Chapter 959: All-out engagement
Self-detonating drones have only one function, that is, air defense, just like an air-proof balloon during World War II, which can be arranged as an air defense network over the theater or outside the airspace. Top Novel,
Self-detonating drones are very cheap, can be produced quickly and in large quantities, and their thin wings on all sides can be buoyant with wind power, and they can also gain time in the air for a long time like dragonfly flapping their wings.
This self-detonating drone uses a friend-or-foe identification system to determine the attack, has a good stealth effect, and has a slender body with an engine that can temporarily increase its powerful power.
When the self-detonating drone detects the approach of an enemy aircraft, the warhead computer will start to lock on to the area around the target, and then start the engine.
At this time, the self-detonating drone will turn into an air-to-air missile and intercept it on the enemy's flying route.
However, unlike missiles, this self-detonating drone is not a precision strike, but a self-detonation before the airspace of the enemy's imminent arrival, and the warhead is not steel balls and shrapnel, but is filled with a large amount of dust, which will be densely distributed in the air and will take several days to dissipate.
If it is only a self-detonating drone, this killing range is not a threat to modern high-speed fighters, but once the number of drones reaches a certain level, and at the same time detonates in the sky.
That would be a disaster for the attacking fleet. Don't look at the small dust without any lethality, but for the engine of jet fighters, these extremely dense fine flying dust is the most terrifying existence.
You must know that the flight speed of the invading fighter is not slow, and when the engine of the high-speed fighter is directly blocked in the air intake, the scene must be very tragic.
A large number of carrier-based aircraft of the NATO coalition fleet flew at an altitude of eight thousand meters. By the time early warning radars detected a full-scale dense thermal energy signature, hundreds of self-detonating drones were already in the eyes of all pilots. And it is surrounded from the top and bottom and the front three directions.
At this moment, in the eyes of all pilots, these signals are equivalent to hundreds of air-to-air missiles. In the next second, all the fighters subconsciously sped up.
However, when the engines of the fighters began to run at full speed, all the NATO pilots were surprised to see that the so-called missiles had not yet caught up, and even the early warning radar did not send a signal that the missiles were locked.
And these missiles exploded right in front of their eyes, and the dense barrage almost surrounded them, and in just an instant, the entire sky seemed to change color.
It wasn't until this moment that everyone reacted. But it was already a little late by this time, and except for those who were lucky, the rest of the pilots could clearly hear the clicking of the engine behind them.
The fan blades inside the engine have already been stuck together with countless dust, and the fan blades of the engine are soon covered with dust, and then the fan blade speed of the engine immediately slows down.
The original design of the clam-type air intake was to allow the airflow into the air intake channel more smoothly, but in this way, a large number of fine particles were poured into the engine like a flood.
Soon the engines of the fighters stopped directly, because the air intake tract had been blocked, and as a result, nearly half of the fighters lost power. Begin to fall towards the sea below.
In each communication channel, there was a lot of shouting and swearing in various languages. Of course, there are also cries for help.
The remaining half of the fighters turned out to be pretty good, and although they all inhaled a little particle, the engines were not yet to stop. However, they also lost their combat effectiveness, because the air intake was somewhat blocked, and without wind engines, they could not provide enough speed for fighters.
At this time, it has become pointless for the fighters to continue to attack the Atlantic Fleet. The commander of the helpless fighter plane could only order all the fighters to evacuate.
All around this airspace. It will also become a no-go zone for a short time, and any plane will pass by. It's all very dangerous.
Unless there is a heavy rainstorm, it is difficult to let the high-density fine particles emitted from the air fall to the ground.
And these hundreds of self-detonating drones also successfully helped the Atlantic Fleet withstand a huge threat.
Otherwise, if these hundreds of carrier-based planes rush into the fleet, the fleet will inevitably suffer huge losses.
In the console of the base, Li Lan was also relieved to see the returning NATO carrier-based aircraft group.
The performance of the self-detonating drone is in vain, and he specially modified the role of several super Kunpeng transport aircraft, and changed the engine room into a device that can quickly release the self-detonating drone, so that the self-detonating drone can be quickly deployed over a distant theater of operations.
"Come and don't be rude! Where did the 17th Bomber Wing arrive. Li Lan then asked Tanya.
"The 17th Bomber Wing, escorted by the 12th Air Wing, which has just completed refueling in the air, will arrive on St. Helena Island in ten minutes, and it is expected that in twenty minutes, it will be able to completely destroy all NATO military facilities on this island."
"Very good, but we must also be careful of the counterattack of enemy aircraft, our current opponents are far more than before, everything must be careful." Li Lan reminded.
"Please rest assured that the 17 Bomber Wing is a fully stealthy century bomber, and the wavelength and frequency band of the island's warning radar will only be absorbed by the stealth paint on the bomber, and it is impossible to reflect any signal at all." Tanya said.
"But don't be careless, failure is often when you are confident." Li Lan is very vigilant, and there is no absoluteness in dealing with NATO, which is not inferior to him in terms of soldiers' combat effectiveness or military technology.
