Colonia Storm Tour

Odin said that he covered the location of the Taiwanese naval fleet with gray spots to hide them, and then shifted the electronic sand table perspective to focus on the JP Kamui Second Fleet.

"This world has already experienced an unprecedentedly brutal third world war without exchanging nuclear missiles, but that doesn't mean their conventional military technology has developed much. On the contrary, their conventional military technology is significantly lagging behind. So we can be thankful that we don't need to fight against AI-controlled sixth-generation unmanned combat aircraft. However, the existence of magic based on quantum mechanics makes the situation a bit more complicated for us..."

The JP Second Divine Power Fleet also has a layer of red aura with a layer of purple aura emerging inside, and the system calculates the distance to be 180 nautical miles.

"Their ship components contain a magical calculation device called Mind's Eye, which can support a thought field. Because this field can be spread in any way, it is not affected by the curvature of the earth. Therefore, the detection range is consistent whether it is at ultra-low altitude or high altitude. What is even more dangerous is that it can also provide fire control data and relay guidance for their shipborne weapons."

The warship model, labeled as a Haruzuki-class destroyer, features a CIWS (Phalanx CIWS) and a MK41 vertical launch system connected by a slash line, along with a MK45 127mm naval gun.

The warship model, labeled as a Kongo-class guided missile cruiser, features more CIWS and MK41 vertical launch systems, as well as two MK26 twin-arm missile launchers loaded with SM-2ER missiles.

"Although they are still using CIWS, eight-cell MK41 vertical launch systems, and Sea Sparrow missiles, they will become quite dangerous with the aid of the Mindsight domain. The only known flaw in this domain is that the tracking accuracy decreases with higher speed targets. Therefore, when entering the domain, it is essential to ensure that you are at high speed to avoid being shot down. Under the battlefield conditions at the time, it was impossible to send helicopters and surface units for rescue. Hyperspace teleportation rescue takes time, so please be careful."

Odin then identified a few CIWS and MK-29 eight-cell missile launchers on the aircraft carrier in the middle of the fleet. He then separated a real-life photograph of a fighter jet with a bluish-gray paint scheme and a red solid circle marking from the fighter jet icon. It looked like a Big Cat that had been retired in a museum (a few of which had become Persian Cats) and was now flying, only with a slightly different paint scheme.

"Besides magic, this fighter jet called Tengu is one of the unfamiliar opponents you will encounter in this battle. It is suspected to be a copy or upgraded version of the F-14 Tomcat fighter jet, based on the data currently available online. In addition, it is equipped with an upgraded version of the AIM-54 Phoenix missile."

在标注为天狗的仿大猫战机上再用斜杠线分出机载武器的数据，M61A1火神炮、AIM-9X、AIM-120D、AIM-54J导弹，其余战机性能数据也以列表形式呈现。

"However, compared to the AIM-120D, the AIM-54J only has the advantages of longer range and engine operating time. It also has the same old problem as its predecessor: it can only be carried on specific aircraft. Carrying too many missiles will also affect the performance of the aircraft. Generally, they will only carry two on the fuselage pylons and launch them before the AIM-120D when entering combat. The reason they are equipped with this upgraded version of the outdated missile is to deal with the large number of land-based supersonic bombers of the Greater East Asia Joint Force and NUSSR."

When AI Odin got to this point, he recalled that Lin Haiyuan and Alice had complained together before, "This JP, are we really in the Magical Dragon Overlord world or the AC world?" — In the AC world, it's commonplace for a country to have American and Soviet fighter jets, as well as various fictional aircraft. Of course, we still don't know what the angry logistics staff were cursing about.

"In principle, engaging the Tengu fighter jet is considered the same as engaging the F-14 fighter jet, but their onboard electronic systems and missiles are far superior to those of the original F-14. Please be careful. The battlefield situation map has been updated."

