Colonia Storm Tour

The Bursting Bee, which had been rushing past, made a very strange turn with an extremely small radius, like the invading UFO, and then suddenly dove down, instantly reaching a speed of 2 meters per second.

Boom!

"Eagle-two!!!!!"

The lead pilot shouted over the radio channel, and in his eyes, Eagle-Two was instantly annihilated in the scattered green plasma.

"Bang bang bang bang bang!"

The Burst Bee emitted a muffled electronic sound and then activated the plasma ramjet engine hidden inside its body for a final acceleration, launching itself toward Eagle-one, who was unaware that it had been locked on.

The Burst Bee's target locking method is unrelated to fire control radar. Instead, it locks onto targets by optically recognizing the shape of the target using a micro-based AI. Therefore, the RWR cannot provide any effective early warning.

Boom! ...

Before Eagle-Two could even react, its entire body was struck by the Bursting Bee and then reduced to ashes by the high temperature and violent impact of the plasma bomb.

The loud explosion that finally came through the radio channel immediately jolted the pilots of the other squadrons who were still happily playing turkey.

"They could ha/ve revenged this."

Lin Haiyuan mimicked the tone of MADMAN's three-wheeled vehicle as he watched the US Navy fighter jet turn into fireworks along with the Burst Bee.

It was clearly a fatal mistake for the air tactical commander on the USS Ronald Reagan to treat the Burst Bees as anti-ship missiles. Once these kamikaze drones locked onto their targets, the plasma ramjet engines, which provided the final boost to their range, would instantly increase the Burst Bees' speed by more than Mach 2, and then they would merge into the explosion along with the target.

After Eagle-One and Eagle-Two were destroyed in succession, the awakened American pilots were horrified to discover that RWR did not react at all when these things rushed towards them!

This means that when these suicide drones rush in, they cannot receive any support other than visual observation and judgment from themselves or their allies!

"Abu ba la!!"

The Burst Bee emitted a muffled electronic sound and then activated its plasma ramjet engine, streaking towards its target with a long green tail flame.

"Shark-three, 1 o'clock!!!"

Shark-one desperately tried to warn Shark-three to dodge the attack, while simultaneously pressing the cannon button to try and destroy the Burst Bee that was charging towards Shark-three with the Vulcan cannon.

However, the Burst Bee's flight speed was simply too fast, so fast that the active aperture was completely ineffective in targeting the supersonic Burst Bee.

"what!!!!!!!"

Shark-three roared as it dove to avoid the Burst Bee charging straight at high speed—the American pilots, who were still unfamiliar with the Burst Bee's unpredictable turning ability, naturally paid the price for it.

call------!

Accompanied by a piercing shriek, the flight path of the Bursting Bee changed along with the diving Shark-three, as if a deadly venomous snake was biting and refusing to let go.

Shark-three is finished!

This was Shark-one's first idea, and it was also Shark-one's final idea.

DOBOOOM!!

In the gray sky, several short-lived green halos of plasma, even more conspicuous than the sun, reappeared as each of the Burst Bees ordered to strike aerial units was assigned a target instead of charging in swarms.

Seeing how effective the Bursting Bees were in striking the American pilots, the remaining Bursting Bees were immediately redirected to the plastic bugs and fat electric creatures that were trying to intercept them.

The fighter jet ahead was destroyed by a drone that was originally intended to be used as an anti-ship missile, which shocked Vice Admiral Arkens Freys and Air Tactics Commander and Wing Commander Bill Culler on the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier behind them—the latter of whom was also about to take to the skies in his beloved aircraft.

"This isn't what we agreed on, Colonel Bill!"

Vice Admiral Akens Freys looked at Bill Culler with a "Holy crap" expression.

Bill Culler was also dumbfounded. Weren't the guys having a great time shooting turkeys? And according to the report, the drone, with its monotonous and almost unchanging flight path, didn't seem to be carrying any missiles, nor did it appear to be a drone capable of housing cannons and thus an anti-ship missile. How could it suddenly crash into a plane?!

Just as the operations command center was bewildered by the changes to the Burst Bees, the Stormbringer Airborne Division, which had set off again from the Colonia flank air base, was gradually approaching the Reagan Carrier Strike Group.

Equipped with radar and electronic jamming modules, as well as more airflow guidance modules, the Quetzal transport aircraft was surrounded like stars and the moon by the Vulture attack aircraft, the Pteranodon attack aircraft, and the Quetzal Wing Loong.

The accelerated airflow generated by the airflow guidance module spreads like an orderly mist over a surrounding area, providing the Colonia flank air force equipped with cyclone engines with higher speeds.

With a long, drawn-out whistle as it pierced the sky, the core reactor housing the particle impact fuel cell emitted a surprisingly beautiful, faint green glow in the gloomy sky. The particle impact fuel cell not only provided deadly particle projectiles for the two particle impact cannons hidden behind the baffle, but also powered the triple-enhanced X4 Cyclone Engine, allowing this behemoth, the Vanguard Gunship, to soar through the sky.

