The maximum speed of the "Warthog" could reach 29 knots, which was not much slower than a torpedo with a speed of 30 knots. The steering effect was excellent.
With the cooperation of the chief engineer and helmsman, the steel hull of the fast cruiser, which was as huge as a city wall, drew a perfect arc on the water surface.
The deadly waterline brushed past the stern of the warship, and the whole process was daunting but not dangerous.
"Irina, activate the [Bow of the Ship — Pilot Whale] …"
Ilante's order was halfway through.
Hum —!
A violent elemental ripple had spread out from the submarine.
This was the inspiration that the Dark Wizards got during the development of the "Shattered Star Sea" — the [Magic Turbulence Bomb], also known as the [Poverty Bomb].
Just like the [Electromagnetic Pulse Bomb] could paralyze electronic equipment, this low-cost weapon could temporarily paralyze [Witchcraft Tools] and greatly interfere with spellcasting.
For those with weaker supernatural powers, this weapon could be called a cheap but excellent artifact.
However.
Even if the [Prince], which temporarily excluded supernatural powers, was slightly slower than the torpedo, it was not afraid of this kind of direct torpedo that did not have the ability to track.
A reliable power system was one of the biggest advantages of the [Super Fearless] class.
There were 12 oil-fired boilers, two Watt Type IV steam turbines, and two gear-driven cruise steam turbines, with a power of 26500 horsepower and a speed of 27 knots.
At the same time, Ilante had already issued an order to the cannon team through the shipboard radio system.
"The target has appeared, fire the secondary cannons quickly!"
The powerful battleship's main cannon firing speed was relatively slow, and the amount of ammunition that was close to a ton was relatively limited. At this time, a series of secondary cannons came in handy.
"Roger!"
Unlike the sea monsters that could attack from deep water, since the submarine needed to float to 3-15 meters above the water surface to fire the torpedo.
At such a shallow depth, its shadow was naturally easy to find, especially in the Eritrean Sea, where the color of the water was relatively light.
Especially when the [Sea Snail] fired two torpedoes at once in order to expand the results of the battle, causing the submarine to lose its balance and float halfway above the water surface, becoming a very conspicuous target.
Click … Click …
Snow-white steam spewed out.
Inside the "shipboard analyzer" modified by Babbage, countless brass gears rotated and quickly spat out a printed card, which fell into the hands of the ranging team.
"Reporting …"
As the strongest warship in the duchy, half of the cannoneers on the [Crown Prince] were experienced gunners.
Needless to say, one of them was a [Steam Master] who could also operate the ship's analyzer and read the parameters of the ship. The other one was a pinnacle Stage 2 [Gunner].
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Following the fire control officer's order, the 21 127mm secondary cannons on the [Crown Prince] opened fire at the same time, and the blazing storm of cannons created a Category 8 hurricane on the surface of the sea.
Back then, the Academy of Engineering had submitted two designs for the secondary cannon to Elvin. They were the [Cannon Gallery Secondary Cannon] on the side and the [Turret Secondary Cannon] on the upper deck.
The advantage of the [Cannon Gallery Secondary Cannon] was that it could be equipped with secondary armor belts, and it was relatively cheap to build. Furthermore, the secondary cannon would not be easily destroyed by the enemy's medium-caliber cannons.
However, this type of warship's secondary cannons would not be able to aim at the air, and if they were hit by a large-caliber cannonball, the entire secondary cannon on the side would be wiped out.
In the end, Elvin, who had foresight, decided to use the [Turret Secondary Cannon] on the battleships of the duchy.
The [Turret Secondary Cannon] had a better shooting range, and it could be aimed at both the water and the air. Even if it was hit, the entire secondary cannon would not be wiped out, and it could save space to install the necessary anti-air weapons.
Splash! Splash! …
Huge splashes of water exploded around the [Sea Snail]. Although the target above the water was small, the blazing cannonballs seemed to have eyes as they got closer and closer to the submarine.
This was the [Gunner]'s cross firing method. The front of the warship would fire according to the parameters set by the ship's analyzer, and the rear of the warship would adjust the parameters and fire further.
