Chapter 1228 Meteor Belt Lightning Strike Combat (3)
Due to the obstruction of the meteorite belt, it is difficult for both optical sighting and radar to detect how many carrier-based aircraft are approaching the fleet. The Red Maple Republic still knows nothing about the largest air battle in the history of interstellar warfare that is about to break out.
The ion beam from the cruiser flew over the meteorite belt, and Hall's skylight would be illuminated from time to time. She set the speed, held the control stick tightly in her hand, and nimbly dodged the meteorite as if it were hitting it head-on.
Driving a space fighter through a meteorite belt is a required test in aviation school, but this required test does not require passing it within a certain time. As long as you don't make any mistakes, no one will care about you if you move slowly.
This also leads to the fact that when it is necessary to use the cover of meteorites to quickly approach the fleet, not all pilots are capable of moving forward at full speed.
One of the key points of a saturation attack is to form a sufficient number in a short period of time. If the skills of the pilots are uneven, the huge fleet may become sparse in the meteorite belt, and then the attack will be meaningless.
Therefore, the mission briefing before departure stipulated how high a speed should be used to pass through the meteorite belt, without accelerating or decelerating.
All the pilots who participated in this battle have undergone targeted training for several days, mainly to practice their ability to shuttle through meteorite belts, but Hall knew that some people must not be able to adapt, causing their heads to hit the meteorite and turn into fireworks. If it were not for the attack, Communication silence must be implemented before the attack. I'm afraid there's already a commotion in the friendly channels.
This is a very risky gamble, and the risk is very high.
But compared to others, Hall's most important task is to keep an eye on the lionfish not far ahead.
Hall and Li Chengqi were in the middle and front of the entire fleet. They were not the ones leading the team. When they surfaced from the meteorite belt to launch an attack, they had to wait for orders.
Alyssa specifically told Hall to be optimistic about Li Chengqi. He might not follow the battle plan. If he acted alone and the entire air raid plan was discovered in advance, it would be very troublesome.
In fact, Alyssa was very prescient. Hall noticed that Li Chengqi was accelerating several times, but every time Hall hurried over and shook his wings, indicating that you had to act according to the plan.
To be honest, this is more tiring than dodging meteorites. At least in Hall's current view, meteorites are really not a big trouble, especially after long-term simulation training with a guy who can maneuver with 10G overload.
But looking at Li Chengqi, Hall temporarily forgot her nervousness. Strictly speaking, this was her first time flying a space fighter to attack a battleship, and she had almost forgotten all the key points taught in the aviation school.
At this time, the speaker on the left side of the screen made a tingling sound, followed by the flight commander's voice:
"When we reach the attack position, all fighter planes surface and attack in waves according to the plan!"
The attack order finally came, and Hall saw the lionfish immediately climb 90 degrees directly through the meteorite belt.
Of course, Hall didn't dare to be so brave. Instead, he followed other nearby space fighters and pulled the joysticks one after another.
Seen from directly above, countless space fighters look like flying fish rising out of the water, leaping up from below the meteorite belt.
Reaching the attack distance is actually very close to the Red Maple Republic's fleet. After all, although the void torpedo has a long range, its speed is too slow.
Fleet battles are also constantly maneuvering. If launched from a long distance, whether it can hit or not really depends on luck.
The fleet of the Red Maple Republic also discovered almost at the same time that the carrier-based aircraft had rushed to such a close distance, and what was even more terrible was the number. On their radar, the radar display was probably covered in red luminous highlights for an instant, and the urgently dispatched carrier-based aircraft could not compare with the more than 3,000 space fighters.
The entire fleet of carrier-based aircraft was like a wave. The vanguard at the front immediately threw the void torpedo in the direction of the fleet's maneuver. Then, like a wave hitting the shore, it made a huge U-turn. This was a typical Immelman move. Flip maneuver.
One or two space fighters doing this is not eye-catching, but when a huge fleet does this action together, the scene is very spectacular.
The space fighter that has completed dropping the bomb and turned around will hover nearby for a while, guarding other fighters that have not yet dropped the bomb. Each person needs to guard the vicinity for about three minutes, and then immediately retreat back to reload the bomb and start over again.
The attack was wave-like, with three thousand space fighters divided into attack echelons of about two hundred. After the first wave was launched, the next wave continued to launch, achieving the effect of a saturation attack.
The frigates and destroyers at the edge of the fleet immediately launched their anti-aircraft guns. One of their duties was regional air defense. For a moment, it was like the field was unfolding. Countless anti-aircraft guns roared and spit out tongues of fire. Most of the first wave of approaching void torpedoes were All were destroyed.
It can be seen that the quality of the soldiers of the Red Maple Republic is quite high, and the warships responded very quickly, even if they were attacked, they did not panic.
But the point that was calculated mentally and unintentionally was that this was a wave attack, and in order to break through the air defense firepower network, the number was ridiculous.
Each space fighter can carry two void torpedoes, and more than 3,000 space fighters can carry nearly 7,000 void torpedoes.
This number far exceeds the limit that anti-aircraft artillery can deal with. Even if you go up to the Phalanx at this scale, you have to call out "grandpa".
When the first wave of fighters circled nearby and the second wave of attacks began, several torpedoes had already broken through the anti-aircraft fire network and hit the nearest frigate.
A blue shield immediately appeared, and it was not a problem for the frigate, which is known for its defensive power, to withstand a few void torpedoes.
It doesn't matter, you can endure more hardships.
When the second wave of torpedoes arrived, the frigate had taken several more rounds, and it was obvious that the shield could no longer withstand it.
At this time, the bombardment from the cruiser behind the fleet and the naval gun attack from the rotating water federation fleet on the other side also arrived at the same time.
The frigate at the outermost edge of the fleet was smashed into a sieve in front of the pilots of the Spinning Water Federation. Its engines and energy pipelines exploded, and a large number of escape capsules escaped from the dying ship.
This is just the most insignificant corner of the battlefield. By the time Li Chengqi and Hall stepped forward to drop bombs, four frigates and one destroyer in the Red Maple Republic fleet had turned into huge orange flashes, which further opened up attack gap.
The Red Maple Republic fleet immediately realized that it had been deceived. Viewed from directly above, the entire fleet's forward path began to deflect. It should have been the commander who ordered an emergency turn.
But if you think about it, it takes several minutes for a frigate to turn around, let alone large ships such as battleships and starships as the main force in a large fleet. It will take more time for them to perform large-angle turning operations.
Until then, Torpedo will definitely be well fed.
(End of chapter)