Colonia Storm Tour

Liu Liuyun subconsciously wanted to stand at attention, but then she realized that she was in the single cockpit of the Quetzalcoatl and there was no need to do so.

"I remember it should be like this..."

Liu Liuyun still awkwardly activated the locking system to lock onto the sea monster. The special locking wave emitted from the nose of the Pteranodon was equivalent to sea surface or sky clutter in the same frequency band, and would not trigger the LOCKON warning prompts of RWR and AWR.

With the primary aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan now locked on, the first phase of Operation Breakdown, Searching, has ended, and the second phase, Shake'em down, has begun.

The author is actually quite conflicted about the elves' attitude, because theoretically they are all incredibly victims, but tracing back to the source, Isaac and Woodman are the real culprits... Woodman's atonement is only for the elves...

The comment from reader Yanhuang Tank Crushing the Past is unrealistic. The Fenfeng is going against the entire international community; to others, it looks more like a fascist organization...

Okay, double update is done.

Chapter Fourteen: Defeated

After the Eye of the Gods-08 locked onto the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier, quantum signals from the Colonia flank base were transmitted to the GLONASS constellation of stealth satellites flying in geosynchronous orbit.

After the entire satellite constellation receives the quantum signal, some of the smaller satellites make slight adjustments based on the data and then "look" at the target location.

Then everything seen by the GLONASS satellite was transmitted back to the Colonia flank base, where Walker.com AI projected it into a holographic display.

"The USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group... their standards are impeccable..."

Lin Haiyuan pressed his palm against the lower half of his face. "Transmit the data to the flagship Leviathan mothership and establish a communication connection."

"Yes, Master."

After Walker.com AI finished speaking, Xiao Yuanxun's face appeared on a new holographic projection.

"This is Fengshen. The coordinates of the USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group have been uploaded."

Lin Haiyuan noticed the Mechanodon fleet advancing smoothly on the radar, which had caught up with the USS Ronald Reagan carrier battle group.

The USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group was on the same course as the Whale Fleet, and the distance between them, marked on the radar map, was exactly 500 kilometers. Moreover, this distance was being reduced by the Whale Fleet's high-speed, high-velocity navigation, and they were already within the US carrier's warning range!

"Mechanodon received, coordinate data received. All groups, prepare for assault!"

Xiao Yuanxun, wearing a peaked cap with the Colonia flag on its flank and a naval admiral's uniform, replied.

"Be aware of the potential attack by US Navy aircraft."

After giving a reminder, Lin Haiyuan used his hand to mark the USS Ronald Reagan nuclear-powered aircraft carrier on the holographic projection, designating it as the "first strike target."

"First target set: drone operator. That's the one, take down!"

As he spoke, Xiao Yuanxun even recited an attack line from the Leviathan mothership. Of course, this was a rule set by Lin Haiyuan in the memory recorder, requiring the user to say a randomly selected English phrase to confirm the attack before launching an attack.

This is purely his way of reminiscing about the feeling of playing games; it doesn't have much practical significance.

"Yes!"

The drone operator immediately got busy, confirming and dividing the dynamic coordinate data received by the ship on the computer via data link, and then handing it over to the artificial intelligence for input.

"Drone target identification and lock-on setting!"

"UAV flight path and coordinate setting!"

"Drone attack flight path and coordinate setting!"

"The plasma is fully charged!"

"The electromagnetic rail launcher's multi-stage capacitors are charging!"

Amidst the guiding airflow created by the two auxiliary Leviathan motherships, the flagship Leviathan-class mothership "Black Whale" resembled a sea monster veiled in a thin gauze.

The two massive flight decks in front of the towering figure quickly receded to the sides, revealing a series of Son of Mosa drones hidden beneath the decks, ready to launch.

To the untrained eye, these Son of Mosa drones might look like grappling hooks from large industrial machinery or three-phase plugs.

As the electromagnetic rail launcher's multi-stage capacitors filled with enormous electrical energy, the Son of Mosa drones were launched one after another, like missiles, and quickly flew away from the Leviathan mothership.

The sister ship, the Leviathan-class mothership Moby-Whale, also launched all of its Son of Mosa drones through a thin veil formed by the airflow, creating a bizarre and impressive swarm of 48 Son of Mosa drones.

However, there are only two regular Leviathan motherships, which is the largest number of Son of Mosa drones that can currently appear in the sky. The one that puts the most pressure on people is the Leviathan mothership of the Shark Vanguard type.

One Leviathan mothership of the Mad Shark Vanguard type can carry 48 Burst Bees. There are currently four Leviathan motherships of this type!

This means that a total of 192 Burst Bees appeared in the airspace above the battlefield. If they crashed into each other, even a heavily armored aircraft carrier would be sunk by the non-armor-piercing plasma blast.

However, such a rush would make it easy for US Navy pilots and anti-aircraft missiles to fire, so it is necessary to carry out a phased, ultra-low-altitude penetration at sea.

