Chapter 3011 Magical Proximity Fuze

The three HNA wings completed preparations in just 20 minutes, including an escort team and two bombing teams carrying heavy cluster bombs. A total of more than 300 giant crow aviation units braved the wind and rain and spread their wings into the sky like a piece of land. Dark clouds floated over the opposite Far East Fleet.

The air force on the Far East side has more troops than Fei Zhen's side. In addition to the three Giant Eagle Squadrons based on warships, there is also the Canaan Blue Sky Knights who came to support from the mainland army.

According to the predetermined combat plan, the Sky Knight riding a Pegasus will provide escort for the Far East Giant Eagle bombing team and jointly launch an air strike against the Feizhen Navy Fleet.

But the weather was not good, the sudden escalation of the storm seriously hindered Tianma's flight speed, and he failed to arrive at the battle sea area as scheduled.

Feizhen's giant crow aviation unit, with a layer of waterproof and moisturizing oily film naturally attached to the surface of the wings, is hardly affected by bad weather, and launched the first wave of air strikes first.

The giant eagles in the Far East mainly live on coasts and islands. They have been trained to fight in storms, and they are barely able to fight against the giant crows of Feizhen.

However, contrary to General William Howe's expectations, Lord Helena did not order the carrier air force to take off to fight, but only reminded the ships under his command to pay attention to guarding against air strikes, allowing the crows to fly over their side without hindrance.

All the main battleships of the Far East Navy sounded the air defense alarm, and the navigator joined forces to create a thick fog to cover the sky above the ships.

The giant crow bombing team circling over the fleet has rich experience in actual combat. They found that their vision was blocked by the white mist, and they did not drop bombs blindly. Art", gathered into a strong storm.

This operation helped the giant crows temporarily clear their field of vision, but it also made them inadvertently glimpse the figure of death.

At the moment when the fog was blown away by the airflow, all the warships in the Far East let out rapid cannon sounds, the anti-aircraft turrets fired into the sky, and countless flashes of projectile trails swayed and swept in the air, interweaving into a deadly sky net.

In just a blink of an eye, no less than forty giant crows that hadn't had time to carry out the dive-bombing mission were swept by the machine guns, and bloody fireworks exploded in the air.

The giant crows in the air were horrified when they saw their companions being shot down, and the same question popped up in their minds.

How could the anti-aircraft guns of the Far Easterners be so accurate?

The giant crows are at an altitude of a thousand yards above the sea, and with the influence of waves, wind and rain, fog and gunpowder smoke, it is more difficult for the anti-aircraft artillery fire from a warship to hit them than a naval gun to accurately hit an enemy ship ten miles away. It stands to reason It is said that most anti-aircraft shells will miss, but the reality is that the hit rate of anti-aircraft turrets is surprisingly high, which is obviously abnormal!

"Father, have you noticed that many giant crows above the Far East Fleet were not hit by the anti-aircraft shells, but they were still beaten to pieces, as if the shells had eyes, before they got close to the giant crows. It exploded by itself."

Inanna stared at the picture mirror, and the picture of the giant crow being shot by the anti-aircraft gun in the mirror aroused her curiosity.

"Inanna, your eyes are very sharp and you observe carefully. His Majesty Roland told me in private that the anti-aircraft turrets equipped on the Far Eastern battleships are equipped with 'magic proximity fuzes' for every shell fired. It does not require a direct hit, it will automatically explode within 20 yards of the target, killing the enemy with the high-speed spray of shrapnel.”

The core technology of "Magic Proximity Fuze" is actually very simple, it is the 1st-level spell "Magic Alarm".

Anti-aircraft projectiles equipped with this special fuze will automatically activate the "magic alarm" after being fired, detect abnormal airflow or noise caused by flying creatures within 20 yards, and immediately feed back the echo to the projectile, thereby triggering the self-explosion of the fuze. The high-speed metal fragments sputtered out after the fragmentation of the projectile are used to cause efficient damage to aviation units lacking heavy armor protection.

After listening to Joan explain the working principle of the "Magic Proximity Fuze", Inanna thought about it and said, "From this point of view, the crow can avoid triggering the proximity fuze as long as it tries to reduce the strength of the airflow generated during flight."

Joan nodded approvingly, and said to her daughter: "Actually, the Academy of Far Eastern Military Academy developed a device against the 'proximity fuze' in this way. Simply put, it is to attach two rings to the collar 'Silence technique', giant eagles performing bombing missions wear this kind of collar, fly over enemy positions or warships, open the barrier of silence, and can suppress the airflow and sound generated during flight to the point where the 'magic alarm' cannot be recognized limit to avoid detonating the 'proximity fuze'."

"It doesn't sound difficult. Fortunately, Master Fei hasn't thought of this level yet, and the crow aviation soldier's collar is not enchanted with the 'Silence Technique'." Inanna said happily.

"Military technology is continuously improved in the game of control and anti-control. It is impossible for any secret weapon to be kept secret forever. As long as it is publicly displayed on the battlefield, it will be cracked sooner or later."

"In fact, the 'proximity fuze' technology was applied as early as in the war between the Far East and the Holy Ashean Empire. Now, after three years, the Fizen Kingdom has not cracked and counteracted this technology mastered by the Far East. , This is definitely not a gap in technology, I can only think that the ruling class of the 'Empire on which the Sun Never Sets' is too arrogant, and did not regard the emerging Kolas Empire as a potential opponent worthy of attention."

Qiao An caressed the mirror and adjusted the viewing angle so that Inanna could clearly see the anti-aircraft turrets on the Far Eastern warships spraying fire snakes.

"Even if Immortal Fei learns a lesson after suffering this time and enchants the 'Silence Technique' on the giant crow's collar, it will not change the situation of being brutally killed by the anti-aircraft turret in the Far East."

"Father, why is this?" Inanna asked in surprise.

"If we set the use of 'proximity fuze' to prevent air strikes as the first layer of the game between the offensive and defensive sides, and use the 'silence technique' to counter the 'proximity fuze' as the second layer, today's Fizhen Navy is not even the first layer. It has not been touched yet, but the Far East military has already considered the third layer."

Joan smiled and revealed to her adoptive daughter in a low voice: "Last spring, during my visit to Colasburg University, I was entrusted by His Majesty Roland to cooperate with the Far East Academy of Military Technology. In addition, the module also helped the Academy of Military Science optimize the 'proximity fuze' and added a heat source detection function to the 'magic alarm'."

"The anti-aircraft turrets you see now still use the first-generation 'proximity fuzes', but the warships also stock the second-generation 'proximity fuzes' - even in a completely quiet environment, they can detect the surrounding area. The heat radiated from enemy forces within 20 yards, which in turn detonated the shells."