Vroom —!
[Akron], which was powered by a diesel engine, was essentially a giant rigid airship.
Relying on the "swing" device, which was similar to an iron frame, and the cross-shaped hatch at the bottom of the airship, it was easy to release or retrieve the newly invented ornithopter into the airship.
It was like an "aircraft carrier" hovering in the air. It could allow up to six ornithopters to dock, take off, and fight freely in the air.
Using the airship's ability to stay in the air for a long time and its speed was much faster than surface ships, and carrying ornithopters with limited endurance for reconnaissance and attack, it was also a pioneering move by the Alliance Air Force.
They firmly believed that in this uninhabited area deep in the Eritrean Sea, using the Duchy's strongest fleet as a flag would be a magnificent footnote of the "Flying Mothership" on the stage of history.
However, the huge airship's natural flaw of being vulnerable to bad weather was unavoidable. In terms of reliability, it was far inferior to the "Battleship."
Just like the battleships of the Tulip Alliance, every battleship was equipped with at least one official wizard from the School of Alchemy or an advanced Steam Master.
Every "Flying Mothership" was equipped with at least one "Wind Elemental Wizard" or a Transcendent of the related path as the captain.
Even if they were within the ten-kilometer radius of the "Magic Turbulence Bomb", the elemental wizards were no different from trash.
However, the captain who received the distress signal did not care at all. He ordered:
"Launch the bombing tactic. Target the Duchy's fleet. The core target is the Crown Prince!"
"Yes, sir!"
Six "Sparrowhawk" ornithopters had already rushed out from the two hatches of the "Flying Mothership."
In the single cockpit of the ornithopters, the enthusiastic pilots were wearing goggles, leather flight suits, and gear jackets.
Obviously, in addition to being pilots, they also played the role of mechanical engineers. After experiencing combat, they would be responsible for further upgrading the ornithopters.
When the captain saw this scene, he could almost imagine the spectacular scene of the ornithopters dropping countless bombs in the sky. He could not help but feel proud:
"Hahaha, Alliance bumpkins, let me have a taste of the power of the Akron!"
At this stage, no navy could beat the Tulip's battleships. If they could use this mass produced aircraft to suppress the enemy's battleships, it would be a great achievement.
"Sparrowhawk" ornithopter: 6.08 m; wingspan: 7.82 m; height: 2.20 m; uses an aviation internal combustion engine fueled by gasoline.
Imitating the flight of birds and insects, mainly through the flapping of the flapping wing mechanism, thereby generating lift and thrust, and overcoming gravity and resistance to fly.
It was a new aircraft designed and built by Paimon, the God of Tricks, based on the principles of bionics.
Compared to the fixed-wing and rotorcraft that might not appear on the stage of history in the future, the main feature of the ornithopter was that it integrated lifting, hovering, and propulsion functions into one ornithopter system.
It could use a small amount of energy to fly long distances. At the same time, it had high mobility.
However, the maximum speed of these "sparrowhawks" was 212 km/h, endurance: 2 hours, empty weight: 500 kg, and maximum takeoff weight: 704 kg.
Other than the two bombs, there was no other weapon.
"Whoosh!"
Although the sudden splitting of the clouds caused by the [Cloudbreaker] had surprised the pilots, it was not something worth making a fuss about in the Transcendent Realm.
"Dive bomb, team one in front, team two at the back. Return to the mothership to reload immediately after dropping the bombs."
The two teams coordinated with each other through the radio wave communicator. Their movements were like falcons that did not stop at all.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! "
Even though the ornithopter had not been used in actual combat since its birth, the concept of "dive bomb" was naturally brought up by the Air Force.
This was because if one looked down from a height of a few thousand meters, no matter how big a battleship was, it would not be bigger than a button. Moreover, with its flying speed, if it launched a horizontal bombing attack, it would be off the mark.
There was no doubt that "dive bomb" was the best and only way to attack a relatively small and slow target like a surface ship.
"Da da da … Da da da …"
After keenly seeing through their strategic intentions, the fast cruiser "Warthog" and "Pangolin" had a total of six quadruple 12.7mm 62-caliber anti-aircraft cannons fired at the same time.
The blazing line of fire swept toward the six ornithopters.
At this time, other than not using the [Black Tin] bullets, there was not much of a technological gap between them and the [Six-barreled God Slayer].
It was not that Elvin had completely abandoned the original principle of confidentiality.
Instead, in other countries that were experiencing technological breakthroughs, there were already firearms engineers who had developed modern firearms based on the latching structure of the modern ship-borne cannons of the Tulip Family.