In the southeast direction of the Diaoyu Islands on the electronic sand table, in front of the Paradox Engine icon, fighter jet models are suspended above the electronic sand table by a glowing line. Each fighter jet model is marked with its squadron and corresponding number. This also means that when they leave the Paradox Engine and enter the combat position, they should be in the position of the corresponding fighter jet model.

"To ensure the safety of Alpha Dawn Squadron and the two Trident anti-ship squadrons, you must strictly avoid their attack and return routes. The consequences of not doing so are self-evident."

"Let me reiterate your mission: Thunderhawk and Stormclaw squadrons only need to deal with the enemy's carrier-based aircraft. Surface targets do not need to be attacked by you as air superiority squadrons. Alpha Dawn and Trident squadrons will handle all surface targets. Mission briefing over. All combat personnel, take your positions."

Odin announced the end of the mission briefing session, and all combat personnel left the mission briefing room to prepare for boarding operations.

Well, this Allied Forces isn't something that only the Allied Forces possess (if it were just the Allied Forces, it would be too... weak).

Chapter Three: The Eagle Soaring Freely (Part Three)

Temporary Operation: Free-Soaring Eagle

时间：2090年2月1日8:00:00

Location: Daya United - East China Sea - Diaoyu Islands

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The cold, fishy smell and the heavy wind created ripples on the sea. The sun, gradually rising to its highest point, silently poured its brilliance onto the sky and the earth, and the ocean tinged it with a pale golden light.

Whoosh—! With the sound of air being cut open, abnormal, surging waves suddenly appeared on the sea. Wide, black shadows seemed to rise one after another amidst the roar of the sound waves. One after another, black forward-swept wing fighters, 48 ​​fighters, formed overlapping waves soaring in the clear sky. If it weren't for the low-visibility team insignia and personal badges painted on the vertical tail fins, almost no one could tell whose aircraft it was. The hasty reorganization and painting could only achieve this much, and a certain number of kills were needed before they dared to make their fighters look a little more flashy.

"Provisional AWACS Server online. In this mission, I and the Paradox Engine with its powerful detection capabilities will directly command you in combat."

AI Odin's voice appeared on the radio communication channels of Thunderhawk and Storm Claw Squadron. For Lin Haiyuan and Alice, it was enough for them to do overall coordination. They couldn't do micro-operations like Chang Guangtou. Therefore, the task of AWACS, which was to allocate targets, command fighters, and provide intelligence information, was handed over to Odin.

"Let EVA directly command our operations? Okay, Thunderhawk Squadron, received." "Looks like we can do whatever we want now (laughs), Stormclaw Squadron, received."

The captains of the two fighter squadrons replied that it was commonplace for them to receive command orders and intelligence from EVA. Commanders also relied on EVA to direct their operations. However, they still missed the feeling of being completely commanded by EVA in combat. That was when WalkerNet AI was still around, which was a long time ago.

Beep beep beep, at this moment, a slightly loud combat alarm sounded in everyone's cabin, and multiple hexagonal aiming circles marked with their bearings, relative speeds and names appeared on the HUD.

"JP's Tengu fighters are now visible ahead. They are using IFF to identify you. Once the IFF fails to identify you, they will definitely try to contact you. Ignore them."

Odin was able to receive and decipher the communications of the opposing Tengu fighter pilots thanks to its powerful communication reconnaissance equipment.

"We are not in a favorable position in the BVR engagement. The effective range of the enemy's Phoenix missiles exceeds the effective range of our Cryo missiles. Please take precautions. Engagement has been authorized."

While the Black Hawk's freeze missiles are indeed fire-and-forget active radar-guided missiles, they are still somewhat hesitant to engage in beyond-visual-range shooting against the Big Cat equipped with the Phoenix.

"Roger that, guys from Thunder Eagle Squadron. Remember, we're here to deplete the enemy's energy and attention. Don't waste missiles, and don't hold back on flares and chaff. Especially you, Speedster, don't try to save flares and chaff. Relying on maneuver to evade enemy fire isn't always effective."

