The flight paths of Polaris Squadron and the transport plane intersected at a small angle, so Luo Yu was right. After a few minutes, the figure of the transport plane began to become more and more clear.
Although the distance at this time was still beyond the recognition range of Zhan Ji, because the target was too large, even if it was twenty kilometers away, Wang Yu could already see the aircraft like a small black dot with the naked eye.
An ordinary transport aircraft, of course, has a thick white trail trailed behind it, which represents its flight path.
I have to say that this jet transport aircraft is indeed extraordinary. The wakes formed by its several large jet engines are much more spectacular than the wakes formed by several fighter jets at this time.
Although most of Wang Yu's doubts had been eliminated, looking at the transport plane getting closer and closer, he still felt that this was not a good thing.
He tried his best to stabilize his flight, and then he was slightly distracted and narrowed his eyes to stare in the direction of the transport plane.
But the distance is still too far now. Apart from a black spot and a trail, Wang Yu can't see any useful information at all, so there is no other use for him except having to blink his eyes several times. It seems that we still have to wait until we are within the sight range of the machine girl.
Wang Yu is not sure why he can't let go. The early warning aircraft has clearly confirmed the other party's identity, and the other party's appearance in this airspace is only due to weather conditions. Logically speaking, there is no risk. p>
Could it be that because he was shot down once, he became nervous afterwards?
This is not good news.
He smiled self-deprecatingly, saying that he had to suffer from PTSD in a sense before he retired, which was very embarrassing.
Or perhaps, every excellent pilot has a special ability like combat intuition. When facing potential enemies, they will always detect them immediately - even if the enemy does not show any trace.
Wang Yu doesn’t know what the current situation is.
But at this moment, a brief flash of light appeared in the direction of the transport plane.
As mentioned before, the transport plane is on the west side of the Polaris Squadron. It is morning at this time, so the sun is in the east, so the background of the transport plane is the dark blue sky - so this one looks like a reflection.
The flash looks extremely conspicuous, but I don’t know if it’s the light occasionally reflected by the transport plane’s skin, or...
Wang Yu attached great importance to the transport plane, so he immediately told Liu Lingxin about it and asked her to pay attention to the situation there.
Although Liu Lingxin felt strange, she still lifted the sunglasses on her helmet and stared at the transport plane attentively.
Then she exclaimed: "It flashed again...and again...wait, the reflective flashing seems to be regular, this rhythm should be a telegraph code!"
Wang Yu immediately became energetic.
"Record it and analyze what kind of code it is." He said immediately. Then he connected to the VHF communication channel with the early warning aircraft: "Early Warning Aircraft, this is Captain Polaris, requesting a special situation report."
"The early warning aircraft heard it, Polaris please speak."
"We found that the transport plane mentioned before, which is currently about 20 to 25 kilometers away from us, is transmitting information similar to a telegraph code to us through reflective flashing."
The early warning aircraft immediately paid attention to Wang Yu's news, and the intelligence officer's voice immediately became serious: "Are you sure?"
"According to the joint confirmation of me and my weapons officer, the reflection is not an accidental reflection, but a rhythmic existence..." Wang Yu reported his findings, "They should be repeating it now, and we still need to observe it for a while.
Confirm its contents."
"Report immediately if there is any news." The intelligence officer of the early warning aircraft pondered for a moment, "We will not get in touch with that transport aircraft for the time being. If they really want to transmit information through this method, then there may be a less optimistic situation. This
If you have the opportunity, send this news back to the oasis base immediately and let the base make preparations."
"This is best." Wang Yu nodded, "Thank you, we will continue to observe, Polaris ends the call."
About a moment later, Liu Lingxin said to Wang Yu: "They should have started repeating it again."
"What about the content of the signal?"
"If I remember correctly, it should be an international distress signal." Liu Lingxin's tone also became serious, "Then there is a problem on the transport plane."
"Confirm the content of the signal again." Wang Yu said to Liu Lingxin, "I will get a little closer and enter the direct observation range of the machine girl. If they really have any intention, it will be invisible to the machine girl's observation.
Escaped form."
Liu Lingxin said there was no problem, so Wang Yu pressed the lever slightly, causing the fighter's flight path to deviate slightly.
Luo Yu and Murong Lan, who were staying in formation with Wang Yu, immediately noticed the change in the formation's posture. They cooperated with Wang Yu's movements while Luo Yu asked for details through the team channel.
"What happened?" Luo Yu had rich flying experience, so he naturally noticed that Wang Yu's adjustment of the flight route seemed to be intentional, "You seem to be taking the initiative to shorten the distance between us and the transport plane?"
