After repelling the enemy's escort fighter jets, the four "War-9Bs" did not retreat and continued to intercept bombers flying from the northwest.

If you want to say, this is the core task of "War-9B".

Following the eight "Storm" AVDs are 20 "Vulcan" bombers from a total of one wing.

In fact, this kind of bomber has one thing in common with "Storm", that is, the basic technology comes from the Kingdom of Bran, but it was later adopted by the Goman Empire.

Here, the relationship between the two countries is involved.

During the last war, after the defeat of the Kingdom of Bran, the Tyman Empire recruited a large number of engineers from the Kingdom of Bran, laying the foundation for the great development after the war. After the diplomatic relations between the two countries returned to normal, these engineers returned to China one after another, and the aviation industry of the Kingdom of Bran developed and grew rapidly.

The most representative one is the long-range bomber represented by the "Vulcan".

Simply put, the teams that developed "Storm Wind" and "Vulcan" are all from the Kingdom of Bran!

Although the Goman Empire has always claimed that the "Vulcan God" is a strategic bomber, for example, when taking off with full oil, the combat radius reached 4,600 kilometers, which is enough to take off from the airport of Xiluosha, bomb the western cities of the Liangxia Empire, or fly over the North and the West Coast of the Newland Republic, strictly speaking, the bomber of this four-engine engine has not yet reached the "strategic" level.

The key is that its maximum take-off weight is less than 80 tons.

This tonnage is only considered medium.

In addition, the Tiaman Air Force has never used the "Vulcan" as a strategic bomber.

The main reason is that without the cover of fighter jets and the advanced air-launched cruise missiles, the "Vulcan" could not break through the air defense network of the Liangxia Empire.

In fact, whether you can fly over Dongluosha is a question.

However, the Thuman Air Force still purchased and equipped about 500 "Vulcans" and plans to increase it to 1,000 to replace all other bombers.

There is only one reason: "Vulcan" is the only bomber that can be obtained by the Tsuman Air Force. It can hang 6 heavy anti-ship missiles and launch an attack after flying 3,000 kilometers. It also has enough space to carry communication equipment to more effectively organize large aircraft groups for coordinated operations.

This means that only the "Vulcan" can launch an attack on a fleet of 3,000 kilometers away in the form of a fleet.

No other combat aircraft do not have this ability.

If you want to say, this ability has irreplaceable strategic value.

There is no need to say more about Lu Xinhai.

Relying on the combat radius of the sea strike of up to 3,000 kilometers, the "Vulcan" deployed at the airport in Tsuman, can cover the entire Luxinhai, ensuring that it can launch a strike against the Liang Xia fleet in Luxinhai at any time, thereby gaining the tactical advantage of the surprise attack.

In addition, it can also stabilize the Kingdom of Raleigh and Sban Kingdoms.

The Thuman Empire has returned the Zhiluo Fortress to the Kingdom of Sban, and has basically withdrawn from Lu Xinhai, giving the Kingdom of Raleigh and Sban Kingdom enough independent decision-making power.

Obviously, a powerful air force enough to destroy any fleet in Lu Xinhai was the key means for the Troman Empire to control two powerful allies.

What to say, even the main means.

However, the value of "Vulcan God" is more reflected in the northern sunset ocean.

The first is to curb the ambitions of the Kingdom of Bran and prevent the Kingdom of Bran from approaching the Republic of Newland, strengthen the efforts to control the Kingdom of Bran.

In addition, it can also strengthen its control over Beixi Luoyang.

In fact, this is the key.

The "Vulcan" bomber stationed in the Kingdom of Sban, relying on a combat radius of 3,000 kilometers and the range of anti-ship missiles has a strike radius of 3,500 kilometers. It can intercept the northbound fleet in the southern waters of Beixiluoyang, thereby preventing the Imperial Navy from heading north from Nanxiluoyang.

If you want to say, after you can't use Lu Xinhai, the Imperial Navy could only go north from Nanxi Luoyang.

This also involves a very critical strategy.

The Tiaoman Empire had long been ready to block Lu Xinhai, blocking Lu Xinhai by laying mines in the Zhiluo Strait and sending submarine ambushing, making it impossible for Liang Xia's Navy to enter Beixiluo Ocean from Luxinhai, thereby minimizing the combat pressure in the direction of Beixiluo Ocean.

As for the threat from Lu Xinhai, it is not within the focus of the Tiaoman Empire.

Don’t forget that the Tyman Empire is in the north of the Alps, while the Raleigh Kingdom is in the south. Therefore, when landing on the northern shore of Luxinhai and attacking the Tyman Empire, you have to cross the Alps. The difficulty of fighting is to go out of the North Sun and set foot in the ocean and march above the North Sea.

Logistics alone are enough to drag down any army trying to cross the Alps.

The value of the Alps to the defensive side is similar to that of the Ural Mountains.

But the problem is that the same method cannot be used to prevent Liang Xia from heading north from Nanxiluoyang.

In other words, if it is not defeated on land, the Western Mainland Group is likely to fight Liang Xia's navy to the death in the central waters of Xiluoyang.

At this time, the value of "Vulcan God" is reflected.

If you enter the Iberian Peninsula or deploy in the Canary Islands belonging to the Sban Kingdom, the "Vulcan" can attack the Liangxia fleet heading north from the Nanxi Luoyang.

With such great value, the Tsuman Air Force has no reason not to purchase the "Vulcan".

It is because of such great value that the Tyman Air Force is equipped with a large number of bombers designed by Bran engineers.

There are always two sides to the problem.

The Tiaman Air Force is equipped with a large number of "Vulcan" bombers, but there are no better bombers available.

