The Plane War Begins from Wandering Earth

Chapter 24 024. Ghost Fighter
North American Joint Naval and Air Force Base Texas.

This is the headquarters of the Tenth Air Force.

As the only aviation force in the United States and even in the world with an entire squadron of fifth-generation aircraft in service, the Tenth Air Force is undoubtedly the ace force of the North American Air Force.

A total of twenty F22 Raptor fighter jets were on standby on the base runway.

Nearly a hundred ground crew members are performing final maintenance checks on these powerful weapons before takeoff.

"Dear Dr. Isaac, with all due respect, there is no aircraft on this earth that can fight against the F22.

The Soviet-made MiG fighter jets of the Russian Federation are already lagging behind in all aspects and can only compete with the F16 at best.

Europe's 'Typhoon' and 'Rafale' fighter jets are still undergoing mass production and finalization, and their entry into service means they are lagging behind.

As for the third-generation fighter jet that Dongfang is rumored to have independently developed, there is no need to pay attention to it. "

Colonel York, commander of the 10th Air Force's 'Raptor' combat squadron, was confident to the point of arrogance.

But in fact, the current North American Air Force does have the capital to be so arrogant.

Including research and development costs, the cost of a single F22 unit ranges as high as a terrifying $3.5-4 million.

In the late 20th century, this was definitely an astronomical figure.

You know, the cost of building a Ford-class aircraft carrier is only 130 billion US dollars.

The emergence of the F22 Raptor fighter has brought the combat effectiveness of the North American Air Force to a new level.

Colonel York's confidence made Dr. Isaac, who came to inspect in person, more convinced of his judgment.

However, he still ordered people to play the video footage that had been prepared in advance.

The Predator drone fought against the F16 fighter jet, with an exchange ratio of one to two, which made Colonel York frown.

“Where is this military equipment from?

I have never heard of any intelligence about this large drone.

But I have to admit that its combat maneuvers are better than I thought.

But Dr. Isaac, times have changed.

The emergence of fifth-generation aircraft means that the method of gaining air supremacy through close-range dogfights has withdrawn from the stage of history.

The aviation radar and air-to-air missiles carried by the F22 Raptor are capable of unprecedented "beyond visual range strikes".

No matter how flexible and maneuverable these large drones are, once they are locked by our fire control radar, the only thing waiting for them is destruction!"

The scene of the F16 fighter jet's failure in the air combat did not affect Colonel York's confidence.

Instead, he watched the wildly maneuvering Predator drones in the video and disdainfully dismissed them as little more than oversized flying toys.

No matter how good the combat performance of the Predator UAV is, it cannot shake the hard power of the "Raptor" fighter jet, which won a record of 16-144 in the exercise against the F0.

After hearing these words from an expert in the field of fighter jets and air combat, Dr. Isaac finally felt relieved.

As a senior executive of Umbrella Corporation in North America, he made a lot of promises to Colonel York and his Ace Air Force, and easily obtained their private loyalty.

As the T virus rages across the world, the North American official army is forced to retreat again and again under the invasion of the zombie tide.

Many people within the military have begun to prepare for a rainy day and try to find a way out for themselves.

Umbrella Corporation is definitely the most promising force after the end of the world.

Its military and scientific research bases deployed around the world alone are enough to become the doomsday refuge that countless people dream of.

Colonel York had finally got the chance to show his favor to Umbrella Corporation's North American executives, and there was no way he would let it go.

It includes B52, B2 bombers, F16 fighters, and F22 Raptor fighters, a huge flying fleet of up to 84 aircraft.

Under the personal leadership of Colonel York, commander of the ace aviation team, they set sail towards Colorado, where the ruins of Raccoon City are located.

The 38 bombers not only carried a large number of heavy bombs, but also prepared a tactical nuclear bomb.

Dr. Isaac is now determined to completely wipe out this group of forces near the Raccoon City ruins from the map.

Escorted by 46 fighter jets, the bomber formation successfully crossed Texas and arrived over Colorado.

"The escort formation is in dispersed formation. Activate level 3 combat warning and prepare for battle.

The F16 scout team cruised at low altitude to search for the enemy, paying attention to the dense forests in the mountains below. Once they spotted enemy aircraft, they immediately climbed and disengaged.

The combat mission is handed over to the 'Raptor' squadron."

Following the order from the flight formation commander, the escort formation was ready for combat at any time hundreds of kilometers away from the Raccoon City ruins.

Colonel York does not think that the Predator UAV can pose a threat to the F22 Raptor, but the more arrogant and confident he speaks, the more experienced and steady his actions are.

Being appointed as the commander of the ace aviation team by the North American Air Force, you could say that Colonel York was arrogant and looked down on others, but in terms of tactical arrangements and command of air combat operations, he was absolutely impeccable.

The stable cruising state of the flight formation was broken when a B52 bomber in the bomber formation sounded an alarm.

“I’m on radar!

Request to disengage from the cruise formation!

I repeat, I'm on radar!

Request to disengage from the cruise formation!"

The B52 bomber pilot's voice sounded slightly panicked.

Upon hearing the alarm, Commander Colonel York was stunned.

"Permission to leave the formation, ascend to evade as soon as possible.

Has the forward scout formation detected any enemy aircraft?"

"There is no response to the radar warning. No enemy aircraft has been detected yet."

Compared with fighter jets, large bombers are easier to detect on radar.

At this moment, the radar of the F22 Raptor fighter jets on escort duty did not detect any enemy aircraft.

"Could it be that the other party is also a stealth fighter?"

Just as this thought flashed through my mind, a hypersonic missile with a tail flame and an extremely fast speed, initially estimated to be more than Mach 10, broke through the air.

The B52 bomber that had just separated from the cruise formation rose less than 100 meters and was hit by the incoming missile before it even had time to launch a decoy bomb to evade.

Without time to get angry, Colonel York immediately ordered the bomber formation to take off and return to avoid the attack.

The postponement of the bombing mission had little impact.

Before that, the escort fighter formation had to find out the ghostly enemy first.

"Scout fighters move 20 kilometers forward to search for enemy aircraft!"

As soon as Colonel York's order was issued, the alarm in the escort formation rang again.

As many as eight F8 fighter pilots sounded the alarm almost simultaneously, claiming that they were locked by fire control radar.

There was not a single hair on our radar screen, and we couldn't even launch a counterattack.

Colonel York could only order the F16 fighters in his escort formation to follow the bomber formation and evacuate first.

However, multiple hypersonic missiles have struck again.

Rapidly rising, rolling in the air, dropping decoy bombs...

The pilots of the F16 fighter jets were frantically maneuvering to avoid the incoming missiles.

The communication channel was filled with loud and shrill alarms from the pilots.

In the blink of an eye, four scout fighters, including the F16 responsible for forward reconnaissance, exploded into fireballs in mid-air.

The other four F16 pilots decisively chose to eject their cockpits.

Two of them died on the spot due to problems with their flying attitude, which caused their skulls and cervical vertebrae to hit the canopy during ejection.

The other two pilots ejected successfully and brought the most critical intelligence.

"All the missiles come from the northeastern airspace!"

(End of this chapter)