Ultra-low altitude penetration—this means that the entire aircraft flies in airspace below 100 meters, which is a severe challenge for the pilot. Although there are obstacles on the ground, terrain tracking, radio altimeters, and the pilot's qualified skills mean that as long as the pilot does not panic, there are basically no accidents and the aircraft is safe.

Conducting ultra-low-altitude penetration over the sea is quite dangerous because there are very few reference points on the sea, especially when your flight speed is very high. It is easy to confuse the sky with the sea. Once you get confused, you will plunge into the sea and get soaked. When your aircraft is too fast, the water molecules do not have time to give way to you, which is like hitting a wall and making a big firework.

In fact, the effectiveness of ultra-low-altitude penetration is greatly reduced when facing an adversary with low-altitude blind spot radar and early warning aircraft, because the low-altitude blind spots of maritime and air-to-surface radars have been filled by the radar of early warning aircraft.

The purpose of ultra-low-altitude penetration is to conceal oneself and achieve a surprise attack. Once detected by an early warning aircraft, it will turn into a full-scale assault.

The Son of Mosa drones, which can be used as consumables, can fly freely in the high sky, and no one will feel bad about shooting them down as many as they want. The most powerful one, the Burst Bee, which is used as a kamikaze suicide machine, breaks through the defenses from an ultra-low altitude and launches a kamikaze attack.

Therefore, the aerial battlefield in front of the Leviathan carrier presented the following situation: after correction by the central operating system, a small number of Burst Bees mixed with Son of Mosa drones flew towards the US carrier battle group at medium to high altitudes, while most Burst Bees approached from ultra-low altitudes. However, as drones, they would not plunge into the sea unless their electronic components malfunctioned or their rear-end systems exploded.

Such a large-scale drone air raid would naturally have been detected by advanced Hawkeye early warning aircraft, which were not just flying around aimlessly. These overlapping radar echoes formed a blinding flare.

"Warning! Warning! A large formation of aircraft has been detected approaching from the 3 o'clock to 6 o'clock direction! 192 unidentified aircraft are confirmed to be approaching!"

The radar operator was shouting loudly through his headset.

"What?!"

The liaison officer made a sound that sounded very shocked, as did the crew members around him.

The alarm about such a large-scale attack was naturally transmitted to all the flight squadrons that could contact the Fallout AWACS aircraft without delay!

Upon learning of the approaching swarm of fumaroles, Admiral Axe Freys, while frantically arranging for air defense interception, was also pondering where the mistake had led to the exposure of his fleet's coordinates.

Poor Admiral Axe Freys, if he had a flying unit in the air with the ability to detect stealth units, he would surely have been able to spot the Quetzalcoatl that was following the aircraft carrier without anyone noticing.

"Calling Fengshen, calling Fengshen, this is Fengshen's Eye-08. The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier is launching more fighter jets to join their air defense perimeter."

Liu Liuyun, who had been stalking the perverted woman, reported to Lin Haiyuan, the "God of Wind," at headquarters.

"Wind God received. Continue mission, Eye of Wind God-08."

After Lin Haiyuan finished speaking, he used his fingers to operate the EVA system and counted how many US military aircraft appeared on the radar map.

According to radar detection, there were 14 Plastic Bugs and 10 Flying Electric Cs, which was 99% of the strength of the two assault squadrons of the Reagan. Although it is unknown why one was missing, the remaining aircraft were 4 Roaring Bugs wandering in the safe zone and 2 Advanced Hawkeyes.

The Howler's electronic attack pod continuously collects electromagnetic wave data from the war zone, attempting to gather information on the various electromagnetic bands of the Burst Bee and Son of Mosa drones in order to carry out jamming.

However, such interference on the same frequency band is completely useless against the electronic warfare master, the Foehn. In order to avoid being defeated by its own electronic warfare methods, the Foehn units have been enhanced to resist interference.

The EA-18G Growler electronic warfare aircraft has limited impact on electronic attacks against Burst Bee and Son of Mosa drones, and its multi-layered encrypted control array can completely ignore non-paralyzing electromagnetic pulse interference.

He turned to look at the holographic projection on the other side, which showed that the Colonia's flank air base was 900 kilometers away from the USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group!

However, this was enough; the Stormbringer Airborne Division's combat radius was just enough to encompass the entire USS Ronald Reagan carrier strike group.

Select the "Tiger Shark" and "Sea Soul Shark" Leviathan motherships that launched the Bursting Bees, and quickly click on the US Navy aircraft that appeared on the radar.

"This is the Wind God. Tiger Shark, Sea Soul Shark, Exploding Bee mission target change. Reset target settings, lock onto US fighter jets, and bomb them down."

Lin Haiyuan felt that since the USS Ronald Reagan had already launched all of its aircraft carriers except for two early warning aircraft that were resting, he obviously couldn't let the US Navy pilots have too much fun shooting turkeys.

Originally, the aerial bombardment firepower of the Mech Whale fleet was secondary in the entire "Breakdown" plan; the Stormbringer Air Assault Division, carrying four Quetzal transport planes, was the trump card.

The Son of Mosa drone and Burst Bee, which have speeds of 30 to 33 in the game, are equivalent to aircraft with speeds of Mach 1.5 to Mach 1.9 (at low altitude) in reality.

