Section 1180 - Wing Group Battles
The US Air Force took advantage of its own two strategic reconnaissance planes to lock on to the other side in advance and took the lead in launching an attack through the joint guidance technology of the home battle.
Although the particle beam cannon is powerful, when both sides are in high-speed motion, the error rate will multiply with the distance, and not every "Kamru" can calmly carry out over-the-horizon sniping.
At this moment, the Third Age enemy aircraft group also unceremoniously launched a group counterattack at a position close to the line of sight, and a series of blue and white beams of light shot straight out.
The oncoming wave of missiles was pierced by particle beams on the spot, and several missiles coincidentally hit the smallest section, bursting into several red clouds.
Before the US fighter squadron behind the missile tide could release all the second batch of missiles, seven fighters were blown up head-on by the first-come, first-in-the-first particle beam, and three were damaged.
In an instant, gaps appeared in the formation of the F-16 "Fighting Falcon" group, and the combat effectiveness was directly reduced by nearly one-fifth, which was a very heavy loss.
Despite the "Fighting Falcon" formation guarding and even blocking the guns, there was still an AC-130 aerial gunboat that was hit, and these big guys were the objects of "care" by both the enemy and us.
The two T56-1A turboprop engines carried by the cantilevered monoplane of the badly wounded AC-130 aerial gunboat were scooped off, sending smoke and flames out, and that was not the worst.
The pilot hurriedly cut off the fuel supply system to start self-rescue, and the automatic fire extinguishing system quickly choked the flames into thick smoke, only faint sparks burst out from time to time, but the lower right abdomen of the aircraft was torn alive and almost penetrated to the tail of the aircraft, destroying the aerodynamic shape of the aircraft, and the AC-130 seemed to fall downward like a pendulum.
At an altitude of 4,000 meters above the ground, it suddenly exploded into a huge fireball. Fortunately, several parachutes bloomed in advance of the sky.
As the main force of ground attack, the ammunition load of the AC-130 is absolutely amazing, and the explosion is even more powerful, with high-charge bombs, air-to-ground missiles and machine gun bullets exploding into large and small fireballs one after another, as if a bunch of fruitful fiery red grapes hung down in the sky, shining red.
The first wave of attacks on both sides is far from over.
In the next second, a dense blue-white beam of light flashed in the sky, and the F-16 "Fighting Falcon" group launched a "Sidewinder" missile group and fiercely pounced on the enemy group.
Although the dense salvo of particles in a-for-tat for a tooth coincidentally exploded some of the "rattlesnakes". However, only a small part of the losses were lost, and most of the "Sidewinder" missiles clung to their targets, and even included them in their own inescapable zone before the opponent had time to disperse the formation.
Two "Kamru" planes were smashed in the air, and 11 "Kamru" interceptors dragged thick smoke to the ground. Seven "Dust Bee" unmanned reconnaissance planes were also seriously injured and fell, and there is no doubt that these downed aircraft will never be able to return to the blue sky.
The rest of the enemy's aircraft group scattered as birds and beasts, and at once they spread out in all directions, and the eight immortals crossed the sea, each showing their ability to evade the missiles that came at them, and still "Kamru" or "dust bees" were constantly damaged or exploded.
The duel between the Sky Knights was so tragic. Often, the first round will be decided by life and death, and it is not uncommon for both sides to die together.
These special "Sidewinder" missiles with special warheads, filled with special ammunition, still have the ability to kill in one hit against these surprisingly solid Third Age vehicles, and their power is not inferior to that of particle beams.
Most importantly, the missile is far inferior to the particle beam in terms of speed, though. However, the firing frequency is faster than that of particle beam cannons that need to be cooled and recharged.
Different tech trees lead to the two Ming, although they have their own strengths, but when they really fight together, it is difficult to say who will have the upper hand.
For comparison, after a salvo in the first round. It was the U.S. military that achieved better results
"Don't stop! Keep firing missiles! According to the battle formation! Fight for yourself! Fight for yourself! ”
The opportunity for a formation salvo was fleeting, and it would be difficult for both sides to launch such a ferocious attack with such terrible crash efficiency. Major General Gordon, the commander of the "Eagles" wing, took the opportunity to give the battle order with bayonets.
Then comes the most brutal stage of the battle on the Sky Knights: dog-fights, where only the last survivors are eligible for air supremacy.
"Red Eagle squadron, outflank the left flank! Red Eagle A Squad, you are responsible for the breakthrough, and the rest of the brethren cover you to drop tactical neutron bullets! ”
"Blue Eagle squadron, clean up those 'dust bees', don't save ammunition, they are very flexible, they are more difficult to fight than the 'Global Hawk', cover, cover, they rushed up."