They would fire repeatedly until the cannonballs could surround the target, and then they would fire from all directions and take out the target in one go.
Of course, to be able to execute evasive maneuvers at the same time as the [Crown Prince] executed evasive maneuvers, the [Gunman] was probably the only one capable of such a feat.
After capturing the [Spirit of the Mighty Eagle], the mysterious source of the [Gunner], Elvin had been cultivating the [Gunner] in the military in anticipation of the future war with firearms.
This new profession, which was unique to the new continent, was almost on par with the [Knight] in the duchy.
There were even some [Gunner] who had been conferred the title of nobility, and stepped into the ranks of the upper class. In almost all the monarchies, this was almost exclusive to the [Knight] profession.
The members of the fleet would not deny it.
Even though His Majesty did not personally participate in this historical battle, the response of the fleet in all aspects was the embodiment of His Majesty's wisdom and foresight after many years of strategizing.
"Quick! Fill the water and dive again! "
The captain of the submarine wanted to catch the duchy's fleet off guard, but he did not expect the duchy's navy to react so quickly.
He even felt that in the training of the duchy's navy, there was something about dealing with submarines.
But the intense battle did not allow him to think too much.
After so many years, Elvin's invention of the [Siren's Song] was no longer a secret. Since the era of sail, it was equipped to the entire alliance, and it inevitably fell into the hands of other countries.
However, although the Golden Palm also had [Electrical Engineers], the research progress of the [Sonar System] was still not satisfactory.
For the time being, the [Periscope] was the key to launching the attack.
Even if the submarine was intact, if the protruding periscope was damaged, it meant that the submarine was almost completely out of the battlefield.
However, the captain of the Union Navy was not too disappointed. While the communication antenna was still above the sea, he ordered.
"Send the signal, ask them to provide support!"
At the last moment when the cannonballs flooded the area, the [Sea Snail] finally completed the action of re-entering the water at the cost of a slight dent on the outer shell, and escaped the tragic fate of being torn apart.
And just a moment after an electromagnetic wave broke through the air.
On the [Crown Prince] that had just dodged the torpedo and adjusted its posture to rush toward the submarine's diving position, the radar captain stared at the control panel in front of him and suddenly stood up and reported.
"Captain, there's a behemoth floating over in the clouds."
Ilante looked up at the dark sky. [Mental Network] had not yet reached the point where it could cover the entire planet, and its accuracy in the Eritrean Sea was not as good as the radar.
The Pinnacle Grand Knight's sharp hearing could already hear the subtle noise in the sky. While frowning slightly, he waved his hand.
"Captain, activate … the cloud-breaker!"
A strange machine formed by a series of parallel hollow metal tubes was controlled by two [Electrical Engineers] to point at the cloud where the radar detected the anomaly.
Warden Cliff, who had the title of "Magician of Electricity," finally completed his masterpiece that broke the boundary between science and transcendence some time ago — the [Cloud-Breaker], also known as the [Weather Controller], and he used it in actual combat.
Crackle …
When the powerful and controlled electromagnetic field rushed into the sky, it was like a pair of invisible hands pushing the clouds in the sky away. The officers in the bridge all opened their mouths wide.
"What a big … airship!"
Then.
A triumphant voice came into everyone's ears through the loudspeaker.
"Hahaha, bumpkins of the Alliance, let me taste the power of the Akron!"
[Akron] was a giant airship that was 305 meters long and had a carrying weight of up to 260 tons. Its maximum speed was more than 120 kilometers per hour and its maximum range was 11000 kilometers.
But this was not the most amazing thing.
In the friction of the "Shattered Star Sea", the navy had already practiced. If the airship dared to fly within the range of anti-aircraft guns, it would only end up crashing.
Although it was huge, it could not give the people too much pressure.
However.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Six manned aircraft that flapped their wings like giant birds flew out of the airship and quickly launched a high-speed dive toward the fleet.
Each of the aircrafts, which did not look too big, carried two large black bombs.
This was a "flying mothership"?!
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