Chapter 734 Mobile Aircraft Carrier
In the dark background of the universe, the flash of explosion replaced the shining stars, but in this vast silent hell, you will not hear any deafening loud noises, only the sound along the soles of your feet. The subtle vibrations coming from the metal made people shudder.
Every flash of light represents the loss of life. Looking at history, you will feel that human life was like a piece of grass in ancient times.
In fact, at any time in war, human life is at stake.
But there is one person who is not afraid or afraid, and even looks at this war from a non-serious perspective.
This person is Fang Lanyin.
Li Chengqi has always regarded these as games, as play, but it is precisely because it is play that he takes it seriously.
But in Fang Lanyin's eyes, it was a different story.
Fang Lanyin was born when her father was 55 and her mother was 48. She was the youngest sister in the family, with an age difference of fifteen years from the youngest brother.
Precisely because she was the youngest, she was favored, but Fang Lanyin seemed to have inherited the restless blood of the family.
When she was five years old, she almost fell off while riding a children's tricycle to the edge of the floating island because she wanted to see what was on the edge of the floating island.
She became interested in machinery when she was eight years old watching her father work. Starting from disassembling and assembling her own tricycle, Fang Lanyin fell in love with the precision of gear rotation.
At the age of twelve, Fang Lanyin could repair all the broken flying motorcycles driven by the nearby speeding gangs. When she was fifteen or sixteen, she could repair all civilian machinery. Now she often helps on the Planetary Defense Force's starships, even though she is not qualified. It is impossible for her to actually do it, but she has also accumulated a lot of experience.
Fang Lanyin learned a lot of skills, but there was nowhere to put them to use in Alan Star Chain.
Her excitement was not the enthusiasm for the war, but the farewell to the boring life.
So you will see that her and Alyssa's reactions are completely different.
Li Chengqi drove the Manta Ray around and around, turning the pirate's shuttle into fireballs from time to time.
Alyssa would scream when she got into Li Chengqi's car for the first time, while Fang Lanyin would cheer, even raising her hands in cheers.
——It may also be related to the fact that half-orcs have higher stress tolerance than humans.
And Li Chengqi...
Maybe he was inspired, and his actions became bigger and bigger. Not only did he cooperate with the Planetary Defense Force to encircle and suppress the pirates, he would even boldly rush into the opponent's fleet, attract a group of firepower, and then divide and annihilate them.
This is not incomprehensible.
Think about it, when you are playing a game, your teammates say, ‘You are playing so well’, and there is a pretty girl next to you who says, ‘You are so good’.
Those were completely two experiences. For Li Chengqi, it was the latter now.
Maybe it was the effect of hormones, or maybe it was the excitement, but the Manta shuttled through the wreckage-filled battlefield like a shooting star, becoming the brightest star in the room.
The variable wings adjust the engine jet direction and control the nozzle in conjunction with the direction. Without the constraints of air resistance in the void, the Manta Ray is able to make maneuvers that are impossible for an airplane. Each orange flash represents a kill. , and it also made Fang Lanyin very excited, and the number of kills quickly reached double digits.
And the price of a fierce operation is also obvious.
Li Chengqi glanced at the remaining ammunition. He had just replenished the 20mm cannon shells in the morning and now only had 50 rounds left.
50 rounds of artillery shells sounds like a lot, but in fact it only takes a second or two.
The Manta is a universal shuttle, a player that can do anything. The shuttle used by the pirates has been specially modified by them to enhance its combat performance.
No matter how bad it is, the ammunition capacity after modification is much more than that of the Manta.
The only disadvantage of physical ammunition is that it is troublesome to transport supplies. In comparison, energy weapons are much more convenient. Thanks to Fang Lanyin who specially used the fuel tank in the warehouse to fill up the Manta with liquefied magic power during maintenance during the day, the 'fuel tank' was basically full, and the ion beam also used the energy of the fuel tank, so it could still be fired.
If there is no machine gun, the method of quickly sharpening the enemy's shield will be lost, and it will not be able to take down a head in a single encounter like just now.
