Alvin walked to the front of the convoy and waved open a huge Space Gate...
The AC-130Us, already ready for takeoff on the Indian Plains, began to lift off.
After accelerating to their limit, they passed through the Space Gate and raced along the uneven ground of Nidavellir for a short stretch before taking off...
Fifteen hastily modified AC-130Us quickly passed through the Space Gate. Fighting against 2.5 times normal gravity, they climbed into the skies over Nidavellir and began circling at an altitude of 1,500 meters.
At that height, they could effectively avoid the Hydralisks' spines...
After the AC-130Us came thirty Quinjets...
Their job was to eliminate the relatively small number of Flying Bugs and keep the AC-130Us safe.
When necessary, they could also serve as Attack Fighters, blanketing the ground with strikes.
The Allied Forces had actually been deliberately limiting the size of Nidavellir's air force...
With the aerospace forces about to enter the battle, every country had consciously reduced its investment in air power.
The Bio-Men had no air force, either. The World Allied Forces were eager to train the Interstellar Marines, and back then, no one had realized they would face a sea of Bugs.
Spaceships and aerospace fighters were what these people wanted, and that had left Nidavellir short on air power.
For now, the Allied Forces' few electrically powered Toucans could only huddle around their encampment, helping fend off Bugs that came to harass them.
Asking those "fat birds," which weren't even advanced by Earth's standards, to travel thousands of kilometers to support the decisive battle was really pushing it.
Only after Stark and the intelligent fighter Little A arrived in a hurry did Alvin finally close the Space Gate.
Stark landed beside Alvin, opened his helmet, and said with an exasperated look, "We've