Academy City Military

Academy City, being the most advanced city in the Toaru universe, has its own quirks in its military system, one primarily based on technological superiority and intimidation. This article lists the military weaponry, equipment and units employed by Academy City so far.

Anti-Skill
Although ordinarily the main police force of Academy City, in times of war Anti-Skill is deployed as the primary infantry force of the Academy City military, being used in both the Avignon and Baggage City suppression, as well as the primary operators of advanced technology such as the HsF-00.

Aircraft
During martial law in Academy City during January of the main story's second year, giant transport planes, described as large and wide with a shape resembling a whale, were used to parachute-drop vehicles and cargo containers to various points in the city, sliding them out from a rear cargo door along rails. A Ganshippu (ガンシップ) with a similar shape was also deployed, which was armed with a gatling gun, grenade launcher and tank gun, deployed from a slide opening in the fuselage.

HsAFH-11 (Six Wings)
HsAFH-11 (also called 'Six Wings' (六枚羽)) is a remote-controlled military helicopter used in Academy City. One of these is worth 250,000,000 Japanese Yen.

The helicopter possesses two rocket engines and can travel up to mach 2.5, with some questioning if it can even be called a helicopter. In terms of heavy gun-fire support and moving about it is without peer, with one of them being capable of destroying about 4,500 mercenaries out of the 5,000 hired by in mere minutes in the events of Volume 15. The six wings is made in 3 pairs, and can fire at six different positions, thus earning its nickname.

Four Wings
Currently only seen action in an urban environment in domestic concerns. Four Wings is a slimmer version of the Six Wings, making it more maneuverable than its predecessor. It uses sonic weapons to stop any human resistance and then use machine guns and missiles to finish them off.

HsF-00
HsF-00 is a giant supersonic fighter plane measuring about 80m in length first introduced in Volume 20. It is capable of moving at a top speed of over 7,000 km/h, as well as doing impossible maneuvers such as flying sideways or spinning like a top. Although the plane is capable of surviving these extreme movements, the pilot cannot. To remedy this problem, the pilot is frozen at -70 degrees Celsius, and there are machines hooked up to the pilots vital organs to preserve life. The computation abilities of the pilots are also enhanced by machines (similar to Accelerator) in order to compensate for the extreme temperatures.

HsB series
HsB refers to a series of supersonic stealth bombers.

HsB-02
HsB-02 is a series of planes made by Academy City, classified as supersonic stealth bomber planes. Its maximum speed can go up to 7,000 km/h, which is capable of out-flying any missiles trying to intercept the planes. First appeared in Volume 14, where 8 of them was sent to Avignon to suppress a riot, along with several hundred of HsPS-15 automated suits.

In addition to it's bombing capabilities, it also has an attack called Earth Blade which by accelerating iron sand into the vacuum left by the plane's speed to over 10,000 km/h can create an blade of molten metal and heated gas that is heated to around 8,000 degrees Celsius.

HsB-07
An updated version of the HsB-02. The most notable change from its predecessor is its use the piloting system of the HsF-00 aircraft, freezing the body of the pilot.

AWACS
Academy City utilizes , an airborne radar system designed to detect aircraft at long ranges and control and command the battle space in an air engagement by directing fighter and attack plane strikes. The AWACS utilizes, powerful enough to take down missiles.

According to a flight simulator-hobbyist trucker who learned the information from video games, the has a 1000km range with its plate-like radome, capable of tracking over 1500 enemy and ally craft, sharing lock information on 500 of them so allies can attack. The craft circles the airspace from a distance to secure air superiority, with a lock from afar meaning fighters don't need to circle behind enemy craft and carefully aim.

Aerial Drones
Academy City utilizes a number of aerial drones.

One example seen during the January martial law declaration are the self-destructing drones known as Snakeheads. Described as a 45cm plastic isosceles triangle with a hole in their middle for a coaxial rotor, they are deployed in hundreds, designed to spread out over an area to locate their target and then gathering overhead ahead, the sky immediately above them being hardest place for a ground vehicle to attack. Once locked on, they ignite their solid fuel (carrying as much explosive as an anti-tank rocket) and drop towards their target to explode. Given that small drones commonly lose control and crash from signal interference and crosswinds, the use of these armed explosives en masse across Academy City, with increased risk of accidents, was only really possible under martial law, with people ordered to stay home to avoid harm from accidents rather than avoiding the odds of one happening.

Air Defense Network
Academy City also has an air defense network with interceptor weapons that are 20 or 30 years ahead in technology. It can be extended to all of Japan, which Academy City considered an ally.

Ground and armored units
During martial law in Academy City during January of the main story's second year, unnamed mobile combat vehicles such as the HsMCV-08 Predator Octopus and other vehicles reusing the same frame for other purposes (such as carrying ammunition and materiel) were deployed in the city.

HsPS-15 (Large Weapon)
HsPS-15 (also called 'Large Weapon' (ラージウェポン)) is a technology developed by Academy City. It is the newest version of power armor as of Volume 14. It first made its appearance in Railgun Anime Episode 12 cleaning up the debris after the fight between Mikoto and the AIM Burst, and in the Volume 14 of the novels. It can be worn in addition to Anti-Skill's riot armor, but AI can also be programmed into the armor to make it work without a pilot. From Volume 14, Academy City are in possession of a few hundred of these, up to 1,000 in number.

HsSSV-01 (Dragon Rider)
The, also called Dragon Rider (ドラゴンライダー), is a special powered suit developed by Academy City. Originally designated to be Anti-Skill's newest patrol bike, it was later drafted into World War III, said to be the most powerful motorbike ever created for military usage.

Modelcase "RAILGUN"
Manufactured for the purpose of surpassing Misaka Mikoto's Railgun, it is a mantis-like Powered Suit that can either be manned or unmanned. It's main weapon is the Gatling railgun, which can fire several railgun attacks faster than Mikoto.

It is not strictly a ground-based unit as it can fly, and even accompany HsB-07s during flight.

Tanks
Academy City had used tanks at least 10 years prior to the beginning of the main storyline.

Many of Academy City's tanks were also used in Russia during World War III,  including small lightweight tanks capable of being parachute-dropped en masse from the supersonic bombers,  and some capable of moving autonomously. As with much of Academy City's technology, the tanks' general designs and armor materials are described as being in a completely different league to those outside the city.

Naval Units
While Academy City is not on a coast, it does possess submarines, prepared by cooperative organizations based on the technological information supplied to them. These secret weapons are easily five times the size of 100 meter long Russian submarine, but despite this they are difficult to detect, when submerged. Normally a large submarine would be noticeable from propeller noise and water disturbance. The Academy City submarine lacks a propeller, instead its surface detects the movements of ocean currents and uses water jets to propel itself, such that the noise blends in with the currents and the noise of the submarine itself is interfered with so enemy sonar won't detect anything unusual. The submarine's surface has also been made difficult to detect, preventing it from being detected by magnetism and radar. They possess ultrasonic weapons, which can be used to make an attack look like propeller trouble.

During World War III, the large submarines were secretly used to ship cargo to Academy City, slipping past Russian submarines undetected even at a distance of only a few meters, and meeting with smaller subs in Japanese waters which would take the materials to port.

Only one surface naval unit developed by Academy City is currently known, the prototype next-generation aircraft cruiser HsB-AD-CVA01 (also known as Fugaku), moored and on display at a canal in District 6 in early January of the story's second year.