Great Warlord: The Second Ancestor of the Empire

The Silver Eagle Army is the empire's air force. Its main weapons now are bi-wing fighters and bombers, as well as a considerable number of airships.

Let’s not mention airplanes for now. After all, among all the countries in the world, only Daxia has weapons like airplanes, but airships are still relatively common.

The predecessor of the airship was the manned balloon used by the Americans during the Battle of Gettysburg during the Civil War.

The manned balloons at that time were not equipped with any weapons and were only used to detect enemy movements. Later, this manned balloon was spotted by Count Zeppelin, an engineer colonel sent by the Hans Empire to visit America, and then he brought this manned balloon back to Europe.

In the subsequent Austro-Prussian War and Franco-Prussian War, this manned balloon played a huge role.

However, Count Zeppelin was not satisfied after seeing that manned balloons could be used for reconnaissance. With the temper of the Hans Empire, everything must serve the war. Since manned balloons can be used for reconnaissance, is there any way for him to fly directly from the air? What about attacking the enemy?

Count Zeppelin, who had a sudden idea, began to develop balloons that could attack the ground after he retired, and then created the famous Zeppelin airship.

I need to thank the Gauls here.

In fact, the real airship was thought of by Gao Luren. But on September 1852, 9, the Gallic engineer Giffard built an airship about 24 meters long and 44 meters in maximum diameter. It crashed directly after flying out of a height of 12 meters.

After that, the Gallic military evaluated the airship as a flashy and useless weapon and gave up on research, only to benefit their mortal enemy.

Therefore, weapons such as airships are not unique to the empire. They are commonly equipped with such weapons in European countries. And it should be noted that the earliest anti-aircraft weapons were not used to defend against aircraft, but to defend against such airships.

Of course, as Lin Yi stood on the shoulders of his predecessors, it was not that he was unaware of the fatal shortcomings of the airship, but it was a helpless compromise.

Why do you say that? In fact, to put it bluntly, the aircraft owned by the Imperial Air Force did not have enough bomb load and could not achieve the bombing effect he wanted. In addition, in this era, there were no such aircraft, and all countries owned were airships.

As we all know, airships are very powerful in ground attack, but their ability to fight in the air is a little worse. Coupled with the airship's bomb load, which can easily reach hundreds of tons, Lin Yi had to invest money to develop airship technology first.

However, since he is a time traveler after all, Lin Yi chose to avoid some obvious pitfalls. The first is that the airship is not filled with hydrogen, but with helium. This prevents the airship from catching fire after being hit. Possibility of explosion.

Then, some armor was added to the Empire's airships at some important locations.

As a result, the airship built by the empire directly exceeded 240 meters, which was more than 3 meters larger than the largest Zeppelin airship in history. Named the "Golden Eagle" class airship.

You know, when the Zeppelin was tested, it was in 1928, and now it is 1913, a full 15 years ahead of the Zeppelin.

Because helium is used, the cost of each airship is as high as millions of imperial silver dollars. It is almost the same as the cost of a light cruiser.

But Lin Yi thinks it's worth it. After all, the main purpose of this thing is a low-altitude bombing. Imagine being a giant monster hundreds of meters long, flying over your head, and then endlessly dropping bombs on your head.

How long can you resist?

For example, it is now.

On the second day, Lu Jian transferred ten golden eagles from the rear. That huge figure not only shocked the Rakshasa soldiers on the opposite side, but even our own soldiers stood stunned when they saw the huge figure of the golden eagle.

The speed of the golden eagle was very slow, only 60 kilometers per hour. Its figure slowly flew over the Daxia position. The huge shadow enveloped the soldiers below, and those soldiers felt that the sky was about to fall.

Can such a huge weapon really be made by humans?

The Rakshasa army in the distance was clearly in chaos and panic.

The Rakshasa Kingdom also has airships, but their airships are still too small compared to Daxia's airships. However, the officers of Rakshasa Kingdom are still better than ordinary soldiers.

After experiencing the initial surprise, they immediately reacted and must not let this thing fly to their heads.

As a result, the officers of the Rakshasa Kingdom immediately ordered the soldiers to remove Maxim and shoot at the airship at a high angle of elevation.

As for Daxia's airships, in order to maximize the pressure, their flying height is not too high, and they are only one or two hundred meters above the ground. Therefore, with Maxim's range, he can definitely hit the golden eagle.

But what's the use? The bottom armor of the Golden Eagle-class airship uses the same level of tungsten-containing alloy armor as the Dynasty-class battleship, and its thickness reaches 50 mm.

With the power of Maxim, there is no way to penetrate the bottom armor of the golden eagle. When the bullet hit the bottom of the golden eagle, it could only make a crackling sound and a spark, but nothing more.

Instead, after the golden eagle flew over the Rakshasa Kingdom, the hatch at the bottom of the golden eagle was opened, revealing the aerial bomb hanging inside the armor.

Each bomb, weighing 25 kilograms, hit the ground like rain, setting off countless flames on the Rakshasa position.

Ten airships flew over the Rakshasa Kingdom's position at a distance of 500 meters. The soldiers on the ground screamed and wailed continuously. And in those places that had not been bombed, the morale of the soldiers also collapsed at this moment.

The entire position could no longer maintain its previous appearance. A large number of deserters appeared, and the soldiers rushed to retreat to the third line of defense.

But how could the Golden Eagle Airship, which finally got the chance to attack, let them leave so easily?

As a result, the armor on the side of the Golden Eagle was opened, and the 75mm-caliber cannons were pushed out, and then they started bombarding the crowd below.

The bombs hanging from the bottom of the Golden Eagle can only attack directly below the Golden Eagle, but the artillery on its side can rotate to attack targets on the ground or in the sky at various angles.

The soldiers responsible for controlling the artillery were also unambiguous. They specifically fired at the densely populated areas below. Every time a cannon hit, it would cause more than a dozen casualties.

And doing so only exacerbated the chaos among the people below.

Li Jinji, who was in the rear, saw that the second line of defense of Rakshasa Kingdom was in chaos, and he immediately realized that this was an excellent opportunity. As a qualified commander, he would naturally not give up such a good opportunity.

So, under Li Jinji's order, the Sakura and Fuso coalition forces of the two divisions rushed out of their positions and rushed towards the Rakshasa Kingdom's position opposite.