Mecha: Return of the Pioneers

Chapter 4 Kuragin and SV52
Alexey Kurakin.

This is a very important person in the history of the MACROSS world.

After the ASS-1 space battleship, the predecessor of SDF-1, crashed into the earth, Alexey Kurakin, one of the top scientific research and technical personnel on earth, was among the first batch to board the ASS-1 for exploration. , researchers.

Subsequently, after humans developed the OTM deformation structure technology using the technology obtained from ASS-1, Alexey Kurakin, the chief designer of a trilateral joint development project, successfully developed a new generation of OTM using this technology. Transformable fighter aircraft - SV51.

At the same time, SV51's participation in the war is much earlier than that of the United Earth Army's VF-0.

Therefore, the SV51, which was born from the joint development project of the three countries headed by Alexey Kurakin, dealt a huge blow to the United Earth Army during the Unification War. It was not until the VF-0 of the United Earth Army entered service that the situation was able to be reversed. reverse.

Although, the United Earth Army eventually won.

But it is undeniable that the existence of SV51 has greatly delayed the process of the unified war of mankind on earth, and also dealt a major blow to all aspects of the unified earth army.

As one of the people who participated in the battle where Birdman, an ultra-high-tech product left over from primitive civilization, Roy Fokker, who has fought against SV51 many times, knows this very well.

Even, it is unforgettable.

As one of the participants in that battle, he was Roy Fokker's instructor and a man who joined the anti-integration army as a mercenary. DD Ivanov drove the SV51 to fight with Roy Fokker until he Shot down by Birdman.

"What's wrong? You say you don't care, but in fact you still care about the existence of SV51?"

Seryev moved his body and changed into a comfortable sitting position, then teased his best friend.

"No. I'm just worried about whether the SV51 can cope with the space battlefield. After all, it is no longer a unified battlefield battlefield."

Upon hearing this, Seryev suddenly fell silent.

The reputation of SV51 is indeed prestigious for veterans like them who participated in the Unification War.

But it is undeniable that most of the SV51's airframes are designed for combat in the atmosphere.

But now, the battlefield SDF-1 is facing is an endless space battlefield.

Seryev and Roy looked at each other, both of them skeptical.

He Ming naturally also deeply agrees with this point.

however,
What appeared in front of him didn't seem to be SV51.

As the curtain opened, a dark gray fighter plane appeared in front of him.

Judging from its aerodynamic shape, it is not difficult to see that this is a deformable fighter designed based on the famous SU-27 in human history.

At first glance, He Ming almost blurted out the name of the fighter plane in front of him.

But in the next second, he closed his mouth.

Because, he discovered something strange in the second half of the fuselage.

The body in the memory is relatively slender, especially the rear part. After deformation, it is a pair of slender legs.

But the machine body in front of me seems to be slightly shorter and thicker.

The rear part, especially where the engine is located, is more obvious.

"Oh? Did you see it?"

Hearing this, He Ming turned around and saw a middle-aged man with his sleeves rolled up, the first and second buttons of his shirt casually unbuttoned, and a document in his hand looking at him.

"Hello! What's my name?"

He Ming took the initiative to say hello.

The visitor nodded and handed the document in his hand to He Ming.

"You sign this document! Then, put on the driving uniform over there."

He Ming blinked, a little confused.

On the way here, the investigators didn't reveal much to him about their next arrangements.

However, after briefly mentioning that he would not be held accountable for piloting VF-1 without authorization and asking him to cooperate with the next arrangements, he was brought here.

Judging from the performance of the middle-aged man and the fighter plane behind him, is it possible that he wants to be the pilot of this fighter plane?

As if sensing He Ming's doubts, the middle-aged man shrugged his shoulders and then explained.

"It seems that those guys didn't explain the situation to you. So, in order to avoid some misunderstandings, let me explain the situation."

He Ming put down the document in his hand and nodded, indicating that he was all ears.

"Speaking!"

"I am Alexei Kurakin. Maybe you have heard my name, but that is not important. Right now, what you have to complete is to sign your name on this document and become it , the pilots of SV52, participated in this war."

