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The alarm ringtones for emergency maneuvering sounded rapidly on the various battleships in the Wessex fleet's combat array. Whether it was the officers in the command room, the gunners in the gun positions, or the furnace workers in the boiler compartment, they all grabbed the fixed objects around them as soon as possible to avoid imbalance and falling when the warships maneuvered.

"Purple Star", "Luoshan", "Champion", and "Triumph", the four Wessex battleships in the combat formation quickly lowered their flight altitude, and the patrol ships accompanying the escort were still tightly surrounded by them. In just a short while, the combat array of the Wessex fleet completed the "Great Movement of the Universe" in the air, and the airspace they had previously lived in suddenly became empty.

In the flagship command room, General Brasigriano stared at the "black spindles" flying intently. They dragged long smoke marks and flew faster and faster, so fast that it was difficult for the naked eye to accurately capture their trajectory...

"Oops!" The experienced fleet commander suddenly widened his eyes, "Dentz, hurry up! Slow down 1,000 feet!"

The captain obviously saw the situation, and he responded without hesitation: "Yes, the altitude drops sharply by 1,000 feet!"

The incident was urgent. As soon as the officer on duty sounded the alarm, the Wessex flagship had already dropped its flight altitude sharply under the dual action of the aerospace system and natural gravity. Its momentum was so fierce that the personnel on the ship could clearly feel the feeling of weightlessness.

The "Purple Star" itself reacts at a speed, but it takes a certain amount of time to send the command to reduce the flight altitude to the rest of the warships. Even if it is only one beat away, it may cause huge differences at critical moments.

"Oh..." Admiral Brasigriano exclaimed for the second time "Oh". In his pupils, three "black spindles" rushed into his fleet array, and one of them hit the "Champion" unbiasedly.

boom!

An orange fire flashed, and a blazing fireball burst out instantly, and a huge explosion suddenly came... The "Champion" was not far away, because he was worried that the violent explosion would damage the special glass in the observation window, the "Purple Star" damage prevention personnel urgently put down the steel protective cover outside the observation window.

The light in the command room dimmed instantly.

The explosion that happened two thousand feet away only made the huge "Purple Star" sway slightly, and the first-class stable fuselage design quickly restored its stability. In the command room, Brasiggriano punched the bulkhead and said annoyedly: "The Normans are too cunning! They expected that we would evade, so they set the "devil bombs" at different flight altitudes."

Leahic opened his mouth and said nothing after all.

In the next moment, there was no explosion outside. Captain Berenger hurriedly ordered: "Open the protective cover!"

Amid the urgent expectation of the officers, the heavy steel protective cover slowly opened. The battleship "Champion" that was built during the last war was still in sight, which made the nervous people breathe a little relieved, but after closer inspection, its condition was not optimistic: thick smoke came out of the front of the port side, and flames burst out from time to time. The main gun on the port side, covered by black smoke, could not be counted for the time being. What's worse, the hull tilted horizontally to the left, which meant that the floating structure inside the battleship was damaged...

"Beware! The Norman cruiser launched a charge!" Fleet Chief of Staff Leajci reminded.

In sight, four Norman cruisers that had previously projected a wave of "devil bombs" turned all the way and launched a cavalry-style charge with a rapid force. According to past experience, the battleships that forcibly attacked the enemy's formation should be battleships and armored ships in war armor, or small and flexible cruisers. Cruisers and battle cruisers that upgrade fire protection are usually guerrillas on the periphery. With the firepower efficiency of the Wessex combat formation, Norman cruisers dare to enter the effective range of the medium-caliber secondary gun, and they are beaten and unable to take care of themselves. However, the "devil bombs" they carry can fully launch efficient attacks in a relatively safe range!

Brasigriano stared at the fleet formation on the Normans, turned to look at the "Champion" that had just been hit, and finally set his eyes on Leahic's face.

"Send all ships to concentrate their firepower to intercept enemy cruisers! Then send a signal to the assault team and prepare to assault enemy cruisers formations!"

Leajic did not blindly follow the order, but thought for a few seconds: "How about changing the main guns of each ship to grenades when dealing with cruisers?"

Armor-piercing bombs cost several times that of grenades, and the number of missiles prepared by each ship is limited. In view of this, the fleet commander decisively adopted this suggestion.

