kaleun
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Showa 17, Month 1 Day 1 The New Year starts cold and sunny, but, aside from a hangover from last night’s celebrations, Ito and Ryuji are back at work. The B17’s continue to attack Hankow at very high altitude. The Oscars cannot climb high enough to reach the four engined bombers; on the other hand, they cannot hit anything from that altitude. “It scares me to think what could happen if those big bombers attacked our cities in Nihon” Ito said. “They can’t hit anything from that altitude Ito” Ryuji was confident. “They can’t hit anything in China Ryuji, but what would happen if one of those bombers passed over one of our cities and dropped phosphorus bombs. Our houses are made of wood and paper” Ryuji’s eyes opened wide, comprehending “Kuso! That must not be allowed to happen. The Navy must keep them away from the East, and the army from the West” “We need a fighter that can climb that high” Ito said. “We do have one” Ryuji smiled mysteriously. “Nani?” Ito asked “ I am not supposed to know but, when I went to China for the briefing, I saw the test reports for a new fighter we have down there. The Tojo. We have five of them being tested there. They were used against Hong Kong. They have a maximum altitude of almost 10600 meters. They can reach the bombers” “Why are we not using them?” “We are not ready to go into production yet apparently, and the brass refuses to let them be used against the B17s, they do not want the enemy to know their capabilities.” “That is wise” Ito concluded. They both returned to their briefings. Ito passed a report on to Ryuji. Those American battleships escaped. They sailed south from Pearl, away from our waiting submarines, then turned north. The Glen floatplanes located them too late for our subs to intercept them. They are now beyond our reach and will arrive in San Francisco in one or two
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