With the addition of four Vanguard gunships, the entire Stormbringer Air Assault Division became even more lethal. Benefiting from the accelerated airflow, the Vanguard gunships achieved speeds comparable to the escorting Vulture and Pteranodon attack aircraft.

The Fengshen transport plane, emitting a majestic roar, had its electronic countermeasures system absorb radar waves of all bands within a certain range like a black hole, successfully achieving radar stealth for the entire air assault division.

As soon as she gets any closer to the US carrier strike group, a sudden burst of powerful jamming waves from electronic countermeasures devices will paralyze all US radar and communication equipment.

The Aeolus 00 through 08 formed a circular patrol circle around the Ticonderoga-class cruisers and Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, ensuring that every U.S. warship was under surveillance.

Fengshen Eye 09 continues to survey the USS Ronald Reagan from its elevated position, providing target coordinates and positioning for the aircraft group to ensure they do not deviate from their course or get lost.

Leading the way were the "stealthy" Vulture attack aircraft, which began operations well before the Stormbringers. To ensure its combat radius and stealth effect, its only armament consisted of two super-heavy machine guns in the nose.

However, for a flimsy early warning aircraft, two 17.5mm super-heavy machine guns equipped with plasma warheads are sufficient.

Unaware that the advanced Hawkeye early warning aircraft, lacking escort fighters, is a cumbersome prey that cannot escape once the hunter gets close.

In order to carry out the mission of intercepting the overwhelming drones, the air tactical commander, given that the advanced Hawkeye early warning aircraft were patrolling in the safe zone of the combat area, and the mistaken judgment that the enemy could not penetrate, did not equip the early warning aircraft performing the early warning mission with escort fighters.

The only aircraft with some remaining combat capability, the EA-18G Growler, could not assist the early warning aircraft outside the range of air-to-air missiles, and its onboard radar was also focused on the direction of the incoming drone swarm, leaving it unable to attend to other directions.

Furthermore, these electronic roarers outside the war zone are also in dire straits, as stealthy assassins have already quietly arrived.

Marked by the stealthy reconnaissance Pteranodon following behind, these aerial stealth assassins quickly lost their stealth effect as the muzzle of the super-heavy machine gun flashed with green gunfire.

However, the moment these assassins appear is also fatal to the person they are trying to kill.

With a muffled gunshot, the Growler and Advanced Hawkeye early warning aircraft were instantly riddled with holes and began to burn under the high temperature of the plasma, then the fuel inside the aircraft was ignited and turned into fireworks in the air.

The Howler, which was directly hit in the rear by the tail, had both F-414 engines shut down in mid-air. Then, under a continuous and fierce hail of bullets, the rear of the aircraft was quickly destroyed, followed by a spectacular explosion.

Four Howler electronic warfare aircraft were hit without warning by the high-tech war machine and blown up in mid-air, with none of them surviving to utter an "Ejecting".

The entire crew of the unprepared early warning aircraft perished along with the aircraft, which had become a torch, after being smashed to pieces by the ripped-up early warning aircraft and its bulkhead equipment.

The assassinations took less than a minute, and the USS Ronald Reagan's air wing lost all its electronic warfare aircraft, as well as two advanced Hawkeye early warning aircraft.

The stealthy Vulture attack aircraft that suddenly appeared on the air-to-air radar screen, and the mind illusion device that restored it to normal operation made the Vulture attack aircraft, acting as an assassin, disappear from human sight and radar.

The destruction of the early warning aircraft had a huge impact, turning the entire air battlefield into chaos for the US Navy.

To the generals and staff in the operations command center came even worse news: "Air situation data updates have stopped!!!"

"Wh-what?!"

Akens Freys exclaimed.

One minute later, after restarting and testing the communication equipment, the staff reported, "Your Excellency, the communication system is functioning normally, but we cannot contact Charger and Fallout! Our initial assessment is that the problem lies with the early warning platform itself!"

Immediately afterward, another urgent communication came into the operations command center: "Charger off line! Fallout off line! It has been confirmed that Charger and Fallout were shot down by unidentified flying objects! Shipborne radar detected two unidentified flying objects that suddenly appeared on both flanks of the fleet!"

Bill Culler was stunned for less than a second, but his professional instincts kicked in, and he quickly exclaimed, "Damn it!!!! Get the backup AWACS airborne right now!"

However, before the staff could respond, the communications personnel delivered news that was even more shocking than a bolt from the blue.

"General, we have lost contact with Scream Squadron!"

The staff's subsequent report dealt a heavy blow to Bill Culler and Akens Freys.

How could this be?! It's already unbelievable that an AWACS aircraft within a safe zone was shot down! Why were even the Howlers shot down?! This doesn't make sense! Radar should be able to detect incoming attacks… Could it be?!

Bill Culler and Akens Freys recalled what is known internationally as the "4V Slaughterhouse Incident," in which radar and communications were cut off, leading to chaos and even failure in air defense operations.

