Due to the influence of mass, the Phoenix Kingdom has not developed many types of weapons. In the direction of heavy weapons, there are actually only three types: mortars, machine guns, and aerial bombs.
However, after years of development, these three categories have been subdivided into many things, each with its own system.
The advantages of mortars are that they are lightweight, simple in structure, and their ballistics are very suitable for bypassing obstacles such as mountains and city walls. The production process requirements are relatively low. The disadvantage is that the flight speed is slow, most of it is below the aerodynamic critical speed, and powerful individuals have sufficient time to react. In addition, the explosion form of indirect hits poses a small threat to the magic shield.
Based on its characteristics, the main function of the mortar is to shape the battlefield. Its main tasks are to suppress magic and sound interference. In addition, there are also flash, smoke and other developments, and there are also a small number of attacks for defense and local people in the exile. kind.
To be honest, it is unrealistic to use it to attack the advent body. Even based on the existing knowledge of magic and the observation of the Light Church camp, it is reasonable to suspect that the advent body is likely to be very little affected by the ban on external magic.
Therefore, it is directly excluded from the types of weapons in the future earthquake field, and it can still do its auxiliary work.
The cannon is prepared for enemies in the fourth to sixth rings. The new projectiles bring the possibility of threatening the enemies in the seventh ring, but it will be difficult to deal with it above, because the magic bombing radius of that level may exceed the fatal range of the cannon.
All that remained were aerial bombs.
Aerial bombs are a relatively special type of weapon. Their size and shape are relatively random and are not affected by factors such as caliber. They can be used as long as the vehicle can carry them. The disadvantage is that the flight speed is not fast enough. The highest speed aircraft bombs that have been developed are The bomb is a second-generation fast-attack bomb. It is dropped from an altitude of more than 5,000 meters and can approach the speed of sound when it reaches the ground. In real terms, it is not as fast as the conventional dive bombing of Thunderbolt fighter jets.
But after all, the size limit is relatively small, so it can do more tricks, and it won't be as embarrassing as a mortar.
Using aerial bombs to attack powerful individuals is limited by various factors affecting the airdrop. You cannot expect it to hit directly, so it must be some kind of explosion.
There are also options for specific explosion forms, which are not limited to flames and shock waves caused by chemical substances.
Research in this area has been carried out for many years, and there are many results. The only problem is that it is currently unknown which model can effectively attack targets above the seventh ring. There is really a lack of experimental subjects. Ordinary fixed-point test targets without counterattack capabilities are of little reference significance, so We can only tell by looking at the effect on the future battlefield.
In a word, the kingdom has prepared surprises for all possible threats.
The hard conditions for people's livelihood and equipment are unlikely to change much in the next period of time. If the demons really start to take full action after seven months or more, the only thing that can be optimized is the software.
Software is naturally not electronic software. Take airplanes as an example. The airplane itself is hardware, so terminal management, flight arrangements, personnel training, loading and unloading processes, etc., are all software, and all non-material factors can be included.
However, there are not so many details where things can really move. After all, the execution process must be realized by people. People may make mistakes. Only by leaving redundancy can there be room for changes.
Let’s first see if arrangements can be made for the Golden Red Fortress and the Eastern Floating Island.
The geographical location of the golden and red fortress board has certain strategic value for the current situation. If the demon flies from Gate 1 to Gate 4, it can be easily observed here.
This place has been given to the Crystal Giants as their home, and there is nothing to regret. The next stage is mainly to try to increase the number of Crystal Giants in this area and further communicate with them.
Due to the danger of the Crystal Giant itself, there is a certain risk of casualties in the mission, so actions need to be cautious, and the results are relatively limited.
If the Golden Red Fortress can withstand the destruction of the demon clan, it can effectively prevent the west side of the Phoenix Block from being raided, and the enemy will be able to detour with more warning and adjustment time. Unfortunately, due to the number of crystal giant groups, the possibility is unlikely.
During this period of time, the number of crystal giants in the Golden Red Fortress has only increased from the previous four households to seven households, with a total of 25 individuals. Even if the giant vines as symbionts are pulled out separately and counted, the total is too small. . At most, their vitality can withstand the attacks of several hundred ordinary intermediate demons. The bigger problem is that the living habits of the crystal giants have not had time to change. The distance between families is large, which will further weaken their overall combat effectiveness. As a result, this deterrent is almost negligible.
