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Northern Ocean
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The first wave of aircraft roared into the sky.
Engines screamed across the ocean winds as Bernard Empire's jets—F-35Bs and MiG-29Ks—rose from the carriers Akagi, Yorktown, and Alberto. Their target was clear: the Vosha, Indiana's Nagaratha-class carrier, the floating fortress whose Storm Invocation Tower had just darkened the sky.
If they destroyed that tower, Indiana would lose its ability to control the weather.
Bernardian Strike Force
"Sword-One to all wings. Target priority is the carrier Vosha. Secondary—flagship battleship and aerial command beasts. Maintain formation, call your kills, and don't waste ammo."
The voice of Wing Commander Leon Hartmann crackled across encrypted comms. Calm, clipped, precise.
"Sword-Two copies."
"Sword-Three copies."
"Dagger Flight locked on leader, awaiting vectors."
