At one o'clock in the morning at Crown Bay time, the silence of the dome base was broken by the roar of fighter planes.
The sky is at its darkest, and there are still several hours before the sun rises from the distant sea level.
The base illuminated by the searchlights was like a lighthouse in the night. Fighters one after another had begun to accelerate on the runway and take off into the sky. These fighter planes gradually left the coverage of the base's searchlights and disappeared into the night.
The red light from the tail nozzle gradually faded away in the darkness.
In the safety zone next to the end of the runway at the base, a group of people looked at the direction in which the fighter planes were leaving.
Some of these people are ordinary pilots from the base, some are ground staff, and some are command-level officers at the base.
They knew that their sightings would not be of much use to the flying group that was about to carry out a dangerous mission, but at least they could send their blessings with their eyes, hoping that the mission would go well and that they could return safely.
After reaching the take-off speed, Wang Yu gently pulled the stick back, and the fighter plane, full of bombs and fuel, left the runway lightly.
A fixed set of procedures, positive ascent rate, retracting landing gear, exiting afterburner, and maintaining the elevation angle at which the fighter aircraft climbs.
"No. 2, retract the landing gear and join the formation."
"No. 3, the landing gear is retracted, ready to join the formation."
Shortly after Wang Yu took off in his fighter plane, the voices of Luo Yu and Murong Lan came from the channel.
"Well, let's keep heading 090 and climb directly to an altitude of 10,000 meters, then fly in a triangle formation and switch to automatic driving."
The Polaris Squadron has all taken off. They are ranked fourth among the five squadrons of the Gensokyo Squadron. Before them, three squadrons have already taken off and rushed to the scheduled assembly airspace according to the route.
Wang Yu informed Luo Yu and Murong Lan of the altitude, speed and course of the formation, and then he looked outside the cockpit.
To his right was Stonehenge hidden in the night - with the lights from the base and the moonlight in the sky, the towering cannons of Stonehenge could be seen reflecting the chilling light.
To his left was the boundless sea. You could vaguely see the sparkling waves on the sea, but what was more conspicuous were obviously the patrol boats and a few large ships patrolling the sea.
Wang Yu withdrew his gaze and lowered the brightness of the full display on the fighter console.
There was a faint light behind the seat. This was Liu Lingxin using her tablet to confirm the detailed briefing of the mission.
Erin, who was in three-headed body mode, was pacing solemnly on the plane above the console. While she was pacing, she was reporting on the normal status of the fighter plane.
Soon, Luo Yu and Murong Lan joined the formation one after another.
The three fighter planes separated themselves by three-quarters of a mile from each other, maintaining a formation of one in front and two in back.
When Wang Yu turned around, he could see the red and green heading lights, flashing indicator lights and blue friendly force identification lights on their fighter planes lighting up alternately.
The three fighter planes quickly climbed to an altitude of 10,000 meters and officially flew towards the assembly airspace.
Wang Yu turned on the autothrottle and set the autopilot mode based on waypoint navigation, allowing the fighter to maintain its current speed and altitude and drive automatically toward the waypoint.
Then he folded his hands in front of him to ensure that his hands would not touch the control buttons or levers of the fighter plane. Then he relaxed his muscles and said to his back seat.
"Liu Yatou, stop reading and take a rest."
Liu Lingxin agreed, put down the tablet after confirming the last bit of information, then moved her body slightly, closed her eyes, and quickly fell asleep amidst the roar of fighter jets.
Wang Yu asked Irene to maintain full monitoring of the fighter plane, and then he closed his eyes.
Before reaching the mission goal, you must ensure that you are full of energy.
This is not a short-range mission that can be completed quickly. To be precise, it will be an unprecedented long-distance strategic attack - Crown Bay is a full 2,300 kilometers away from the dome base, which is far beyond
The maximum combat radius of all fighter jets is at least within the range of the fighter jet. Therefore, before arriving in the airspace where the mission begins, all pilots must first conduct several hours of cruising flight and complete an in-flight refueling before they can assemble and prepare to break in.
Crown Bay.
From takeoff to the start of the attack, it takes a full four hours of flying at high altitude.
This is also the reason why only pilots from the Gensokyo base can perform this mission.
Ordinary pilots simply cannot withstand such a long-distance attack.
They had to pay attention to the status of the fighter planes during the flight, so they couldn't rest at all. Even if they took a rest, it was just a simple relaxation. When they got near the assembly point, their mental state would definitely not be as clear as before taking off.
Don't look at those bomber transport aircraft that can fly thousands of kilometers. They have a group of members flying in rotation, and the space is not too narrow, so they can get effective rest. Fighter pilots can only be confined to a narrow cockpit.