This small difficulty obviously made it impossible for Li Chengqi to turn around and return, but it also allowed him to withdraw from the airspace where the fighting was the fiercest, thinking about having more fun before returning.
At this time, he saw several severely damaged shuttles retreating from the edge of the battlefield, flying towards the depths of the dark void, and the electric sparks that flashed from time to time were very obvious.
The ion beam cannot penetrate the shuttle's shield at once, but this kind of disability is certainly no problem.
Just as he was about to pursue them, Fang Lanyin suddenly said:
"There must be a mothership in the direction of those shuttles."
Li Chengqi still didn't know the rules of engagement. He would only launch carrier-based aircraft at a very close distance. In this context where there were no missiles, everyone was bombarded by naval guns.
The retreat of the damaged shuttle will naturally be in the direction of its own mothership, and it will certainly not be too far.
Li Chengqi took a look and immediately realized where his last 50 cannon shells should be used. The Manta Ray immediately made a U-turn, relied on the cover of the floating wreckage, and followed closely behind the damaged shuttles.
Although the bombardment of naval guns is very enjoyable, the thrill of bombing a warship by a small shuttle is obviously more attractive.
Therefore, Li Chengqi did not kill the damaged pirate shuttles immediately, but quietly followed them for almost three minutes.
The dark and deep cosmic background was like a natural camouflage. It was not until he saw the lights that suddenly lit up in the darkness to assist the landing that Li Chengqi noticed the outline of the pirate ship.
It seemed to be invisible, almost melting into the deep void background. The radar confused it with the surrounding asteroids and could not detect it at all. If Li Chengqi had followed too closely just now, he might have crashed into it.
"It's a mobile aircraft carrier. How could it be? How could they be so close?"
The mobile aircraft carrier Fang Lanyin mentioned is equivalent to a light aircraft carrier, with about 40 to 60 carrier-based aircraft.
Compared with warships of the same level, the main and secondary guns have been removed, freeing up a lot of space to load carrier-based aircraft, parts and fuel, and specializing in carrier-based aircraft-related capabilities. Its self-defense firepower is limited to hand-controlled turrets and automatic defense cannons controlled by machine souls. If it is discovered by a warship, it can only be beaten passively.
This kind of mobile aircraft carrier is usually deployed mixed with battleships. The battleship leads in front and the aircraft carrier follows behind. When it gets close enough, the aircraft carrier releases its carrier-based aircraft.
A single light aircraft carrier is sneakily lurking at the forefront. This style of play has never been seen before. Just like America's aircraft carrier, no one is dispatched alone, it is an entire aircraft carrier battle group.
The airborne radar on the Manta is very crude, but the Planetary Defense Force's radar is not so easy to fool. Even they didn't notice it. The pirates must have mastered some unique technology.
Fang Lanyin was a mechanic, so naturally she was thinking about technical matters, while Li Chengqi had only one idea in his mind.
No, I have to go.
This mobile aircraft carrier is constantly repeating the operation of retracting and retracting carrier-based aircraft. There are too many enemy aircraft around it. Moreover, compared with ordinary battleships, the mobile aircraft carrier has stronger air defense capabilities. The saucer-shaped hull is filled with large and small missiles. Small barrels of different calibers.
The reason why he was able to kill a light cruiser before was because the cruiser's tail was a weak point, and the mobile aircraft carrier did not have this air defense flaw. As long as Li Chengqi dared to pass by, he would definitely be beaten into pieces.
The performance of the Manta restricted Li Chengqi's performance. Even if he could avoid anti-aircraft fire and destroy the weak parts of the engine, he would not be able to escape under the pursuit and interception of twenty or thirty shuttles around him.
The situation is here. Li Chengqi is not a player like Yang Yiyi who rushes over and is finished. His seemingly arrogant operation is based on certainty.
In this case, retreat quickly and report the news to the Planetary Defense Force.
Just as he was about to push the throttle stick, a red attack warning indicator appeared on the screen.
Grass, discovered!
(End of chapter)