Chapter 167: The Airship is in Testing......
The breeze is gentle and the sun is shining.
In the sun, the airship shines. In addition to the metal armor, several soldiers hung leashes and carried oxygen buckets on their backs, using shovels and steel brushes to clear the ice on them. The clouds drifted under their feet, and everywhere they saw was a sea of clouds, rolling and undulating, layered on top of each other, as beautiful as a fairyland.
On the ground, ordinary people can only see the shadows of behemoths floating above the clouds, and the fear of the unknown makes them frightened, but the news reports that follow tell them what joy is!
Independent formation of the Navy, an airship combat unit!
This is a new unit that has quickly gained fame in just one week.
In 1517, after the existence of the Sky Island was confirmed, the Navy set up an airship unit to cooperate with the newly established G10 branch to patrol the sea and fight crime!
Prior to this, whether it was a warship, a caravan or a pirate ship, the voyage on the great route would be greatly disturbed by the climate, the unpredictable weather was the biggest disaster, and accidents often occurred on ships going to sea, even the navy warships had a record of ship destruction and death, and the traffic could be said to be very inconvenient.
So much so that on the Great Voyage, in addition to the sea area near the base of the "G" series branch of the Navy, every household had to beware of the invasion of pirates at all times. Because even if there is an accident, the Navy will not be able to arrive in time.
But with the Airship Force, it's different!
They don't go by sea, they go through the air!
Advance above the clouds, ignore the storm on the sea, and quickly support the sea as nothing!
The pirates were terrified by such an incredible way of moving, and in the past they had to watch out for the navy coming from the sea, and even a small sailing ship could escape from a distance. But now the navy is moving directly from the air, not to mention more stealthy, and even if they find the enemy, they can't sail as fast as flying!
And the corresponding to the panic and anxiety of the pirates is the peace of mind of the civilians.
In this world, the security of the sea is not maintained by the lords of various countries, but the navy all over the sea! Ordinary people are also more willing to believe in the Navy!
With the Airboat Force, the faster the Navy can send troops to clear out the pirates, the safer they will be.
Therefore, the emergence of the air boat unit brings not only the witness and deterrence at the level of science and technology, but also the dawn of hope and new life!
However, the problem at present is that the air boat unit is still in the experimental stage, and the number is far from sufficient.
This made the pirates breathe a sigh of relief, and the civilians became more and more urgent, and at the same time, it also ushered in a new round of military participation in the navy......
"Go to the sky and fight the pirates!"
Every day, Marin Fodo could hear the recruits shouting slogans for training.
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Above the clouds, on the flagship of the airship force in the center, a researcher in a white coat pushed the door open and came to the control room, and said to Ron.
"Lieutenant General Ron! Stratospheric flight tests have been completed and the descent is ready to go! β
At this time, Ron was standing behind the windshield, looking at the magnificent sea of clouds in front of him, his expression calm.
"Got it......"
He nodded, and then said to the rest of the control room: "Tell everyone to get ready, and in three minutes it will start to descend, and the altitude will drop to 5,000 meters!" After arriving at the established height, the maintenance personnel immediately check and repair, and the medical team is on standby at any time! β
"Yes!"
When the soldier got the order, someone immediately picked up the phone and announced Ron's order.
Seeing this, the researcher hurriedly ran to an empty seat, took out an oxygen mask and put it on.
The oxygen circulation system inside the airboat is made up of air-island shellfish such as airshells and wind-blowing shells, so that they do not have to worry about oxygen deficiency even at the height of the stratosphere, but the effects of altitude changes are not limited to oxygen concentrations. Descending from 18,000 kilometers to 5,000 meters, as a frail and sickly scientific researcher, he could not resist as hard as this group of carefully selected soldiers who had been honed by lightning stimulation equipment.
"Notice, attention of the entire fleet, the altitude drops to 5000 meters!"
"Notice, attention of the entire fleet, the altitude drops to 5000 meters!"
