yoshika. (Ep.3)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SW2T996.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Perrine, Mio, and Erica watch as the Vostok Neuroi splits into five. Mio's new N1K5-J Shiden striker can be seen here. (Ep.4)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SW2T997.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Mio holds her Type 99 as she tells Shirley, master of speed, to pursue the central Vostok section, which contains the core. Due to Mio's preference for using Reppumaru, her magic-infused sword, she doesn't appear as often on this page compared to the previous season. (Ep.4)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SW2T998.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Yoshika draws a Neuroi's fire, as Francesca moves in to take it out. (Ep.5)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SW2T999.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Yoshika rests her arms on her training Type 99, as she wonders why she's having trouble flying after losing three mock battles in a row to Perrine. (Ep.8)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SW2T9910.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Equipped with the never-before-flown Tsukushi Aircraft J7W1 Shinden and a Type 99, Yoshika launches via catapult from ''Yamato''. (Ep.8)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SW2T9911.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Pushing her Magnificent Lightning to the limit, Yoshika speeds past a Fuso carrier. (Ep.8)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SW2T9912.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Having rescued Lynette, Yoshika turns her attention to the nuclear-bomb-inspired Neuroi. (Ep.8)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SW2T9913.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Her complete... (Ep.8)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SW2T9914.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...and total... (Ep.8)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SW2T9915.jpg|600px|thumb|none|...undivided attention. (Ep.8)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SW2T9916.jpg|600px|thumb|none|With the first phase of Operation Mars a success, Perrine, Yoshika, Lynette, and the rest of the 501st return to ''Amagi''. (Ep.11)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SW2T9917.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The mid-episode artwork, showcasing Yoshika's Shinden striker (and Type 99). Magnificent Lighting indeed. (Ep.12)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SW2T9918.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Dodging dozens of beams, Yoshika makes her way towards the hive's core. (Ep.12)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SW2T9919.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Yoshika flies through the remains of half a dozen small-type Neuroi cleared out by Lynette's Boys rifle. (Ep.12)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SW2T9920.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Facing one final small-type, Yoshika obliterates it with her Type 99. (Ep.12)]] | ||
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March, 1945, six months have passed since the destruction of the Neuroi hive over Gallia by the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, the Strike Witches. Semi-retired Fuso Imperial Navy Sergeant Yoshika Miyafuji is living peacefully back home in Fuso when she receives another letter from her late father, Ichiro Miyafuji, an engineer and original designer of the striker units that witches use to fly and fight against the invading aliens known as the Neuroi.
Meanwhile, in the skies over Venezia the 504th Joint Fighter Wing, the Ardor Witches, are undertaking an operation with the goal of attempting to communicate with a witch-like Neuroi, similar to one that had tried to communicate peacefully with Yoshika the previous year. However, before contact could be made a new, far larger Neuroi hive formed over Venezia, killing the Witch-Neuroi and entirely obliterating the existing hive. Back in Fuso, Yoshika, now with Squadron Leader Mio Sakamoto, overhears a desperate radio transmission from Flight Sergeant Lynette Bishop of Britannia, another former Strike Witches member. Despite Mio's initial objections, Yoshika ends up accompanying Mio back to Europe, where the 501st is reassembled to combat this sinister new threat.
Brave Witches (released in 2016), which follows the 502nd Joint Fighter Wing, takes place before Strike Witches 2, as does the The Sky That Connects Us manga, which follows the Strike Witches' lives between the two seasons. In chronological order, Strike Witches 2 is followed by Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow.
For more in-depth explanations of the lore and setting of the World Witches universe, see the first season's page.
Warning: Some descriptions and images are spoilers for the series, read at your own risk.
The following weapons were used in the anime series Strike Witches 2:
Pistols
Nambu Type 14
In a flashback, Mio Sakamoto, nearing the end of her days as a witch, has Petty Officer Keisuke Hijikata use a Nambu Type 14 to test Mio's weakening shield.
Beretta M1934
As promotional material for Strike Witches 2, Pilot Officer Francesca Lucchini of Romagna and Flight Lieutenant Charlotte Elwyn "Shirley" Yeager of the United States of Liberion had their respective sidearms released as airsoft replicas.
