Two hundred and forty, found

"In addition to keeping an eye on your sensor screen, don't forget your eyes, in the gravel area and dust patch, the detection of the sensor will be blocked by all kinds of materials, and the radiation can also have the effect of jamming and deception, and many times your eyes are more reliable than the sensors on your plane......"

Sergeant Roskier's mind kept coming to him, and before he set off, Risson. Lieutenant Colonel Nigaul had repeatedly stared at them, and his eyes were wide open most of the time looking through the transparent cockpit canopy to observe the situation in all directions around the fighter's perimeter, but he also looked down at the remote sensor pod screen from time to time, which was just a safe measure, because if something was found, the sensor would also make a sound to alert the pilot, and all he did now was to confirm the situation to avoid false negatives due to problems with the voice alert system. I'll tell you that the fastest update is Eye. Hurry?

Although this is not the first time he has carried out a mission independently, he is still a little nervous and a little excited, unlike other veteran pilots of the Echo Reconnaissance Squadron, he is still a newcomer, a reserve pilot of the Echo Squadron, he has not had much time to join the Ninth Air Force, so he has basically not performed many missions - the number of missions he has performed can be counted on one hand, and they are not decent tasks, those tasks are all quite simple and easy, not challenging at all, and certainly not dangerous, In the words of the old birds, it is to give him an adaptation period first, he still needs to train, and then go from easy to difficult.

He thought that he would not be able to participate in the search for the traces of Piper's fleet, and the pilots and reconnaissance planes were just saturated one-on-one. However, perhaps it was his luck that one of his fellow pilots fell ill and collapsed, so his squadron leader dragged him into the briefing room, who was still confused and unclear and surprised.

The specific reconnaissance plan was drawn up by the leaders and squadron leaders of their air force in detail, and many specific areas were divided within the scope of their search. Each reconnaissance aircraft was responsible for the search of one of the spaces, and the Imperial fleet was really within their responsibility. If the reconnaissance plane carrying out the search mission is shot down, it should be able to know the location of the imperial fleet by comparing it to find out the space where the downed reconnaissance plane is responsible for searching.

However, this is not absolute, and the lieutenant colonel emphasized this at the briefing. Don't forget how they dealt with Piper's fleet reconnaissance and search operations before, if Piper used this trick on the Alliance, and also sent several safari detachments away from the fleet to attack the Alliance's reconnaissance planes and disrupt the Alliance's reconnaissance operations, it would not be surprising at all, so just if the reconnaissance plane was shot down, it would not be certain that the enemy fleet was in that search area.

The only thing that's different and to be thankful for the alliance is. The range of activities of Piper's fleet has been limited, and his fleet is almost certainly within this complex space environment, because it is impossible for him to run far elsewhere and fall into the range of the Keyhole Early Warning Controller sensor, and the Keyhole has confirmed that there is no trace of the Imperial fleet in other star fields, and only in this space can he rely on interstellar clouds, gravel bands and dust to avoid the detection of the Keyholer, and in the case of almost all the reconnaissance planes of the Alliance dispatched to find it. The search density will be large, and he will be able to hide for a while, but sooner or later he will be spotted by one of the reconnaissance planes......

Didi, di, tick, a crisp sound reached his ears, and the young pilot's gaze quickly withdrew from the scenery outside the plane, staring at the screen of the remote sensor pod.

Two red dots loomed on the right side of the screen near the edge, and they disappeared after a moment's shake, never to be seen again, but they lifted the sergeant's spirits. He looked at the star map. The two small red dots appeared outside of his reconnaissance route, at a distance. There belonged to one of his colleagues, Ensign Torini, in charge of the space.

He hesitated, it was someone else's territory, and the remote sensor pod mounted on his lightning reconnaissance plane had a large detection range, but that was without interference and blocking. In this dense dust area, the sensor pod is really not easy to use, and it is not reliable, it happens that the reconnaissance range in a certain direction can reach 10% of the ground in open space, but most of the time it can only detect a small space near the fighter, and even sometimes it will be false alarms due to various energy fluctuations and radiation, The red dot he found disappeared in a flash, maybe it was really two Imperial Star Fighters, but it was also very likely that it was just a false alarm of the sensor, After all, this had happened once half an hour before, and he was also excited at the time, but it turned out to be nothing more than an energy fluctuation.

"Echo Nine, please reply, this is Echo Eleven, sir, please answer. He turned on the comm and called Ensign Torini, who wanted to confirm.

