Otherworld Girl Development Guide

Boom!Boom!Boom!

The 130mm main gun roared, unleashing a barrage of ammunition at a rate of 2 rounds per second towards the carrier ship.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

One after another, water jets appeared around the carrier ship. Soon, a 130mm shell hit the deck of the enemy carrier ship. A loud bang and a flash of fire rose on the deck. Where the shell hit, a hole was blasted in the hull made of an unknown material, but there was still no fire inside.

Seemingly sensing danger, the enemy's carrier ship immediately sprang into action, reaching 40 knots in less than 4 seconds. The carrier ship then attempted to dive to evade the Type 055 destroyer's shelling.

However, by this time, the two YJ-18 missiles launched earlier had already approached the carrier ship.

The anti-ship missile, programmed with the attack sequence set, entered terminal attack mode. One missile leaped high into the air, preparing for a top-attack; the other missile crashed directly into the carrier ship's side spin.

It is clear that the carrier ship also has a certain self-defense capability. The ship raised "turrets" and fired high-energy lasers at the incoming YJ-18 to intercept it... At the same time, it quickly submerged, trying to hide in the sea.

At this distance, the speed of light is inescapable, testing the tracking performance of the carrier ship's turret. Clearly, the enemy's turret tracking performance is not that fast.

Only the guidance head of the YJ-18 missile flying at sea level was burned away before it was struck by another YJ-18 guided by inertia, hitting the only remaining surface area of ​​the ship as it descended; another YJ-18, using its powerful inertia, penetrated the ship's hull in a top-attack...

Under the two different attack methods, the carrier ship suddenly exploded into a huge fireball. The warhead of the anti-ship missile was not a 130mm shell. Countless fragments, along with parts of unknown purpose, flew into the surrounding sea. After bubbling a few times, the carrier ship quickly sank to the bottom of the sea.

Chapter 359 Aerial Combat Heroes

The YJ-18 anti-ship missile destroyed the carrier ship, but the battle was not over; thirty small aircraft were still attacking the fleet.

The close-in weapon systems of the Type 054L corvettes and Type 055L destroyers unleashed a barrage of fire, driving away the aircraft that kept trying to approach the fleet.

Clearly, these unknown aircraft did not expect the fleet's anti-aircraft firepower to be so dense, and were quickly suppressed out of the fleet's air defense zone.

"Hurry! Hurry! Speed ​​things up as much as the manpower can handle!"

On the deck of the research vessel, the winch operator kept urging the operator to speed up the collection of the iron ball within the limits that the personnel could bear.

The motor drives the winch, which winds the steel cable onto the coil, bringing up the iron ball from the deep sea.

Before long, a group of four iron balls were pulled from the sea onto the deck, and then another group was taken in.

Da da da!

The muffled gunfire continued to echo from the corners of the deck. On the deck of the research vessel, sailors set up some 12.7mm heavy machine guns for both anti-aircraft and anti-tank purposes and fired at some aircraft that were breaking through the fleet's air defenses.

Although the fleet's air defenses are very tight, it is still difficult to intercept highly maneuverable aircraft. After all, aircraft that use gravity as propulsion have extremely high maneuverability and can even make sharp-angle turns. The only drawback is that their flight speed is not as fast as that of human aircraft.

"Port! Fire!"

Amidst the squad leader's roar, the machine gunner continuously corrected the trajectory of the 12.7mm heavy machine gun, firing at an aircraft that had broken through the air defense network. Guided by tracer rounds, armor-piercing incendiary rounds struck the aircraft's outer shell, detonating the detonators inside the 12.7mm bullets and continuously bursting out small fireballs.

However, 12.7mm bullets are not enough to penetrate the aircraft's outer shell, and can only cause minor damage.

With a series of clicks and whistles, the 12.7mm heavy machine gun ran out of ammunition, and the machine gun crew immediately began to change the ammunition box.

"Hurry! Hurry! Hurry!" The squad leader urged, watching the enemy aircraft preparing for attack.

Unlike warships, research vessels are not equipped with Type 730 close-in weapon systems and short-range air defense missiles. The sailors can only use themselves as bait to attract enemy aircraft and protect the crew on deck.

Just as the machine gunner finished reloading, the unidentified aircraft moved into attack position. The high-energy laser emitter on its bow emitted a beam of concentrated energy. Ignoring the impending laser, the machine gunner set up his 12.7mm heavy machine gun and engaged the aircraft in fire, roaring loudly with bloodshot eyes:

"Come on! Let's see who gets taken down first!"