Could it be that enemy fighters, perfectly invisible to radar, sneaked in at low altitude?! And took out the electronic warfare aircraft and the AWACS?!

This is impossible! The entire battle group was speculating that the enemy aircraft were outside their combat radius. Did those aircraft somehow increase their range and enter the battlefield through aerial refueling or similar means?!

Without two early warning aircraft providing air situation data, the operation to intercept the incoming swarm of Foehn drones would be greatly hampered.

In fact, it wasn't just the drone interception operations that were affected; the US Navy pilots themselves were also impacted in this interception airspace.

The airspace, which was originally orderly and evenly distributed, immediately became chaotic due to the large number of randomly intruding Bursting Bees.

US Navy pilots not only had to evade and destroy these kamikaze drones, but also had to be careful not to collide with other Burstbee drones or friendly aircraft. The pilots were exhausted and lost crucial air situation information support from early warning aircraft.

Now they can only rely on their piloting skills to escape from this chaotic battlefield and try to survive. The Burst Bee is a drone and is not afraid of death. Even if it accidentally collides with another Burst Bee, it will be fine.

Moreover, with the dogfight already in full swing, the shipborne air defense weapons couldn't even fire, because that could easily result in friendly fire! They could only pick off the stragglers, leaving the air force helpless. The US Navy's sharpest spear and shield were thrown into utter chaos in a short period of time.

Meanwhile, the general and his staff in the operations command center received another communication from the Ticonderoga and Arleigh Burke III. They had just briefly detected radar echoes of an unknown aircraft near the Growler and Advanced Hawkeye, but the target disappeared from the radar before the fire control radar could lock on!

This is the prelude to what experts have called the "Zero Zone" – a massive electronic interference event!

Despite the imminent catastrophe that seemed to befall him, Arkens Ferris remained calm and composed, instead of panicking or flying into a rage.

"Bandar! Contact Hawaii Command immediately and relay everything that's happening here! Tell them we underestimated the enemy! We need support!"

Speaking of the last sentence, the vice admiral felt deeply humiliated. Even the Red Navy of the Red Empire, their greatest enemy, had not made them feel so troubled. Yet this ridiculous regime of the Fenfeng, which was holed up on a small island, had not only pulled out a fleet comparable to the Pacific Fleet as if it were a lollipop out of its pocket, but also aircraft with an unimaginable combat radius!

Those naval experts, professors, and intelligence agents who spout such high-sounding rhetoric should all be sent to the sea to feed the sharks!!! What are you all good for, to be useless gluttons?!

The vice admiral, his mind already churning with Spartan-like intensity, roared inwardly.

Colonel Bill Culler, along with other staff, confirmed the number of remaining American aircraft and learned that two assault squadrons had lost more than half their strength. His face immediately turned ashen.

He knew very well that if he lost most or all of his carrier-based aircraft, not only would he lose his position as the carrier-based aircraft wing commander, but he might not even survive. After all, the opponent he was facing was a madman even more insane than Crazy Ivan!

Anti-aircraft missiles, Phalanx CIWS, and SeaRAM alone are simply insufficient to stop those aircraft that are more advanced than any aircraft in the United States.

The word count for both chapters is about the same, so I won't try to update twice today.

This is the best that can be written about the combat scenes of an aircraft carrier battle group; the author's abilities are limited.

As for the appearance of elves, the author will handle that; otherwise, he wouldn't have specifically mentioned that the world's beginning is still three years and a few months away.

The author already had a clear idea of ​​how to deal with the elves.

As for the handling of Isaac and Woodman, a general outline has been developed, and the solution is definitely not extreme.

Using the souls of the dead to create spirits... whether Epsilon even has that technology is a question... or rather, even if it exists in the setting, finding those souls is a question, and that would be decades from now.

Chapter Fifteen: The Fall

The Pacific Command, located in Hawaii, quickly received the communication from Vice Admiral Ronald Reagan aboard the USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier via a military satellite system.

Upon seeing the full text of the communication, those in command had a premonition that the Ronald Reagan carrier strike group might not be salvageable.

The Carl Vinson carrier strike group is still 5000 nautical miles away in the western Pacific! They can't teleport to the area where the Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier is located in an instant, and that distance also exceeds the combat radius of any carrier-based aircraft!

In other words, neither the USS Carl Vinson nor the Seventh Fleet or the Third Fleet can provide timely assistance to the USS Ronald Reagan!

Admiral Joseph Tolstoy looked at the electronic nautical chart. On the chart, a dotted circle in teal color marked the direction of Keelung. This circle, composed of dotted lines, represented the shore-based air force, which was the estimated combat radius of that group of unimaginable aircraft, totaling 2000 kilometers.

Communications from the USS Ronald Reagan now indicate that the enemy's shore-based aircraft have appeared in the northeastern part of the East China Sea! After appearing around them and shooting down early warning aircraft and electronic warfare aircraft, they disappeared from radar.