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[[Image:SWrtbBoys17.jpg|600px|thumb|none|With her Shiden Kai strikers severely damaged, Minna orders Shizuka to remain behind as the rest of the Strike Witches prepare to navigate the narrow tunnels of the Berlin underground. (Ep.12)]] | [[Image:SWrtbBoys17.jpg|600px|thumb|none|With her Shiden Kai strikers severely damaged, Minna orders Shizuka to remain behind as the rest of the Strike Witches prepare to navigate the narrow tunnels of the Berlin underground. (Ep.12)]] | ||
[[Image:SWrtbBoys18.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Perrine and Lynette bring up the rear as the group flies through a dilapidated train station. (Ep.12)]] | [[Image:SWrtbBoys18.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Perrine and Lynette bring up the rear as the group flies through a dilapidated train station. (Ep.12)]] | ||
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+ | =Machine Guns= | ||
+ | ==Bren Mk 1 (M)== | ||
+ | In addition to continuing to be the standard weapon of Pierrette-Henriette Clostermann, a [[Bren Gun|Bren Mk 1 (M)]] is also used by Yoshika Miyafuji while defending the Venezian battleship ''Doge''. It is odd that a Venezian ship would have Britannian weapons onboard, though this is likely a matter of production simplicity; with Francesca Lucchini not using Romagnan/Venezian/Italian weapons, there wouldn't be reference material (including a 3D model) already available for use in what is ultimately a single episode appearance. This is supported by a Twitter post from series creator/artist Humikane Shimada, mentioning that he would have liked the Helvetian/Swiss Bf 109 flown by Yoshika in the first two episodes to be a D or E variant, but a new 3D model and other reference material would have been excessive for a single appearance (as such, Yoshika flies a Bf 109 F, likely an F-4). | ||
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+ | [[Image:Bren gun.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Bren Mk 1 (M) - .303 British]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SWrtbBren1.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Now armed with a Bren, Yoshika and two of the ''Doge'''s maintenance personnel prepare for her to launch from the ship's forward catapult. (Ep.2)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SWrtbBren2.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A side view of the Bren's receiver, as Yoshika weaves her way through a hail of bomb-type Neuroi headed for the ''Doge''. (Ep.2)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SWrtbBren3.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Racing along one of the iceberg Neuroi's tendrils, Yoshika punches holes in it with her Bren. The amount of ammo Yoshika expends during this battle is probably a ''tad'' optimistic, given the Bren's 30-round capacity. (Ep.2)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SWrtbBren4.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Illuminated by the muzzle flash, Yoshika finishes her strafing run, causing the tendril to violently explode. (Ep.2)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SWrtbBren5.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Inside the iceberg, the Bf 109's engines fail and Yoshika plunges through the cavern, Bren in hand. (Ep.2)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SWrtbBren6.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Yoshika raises a shield, as another one of the tendrils is destroyed in a massive explosion. (Ep.2)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SWrtbBren7.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A full side view of Perrine's Bren, with Yoshika's own slung over her shoulder as dear friends reunite. (Ep.2)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SWrtbBren8.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Perrine holds her Bren, as the Strike Witches realize the iceberg is still on a collision course with the port facilities in Antwerpen. (Ep.2)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SWrtbBren9.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Paintball rounds fly through the air as Perrine fires a training Bren in a mock battle. (Ep.3)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SWrtbBren10.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A close-up of the training Bren's business end and muzzle flash. (Ep.3)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SWrtbBren11.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A surprised Perrine looks up to see Yoshika creating an enormous shield from a distance, providing a detailed look at the training Bren. (Ep.3)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SWrtbBren12.jpg|600px|thumb|none|A stitched shot of all eleven Strike Witches in the bomb bay of a B-17 Flying Fortress, ready to drop over Berlin. (Ep.10)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SWrtbBren13.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Perrine fires her Bren, with the Karlsland trio below her, as the operation over Berlin devolves into chaos. (Ep.10)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SWrtbBren14.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The 501st, without Yoshika, scramble to intercept the large bomber-type Neuroi headed for Kiel; it appears to be inspired by the Nakajima G10N. (Ep.10)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SWrtbBren15.