Amidst the clanging and banging, 12.7mm heavy machine gun bullets continuously struck the aircraft, damaging its outer shell. Then, it exploded into a fireball with a bang, and the shattered fuselage crashed headfirst into the sea, with fragments of unknown purpose scattered on the surface.

"Squad leader, I'll take it down... uh?"

Just as the machine gunner thought he had taken down the alien spacecraft, the distinctive roar of a jet engine came from the side. A Qingluan fighter jet flew past the side of the research vessel, leaving a shockwave. The huge roar made some people's ears ring.

The machine gunner discovered that a missile appeared to be missing from the composite pylon under the wing of the Qingluan UAV...

After eliminating the target, the information is sent to ACC via ZAP.

[FOX THREE PL-10F (Air-to-air missile launcher, type: active radar homing)...]

At this distance, the PL-15 cannot hit the target because it is less than the missile's minimum range, so Qingluan's AI chose a close-range air-to-air missile.

The new PL-10F air-to-air missile features infrared imaging/radar composite guidance, a maximum range of 20 km, and is omnidirectional.

ZAP (Data Link) ONLINE...

A message came from the sky that the Azure Phoenix Squadron had jettisoned its auxiliary fuel tanks and joined the battle, while simultaneously transmitting real-time battlefield data to the CIC of Pengkun-1 via a data link.

[Notifying ACC (Air Combat Command, here referring to Pengkun-1), entering AOR (Area of ​​Responsibility)...]

In the CIC of Pengkun-1, Qingluan's status is displayed as ENGAGE, indicating that the advanced artificial intelligence is engaging in combat almost entirely autonomously, and the controller can only watch from the sidelines.

[TALLY HO (Visually inspect enemy aircraft)...]

[IFF recognition...UNKNOW...]

The drones classified all unknown targets identified by the IFF as enemies!

[BFM (One-on-One Fighting) Mode...]

After destroying the enemy aircraft, the Azure Phoenix deactivated its BURNER mode. The low-altitude maneuverability provided by its forward-swept wings allowed it to reach high altitude with a single roll maneuver. The electro-optical distributed aperture radar on the bow quickly acquired the enemy aircraft and locked onto the rear hemisphere of the unidentified aircraft. Other drones also rushed toward the most threatening target.

The two sides quickly engaged in a dangerous aerial waltz, with the Qingluan fighter jets locked onto the rear hemisphere of the other aircraft, PL-10F air-to-air missiles energized under the wings, and fire control radars attempting to acquire the target.

The aircraft that was being chased tried to use its maneuverability to shake off the Azure Phoenix, but it clearly underestimated the mobility of an air superiority fighter that had put all its skill points into maneuverability.

The two sides constantly switched roles as hunter and prey. Laser weapons were impossible to dodge, provided that the agile Azure Phoenix fighter could be locked onto. During the lock-on and launch process, the Azure Phoenix used its powerful mobility to dodge the laser's straight attack path, performing an aerial dance.

During the dangerous scissor maneuver, the ultraviolet TLS laser emitter under the Azure Phoenix's body suddenly cooled down with a hum, and a beam of ultraviolet laser shone on the aircraft, instantly melting a large hole in its surface. The aircraft, like a brick that had lost control, crashed into the sea.

Upon detecting the threat posed by the Azure Phoenix, the unidentified aircraft and drones above the fleet engaged in a dogfight.

As soon as a hostile aircraft locked onto the tail of the Qingluan UAV, the UAV's electro-optical distributed aperture radar immediately detected the threat, and the small missile mounted under the tail fin was activated and launched.

[RIFLE (Notification of Launch of Guided Missile) Type: MICRO MISSILE...]

As soon as these defensive missiles were launched, guided by the FCS (Fire Control System), the vector engines on the missiles immediately adjusted their flight paths, causing them to collide with the aircraft following behind.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Small defensive missiles kept hitting the enemy aircraft, eventually shooting it down and crashing it into the sea.

Chapter 360 A Brief Calm

In the sky, the Qingluan drone and an unknown aircraft are engaged in a dogfight.

Twenty kilometers behind Qingluan, manned aircraft deployed by Pengkun-1 began remote support.

[FOX THREE PL-15...]

After each PL-15 rocket detached from its mounting rack, its engine ignited, and it disappeared from the pilot's sight.

[PL-15 connected to ZAP...booting begins...]

In the Shangqiu Zhonghe Command Center, on a huge electronic sand table, a small arrow representing the PL-15 missile is approaching the battlefield.

