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Chapter 504 Night Hawk Fall
The GBU-27, a guided bomb designed specifically for the F117A, weighs approximately 2000 pounds, or about 1 ton.

Its basic design is to add a BLU-109/B bunker buster warhead to the GBU-24, giving it the ability to penetrate 1.8m of reinforced concrete or 30m of soil.

In Wayne's view, even if the bunker couldn't be destroyed, it would be enough to cause serious damage.

But what is the situation with the top-level defense of the No. 2 air defense tower?
0.5米钢制装甲-2米钢筋混凝土层-1米钢制装甲-1米钢筋混凝土层，纯防御厚度就有4.5米。

To support the heavy protective layer weighing tens of thousands of tons, the air raid tower has a dense array of load-bearing structures inside, and to some extent, it is equipped with inclined supports, similar to those used in dome armor, for further protection. The entire top is a massive, incredibly thick composite armor plate.

第9中队的4架F117依靠地面马润的辅助定位，以及激光带来的精确制导，8枚GBU27全都准确无误的命中了防空塔。

After dropping all their bombs, the Nighthawks had no time to linger. They quickly glanced at the explosions below to make sure there were no duds, then turned around and prepared to return, sending Wayne to inform the ground troops to confirm the results.

But what they didn't expect was that after the explosion, it would be the time for the air defense towers to be attacked!
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The urgent battle alarm and the message from the No. 2 anti-aircraft tower entered Tang Wen's mind like a DDoS attack. He had just fallen asleep when he had to sit up abruptly. He closed his eyes and saw the damaged anti-aircraft tower from a third-person perspective... but it didn't exist.

The current anti-aircraft tower is still classified as a warship, with a base HP of 45. After being exposed, Tang Wen immediately used the "Undying Fleet" commemorative flag, which directly increased the HP by 100%, reaching as much as 90 HP.

A few small bombs weighing one ton each were no match for the defenses. The attack was deemed "unpenetrated," and the anti-aircraft tower's health remained a full 90, completely unaffected.

Tang Wen, who had just been woken up, focused his attention on the ground, worried that the Empire was planning a massive three-dimensional attack, launching a general offensive under the cover of night to take the anti-aircraft towers.

But the forest around the No. 2 air defense tower was completely silent, without even a basic ground firepower.

No, it's unlikely. It's only been a little over a day. It's impossible for them to gather enough firepower to coordinate with a ground offensive. Even air support is still on its way. It's more likely to be a simple air raid, which makes more sense.

Looking at the sky again, surprisingly, the radar couldn't see anything.

The air defense tower is equipped with the AN/SPG-49 radar, which is compatible with the "Bronze Knight". It has a detection range of 120KM. Although the technology of the 50s is a bit old, it has no problem detecting non-stealth fighters, but the radar is completely blank.

Four Gnats have been deployed, and anti-aircraft artillery is firing at full capacity.

Because low-altitude anti-aircraft guns are not very useful in modern air combat, the No. 2 anti-aircraft tower is equipped with eight twin-mounted 128mm anti-aircraft guns, which occupy the four corners and the center line of the four sides, and each of them can rotate 360 ​​degrees.

The practical firing range of the 128mm anti-aircraft gun is only 1 meters, and the 16 guns can launch 320 anti-aircraft shells modified with VT proximity fuses per minute.

Because there was no target, the anti-aircraft guns were firing aimlessly into the sky. The firing rate of one round every 3 seconds made the entire sky almost continuous with the sound of gunfire. The muzzle flashes illuminated the sky, creating a fiery cloud in the torrential rain!

Tang Wen stared at the sky, which was being illuminated by the firelight. His first thought was of the B2, but he immediately dismissed it:

The B-2 only entered service this year, and it will take at least a year of training before the Empire will be willing to send these flying elites. Currently, the only aircraft in the world that can be deployed in actual combat is the F-117A.

The F117A was limited by the era when computers were not advanced, and its shape was compromised for stealth, resulting in extremely poor aerodynamics. It even lacked the ability to fly supersonicly. It would still be flying overhead today!

The Nighthawk's service ceiling certainly exceeds the 1-meter firing altitude of anti-aircraft guns, but it will definitely drop to several thousand meters when dropping bombs for accuracy, and it is estimated that it is still in the climbing phase.

[Equipment Consumable: Enhanced Surveillance Radar] [After use, forcibly illuminates the positions of all warships (excluding submarines) and aircraft within 100 kilometers for 30 seconds (cooldown time: 30 minutes)]

[Surveillance radar is activated]

Tang Wen equipped the only "expert-level consumable" as quickly as possible, and a prompt popped up in his mind as soon as he activated it:
[Enemy aircraft detected*4!]

[Random Battle: Shoot Down US Air Force Fighters]

The four Nighthawks were completely unaware of the danger and were climbing in a normal formation. The radar showed that they were only 8000 meters above sea level and 5.8 kilometers away. Judging from their trajectory, they were turning around after completing their bombing mission.

Tang Wen wanted the Gnat to go and shoot it down. After all, putting aside its stealth capabilities, the F117 was no match for the lightweight Gnat; a single burst of machine gun fire would be enough to take it down.

But at this moment, the "Patriot" and "Avenger" missiles equipped by the Marin began to exert their power. Several waves of flames rose from the slope of Hill 64, shooting down all the gnats that had only been airborne for less than half a minute.

Especially the rudimentary "Avenger" system. Don't underestimate this simple combination of Hummer and Stinger; it responds very quickly and is perfect for countering the fragile Gnat.

[Our aircraft were shot down *4]

With only 20 seconds left on the radar, it was too late to launch the gnats to accelerate.

However, Tang Wen realized that although he could launch the "Bronze Knight" or "Beagle" to finish off the enemy, prematurely exposing Hans' anti-stealth technology would be pointless; it would be better to use the machine gun instead.

Guided by radar, 16 anti-aircraft guns accurately pointed towards the Nighthawk formation and fired several rounds of shells with exaggerated precision just before the enemy was about to escape the firing range.

Each 128mm shell weighs 26 kilograms and contains 3.3 kilograms of TNT. The fragments from the explosion are enough to cause serious damage to aircraft within a 30-meter airspace.

The anti-aircraft towers continued the Hans's anti-aircraft methods, not firing directly at the aircraft, but firing a series of dispersed shells in a certain formation in front of the aircraft. The kill radius of each shell formed a continuous barrage that caused the aircraft to crash into it.

During the radar's effective period, the 16 anti-aircraft guns fired seven rounds, launching 112 shells and creating a barrage of fire at the last moment.

The four F117s sensed the radar but did not believe they were being locked on, nor could they detect the dense barrage of incoming shells.

The last F117 was completely unaware of what was happening. Without any warning devices being triggered, it suddenly discovered that the tail fin had failed, followed by a fire alarm and loss of engine thrust.

The poor aerodynamic shape caused the aircraft to lose control instantly. The fly-by-wire system, which was already struggling to maintain normal flight, was even less able to save the aircraft at this time.

The Nighthawk immediately lost lateral stability and began to veer to the right. The experienced pilot immediately realized that the aircraft was beyond saving and his first thought was mechanical failure.

After cursing Lockheed, the pilot immediately ejected and parachuted, but out of the corner of his eye he saw a broken, burning wing.

As for the tail fin that had just malfunctioned... the tail fin flew towards him.

A shell hit the tail of the F117 directly, and the V-tail fin broke off under the force, detaching from the aircraft and flying past the ejection seat at supersonic speed.

(End of this chapter)