"Steady! ~ Control the distance, don't lose it! ～”

Angus, who was at the front of the formation, drove his F-6 space shuttle to further speed up, and behind him, the four 'J-9' space shuttles suddenly changed their formation, from the initial triangular attack queue to a line queue, followed by Angus, who rushed to the front, pulled out a straight line.

"Federals mongrels, let's have some pre-dinner dessert first! ～”

Sensing that the first mercenary space shuttle had entered the firing range of the 'Sidewinder' long-range missile, Angus drove the F-6 space shuttle to quickly lock the opponent, and after a large spiral roll, the 'Sidewinder' missile spewed out a dazzling tail flame, forming an arc trajectory, and shot at the space shuttle that bore the brunt of the attack.

Although the FC series has relatively big defects in maneuverability and agility, its long-range strike capability is quite outstanding, especially as a heavy fighter FC-3 type, its instantaneous firepower output and bomb load can even pose a direct threat to light warships.

At this moment, in the face of the 'Sidewinder' long-range missile aimed at him, the mercenary pilot piloting the FC-3 space shuttle released several decoy missiles in succession, quickly pulled out two S-shaped trajectories, and directly detonated the 'Sidewinder' long-range missile launched by Angus with the aviation cannons located on both sides of the inverted V-shaped wing.

The hit missile exploded in the starry sky like fireworks, but the moment this brilliant light appeared, the F-6 space shuttle piloted by Angus suddenly appeared like a ghost below the explosion.

"Farewell, waste!"

Angus in the cockpit quickly pressed the launch button, and at the same time, the other 'J-9' space shuttles followed Angus's trajectory and locked onto the isolated FC-3 space shuttle.

Suddenly, the overwhelming 'meteor' missiles intertwined into a spectacular meteor shower in the dark and deep starry sky. The desperate mercenary pilot didn't even have time to let out a dying scream, and the FC-3 space shuttle he was piloting was hit by several missiles at the same time.

After destroying the first enemy plane, Angus did not even look back at his masterpiece, and fired several 'Sidewinder' missiles in succession, and its speed and efficiency were simply dazzling.

With the long-range strike capability of an Angus fighter, it is actually unable to pose a direct threat to the mercenary fighter formation. After all, he is familiar with the fighter surnamed Neng, who is very familiar with the terrifying firepower of the FC-3, while the other 'J-9' space shuttles under his command have no long-range strike capability at all, so before the two formations enter a close-range combat battle, he should try to contain the other side with the firepower of a fighter plane and gain time to further shorten the distance between the two sides.

Angus's use of this tactic is actually quite risky, and if it weren't for the fact that the mercenary fighters did not form an offensive line due to the previous confusion, a salvo of long-range missiles would have been enough to turn the first Angus into cosmic dust.

Lady luck is clearly on his side today, though. Due to the confusion of the opponent's formation, the fighters were unable to form effective cover for each other, and in the face of a series of long-range strikes, the FC-3 space shuttles were exhausted to cope with the deadly automatic tracking system of the 'Sidewinder' missiles, and they simply did not have time to release their extremely threatening long-range firepower.

In an instant, Angus launched all the "Sidewinder" missiles equipped with the F-6 space shuttle. Although his continuous attacks did not further expand the results of the battle, the distance between the two formations had already entered the range of the 'Meteor' short-range missile.

"Change the queue!"

Angus, who was at the head of the queue, suddenly drove the fighter out of the formation and gave up the position of the long plane. The 'J-9' space shuttle immediately followed, and the formation formation was also changed from the original one-line queue to the shuttle-shaped attack queue.

The fierce close-quarters combat was about to begin, but when the nervous mercenary pilots discovered that there were four 'J-9' space shuttles behind the F-6 space shuttle, their originally extremely nervous expressions suddenly relaxed.

The joke of the 'J-9' space shuttle can be said to be well-known in the entire Federation, as fighter pilots who fly fighters to fight on the front line of the battlefield, each of them knows that the 'J-9' is a competitive aircraft with almost no combat capabilities. In their opinion, the 'J-9' space shuttle is simply a group of fast targets, and there is no threat at all.

"Aircraft No. 4 and No. 5 are going to intercept that F-6, and the others are coming with me!"

After this order was issued, the two mercenary fighters in the rear immediately broke away from the queue and intercepted Angus, which had already bypassed the battlefield and rushed to the U-2 landing ship, while the other three fighters each rushed towards the 'J-9' fighter formation, trying to use their fierce firepower to break up the attack line of the 'J-9' fighter formation.

"Hey...... They actually brought two of them, and they really looked up to me. ”

In the cockpit of the F-6 space shuttle, Angus touched the half of the metal mask on his face and smiled disdainfully.