Under the relay guidance of an early warning aircraft (KJ-2000), it was fired into the airspace above the battlefield.

After launching the PL-15 missile, the manned aircraft will immediately leave the combat zone and return to Pengkun-1 for resupply.

Let the dangerous task of fighting the enemy be left to those "smart" drones; they are man's best friends.

?———?!

At the moment the scissor maneuvers overlapped above, the X-ray laser below the Azure Phoenix drone struck the unknown aircraft, instantly burning it through and causing it to crash.

The damaged unidentified aircraft plunged into the sea. With the damage continuing to increase, the unidentified aircraft could no longer pay attention to the fleet on the sea surface and focused all its attention on the Azure Phoenix drone.

They discovered that these strangely shaped aircraft not only flew at high speeds, but also possessed anti-gravity technology and a wide variety of weapons...

It's not just the Azure Phoenix drones fighting them, but the entire human combat system battling these unknown aircraft.

The fleet quickly readjusted its formation. Previously, because these unknown aircraft had flown into the 3KM range, the Type 054L frigates and Type 055L destroyers could only approach the anti-tank guns to counterattack.

Anti-aircraft missiles are not omnipotent. Missiles have minimum launch distance requirements. Within a 3km range, when launching short-range missiles, the HHQ-10 often gets outpaced by agile unidentified aircraft before it can even accelerate to a sufficient speed. After all, maneuvers such as sharp-angle turns can probably only be performed by missiles that are also equipped with anti-gravity technology.

The arrival of the Azure Phoenix quickly drove these unknown aircraft out of the fleet's airspace.

While these unknown aircraft were still locked in combat, a series of PL-15 dual-pulse air-to-air missiles launched from high altitudes arrived.

The PL-15, following a high-altitude trajectory, converts its high potential energy into kinetic energy under the attraction of gravity, and continuously approaches the battlefield during its inertial flight phase.

On the KJ-2000, the combat support team assigned targets to PL-15 missiles, locking onto an unknown aircraft every two missiles to ensure a high hit rate.

[IFF recognition...]

【LOCK...】

If the unidentified aircraft had a radar warning system, it would probably be screaming wildly by now.

As the PL-15 drew ever closer to the battlefield, its binary pulse engine ignited again, providing it with sufficient maneuverability. One after another, unidentified aircraft entered the PL-15's no-escape zone.

Whoosh! Boom!

Whoosh! Boom!

In the blink of an eye, before the unidentified aircraft could even react, they were accurately hit by the PL-15, damaged or shot down.

After a round of missiles, only a dozen or so unidentified aircraft remained in the sky, and these aircraft had flown too far away to avoid the missiles... For warships, the biggest concern is entering close-in weapon system (CIWS) range, because at that point, warships have no other weapons to defend themselves besides CIWS.

But if the distance is increased...

"emission!"

The HHQ-10 launchers at the stern of the Type 055L destroyer turned towards the unknown aircraft, launching HHQ-10 short-range air defense missiles one after another, which crashed into the aircraft.

Although these HHQ-10s, with their relatively small warheads, couldn't achieve any real combat results, they still allowed the frustrated fleet to vent its frustration.

When the unidentified aircraft charged over, it was directly under the firepower of the HHQ-10, which made the HHQ-10 lose face. Who could blame them when these unidentified aircraft were tough enough?

Short-range air defense missiles are primarily designed to counter human-made missiles. And human-made missiles are fragile... If their aerodynamic shape is slightly disrupted or they are damaged, they become like headless flies.

Now that the enemy is tougher, we need to go back and prepare to replace the warheads with nitride-based energetic explosives!

Seemingly realizing that it could no longer continue fighting, the unidentified flying object in the sky quickly changed course and flew towards the depths of the ocean.

"Launch tubes twelve and thirteen, prepare! Don't let a single one escape!"

As if to vent their anger over being defecated on their heads by these eagles, the Navy launched HHQ-9 missiles from the vertical launch modules of the Type 054L frigates and Type 055L destroyers as if they were free.

From the vertical launch module, HHQ-9 missiles shot into the sky, almost emptying the missile inventory!

Once the distance was increased, HHQ-9 gained enough acceleration to chase after the unknown aircraft and slam it down from the sky.

The remaining unknown aircraft were targeted by the Qingluan UAV. Although these aircraft were agile, their aerodynamic shape was terrible. When it came to running in a straight line, they were no match for the Qingluan UAV. They were either shot down by the PL-10 or shot down by the relay-guided PL-15.