Why A-10.

Because the A-10 is the last professional attack aircraft in service with the Mi Army, it is the only attack aircraft specifically responsible for fire support for ground forces.

Why not a gunship.

Because the gunship is not as fast as the A-10, the bomb load is not as large as the A-10, and the survivability is not as strong as the A-10.

Most importantly, gunships do not have a long range as the A-10.

With only one rocket nest mounted and 1,150 rounds of ammunition for a 30-mm gun, the A-10 has a combat radius of 900 kilometers and a range of more than 3,000 kilometers.

That is, these two A-10s can carry basic ammunition, and the maximum amount of fuel will be able to accompany an E-6B electronic warfare aircraft from a distant airfield to Malakal for a precise air-to-ground strike.

So why did only two A-10s and one E6B come to Malakal?

The reason is simple, because the fuel capacity of these three planes can fly to Marakall, but they cannot fly back from Marakal, which has an airport and a runway, which can guarantee that these three planes can land.

But Malakal is overrun by zombies, and these three planes land easily, but if you want to take off again, you have to have fuel.

An extremely simple and understandable truth is that these three planes are likely to have no return mission at one time, just like buying a one-way ticket.

If Malakal Airport is seized and the refinery is saved, then more planes will land at Malakal Airport, but if Malakal Airport is saved and the refinery is destroyed, then the cleaners will be scrap metal on the runway unless enough fuel is airdropped.

The Ram used a ploy to destroy the city of Malakal as a logistics center to force the cleaners to attack first, and he succeeded, and the cleaners were indeed forced to use the last hole cards and use a secret weapon that they didn't want to expose in advance.

But what the ram did not expect was that it was not the defenders stationed in Kodok and Mylut who prevented him from destroying the industrial capacity of Malakal, but two attack aircraft flying from more than a thousand kilometers away.

Both the Solar System Corporation and the cleaners gave each other a surprise.

"This afternoon it was discovered that the Solar System Corporation had started to sabotage the airfield and destroyed one of our ammunition depots, so I judged that they would definitely destroy the refinery, and based on the characteristics of the zombies, and the kind of factories we have in Malakal, I think the enemy will definitely destroy our refinery."

Thompson smiled incomprehensibly, and he sat down in his chair, the headset not on his head, but back in his hand and still shaking.

"It seems to me that our military presence in Malakal depends on the existence of the city of Malakal, and whether the city of Malakal can continue to exist, depends on the continuous supply of fuel I persuaded the Council of Elders to agree to send our air force to stop the destruction of the enemy."

Stretching out his left hand and pointing to the picture transmitted by the drone, Thompson said confidently: "Look at him, the fire thief, he has the speed and strength that does not belong to humans, he can freely enter and exit the city full of zombies, but he is the only one, so it is very simple for us to stop the conspiracy of the solar system company, just take a surgical strike to kill the fire thief." ”

Gesturing with his left hand to the shape of a pistol, Thompson fired a shot at the screen, then he put his index finger to his mouth and blew on it, chuckling, "It's easy, isn't it." ”

Thompson was explaining, but at the same time showing off, explaining and showing off to Murphy.

But Thompson was right, as it stands, it's really simple.

The attack aircraft's sighting pod has locked on to the fire thief, and in the real-time feed, the aiming reticle is aimed at the fire thief.

Flashing continuously, Murphy temporarily held his breath, he also expected the Fire Stealer to be killed, because from the moment he saw the Fire Stealer, he knew that this person was definitely the key to changing the situation on the battlefield.

A person cannot play a key role in a campaign, but if this person can unscrupulously destroy the infrastructure of logistics supply, then he plays a key role.

But the fire thief suddenly sped up, and on the basis of what ordinary people could not do, he accelerated sharply, and successfully dodged the rocket attack.

"It can't be!"

Larry blurted out with an exclamation, but Thompson only frowned, and then said, "It's okay, our pilots are experienced......"

The cannon fired, watching the shells hit the ground and explode, but the figure of the fire thief accelerated again and turned around again to avoid the attack, Larry's mouth opened wide, but he couldn't make a sound at the moment.

The two attacks failed, and the fire thieves had fled beyond the range of the A-10, which was indeed no match for the helicopter gunship in terms of adjusting the direction of the attack.

"It's okay, it's okay, we still have an attack plane, in fact, the long plane hasn't fired yet, the pilot of the long plane is the ......"

As Thompson spoke, the long plane fired, and the pilot's strategy made both Larry and Thompson admire it, even Murphy, whose hands were cuffed, was full of relief at the moment.

That's right, to fire all the ammunition in the shortest possible time, and to use a wide range of attacks to offset the advantage of the fire thief's speed, you need to cover the fire thief with fire in an instant.

The flames and smoke of the explosion filled the entire screen for a while, and the figure of the fire thief was drowned in the firelight.

Thompson took a deep breath, he stood up, picked up the headset and put it to his mouth, and whispered, "Well done." ”

Thompson turned, he looked at Larry and Murphy, and smiled, "Now, I think I can ask Mr. Murphy to go for ...... for a while."

Larry and Murphy's expressions were like ghosts, which made Thompson froze for a moment, and then he immediately turned around.

In the footage transmitted by the drone, a figure reappeared, he was running a little awkwardly, but he was still running, and he was still fast.

The headset fell from Thompson's hand and fell to the ground without a sound.

The fire thief is still alive, and he ran under an oil can.

At that moment, Thompson's brain went blank, and he looked at the screen with his mouth wide, but his brain didn't know what to say.

"Let the artillery open fire right away! It's good to lose a few tanks now! We can still produce oil, but if we don't care about him, the refinery will be finished! ”

Murphy yelled again, then he paused, and yelled again: "Or let the warthog attack, attack directly, don't care about the oil can, kill him!" The Fire Stealers must be killed! ”

Thompson was stunned for a moment, his stagnant brain finally began to work again, and he immediately yelled, "No! The fire thief is injured, he is going to die, he can't get to the refinery area, attack with precision, and definitely not destroy the oil tank! ”