As they dispersed, the heavy rain gradually stopped.
Four mechas moved with them, their engines roaring. They did not rush into the city, but waited for the engines to gradually heat up.
The middle-aged man driving his mecha waved his giant hand to signal them to follow, and then walked out of the door.
Dane stepped on the pedal and the mecha took a step forward.
Basically, the operating systems of all mechas are designed based on the data provided by Tesla.
So no matter which kind of mecha it is, the operation template is the same.
So even though Dane had never controlled the mecha, he knew how it acted.
Nauda gripped the armrests of the command chair, feeling sick to his stomach every time he sat on this bumpy machine.
"You said the mecha's control room couldn't be made more comfortable? People were knocked unconscious before the fight even started."
"This is war, mother." Dane said helplessly, "This is not a spring outing."
"No, this is indeed a design flaw," Tesla said.
“One of the most important standards for mechas is the protection of the pilot.
A good shock absorption system can better protect the driver from enemy attacks and can also perform some more difficult actions. "
Dane curled his lips but did not refute. He knew that he would not be able to refute his father.
"The cockpit of Professor Stark's mecha is much more comfortable." Nauda said, "It's like being in a mother's arms."
"Even if I spend a lifetime of energy on the teacher's mecha, I may not be able to catch up with it." Tesla murmured in a low voice.
Hearing this, Dane raised his head and looked at him in shock.
"Do you still have a teacher?"
"Of course I have teachers." Tesla said matter-of-factly, "There is no one in this world who is born with knowledge."
"Can he also build mechas?" Dane said.
"He taught me mecha technology," Tesla said.
"But..." Dane couldn't help but said, "Everyone says you are the father of mechas."
"I guess in the eyes of the teacher, these things I built cannot be regarded as mechas at all." Tesla murmured in a low voice.
"Then where is he now?" he asked.
Tesla slowly raised his head and looked at the starless night sky, his eyes flashing.
"Perhaps, he is watching us from a corner above at the moment."
Are you in heaven...?
Dane understood what Tesla meant and did not continue to ask.
His father is not young anymore, and his teacher is no longer alive, which is normal.
Nauda took out a map at this moment. She was responsible for the observation hand and was also responsible for navigation.
She is very good at measuring distance, so this is not difficult for her.
Four routes to Port Sen were marked on the map, and the road they were going to take was marked in red.
The four mechas walked ahead of them, splitting up to avoid unnecessary suspicion.
But they have to reach their destination at the same time.
The map also marked the locations of dozens of other mechas, which should have entered combat positions an hour ago.
Nauda didn't know if these people had spies. Maybe someone had already exchanged their plans for gold bars with the Tsar.
However, she was certain that no one knew about the plan to attack the warship, because she didn't know what they were going to do until just now.
They walked quickly through the empty streets of St. Petersburg, their mechas spray-painted with the logo of the Tsarist Russian patrol.
Patrol troops often patrol in mechas at night, so the residents nearby are not surprised.
The buildings in the suburbs gradually became sparse. When passing by a dark hotel, they saw someone looking curiously at the window.
It won't be long before someone starts to wonder why mechas are wandering into the suburbs.
But they were too close to their goal to think about such things anymore.
The horizon gradually rises, and as the cliff approaches, there are gradually more rocks.
The night view of the city appeared in the rear observation window of the mecha, looking very gorgeous under the dark night sky.
Hundreds of masts and chimneys stood on the dark water, and their Zeus ship was hidden under these civilian ships.
When they were still a few hundred meters away from the warship, a searchlight suddenly swept through the darkness.
Nauda squinted his eyes slightly, and they saw the silhouette of the metal torso and the muzzle.
It's a Russian mecha.
"Distance?" Tesla asked calmly.
"About a thousand yards. Well, nine hundred meters," Nauda said.
Tesla nodded and pulled the lever. They heard a click as some huge metal object slid into a designated place.
This metal object was very heavy, and even they in the cockpit could feel the weight.
"You will indeed choose mecha." Tesla said,
"The German-made 88mm cannon is dual-wielding. It was originally built for anti-aircraft purposes, but later it was found that it is particularly useful for attacking heavy armored units.
The reason why this mecha has not been mass-produced is probably because of this gun. "
Dane also increased the engine operation to allow the mecha to react quickly.
The person on the mecha opposite was shouting at them through a loudspeaker. There was more curiosity in his tone than anger.
They obviously did not expect the enemy to enter St. Petersburg, and their bodies were spray-painted with their logo.
"Loaded, ready to fire!" Tesla said.
"Wait a minute." Nauda looked at the range table on the mecha. This mecha has not experienced much actual combat, so the range indicated above is the product of calculation and estimation.
No one could tell the true range until the first shell hit the ground.
The needle finally pointed to 900 meters...
"Fire!" Nauda shouted.
"Hold on tight, the recoil may be huge!"
With that said, Tesla pulled the trigger, and a cannonball blasted out from the iron golem's palm.
"boom!"
The leg structure of the Iron Golem is prepared for these two cannons, so there are many supports at the rear.
With a loud bang, dust flew up from below the iron golem, ripples spread to all sides, and the huge recoil made the entire mecha tremble.
Nauda, Tesla and the others felt their stomachs churn, but they quickly adapted to it.