The Thunder Eagle Squadron leader specifically reminded a promising new member on the communications channel that this member had always performed exceptionally well in the virtual arena and in actual combat. However, that was back when the Colonia Flanking Air Base was still in existence. Now, they only have the Paradox Engine and relatively low-level Allied Forces fighters, making it much more difficult to fly into battle than before.

"Received by the swift messenger."

Calm, indifferent, and mechanical responses echoed in their communication channel. A Black Hawk helicopter with three claw marks painted on its right vertical tail fin slightly wiggled its black forward-swept wing.

"Shhhhh—, unidentified forward-swept wing fighter squadron, this is JP Kamui Second Fleet. Please state your purpose and turn your aircraft away from our outer defense zone, or we will open fire."

The fighter jets' public communication channels broadcast somewhat awkward, forceful, and arrogant English, clearly indicating their wariness of the two Black Hawk squadrons advancing at high speed with apparent ill intent.

"You son of a bitch, you idiots in loincloths, I'm going to bring a bunch of guys and gang rape your mothers today! I'll make sure you and your shitty car are blown to bits!"

The captain of the Thunder Eagle Squadron was furious when he heard the other party's tough and arrogant tone. He immediately switched to the public channel and cursed, since Odin hadn't banned communication anyway.

"…………"

After a brief silence on the public radio channel, which had been cleared by the fragrance of the Thunder Eagle Squadron leader, the other side slowly transmitted a message, barely containing their anger: "Insolent enemy confirmed. Engagement permitted!"

The RWR alarm started beeping, indicating that the fire control radar of the opposing big cat was shining on them, and the HUD also displayed a warning dialog box for MISSILE.

Beep beep beep~, different EVA communication sounds came from the HUDs and communication channels of each Black Hawk fighter jet, telling them which enemy target to attack first. However, the Cryo Missile and Phoenix Missile differed in range and some component performance. Before the enemy's LOCK ON music reached its maximum volume, a red warning dialog box appeared on the Black Hawk fighter jet's dialog box. A faint flash appeared in the distance, but at this time, the Thunder Hawk Squadron and Storm Claw also completed the lock. The Cryo Missile with its cold blue paint unlocked and detached from the rack, and then the solid rocket engine ignited. The bright blue tail flame and thin contrail flew towards the target locked by the active radar seeker. Then the Black Hawk fighter jets dispersed into evasive maneuvers and released jamming bars.

However, the enemy's electronic jamming also followed, attempting to influence them. However, the electronic systems of the entire Allied forces were not very similar to those of their world, so the impact of the electronic jamming was not significant. The airborne electronic systems were still able to operate normally. This kind of electronic jamming was even less meaningful for the cryogenic missiles with their better anti-jamming active radar seekers.

The scene of 48 Black Hawk helicopters firing two frozen missiles simultaneously did not look spectacular, because the contrails that indicate their trajectories were not obvious. In addition, the ice-blue paint of the missiles made them easy to be visually submerged in the blue sky and deep blue sea. Only those with exceptional eyesight could notice the missiles corresponding to the thin contrails.

In comparison, the Tengu fighters responsible for the air defense of the JP Kamui Second Fleet were slightly less impressive in their salvo firing of AIM-54J missiles. They did not deploy many Tengu fighters in this direction, and Tengu fighters from other directions were still on their way. However, the pilots could guess from the Black Hawk fighters' behavior of scattering their formation after firing missiles that the other side did not seem to intend to achieve any results in BVR, but instead appeared to be preparing for close to medium-range engagements. So they adjusted their wing sweep angles and accelerated, preparing to engage in close to medium-range combat with these guys who had been placed in the outer air defense zone due to IFF reasons.

