“The drill is over,” Wang Yu said, gently putting down his binoculars. He had already seen York cheering happily, seemingly having a great time, which made him happy too.
After all, Glorious's victory was a given, so York's win was a pleasant surprise. York only had slightly better equipment, and didn't have an advantage in breakthroughs, enhancements, or levels, so her victory was truly commendable.
Pennsylvania strode over to the Ship Girls who were recording combat information and checking drill data: “How were the previous drill conditions?”
“York has already drilled with six different Ship Girls, and her current record is 5 wins and 1 loss.”
5 wins and 1 loss. Pennsylvania frowned. This result greatly exceeded her expectations. Logically, Ship Girls shouldn't go easy during such drills, and she remembered that York's combat level wasn't particularly high.
She walked over and pulled up a detailed data comparison between the two sides. After a moment, she understood everything. She turned to Wang Yu and said, not in a good mood, “You, Commander, really dote on your Ship Girls, giving such good equipment to a new Ship girl.”
Judging by level alone, York was indeed a new Ship girl.
Wang Yu shrugged: “Didn't I say that enhancement parts aren't much use to me? And naturally, extra equipment goes to York. I can't just have good equipment and not give it to my Ship Girls, can I? Let it collect dust in the warehouse?”
Pennsylvania shook her head. Wang Yu was very generous in this regard; he didn't take any enhancement parts last time, so he naturally wasn't short on enhanced equipment. She didn't delve too deeply into the matter. Equipment strength is inherently part of a Ship girl's own strength. If he has the resources to use such good equipment, then winning is naturally reasonable.
Moreover, Ship Girls value their equipment immensely. Unless it's a Commander's mandatory order, others can only dream of even glancing at their equipment. The equipment York is currently using certainly isn't a temporary assignment; once on York, it basically belongs to York forever.
She couldn't help but inwardly tell herself to calm down, after all, the combined equipment of the entire garrison fleet might not even be as valuable as the set of equipment on little York.
After thinking for a moment, she still offered an explanation. After all, Wang Yu wanted to find some equally matched opponents for York, and she didn't want Wang Yu to think that her garrison fleet was just perfunctorily arranging any opponents: “The order of arranging Ship Girls for drills will definitely be based on York's strength, gradually increasing the Ship Girls' strength, and only then will some Ship Girls of similar strength be chosen to fight York.”
Wang Yu nodded, not paying too much attention. He was still happy for York and wasn't thinking as much as Pennsylvania.
“Commander, Commander is back!” York saw her Commander waving at her from the shore from afar, and her mood, having just won a big victory, became even better.
The training with Gascogne sister for so long really paid off! When facing Gascogne sister, she didn't have such a strong feeling, after all, in front of Gascogne sister, no matter how hard she tried to dodge and predict attacks, the result was always the same. But when drilling with other Ship Girls, York noticed the difference.
Just as the opponent raised her gun barrel, she could roughly judge the opponent's attack intention and naturally make evasive maneuvers. Even some combat techniques taught in the past were validated in actual combat. When the opponent made various strategic intentions like torpedo launches and close-quarters combat, she could detect them in advance.
She recalled the various combat techniques Gascogne had taught her during previous training, such as how to launch torpedoes at close range, how to calculate shell impact points, fire suppression, and so on. Those small tricks that she originally thought were useless turned out to be surprisingly effective in actual combat.
Speaking of which, why is Gascogne sister so familiar with all kinds of ship combat techniques, and why does she advocate close-range torpedo launching so much? Telling me never to let torpedo vanguard get close...
Of course, the most important thing is the super powerful equipment Commander gave her!
Although she had never heard of equipment called a high-performance steering gear before, after she actually equipped it, she realized what kind of experience it was!
Heavy cruiser happy machine, the more she used it, the happier she became. Coupled with the large durability recovery bonus provided by the repair device, she could directly engage in a firepower exchange when facing enemies with weak firepower.
When encountering powerful attacks, she could also use her high mobility to dodge the opponent's attacks, and even quickly pull away when the opponent had close-quarters combat intentions, adjusting the distance while dodging to quickly pursue... It was simply, the more she used it, the happier she became!
Before, when Commander told her that the heavy cruiser happy machine was the soul of a heavy cruiser, she didn't understand. After all, during battles with Gascogne and Glorious sister, she was always on the suppressed side, and these mobility effects couldn't be demonstrated. However, when facing opponents of similar strength, the performance of this equipment would be perfectly highlighted, and more flexible tactics brought more possibilities!
Now she completely understood: Heavy cruiser happy machine, forever divine!
Of course, Commander’s role was also very important, just a tiny bit less impactful than York’s own efforts. She was already eager to share this joy with Commander. This time, she didn’t even put away her Ship gear, looking at Commander, who was standing on the shore, waving continuously, and was now within arm’s reach.
Oil boiled in the fuel tanks, the power reactor spewed out energy, which was transmitted through her legs to the sea surface. York used this force to make a flying leap: “Commander!”
Wang Yu's soul instantly fled in terror. If it were little York in her normal state, he could barely catch her if she pounced like that. But now, little York was at full firepower, brimming with fighting spirit, and even her Ship gear was still shrouded in gunpowder smoke...
Are you already thinking of assassinating Commander? What did Commander do wrong? This Commander position is too dangerous!
Fortunately, he, Commander, wasn't so easily disposed of. A graceful red figure lightly floated in front of him. She reached out and caught little York in mid-air, then gently placed her on the ground, softly tapping York's head: “Don't be so mischievous, you'll hurt Master if you do that.”
Wang Yu, having narrowly escaped death, patted his chest with lingering fear: “Thanks to you, Amagi.”
York then belatedly realized that she had been a bit too excited. She took a deep breath, calmed her racing heart after the intense battle, and tugged at Amagi's sleeve apologetically. Then, she eagerly turned back to Wang Yu and excitedly said, “Commander, did you see? York is really amazing! I won 5 matches and only lost one!”