The shell landed about forty meters away from the mecha, and the rocks on one side were blown into pieces.
"The difference is not big." Nauda said, "I will definitely hit it next time."
Tesla continued to raise the ammunition loading lever.
"Watch for evasive maneuvers, they may strike back right away."
"I'm pretty good at evasive maneuvers," Dane said.
"This shot is enough to destroy this mecha." Tesla whispered softly.
But the next moment, the main gun of the opposite mecha also made a loud noise, and a cannonball flew over their heads. The explosion sounded a few seconds later, causing the Iron Golem's soles to tremble.
"They missed!" shouted Dane, "but they're going to calibrate this time too. Can we fire?"
"Wait a minute!" Nauda observed the rising pointer. The pointer scale exceeds nine hundred meters, but a margin of forty meters is still needed.
"Fire!" she finally shouted.
Smoke erupted from the palm of the giant arm again, and the entire cabin leaned back, with dust flying. When the cannonball was fired, he controlled the mecha and strode forward.
Through the violently shaking observation window, Nauda saw a mecha being directly pierced by the front of the shell, then losing its balance and falling to the ground.
"Hit!" shouted Nauda.
However, the driver of the other mecha still pulled the trigger - the main turret fired again, and the dust around the mecha was rolled into a vortex by the shells. With a loud noise, the shell almost flew over their heads.
The mecha swayed back and forth in the explosion - the shell probably landed where they were standing before.
If Dane hadn't made the mecha move forward at full speed, they would have lost their ability to fight.
Dane controlled the mecha to move forward at full speed, and the machine gun on the opposite mecha also opened fire. There were bursts of dust on the road ahead, and then there was the sound of bullets hitting metal, which was very harsh.
"What to do?" Dane shouted.
Tesla's eyes were searching on the panel. Suddenly, he seemed to have discovered something. He raised his hand and pressed a button.
As he moved, the joints on the iron golem spewed out turbulent steam. The steam directly enveloped the entire mecha, and even covered the surrounding areas, blocking the sight of those mechas.
Those mechas still didn't stop firing, but poured bullets into the thick fog formed by the steam. But obviously, it was difficult to hit the target after the sight was obscured by the thick fog.
After a round of firing, they paused to save bullets.
But suddenly, with a heavy sound, the Iron Golem rushed out of the thick fog. Before they could react, the Iron Golem rushed directly in front of them.
The exhaust hole at the tail end of the iron golem spewed out thick black fog, indicating that the mecha's engine was running at overload and high speed.
The upper bodies of the mechas on the opposite side are very similar to tanks, but the lower bodies have spider-like legs, and their balance is far inferior to that of tracked tanks.
When the iron golem rushed to them, he opened his big hands like boxing gloves and slammed into the two mechas.
The mecha lost its balance for a moment and fell to the ground. They obviously wanted to struggle, but the iron golem obviously would not give them time to react.
While they fell to the ground, steam spurted out from the joints of the giant hands, and they were slowly lifted back, and then violently blasted out.
"boom!"
Accompanied by the sound of heavy metal tearing, several mechanical clans below the mecha were deformed by the impact and directly lost their ability to move.
Tesla, Dane and others in the cab were slightly relieved, and then Tesla complained.
"In recent years, scientists have become somewhat superstitious about multi-legged mechas."
"That's not because of you," Dane said.
“I originally designed the agricultural machinery to have multiple legs because it facilitates farming in various terrains and increases the area of land that can be cultivated.
The Hercules frigate was designed to be multi-legged because of its long body and stable center of gravity. And there are enough technical advantages to make up for the disadvantages of Duozu, thereby gaining more combat advantages and flexibility in terrain.
But they actually designed this kind of mecha to have multiple legs, making it top-heavy. It was really stupid. "
"Don't Beichen also have this type of mecha?"
"You will know if you have been to Beichen. Their terrain is much more complicated. But most of this country is plain. Aren't crawler tracks better than Duozu?"
Dane nodded, then continued to ask, "Where are the others?"
Nauda leaned out of the observation window and quickly noticed three smoke trails under the starry sky.
"They're all there! About two kilometers away."
But then, she saw the armored ship from Germany on the dark sea. It was a strategic cruiser weighing 24,000 tons and about 186.5 meters in length.
When the war just started, this ship was presented to Nicholas II by William II as a gift for the alliance. It was equipped with gyroplanes and many combat weapons, and the range was enough to cover St. Petersburg.
At the same time, she also saw the red dot shining in the night sky - it was an aircraft. Through the telescope, she could barely see clearly that it was an airship.
That is also the German Zeppelin airship. The advantage of airships compared to fighter jets is that they can float longer and higher than fighter jets.
Fighters in this era are equipped with machine guns at most, not cannons. The frame of the airship ensures that it can maintain structural stability even if multiple air bags are penetrated by bullets.
Moreover, the performance of underground anti-aircraft artillery in this era was average, and it was very difficult to shoot down airships. The number of bombs it carries is also much higher than that of ordinary fighters. As long as it is placed there, it is a ruthless bomb-dropping machine. It is the main weapon of this era.
Therefore, even if the warship is destroyed and the airship still survives, it will be difficult for these mechas to achieve real success.
The battle has just begun. (End of chapter)