At high altitudes, there are the Burst Bees traveling at Mach 2.1. For the pilots of the Plastic Bug and Flying Electric Fighter jets, intercepting these terrifying kamikaze drones requires them to accelerate to a suitable interception position.

For the supersonic missiles like the F-25 and F-35, whose supersonic performance is abysmal, intercepting such a high-speed, high-altitude target is quite difficult. Fortunately, the Arleigh Burke and Ticonderoga-class destroyers behind them can relieve some of the pressure. The application of CEC and I/Ik16 data links can provide guidance for the shipborne Standard Missile 6 (SM-6). Although the high-trajectory ballistic trajectory means that this missile only has one interception opportunity, the active radar seeker provides the SM-6 missile with sufficient terminal guidance accuracy, as well as the convenience brought by the monotonous flight path.

The Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) surface-to-air missile, trailing a huge plume of flame, shot straight into the sky from the MK-57 vertical launch unit and flew directly towards the target that the young pilots had no time to attend to.

"Shark-one, air situation confirmed, engagement possible! Target range correction 105. Watch out for the 02nd batch of 'Little Warthogs' at the 8 o'clock position. [Wraith] is behind you, over!"

With intelligence confirming the large-scale drone swarm attack, liaison officers and battlefield dispatchers got busy, systematically moving F/A-11s and F/A-12s drones from the outer air defense perimeter to the airspace between 8 o'clock and 3 o'clock to intercept the drones.

"Little Warthog" refers to the Burst Bee, a temporary codename given to the A-10 attack aircraft by US Navy pilots on the communications channel because its shape resembles a miniaturized version of the A-10. Warthog is one of the nicknames for the A-10.

"Calling Charger! Calling Charger! This is Eagle-one, target batch 03, distance approximately 102, altitude 21000, bearing 30, IFF identification no response, Over!"

Eagle assault squadron requested permission from Charger to engage in combat.

"Charger received, air situation confirmed! Engagement is possible! Target range correction 151! Watch out for the 04th batch of small warthogs at 7 o'clock, [Dark] is behind you, over!"

One after another, the early warning aircraft received mission assignments, and the two aircraft worked together to intercept the assigned batch of targets.

Since there is still enough time to enter the interception formation, the poor acceleration and supersonic performance of Bumblebee and Fatjet will not have a significant impact.

As the Burst Bee and Son of Mosa drones approached at supersonic speeds, shouts of "Fox three!" echoed across the communication channel.

For these drones with monotonous flight paths and no radar stealth measures, the AIM-120D missile's seeker can easily lock onto them, then crash into them and detonate.

DOBOOM!!!

A Burst Bee crashed head-on into an AIM-120D and immediately self-destructed, the green glow of the plasma standing out exceptionally brightly against the low visibility sky.

These kamikaze drones, with only the most basic armor and lacking further protection, can be easily destroyed. A single missile can destroy these somewhat expensive kamikaze drones.

A Standard Missile-6 surface-to-air missile, emitting a sharp whistling sound, swooped down from high altitude and easily destroyed a Son of Mossa drone overhead.

The Son of Mosa drones and Burst Bee drones located in the low-to-medium altitude airspace were being happily slaughtered by US warplanes, while the high-altitude drones were being held off by Standard Missile 3 and Standard Missile 6.

Standard air defense missiles are not ineffective against drones with limited and monotonous flight paths.

This textbook-perfect interception prompted Colonel Bill Culler, the air tactical commander and air wing commander on the aircraft carrier, to issue a seemingly reasonable order: to have the young man intercept the drones as if they were dealing with subsonic anti-ship missiles like the Harpoon, even though these drones were already at the transonic speed limit—this air wing commander, who was supposed to be fighting alongside his crew, was still undergoing repairs due to an unfortunate accident that left his aircraft stranded.

"Eagle-one, I feel like I'm hunting turkeys in the Mariana Trench with those WWII air force veterans. These drones are so easy to deal with, hahaha."

Eagle-two pressed the cannon button, and with a series of muffled thuds like tearing tarpaulin, the M61A1 "Vulcan" fired a series of 20mm shells, the tracer rounds forming an aerial fire whip that lashed at the vulnerable drones.

DOBOOM!!!

Eagle-Two flew sideways through the plasma spreading from its back. If there had been a qualified photographer at that moment, they would have captured this scene. In fact, the aerial camera on the fighter jet used to confirm kills also captured this scene. From the start of the battle, according to the calculations of the early warning aircraft behind them, they had already shot down half of the drones.

"Eagle-two, watch out at the 6 o'clock position! A bunch of drones are suddenly heading straight for you!"

Eagle-one wingman spotted some of the burst bees from a low-flying swarm rushing towards him.

"Ee-ha!"

Eagle-two let out a strange cry over the radio and suddenly made a sharp turn to avoid the Exploding Bees that were swooping down from below.

Eagle-two predicted that these drones flying at supersonic speeds would only continue to miss their targets and be destroyed, but then something unexpected happened.