"Hand over those weird interceptors to our White Eagle squadron, spread them out, wrap them up, don't let them bite at 6 o'clock, bastard! Major Hank! Major Hank! Did you listen, you idiot? Damn, we've lost Major Hank, Major Elph, and you're in command of White Eagle C-Team, good luck to you! every-body (guys)!muisc-on!"
Shouts rang out from the communication channel.
Although it is said to be a flying wing, in fact these F-16 "Fighting Falcon" fighters belong to the same combat group.
The fully formed U.S. Air Force Flying Wing consists of four groups, and in addition to the combat group, there are also logistics support groups, such as maintenance groups, ground support groups, and medical teams.
Within a radius of tens of kilometers, the sky near the Star Gate surrounding the Zaire Basin has completely become the warriors of the Sky Knights from a height of 100 meters to a height of 20,000 meters.
More than 40 F-16 "Fighting Falcons" fought to the death against the air combat weapons and unmanned reconnaissance aircraft of the Third Age.
"There are still 110 kilometers to go to the Zaire Basin theater of operations, and the Americans have already begun to fight."
The pilot of the large carrier aircraft "No. 3" glanced at the radar screen, and the IFF identification and filtering system displayed the signals of the enemy and us in different colors.
Battles of this magnitude are extremely rare, even in the history of human warfare in the world today.
"Are you sure you won't change it?"
Captain He Tao, who was with the team, scratched his head and looked at the expression of the dragon knight.
Along the way, he changed the ammo for the fighter next to him at least three times, and thanks to the light combat maneuvering armor they were flying had a ground support module, which required only one mech to load and unload on its own.
"Don't change it, so be it! Enough is enough. ”
Lin Mo casually pinched off the holographic projection screen in front of him and confirmed the final list of weapons for battle.
In accordance with the actual combat situation transmitted by satellite from the live broadcast of the Zaire Basin Theater, he adjusted the list of weapons he carried on several occasions in order to ensure the greatest results.
Fortunately, the "No. 3" has an amazing carrying capacity, and there are all kinds of ammunition of various specifications and types, so that the dragon knight can change the ammunition as he wants.
With a soft sound, the optical stealth system was not turned on, and the built-in weapon hatch of the X-8 "Demon" deformed wing fighter with black appearance automatically closed, and the underwing was also full of missiles, almost armed to the toenails.
What is striking is that the rear of the cockpit of the Morph Wing fighter has an unusual addition to it.
It is by no means an offensive weapon that is in service with any kind of human beings in the world today, such as missiles or aerial artillery.
It is about 4 meters long, and the slender body of the three strands twisted into one strand seems to give this fighter an extra proud crown.
The Longinus spear, which was sponsored by the Rothschild family and temporarily lent to the Dragon Knight through the "Inquisition", is now firmly inserted into this fighter, and the slot that Lin Mo originally modified for Longinus's main gun still exists, which also saves a lot of effort on the part of the technicians.
The special departments and institutions of various countries understand that only this special weapon that can easily penetrate the defense shield of the "Garan" body can make his combat effectiveness to the extreme, which means that Lin Mo can unconditionally borrow the Longinus spear in the hands of any country at any time, as long as they have it.
Replace it with ordinary people taking Longinus to single-handedly "Garan", hehe! Is that for the other party's Longinus?
"That's good, call me anytime if you need anything."
Captain He Tao wiped the sweat that did not exist, and the replacement work just now was actually done automatically by the mobile armor according to the corresponding program module, and the root did not need to be manually controlled.
"Mind you, the engagement starts in three minutes! Man your posts! 'Dragon Knight', the top flight deck will open in one minute, please be ready to disengage. ”
The cabins inside the large launch vehicle flashed red warning lights, echoing the pilot's voice.
Obviously, the "No. 3" is not just a large transport aircraft, the thick barrels and built-in weapons bays sticking out of the fuselage are on display, and it is also quite difficult to mess with.
"The 'Dragon Knight' is ready!"
The dragon knight jumped into the cockpit of the Shape-Wing fighter, and the full-coverage sealed cabin slowly fell, and a series of light curtains automatically rose up, illuminating the entire cabin.
Although he was wearing the "Dragon General" external reinforced armor, he did not look crowded at all in the spacious cockpit seats.
Suddenly a white light flashed in front of "Unit 3", and another huge mushroom cloud rose up.
After a burst of intense electromagnetic radiation, there was a sudden silence in the multiple communication channels that had been filled with noise just a moment ago.
An F-16 "Fighting Falcon" desperately succeeded in dropping a small tactical neutron bullet under the cover of its teammates, and more coincidentally, the impact point of the bullet happened to be between the two "Garans" that had just drilled out of the energy defense shield.