Gao Kai gave an order, and the two fighter planes hovering near the target immediately flew towards Callisto. As the distance continued to shrink, the signal became stronger and clearer, but until the fighter planes flew very close, the signal suddenly became clearer.
Only then did Wei Twelve's true identity gradually become clear.
The dark sky hides the stars, the huge Jupiter is just a small red ball in the distance, and only the few Galilean satellites and Europa are still conspicuous.
The small moon with a diameter of 30 kilometers can still be ranked among the top 20 in the Jupiter family. However, in the large environment around Jupiter, Jupiter is actually very inconspicuous. It has to fly close to have a chance.
To see the true face of the back, and you can’t see anything clearly with the naked eye alone, you must rely on optical equipment to fill in the light.
Half of the small satellite is bathed in sunlight, and the other half is hidden in darkness. Two fighter jets approach from the side. The half of the satellite illuminated by the sun is clearly visible, while the half of the satellite in the darkness is deeply hidden.
The two fighter planes had already slowed down their speed, and after flying near the target, they changed direction in time, and the two-plane formation passed over the sun of Jupiter.
The pilot's eyes scanned the surface of the satellite, and the lead aircraft said: "Shanying No. 1 called the Eagle's Nest. No abnormalities were found on the front of the target. Our unit is about to fly into the dark side of the target."
"The eagle's nest is received, the mountain eagle should be careful and keep a safe distance!"
"Shan Ying received it, completed!"
The front engine spurted out traces of flames, and the two fighter planes drew an arc and turned behind Europa.
Europa has no atmosphere, let alone atmospheric scattering. The back side is so dark that even with the eyesight of a pilot, there is no clue.
Fortunately, the military was well prepared, and the pilots were equipped with flight helmets with a supplementary light function, so they could have a panoramic view of the situation behind the target.
The fighter plane was not flying very fast, but it was still flying no matter how slow it was. It flew past a distance of thirty kilometers in just ten seconds. The two pilots saw the situation clearly and used optical equipment to capture all the situations on the back of the satellite.
Photograph it and send it back to the Kunlun.
The lead aircraft immediately called the mothership: "Shanying No. 1 called the Eagle's Nest, a lifeboat was found on the back of the target!"
"Received from the Eagle's Nest, Shanying No. 1, has any alien been discovered?"
“No trace of aliens found, repeat, no trace of aliens found!”
"The Eagle's Nest understands, Mountain Eagle One, contact the lifeboat and see if there is a response!"
"Shanying No. 1 understands." The lead aircraft agreed and immediately adjusted the communication to the frequency of the distress signal. "Lifeboat, this is the expedition fleet. Please answer when you receive it!"
"Please reply if you receive it!"
"lifeboat?"
A few minutes later, the captain, who still received no response, reported: "Eagle's Nest, Eagle No. 1 report, no response from the lifeboat."
"The Eagle's Nest has been received. Shan Ying No. 1 is on standby."
Kunlun.
After receiving the news, Gao Kai fell into a struggle. Emotionally, he wanted to believe that the lifeboat crashed on Jupiter after escaping from the clutches of aliens. But rationally, he felt that the lifeboat was probably a trap.
Moreover, the consciousness of the person injected with hibernation has stopped. Even if he hears the call of Shanying No. 1, he cannot respond. Whether there is a response cannot be regarded as evidence of whether there are survivors.
If Callisto is an alien trap...then where could the aliens be hiding?
Thinking of this, Gao Kai immediately made a decision: "Order Shan Ying to conduct fire reconnaissance and tell them to be careful not to accidentally damage the lifeboat; Xu Zeqiu, let's get closer and keep a safe distance!"
"yes!"
With an order, the Kunlun started the front engine, and the warship slowly changed direction amidst the explosions, keeping in the same direction as Callisto, and then moved closer to the orbit of Callisto, but always in the same direction as Callisto.
Maintain sufficient reaction distance.
After receiving the order, Shan Ying launched a missile towards Jupiter.
The missile was small in size, but it carried a miniature nuclear warhead with a yield of fifteen tons. After a short flight of a few seconds, the missile accurately hit the predetermined position one kilometer away from the lifeboat. A bright light flashed, and the nuclear explosion occurred on Europa.
An explosion crater with an astonishing diameter was left on the surface, and a large amount of mud, sand and rocks were lifted up by the explosion, breaking away from the satellite and turning into stardust surrounding Jupiter.
Although the explosion point was only one kilometer away from the lifeboat, the power of the explosion was so small that it had almost no impact on the lifeboat. There was no need to worry about the nuclear explosion destroying the lifeboat.
But the area near the explosion point has to withstand the true power of a nuclear explosion. If there are alien warships hiding underground, they will definitely be forced out by the nuclear explosion.
The first explosion point was not found, and Shan Ying quickly conducted several more tests until it was determined that there was no alien ambush inside Europa, and then reported the results to the Kunlun.
This result surprised Gao Kai. He had always thought that all this was arranged by aliens, but the space was unobstructed and unobstructed. Apart from Europa itself, there was no other place to hide.
Gao Kai still did not dare to be careless and cautiously ordered the battleships to wait where they were. He only sent out the landing craft and ordered the marines to land for reconnaissance.
The landing craft ejected the battleship driven by the electromagnetic track and flew towards Jupiter at full speed.
The landing craft weighed more than 40 tons, more than twice as much as a heavy-duty fighter jet, and its flying speed was far inferior to that of a fighter jet. It took more than twenty minutes to get to the destination, and another nearly ten minutes to successfully land and land near the lifeboat.
Seven Marines poured out of the landing craft and quickly surrounded the lifeboat.
However, the lifeboat does not have a double-layer airlock. Once the hatch is opened from the outside, there is a risk of loss of pressure inside the boat. According to standard rescue procedures, the Marines did not try to enter the boat. Instead, they worked together to lift the lifeboat to the landing craft and put it down.
The rope fixed the lifeboat above the landing craft, and then the landing craft flew away from Jupiter with the lifeboat on top.
Through the optical equipment on the fighter jet, the entire action was monitored by the Kunlun. After taking the lifeboat away from the target, Gao Kai ordered Shan Ying to destroy Europa without hesitation.
The two fighter jets carried 10-million-ton nuclear bombs specially prepared to destroy Xiaotian. After receiving the order, the two-plane formation immediately withdrew to a safe distance, shot out all four nuclear bombs and quickly moved away.
Bright nuclear explosions appeared four times in succession. Although the explosions were short-lived, the flashes of the nuclear explosions were clearly visible even on the earth. After the light and flames all dissipated, Europa no longer existed, leaving only a few scattered in all directions.
of gravel sand.
After the landing craft returned to the Kunlun and stopped, the rescuers who had been prepared immediately untied the lifeboat and sent it into the pressure zone immediately.
The design of the air and space carrier is in the same vein as the 024 class. The outer vacuum area is the combat area, and all fighter jets are parked in this area.
However, maintenance equipment in a vacuum environment must wear bulky space suits. In order to facilitate maintenance and improve efficiency, a maintenance cabin has been specially arranged in the inner area.