There was a rustle in the communication, the screen was not displayed, and Sergeant Roskill frowned, perhaps the interstellar dust or rubble was too dense to affect the communication.

He called several more times, but there was still no reply, and the rustling murmur seemed to mock him.

He didn't hesitate any longer, the young pilot quickly pulled the control stick, and the lightning reconnaissance plane immediately deviated from the original course, flying straight to the last position where the two red dots appeared, he didn't know if Ensign Torini had searched there, that position was not too far away from him, just go over and see, even if it was a false alarm, he turned back and continued to move in the original course, and the loss was only a little bit of time, and if it was really an imperial fighter, maybe the second lieutenant had already .....

A shadow cast over his heart, but he immediately reassured himself that no, the poor communication should be caused by the bad environment, and he couldn't contact anyone else or the Archangel space carrier now. The interior of this interstellar cloud was much harsher and more severe than they expected, and the deeper they went, the more serious it became, not only was the interstellar dust dense, but also full of rubble, radiation, and various gaseous elements of various sizes, and it was not a big deal that normal communication was blocked.

However, isn't this condition also very suitable for hiding the traces of the fleet? The tension in his heart intensified, could it be that Piper's fleet was really around here?

The lightning reconnaissance plane is getting closer and closer to that position, and the sergeant's vigilance is getting higher and higher, as long as there is something wrong with the situation, he is always ready to escape, flee to the place where the communication is restored and report the situation back, his lightning is just a reconnaissance plane, the first principle when encountering the enemy plane is to evade and escape, air combat, do not get involved in the case of last resort, even if it is a fight, it is also to be able to escape, this is the warning of the old birds.

"Echo...... Echo ......, here is ...... Number Nine ...... Walk...... Leave ......" In the rustling voice he heard intermittent answers, but the image was still not visible, and there was no need to see it, it should be the echo of Ensign No. 9 Torini, Sergeant Roskill breathed a sigh of relief, the second lieutenant was still there, it seemed that he was blind and nervous.

"Sir, I'm Echo Eleven, do you hear me? I just noticed that there is contact in this direction......"

"Attack..... Leave...... Hurry up ......" was accompanied by a rustling of interference.

"What? Sir, I can't hear clearly? He asked, a little confused, flying some further distance, and when he got close to Echo Nine, the signal should be clear.

The communication fell silent again, except for the rustling of interference, and Sergeant Roskil's face changed dramatically, and he saw that in the distance just one o'clock in front of the plane, a sudden flash of light appeared, which, though faint in the dense dust belt, no doubt recognized the nature of the flash.

"Explosion..... The flash! He swallowed his saliva with difficulty, Echo Nine, Ensign Torini, finished? He felt a little at a loss for a moment, his mind was blank, he didn't know what to do, and he forgot even the escape he had been preparing for.

Didi, didi, the alarm sound was both clear and clear, while he was in a daze, the remote sensor pod had detected two red dots, this time they did not disappear again, these were two Imperial Super Banshee starfighters, and a sense of fear filled his entire heart, and Echo Nine was shot down by them.

The sound of the sirens brought his blank brain back to normal, and the sergeant's first instinct was to turn around and run away, but his movements stopped again, and the enemy plane did not fly in his current direction, but only skimmed his nose, and did not seem to notice his appearance.

As soon as his heart moved, he immediately turned off the ion engine, interfering with the various harsh space environments of the Alliance Lightning Reconnaissance Aircraft, which also affected the sensors on the Imperial fighters at this time, and they didn't even notice him at close range.

The sergeant waited until the triumphant enemy plane flew away, then restarted the ion engine and quietly followed, the enemy plane did not find him, he didn't need to run away immediately, besides, after leaving, he lost the trace of the enemy plane, and he lost the opportunity to find the Imperial fleet forever, although these two enemy planes may not be able to take him to find the Imperial fleet, maybe they will go to another location to ambush another friendly reconnaissance plane, maybe he will not be long before he will be discovered by the Keyhole of the Empire, maybe they have already discovered him, Afraid that he would escape, he pretended not to see him, and set a trap in front of him to ambush him......

However many possibilities may be, one of the possibilities is undeniable that he might be able to find the Imperial fleet by tracking the two Imperial fighters as well...... This is an opportunity, it is an opportunity to seize, it is necessary to try, if he turns around, he will not even have a chance.

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Three hours and fifty-five minutes after the departure of all the reconnaissance planes, the Archangel finally received an unmistakable communication about the current position of the Imperial fleet, which came from the Echo XI lightning reconnaissance plane, piloted by Sergeant Roskil...