Translated by WING(wing@starland.virtualave.net) Proofreading and Revision by Justine 24 Feb 1999 Mission 4: "Burning Old Soldier" P3. *DDDD* Shin: This is incredible. *TREMBLE* Crew: Settings completed!! Crew: Stop the engine! *Whiz* *CLICK* *PIP* *PIP* Shin: Suspension completed! Remove the power supply and compressor. Shin: (Talking to himself) The F-15C Eagle, the mightiest eagle on earth...It has incredible power. Shin: (Talking to himself) I'll soon find out how it flies in real combat. Micky: I'm exhausted. Micky: Your plane is so great...It's the latest model and I have nothing to complain about its sufficient power. Micky: I'd make a ton of money if I could fly it. Shin: Asran's regular airforce only bought a few of them for themselve. Micky: Yeah, Saki's the only one around here who can fly one...Lucky bastard. Saki: Not that I'd want to. Shin: (Talking to himself) Saki...! Morris: Are you worried about using an unfamiliar aircraft even if it is the latest, Saki? Saki: Morris... Saki: You have to hit the enemy first. If you don't he'll kill you. Morris: Hahaha, that sounds like you talking. Micky: But, Morris! Even if you love your old familiar plane, it's not suited to modern warfare. Don't you think so? Shin: Stop it Micky... Morris: Hey, Micky! I won't forgive you if you're going to disgrace my T-bird! Micky: Calm down. I'm sorry. Shin: T-Bird.... North American T-6 Texan. I think it was first flown in 1937. Micky: That's well before WWII. I don't quite understand why he still uses it. Shin: Micky, You should feel grateful to this plane. Micky: yeah, I know that... P5. Micky: I know this is a good plane. I learnt a lot from this plane. It taught me the ABC's of flying. Micky: It has an obedient controllability. Micky: But when you've become used to jets, its power doesn't satisfy. Micky: This plane is just like a mother... Shin: ! Saki: ? Micky: A mother tells her children how to walk and everything about life... Micky: Then those children grow up and leave their mother... Micky: This T-bird is just like that. It tells you how to fly, how good and how tough it is to fly. Micky: This plane shows you everything about the spirit of flying. Micky: And then it gives you a hearty send-off to the skies of the world. Micky: So, this plane is just like a mother... Shin: (Talking to himself) Micky... Micky: So stop cuddling up to this old mother like a spoilt child, and switch to a jet, Morris!! Morris: Shut up! Morris: I love this plane! *bang* Saki: Actually, Morris is excellent at anti-tank attacks. Saki: In this month, for the tank smash average, he ranks top in Area 88. Saki: And by the way Micky, you rank third from last. Micky: But I rank third in air to air combat. Just after Shin and you. Shin: No, since I lost my plane last week you rank second. Micky: Shin... Morris: Shin, would you like to borrow my T-6? Shin: No, its OK. I don't think I could handle it as well as you do. P6. Saki: But if you continue to use that plane you will be shot down. Saki: I recommend that you switch to a jet whilst you can. I know you have enough money. Morris: ... Saki: Shin, McCoy will be bringing your new plane in tomorrow... Micky: I don't understand him. First he praises you, then he cuts you down. Shin: But Morris, what Saki said is true. Morris: ... Morris: I know that. Shin. Morris: But, I can't fly jets. Morris: There are too many instruments, and it's too much for an old brain to follow. Even a light in a different position is enough to confuse me. Morris: I will use this plane for the rest of my life. *PING* Micky: Ouch! Shin: What's the matter Micky? Micky: An insect hit me. Shin: An insect!? Micky: It's a locust. Shin: A locust!? Shin: In the middle of the desert!? Micky: There's nothing for it to eat, I wonder how it survived. Morris: Let me have a look. Morris: I know a lot about insects because I used to work as a crop sprayer. Shin: I see... *FLASH* Shin: Au! Micky: Whoa!! P7. Micky: What the hell? That's a mushroom