The Naval Base of the Unnamed Ship Girls

"Hero-class battleships? And more than one, we've been deceived!" The deep-sea carrier, which was a while later than its leader, realized that Adun's group of ships had arrived and hurriedly summoned several bombers to replace the fighters that originally wanted to gain air superiority.

"It must have just accidentally wandered in," said the Deepsea Combat Navigator, having realized that the Vanguard fleet had just entered combat readiness and understood the situation.

"What do we do now? Fight or hide?" The deep-sea carrier slowly released more bombers. Compared to its captain, who was also responsible for artillery fire, this genuine carrier could summon more carrier-based aircraft.

"Since the enemy also has hero-class ship girls, there's no reason they wouldn't have noticed us when we noticed them. Prepare for battle, and make it quick." With a wave of his hand, the deep-sea naval commander sent several of his bombers flying out first.

"Where's 571?" the deep-sea carrier, which had sent its bombers flying alongside it, asked about the secret weapon.

"I've hidden her away, so even if we fail, she'll still be there to carry out the mission," the deep-sea naval combatant said with a serious expression.

"They're just two Hero-class ship girls, and they don't even have an aircraft carrier." The Deep Sea Aircraft Carrier didn't understand why her leader was being so cautious. In her eyes, those battleship girls in the fleet that didn't have an aircraft carrier were just targets for carrier-based aircraft.

"I have a bad feeling." As the leader of this deep-sea fleet carrying out a special interception mission, this deep-sea combat ship had a very subtle feeling, as if it was facing more than just an ordinary hero-class battleship.

If these deep-sea ship girls got any closer, allowing Adun and Hyperion to hear their conversation, these two starship girls, still engrossed in their own activities, would only think:

"My intuition was right."

"But it's of no use."

The ship girls of Naval Base No. 233 detected them a little earlier than the Abyssal Fleet had anticipated. Although they were not as high-ranking as the Nautilus, they were about the same time as Wo-chan detected the Abyssal Fleet's presence.

"Military merit, military merit, my military merit!" The vanguard, excitedly standing on his pot-shaped gun platform, shouted into the distance.

"Vanguard, set up your anti-aircraft fire network and don't let any planes get close. There are air combatants and aircraft carriers on the other side." Ignoring Vanguard's excitement, the head maid, Renown, methodically arranged the battle.

"Hey? I don't want to shoot down planes, I want to confront those deep-sea creatures head-on!" Avant-garde was very dissatisfied with the arrangement.

"Those deep-sea ship girls are a minor matter. The important thing is the young master's safety. Vanguard, where is your Glory Form safest? Waterline armor or horizontal armor?" Reputation directly rejected Vanguard's suggestion and said seriously.

"The waterline armor is slightly better..." Vanguard said disappointedly, knowing he couldn't confront the deep sea head-on.

Renown, especially worried about something going wrong, added: "Put away all the ammunition for your main guns, only keep the ammunition for the anti-aircraft guns, to prevent a secondary explosion."

"Then what am I going to use to fight in the deep sea? Headbutt it?" Vanguard felt helpless, Vanguard was heartbroken, Vanguard only felt that countless medals had grown wings and disappeared before his eyes.

"Even if you have the chance to crash into the deep sea, don't be impulsive. Your responsibility is to ensure the young master's safety first, do you hear me?" Reputation emphasized again that the young master's safety was the most important thing.

"Okay, I heard you." Avant-garde said weakly.

Ignoring the minuscule, almost mosquito-like sounds of the Vanguard, Reignwood continued assigning missions to the other naval ship girls of Naval Base No. 233:

“Prince Eugen, you will protect the young master closely. Even if it means being severely injured yourself, you must not let the young master be harmed.”

“Eugen~” Prince Eugen raised his right arm in a gesture of respect to the Third Reich and said, “Yes, Your Majesty.”

"Nelson Rodney, you guys go ashore, deploy your ship equipment, prepare for artillery support, and be careful not to let any lone deep-sea creatures sneak up on us."

With "No problem" and "We can handle it," the skillful Nelson and Rodney sisters jumped out of their Vanguard Glory forms, one on each side, and summoned their sixteen-inch main cannons.

After giving his orders, Reputation looked up at the two ship girls still sitting on the signal tower in his Reputation Glory form. He then summoned his Immortal Ship-Mounted Antimatter Shattering Cannon and muttered to himself:

"Leave the front side to me."

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I currently have 197 chapters saved up. If this continues, I should be able to save around 20 chapters by the time the book is published.

I like using the Fortress... the steel bullet hell is so satisfying.

Chapter 181 The Avant-garde Iron Curtain

Because the ship girls accompanying Charlotte on this trip to Naval Base 233 did not include any aircraft carriers, or rather, there were not many aircraft carriers in Naval Base 233 itself.

