228: Chapter 235 A Groundbreaking Advance, the Road to Conquest Begins!

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[Mechanical Device: Great Qin qingluan aircraft]

[Device Type: Aerospace Transport]

[Power Drive: Fuel-Electric Hybrid]

[Production Requirement: Elementary Xuan Niao Aerospace Institute]

[Required Pre-requisite Technology: Elementary Anti-Gravity Technology, Advanced Propulsion Technology]

[Description: A large transport aircraft with good unladen capacity, capable of executing long-distance aerial delivery missions]

[The qingluan aircraft possesses internal landing pods; each landing pod can carry one soldier, and each qingluan aircraft can carry 50 landing pods]

[Maximum Payload Range: 2000km]

[command points Required for Summoning: 50,000 points]

[Maintenance Consumption: 200 units of steel/time, 400 units of iron/time, 150 units of copper/time]

[Basic Consumption: 300 units of fuel/time, 4000 units of electricity/time]

[Note: Aerial range will be affected by various factors, such as weather, payload, flight speed, etc.]

[Cruising flight can save fuel and increase the aircraft's maximum range]

Fighter jets plus transport aircraft—Great Qin's aerial units are fully equipped right from the start!

Su Yang's eyes flickered, his gaze unable to tear itself away from the various data points of the black bird.

Combat fighter jets; the start is already the most powerful aerial combat force!

He had originally thought that Great Qin's aerospace units, like other units, would have a process of slow evolution.

Evolving all the way from things like biplane gliders to jet planes, yet the answer provided by Great Qin technology was to go straight to the max.

Seeing the word "missile" on the black bird, Su Yang knew that the Level 6 Tech Tree would push Great Qin's combat power to the absolute Peak of human technology.

Short-range dogfight missile Wind Blade, medium-to-long-range air-to-air missile Dragon Roar.

This will allow Great Qin to possess incomparable aerial combat capabilities and irresistible beyond-visual-range strikes.

The maximum range of 3000 kilometers will even allow Great Qin to cross up to three major regions to launch attacks on enemies.

In addition to the strongest artillery weapon, the missile, the black bird is also equipped with two 50mm aircraft autocannons.

Their caliber is even larger than the electromagnetic crossbows of the city defense turrets, and their power goes without saying.

Even without using missiles, the black bird could conduct devastating strikes against enemies relying solely on its aircraft cannons.

Compared to the various nations still struggling on the ground, the unlocking of the black bird will pull Great Qin's combat power to a level they dare not imagine.

If the black bird unpretentiously raised Great Qin's hard power, then the qingluan aircraft has given Great Qin more tactical options.

The qingluan aircraft, possessing landing pods, can send soldiers to the enemy's rear without any pressure to complete surprise attacks.

Moreover, when attacking territories, if it's not absolutely necessary to kill the enemy, carpet bombing is not the best choice.

Facilities in various territories such as mines, mining machines, and factories are facilities that cannot be rebuilt after destruction; destroying mining machines means that the benefits obtained after incorporating the country will be reduced.

If he encounters those nations that refuse to submit to the death and resist stubbornly, Su Yang can directly drop a unit of Airborne Troops into their territory.

Without the distance gap, Great Qin soldiers will be a crushing existence against ordinary soldiers, thus being able to easily disintegrate their defenses from within.

However, coming along with the aerial units is their massive resource consumption.

Whether it is the fuel consumption for each takeoff, or the gunpowder and steel consumption for every round of ammunition, both are much higher than ground forces.

Therefore, with Great Qin's current resource supply, one must be cautious in launching aerial attacks; every sortie must pursue high returns.

After reviewing the basic information of the two types of fighter aircraft, Su Yang's thoughts flickered, and he invested command points into the Xuan Niao Aerospace Institute.

Just finished unlocking it, how could he resist not summoning a fighter aircraft to take a look?

[command points - 50,000]

[black bird aerospace fighter summoning in progress...]

Hummm—

command points invested, and the interior of the Xuan Niao Aerospace Institute immediately resounded with bursts of humming.

The sound of huge steel collisions echoed over the territory, and the smell of burning fuel enveloped the entire area.

Various robotic arms on the aerospace platform began to operate, and steam and black smoke gushed out continuously.

Watching the giant factory, which was taller than a Level 3 city wall, go into operation before his eyes, Su Yang felt a strong sense of shock.

This is the true appearance of Great Qin Heavy Industry; previous facilities could not fully embody this shocking feeling.

Boom—

The huge operational sound stopped, and a square landing zone on the aerospace platform recessed downward.

After waiting a moment, the sound of hydraulic arms operating rang out.

The black bird, which Su Yang was looking forward to immensely, slowly rose and appeared on the aerospace platform.

This was a steel behemoth even larger than the dark iron heavy armored vehicle!

The black bird's fuselage was 25.2 meters long, with a wingspan of 15.6 meters and a height of 5.2 meters.

The entire body was made of dark silver titanium alloy, supplemented by a large amount of crimson and gold streamlined decorative lines.

Like a modern fighter jet, the fuselage had a smooth, sharp, streamlined shape, and the fuselage structure was supported by titanium alloy and a series of high-strength alloys.

The wing structure was a multi-spar swept-back wing, with internal fuel tanks, landing gear bays, and various missile hardpoints, while the exterior was equipped with two giant aircraft autocannons.

Most importantly, there were two giant electromagnetic turbofan engines located in the middle and rear section of the fuselage.

A single turbofan engine had a diameter of 2.5 meters and a length of 6 meters, using fuel and electromagnetic hybrid power.

Among them, the electromagnetism mainly acted on the anti-gravity System, while the fuel power was used for the propulsion System.

When the black bird was ready to take off, the turbofan engines would rotate around the center, with the engine nozzles perpendicular to the ground.

At this time, the anti-gravity System inside the engine would start, distorting the gravitational field around the black bird to balance the gravity acting on the airframe, and causing the aircraft to lift vertically.

When the aircraft finished taking off, the propulsion System would start, the engines would slowly rotate, and the black bird would be able to soar straight into the clouds.

"Your Majesty, the black bird is in position, awaiting orders!"

The black bird pilot's message rang in Su Yang's mind.

At this moment, Su Yang's heart was surging with emotion.

The first aerial unit belonging to Great Qin was ready; for the Great Qin military, this was an epoch-making advancement!!

Su Yang suppressed the thought in his heart of letting the black bird take off for a joyride; now was not the time to waste resources wantonly.

He opened the panel again and clicked into the Tech Tree.

Tonight's upgrades were far from over; he still held a full 350,000 command points in his hands!

After unlocking the aerial units, the next step was the Imperial Armor Camp and soldier units.

Su Yang planned to complete all optional upgrades tonight and directly send troops to the north tomorrow!

Great Qin's path of conquest was about to enter its most critical moment!