Just as the American B-2 ghost bomber is a live target in front of itself, the century bomber is in front of NATO, I am afraid it is not a secret.
Because both sides have the most sound radar and alert systems, they can get information about air strikes through many channels.
This is also why, from the outbreak of the war to the present, neither Li Lan nor NATO has sent bombers to invade the territory of the other side.
It's not that I don't want to send it, but the appearance of bombers, there is a very important indicator, that is, air supremacy must be obtained, unless it is an asymmetric war, the cost of bombers is high. No one can afford to lose.
The reason why the United States sent F-22s and ghost bombers to attack Li Lan was nothing more than to consider this group of turtles in Africa. How is it possible to find these incomparably advanced stealth aircraft, after all, even the airspace of the Middle East. Both fighters also come and go freely. Africa is nothing.
Therefore, this is also the opportunity for Li Lan to shoot down the F-22 and the ghost bomber, and the United States has learned enough lessons in this regard, and naturally it cannot easily use fighter planes or bomber planes to Africa, otherwise it will be another tragedy.
Li Lan naturally understands this truth, and now is the period of the tightest defense in Europe, and it is estimated that all kinds of defensive weapons have been pulled out long ago, just waiting for him to send the air force over to send him to die.
But the situation on St. Helena is quite different. It was just an island of less than an area, and there were no pillars to rely on around it, just a lonely island in the South Atlantic.
It is the easiest to deal with such a target, and there is no need to target it, as long as it is possible to drop bombs on the island.
And NATO's Atlantic Combined Fleet was attracted away, leaving behind an island.
Therefore, Li Lan also decided to take the lead in eliminating the air force on this island, not to mention being able to completely destroy the military installations on this island.
As long as the fighters on the island cannot take off within the next ten days and half a month.
Ten minutes passed quickly. The main force of the British Royal Air Force on the island has been sent to the south to assist in the encirclement and suppression of the Somali Atlantic Fleet.
At this time, in addition to the ground air defense forces, there were still four fighters left on the island, and they were all old F-16 fighters.
On the endurance of an air tanker. Eight fifth-generation Black Hawk fighters of the 12th Air Wing, which were the first to arrive around the island, suddenly strung down from the clouds until the moment the air-to-air missiles in the concealment magazine were launched. The four F-16 fighters also discovered the attack of the enemy aircraft.
However, by this time it was already late, and the fighters were one generation shorter. It is not something that can be compensated by quantity.
And the gap between the fourth and fifth generations is the largest, so it is not surprising that these four F-16s were destroyed.
for the enemy has come behind them. Before he knew it, he didn't hear the sound of the big knife being swung at his head until he heard the sound and wanted to turn his head to look, and at this moment the big knife was already on the head.
There was only one end, and without even seeing the enemy, the head moved.
However, these four F-16s were not sacrificed in vain, and at the moment when the Black Hawk fighter launched the missile, the radar station on the island also locked on the radar signal.
By the time the four F-16 fighters were taken out, several Aster anti-aircraft missiles had risen into the air and swooped down on the Black Hawk fighters.
As a result, without waiting for these four Aster area anti-aircraft missiles to hit the Black Hawk fighters, the rest of the fighters responsible for the ground attack have already begun to counterattack the radar and anti-aircraft weapons on the islands.
Although a few of the more than a dozen anti-radiation missiles were intercepted, the remaining missiles still successfully destroyed the launchers of four Ziyuan anti-aircraft missiles, and two warning radars were also destroyed.
The four Aster missiles that rose into the air were calmly dodged by the four Black Hawk fighters due to the long range of the attack.
The four Black Hawk fighters, which had turned their noses, once again joined the ground attack operation.
At this moment, the island's air defense weapons were already fully operational, and one after another close-range air defense missiles were launched into the air like dense fireworks.
However, before these short-range anti-aircraft missiles could find their targets in the air, two electromagnetic jamming missiles exploded over the island, and the short-range anti-aircraft missiles, which had just risen less than 2,000 meters into the air, all fell to the ground.
The strong electromagnetic signal almost destroyed the electronic systems of the island's air force and air defense facilities, and only some equipment with strong resistance to electromagnetic interference was still operating.
When the strong electromagnetic signal raged on the island, the bomber group with tacit understanding also came to the sky over the island on time, and the altitude dropped to 6,000 meters.
The 12th century bombers flew slowly from east to west, each carrying nearly half of the bombs, all of which were dropped.
Focus on the island's ports and military airfields, as well as places for material reserves.
The bombs they carry are not those little guys, and the lightest ones are all big guys of the 500 kilogram class.
It was even mixed with some fortress smasher infiltration bombs, which could penetrate into the ground to a depth of seventy or eighty meters, and were specially used to attack the underground oil depot of the airport and the nearby underground ammunition depot.
The effect was so remarkable that when all the Century bombers turned around, the entire island was filled with burning flames.
But they didn't stop there. Only half of the bombs were dropped, and there was no need to take the remaining half back.
The second round of bombing began. Guided by laser guidance, it was almost impossible to find any sound architecture on the island this time.