Therefore, those overwhelming deep-sea carrier-based bombers could be said to have driven straight in without any hindrance.

If there were any system interface display, the ship girls of Naval Base 233 would basically see a red-text warning: "The enemy's aircraft has a combat power of 9000, and air superiority has been lost."

"Am I being underestimated?" Qianwei said somewhat unhappily when he saw that there wasn't a single fighter plane in the area, only bomber formations.

While having fighter jets wouldn't have been of much use, it can't be said that the deep-sea ship girls launched the wrong planes.

"Then they will pay the price. Activate your Iron Curtain. Don't let these carrier-based aircraft affect the young master's mood," said Reputation, who stood beside Vanguard with his four Protoss Immortal mechanical legs instead of jumping onto the sea like Nelson Rodney.

"Get ready to spray aluminum, you deep-sea scum!" Upon hearing the reputation command, the vanguard waved his golden scepter into the air.

As if receiving some command, the Vanguard's Glory ship, equipped with dozens of neatly arranged Bofors 40mm six-barreled anti-aircraft guns that had already been loaded, spewed out continuous tongues of fire.

The barrage of steel bullets instantly annihilated the formation of deep-sea bombers in the storm of destruction.

"What? The entire bomber crew was wiped out?" The deep-sea aviation combat team, which had not yet entered artillery range, looked into the distance in astonishment.

"What terrifying anti-aircraft barrage!" Just as the vanguard had said, the deep-sea aircraft carrier, which had sprayed at least several hundred tons of aluminum in a short period of time, said with a grim expression.

"A new, cutting-edge anti-aircraft battleship? It has actually upgraded all of its shipboard equipment to anti-aircraft firepower..." The deep-sea naval battleship, which had also lost dozens of aluminum, felt somewhat like it had fallen into a trap.

"Should we continue bombing?" Although hundreds of aluminum were sprayed, as a deep-sea carrier with similar strength to Wo-chan, it could still launch a few more bombing sorties like the one just now.

"There's no need anymore. Judging from the fact that that battleship has maintained its glorious form, either they are confident enough, or they have an admiral with them. Load the shells and prepare for a shelling battle," the deep-sea combatant ordered after analyzing the situation.

"Haha, these are just some low-altitude carrier-based aircraft. They don't even have an elite squadron, yet they dare to dive and drop bombs."

Seeing the deep-sea construction machines falling onto the water like dumplings or exploding in mid-air like fireworks under its own anti-aircraft barrage, the avant-garde was very smug.

In Naval Base No. 233, where there aren't many aircraft carriers as the main force, almost all the ship girls focus on anti-aircraft firepower. Things like crossfire networks and layered fire networks have become essential skills.

After all, without much protection from carrier-based fighters, these gun-wielding female warriors could only rely on the anti-aircraft guns in their shipboard equipment when facing the so-called battleship terminator carrier-based bombers.

As a vanguard ship that is known for its anti-air capabilities, this is especially true. Even before it was promoted to a hero-class ship girl, this new anti-air battleship's anti-air capabilities were already among the best in the naval base.

Her awakened special skill "Iron Curtain" is also best suited for anti-aircraft firepower, since shells with a caliber of no more than 88mm are like a tickle to a warship.

The avant-garde's Iron Curtain skill allows it to unleash a barrage of shells with a caliber not exceeding 88mm from all ship-mounted gun emplacements at four to eight times the normal acceleration, creating a massive, overwhelming steel barrage.

Let alone the six-tube Bofors 40mm anti-aircraft guns on the current Avant-Garde, even if it were equipped with the Germans' crappy 37-barreled machine guns, it could still produce a barrage effect.

This kind of barrage, which would be like a downpour hitting a normal ship girl's face, is most suitable for those fragile carrier-based aircraft.

The barrage of bullets just now was so dense that it could blow up anti-ship bombs spat out by deep-sea bombers that had made a desperate assault to the vicinity.

Unfortunately, there are also drawbacks. Although the ship's anti-aircraft guns will not be damaged due to the special skill, the ammunition consumption is proportional to the density of the barrage.

That's why the avant-garde always carries some canned supplies in his pocket; shooting grenades is so much fun, but it's also a waste of money...

"Rather than covering for them, I'd say I'm acting as their caretaker," said Hyperion, who was sitting atop the signal tower watching the avant-garde pilot masturbate.

“There’s no difference between the two,” said Ardon, who listened to music with his eyes closed without any problem.

"..." Hyperion glanced helplessly at Adun, then at the clouds in the sky. Just now, she had secretly used a few anti-aircraft guns from the battlecruiser to take down several deep-sea heavy bombers that were trying to bomb horizontally.

Compared to the Vanguard's style of relying on barrages to increase accuracy, these Abyssal heavy bombers with a speed of less than 1 au are no different from stationary targets for the Hyperion; they can be taken down one by one with a small pistol.