At this time, it would be a bit like giving up on eating for fear of choking on food. Elvin waved his hand and completed the installation.
However, the anti-aircraft cannons equipped on the fast cruiser only had an effective firing range of 1200 meters.
When the ornithopters flew over at a speed of 212 km/h, the time they were in range was very short.
"It would be great if the [Miracle Crown]'s [Hurricane Missile] was here. It could easily send them into the sea.
Excluding the transcendent part that cannot be mass produced, can't the people at the Academy of Engineering come up with a replacement for the guidance system? "
Looking at the ornithopters that were struggling to dodge the rain of bullets in the air, Ilante was a bit greedy.
Although Elvin was a real god, he still had to follow the laws of science.
Although the design of the warship took into account the air defense function, the missile guidance system was like a trump card. It was not something the current stage of the [Analyzer] or [Integrated Circuit] could do.
"Kaboom!"
A diving ornithopter exploded into a huge fireball in mid-air. However, it had finally completed its mission and dropped two high-explosive bombs.
"Woo!"
"Woo!"
"Command, full left rudder!"
"Full left rudder!"
But at this time.
The submarine [Sea Snail] that was hiding under the water was determined to create a result. It fired four torpedoes at the [Crown Prince] and completely emptied its inventory.
Four white water lines flew toward the [Crown Prince] that was dodging the airdropped bombs.
Under the encirclement from all sides, [Crown Prince], whose [Bow Statue] had temporarily lost its supernatural power, was finally struck by a torpedo on the starboard side.
"Kaboom!"
The most powerful battleship in the world shook violently.
However, the [Crown Prince]'s main protective armor belt was 203 to 343 millimeters.
Since there was no need to install side cannons, there was no need for a cannon deck that connected the front and back. The watertight structure of the [Big Loach Treasure Ship] finally came in handy.
Although the seawater had started to rush in, Ilante helped his wife up and calmly continued to give orders.
"Damage control team, repair! Navigator, activate the [Cloud Breaker] again, Thunderstorm mode! "
.....
In the Eritrean Sea, before the battle of the new weapons between the two sides began.
"Whoosh!"
The vast golden-green godly light shone into the material world like the sunlight in the void. The majestic Elvin stepped out of it.
Below his feet was the magnificent "Golden Kingdom" that was brimming with the aura of a tycoon from head to toe.
However, compared to four years ago, this place was a little too spacious. On top of the original gold, there was a lot of jewelry.
There were even all kinds of colorful gems on the ground. They were priceless in other places, but here, they were no different from rubble and sand.
Looking at the "Ocean Goddess" Thetis and the "Sky Goddess" Krutena who had been waiting for him, he bowed deeply and said sincerely,
"Thank you, Your Majesties, for your generosity. If it weren't for the Golden Kingdom, it would take Hersey at least ten years of hard work to upgrade the [Mother of Roses] material carrier."
Thetis waved her hand lightly and said indifferently,
"It's a place that we have to abandon anyway. It's great that we can help you."
It wasn't just because of the human exploration of the Shattered Star Sea that was getting faster and faster. It was also because they already knew that the ultimate goal of the evil gods was behind the door, and the Golden Kingdom was the only way to get there.
How could they not take precautions in advance?
In fact.
The migration plan of the Golden Kingdom had been started when Elvin and the others returned from the Endless Ocean.
Four years was enough for them to smoothly and orderly evacuate most of the citizens and make proper arrangements.
Elvin even specially marked out a piece of land in the vast land of the duchy as their autonomous territory.
If it weren't for the fact that they were a group of powerful Transcendent creatures and couldn't adapt to the "barren" alien planet that had no magic elements, it wouldn't be impossible for them to become the pioneers of space exploration.
The reason why Elvin came late was that he had just rushed back from a planet tens of thousands of light-years away to make some final arrangements.
At this moment, a big smile suddenly appeared on Elvin's face.
"It's starting."
As a huge amount of [World's Favor] appeared out of nowhere in the sky, a golden door made of light slowly appeared in the center of the bejeweled Golden Kingdom. It went from a dot to a line, and then from a line to a surface.
[Treasure Vault: Door to the Secret Vault]
At the same time, the bright moon that had just risen above everyone's heads suddenly cast down a beam of extremely bright and cold moonlight.
Thetis and Krutena's eyes suddenly widened.
"It's not just [Truth Manifestation]. This is … [Moon Godhood]?!"
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