Chapter Four: The Eagle Soaring Freely (Part Four)

Neither side achieved any results in the first round of BVR engagements. The AIM-54J missile, based on the AIM-54, had only improved performance, but it was still too much of a stretch to use a missile designed to intercept bombers against such fighters. As a result, the elite pilots with excellent maneuverability easily shook them off. Similarly, after flying a long distance, the missile engines of the same cryogenic missiles ran out of fuel and stopped. Even with their high-performance active seekers, they still could not keep up with these not-so-clumsy Japanese big cats. So the two sides, who were both consciously engaging in close-range combat, instantly became embroiled in a fierce battle.

The Black Hawk fighter jet, piloted by the Speedster, spewed brilliant blue light from its engine nozzles as it accelerated through the air, while two Tengu fighter jets with fully swept-back wings, painted with red circles, closely followed its tail.

"Ozawa-kun, look at that Golden Eagle's flight maneuvers are so unnecessary, it's like a complete novice. Release the Mad Dog, Fox-2!" "Understood, Oizumi-kun, Mad Dog out of its cage, Fox-3!!"

An AIM-9X missile and an AIM-120 missile detached from the pylons of the two Su-47 Black Hawk fighters, and then their engines roared to life, spewing out dazzling flames and clouds of smoke. The M61A1 Vulcan cannons that peeked out from the side of the fuselage emitted a dull, tearing sound, and the two fire whips formed a cross line as they lashed out at the Su-47 Black Hawk fighters. Clearly, they regarded the Su-47 Black Hawk as an easy target. The Golden Eagle was also a name they had temporarily agreed upon for the Black Hawk fighters. Judging from their appearance, the Black Hawk fighters of the Pacific Front were indeed Su-47 Golden Eagles, but there were significant differences in their specific performance data and armament.

Beep be ...

The taciturn Swift Pilot listened to the death-defying alarm and buzzing. With a beep, flares and chaff were launched from behind the aircraft like a shower of flowers. He quickly pulled back the stick, and the fighter jet, propelled by afterburner, climbed at high speed. Amidst the dazzling infrared flares and chaff, the Black Hawk fighter jet, its wings covered in water mist, quickly performed a beautiful loop with its nose pointing upwards. To the pilots of the two Tengu fighter jets, the three claw marks painted on the right vertical tail of the Black Hawk fighter jet were so conspicuous in the blinding sunlight. The Swift Pilot's indifferent eyes and poker face sent a chill down their spines.

Whoosh! The AIM-9X missile whistled past its wingtips as it hurtled toward the sun, the largest infrared heat source, while the AIM-120D, which had suddenly disappeared from the seeker's detection range, was cleanly shaken off and flew aimlessly forward. With all scanning modes unable to detect the enemy, the missile automatically detonated, creating a small, magnificent firework in the sky.

Meanwhile, the speedster that had caught the tail of the pair of Tengu fighters was not affected by the slight blackout. He unleashed his full firepower without mercy, and two freezing missiles detached from the wing pylons. The missile engines ignited and flew towards the two targets, leaving faint trails. The 20mm cannon protruded from the removed baffle, and a tongue of fire and a whip of fire composed of tracer rounds lashed at the nearest Tengu fighter.

"Quick, dodge! Dodge! Ozawa-kun, this kid is pretending to be a newbie!"

A chill ran down Daiquan’s spine. His hands and feet moved with lightning speed, as if he had been electrocuted. He released the radar jamming bar and swerved sharply to the side, attempting to engage afterburner in an effort to shake off the missile.

"How is this possible? It's flashing..."

Ozawa also tried to make the fighter jet turn sharply to avoid the double attack of missiles and cannons from the speeding aircraft, but he was a step too slow. The freezing missile, like an invitation from the goddess of the underworld, accurately pierced the fighter jet's rear end. The detonated freezing missile warhead exploded directly on the engine, creating an ice flower. Amidst the spreading freezing cloud and the sound of ice shattering, the Tengu fighter jet, which had been directly attacked to its vital point, was torn into countless fragments in a spectacular explosion. The pilot inside did not even have a chance to eject or parachute to escape; instead, he went to the underworld with his aircraft.

