#al-khalid

I’m unclear whether I’m missing something here in the last panel.  It seems like there may be some sort of pun going on, given Narmaya’s reaction, but I can’t find any homophonic possibilities between oil (sekiyu), and coffee (kouhii), nor any graphical similarities between their kanji (石油 vs. 珈琲), so I’m not sure what it might be.

“Everyone Explains Everything Event” was somewhat loosely translated.  The exact Japanese title was Zen’in Sanka-gata Kaisetsu, which literally translates as “All Members Participation-Style Exposition”.  But, this is supposed to be a title given to a technique, so I figured I had the creative license to make it a bit alliterative for readers’ enjoyment.

Al-Khalid

The Pakistani Al-Khalid “Immortal Tank”. A joint 1990s project between China and Pakistan, it was at first mistaken for an attempt at copying the M1 Abrams due to it’s profile. Designed to be easily adapted to a variety of engines and components from multiple nations depending on who purchased it, it is considerably lighter than most western tank designs. It’s main armament is a 125mm smootbore autoloading gun that can also fire wire-guided anti-tank missiles.