The Blue Army did not intend to defeat the Red Army, so after a sneak attack on the Red Army's assembly area, they saw that the opponent was on guard, so they did not launch another sneak attack and allowed the opponent to launch a surprise attack.
As for the drone base, the test pilots in Qingyan also breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that the leader and chief of staff of the mechanized infantry regiment next to them were curious, they patiently explained.
"This is the joystick, this is the joystick of the photoelectric reconnaissance cabin on the head of the drone, 360 degrees..."
After watching for a while, Zhou Yan stretched, stood up and left the control cabin. After getting off the car, he went straight to the cooking truck.
"Hey, Mr. Zhou is here, what would you like to eat?"
"Come and take a look," Zhou Yan said, glancing at the refrigerated truck used to store vegetables and food next to the cooking truck, "How is the quality of the ingredients they provide here?"
"It's not bad, it's almost the same as the one purchased in the company canteen," the head chef smiled, "Mr. Zhou, we still have to stay here for a few days. Before departure, we have to make an appointment with the supplier in advance. If we make further purchases, it will be too late...
…”
"No need, let them contact us when the time comes..."
After leaving the kitchen, Zhou Yan checked the accommodation conditions again.
The dormitory building originally attached to the factory was converted into a guest house after it was taken over by the base. The room has standard hotel configurations, including a bathroom, TV, and sofa.
"Coming..."
When Zhou Yan knocked on the door, Qin Ruoshu and Cheng Lin were sitting in the room watching TV together.
Seeing Zhou Yan coming back, a smile appeared on Qin Ruoshu's face, but it soon dropped: "Husband, how many more days do we have to stay here?"
"Very soon, probably only two or three days!"
"Then let's go to Hulunbuir?"
"I definitely have to go..." Zhou Yan smiled helplessly, "Although quasi-actual combat can be considered a test, after all, many test projects of the drone have not been completed yet..."
"Okay then, you go ahead and get busy, I'm going to watch a TV show..."
After turning around, Zhou Yan returned to the ground control cabin again.
"How's the situation?"
The test pilot who was on duty turned back: "In order to avoid being detected by drones, the Red Army has been divided into more than a dozen teams and acted separately. We have climbed to a higher altitude and monitored comprehensively according to the owner's requirements..."
On the seat next to him, Captain Man, who had been staring at the screen, thought for a while, turned around and looked at Zhou Yan: "Mr. Zhou, what do you think of the Red Army's operational deployment?"
"It will be dark in four or five hours," Zhou Yan smiled. "After nightfall, conventional drone reconnaissance methods become ineffective. After that, they have eight or nine hours to set up positions.
Hide deployment."
"Then, there's nothing you can do about it?"
"If they can hide it from the synthetic aperture radar and infrared detectors, then I have nothing to say," Zhou Yan smiled bitterly, "After all, they can build this place into Shangganling within ten hours.
Even if the gods come, there's nothing they can do about it, it's just..."
"Just what?" Captain Man's expression became serious.
"Our test pilots do not have all-weather combat capabilities..."
As he spoke, Zhou Yan looked at the test pilot with an awkward smile on his face.
"This..." Captain Man's brows were furrowed.
"Of course, if you only perform reconnaissance missions, you can still fly at night..."
Zhou Yan's words relieved Captain Man's frown: "How do you say it?"
"I'll do it myself!"
"Mr. Zhou, please don't joke with me..."
"Do I dare to joke about this kind of thing?" Zhou Yan patted the test pilot on the shoulder and said, "After lunch, let me do the operation..."
Although he found it a bit unbelievable, Captain Man still chose to believe Zhou Yan.
After returning to the control cabin after lunch, Zhou Yan sat on the control seat with a smile, picked up the headset, and put it on his head.
"Mr. Zhou, are you serious?"
"Is there still a lie?" Zhou Yan smiled, "Besides, if something goes wrong, I will be responsible for it..."
The test pilot just smiled and looked on.
After a short while, electronic equipment operators, test pilots from other crews, Qingyan Aviation, and people from the aviation group arrived one after another.
Through the monitor, he glanced at the ground staff who had completed the inspection and was on standby, and pressed the call button on the ground intercom: "Have all ground inspections been completed?"
"The ground inspection has been completed!"
"Start the engine..."
Seeing Zhou Yan skillfully completing all the preparations for takeoff, Captain Man breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at the test pilot beside him: "What level should you, Mr. Zhou, be in the test flight brigade?"
"Based on the current operation, at least it is at the level of a senior test pilot. He can complete the takeoff independently without looking at the takeoff program catalog..."
After the UAV takes off, it enters the instrument flight stage: UAVs are no better than manned fighter jets. You can view the surrounding environment through the cockpit cover, and the operation depends entirely on instruments.
While Zhou Yan was operating, the test pilot on the side stared at the data on the display screen and clenched his fists tightly, fearing that something might go wrong...
On the other hand, Zhou Yan, who is in charge of the operation, is not worried at all, because the system is designed according to his own habits, and he still has a considerable flight time: for the same drone, he can accumulate about six hours of flight time in the dungeon world.
Thousands of hours.
"Arrived in the predetermined airspace, the flight altitude decreased, electronic operation was performed, and the radar scanning alarm was confirmed to be on." Zhou Yan tilted his head and glanced at the electronic equipment operator.
"Confirm that the radar scanning alarm is on."
"Photoelectric detector detected enemy field air defense system."
"Mark the location and direction of movement. The flight altitude drops by 1,500. Pay attention to mark the number and service types of enemy troops near the anti-aircraft firepower..."
After teasing the squad equipped with field air defense systems, the drone continued to cruise and track other units.
Although the enemy troops he tracked later did not have field air defense systems, Zhou Yan still did not dare to lower his altitude too low.
It is true that these enemy forces do not have field air defense systems, but they do have vanguards and Type 85 "snipers". After suffering the loss of portable air defense missiles in the first air force copy, Zhou Yan naturally did not dare to be careless.
Not to mention, the portable anti-aircraft missile launchers of the mechanized infantry division are all carefully selected top soldiers. Moreover, the 25mm cannon equipped on the tank is not a bad thing...
In view of the fact that there are Blue Army reconnaissance units in the sky, the Red Army's deployment is mainly based on "irregular" slow-speed march: the drone has been staring at the sky for more than two hours, and the large force of the Red Army is only far away from the assembly station.
More than twenty kilometers.
"It seems they are hoping to operate at night..." Captain Man glanced at Zhou Yan, who was staring at the screen intently, and sighed slightly, with a hint of worry in his eyes.
The enemy did not move much, so Zhou Yan "just go with the flow", raised the flight altitude slightly, set the drone to low-speed cruise mode, and cruised along the Red Army's front line in circles.
Of course, the Red Army also has a temper. It occasionally slows down the traveling speed of field air defense units and turns on the air defense radar.
And Zhou Yan also "cooperated" to climb the flight altitude and increase the flight speed...
Unknowingly, time is passing slowly...
As the sun set, a broadcast sounded in the factory: "It's time to eat!"
Hearing the "horn" for dinner, Zhou Yan looked back at Captain Man, with questioning eyes...
"Come back!"
Ten minutes later, the drone returned to the base under the red sunset...