Chapter 548: Tomorrow and an Accident, Usually the Latter Comes First

"The 8th batch of aerospace transport fleet is ready to leave, and the ship responsible for the launch is ready to enter the corresponding orbit according to the instructions!"

"Attention all air and space transport aircraft crews, atmospheric information will be synchronized on the D2 channel, please pay attention to adjusting the data receiving port!"

"Please note that the planet's airspace is still in a state of war. Please strictly follow the designated route. If you deviate from the route, you may be attacked by ground air defense forces!"

"Each fleet has completed the allocation of landing airports. Please double-check their target airports before leaving!"

"Notice."

In the outer space of Lubion 5, the 40 heavy-cargo ships and more than 30 light cargo ships of the cargo fleet, escorted by the Third Task Force that had completed its rest, began their "delivery" operations to the Renaissance Alliance.

One after another, heavy-carrying cargo ships and light cargo ships, under the guidance of more than a dozen frigates, continued to lower their orbits until they reached a height where aerospace transport aircraft could be launched.

As the civilian shipboard control personality on the cargo ship confirmed that it had entered the launch altitude and turned on the green light, all the "aircraft and cargo" in the cargo ship's deployment bay were packaged and sold to the Renaissance Alliance's air and space transport aircraft. The ships broke away from the electromagnetic pylons.

For the Renaissance Alliance and Franklin, acquiring these SSTO-TAV-82 ‘Valkyrie’ aerospace transport aircraft at a price lower than the market price is definitely a profitable business.

After all, these 150-meter-long aerospace transport aircraft are the ‘heavy-duty space-to-ground transport units’ that are currently in short supply on the Lubion 5.

Not only can it enter the atmosphere as a single aircraft when fully loaded, and take off and land at airports in almost a field environment, but its dual-mode fusion engine can also allow it to enter orbit within ten minutes after takeoff when fully loaded.

So for Franklin and others, although this batch of 490 'Valkyrie' aerospace transport aircraft is purely an unplanned purchase project, and the interest-free loan obtained from Atlas Group will be spent again. A lot.

But it allows them to obtain a huge fleet of air-to-ground round-trip transport aircraft at a relatively low cost.

And even if these 'Valkyries' are not needed for the time being to perform transportation tasks between the sky and the earth, they are simply used to perform transportation tasks within the atmosphere. In terms of speed and carrying capacity, they completely kill other transportation vehicles currently in the hands of the Renaissance Alliance. .

Soon, the aerospace transport aircraft loaded with a large amount of supplies, important spare parts, and high-precision components relied on the booster engine and its own aerodynamic shape to enter the atmosphere one by one according to the procedures.

With their wings fully extended, these aerospace transport planes looked like paper planes with a huge wingspan. With the initial speed given by the cargo ship, they hit the atmosphere of Lubion 5 at hypersonic speeds. ,

The lower leading edge of the wing and the carbon fiber insulation tiles on the belly also immediately appeared red light caused by shock wave heating after friction with the atmosphere.

At this stage, these aerospace transport planes can be said to be in an absolutely safe state. With the current air defense capabilities of other forces on the Lubion 5, it is basically impossible to shoot down the aerospace transport planes at this stage.

Therefore, the route planning officer is also a "chicken thief" and arranges most of the dangerous airspace to be passed through at this stage to minimize the possibility of the air and space transport fleet being attacked.

Then, after entering a high altitude with a thick enough atmosphere and completing the initial deceleration, the 'Valkyries' will activate their turbojet engines and use this as power to keep flying until they approach the destination airport.

At the last step before landing, the pilot will adjust the turbojet engine to the 'vertical takeoff and landing mode'. In this case, the speed of the 'Valkyrie' will drop rapidly, but the final landing process will become very simple. .

This is why this huge aerospace transport aircraft does not have very high requirements for airports on the surface of the planet for takeoff and landing.

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"How is the progress of the cargo fleet launch?"

"Reporting to the colonel, the current progress is 67%, but the cargo fleet commander said that the operation speed is faster than they predicted, so the entire delivery can be completed within 13 hours."

After hearing the report of the officer on duty, Randall from the captain's seat of the Infinity nodded first, but after carefully thinking about the remaining events, he frowned again.

After thinking for a moment, Randall said: "Tell Major Marshall to speed up the process a little. The faster the cargo fleet completes the 'delivery'" operation, the safer their situation will be. "

"Yes, Colonel!"

Although I don’t know why Randall suddenly asked to speed up the already slow progress, the officer on duty saluted, then turned and walked towards the bridge communication team.

Randall refocused his attention on the three-dimensional star map on the holographic projection platform. For some reason, he always felt uneasy in his heart.

Thinking of this, he directly connected to the observation team's communication.

"Attention observation team, this is the captain, did you find anything during your air surveillance?"

"Reporting to the captain, according to the current monitoring situation, everything is normal! No abnormality has been found yet."

"Okay, keep monitoring"

After Randall finished speaking, he suddenly remembered what Guterres had told him yesterday when he told him to "turn on the stove", and then added:

"By the way, strengthen the surveillance around the two satellites. These are two areas where it is easy to cover and shield the enemy!"

"Yes, Captain! I'll make arrangements right away!"

Soon, Randall on the bridge saw the concrete illustration of the ‘real-time detection status of the warship’. An array of long-wave radars, infrared, ultraviolet, and optical observation equipment turned the detection angle to the two satellites of Rubion V.

After a while, the duty officer also ended the communication with the commander of the cargo fleet and came back. After seeing Randall’s order just now, he asked curiously:

"Colonel, what are you worried about?"

"Yes." Randall stared at the situational awareness on the three-dimensional star map, and then sighed,

"I am a little worried that the federal fleet will suddenly come at this juncture. The operation progress of the cargo fleet is less than 70%, and the remaining heavy-loaded cargo ships have begun to enter the launch orbit. It is not a good thing to be attacked at this time."

Hearing Randall's words, the duty officer spoke to comfort : "Colonel, I don't think we need to worry too much. After all, the Infinity has just upgraded its detection equipment. Our air surveillance and long-range early warning capabilities are the strongest except for the artificial ladder fortress. If the federal fleet jumps as a whole, we will definitely be able to detect the movement."

"But the problem is that the detection equipment is only one part of "reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance". It cannot guarantee that the Infinity can detect all abnormalities. We still can't rely too much on the equipment."

Just when Randall was about to take this opportunity to say something else, a voice he least wanted to hear sounded on the bridge.

"Warning! A large number of unidentified units have been detected in the shadow edge area of ​​Rubion V-2 Satellite, and are currently leaving the back of the moon. According to the judgment of the shipboard control personality, their various characteristics are similar to a large-scale fleet!"

"Fuck! What a crow's mouth! Is it a blessing?"