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Chapter 1228: Meteorite Belt Lightning Strike Operation (3)

Due to the obstruction of the meteorite belt, it was difficult to detect how many carrier-based aircraft were approaching the fleet, whether by optical aiming or radar. The Red Maple Republic was still unaware of the largest air battle in the history of interstellar war that was about to break out.

The ion beam from the cruiser flew over the meteorite belt, and Hall's skylight would be illuminated from time to time. She set the speed, gripped the control stick tightly, and flexibly dodged the meteorites that were hitting her head-on.

Flying a space fighter through the asteroid belt is a compulsory subject in the aviation school, but this compulsory subject does not require you to pass it within a certain time. As long as you don't pass it, no one will care if you move slowly.

This also means that when they need to use the cover of meteorites to quickly approach the fleet, not all pilots are able to move at full speed.

A major point of saturation attack is to form a sufficient number in a short period of time. If the pilots' skills are uneven, the huge fleet may become sparse in the meteorite belt, and the attack will be meaningless.

Therefore, the mission briefing before departure stipulated a certain speed at which one should cross the asteroid belt; one could neither speed up nor slow down.

All the pilots who took part in this battle had undergone several days of targeted training, mainly to hone their ability to shuttle through the meteorite belt, but Hall knew that some of them must have been unable to adapt and crashed into the meteorites and turned into fireworks. If it were not for the requirement to maintain communication silence before the attack, I'm afraid there would have been a commotion in the friendly channel.

This is a very risky gamble and is very dangerous.

However, compared to others, Hall's most important task is to keep an eye on the lionfish not far ahead.

Hall and Li Chengxi were located in the front center of the entire fleet. They were not the ones leading the team, and they needed to wait for orders as to when to surface from the asteroid belt and launch an attack.

Alyssa specifically told Hall to keep an eye on Li Chengxi, as he might not follow the battle plan. If he acted alone and the entire air raid plan was discovered in advance, things would be very troublesome.

In fact, Alyssa was very foresighted. Hall noticed several times that Li Chengxi was about to speed up, but every time Hall hurried over and shook his wings, indicating that you have to act according to the plan.

To be honest, this is more tiring than dodging meteorites. At least in Hall's current opinion, meteorites are not really a big problem, especially after long-term simulation training with a guy who can maneuver with 10G overload.

However, looking at Li Chengxi made Hall temporarily forget her nervousness. Strictly speaking, this was her first time to fly a space fighter to attack a warship, and she had almost forgotten all the key points taught in the aviation school.

At this moment, the speaker on the left side of the screen made a crackling sound, followed by the flight commander's voice:

"Reach the attack position, all fighters surface, and attack in waves as planned!"

The attack order finally came, and Hall saw the lionfish immediately climb 90 degrees and directly pass through the meteorite belt.

Of course, Hall didn't dare to be so brave, but followed the other space fighters nearby and pulled the joystick.

Seen from directly above, countless space fighters looked like flying fish emerging from the water, leaping up from under the asteroid belt.

When they reach the attack distance, they are actually very close to the Red Maple Republic’s fleet. After all, although the void torpedo has a long range, its speed is too slow.

Fleet battles are also constantly maneuvering. If you launch from a long distance, whether you can hit the target really depends on luck.

The Red Maple Republic's fleet also discovered at almost the same time that the carrier-based aircraft had rushed to such a close distance, and what was even more fatal was the number. On their radar, the radar display was probably covered with red bright spots in an instant. The carrier-based aircraft dispatched urgently could not be compared with more than 3,000 space fighters.

The entire fleet of carrier-based aircraft was like a wave. The vanguard in the front immediately threw the void torpedo in the direction of the fleet's maneuver, and then made a big turn like a wave hitting the shore. This was a typical Immelmann flip maneuver.

It may not be noticeable if one or two space fighters do this, but if a large group of them do this together, the scene will be very spectacular.

The space fighters that have completed bombing and turned around will hover nearby for a while to guard other fighters that have not yet dropped their bombs. Each person needs to guard nearby for about three minutes, and then immediately retreat back to reload bombs and do it again.

The attack was in wave form. The three thousand space fighters were divided into attack echelons of about two hundred each. After the previous wave finished launching, the next wave continued to launch, achieving the effect of saturation attack.

The frigates and destroyers at the edge of the fleet immediately deployed anti-aircraft guns. One of their main jobs was regional air defense. In an instant, it was as if a field had been deployed. Countless anti-aircraft guns roared and spit out tongues of fire. Most of the first wave of approaching void torpedoes were destroyed.

It can be seen that the quality of the Red Maple Republic's soldiers is quite high, and the warships responded very quickly, and they did not panic even when they were attacked.

But one thing that was unintentional was that this was a wave attack, and in order to break through the anti-aircraft firepower network, the number was ridiculously large.

Each space fighter can carry two void torpedoes, and more than three thousand space fighters means nearly seven thousand void torpedoes.

This number far exceeds the limit of what anti-aircraft guns can deal with. Even a dense formation of enemies would have to cry out in despair at this scale.

When the first wave of fighters circled nearby and the second wave of attack began, several torpedoes had already broken through the anti-aircraft fire network and hit the nearest frigate.

The azure shield appeared immediately. The frigate, which was known for its defensive capabilities, had no problem resisting a few void torpedoes.

It doesn’t matter, if you can endure hardship, endure more.

When the second wave of torpedoes arrived, the frigate was hit by several more torpedoes, and it was obvious that the shield could no longer withstand it.

At this time, the artillery fire from the cruise ship behind the fleet and the naval gun attacks from the other side of the Swirl Federation Fleet also arrived at the same time.

The frigate at the outermost edge of the fleet was beaten to pieces in front of the pilots of the Whirlpool Federation, its engine and energy pipelines exploded, and a large number of escape pods escaped from the doomed ship.

This was just the most insignificant corner of the battlefield. By the time Li Chengxi and Hall stepped forward to drop bombs, four frigates and a destroyer of the Red Maple Republic fleet had already turned into huge orange flashes, which further opened up a gap for attack.

The Red Maple Republic fleet immediately realized that they had been tricked. Looking from directly above, the entire fleet's forward route began to deviate. It should be that the commander urgently ordered a turn.

But think about it, it takes several minutes for a frigate to turn around, not to mention large ships such as battleships and starships that are the main force in a large fleet. It will take them even longer to make large-angle turns.

Before that, the torpedo will definitely be well fed.

(End of this chapter)