cloud! Shin: That's in the direction of Area 81!! *BEEP BEEP* Control: Emergency call! This is not a drill! Control: All combatants on standby! Control: The situation is crucial! Anti government forces have used a nuclear missile! Area 81 has been destroyed! Control: I repeat! Area 81 has been destroyed completely!! Shin: What a hell? Crew: Start the engine! Crew: This base's going to be the next! Control: All ground crews mount air to air ABM missiles immediately! *Waah waah* (clamors from the crews) P8. Crew: Arming complete. *WHIIINE* Control: All fighters with ABM missiles mounted take off immediately! Control: The possibility of enemy missile attack has reached 70%! From now on, we are entering a second stage emergency! Shin: Saki!! Shin: What sort of missile was used on Area 81? Was it an ALBM (Air launched Ballistic Missile) or IRBM(Intermediate range ballistic missile)? Saki: I don't think the AGF have planes capable of carrying an ALBM. Saki: It was probably an IRBM... Shin: What about the base's interceptor missiles? Saki: Our radar is being jammed! It might be caused by enemy's jamming wave. Control: The possibility of nuclear attack has exceeded 90%! We are now entering a first stage emergency! Control: All non-combatants to the underground shelter immediately! *OH NO* Control: All pilots without the capability to mount missiles, take refuge in the sky. I repeat! We've entered the first stage emergency! Micky: Sorry Shin, I've got to go now. I'll try my best to shoot that missile down. Shin: Yeah, don't worry, I'll be fine. Shin: I know it...The base's shelter is only 20 meters under ground. I won't survive if there's a direct hit. Crew: Go! P9. *WHIIINE* pilot: !? *BONG BONG* *CRASH* Crew: Waah! Crew: What is this! *splat! splat* Crew: No! crew: It's locusts! A swarm of locusts! P10. P11. pilot: Darn! We've no time to waste! Crew: Hey, wait! *Gooo* *VROM VROM* *BOM* *Kaboom* Crews: Ugh! Control: A telegram from the meteorological agency! The locusts are from the African coast! Control: A hurricane near the Red Sea seems to have brought them here! A pilot: We can't even take-off... We're just like moths flying into flames...Hehe...hahahaha... (Note: The Eclipse translation had this pilot likening their plight to bugs on a bit of bug catching paper. A bit more appropriate than moths flying into a flame given that they can't take off.) pilot: This must be a part of enemy's plan...we have no way to escape! Haha...it's all over...We are going to die here, hahahaha.... Shin: ... Control: The first stage emergency has announced! Control: Announced!! crew: ... Morris: ... P12. Morris: Move out! I'm taking off!! Shin: Morris, stop! You'll only crash! Morris: Don't worry! I've a plan in mind! Morris: My T6 isn't like your jets, it doesn't have a huge air intake. Morris: Also, I have desert filters over them. *Whiiine* (sound of propellers rotating) Morris: I'll clear the runway! Watch! *VRRRRR* *Vhiiiine* Morris: The only question is how long the propellers are going to last. Morris: There you go! P13. *SPLASH* Shin: Ah! Shin: He's spreading petrol. (Note: or gasoline. Petrol is English, gasoline American) *DDDD* *WHIIIZ* Morris: I can't make a mistake. Everyone's life is on this... *BLAM BLAM* *BONG* *BRRRR* *BURST!* *BLOP BLOP* Shin: Morris!! Shin: Ah! *CRASH* Crew: Yes! The runway's clear! Crew: Start engines! Crew: GO!! Saki: Shin, use my plane! Shin: ... Shin: Thank you Saki. Saki: *sigh* Thank me after the missile has been shot down. *WHIIIIINE* Crew: Go! P15. *WHIIIZ* Shin: Air to air range on!! Shin: The enemy missile at a distance of 30,000 meters. Shin: Morris... I will put your fighting spirit into this shot! Shin: Fire!! *PROOM* (sound of ALBM) P16. Ending narration: In any era, the newest things are not always the best...That day, Area 88 was saved by T-Bird. Mother have burned herself to open the way for her children... Shin: The missile has been destroyed. Call off the alert! Control: Roger! End of chapter 4...