Top Secret!
For official use only!

Due to recent incidents during the Cartwheel-Scenario it became necessary to think about new developments and modifications on our aircraft.
SOB5 intensively thought about increasing the effectiveness of our beloved (but anemic <g>) airplanes.

Based on a suggestion of my brave gunner Boni-san i did some slight modifications on our work-horse:
The Aichi VAL.
Concerned about the lack of rear firepower i changed the armament.
Tho the maneuverability is decreased by the added weight, the punch it delivers must be devastating
(i assume <g>).
                                                   
 

A german lend lease 8,8cm rapid firing AA-gun was added to provide (much) more firepower in the rear-section with a effective range up to 8000 yards. The high-explosive-fragmentation-shells have a "death-zone" of 150ft in diameter. The cadency is about 1,5 per second, if Boni is sober <ggg>.
This plane never saw service, because Cartwheel-Phase1 ended just before the flight-tests where finished. I assume a conspiracy of the evil allies.

Doesnt matter, nevertheless we invented more exciting, warchanging techniques!
Next we had the problem to get our Betties (baaa!) to the target and back in one piece.
There are only two ways to achieve this: 1. No enemy within 1000 miles! 2. Invisible aircraft!
Tho we asked many times on CH1, no allied plane couldnt withstand the urge to shoot us down. Evil Allies!
BUT... we built a cloaking device. To talk about HOW we did it, means i have to kill you afterwards.

The picture above shows our prototype on a test-flight above San Francisco Bay!!! Note the puzzled US-Pilot!

We lost the prototype in an tragical accident. On the landing approach at our secret base near Pomona the charwoman
switched on the runway-cloaking-device by mistake. No survivors were found (guess why??).
Sabotage? Conspiracy? X-Files?

Hmmm...doesnt matter. SOB5 never quits!
During our preparation for Cartwheel-Phase2 our FL Dugger had an revolutionary idea.
While we had more mail-exchange than practice together we found out our skills as FR fighter-Jocks are beyond any discussion. During a discussion about cockpit-arts, Dugger mentioned gunner-arts while flying a KI, this was the trigger for further investigations with formidable results! The new weapon allows the pilot to fly as a lamer and shoot as a sniper.
OK, not really a sniper, maybe more a sprayer, BUT a good, very good sprayer!!!

The picture above shows the 1st prototype with a gondola beneath the fuselage. The gondola carries a 20mm, electric driven. belt feeded Gatling gun. Note the inventors name under the canopy.

Unluckily this prototype was shot down by himself. The pilot, which name should not be mentioned ever again, is still being tortured by our best men.
SOB5 is now practicing to fly with two joysticks, propeller emergency stop, headset (for distress calls) and lotsa beer to stand the following weeks.

Thx for ur attention and forget all you read here.

Ancozawasan  -SOB5- Gatling Section

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