Two rounds 100×695 mm. The R shell exploded at a distance of about 15 meters to the right of the Spirit of Kansas, and the flying fragments shattered almost the entire outer wing section.

In the case of a conventionally laid out aircraft, such damage may not be fatal.

But for the flying-wing B2 bomber, its core flight action almost relies on this part of the action surface to complete.

As a result, the attacked aircraft began to tilt uncontrollably to the right.

It was only at this time that Mallot and Statham, who were in the cabin, came to their senses and realized that such a continuous and evenly distributed explosion should have come from anti-aircraft artillery rather than anti-aircraft missiles.

For a moment, the two of them even had an illusion of time and space, thinking that they had returned to World War II to fly the B29......

If you can continue to score landmark results, then you may not be able to let the strong enemy retreat in advance.

Danny muttered to himself, a little incredulous.

As the commander of the air defense forces, although he achieved a world-renowned result at the beginning of the Allied operation, for more than half a month after that, he could only watch the planes of the other side come and go freely over his head, wantonly ravaging the land and people that he had sworn to protect.

As if verifying what was just said.

As soon as daylight enters the day, the activities of the ground forces must be suspended.

The voice could be heard visibly trembling.

Danny, who was still immersed in emo just now, was also awakened by this loud noise:

"Yes!"

Thus, after the explosion, the battered aircraft still maintained its most basic structural integrity.

The staff officer also woke up from a dream, quickly raised his hand and saluted the lieutenant colonel, and then trotted away, preparing to go to the nearest army command post to seek support.

Anyway, the most important thing in this operation is two passive detection radars that do not emit any signals throughout the whole process, and the rest of the things do not have to be forced, and if they are gone, they will be gone.

Not far away, the crew of the EA6B also recovered from the initial shock, and the co-pilot almost hurriedly switched the radio to the frequency of communication with the aircraft carrier, and shouted loudly inside:

The two pilots quickly pulled the ejection handle between their legs and were thrown into the night sky in an extremely awkward position.

"Quick, go and notify the ground troops, assemble immediately, control the crash site before dawn, and be careful to leave enough video data!"

But come to think of it, the pilot's instinct is still there.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a series of explosions on the outskirts of the city in the distance.

"AV12 is hit! Falling! ”

Under the premise of limited time, the location of the wreckage of the plane is relatively certain, and it will definitely be found if someone is sent over, and it involves the authenticity of the record.

Echo 01 now only has one anti-radiation missile, so there is no good way to deal with it, but the threat of anti-aircraft artillery is very limited for maneuverable tactical aircraft, as long as the route is not too rigid.

"Hit! We've hit! ”

The plane immediately burrowed into the denser barrage that followed.

"Like...... Indeed it is. ”

Although it was not clear on the big night, the thing that fell just now was obviously much larger than a normal tactical aircraft.

But at this moment, the situation seems to have changed slightly.

"We ...... We probably knocked down a B2 ......"

The lieutenant colonel's eyes lit up:

“B2……”

"That's ...... I can really hit it......"

"Echo 01 calls the Roosevelt! Echo 01 calls the Roosevelt! AV12 was hit by anti-aircraft fire! AV12 was hit by anti-aircraft fire! The plane is burning, and we can't see whether the pilot successfully ejects! ”

As long as it is certain that the downing of the latest strategic bomber will have an international impact no less than the sinking of a warship, which is of great significance to the current international outlook.

The content of their call was apparently so shocking that the radio was silent for a few seconds before responding:

"Is it under attack? Or ......"

Actually, Echo 01's worries are a bit unfounded.

"Battalion commander!"

At this moment, the staff officer outside the command cabin suddenly poked his head in:

Looking at the fireball slowly falling in the night sky, it was difficult to hide the excitement in his tone:

The night sky over the Balkans has now returned to tranquility, and the crew of Echo 01 can only report an approximate orientation based on estimates:

"In addition, there should be an anti-aircraft artillery position near the crash site, and follow-up air forces and search and rescue teams must pay attention to ......"

After completing that short round and a half minute of shooting, Lieutenant Colonel Danny didn't even have time to confirm the results, so he quickly packed up his position and prepared to evacuate.

