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Gundula Rall is a veteran witch of the 502nd Joint Fighter Wing, originating from Karlsland, who behind Barkhorn and Hartmann, is Karlsland Airforce's (and, therefore humanity's) 3rd greatest ace. She achieved 250 kills before Hartmann and Barkhorn, but was later surpassed.

Background

An expert at Deflection Shooting, with a certain artistic flair for dogfighting; during the evacuation of Karlsland, however, she was injured by an unlucky shot when her field of view was blocked by a piece of Neuroi debris, resulting in a severely broken back.

Although she was told that it will be impossible to fly again, after pouring her determination into extensive medical treatment with the help of a healing witch and nine months of rehabilitation she eventually returned to the front. During her hospitalization she was placed adjacent to the future Africa Corps commander Katou Keiko, with whom she gave a popular interview.

To keep her old injuries from flaring up while dogfighting she wears a special corset made of magically woven fibers that reduce G force. It was made by the witch that healed her when she was at the hospital.

Upon her return, the squadron participated in Operation Barbarossa and continued fighting in the direction of Petersburg, where she continued to sortie to not loose to other aces, rapidly increasing the number of kills.

After the operation was abandoned, she was appointed commander of the 502nd Joint Fighter Wing, where she demonstrated excellent commanding skills when it was established. When in formation with the 502nd the favored tactic is for her to fly with the so-called "Crusher Trio" and leave the practical command decision-making to Flight Lieutenant Pokryshkin. This seems to be the best way to handle the diverse group of oddballs.

Within the setting of the Strike Witches' world, she is one of the seven best witches in terms of kill count (the other six being Wilcke, Barkhorn, Schnaufer, Hartmann, Marseille and Rudel).

Personality

Strong and confident, Rall takes to her role as commander with relish, acting as more of a brash, frankly-spoken older sister than the more motherly nagging of Pokryshkin and nurturing of Shimohara. Unlike many in her position, however, she doesn't let herself get too serious, and is laid back and good-humored on a personal level. She has the courage to reassure her surroundings without forgetting to smile, no matter how severe the situation is.

She has a sharp human eye. She quickly saw Marseille's talent despite being treated as a problem child nd vouched for her to be taken more seriously as a pilot. She scouted Waltrud Krupinski, Kanno Naoe and Nikka Katajainen, the "Crusher Trio" to form the 502nd Joint Fighter Wing.

Abilities

Her inherent magic is called Deflection Shooting (偏差射撃, hensa shageki). It's the same as Marseille's skill. There's a possibility that it's a combination of three different magics - Future Sight, Three Dimensional Space Understanding and Magic Bullet - but there are no definite conclusions. This skill allows her to anticipate the target trajectory and shoot where it will go.

Appearances

Light Novels

Der Stern von Afrika (mentioned by Katou Keiko)

Anime

Strike Witches Movie, unnamed cameo
Brave Witches

Other

502nd Twitter Story

Trivia

Her Ace Archetype is Günther Rall. Like Gundula, he was World War II's third highest-scoring ace, with 274 victory claims and one more unconfirmed claim. This number includes one French P-36, one US P-38, and 272 Soviet aircraft on the Eastern Front.