After a pause, the middle-aged man pointed at himself.

"Of course. In the next battle, I will participate in the maintenance and repair of SV52 as a maintenance division."

"SV52?"

He Ming had no problem signing the documents and becoming a fighter pilot.

That's why he came.

But, is the SV52 the fighter plane behind him? !

In He Ming's memory, after the Unification War, the only two SV52s left in the world were taken over by the Unified Army, and were eventually destroyed together with the ground facilities under the invasion of the Geraldi star's main fleet.

"Huh? You seem surprised that SV52 will appear here?"

Kuragin smiled and saw He Ming's surprise.

"The two SV52s taken over by the unified army were not the real SV52, but the aircraft that the anti-integrated army perfected based on the original design. In my opinion, they were just an extended version of the SV51, or perhaps the final version. .”

As he said that, Kuragin pointed at the gray fighter plane behind He Ming.

"Now, what is behind you is the real SV52. The real SV52 designed and manufactured based on the premise of space war."

"Real SV52?"

He Ming couldn't help but feel a surge of enthusiasm in his heart.

Maybe it’s because a legendary figure like Alexei Kurakin appears in front of us,

Maybe it’s because of the legendary SV52,
In short, He Ming abandoned hesitation at this moment, remained decisive, and quickly signed his name on the document.

Kuragin was a little surprised now.

Originally, he hesitated for a moment about what to name, but he didn't expect that the other party signed his name right away.

Kurakin did not know that after the first interstellar war, he would be the founder of General Galaxy, one of the cutting-edge fighter design and production giants that would influence the future air combat situation and control the design and manufacturing of several generations of cutting-edge fighter aircraft.

Naturally, he would not know the reason why He Ming dared to be so decisive.

"Okay! So, do you want to start testing now? Or is it actual combat?"

He Ming handed the document to Kulagin.

Kuragin blinked, calmed down his inner surprise, and nodded.

"Now we need to conduct an ignition test. After you change into your driving suit, get on the SV52 and prepare to start the engine. I will guide you from the side."

"understand!"

After explaining the matter clearly, both parties acted very quickly.

Not long after, He Ming, who had changed into his driving suit, had already sat in the cockpit of the SV52.

Just like sitting in the cockpit of VF-1 before, as long as He Ming's eyes touch the buttons, screens and other positions in the cockpit, he will have a feeling of innate knowledge, fully aware of their existence and significance.

[Confirmed that the aircraft can be boarded: SV52. 】

[Confirm driving skills and complete. 】

[Confirmed that the aircraft can be boarded: SV52 has not yet been registered. 】

【Do you confirm the registration affiliation? 】

The mysterious voice appears again, which brings up the question that He Ming cares about.

Belonging registration?
Is this taking SV52 as its own? "How does it feel?"

Next to him, Kulagin, who was standing on the ladder, looked at He Ming's movements while sitting in the cockpit.

"Very good. Am I the first pilot to sit in the SV52 cockpit?"

He Ming gestured with his thumbs and made a small joke, temporarily putting aside the doubts caused by the mysterious voice.

The place where he is now is SDF-1, which is the last battleship of the Earth's United Human Forces, and it is also He Ming's only way to survive in this universe.

Therefore, He Ming didn't want to make a rash decision when the situation was unclear.

of course.

If circumstances permit, He Ming will confirm his ownership without hesitation.

After all, this is the most cutting-edge transformable fighter! !

"Huh? Probably. However, it depends on the follow-up situation and the arrangements from Captain Grobar."

Kuragin did not finish his sentence.

He Ming had no objection to this.

If he could become a member of the United Army as long as he signed that document and was a pilot of SDF-1, that mysterious voice would have sounded in He Ming's ears.

It hasn't appeared yet, I'm afraid there are other factors to be completed later.

"So, now I just need to start the engine?"

"Of course. But the follow-up arrangement will depend on the situation after starting the engine."

Kuragin's answer was expected.

Engine starts.

System self-test.

He Ming followed Kulagin's instructions and completed each test project step by step.

After some operations, the thermonuclear engine finally entered a stable operating state and successfully entered the optimal operating mode.

