Under Sanger's orders, Miyoshi Meiya and everyone else boarded their own units. Shirakawa Shuu had overseen the creation of imitation Soul Reapers built primarily on the G Series frame. Their weapon loadouts were identical to the others: two Beam Sabers, a Beam Rifle, and a 36mm Assault Rifle as a secondary weapon.
However, Shirakawa Shuu's unit had one slight difference on its back: a cylindrical rocket launcher that no one else possessed.
The units piloted by the four leaders—Sanger, Shirakawa Shuu, Eshe, and Elsam—were different colors. However, the Tactical Fighter squad made up of those selected by Sanger and Elsam, including Miyoshi Meiya, all used nearly identical simple blue-and-white paint schemes. Miyoshi Meiya alone held a somewhat special status among them, so a purple paint scheme had been prepared specifically to distinguish her. It was also worth mentioning that Miyoshi Meiya served as the captain of the tactical squad.
Nearly everyone in the tactical squad had been selected by Sanger and Elsam at the very beginning of the mission. They had originally been outstanding cadet guards at the training facility, with personal qualities somewhat superior to ordinary soldiers. They had also attained a certain degree of proficiency in piloting Tactical Fighters. They might not have been exceptional pilots, but they could at least handle normal Guard piloting and possessed some foundation in operating machines.
After such a long period of harsh, sunless training, the entire tactical squad had still persevered. Swordsmanship, physical training, combat awareness, unit operation—such training had been the only things the squad had come into contact with during this time. Under the joint instruction of Sanger and Elsam, especially the girls such as Miyoshi Meiya, whom Sanger and the others regarded as important figures, had truly displayed greater potential and Learning Ability than the others.
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