Wang Yu didn't know why Luo Yu didn't notice the reflective signal of the transport plane. Maybe she was busy confirming the mission checklist. After all, every time a mission was completed, or in the final stage of the mission, she had to go through the checklist to confirm the mission.
situation, analyze the team's situation in the battle, and be prepared to conduct a mission summary after returning home.
Wang Yu generally doesn't like to do this kind of thing, so Luo Yu is responsible for these tasks in Polar Star.
"We noticed that the transport aircraft was transmitting information to us through reflective signals." Wang Yu said concisely.
"Confirmed, it's an international distress signal." Liu Lingxin interrupted at this time, "The other party repeated it twice. The frequency rhythm is exactly the same as the distress signal, and a standard end signal is used as a separation between each time, so I can be sure of this conclusion.
."
"Tell Luo Yu and the others the news through your radio." Wang Yu immediately estimated the distance between the two parties, then asked Irene to get ready, and then reported the news to the early warning aircraft.
The crew on the AWACS aircraft, which had been preparing to get off work, suddenly became busy because of this communication: "Understood, emergency preparations are also being carried out at the base. If nothing happens, there should be a squadron ready to take off. If possible, you should try your best to
Observe the other party’s specific situation without being noticed by the other party.”
This is not a simple mission, but Polaris Squadron is not a simple squadron either.
"We will do our best." Wang Yu said, and then ended the communication.
At this time, the distance between the two sides was close to within 20 kilometers.
Wang Yu deflected the course again and flew parallel to the opponent.
After entering the direct visual range, Irene's observation was completed almost instantly. Before Wang Yu finished adjusting the attitude of the fighter plane, she gave the observation results: "Sure enough, there is something wrong with this transport aircraft."<
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"How to say?"
"This is a C-17 transport aircraft. It should have four engines. Logically speaking, there should be four obvious contrails within a certain distance of the tail. However, I observed six contrails, and the other two should be similar to the
There is a difference in the thickness of the transport plane's wake." Erin quickly reported her observation results, "I can't see through the transport plane to see behind it, but I am sure that the transport plane's back is facing towards us, and there must be others.
The planes flew in tight formation."
"Are they avoiding radar detection in this way? If they want to avoid the detection of the imperial early warning aircraft, the distance between them and the transport aircraft must be very close... It is possible for the devil formation, their skills are not bad, and their arrival is not good.
." Wang Yu immediately said coldly, "Last time it was the Gaijin mercenary group. I don't know who wants to target us this time."
He and Liu Lingxin informed the early warning aircraft and Luo Yu of the incident via radio respectively.
The early warning aircraft immediately reported to the base, and at the same time strengthened the detection of the direction of the transport aircraft. At the same time, the base that determined the situation immediately let a Su-35 squadron that had just entered the standby state take off.
Luo Yu immediately communicated with Wang Yu.
"The enemy must be trying to get close to us in this way and then make a surprise attack." Luo Yu said, "They really went through a lot of trouble. Last time they passed through the terrain, but this time they actually found a few experts to hide behind the transport plane..."<
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"We at Polaris are not afraid of any battle." Murong Lan commented, "We won a complete victory in the last raid with fewer enemies and more enemies."
"Having said that, my plane crashed last time." Wang Yu subconsciously complained, "And the situation this time is not as optimistic as last time. My fighter plane has reported bingo fuel, and I don't have any decent anti-aircraft capabilities.
Weapons, so a close combat like last time is not feasible. If the enemy attacks, I think I have only one way to escape."
"We maintain our combat effectiveness. If the enemy starts to attack, we will cover you to leave." Luo Yu's tone was very serious, "But in the current situation, isn't the most important thing to do to distance yourself from the opponent immediately? Why is everyone thinking about fighting?
."
Wang Yu twitched the corner of his mouth: "Well, the plot has progressed to this point, how can we not fight..."
Luo Yu asked in confusion: "Ah?"
"Ahem, it's nothing. Anyway, that's not the problem now..." Wang Yu sighed, "The problem now is, if we leave suddenly, will the enemy find that they have been noticed and start attacking directly? We are only a few meters away from the opposite side.
Twenty kilometers away, if the enemy launches a surprise attack, we will not be able to leave within a safe range in a short period of time... and..."
He thought about the second half of the sentence but still didn't say it out. What he wanted to say was - if Beixing wants to fight, fight together, and if he wants to retreat, retreat together. There is no way he can let Luo Yu face a strong enemy alone to cover his retreat.
This kind of thing.
"In short, we will adjust the direction slightly and try our best to prevent the enemy from seeing that we are keeping distance." Wang Yu said, "If the enemy does not notice it, then we can maintain a safe range with them." p>