Chapter 1293 Meteor airborne, storm landing battle (7)
Landing operations have always been considered the most difficult type of battle. Whether it is descending from the sea or from the void, it is very troublesome.
Generally speaking, before executing a landing operation, it is necessary to seize air superiority and bombard or bomb the target area before allowing the assault landing ship to take action.
The number of warships coming to support now is too small, and it is impossible to break through the blockade of the enemy cruiser formation and clear the enemy forces in low-Earth orbit in a short time. For this reason, the assault landing ship can only be used first to break through forcefully.
When the pulse flight ended, a blue planet named Stantum appeared on the porthole, but also appeared on the porthole together with an orbital bomber ship orbiting low Earth orbit.
These ships needed to be cleared, and the Swan immediately bombarded the nearest orbital bomber ship.
At this time, one after another assault landing ships followed from behind.
Responsible for leading the charge are six specially modified light cruisers, including the Swan, which will descend from six different areas of the planet.
The orbital bomber ship had no self-defense capabilities and was quickly sunk and fell into the atmosphere. However, there were usually one or two cruisers guarding the orbital bomber ship near it. This time was no exception. They had already rushed forward in a menacing manner.
"The assault landing ship sets off to perform lowering operations. I will provide you with cover."
Alyssa ordered the Swan to come forward and stop the two cruisers. The assault landing ships of the Swirling Water Federation flew over from the other side of the Swan.
"Activate the rocket launch nest, launch torpedoes, advance three, cover the advance of the assault landing ship!"
The Swan came and launched a wave of all-bombs. It didn't matter whether it hit or not. Anyway, hit first and then talk about it.
Orbital bombing ships are like satellites. There will be one at every certain distance. It is impossible for the Swan to completely clean them up. I can only say that I will try my best.
Originally, this work should have been done by the friendly forces responsible for supporting them, but wasn't it because the number of friendly forces that came was too small, so they had to force a breakthrough.
The situation of the other assault landing ship formations is unclear, but the Swan, which has been modified several times regardless of cost, is almost a dimensionality-reducing blow to the orbital bombers and the light cruisers that escort the orbital bombers.
As long as the main gun hits, it will definitely be able to penetrate a battleship. The secondary gun is not so easy to catch, and it will not survive if it takes two more rounds.
In addition, at this time, Alyssa saw that the hangar door of the Swan was opened unknowingly, and she knew with her buttocks that it must be Li Chengqi who couldn't bear it and went out to participate in the grand event.
This caused a serious hit to the nearby orbital bomber ship.
The assault landing ships took the opportunity to break into the atmosphere one after another, like countless meteors, to perform descent operations.
The Swan has not yet descended, and is performing fire cover missions.
Hope everything goes well.
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Recapturing Stan Tumo is a very important part of the Meteor Operation, but the top management of the Spin Water Federation did not expect that it would be as simple as just descending. After all, this place has been occupied by the Red Maple Republic for two or three months, and it must have been carried out to a certain extent. of transformation.
The mission goal of the assault landing ship is to capture important facilities, energy facilities, stargate control centers and other areas. As for recapturing the entire planet?
Then we have to wait until we take back this galaxy and slowly clean up the remaining Red Maple Republic Army on the planet.
The cruiser formation is maintaining exchanges with the Red Maple Republic's cruiser formation and maneuvering in the direction of the planet.
At this time, the Swan can also give up its work of escorting the assault landing ship and start preparations for lowering.
"Good attitude, route confirmed, contact with the exosphere in three seconds."
"All weapons and equipment are stored in the warehouse and the lowering operation begins."
The Swan positioned itself so that the bottom of the ship was in contact with the exosphere, the highest point in the atmosphere. This time, because I was more calm, I was able to adjust my attitude and descend. Unlike last time, the Swan almost floated on the escape layer.
"The speed is normal, the temperature is normal, and we are about to enter a communication blackout."
As the Swan descended in altitude, severe air friction caused the Swan's bottom to emit a bright red light, and the radar and communication equipment also failed at this time.
Although this is the second time that the Swan has been lowered, I have to say that this is really not a job that I can adapt to.
Rumbling vibrations continued along the hull structure. Everyone on the bridge tied themselves up with safety belts. It felt like sitting on a massage chair and being blasted.
To be honest, although I know rationally that the Swan has the ability to enter the atmosphere alone, I am still very worried about whether it will fall apart.
As the intense red light outside the window disappeared, the Swan began to fall freely.
"Communications are restored and radar is back to normal."
"Prepare the floating engine!"
After breaking through the heat barrier, the Swan stopped shaking wildly. A total of four floating engines arranged on both sides turned ninety degrees, with the nozzles pointing downward.
The last time the Swan landed was on the continental shelf near the sea, this time it was a completely inland area. Looking down, one could see a large number of crisscrossing mountains and vast forests and plains.
Of course, you can also see the assault landing ship that came down first.
In order to cover them, the Swan was not only the last one to come down, but at least it was in the middle and rear of the team.
The first assault landing ship to come down is probably already on the ground.
"Height, ten thousand meters!"
"Start the floating engine!"
The nozzle of the floating engine gathers countless light points, and these light points eventually turn into intense engine light.
Turning it on at this altitude will further decelerate the Swan. The best state for the floating engine to work is when it is below three thousand meters.
Obviously, the Red Maple Republic Army on the ground would not let the assault landing ship come down so easily.
When the floating engine is turned on, ion beams and anti-aircraft fire that explode into a large cloud of black smoke in the sky become very common and clear.
When the Red Maple Republic landed, the jammer was launched in advance, causing the planetary defense system on the planet Stantum to shut down. The ion beam could not be started at all, and the anti-aircraft cannons were all manually aimed visually. Of course, the firepower was not accurate. The density is not high either.
But this time the Spinning Water Federation landed, there was no jammer to paralyze the planetary defense system.
During the period when the Red Maple Republic occupied Stantume, it was obvious that it had completely taken over the planetary defense system. From time to time, it was possible to see assault landing ships being destroyed.
Of course, as mentioned before, assault landing ships are rare battleships that have all installed below, with the purpose of dealing with the artillery of the planetary defense system during the descent.
For a moment, the artillery bombarded the ship, and there were flashes of explosions both on the ground and in the sky. The Swan also took several shots. Because the altitude was still too high and the depression angle was not enough, the most they could do was use ship-borne anti-aircraft guns to fight back.
However, the shield of the Swan is much stronger than that of the assault landing ship. The anti-air firepower set against the assault landing ship will immediately weaken when it encounters the cruiser.
As the height decreases, through the bridge, even with the naked eye, you can see the large number of defenses that the Red Maple Republic has built.
It seems that the battle on the ground is no easier than the one in the void...
(End of chapter)