Piloted by the Swiftman, the Black Hawk cut through the clouds created by the explosion and plunged downwards. Even if the freeze missile he had just launched didn't hit the other Tengu fighter, being chased by the missile was enough to frighten it. He spent some time dealing with the freeze missile. Just as he was performing a loop maneuver, his onboard radar spotted a new target below: two Tengu fighters chasing a friendly aircraft. This wasn't a solo hunt for him, nor were they teammates loitering in unknown airspace. Therefore, it was necessary to help them. After his fighter dove down, the two Tengu fighters chasing one of the friendly aircraft each launched an AIM-120D missile and then entered a disengagement maneuver to avoid the enemy's attack. Whether it was a fan-type or jet aircraft, having a speed and altitude advantage meant that a high-speed attack by an enemy aircraft was extremely deadly.

"Hey, thanks, Speedster! But those two JP loincloth bastards are about to flank us again, get ready, Speedster!"

After the friendly fighter pilots thanked them, they turned to see two Tengu fighters that had just broken away from their cockpits flying at high speed toward them, preparing to attack them from both sides. The beeping of the radar warning devices and the MISSILE warnings of the onboard electronic systems never stopped. Just before the beeping turned into a shriek, they all entered a defensive barrel roll and passed the two attacking Tengu fighters.

"The missile has lost its target and missed! Oh no!" "The timing of the defensive barrel roll was absolutely perfect; we've been targeted! Take cover!"

"It's too late to run away! Go feed the fish, you loincloth bastards!" "…………………………"

The friendly fighter pilot immediately pressed the button, and the cannons and missiles fired simultaneously at the Tengu fighter in front of him. The Tengu fighter tried in vain to climb and evade the attack, but the cannon shells and freezing missiles, which were flying at a higher speed and did not need to consider lethal acceleration, accurately struck the fuselage. The ice flowers from the freezing missiles directly froze and tore apart the vertical tail fins on both sides. The consequences of having the vertical tail fins torn apart while flying at supersonic speed were severe. The Tengu fighter immediately lost stability and fell helplessly, like a leaf being torn apart in a hurricane, while billowing black smoke.

"Get!!"

The friendly fighter pilots cheered excitedly, feeling extremely happy to have added another kill to their tally, before raising their noses to enter the climb phase and recover the energy necessary for their aircraft to maneuver.

The Tengu fighter jet that the Swiftfighter was facing was not as weak as the one shot down by friendly forces. After frantically firing radar chaff and flares, it suddenly nosedived to gain high speed and began a beautiful half-roll maneuver (half-roll inverted turn) to dodge a series of 30mm shells. However, the Black Hawk's cryogenic missiles were not so easily tempted by radar chaff. The excellent escape performance of the half-roll maneuver was only suitable for environments where only machine guns were used. So, during the roll and nosedived, the cryogenic missile still approached the fuselage and detonated.

Amidst the exploding ice flowers, the Tengu fighter jet, its back covered by freezing clouds and ice flowers, once again plummeted in black smoke before exploding in mid-air.

"The Swift Rider shot down a hostile Tengu fighter jet."

AI Odin's voice echoed in the fighter jet's communication channel.

Whoosh! ...

The Black Hawk fighter piloted by the Swiftman swerved its wings to the other side, drawing a graceful arc as it turned away. The Tengu fighter, which he had just temporarily fooled with his freeze missile, had already entered a dive attack.

The teammates in Ace Combat 7 are severely lacking; they slack off and are useless except for their boasting and drawing enemy fire. The protagonist is the only one who can complete the missions.

Chapter Five: The Eagle Soaring Freely (Part Five)

BGM: Lighthouse - Ace Combat 7 Skies Unknown

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While the Thunderhawk and Stormclaw squadrons effectively tied down the JP's carrier air wing and E-2D early warning aircraft's combat power and attention, AI Odin had already anticipated this and ordered the anti-ship squadron to take off.