On the other hand, four 'J-9s' have already formally exchanged fire with three FC-3s. However, after the hand-to-hand encounter, the mercenary pilots immediately found that the firepower of these 'J-9' fighters in front of them was not as weak as they imagined, and after having the firepower of the fast short-range 'Meteor' missiles and 120 mm caliber aviation rapid-fire guns, the melee combat ability of the 'J-9' fighters with superior mobility and surname was simply terrifying to them. In contrast, the FC-3 they flew was unable to lock on to the 'J-9' with a nimble kingfisher because of its sluggish flight ability, and in the first round of firefights alone, the three FC-3s fell into full disadvantage, and the 'J-9' fighter bit its tail and fled in a hurry.

After observing the battle situation in the rear a little through the fighter radar, Angus's heart that had been hanging couldn't help but breathe a little relieved.

"Those idiots seem to have done a good job, and should make it live until I get back." Muttering to himself, Angus refocused his attention on the front. There, two FC-3s were already rushing towards him in full array.

Angus licked his lips excitedly and violently increased the engine power to the maximum. Suddenly, the silver F-6 space shuttle instantly accelerated like a wild horse that had escaped from the reins, turning into a streamer of light, and confronting the two FC-3 space shuttles head-on.

And because of Angus's brave performance, the pilots of the two FC-3 space shuttles obviously paid enough attention to this F-6. They cautiously formed a regular two-engine combination, flanking Angus from both directions.

"This old-fashioned tactic has been broken countless times in the training camp! ~Trash, show you what the true art of flying is! ”

The fanatical Angus completed the five tactical maneuvers before the launch of the 'Sparrow' medium-range missile with great skill, and under this extremely fast flight speed, these five difficult tactical maneuvers were completed by him flawlessly. At the same time, he almost ignored the several missiles fired at him from two directions, blindly buried his head in a fierce charge, and simultaneously launched an attack on the opponent's two FC-3 space shuttles with a momentum that seemed to be the same end.

The other side obviously did not have Angus's self-confidence and fanaticism, and in the face of the 'Sparrow' medium-range missiles that flew in, the two pilots invariably chose to evade them on their own. But at the moment when they scattered and flew away, the F-6 space shuttle piloted by Angus climbed rapidly at almost a straight right angle, and dodged several oncoming missiles at the last moment.

Two of the missiles that lost their target in an instant were directly destroyed, but three others hovered out of a spiral tail flame and chased after Angus.

Glancing at the three missiles that were rapidly approaching behind him, Angus let out a strange cry of excitement, piloted the space shuttle to complete an S-shaped flight, and swooped down towards the FC-3 that had just eliminated the Sparrow missile.

The advantage in flight angle made Angus bite the opponent's tail at the first time, and suddenly, the aviation rapid-fire cannon equipped with the F-6 space shuttle swallowed out a devouring tongue of fire, and the dense bullet chain tightly bit the FC-3 that was running away for its life, forcing the FC-3, which was not strong in mobility, to make a series of difficult escape actions.

However, due to the lack of flight technology, the FC-3 made a mistake when making the third escape maneuver. Immediately, the tail of the F-3 space shuttle in the shape of a V-shaped plane was smashed to pieces by the plasma bullets that followed, and the seriously injured FC-3 space shuttle barely swayed for a while before finally turning into a dazzling fireball with a roar.

At the same time, the three missiles chasing Angus eventually ran out of fuel and detonated themselves in the air because they could not keep up with his masterful escape maneuvers.

After solving all the crises, Angus ignored the remaining FC-3 and flew directly to the U-2 assault landing ship, the main force of the bloody mercenaries. In the rear, the FC-3 finally caught up after some hesitation and hung far behind Angus.

"Hey! ~ Are the guys in the cabin still alive? Looking at the flaming U-2 assault landing ship ahead, Angus suddenly shouted in the communication.

"I can't die for the time being, and if I want to hang up, I will hang up with you......"

During the communication, Robin's voice suddenly stopped with a large flight maneuver by Angus. Then, a series of loud roars rang out, and the F-6 shuttle piloted by Angus trembled violently as if it was about to fall apart.

At this moment, through the cockpit window, Angus's vision was almost swallowed up by the firelight in the sky. The ship-borne missiles of the enemy and us flew freely in this small space, and countless aviation guns weaved together a dense network of firepower amid the whistling sound. At this distance, Angus could already see with the naked eye rows of dense missile launches at the bow of the U-2 landing ship, as well as several gaps in the bow on the left side of the ship.

"See your destination, warriors! ~ It's up to you next! ～”

(To be continued)