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-}}'''Gundula Rall''' is a veteran witch of the [[502nd Joint Fighter Wing]], originating from [[Karlsland]], who behind [[Gertrud Barkhorn|Barkhorn]] and [[Erica Hartmann|Hartmann]], is Karlsland Airforce's (and, therefore humanity's) 3rd greatest ace. She achieved 250 shot down faster than these two, and second in the world.
+}}'''Gundula Rall''' is a veteran witch of the [[502nd Joint Fighter Wing]], originating from [[Karlsland]], who behind [[Gertrud Barkhorn|Barkhorn]] and [[Erica Hartmann|Hartmann]], is Karlsland Airforce's (and, therefore humanity's) 3rd greatest ace. She achieved 250 kills before Hartmann and Barkhorn, but was later surpassed.
 ==Background==
-An expert at Deflection Shooting, with a certain artistic flair for dogfighting; during the evacuation of [[Karlsland]], however, she was injured by an unlucky shot when her field of view was blocked by a piece of Neuroi debris, her back fractured severely.
+An expert at Deflection Shooting, with a certain artistic flair for dogfighting; during the evacuation of [[Karlsland]], however, she was injured by an unlucky shot when her field of view was blocked by a piece of Neuroi debris, resulting in a severely broken back.
 Although she was told that it will be impossible to fly again, after pouring her determination into extensive medical treatment with the help of a healing witch and nine months of rehabilitation she eventually returned to the front. During her hospitalization she was placed adjacent to the future Africa Corps commander [[Katou Keiko]], with whom she gave a popular interview.
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 To keep her old injuries from flaring up while dogfighting she wears a special corset made of magically woven fibers that reduce G force. It was made by the witch that healed her when she was at the hospital.
-Upon her return, the squadron participated in Operation Barbarossa and continued fighting in the direction of Petersburg, where she continued to sortie to not loose to other aces, rapidly increasing the number of shots down.
+Upon her return, the squadron participated in Operation Barbarossa and continued fighting in the direction of Petersburg, where she continued to sortie to not loose to other aces, rapidly increasing the number of kills.
 After the operation was abandoned, she was appointed commander of the [[502nd Joint Fighter Wing]], where she demonstrated excellent commanding skills when it was established. When in formation with the [[502nd Joint Fighter Wing|502nd]] the favored tactic is for her to fly with the so-called "Crusher Trio" and leave the practical command decision-making to Flight Lieutenant [[Aleksandra I. Pokryshkin|Pokryshkin]]. This seems to be the best way to handle the diverse group of oddballs.
-Within the setting of the Strike Witches' world, she one of the best-seven witches in terms of shot down count (the other six being [[Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke|Wilcke]], [[Gertrud Barkhorn|Barkhorn]], [[Heidemarie W. Schnaufer|Schnaufer]], [[Erica Hartmann|Hartmann]], [[Hanna-Justina Marseille|Marseille]] and [[Hanna U. Rudel|Rudel]]).
+Within the setting of the Strike Witches' world, she is one of the seven best witches in terms of kill count (the other six being [[Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke|Wilcke]], [[Gertrud Barkhorn|Barkhorn]], [[Heidemarie W. Schnaufer|Schnaufer]], [[Erica Hartmann|Hartmann]], [[Hanna-Justina Marseille|Marseille]] and [[Hanna U. Rudel|Rudel]]).
 ==Personality==
 Strong and confident, Rall takes to her role as commander with relish, acting as more of a brash, frankly-spoken older sister than the more motherly nagging of [[Aleksandra I. Pokryshkin|Pokryshkin]] and nurturing of [[Shimohara Sadako|Shimohara]]. Unlike many in her position, however, she doesn't let herself get too serious, and is laid back and good-humored on a personal level. She has the courage to reassure her surroundings without forgetting to smile, no matter how severe the situation is.
-She has a sharp human eye. She quickly saw Marseille's talent despite being treated as a problem child. She invited [[Waltrud Krupinski]], [[Kanno Naoe]] and [[Nikka Edvardine Katajainen|Nikka Katajainen]] "Crusher Trio" to form the [[502nd Joint Fighter Wing]].
+She has a sharp human eye. She quickly saw Marseille's talent despite being treated as a problem child nd vouched for her to be taken more seriously as a pilot. She scouted [[Waltrud Krupinski]], [[Kanno Naoe]] and [[Nikka Edvardine Katajainen|Nikka Katajainen]], the "Crusher Trio" to form the [[502nd Joint Fighter Wing]].
 ==Abilities==
-Her inherent magic is called Deflection Shooting (偏差射撃, ''hensa shageki''). It's the same as Marseille's skill. There's a possibility that it's a combination of three different magics - [[w:c:powerlisting:Precognition|Future Sight]], [[w:c:powerlisting:Detection|Three Dimensional Space Understanding]] and [[w:c:powerlisting:Bullet Manipulation|Magic Bullet]] - but there are no definite conclusions. This skill allow her to anticipate the target trajectory and shoot where it will go.
+Her inherent magic is called Deflection Shooting (偏差射撃, ''hensa shageki''). It's the same as Marseille's skill. There's a possibility that it's a combination of three different magics - [[w:c:powerlisting:Precognition|Future Sight]], [[w:c:powerlisting:Detection|Three Dimensional Space Understanding]] and [[w:c:powerlisting:Bullet Manipulation|Magic Bullet]] - but there are no definite conclusions. This skill allows her to anticipate the target trajectory and shoot where it will go.
 == Appearances ==