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One of the things that Petrov Miles had found out was that during the winter months that even in the winter months the sea was usually warmer than the mainland near Dalatyr. Even as winter came by, even the Icemountain sea was usually warmer than a Dalatyr winter. According to Drive, that had to do with water warming to the south. Despite that, there was often wind and rain which made this a minor concern. Even so, once and a while there would be a calm day which would not be to bad. On one such day aboard the Hunter, he observed the newest toy the Committee had given him.

Even after the defeat of the Dark Elf armada a few months ago, the fact of the matter was that the Infrastructural Navy was still faced with a formidable foe in the Dark Elves. From what intelligence could be gathered the nine Drow states had between a thousand to one thousand five hundred warships in addition to a vast number of merchant ships, most of which were armed and all manned by experienced drow and slave sailors. The Infrastructural Navy had sixteen proper warships and a few dozen Shchuka Boats who at best had fairly limited experience. New ships were being built, but the crew scenario would only get worse. They had coastlines to defend and a colony to develop. There were reports of raids in the Icemountain Seas. An attack by sea was an inevitability as far as Petrov saw things, as was another attack on a convoy. They needed every edge the could get.

As such, Drive had given his fleet some extra eyes and ears in the form of an Recon Drone. Drone Recon played a fairly substantial role in the wars of Unification. This one different to the others in a few ways, first it did not need a running start to get into the air. It had a couple of turbines which let it rise a few meters into the air straight up and then begin flying. Secondly, it could be folded up for storage. It could also land on water if the need arose. All good features which optimized it for the use aboard a ship. But more than that, it could be controlled by a human operator. The controls allowed the operator to navigate it's course and see what it sees. It meant a few more antennae on the ship's mast and it's range was limited to about 50km from the ship, but that could be key. As it flew through the sky, he was also quite impressed at the beauty of this mechanical thing, fabricated by the Committee themselves. The other fleet would be outfitted with one of these eyes in the sky soon enough. But he would need it on the next crossing, which was coming all to soon.

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One of the things that Petrov Miles had found out was that during the winter months that even in the winter months the sea was usually warmer than the mainland near Dalatyr. Even as winter came by, even the Icemountain sea was usually warmer than a Dalatyr winter. According to Drive, that had to do with water warming to the south. Despite that, there was often wind and rain which made this a minor concern. Even so, once and a while there would be a calm day which would not be to bad. On one such day aboard the Hunter, he observed the newest toy the Committee had given him.

Even after the defeat of the Dark Elf armada a few months ago, the fact of the matter was that the Infrastructural Navy was still faced with a formidable foe in the Dark Elves. From what intelligence could be gathered the nine Drow states had between a thousand to one thousand five hundred warships in addition to a vast number of merchant ships, most of which were armed and all manned by experienced drow and slave sailors. The Infrastructural Navy had sixteen proper warships and a few dozen Shchuka Boats who at best had fairly limited experience. New ships were being built, but the crew scenario would only get worse. They had coastlines to defend and a colony to develop. There were reports of raids in the Icemountain Seas. An attack by sea was an inevitability as far as Petrov saw things, as was another attack on a convoy. They needed every edge the could get.

As such, Drive had given his fleet some extra eyes and ears in the form of an Recon Drone. Drone Recon played a fairly substantial role in the wars of Unification. This one different to the others in a few ways, first it did not need a running start to get into the air. It had a couple of turbines which let it rise a few meters into the air straight up and then begin flying. Secondly, it could be folded up for storage. It could also land on water if the need arose. All good features which optimized it for the use aboard a ship. But more than that, it could be controlled by a human operator. The controls allowed the operator to navigate it's course and see what it sees. It meant a few more antennae on the ship's mast and it's range was limited to about 50km from the ship, but that could be key. As it flew through the sky, he was also quite impressed at the beauty of this mechanical thing, fabricated by the Committee themselves. The other fleet would be outfitted with one of these eyes in the sky soon enough. But he would need it on the next crossing, which was coming all to soon.

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