The command was repeated three times in a row, and after a few minutes, the main body of the leading airship leaned forward and slowly sank into the sea of clouds. Behind it, the airboats followed its movements, like a group of dolphins swimming in the sea, drawing a graceful arc in the air. The tumbling clouds are like churning seawater, rippling, magnificent, and the scene is breathtaking!
"Height...... 17,000 meters, 16,000 metersγ...... 10000 m ...... 8000m, 7000m, 6000m......"
"5000 meters! Reach the predetermined altitude and move forward in parallel! β
"5000 meters! Reach the predetermined altitude and move forward in parallel! β
Airplanes...... Crunch......!!
As they descended in altitude, there was a rhythmic mechanical tremor from the airship, as if the airship they relied on for their livelihood was about to collapse at any moment. It was not until the altitude dropped to 8,000 meters that the vibration gradually weakened steadily. When the altitude stopped at 5,000 meters, the soldiers in the control room breathed a sigh of relief and sat down in their seats one by one.
Having not experienced it, no one can guarantee that the airship will not disintegrate in the stratosphere. The joy of surviving and the unexpected solidity of the airboat made their tense nerves relax, and their muscles were limp, and they sat like salted fish.
"It's not in vain! How did you pass the psychological test?! β
But it's one thing to know, and it's not good to show it.
Ron glared at them, then lifted his dying lab coat and walked out of the control room.
In this regard, the control room was speechless.
Hey, hey!
Your old man can fly and is not afraid of heights, we won't!!
But no one dared to complain to Ron, as he said, they were selected into the airship unit after passing the psychological test, and now this picture is really indecent......
After a while, the relieved soldier smiled bitterly and picked up the phone bug, notified everyone to overhaul, and reported any problems immediately.
The maintenance personnel shall be ordered to immediately set off for inspection to determine the condition of the empty boat.
In the airship, they are the most powerful group of people, second only to Commander Ron!
After all, at an altitude of 10,000 meters, the only thing that all members can rely on is the airboat. You can have little food and clothing, no doctors, but the repairman must be complete!
A top-notch repairman, who can even eat the same exquisite food as Ron, is not a privilege brought by Ron's status, but a sincere offering from the soldiers!
Back in the office, the white coat took a few breaths, endured the desire to vomit and began to report. He knew that Ron was not a data party, so he reported the results directly.
"The test results of the 18,000-meter stratospheric navigation are not optimistic, and the change in air pressure has caused many abnormalities in the structure of the empty boat to need repair, and the failure rate of the plasma cannon has also increased by 3 percentage points. However, tropospheric navigation is no problem at all, and all data are within the estimated range, so the tentative safety altitude is still 5,000 and the upper limit is 13,000. β
"Got it, what else hasn't been tested?"
Ron lit a cigar and swallowed the clouds.
The soldiers who had followed Ron to the sea before were living in dire straits, and not only was the weekly supply of alcohol removed from the airboat, but even cigarettes were banned.
The safety of the airship is of paramount importance, a fire can break out at the slightest spark, leaving the entire airship unsurvivable!
The only place where you can smoke is Ron's office, because when it comes to an office, it's actually a boxy iron box.
Unless the iron box is completely melted, no matter how lively it is, it will not affect the outside in the slightest.
And then the question came......
Ron's office, who would dare to trespass?
Or is it just smoking?
It's not easy to want to die on an airboat...... Just jump down, there's no need to look for abuse.
"At present, there is only the upper limit of firepower test, and we have checked the data of the plasma gun without problems, and we have also conducted several test launches. However, the subsequent impact of actual operation on the aircraft needs time to accumulate and verify, and it can be gradually improved in actual combat, and there is no need to deliberately do it......"
The white coat replied quickly.
Yes, test!
This airship unit was not handed over to Ron to trade with the sky island, and the main task was to cooperate with the G10 branch to conduct actual combat and patrol the sea area.
As a safety consultant, Kulik is in charge of a group of revamped and increased cargo transport airboats, which are the main force for transporting supplies up and down. What they need is to conduct various tests and collect data to lay the groundwork for subsequent improvements.
"I know, notify the aviation team, and rush to the G10 branch at full speed."
"Understood!"
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