In sight, the four Norman cruisers were like four flying blades with sharp edges. With their strong power output and potential energy conversion from high to bottom, they rushed into the fire net woven by the Wessex fleet like a tiger. There were shells falling on them, and flame balls, large or small, bloomed outside them, dissipated, and turned into thick smoke.

Adjust the target, re-measure the range, calculate the shooting elements, and turn it into a shooting target... This process is neither complicated nor long, lasting less than a minute. Battleships such as the "Purple Star" with well-trained officers and soldiers and advanced equipment technology took only more than half a minute. Even so, the short interval between the main guns of the four battleships fired, which caused the highly nervous officers to suffer, and the Norman cruiser, which rushed at high speed, took this opportunity to cross the red dangerous area on the battlefield. When the rumbling gun sounded again, they suddenly turned, revealing the vulnerable sidewalk...

At that time, Captain Berenger rushed to the communication command position and shouted at the sound tube: "Shooting Commander! Organize interception and shooting!"

Brasigriano's face changed drastically.

Intercepting and shooting is one of the inherent tactics of flying warships. It is usually used to deal with the close-range siege of enemy light ships, support ground combat, and suppress enemy infantry. Because the firepower of the warship is partially or completely output, high-explosive bombs or shrapnel are used for intensive shooting, which is also called barrage shooting. The current flight warships of the Wessex Aviation Force are equipped with large-caliber main guns, medium-caliber secondary guns, small-caliber rapid-fire guns, and conventional firearms distributed to land soldiers and crews. It is enough to fight against enemy warships and clean up the ground targets, but the effect of the newly emerging weapon such as "devil bombs" is still unknown. In the current situation of war, if there are omissions, it may be the end of the ship being destroyed and people being killed!

At this moment, the focus of the battlefield vision was that four Norman cruisers shook their tails, facing the core battleship group of Wessex Fleet. Due to inertia, they were still moving at high speed and their side sliding posture showed the excellent control performance of the warship and the strong ability of officers and soldiers to control the ship.

In the blink of an eye, a black spindle-like object flew out from the Norman cruiser, and balls of gray smoke rose and spread from the ship's side.

Seeing the enemy ships shooting rows of "devil bombs" at their fleet at a distance of only 20,000 feet, Brasigriano opened his mouth and stared at him, as if he was being pushed against his temple by the enemy's muzzle, his face saying "I can't live forever."

Faced with the fatal threat, the elite Wessex Wang Family Fleet burst out with strong combat power. The shells fired by battleships, armored ships, patrol ships, and each ship was like fireflies on summer nights. They seemed to be flying around and bumping around, without any rules, but in fact they weaved a dense interception firepower net. However, the fire net that was difficult for flying ships to penetrate could not stop the "devil bombs" that were coming quickly. In just over a minute, those terrible killers had already rushed to the vicinity. They were distributed at different flight altitudes and horizontal positions, with small sizes and fast speeds. Those flexible patrol ships were still difficult to avoid, and the huge battleships were even more unavoidable.

Witnessing the orange-red flame ball blooming on his own warship, Brasigriano's last minute was completely shattered. He grabbed the handrail hard, gritted his teeth, squinted his eyes, and felt extremely painful, but his rich life experience quickly calmed down and re-examined the serious situation of the battle: the Normans not only possessed new weapons, but also derived new tactics through new weapons. If they continue to waste so unknown, the Wessex Royal Fleet may suffer a terrible defeat here!

Fierce explosions from the outside came one after another. Basically, every explosion means that a warship was hit - if it was a battleship, you might still hold on. If it was an armored ship and a patrol ship, this attack would be enough to cause a catastrophe. Faced with this situation, Brasigriano's mood sank into the cold ice valley. He could not imagine what the crown prince Yurimus, who was preparing for the command ship, was thinking, and he could not imagine what would happen to waiting for him. At this moment, he could only think about how to take this fleet away as completely as possible and away from this terrible, out of control danger.

Brasigriano and Lyaici were both silent, but Berenguel said in disbelief: "Oh my god... The 'Triumph' was shot! The 'Champion' was shot! The 'Milos' was shot! The 'Lair' was exploded!"

The four explosions came from four different battleships - two battleships, one armored ship, and one patrol ship. In this round of attack, the four Norman cruisers successively launched 20 "devil bombs" in half a minute, and four hit the target, which meant a hit rate of up to 20%, and the attack efficiency and damage effect completely exceeded the four main battleships.
Chapter completed!