Francesca uses a stainless Beretta M1934 customized with black controls, the 501st JFW emblem on the grips, as well as her personal emblem and a gold banner with her name on the slide. Under the gold banner is marked ~Gratitudine di Maria~ (Gratitude of Maria). In episode 5, Dutchess Maria Pia of Romagna (inspired by the Italian princess of the same name) encountered Francesca in Rome, and the two spent the day together (including numerous homages to the film Roman Holiday), unaware who the other actually was (the head of state, and a witch). After Francesca, Charlotte, and Yoshika defend Rome from a Neuroi attack, Maria gives a speech over the airwaves, vowing to do everything in her power to defend her country against the Neuroi threat, and sends the Strike Witches an airdrop of supplies. Francesca and Charlotte's matching pistols were likely in these crates, though they aren't seen in the anime.
Colt M1911A1
Charlotte also receives a custom pistol from Maria, an M1911A1 built to match Francesca's customized Beretta. The trademarks on the gun read Colette's PT.F.A.MFG.CO. (rather than "Colt's"), since, as with most country names, most manufacturer names are also variations of their real versions in the World Witches universe.
Rifles
Boys Mk I*
The Strike Witches' designated marksman, Lynette Bishop, continues to use a Boys Mk I* with its bipod removed as her signature weapon.
PzB 39
The PzB 39 anti-tank rifle is the weapon of choice of Flying Officer Ángela Salas Larrazábal of the Kingdom of Hispania (inspired by Spanish ace Ángel Salas Larrazábal), a member of the 504th Joint Fighter Wing, the Ardor Witches. Although from Hispania, she became an honorary member of the Romagnan Pantaloni Rossi ("Red Pants") unit, and as such wears their uniform. Off-screen, Ángela was seriously injured during the ill-fated Operation Trajanus, but is recovering.
Likely due to Ángela only having a cameo, it seems the animators simply reused Lynette's Boys rifle as reference material.
Solothurn S-18/1000
Pilot Officer Luciana Mazzei of Romanga, a member of the Pantaloni Rossi and Ardor Witches, uses the absolutely gigantic Solothurn S-18/1000 as the 504th's designated marksman.
As with Ángela's PzB 39, Luciana's S-18/1000 is depicted as a Boys rifle in its brief appearance.
PU scope for Mosin-Nagant
A PU scope, designed for the Mosin-Nagant rifle, is seen quite inexplicably mounted to a fire hose, together with a pistol grip assembly.
Machine Guns
Bren Mk1 (M)
Despite the liberation of Gallia, Flying Officer Pierrette-Henriette "Perrine" Clostermann continues to use the Britannian-made Bren Mk1 (M) as her weapon of choice, likely for a combination of having become very familiar with the weapon type, and (though Perrine would never admit to such sentimentality) an attachment to Britannia after serving there as part of the 501st.
Browning M1918A2
Flight Lieutenant Charlotte Yeager continues to use a BAR as her standard weapon. Although holding drastically less ammo than the other witches' weapons, the BAR is well-suited to Shirley's preference for speed, being a far lighter and more compact gun.
Browning M1919A6
Pilot Officer Francesca Lucchini continues to use the Liberion-made Browning M1919A6 as her primary armament.
MG 34
Flight Lieutenant Hanna-Justina Wallia Rosalind Sieglinde Marseille (inspired by German ace Hans-Joachim Marseille) of the 31st Joint Fighter Squadron Afrika, the Storm Witches, uses an MG 34. Having earned quite a fan-following and called the "Star of Africa", Hanna is also known to own a Beretta M1934 with a tan finish, which was presented to her as a gift. Unlike nearly every other weapon used by witches, Hanna retains the bipod on her MG 34, in order to use it as a foregrip.
MG 42
The Karlsland trio, Wing Commander Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke, Flight Lieutenant Gertrud Barkhorn, and Flying Officer Erica Hartmann, along with Flying Officer Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen of Suomus, all continue to use MG 42s modified to use the Patronentrommel 34 drum magazine. The MG 42 is also used by Romagnan witches Flying Officer Fernandia Malvezzi and Flight Sergeant Martina Crespi, of the Ardor Witches.
Type 99-2 Model 2 Kai
The mainstay of the Fuso witches, a fictional iteration of the Type 99 aircraft cannon, makes its return, once again used by Yoshika Miyafuji and Mio Sakamoto. It is also seen used by Flight Lieutenant Junko Takei of the Ardor Witches, who fought alongside Mio in the Fuso Sea Incident of 1937; this incident was the first major use of striker units against the Neuroi, and was a resounding victory for the witches. For the rather lengthy technical explanation of the witches' Type 99-2 Model 2 Kai variant, see its first season entry.