The fact that the Vanguard didn't notice doesn't mean that the Reputation didn't see it. Unfortunately, due to the range limitations of the antimatter fragmentation cannons mounted on the Immortal-class ships, the Hyperion had already taken the initiative by the time the Reputation had already aimed at those sneaky Abyssal heavy bombardments.

He glanced gratefully at Hyperion and Patriarch Adon, who were still sitting high up and showed no signs of entering a state of war.

"Vanguard has become so amazing." Charlotte, who was dragged to the bridge by Prince Eugen, exclaimed in surprise upon seeing Vanguard's achievements.

"Young Master, it's so dangerous here! What if an aerial bomb comes in..." Prince Eugen, who had formed a fortress around the ship to protect Young Master Charlotte, began to speak normally in his anxiety.

"I believe you will protect me!" Young Master Charlotte was completely unconcerned about how dangerous her actions were. You know, anything can happen on the battlefield. She wasn't one of those ship girls who could be fully healed even if they were badly damaged, as long as they didn't sink and could just take a bath.

"This has nothing to do with whether you believe it or not. Next is the artillery battle. If anything happens to you, young master, I'll be torn apart by Bismarck."

Or he might die to appease his compatriots. In any case, whatever happens to the young master, Prince Eugen will be punished a hundredfold, even if the young master only suffers minor injuries and nothing serious.

In the German ship girl genre, dereliction of duty is practically tantamount to treason.

"Tsk tsk tsk, I really want to show this young master what the cruelty of war is like." Hyperion smacked his lips as he watched this scene.

Upon hearing Hyperion's words, Adun opened his eyes, glanced at the star cruiser, then closed them again and said, "I have no objection..."

"So, you're saying you don't support it either?" Hyperion said, somewhat annoyed by Adun's reaction.

Ardon made no response to Hyperion's words.

☆, Chapter 182 A Remarkably Talented Reputation

"I see those damn ship girls!" shouted the deep-sea battlecruiser at the front.

The "trapezoidal formation," chosen by the commander of this deep-sea fleet for its deep-sea naval warfare, was a formation designed for direct confrontation from the outset.

Because the battle is taking place in human territory, a swift and decisive victory is necessary, even at the cost of some sacrifice.

"The Deepsea has deployed in a trapezoidal formation? What do we do?" Nelson, who had sailed ahead of the Vanguard, turned back to ask the flagship, Renown.

"Nelson in front, Rodney at the rear, the vanguard turns 15° to the right, single column formation!" Reputation announced methodically.

Since the enemy has deployed a trapezoidal formation, which has given them a large area of ​​firepower but also made them more vulnerable to artillery fire, how can we not seize this opportunity?

"Huh? I... I can't protect myself from their firepower." The Vanguard, still in his Glory form, asked with some surprise, not expecting that Reputation would choose the "take it or leave it" approach.

While summoning a ship girl in her Glory form maximizes her firepower, it also makes her far less agile than when she only activates her ship equipment.

When facing so many deep-sea ship girls arranged in a trapezoidal formation, Vanguard could not guarantee that he would emerge unscathed.

After all, artillery shells are not small planes. The Bofors anti-aircraft gun, combined with the advanced Iron Curtain skill, is very effective at shooting down aircraft, but that does not mean that it can also stop artillery shells.

"I will protect your key positions." As Reputation explained to Vanguard, he waved his hand, and a light blue barrier covered several areas of Vanguard's Glory ship.

For example, the young master's command room, the command room, and the command room.

"Why do I feel that the key position you mentioned, Renown, is actually where the young master is?" Vanguard had a feeling that this time they were about to suffer a major defeat.

"There's no difference." As Revelation spoke, several lines of lock-on markers appeared on the mask covering half of her face. The ships that posed the greatest threat had been registered in this immortal ship girl's lock-on list, just waiting for them to come within range.

"Heh, interesting." The deep-sea naval combatant looked at the ship girls so close by, surprised that they had also chosen to confront them head-on instead of waiting for reinforcements. He said with some surprise.

"Fire support team ready, ready to fire at any time," the deep-sea battleship beside the deep-sea naval vessel said earnestly.

Glancing at the trails of clouds drifting across the sky, and then at the radar display on his whale-shaped hull, the deep-sea combatant issued the order:

"Use a fuse to scare them first."

"Yes, sir." The obedient deep-sea battleship immediately relayed the commander's orders to the other elite-class deep-sea ship girls.

"Boom..." The shells from the deep-sea fleet that fired first did not land in the water or on any unfortunate ship girl. Instead, they flew for a while and exploded in mid-air just as they reached the vicinity of the Vanguard in its glorious form.

Hundreds of years ago, such bombs were very lethal to ship crews with no cover, but to ship girls, they were like a firecracker going off next to them, at most they would be startled.