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Chapter 1230: Meteorite Belt Lightning Strike Operation (5)

The large-scale carrier-based aircraft raid was very effective. More than three thousand carrier-based aircraft attacked in waves, firing nearly seven thousand torpedoes. In coordination with the patrol ships near the mobile aircraft carrier and the naval guns of the main fleet of the Spin Water Federation, nearly forty Red Maple Republic warships were destroyed in one round of raids.

This was something that was unthinkable in the past. It can be said to be the highlight moment of carrier-based aircraft. Every pilot knows that everything they do will most likely be included in the textbooks of various military academies in the future.

This is an unprecedented case of a carrier-based aircraft launching an effective attack on a warship.

But then again, the seven thousand torpedoes only caused damage to nearly forty warships, and that was combined with the fleet's firepower coverage, so the killing efficiency was actually not high.

The main reason is that the battleship's anti-aircraft firepower is too strong, and the speed of torpedoes fired at a safe distance is too slow. Unless multiple torpedoes attack at the same time, the anti-aircraft guns can easily respond.

Moreover, this situation is difficult to replicate. After the Red Maple Republic fleet had been fully attacked by torpedoes, it finally completed its turn and was gradually moving away from the asteroid belt.

This means that if pilots want to launch similar attacks in the future, they will take great risks and drop bombs in close proximity while facing anti-aircraft guns or even naval guns that could attack them from a distance.

Moreover, the loss of only forty warships is just a fraction of the loss for the Red Maple Republic fleet, which has more than two thousand warships. They still have the strength to fight.

After completing the bombing, the carrier-based aircraft must go back to reload. This time difference will also give the Red Maple Republic fleet a chance to catch its breath. How to reorganize the fleet for the attack has become the biggest test for the flight commander.

Hall entered the membrane airlock of the Swan and stopped steadily in the hangar.

Fang Lanyin, wearing protective clothing, immediately led the logistics personnel to rush up, and quickly checked the condition of the fighter plane and re-mounted the torpedo on it.

Taking this opportunity, Hall opened the cabin door, threw away his helmet, took the mineral water brought by the ground crew, and took a big sip.

Although all the pilots have to do now is just fly over, drop bombs, and return, it only looks simple. Flying a space fighter consumes a lot of physical strength, and this battle is far from over. It can even be regarded as the end of the beginning.

So when pilots return, they not only have to take time to rest, but sometimes they even need to change their diapers.

Oh yes, this is the same as modern pilots, they all go to the battlefield wearing diapers.

"Didn't Brother Li come back with you?"

"He went out to play by himself."

Fang Lanyin had an expression that said 'I knew it'.

"You should have taken off his backpack before setting off. Without anti-ship weapons, he probably wouldn't have acted alone."

The standard armament of the Lionfish is still ion beams and machine guns. These weapons cannot cause effective damage to the battleship. Even if Li Chengxi can penetrate the shield, the most he can do is fire a few shots at the battleship's engine to disable it, but he cannot destroy it.

Fang Lanyin looked away guiltily when she heard that. Alyssa had said to take off the backpack, but Fang Lanyin couldn't resist Li Chengxi's request and secretly put it back on.

As he was speaking, the inverted Y-shaped body of the Lionfish drove in from the other side of the light green membrane airlock.

Fang Lanyin and Hall were surprised for a moment. No, you came back so soon?
This isn't normal. Didn't I always waste time until my energy ran out or my ammunition ran out?
The Lionfish stopped on the other side, and as the engine was shut down, a group of ground crews rushed over.

Immediately, Li Chengxi's voice rang out from Fang Lanyin's personal terminal:
"I need to reload the torpedoes, and it would be best if I could restock the machine gun ammunition as well."

"Machine guns? Brother Li, did you fight with the aircraft group?" "Almost."

Listening to Li Chengxi's voice, it seems that he is not in a very good mood.

"I only destroyed three warships when the Red Maple Republic's carrier-based aircraft group arrived. There were nearly 200 of them. I had no choice but to fight and retreat at the same time."

"..."

He still said incredible things in a calm tone as always.

The ground staff has connected the equipment to the Lionfish, on the one hand to check whether all systems are intact, just like using a computer to check whether there are any problems with the car.

On the other hand, the flight records of the lionfish need to be extracted for later maintenance and adjustment. Hall also needs this data to practice in the virtual machine.

So the lionfish will do this every time it comes back, and it is Fang Lanyin’s special instruction.

In this flight record, it can be clearly seen that Li Chengxi destroyed a total of two destroyers and one frigate during this attack. As for the dozen space fighters, which is enough for ordinary pilots to become ace pilots, they can simply be ignored...

Fang Lanyin had already run to get the spray paint, preparing to paint a few more stars on the lionfish.

But at this time, Alyssa got through to Fang Lanyin first:

"Have Hall and Li Chengxi returned?"

“Just returned.”

Alyssa was also a little surprised when she heard this. After all, Li Chengxi had never acted according to plan before, but that was not the point.

She immediately said:
"Continue the preparation work. We need to maneuver and change positions now. We will only send the carrier-based aircraft after receiving new orders."

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The results of the battle caused by the carrier-based aircraft were actually very unexpected. In fact, when the Xuanshui Federation military was formulating tactics, many people believed that the best result would be for the carrier-based aircraft to cause chaos to the Red Maple Republic's fleet. Now that they can cause additional casualties, it is an unexpected surprise.

But the command of the Xuanshui Federation obviously did not open champagne at halftime. They knew very clearly that this level of damage was still not worth mentioning for the Red Maple Republic's fleet. Continuing to blindly launch attacks with carrier-based aircraft would not only have limited effects, but the well-prepared Red Maple Republic fleet would also cause heavy casualties to the carrier-based aircraft group.

Although pilots are consumables, consumables must be used in the right place. Indiscriminate use of them is dereliction of duty.

So after the first wave of torpedo attacks, all carrier-based aircraft returned and did not immediately launch a second wave of torpedo attacks.

On the one hand, it was because the Red Maple Republic fleet had already made preparations and would not have the same surprise attack effect as the first time. On the other hand, the Red Maple Republic fleet had already completed its turn and left the vicinity of the asteroid belt, and the effect of another attack by carrier-based aircraft would be very limited.

After all carrier-based aircraft have been recovered, the cruise ship will launch an artillery cover, and cooperate with the mobile aircraft carrier to use the meteorite belt as cover to retreat.

They will change attack positions and prepare for the next large-scale air strike.

(End of this chapter)