Chapter 1109 Emergency descent operation (5)
In terms of battleship operation, Li Chengqi actually couldn't help much. Besides, he didn't really want to fly the Swan. If it were a battleship, he would like to go aboard and have fun.
Seeing how nervous everyone was just now, Li Chengqi was not in a hurry to go out. Now he sees the Swan reaching the predetermined height and starting to chase and attack the landing ship in reverse. If it is not fun to go out now, then how long will it take?
Since it was inside the atmosphere, none of the space fighters in the Swan hangar could be used, and the Silver Tornado had to be operated with body sense, so Li Chengqi had no choice but to drive out in the Manta shuttle.
To be honest, the feeling of air combat in the atmosphere is much heavier than that in the void. After all, there is air resistance, and the acceleration efficiency of the engine is obviously not as good as in the void. There is also the issue of ballistic droop.
But don't forget, Li Chengqi's driving skills were all learned from air combat simulation games. Air combat in the atmosphere is his home field.
The shuttle that originally tried to interfere with the Swan's attitude was covered by a wave of anti-aircraft fire. As soon as it left the air defense range, it saw the Manta rushing forward at full speed.
Alyssa glanced at the orange flash that exploded in the sky, forget it, ignore him.
After all, Li Chengqi wouldn't listen even if he didn't care.
Long continued to aim and fire repeatedly, bombarding the nearby assault landing ship. Now that both sides were at the same level, the assault landing ship's main firepower deployed below could not be used, and its defensive performance was completely fragile in front of the Swan's firepower. Damn, this is just target shooting.
However, things are not looking good in the nearby coastal city.
Alyssa encountered two groups of assault landing fleets in total. In fact, the number of assault landing fleets that broke through the atmosphere far exceeded this number, even if it was limited to this area.
Thick smoke was already rising from the direction of the city, and fires could even be seen in many places. The Red Maple Republic's assault landing ship was like a terrifying balloon floating overhead, firing on the ground while sweeping forward.
There are also some assault landing ships that have landed and docked on the beach. Densely packed soldiers and armored vehicles disembarked from the ships and advanced toward the city, exchanging fire with the ground troops of the Spinwater Federation.
This scene will happen in all the important cities on this habitable planet. The Swan kills the assault landing ship like a target, but it only slightly reduces the pressure and does not pose any threat to the overall situation.
One of the reasons why recyclers are unwilling to participate in wars is that the scale of interstellar wars is so huge that even if you drive a starship, your impact on the war situation will still be very limited.
"All targets in the nearby airspace have been destroyed. Do you want to go to the city?"
Alyssa glanced at the map coordinates sent by Villania:
"No, turn the ship to the right. Let's continue to the secret factory. We will rely on the ground troops of the Spinning Federation here."
If there is a battleship to help, the city's defense pressure will be greatly reduced.
But that's it, not to mention that they will send reinforcements again, and there will be no end.
In fact, as long as you look up now, you can still see a large number of assault landing ships falling from the sky like flying fireballs, and there is no way to stop them.
Although we don’t know how long the Spinning Water Federation’s troops can resist, Alyssa will help Banning complete his final mission.
The Swan put away its main guns, turned the ship around, and Villania also sent a message to Li Chengqi, asking him to come back quickly.
From the map, the secret factory is about 120 kilometers away from the Swan. It is indeed far away for people, but for the battleship, this distance is not a problem at all.
But the problem came right away.
"A rapidly approaching target detected! It's an orbital bombing!"
An Yun had just seen it on the radar and reported this information. Then he saw something flashing past on the left side of the bridge window. He couldn't see what it was at all. Then a strong sonic boom and shock wave followed. to.
That thing crashed into the sea about four to five hundred meters away from the port side of the Swan, instantly causing huge waves.
"The Red Maple Republic moves so fast..."
Orbital bombardment also requires specialized ships, and ordinary warships do not have this capability. Due to the obstruction of the atmosphere, it is definitely impossible to see what attacked the Swan when looking up, but one thing is certain.
It's not safe here!
"Is Li Chengqi back?"
"The Manta has been recovered."
"Avoid navigation and turn on the absorber!"
The ships used for orbital bombardment are equipped with high-precision radars, state-of-the-art ballistic computers, and a large number of special spear-shaped shells.
The explosive of this kind of shell is a unique liquid explosive that will explode only when it comes into contact with oxygen. The faster it hits, the more powerful the explosion will be. It is the best choice for orbital bombing.
Using this thing to blow up the Swan is a bit overkill. It is probably because the Swan destroyed a group of assault landing ships just now, causing the Red Maple Republic fleet to list it as a major threat.
But Alyssa didn’t panic.
The accuracy of orbital bombing is the biggest problem. Even if there is a high-precision radar, the accuracy will be greatly reduced due to the influence of the atmosphere. As soon as the absorber is turned on, the Swan disappears directly from the eyes of the bombardier of orbital bombing.
The Swan, which is aiming to avoid navigation from low-Earth orbit, would be like a cannon blasting mosquitoes if it were purely sighted.
Sure enough, after trying to knock down two more rounds, the orbital bombing stopped.
"Keep the smoke generator on, continue to descend, and follow the course I reset. We must hide it from the eyes of the sky."
Orbital bombing is used to deal with large targets, and the secret factory the Swan is going to is obviously not very small.
If you don't get rid of the orbital bombardment aimed at the Swan, you will be inviting the wolf into the house.
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The absorber blocks radar locking, and the smoke screen obscures the visual aiming of optical instruments.
Although it is not known whether the low-Earth orbit has completely fallen into the hands of the Red Maple Republic, with these two moves, the Swan successfully escaped the lock of the eyes in the sky.
Alyssa reset the course so that the Swan would fly along the mountains and forests near the coastline. This complex environment could destroy the Swan's optical appearance and make it more difficult for radar to detect the Swan.
Deliberately taking a longer detour to ensure that it was not discovered, the Swan slowly left the coastline and arrived at a small island near the coastline at an altitude that was almost skimming the sea.
According to the message left by Banning, the Swan played a code word on the nearby public channel, and soon the island responded.
The mountain in the center of the island slowly opened. It was actually a movable door panel disguised as a mountain. The Swan quickly got in.
The other party may also be afraid of being discovered. As soon as the Swan came in, the door panel began to close. Maybe he was not very skilled in the operation and almost pinched the tail of the Swan.
The huge engines around the Swan began to slowly reduce their output, and the more than 300-meter-long Swan also slowly landed on the ground.
"Stop the engine and run the reactor at low speed."
The gravity of terrestrial planets made Alyssa, who had adapted to artificial gravity, a little uncomfortable. She leaned on the backrest of the captain's seat and let out a long sigh of relief.
Anyway, the Swan successfully arrived.
(End of chapter)