Kirijiri squadron

Kirijiri squadron (or K. squadron) is an Carrier air group deployed to the aircraft carrier Muraki CV-45 and is under direct command of Arujiri Bousai, the descendant of Kirijiri Bousai.

The Squadron is the most respected and renown airwings in the entire Tempest Star Air Force. It was first formed in 20 May 1845, and has been active ever since.

Organization

 * Designated as: K. Squadron
 * Organized on: 20 May 1845

Assignments

 * 1 Carrier Force - 20 May 1845


 * Lightning Force - 25 June 1845
 * 1 Carrier Force - 2 February 1846

Flying Components

 * Fighter Group Ichiyo
 * 1st Swarm
 * 2nd Swarm
 * 3rd Swarm
 * Fighter Group Niyo
 * 4th Swarm
 * 5th Swarm
 * 6th Swarm
 * Fighter Group Sanno
 * 7th Swarm
 * 8th Swarm
 * 9th Swarm
 * Fighter Group Yon'o
 * 10th Swarm
 * 11th Swarm
 * 12th Swarm
 * Airdrome Group
 * Medical Group
 * Rescue Group
 * Reconnaissance Group
 * 1st Recon
 * 2nd Recon

Stations

 * Araka AB

Aircraft

 * Reitoki-30 (Multirole)

Commanders

 * Cpt. Kirijiri Bousai - 20 May 1845 - 31 December 1869
 * Col. Arujiri Bousai - 21 July 2012 - present

Aircraft
K. squadron is made out off dive bombers and naval fighters. Air Captain Kirijiri divided his planes as follows.

Fighters
2 Mibotokis, which are the second generation naval fighters of Yopei. Many pilots do like the M5, however, everyone prefers the newer Reitoki.

4 Kiitokis. Kiitoki is an biplane naval fighter and is also the first generation naval fighter of Yopei. This plane is very out dated and can only operate in operations in which the enemy is also operating out dated planes.

Bombers
9 Budotokis. Budotoki is an biplane carrier bomber. These planes have never really seen any action outside the K. squadron, as no wars occurred after its development and immediately as the West War began, it was replaced by the far more advanced Doporo monoplane carrier bomber.

Pilots
K. squadron started originally with 17 pilots. 6 pilots who piloted fighters, 9 bombers and 2 in reserve. All the 15 pilots were trained in a year and with 200 hours of fly time. Yopei still employs this one year training time as pilot casualties are minimal, seeing how Luoyang air force is very primitive.

Casualties
2 pilots have lost their lives serving in the K. squadron. First was Airman Ruoji, who died piloting a Budotoki, in the Operation 1. He crashed onto the enemy hangar as he was dive bombing the airbase.

Second casualty was also a bomber pilot, Airman Ken. Ken was actually fairly reputable pilot and managed to get good scores during tests, unlike Ruoji who barely got in. Ken died while trying to torpedo a heavy cruiser during the Operation Mondotori.