NATO has also taken into account possible air strikes by Somalia on the site. A large number of anti-aircraft missiles were also arranged, but all of them were useless.
Without the capability of joint defense, an island like this will not be difficult for either side of the war to bomb.
The same is true for NATO's air bombers, because the islands cannot be moved, and there is no countermeasure around them, so they can only rely on themselves for survival. Sooner or later, they will be killed.
However, NATO, which has deep pockets, will not have any difficulty in resuming such island construction, and it will not take 10 days to resume the take-off and landing of fighter planes.
For Li Lan, 10 days is enough, and without this island, NATO's Atlantic Combined Fleet's operation to encircle and suppress its own Atlantic Fleet can almost be said to have failed.
And the victory or defeat of this naval battle. It is also almost impossible to judge, since the losses on both sides are not small, from submarines to surface ships, to carrier-based aircraft and UAVs. No one can ignore these losses.
However, the victory of this naval battle is not so important for both sides, at least through this battle. Let both sides have a clear understanding of the strength of the opponent, but also for the next naval battle. Accumulated experience against the enemy.
The only thing to regret on both sides is that neither side destroyed the opponent's main aircraft carrier. Only the frigates on the periphery suffered losses.
And Li Lan also regretted it, because the USS Kennedy aircraft carrier was too far away from the African continent, and the submarine force was also far away from the USS Kennedy.
In addition, other aircraft carrier battle groups had already sent carrier-based aircraft to escort the USS Kennedy, and it was impossible for him to send bombers to attack the USS Kennedy, so he could only watch the surviving USS Kennedy aircraft carrier successfully escape.
Fortunately, the losses of the Atlantic Fleet were within his acceptable range, and the Atlantic Fleet gradually got rid of the pursuit of the other side, and in a few days, it could smoothly return to the protection range of its land-based naval aviation.
His gaze then shifted from the Atlantic Fleet to the African continent.
Seven or eight hours have passed since the war officially broke out, the sky has begun to brighten, and the whole world has long been discussing it.
Battles on land will soon begin in various parts of Africa.
All NATO military bases on the African continent were attacked violently at the same time.
However, contrary to Li Lan's expectations, the soldiers in each NATO military base were all dispersed as soon as possible, and when they encountered an attack, they would leave the battle as soon as possible, and then fight guerrilla attacks in various places and garrisons.
Began to infiltrate various parts of Africa and cities, carrying out special infiltration and operations.
Overnight, fighting continued to rise across the continent of Africa.
In particular, in the former Ethiopia and Djibouti, two places are the places where NATO has the largest number of troops in Africa.
On the day of the outbreak, NATO troops in Djibouti took the initiative to launch a fierce attack on the troops surrounding and surrounding.
More than 2,000 U.S. Green Berets took the opportunity to scatter and infiltrate various parts of Djibouti to wreak havoc.
Some have even penetrated into Eritrean and Somali territory, destroying border towns, material transit, bridges, power lines.
Li Lan, who was already very familiar with this kind of special attack infiltration, also arranged for it, and all the special combat brigades of various military regions began to encircle and suppress all the mountains and fields.
No matter where these grandsons are hiding, Li Lan can find out as soon as possible, who told them to be within their own sovereign territory, and the big red dot marks every US special forces very clearly.
After a night of fighting, thousands of US green berets were either killed or captured, and half of the special operations forces were directly lost.
This made the US military top brass very angry and helpless, and they thought that the special elite of more than 2,000 people could cause tremendous damage to Somalia, and in any case, they could also sabotage the command system of some main combat units or sabotage important military installations.
However, at dawn, there were still thousands of green berets that had not been captured, which can be regarded as capability.
Because Li Lan has invested 6,000 special forces for this purpose, the sky is full of reconnaissance helicopters, peacekeeping transport planes that transport special forces to quickly reach the target area, and all kinds of advanced search equipment are used on the battlefield.
Gunfights erupted everywhere in the city as infiltration and counter-infiltration operations were carried out against US special forces.
Compared with the special forces of the US army, the French armored division is much more straightforward, and it directly fought with the Red Police armored division that came to encircle and suppress, although it was completely annihilated in the end, but it also lasted for several hours.
This encirclement and suppression operation, which has affected the whole of Africa, is continuing, and NATO does not want Li Lan to relax at all, because in the past few hours, there are more special forces and spies who have infiltrated various African countries and carried out sabotage activities.
It seems that the intention is to completely continue the special operation against the whole of Africa.
On the other hand, the Middle East is also very lively, especially Syria and Lebanon, which are close to the Mediterranean, and the NATO troops attacking from Turkey, under the cover of a large number of fighter planes and helicopter gunships of the Air Force, have already captured most of the cities on the border in just seven or eight hours, and penetrated nearly 300 kilometers in depth.
At dawn, the Red Alert troops, which went to support, blocked the fierce attack of NATO's ground forces, and NATO's footsteps to quickly seize air supremacy in the Middle East were also blocked by the Red Alert Air Force. (To be continued......)