If there are supersonic bombers such as the "H-10" or the B-1B, or strategic bombers such as the "H-9" and the B-52, the Thaman Air Force will definitely not choose the "Vulcan".

At the beginning, the Tsuman Air Force did not think of letting the "Vulcan" carry out a sea strike mission.

According to the initial indicators, "Vulcan" is indeed a strategic bomber, and its main task is to carry out strategic bombing missions with bombs on them.

Due to technical limitations, especially aircraft engines, the "Vulcan" uses a triangular wing that is very rare in bombers.

Simply put, by increasing the wing area, increasing the lift-resistance ratio, and increasing the oil load, it can still reach a take-off weight of 80 tons by using 4 turbojet engines with less thrust, and it has an excellent range among bombers of the same class.

If deployed in Xiluosha, the combat radius of about 4,000 kilometers is barely enough. What's more, after aerial refueling, the combat radius can be extended by 50% to 6,000 kilometers, thus having the ability to bomb the cities in the central and western regions of the Liangxia Empire.

However, insufficient size seriously limits the purpose of "Vulcan".

In order to achieve a strike against the sea, the "Vulcan" purchased by the Tiaman Air Force can all be hung in the secondary fuel tank in the bullet cabin, and 6 heavy-load hangers are added under the wings.

The reason is also very simple. The bullet cabin is too small to install heavy anti-ship missiles.

However, this brings new problems, namely, the flight drag has increased significantly, resulting in a significant increase in fuel consumption.

When the 10-ton bomb was mounted in the bullet bay, the "Vulcan" had a combat radius of about 4,000 kilometers, while the 6 heavy anti-ship missiles with a total mass of less than 9 tons were hung outside, with a combat radius of only 3,000 kilometers, which was equivalent to an increase in cruise flight drag by 50%.

It cannot be denied that the "Vulcan" is indeed an excellent bomber.

The flight altitudes of the 20 "Vulcans" are all above 11,000 meters, and each 4 forms a formation, with a distance of about 10 kilometers between formations.

The first four "War-9Bs" that were first put into battle launched the first round of attacks at around 4:25.

Since half of the KK-9D has been used up, it is definitely impossible to intercept all bombers at the same time, and it is necessary to avoid allowing the bombers to disperse their penetrations. Therefore, the four fighters concentrated on attacking eight bombers in the two formations in the front, and turned back after launching the missiles.

In fact, these four fighter jets each have 2 fighting missiles that have not been used.

However, there is no need for this anymore.

In the rear, four "War-9Bs" from a team that took off urgently had arrived, and were all fully loaded with missiles and their flight speeds were above Mach 1.3.

In fact, this is also one of the unique skills of "Battle-9B".

After breaking through the sound barrier, the "War-9B" can maintain supersonic flight with its excellent aerodynamic design using only the maximum military thrust.

Of course, there are certain conditions, such as flying at high altitudes and not carrying extra ammunition.

This ability plays an important value in interception operations.

Simply put, it is to try to minimize fuel consumption, and to intercept incoming enemy aircraft at the fastest speed.

Of course, increasing the flight speed of the carrier can also extend the range of the KK-9D.

Before launching the missile, these four "War-9Bs" increased their flight speed to Mach 1.8, giving KK-9D a higher initial speed.

Four "War-9Bs" full of missiles are obviously more than enough to deal with more than 10 bombers.

At this time, the battle in the other two directions also started.

Although it was a bit difficult to fight, especially on the south side of Crete, because the escort fighter was not driven out in advance, after fighting with the escort fighter, the four "War-9Bs" also intercepted the bomber, not only used fighting missiles, but also played a role in the end. However, in these two directions, there was "Fing-6C" leading the command, and the "War-9Bs" all completed their mission excellently.

In the end, the "Vulcan" bombers in both directions only dropped less than 10 anti-ship missiles, and the bomb airspace was 550 kilometers away from the 51st Special Mixed Fleet.

In fact, this has exceeded the maximum range of anti-ship missiles.

However, for security reasons, Li Shenzhi still let the air defense cruisers enter the battle and launched air defense missiles to shoot down the incoming anti-ship missiles.

However, it is indeed a waste of time.

At that time, these anti-ship missiles were actually flying towards Cyprus, that is, the enemy judged that the 51st Special Mixed Fleet had already moved to the west of Cyprus.

But the problem is that the 51st Special Mixed Fleet is actually on the south side of Cyprus.

The reason is also very simple. The transport fleet that needs cover is still in the narrow sea and has not entered the Luxinhai, so there is no need to go north from the 51st special mixed fleet.

Even if there is no interception, and those anti-ship missiles have a long enough range, they cannot threaten the 51st Special Mixed Fleet.

The deviation exceeds 100 kilometers. After the anti-ship missile enters the self-guided stage, it will definitely not be able to detect the 51st Special Mixed Fleet warships by missile-loading radar.

The key point is that Li Shenzhi never expected that this order put the 51st special mixed fleet in danger.

Given the situation at that time, the enemy obviously did not know the exact location of the 51st Special Mixed Fleet, and launching missiles was not only a chance, but also a test.

The key is here.

When intercepting those anti-ship missiles, the two "Qingzhou" class activated the radar, and the electromagnetic waves emitted by the radar can be detected hundreds of kilometers away.

At 10:40, after two "Qingzhou"-class launch missiles intercepted the incoming anti-ship missiles, the combat alarm sounded again.

The alarm was issued that the "Finger-6C" was patrolled 150 kilometers west of the fleet before. Because of the adjustment of air defense deployment, the "Finger-6C" was returned to the nearest fleet.
To be continued...