FROM JAPANESE NAVY AIR FORCE SO. PACIFIC TO: ALL AIR MAINTENANCE UNITS WORK ORDER: 004 NOTE: IT HAS COME TO THE ATTENTION OF THE J.N.A.F. THAT DUE TO THE KIKKA'S SMALLER AIR FRAME OF 8.10M (AS COMPARED TO THE ME262'S 10.6M) THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF FOUR 30MM CANNONS IS NOT POSSIBLE. IT HAS ALSO BEEN DETERMINED THAT THE TWO 30MM CANNONS NOW IN SERVICE ON THE NAKAJIMA KIKKA ARE NOT WELL SUITED FOR AIR TO AIR COMBAT WITH NEWER ALLIED FIGHTERS. THROUGH A JOINT EFFORT WITH OUR GERMAN ALLIED WE HAVE DEVELOPED A NEW SMOOTH BORE 20MM CANNON. IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT FOUR OF THESE 20MM CANNONS WILL PROVIDE ENOUGH FIRE POWER TO STOP THE ALLIED BOMBERS AND AT THE SAME TIME GREATLY INCREASE THE KIKKA'S DOG FIGHTING CAPABILITIES. THE SMALLER CANNONS ALSO ALLOWS US TO INCREASE THE AMOUNT OF AMMUNITION THAT THE KIKKA CAN CARRY FROM 100 RPG TO 190 RPG. THESE DESPERATE TIMES DO NOT ALLOWS US TO TAKE ANY SQUADRON OF LINE TO SEND THESE PLANE TO THE REAR FOR REFITTING. SO THE CONVERSION MUST BE IMPLEMENTED IN THE FIELD. ALL NECESSARY PARTS WILL BE SENT TO ALL AIR UNITS THAT NOW SUPPORT THE KIKKA. GOOD LUCK AND REMEMBER THE EMPEROR IS COUNTING ON YOU TO KEEP THE ROUND EYES OFF OUR SACRED LAND! WORK PROCEDURE: NOTE: THIS PROCESS WORKS ON AOTP V1.2, AOTP WWII:1946 AND THE 46 PATCH A. 1) COPY THE FILES NAMED KIKKA.GL & KIKKA.GLT INTO THE DIRECTORY THAT CONTAINS YOUR AOTP FILES. AND IF YOU FIND THE LANGUAGE IS TO STRONG, THAN YOU CAN RENAME THE PG13.GLT TO KIKKA.GLT TO REPLACE THE ORIGINAL KIKKA.GLT FILE. 2) THAT'S IT, YOUR DONE. WASN'T THAT EASY! ACKNOWLEDGMENTS: A SPECIAL THANKS GOES TO JAMES "JAYBIRD" JOHNSON FROM THE RED BARON R&D TEAM OF WWI. HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR HIS PIONEERING WORK AND PERSONAL HELP NONE OF THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE! I ALSO WANT TO THANK BILL "SAMURI" CICIORA, KEITH HETMAN AND ESPECIALLY JOE "THE MAVERICK" SCOLERI, WHO'S DETAILED NOTES AND WORK HAS PROVIDED ME WITH MORE INFORMATION THAN ANYONE COULD HAVE EVER ASK FOR! CAUTIONARY NOTICES: IT IS ALWAYS A GOOD IDEA TO MAKE BACKUP COPIES BEFORE APPLYING ANY NON DYNAMIX MODIFICATION. NOTE THAT THE UTILIZATION OF THESE FILES AND INFORMATION IS AT YOUR OWN RISK! I ASSUME NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANY MODIFICATIONS YOU MAKE TO THESE OR ANY OF THE ORIGINAL AOTP PROGRAM DATA. GRANT C. SENN (TAGERT) 70713,136