At the airport at the border between the Federation and Marillo, nine very special planes were undergoing final inspection.
These planes were larger than Lynch's plane. They used five engines, had larger and wider wings, and a longer fuselage.
In front of these big planes, Lynch's new plane was like a smaller one. It was like … a younger brother!
The pilots of these planes seemed to look down on the pilots here. They didn't even look them in the eye. They often looked at them while talking and laughing with their companions.
Even if they were far away, people could guess what they were saying from the shape of their mouths and their expressions.
However, no one was angry at their attitude because it wasn't worth it.
At 8: 30 in the morning, all the inspections were completed. These big planes began to take off. They accelerated a little further when they took off, so they were delayed for a day.
In order to allow them to take off normally, the temporary airport here also expanded the runway.
Watching these large airplanes flying into the sky one after another, those pilots on the ground all returned to their own tents.
Before any further news arrived, they were ready to set out at any time.
At the same time, in a forest next to the bombing area, a group of soldiers who were obviously different from the local warlords were setting up two air defense positions.
The air defense cannons they used were different from the ones sold by the Guevara People to the local warlords.
These cannons had a larger caliber, a slightly slower firing rate, less ammunition, and a different aiming system.
However, it was very easy to control, unlike the Guevara People's air defense cannons, which required four joysticks to adjust the direction of the air defense cannons.
In this air defense cannon, when the user controlled the joysticks with both hands to move back and forth, some complicated mechanical structures could be used to quickly adjust the direction of the cannons.
The only drawback was that it couldn't adjust 360 degrees. It could only be used within 120 degrees, but that wasn't a problem.
Because it had a base that allowed it to adjust the angle of the cannons, it avoided the small disadvantage of not being able to take care of all the angles.
It had a faster reaction speed, less requirements for the cannoneer's personal ability, more powerful firepower, and better aiming mechanism. This was one of the ground defense measures Lynch used to deal with aerial weapons.
At this time, they were waiting quietly, waiting for the planes that they had spent money to fly over and shoot them down.
Mark had just registered a company in a small country. He didn't have the ability to recommend these weapons to the warlords in Marillo. He needed some time to find a way to infiltrate these people.
Lynch couldn't wait that long, so he secretly arranged for some reliable people to transport two air defense cannons.
Lynch had a foresight that people in this era didn't have. He knew the importance of components better than anyone else.
Convenient disassembly and replacement parts, whether it was maintenance, assembly, or transportation, it brought convenience that was not available.
After these anti-aircraft cannons were dismantled, they could only be transported by a small truck. If they were secretly transported here, it would not attract anyone's attention.
These candidates were also selected by the Staff Sergeant himself. From a certain perspective, they were all "defectors".
They had completely sided with the company instead of continuing to stand on the side of the Ministry of Defense, so they didn't feel the slightest discomfort with this task. Instead, they felt very excited.
At 10: 15, a buzzing sound came from the distant sky. It was like there were flies hovering in their ears. Two trained staff entered the operating position. They just held the handle with both hands and slightly adjusted the direction. Without too much movement, the air defense cannons were already in operation.
Each of the 32mm ammunition looked a little scary. The air defense cannons designed by Lynch could not only be used for air defense, but they could also be fired horizontally.
The next step was to find a way to install them on the armored vehicles.
The bombing formation was approaching from afar. The military observers on the ground were carefully observing the planes.
They immediately found that these planes were bigger, wider, and longer than Blackstone Airlines' planes. This made people exclaim in a low voice.
At this time, big meant strong. It was like an enlarged version of a gun. People had an inexplicable fanaticism for big things.
They watched as the planes flew over the camp and flew over the city. In the next second, the sound of machine guns suddenly rang out from more than ten points.
These sounds were orderly and had a kind of deterrent power, giving people an inexplicable shock.
As the planes arrived at the designated area, they began to drop their bombs.
The way these planes dropped their bombs was different from the way Lynch's bombers dropped their bombs. There was a person in the cabin. This person was responsible for observing the situation on the ground and then dropping the bombs.
