Chapter 2 Fifth Generation Orbital Control Base (TCB)
Edwards_Air_Force_Base
Edward Air Force Base, near Death Valley, was also a lonely day. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Since the Cataclysm, there has been little to no foot in the area, except for a few necessary personnel stationed here for a long time, occasionally responsible for retrieving various shuttles.
Speaking of the Cataclysmic Era, it is actually a fatal apocalypse when two fatal natural disasters met ten years ago.
The first disaster was sudden desertification. A strange disaster for no reason, for no reason, that both geologists and meteorologists were astonished. This inexplicable desertification has no resemblance to the world – a terrifying sea of sand was formed west of Dar es Salaam, and at the same time, Whitehorse, Fairbanks, Bilibino, Eyhar, Moscow, and Mato Grosso quickly spread into deserts, and then, when the Ukrainian authorities requested political assistance, the United States, China, Brazil, and India failed to export more than 2 million tons of grain that year. In the fifth year of the disaster, many countries were already on the verge of starvation, most notably the Australian government, which had no choice but to offer political asylum because the desert had completely flooded coastal cities that year, and the number of refugees soared to 34% of the country's population. By now, dozens of countries have been in civil strife due to desertification, and the world would be even more chaotic if it weren't for the help of the Protectorate. Of course, at this time, there were also a large number of people who did not want to evacuate the desert area, and they no longer followed the government, and formed a sovereign state in the desert on their own. Many new countries, such as Qinggang City, were born at this time.
The second natural disaster, which goes hand in hand with desertification, is a species extinction – the world's rice is dead to the point that there is not even a single dregs left, and the post-disaster rice recultivation program will take at least ten years. In the same way, this disaster is also for no reason, no reason, and even suddenly wants to make people laugh, clam and clam.
Clams clams!
Let's get back to business and take a look at Edward Air Force Base.
Recently, the staff here is relaying a fifth-generation TCB that will travel via U.S. Highway 50 and then be sent to the Badwater Space Experiment Station for launch.
"Escort team, this is the command center. Detection shows that you are traveling much slower than expected. What's the situation? ”
Osprey One replied. The road encountered strong sandstorm weather, the road surface condition is unknown, and the vision is extremely poor. The flight altitude is 203 meters, and the carrying target cannot be seen. ”
"The Osprey team is at its current height, and you're not far from the train. Carrying the team, reporting the situation. ”
"The meters are normal, the TCB is safe, except for now I can't accelerate like a blind man, everything else is fine. Ah, I miss the coffee at the base. ”
"Lines? Oh, you're so relaxed, we all know you're in love with that coffee girl, you got a slap in the face with your arms around someone's waist, and you pouted at us like a. ”
The boring jokes in the newsletter also made everyone laugh out loud.
"Get out! I'm just going to get this thing done and take a good shower at the Badwater base. ”
"Is there no water supply there now?"
"Where else is there a continuous water supply? Let me tell you, some time ago, my friend at the nuclear power plant was so uncomfortable that he didn't take a shower for three days that he jumped into a heavy pool! Clams, clams! ”
"Clam clam clam clam!"
"Clam clam clam clam!"
"Sorry to disturb your good mood. This is Osprey 3, which has detected signs of life on the three-mile road due north. ”
"What?"
"There are a lot of them, and they don't feel like animals."
"Upload the image!"
In the command center of the university, only one communicator was assisting in their transport, and he received the images from the air escort team.
The image shows a graph of all the signs of life in a three-mile radius, and on this bioradar, it is clear that these people are not lonely people in the desert.
At the edge of the radar, a large number of red markers are slowly hovering.
"Are there so many animals in this desert?"
"It could be some migratory bird that is stuck here. Leave that alone, Osprey 2 listens to me, loads up a concussion bomb, scares those things. Escort troops ready for action. ”
"Osprey 2 received, Red Fox 5 ready to launch."
"Permission to launch."
Phew-
On the radar, a blue flash of light went straight to the red marker, but halfway through, the blue point of light went out with a bang.
"Escort team, what's going on?"
"I suspect that there is signal interference in the vicinity, or it is affected by dust and sand. The missile's signaling system does not seem to be as good as we thought...... Wait, the radar shows that a UFO is approaching us at high speed! ”
On the radar, dozens of dangerous targets are rapidly approaching the escort team.
"Activate the 30mm anti-missile cannon for area strafing. Transport Troop! Stop it! ”
"Roger."
Then, the four helicopter gunships hovering between the sand and dust immediately unfurled the M-203 airborne cannon, and the heavy cannon with a rate of fire of 1,000 rounds per minute quickly cleared all targets on the radar.
"The threat has been lifted."
"Ah, that's scary. What is the current state of vision? Can I go to the target location to check? ”
"Osprey 2 report, visibility is still very poor, please-"
With a pop, it disconnected from command.
"Osprey II?"
"Osprey 2 is under attack! It's crashed now! Repeat! Osprey II is attacked! This is Osprey III, on its way to the scene! ”
"Don't act just yet! Stay in place...... Osprey III? ”
Toot-toot-toot-
On the radar, both Osprey 2 and 3 show offline markings.
"! What's going on here? I saw a convoy of helicopters falling! Headquarters! ”
"I'm watching! Evacuate immediately! Osprey OneOsprey Osprey Four! Immediately disperse to the wings of the carrier target and bring the TCB back! ”
"Roger!"
Then, the entire team scrambled to turn around in the dust, and the biological signals on the radar suddenly rushed towards the carrying team.
"! What the hell is that! ”
"You may have encountered local militants. Free Fire! ”
"Local militants? I remember that there were only ...... armed forces around here."
"That's right! Only the Evil Waters! Feel free to fire! Fight as much as you like! ”
"Ahh These brutes! It's already in range! ”
"Fire!"
Then there is the terrifying sound of machine gun fire, and the biological signature on the radar is reduced more and more, but unfortunately, the opponent, despite the militants, seems to have extremely strong fire support.
Rumble!
"Damn! There are anti-aircraft guns on the opposite side! Depend on! ”
Communication came from Osprey IV.
"The turbine engine is damaged! Get ready to land! Repeat! Engine damage! Get ready to land! ”
"! This is Osprey One, which has cleared the vicinity of hostile forces and is ready to take on Osprey Four, please-"
Boom –
Toot-toot-toot-
Osprey One offline.
"Damn! Osprey One crashed! Got in our way! ”
The frustration and scolding of the transport team came from the communication channel!
"What the is going on! Damn it! What the is going on! Wait...... Someone's coming? Headquarters! Is it reinforcements? ”
On the radar, there were only unidentified red dots approaching at high speed in four directions.
"Keep your head down! Quickly put your head down!! ”
Sudden Sudden Sudden Sudden –
The last sound in the communication was the strafing sound of an assault rifle.
Then, an alarm suddenly flashed on the display of the command center of Nuoda.
[TCB is getting out of the safety lock]
"...... Gotta contact the Ministry of Defense! ”
On the radar, the TCB is moving farther and farther away with those red dots.