Above the conventional runways extending from the main structure of the Paradox Engine, several contrails were fading to almost disappearing in the cold, fishy sea breeze. The view was rapidly pulled toward the bow of the Paradox Engine, where a single-engine Lionheart bomber, with its unusually short canard and vertical tail, its design somewhat futuristic, roared through the low-altitude airspace as it flew at Mach 2.2 with its afterburner engaged, toward the JP's Kamui Second Fleet.

From the start of the Paradox Engine to the 220-kilometer distance to the target for bombing, it's just a blink of an eye for the current Lionheart bomber, in fact, it's only a 5-minute afterburner run. The chosen one, temporarily selected to be the pilot of this infiltration bomber, is wearing an anti-G pressurization suit and is firmly strapped to his seat, paying attention to the rapidly receding HUD and the data on the onboard computer.

"This is Sonic the Hedgehog-1, guys. We have one minute left to officially enter the initial attack phase. Everyone, stay alert and focus. Throw the bomb where it's supposed to explode."

"This is Sonic-1. Everyone, keep your eyes peeled and control your HUDs. The Venus missiles we're carrying can only be launched after the EMP fuel-air explosion!"

Five minutes of afterburner flight to find the target and drop Venus missiles or EMP fuel-air bombs sounds simple, but supersonic flight is actually an obstacle to aerial bombing, which requires precision. Both the fire control accuracy of the onboard computer and the skill requirements of the pilots are extremely high. In addition, this is their debut and they can't afford to mess it up. Fortunately, as if they were posing for a show, six Haruzuki-class destroyers and two Kongo-class missile cruisers surrounded the flagship Amagi-class aircraft carrier, exposing their course without any scruples. This facilitated Odin's arrangement of the Lionheart bombers' attack route, ensuring that the pilots and fire control systems could unleash their ammunition on those Japanese warships under maximum interference.

The Lionheart bomber, lacking any radar stealth design and even the "Athena" system, was detected by air situation control personnel aboard E-2D Advanced Hawkeye early warning aircraft circling on the east and west sides of the JP fleet. After the Lionheart had been flying for about a minute, radar operators spotted an unidentified enemy aircraft model at the end of the green screen on their radar displays.

"I am a lieutenant, bearing 0-9-0, number of enemy aircraft of unknown type 4, please... wait, something's not right!"

As the radar operator prepared to report the number of enemy aircraft detected to the air command personnel, he discovered that the radar display had undergone further changes, with more unknown enemy aircraft models appearing from the edges of the radar display.

“空我一尉！方位0-9-0，未知型号敌机数目24！方位0-8-0，未知敌机数目24！敌机每秒平均速度700米！”

The radar operator, his face pale, shouted out the latest enemy situation data again. The drastic change in the enemy situation data naturally startled the air traffic controller next to him. He was about to say that this rookie could stop making a fuss and make sure that it was a false target or saturation decoy set up by the enemy's electronic warfare aircraft before speaking, but when he saw the enemy aircraft model marked in detail on the radar display and whose speed had not decreased, the air traffic controller could only confirm that it was a real enemy aircraft group approaching and immediately shared this information through the data link.

It wasn't enough to simply prepare the Haruzuki-class destroyers and missile cruisers for air defense, and it would also take time for the aircraft carrier to launch more carrier-based aircraft. So the air command immediately notified the Tengu fighters ahead.

“妖山天狗中队！大迅雷中队！方位0-9-0，方位0-8-0，各有12架未知型号敌机来袭，平均秒速700，尽可能拦截下他们！！”

"This is Demon Mountain Tengu-1, Twin Feather Roots, denial. All our squadron's fighters are locked in fierce fighting and unable to break free. It is suspected to be the enemy's ace Golden Eagle squadron! We cannot carry out this mission!"

"That madman who ignores G-forces has his eye on my 6 o'clock position! Help me, Captain!" "Are these enemies inexhaustible?! Our missiles have been dodged by countless super-maneuverable attacks!"