With the push of a wrench, the cabin opened and bombs fell from the sky.
These bombs were also somewhat different from Lynch's bombs. They looked a little fatter, not as thin and long as artillery shells.
When falling from the sky, some of them would wobble. They looked … a little cute.
"Facts have proven that ours are the best!"
The representative of the manufacturer of these planes had a proud smile on his face.
So far, their planes didn't seem to have been hit. This also made some military observers change their gazes.
Everyone would side with whoever had better military equipment. This was very normal for these small countries.
A few days ago, Lynch's planes were shot down. They felt that this kind of anti-air machine gun was better.
Now that these anti-air machine guns couldn't shoot down these planes, they felt that the planes were better. However, these planes were not the planes of Blackstone Airlines.
People were constantly chasing the footsteps to victory. They were blind, stupid, and impulsive.
At this time, a plane suddenly emitted black smoke and shook for a short time. However, it didn't seem to be a big problem. It even changed direction in the distant sky.
People were once again surprised by its stability. The military representative began to introduce its performance advantages. For example, its five engines could provide a huge thrust and also provide a stable output.
Even if one or two engines were hit and had problems, as long as the extra bombs and debris were thrown away, the remaining engines could continue to fly.
This made people more and more fond of the planes.
The military observer from Gaffra shook his nails. "Doesn't it have a weakness?"
He asked a sharp question. This question could be said to be very impolite. However, at this moment, on such an occasion, it seemed to set off the extraordinariness of these planes.
The military representative smiled. "Of course, its weakness is its cost and its performance."
"In order to pursue the ultimate performance, we made it a product that transcends the era."
He smiled arrogantly. "In the next three years … No, in the next five years, no one, no aircraft will be able to surpass it. It's the best!"
At this moment, the sound of gunfire suddenly came from the distance. It was different from other anti-air machine guns. It was more dull, but it gave people a suffocating feeling.
A plane in the sky suddenly burst into flames and plunged down with black smoke.
This sudden change caught everyone off guard. However, the misfortune didn't seem to stop. It was followed by a second plane, a third plane …
The bombing formation in the sky couldn't even effectively maintain their formation. The pilots began to dodge in horror.
One by one, the planes crashed to the ground, until the sound of tongues disappeared.
The soldier who had just finished shooting the planes glanced at the last slot of the ammunition chain and licked his lips. "This thing should be designed with more ammunition. If there is enough ammunition, I can shoot them all down."
Another soldier nodded. There was some kind of indescribable excitement on their faces. They began to dismantle the two weapons that had just proven their value. They put them into big boxes, threw them on the truck, and left the place on the mountain road.
On the ground, the military representative's eyes were wide open. He looked at the remaining four planes in the sky in disbelief. One of them was emitting thick black smoke and flying in the direction of the airport.
"What is that?"
"What is that!"
"What shot them down?!"
No one knew. People just looked in awe at the flames rising in the distant city. That was the place where the plane crashed.
For a small country, their position changed very quickly.
Ten minutes ago, they were still lamenting the power of the Federation. But now, they thought that these expensive toys had no practical value at all.
They only needed a few anti-aircraft guns to shoot down such expensive planes. These small countries couldn't afford to play this game.
They couldn't take out a large number of planes and destroy them. Compared to deploying a large number of planes, they would rather deploy more anti-aircraft guns.
As long as they could prevent the enemy's planes from entering their hinterland and bombing important industrial cities, they would be satisfied.
Compared to expensive planes, they liked to fight on the ground the most.
Because human life, in this world, at this time, was the most worthless.
The news was quickly reported to the Federation. Lynch heard the result and just smiled without saying anything.
However, the Ministry of National Defense and the aircraft manufacturing company that cheated Lynch were in an uproar. A higher crash rate meant that their planes were even more unreliable than Lynch's!
The Ministry of National Defense's order hadn't been fully delivered. If the Ministry of National Defense reneged at this time …
That would be terrible!