Chapter 548 Tomorrow and accidents, usually the latter comes first
“The 8th batch of air and space transport fleets are preparing to leave, and the ships responsible for the launch are preparing 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 and fly without deviation. The route may be attacked by ground air defense forces!"
"Each fleet has completed the allocation of landing airports, please double check their respective target airports before leaving!"
"Attention."
In the outer space of Lubion 5, the 40 heavy-carrying 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 to attack The 'delivery' operation of the Renaissance Alliance.
Under the guidance of more than a dozen frigates, heavy-carrying cargo ships and light cargo ships continued to lower their orbits until they reached a height where aerospace transport aircraft could be launched.
With the civilian shipboard control personality on the cargo ship, after confirming that it has entered the launch height and turning on the green light, all the "aircraft and cargo" in the cargo ship's deployment bay were packaged and sold to the Renaissance Alliance. One by one, aerospace transport planes detached themselves from their 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 with a full load and take off and land at airports in almost a field environment, but its dual-mode fusion engine can also allow it to fly ten years after takeoff with a full load. Entering orbit within minutes
So for Franklin and others, although this batch of 490 'Valkyrie' aerospace transport aircraft is purely an unplanned procurement project, and will be purchased from Atlas The interest-free loan obtained from the group was spent a lot.
But it allows them to obtain a huge fleet of transportation aircraft between space and ground at a relatively low cost.
And even if these 'Valkyries' are not needed for the time being to carry out 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 beat the Renaissance Alliance's current hand. other transport vehicles on board.
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 begin entering the atmosphere one by one according to the procedures.
After fully unfolding its wings, these aerospace transport aircraft looked like a paper airplane with a huge wingspan. With the initial speed given by the cargo ship, they hit the Rupee at hypersonic speed. In Ang-5's atmosphere,
the lower leading edge of its wings 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.
So the route planning officer is also a "chicken thief" and has arranged most of the dangerous airspace to be passed through at this stage, in order 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 it will make the final The landing process becomes 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 take-off 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 all the drops can be completed within 13 hours." After hearing the report of the officer on duty, the captain of the 'Infinity' Randall nodded at 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 progress a little. The faster the cargo fleet can complete the 'delivery'" operation, their situation It will also be safer. "
"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 communication of the observation team.
“Attention observation team, this is the captain, have you found anything in your air surveillance?”
“Report to the captain, according to the current surveillance situation, everything is normal! For the time being! No abnormality was found.”
“Okay, continue to monitor”
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 near the two satellites. These are two areas where it is easy to cover and shield the enemy!"
"Yes, Captain! I will make arrangements right away!"
Soon, the Randall saw an array of long-wave radar, infrared, ultraviolet, and optical observation equipment on the illustration of the concrete 'battleship real-time detection status', and turned the detection angle to the two satellites of Lubion 5.
After a while, the officer on duty also came back after finishing his communication with the commander of the cargo fleet. After seeing Randall’s order just now, he asked curiously:
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"Colonel, are you worried about something?"
"Yeah." Randall stared at the situational awareness situation on the three-dimensional star map, and then sighed,
"I'm a little bit right now. We are worried that the federal fleet will suddenly attack at this juncture. The cargo fleet's operation progress is less than 70%, and the remaining heavy-duty cargo ships have begun to enter the delivery orbit. It would not be a good thing to be attacked at this time. "
Hearing Randall's words, the officer on duty comforted him: "Colonel, I don't think you need to worry too much. After all, Infinity has just upgraded its detection equipment, our air surveillance capabilities and long-range early warning. The capability can be said to be the strongest except for the man-made Ladder Fortress. If the federal fleet transitions into a formal state, we will definitely be able to detect movement."
"But the problem is that the detection equipment is only in 'reconnaissance and counter-reconnaissance'. It's just a part of the system. There is no guarantee that 'Infinity' can detect all anomalies. We still can't rely too much on the equipment."
Just when Randall was about to take advantage of this opportunity to say something, a voice he least wanted to hear sounded on the bridge.
“Warning! A large number of unknown units have been detected in the shadow edge area of the second satellite of Lubion 5, and are currently leaving the lunar back area. Judging from the personality of the shipboard control, all of its characteristics are approximately large-scale. Fleet! "
"Fuck! What a crow! I'm going to light it up, right?"
(End of this chapter)