He Ming gestured his thumb again to Kuragin, who was standing next to the console.

However, something is different this time.

Kuragin understood.

Then he responded to He Ming with a gesture of temporarily turning off the engine.

He Ming nodded.

Immediately, the roar of the engine gradually subsided until it no longer made a loud noise. Kulakin made a waiting gesture, picked up the communicator next to him, and made a call.

After a few minutes, Kuragin's expression gradually became serious.

"What's your name? The power-on test just now was pretty good. Now, let's enter the flight phase test. Are there any problems?"

"No."

He Ming's answer was very straightforward, making Kuragin nod.

"Then, now enter the flight test phase. Someone will pick you up later and cooperate with you in the flight test. I will watch here."

"understand!"

Amidst the roar of the take-off and landing platform, the SV52 carrying He Ming slowly ascended the take-off channel, leaving only a back figure to greet Roy and Seryev who hurried over.

"Professor Kuragin. That boy?"

As old acquaintances who had gone through the Unification War together, Roy and Seryev were no strangers to Kurakin.

On the contrary, sometimes, Kurakin would communicate with elite pilots like them to find inspiration for the design of cutting-edge fighter aircraft.

"out."

Kurakin pointed to the slowly closing ceiling.

The SV52 has followed the trajectory of the take-off and landing platform and entered the take-off channel. It will probably conduct its first flight test under the arrangements of the command center.

"This……"

The news that Roy received was that He Ming would cooperate with Kulagin in conducting ground startup tests.

Why did it become a flight test?
"Hahahaha! I didn't expect you, Professor, to be an impatient person too!!"

Unexpectedly, Seryev burst out laughing, causing the two of them to stare.

"What? Did I say something wrong? A newbie, a rookie, actually pushed him out like this for a flight test? Even though we are in space now and don't have to worry about taking off from the ground, if we hit something, Not to mention SV52, that guy will probably have to suffer for a while, right?"

Kurakin chuckled, without explaining, casually took out a document from the edge of the console and threw it to Seryev.

That was a data report extracted from the VF-1 piloted by He Ming.

Although it is not comprehensive due to time constraints, the data reports in key places are as detailed as possible.

"Captain Seryev's concerns are legitimate. However, I can't imagine that a young man who can drive a malfunctioning VF-1 across the battlefield and even provide fire support for the Second Defense Force will be A situation that is stumped by simple flight tests.”

"what?!"

In front of me is the passage light that continues to disappear downwards.

In my ears, I heard the roar of the landing platform.

He Ming sat quietly in the cockpit of SV52, silently adjusting his emotions and body, waiting for the moment of takeoff.

This was different from the previous experience flying the VF-1.

At the moment, He Ming does not need to drive the SV52 to participate in the battle, nor does he need to drive the SV52 to perform any missions.

The only thing he has to do is to fly this transformable fighter plane in this space, and then get to know the SV52, understand the SV52, and become a life and death partner with it.

"Ch..."

Inadvertently, a slight electric sound came from the headset.

It's communication.

He Ming lowered his gaze and raised his hand to press the flashing communication button.

"This is Delta 1. SV52, please answer when you receive it!"

Then, a woman's avatar appeared on the screen.

long brown hair,

serious look,
white military uniform,
Presumably, this is the Misa Hayase.

He Ming opened his mouth and answered.

"This is SV52. Delta 1, please speak!"

“SV52飞行测试预案一号，已批准通过。起飞通道03。飞行线路132，时间0910。飞行时限60分钟。收到请回复！”

"Understood! Takeoff channel 03, flight route 132, time 0910, flight time limit 60 minutes."

He Ming repeated it.

"In addition, please note that at time 0945, a reconnaissance team will return. Please be sure to pay attention to the situation near the route! If necessary, the flight test must be terminated and return immediately!!"

"understand!"

In a blink of an eye, SV52 has arrived at the take-off platform, and with the assistance of the maintenance team that had been prepared, the auxiliary engine was installed.

This made He Ming feel both unexpected and expected.

It seemed that even without his own intervention, this SV52 was already ready to attack.

(End of this chapter)