It can only be said that the pilots at the Gensokyo base have unique advantages in long-distance attacks.
Their organic girls can help them keep an eye on the fighter planes during cruise, which is many times more reliable than the fighter plane's system. Therefore, during the time-consuming flight, they can set the fighter plane to autopilot and go to sleep, waiting until
When they are about to arrive at the destination, the aircraft girl will wake them up and start the mission - even if there is an unexpected situation midway, such as a failure of the fighter system, strong convective weather ahead and other factors, the aircraft girl can still wake up the pilot in advance.
and implement decisions.
It can be said that this special mission is tailor-made for the pilots of Gensokyo.
For this group of people, it is a very simple matter to fall asleep and maintain posture on the roaring fighter plane. They are not seeking to get enough sleep, but just to ensure that everyone is in good spirits when the mission begins.
The friendly forces should all be doing something similar, that is, sleeping and recuperating. There was silence in the channel. Only a dozen separate flying fighters were left, under the supervision of the aircraft girl, silently heading towards the assembly airspace amidst the monotonous roar of jet engines.
flight.
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Subtracting the flight time, aerial refueling time and assembly time, the attack started at about five o'clock in the morning Crown Bay time.
It happened to be the time when the defense of Asia's troops in Crown Bay was the most lax.
The attack by strategic bombers, which departed from the empire's mainland and flew more than 7,000 kilometers, will also start at the same time. Both sides will notify each other when the attack starts, and ensure that the attack is carried out simultaneously to catch the Aisians by surprise.
Time passes minute by minute.
Finally, Wang Yu was awakened by Irene.
He woke up quickly and immediately looked at the time displayed on the fighter plane. Three hours had passed since they took off, and they were only more than 70 nautical miles away from the assembly point.
In order to save fuel, fighter planes maintain the most economical speed.
The flight speed is very slow, not even comparable to ordinary civil aviation aircraft.
But the fighter planes will eventually arrive.
"Thanks for your hard work."
Wang Yu reached out and rubbed Irene's head.
"My dear, you're too polite. This is the instinct of a machine girl. It's not hard work."
The time in Crown Bay at this time is four o'clock in the morning.
The glow of the sun can already be seen in the distance. The early morning light that has been refracted by the atmosphere on the obviously curved sea level is covered with a thin layer of gold. Together with the night sky that gradually changes to dark blue and then black, it looks like
Gorgeous.
This is a scenery that is difficult to describe in words. This is a beautiful work of art constructed with the entire planet as the canvas and the light of the stars as the colors. Any man-made work of art will pale in comparison before this picture.
Wang Yu stared at the end of the sea level in trance.
This scenery is so beautiful.
The purpose of becoming a pilot was to see this level of scenery.
In the sky above his head, there is an atmosphere over a thousand kilometers thick, and then there is the vast sea of stars. From this height, you can clearly see the twinkling stars. Back then, he relied on this to severely increase Liu Lingxin's favorability.
Liu Lingxin also woke up from her rest. She subconsciously checked that the buttons around her had not been touched.
Wang Yu finally withdrew his gaze from the beautiful scenery. He said in the squadron channel: "Polaris Squadron is about to arrive at the assembly point. Check communications and report the status of the fighter aircraft."
"No. 2, check, everything is normal on the fighter plane."
"No. 3, check, everything is normal."
After a while, Luo Yu and Murong Lan responded one after another.
It seems that they have returned to their normal state.
Wang Yu moved his shoulders - the seat belt of the fighter plane is not the type that ties people to the seat, but can move freely. It will only be tightened when the overload of the fighter plane changes. He looked at the fighter plane
There is still some fuel left, but it obviously does not support a mission, and aerial refueling is a must.
Then he informed the squadron to switch channel 1 to the combat channel, while he himself adjusted channel 2 to the friendly channel, and reported the position of his squadron to the group leader in accordance with the mission requirements - everyone took off in different sequences, and there was no
formation, so there is still quite a distance between them at this time.
"This is Polaris Squadron, located in the direction of assembly point 270, seventy miles away from the assembly point... Correction, sixty-five nautical miles away from the assembly point."
Captain Zhang is obviously waiting for the communication: "Very good, your position has been determined. We are circling near the assembly point. The tanker and early warning aircraft have arrived. Now we will wait for all the teams to converge and we will conduct aerial refueling."
"Polar Star has received it and is on its way to the assembly point."
The three fighter planes re-formed, shortened the distance, and then slightly increased their flight speed.
Rendezvous with friendly forces and then perform aerial refueling.
The next step is to carry out the assault mission into Queen's Bay.