The General Staff has recently been considering whether it is necessary to introduce the Crystal Crypt Poachers from the Crystal Biome of Gate 3, as well as other plans to enhance the golden-red plate. Arguments from all aspects have been put on Wang Qi's table.
Thinking from the perspective of border security, poachers are beast-like demons with basically negligible intelligence. They do not have the ability to cross floating islands and will not bring additional pressure to border defense. Their presence will cause other enemies to have no foothold here.
Judging from the ecological layout, crystal giants are also more accustomed to living together with poachers. This kind of scorpion-like creature is occasionally used by giants to make some household appliances from their shells or organs.
The other side pays more attention to the problems caused by poachers, such as digging holes everywhere. Over time, the overall structural balance of the floating island may be destroyed, causing the floating island to break. In addition, poachers will also chew the ore, which is not conducive to the subsequent trade development of the crystal giant group.
Taken together, the flaws are huge and not a good defensive choice.
The alternative is to actively invade the demon side corresponding to Gate 3 and extradite more crystal giants from there.
As discussed earlier, due to their living habits, the crystal giants who moved to the exile side were basically family units that were at a territorial disadvantage in the demon world, so the increase was very small, and most of them were difficult to communicate with.
Just going to the demon world to extradite giants is really outrageous, and there are some implementation obstacles.
The Demon Realm Gate and the Main World Gate are structurally two completely different entities.
The main world gate is an area with a radius of more than ten to tens of kilometers. There are some world dislocation phenomena in this area, forming a maze with multiple entrances and exits that changes over time. There is no formal "door" in the physical state.
There is indeed a mass of high energy in the center of the Demon Realm Gate. Since the demons are very dense near it, the kingdom's research on it is relatively shallow. It only knows that it may have some of the functions of the gate. But the vast majority of demons appear in the exile in the form of material projections within a certain radius. This means that the process of "passing through" the gate cannot be seen on the side of the exile, and the demons are "refreshed" from scratch within this range.
This difference in structure means that the only point of entry into the demon world is the high-energy body in the middle.
According to the information provided by the 301st Battalion and the demon prisoners, the only way to reach the place of exile from the demon world is through something similar.
This structure is too unfriendly to military operations. No matter whether you are going or returning, you have to make point breakthroughs. The defensive side has too much advantage, which is an extremely disadvantageous factor for special operations.
Both plans have serious problems as a whole, and it is difficult to really promote their implementation. Even if the slime mold army is used, there is the embarrassment that the spirit body cannot be recovered.
The conclusion is to further strengthen the Golden-Red Fortress sector, either by investing in infrastructure capabilities, or by waiting for Gate 3 to start large-scale operations to steal giants.
Infrastructure construction does not need to be considered. At this stage, the focus is on productivity to serve the enhancement of itself and the market area. Even if the Golden Red Floating Island has a certain strategic role, it is only peripheral.
Stealing giants is an action that does not exist in the demon world, because the lords of the demon world have countless ways to punish and even control lower-level demons.
However, it is said that the God-Slaying Lord once ordered that the lords under his command were not allowed to pass through the Demon Realm Gate. There may be an opportunity to take advantage of this.
There are still some things to verify in the specific implementation.
The location of Gate 3 in the Demon Realm does not belong to the territory of the Godfall Dynasty. I don’t know if there are the same restrictions there.
One of the possibilities is that the God-Slaying Lord split the Demon Realm Gate into five parts, causing the Demon Realm Gate to be dangerous to the lord level, similar to the feeling that a tank is forced to cross when the bridge deck does not bear enough weight. Then without the constraints of the upper-level demons, the giants can maintain their own will after arriving in the exile, and stealing people will be feasible.
Since the above possibility exists, it is also possible that the God-Slaying Lord simply wants to preserve his own strength. The so-called "door" restrictions do not actually exist at all. In this way, once the large-scale action phase enters and a lord appears, The difficulty and hidden dangers of stealing giants will increase dramatically.
This is all inferred information at this stage, and we will not know what it is exactly until the demon world side of Gate 3 takes action.
(End of chapter)