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Rockets from Sanya Litvyak's Fliegerhammer fly past Perrine, Minna, and Eila as Operation Southwind begins. (Ep.11)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SWrtbBren16.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Perrine looks at the final wall-type Neuroi, giving an excellent view of the heart of Berlin. At the far end of the Tiergarten park is the Brandenburg Gate, in front of which Wolf's main body landed, while just outside the walls at the near end is the Technical University of Berlin. The left side of the Zoo Tower can just barely be seen behind the upper-left of the right-hand Neuroi wall, below the river (more obvious in a later version of the shot). (Ep.11)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SWrtbBren17.jpg|600px|thumb|none|Perrine with her Bren as Shizuka rushes ahead of the group, recklessly clearing out a formation of Neuroi without backup. (Ep.11)]] | ||
+ | [[Image:SWrtbBren18.jpg|600px|thumb|none|The witches fly through another of Berlin's abandoned U-Bahn stations, shortly after Gertrud states that they'll switch to the C Line at Stadtmitte station. (Ep.12)]] |
Revision as of 08:37, 29 October 2021
Work In Progress This article is still under construction. It may contain factual errors. See Talk:Strike Witches: Road to Berlin for current discussions. Content is subject to change. |
Two months into her medical studies at the University of Lausanne in Helvetia, Yoshika Miyafuji receives a visit from Mio Sakamoto and Keisuke Hijikata in early November, 1945, though their reunion is quickly interrupted by news of a potential Neuroi attack on a Venezian battleship captained by the father of one of Yoshika's local friends. Flying from the Alps to the coast, Yoshika, and later the rest of the Strike Witches attempt to stop a Neuroi from crashing a massive iceberg into the port of Antwerpen in Belgica, however their efforts fail and the port facilities are destroyed.
With the loss of the deepwater port at Antwerpen, humanity's plans for a push on occupied Karlsland, with the goal of retaking Berlin, must be put on hold for several months until the port can be rebuilt. In the meantime, the 501st JFW is reassembled and stationed in Den Helder, Nederland. With Mio having aged out of her magic several months prior, the Imperial Fuso Navy now officially assigns a replacement, one Shizuka Hattori. With other members not far off aging out themselves, the Strike Witches must prepare for the upcoming operation to liberate Berlin, deep in the heart of Neuroi-occupied territory.
Strike Witches: Road to Berlin is a follow-up to Strike Witches: The Movie; it is the first story to be set after the events of The Movie since that film released in 2012.
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: Road to Berlin:
Pistols
Browning M.25
The Browning M.25 (the Dutch military designation for the FN Model 1922, in .380 ACP) is seen in the holsters of two officers at the Schelde Fort, a coastal artillery installation at the mouth of the river of the same name. The pistols themselves are not seen outside their holsters, however this was the standard sidearm of the Dutch military at the time.
Colt M1873
General Gerald S. Patton carries a custom Single Action Army revolver very similar to the one carried by the real George S. Patton. Patton's revolver is an engraved 4.75" Civilian model with ivory grips, though the World Witches depiction differs in being gold-plated rather than nickel. Charlotte Yeager also carries an M1873 Civilian (blued with wood grips) in a left-handed shoulder holster (presumably for easier access if her BAR is still in her right hand) which she lends to Gertrud Barkhorn as a lightweight backup weapon for a sortie against a particularly dangerous Neuroi.
Submachine Guns
MP 40
MP 40 submachine guns are carried by Karlsland troops and tank crews; one of them is taken by Yoshika Miyafuji and used in a last stand atop the Zoo Tower in Berlin. An MP 40 magazine is also seen among other clutter in Erica Hartmann's room.
Rifles
Boys Mk I*
Lynette Bishop continues to use a Boys Mk I* anti-tank rifle in her role as the 501st's designated marksman. She notably makes use of her Boys to put a stop to the shenanigans caused by an ancient clay fertility idol roaming around the Strike Witches' base.
Machine Guns
Bren Mk 1 (M)
In addition to continuing to be the standard weapon of Pierrette-Henriette Clostermann, a Bren Mk 1 (M) is also used by Yoshika Miyafuji while defending the Venezian battleship Doge. It is odd that a Venezian ship would have Britannian weapons onboard, though this is likely a matter of production simplicity; with Francesca Lucchini not using Romagnan/Venezian/Italian weapons, there wouldn't be reference material (including a 3D model) already available for use in what is ultimately a single episode appearance. This is supported by a Twitter post from series creator/artist Humikane Shimada, mentioning that he would have liked the Helvetian/Swiss Bf 109 flown by Yoshika in the first two episodes to be a D or E variant, but a new 3D model and other reference material would have been excessive for a single appearance (as such, Yoshika flies a Bf 109 F, likely an F-4).