"Bigger than the F117...... But still stealth planes......"

The position squeezed in the middle of the ruins of the building itself must have been too late to move, so it can only be hastily camouflaged first, and the right way to evacuate people is to hurry up.

It's a long time to say, in fact, it's only been half a minute since the first shell exploded.

"Boom-"

However, with the loss of the right side of the action surface, this action is almost destined to be impossible.

When the order to fire was just given, the expectation given in my heart was that it would be very satisfying to be able to injure the target.

Malott is more experienced, his instructor in flight school participated in the battle in Annam, so he can still remember some points at this time.

Therefore, it is mainly based on luck, and there is no need to force it.

Now that it's blowing up outside, popping it out is completely a way to die......

The fortunate thing for the two of them is that the anti-aircraft guns on the ground, which have been in service for almost 40 years, although they have been urgently maintained after being dragged out, can only be regarded as unsatisfactory in terms of dispersion with the same old bullets.

No matter how tattered the plane is, it is also a titanium alloy or aluminum alloy box, which is much stronger than the human body in the face of fragments flying in the sky.

The younger staff officer next to him had a much simpler idea.

As a result, a big one came directly.

"Also, let the troops search the vicinity within a limited area to see if they can find something like a parachute, but be sure to return to concealment before dawn!"

For him, this battle was originally a struggle with no hope in sight.

Colonel Statham, who had more combat experience, was the first to realize that it was impossible to save the Spirit of Kansas, and at this life-and-death juncture, he naturally did not care about the impact of losing a valuable strategic bomber and the risk of parachuting behind enemy lines, so he could only prepare to escape immediately.

However, it has also begun to enter an uncontrolled spiral.

Moreover, the stealth performance of the B2 is fair for both friendly and enemy radars......

All the shame and grievances in it were finally released at this moment......

The subsequent fragments quickly shattered the fuel lines and engine, and the leaking hot gas quickly ignited a long flame behind the fuselage......

"Whew-"

Comparatively speaking, pilots are secondary.

It's just that he doesn't know it now.

First, he didn't know if the pilot had parachuted out, and even if he did, he didn't know where the other party would drift to, and the aimless search was very inefficient.

"The crash location is in...... In the direction of our plane 100, about 2.5 kilometers away......"

After all, this is the first battle in which he used a new type of radar and anti-aircraft artillery linkage, in fact, he has no bottom in his heart.

“……”

Apparently, the command staff on board the Roosevelt was still not fully aware of the gravity of the situation.

After calming down the turbulent mood in his heart a little, he turned his head to look at the staff officer who was still stunned next to him:

"Prepare to eject!"

"Battalion commander, I feel the movement this time...... It's bigger than the last time I hit the F117......"

There is still a battle to be fought in the future.

God knows how the other side happened to capture the time window of time when the Kansas Spirit climbed and turned.

He judged the priority of the matter almost immediately-

Even for the U.S. military, this kind of mission, which spans three services, is not easy to coordinate, especially when there is a big mess today.

But his hundreds of experienced veterans must be saved.

After giving this series of orders, the lieutenant colonel stood still and took a deep breath.

At this moment, the opposite side finally reacted:

"Please report where AV12 was hit, their echo signal is not visible on the radar, we are coordinating the combat rescue team......"

Almost as soon as the first two shells exploded, they tried to maneuver the plane to the left to avoid the most intense anti-aircraft fire as much as possible.

This reflects his quality as an old fritter.

Looking at it, Danny felt his vision blur a little.

At the same time, the pilots, who were worried about being attacked in the same way, also rushed to maneuver the plane to climb urgently.

The flamboyant co-pilot directly interrupted the other party and repeated the current situation.

"Wait a minute!"

Danny, who heard this, was stunned for a moment, then put down the walkie-talkie, and almost stumbled to the outside of the command cabin in three or two steps-

The US military's air defense suppression operations must still be respected.

……

Although it was night, he could clearly see it outside, and it was a dense barrage of barrage from anti-aircraft artillery.

Just in the direction where he had just directed the anti-aircraft artillery group to fire, a flash of fire was falling to the ground at an almost vertical angle......

Shooting down a B2 is really big news.

But it pales little compared to what happened tonight......

(End of chapter)