Chapter 28: The Advantages of Shipgirls

Banrenma and Nengdai entered a very eager training state, and they even actively asked Anshan and Fushun nearby for some training methods, so for a while they got along very well.

Qin Ge did not join them at this time; he was currently organizing, off to the side, the process between his earlier issued command and Banrenma and Nengdai carrying out that command.

During World War II, various countries first prioritized battleships, until the destruction of the Z Fleet and the results obtained from the Battle of Midway Island, after which the major nations shifted their focus to aircraft carriers. Indeed, the performance of aircraft carriers also did not disappoint; they almost became the main actors on the battlefield of later World War II naval warfare.

However, many problems arose in between, for example, Japan still possessed several aircraft carriers in the later stages of the war, but due to lack of qualified pilots, the infamous kamikaze tactic emerged.

But after just observing Banrenma's control, Qin Ge surprisingly discovered that if Banrenma's proficiency improved, her mastery of carrier aircraft flight control could be greatly enhanced. Thus, like Japan later on, the shortcoming of using kamikaze tactics due to lack of qualified pilots could easily be compensated. Moreover, the disparities among carrier aircraft pilots before could also be brought up to a single standard.

Moreover, it is clearly noticeable that Banrenma launching carrier aircraft is extremely fast, far more than dozens of times faster than an ordinary aircraft carrier. An ordinary aircraft carrier must first clear the deck, then line up in a takeoff queue before conducting takeoffs one by one.

But Banrenma does not need any of that; she only needs to summon her ship equipment, draw back the bowstring, and shoot the arrow in her hand into the sky, and she can launch several carrier aircraft. Recovery is also very simple: as long as the carrier aircraft flies above Banrenma's head, it can turn into an arrow falling into her hand.

This saved time can give you the initiative in naval combat, because being one step ahead of the enemy means your carrier aircraft will strike first over the enemy's head.

Even if Banrenma's brightness reaches its maximum, a single arrow can launch over ten aircraft at once, then coordinate with other carriers to form a sky‑filling swarm that directly dives onto the enemy fleet to deliver a devastating blow.

After understanding these traits, Qin Ge turned his attention to Nengdai, whose small size makes her movement at sea extremely agile, akin to a special forces soldier wielding super‑heavy weapons charging straight into the enemy fleet, relying on agile footwork to dodge enemy attacks and then using torpedoes to pick off targets one by one.

Powerful! But upon reflection, why would such mighty shipgirls be controlled by the Sirens in these coastal waters? Could the Sirens' existence be even stronger than the shipgirls? Qin Ge wasn't entirely sure, since he hadn't learned about that yet, so he planned to put his research on the Sirens aside for the next topic.

Time flew by, and before they knew it it was afternoon; thus the group gathered together and walked with Anshan and Fushun toward the cafeteria.

"Huh, you all came together? That means Commander Qin Ge is at the training field this afternoon; the training seems very enthusiastic." Seeing Qin Ge and the others with Anshan enter the cafeteria, Yixian, standing at the operation console, let out a surprised voice, then, as if thinking of something, said to the group.

"Hehe, what Elder Sister Yixian said is not wrong—he is a man of action; just this noon he received carrier aircraft and immediately had Banrenma operate them, beginning a dual‑task linkage." Fushun said with a smile.

"Ah… this… must have failed, right?" Yixian comforted Qin Ge, saying, "It's okay if you failed; just take it slow—you're only a shipgirl summoned today, so it's fine."

Fushun chuckled, "Elder Sister Yixian, don't comfort him yet—who told you he failed?"

"Could it have succeeded?" Yixian exclaimed, covering her mouth.

Qin Ge said to Yixian, "But that situation isn't really a success either—when Banrenma controls two carrier aircraft simultaneously handling different tasks, the aircraft's fuselage shakes violently; although it can barely fly, in practice the attack would be extremely weak, or even impossible. So we must continue training until we can simultaneously operate two carrier aircraft, handle various situations, and do so with ease—only then can we call it a stage‑wise success."

"Don't worry, Commander, I will definitely work hard!" Banrenma, hearing Qin Ge's expectation, immediately said to him.

"Hehe, that's really interesting." Yixian smiled, saying, "I've been at the Commander Academy for several years, and I've seen many newly built carrier‑shipgirl commanders go to the training field to practice flying; most of them can simultaneously control a formation to handle situations, which already satisfies them.

"I never expected Commander Qin Ge's demands to be so high, and his compatibility with Banrenma to be so good that he can actually perform this operation, which requires proficiency around level 20 to complete, and yet he's still not satisfied… truly astonishing."

"Actually, I think Commander Qin Ge's future academy life will bring us even greater astonishment." Anshan also smiled at this.

"That's right, I'm also looking forward to that." Fushun smiled, saying, "The students who have just entered the Azure Lane Commander Academy are likewise those who have just entered the Commander Academy as tactical assistant teachers; this dual identity will grant you greater benefits while also presenting greater challenges. So Commander Qin Ge, please work hard in your later academy life—I'm optimistic about you."

Qin Ge smiled, saying, "Thank you for the praise, but for me those are not current priorities. I now need to fully understand the strength comparison between our side and the enemy, as well as the grand strategy adopted by the Naval Ministry, in order to give a better lecture on the upcoming Strategy and Tactics course."

"Your reasoning is very clear; you're absolutely not wrong in doing this, and if you later have any questions, you can come to my place anytime to ask me." Anshan smiled.

"Actually, there's a problem bothering me right now; I've been unable to figure it out, and I don't know if I could ask you about it?" Upon seeing Anshan agree, Qin Ge immediately raised the problem he had been thinking about this afternoon.

"You really don't let any opportunity slip by, Commander Qin Ge—go ahead and say it." Anshan smiled and asked.

Qin Ge organized his thoughts, and under the gaze of several shipgirls he voiced his question: "From this afternoon's experience commanding Banrenma and Nengdai, I felt the strength of shipgirls—whether in sea‑surface agility or attack intensity, they are far superior to ordinary warships. Yet the Azure Lane, which possesses such mighty shipgirls, is suppressed by the Sirens in coastal waters; I want to ask whether the Sirens are far stronger than the shipgirls."