Chapter 430 The main reason for changing the battlefield situation
"Damn it, why do I feel like crying!" A burly man with a stubble on his face watched Shen Chengfeng salute to him in the cockpit of the Star Fighter, and couldn't help but rub his already red eyes.
"Haha, Hou Laosan, you are so scared that you want to cry!" The laughter of the pilot of another star fighter came over.
"Get out of here! No matter how scared I am, I'm still better than you, baby. I don't know who was so tired during training that I cried in my dreams and screamed "Mama" at night!" the captain pilot who was over 30 years old retorted.
"Third brother, third brother Hou, don't do this. How many years ago did you bring up the old sesame seeds and rotten millet things?" The pilot, who was two or three years younger, immediately apologized.
He paused for a few seconds and asked with a little panic in his eyes: "Third brother, do you think it is necessary for our fighter squadron to attack? With just our six fighter planes, on such a battlefield, aren't there just six little mosquitoes?"
"What's wrong, are you scared?" The big man stared. "If you're scared, just say it and I'll immediately notify the higher-ups to replace you. I don't know how many people want to fly your No. 3 machine!"
This is not true. As the only fighter squadron on the "Phoenix", the pilot position of the six star fighter aircraft is very popular. Not only is the pilot's salary extremely high, but the military rank must be at least a lieutenant. Starting from the military position, he is comparable to the platoon leader of a Marine mecha company, and he is quite majestic. Sitting in a starship is not as exciting as controlling a fighter plane soaring in the void!
Of course, correspondingly, the risk is also extremely high. With the small energy shield of the fighter plane, it is okay to fire a few energy cannons from the fighter planes of the same level one after another. But if it encounters a battleship-level energy cannon, one shot will be enough. It becomes fireworks.
"Afraid of a ball!" The young lieutenant hurriedly stated his position. "I just think it's a pity that we only have these few fighter planes and it's useless."
A destroyer is not a mothership that can easily be several thousand meters long. It is the limit to be able to build a hangar that can accommodate six fighter jets in a space that is not too large. Even the one of Jeppon that was blown into a dead dog with a length of 1,000 meters. The cruiser can only accommodate dozens of fighter planes.
"You don't need to worry about this!" The big man looked at the war-torn starry sky and said solemnly: "When should we be used, the commander will naturally have the commander's considerations. We only need to obey the military orders."
"Well, I'll listen to you, Third Brother." The young man nodded heavily.
He didn't see the lowered eyelids of the fighter squadron leader who quietly switched screens, nor the apology welling up under his eyelids.
Only Hou Sanqiang knew that the moment the "Phoenix" began to charge, the commander's order had actually been issued. The charge was not only to get closer to launch a more ferocious attack on Jie Pen's fleet, but also to launch the fighter squadron into The closest place to the Jepen fleet.
The fighter squadron is Tang Lang's final trump card.
These six star fighters are destined to devote themselves to this battlefield dominated by battleships, but they are definitely not supporting roles. Hou Sanqiang, who knows his combat mission, knows it very well.
As future military historians will evaluate, the main reason why the first squadron of Jiepen's Sixth Army fell in Bermuda was not because of Tang Lang's sophisticated tactics as the commander, nor the knowledge of the Bermuda star field. How bad the environment is.
The Jie Peng Army was caught off guard. Communication failed in the early stage of the war, causing them to fight independently. It was not until Itagaki arrived and the quantum communication center that moved to the flagship with him came into play that they finally had unified command. Lang and the starship group under his command had the upper hand.
But the absolute balance of strength cannot be changed, just as the outcome of the battle will definitely be tilted like Jie Pengfang.
What changes all this is courage!
At the moment when the "Phoenix" rushed towards the battlefield, the troops under Tang Lang's command burst out with a bravery that made people tremble deep in their souls.
Although judging from the main composition of the fleet, it is mainly composed of a group of meteorite space pirates. In fact, it is just a ragtag group. In the eyes of many fleet commanders, it may be possible to completely sweep it away with only a few main starships.
.However, the courage they burst out at this moment is worthy of everyone's admiration.
During the charge, the distance between the two fleets was close to 50,000 to 60,000 kilometers or even closer. The energy beam fell on the enemy ship with almost no energy attenuation. The time for a large number of photon missiles to cross the void was reduced from tens of seconds to more than ten seconds.
All greatly enhance the attack power.
Not to mention that the destroyer "Lushiro" where Itagaki was located relied on the remains of the "Takamyo" to dodge left and right. Dozens of starry sky fighters were struggling to defend him in the space thousands of miles around the "Lubai".
The two frigates that had activated their energy shields were immediately riddled with holes in their hulls, and the ring formation was even more precarious.
However, the counterattack from the Jiepen people who were forced into a desperate situation became even more terrifying. Not only were their energy cannons more accurate and more lethal, but the dozens of star fighter planes moved forward at the request of Itagaki Sei.
Assault, the photon missiles they carry may have limited damage to large starships such as destroyers, but they are quite lethal to assault ships less than a hundred meters tall.
Post-war records show that more than 30 assault ships had their energy shields shattered by energy cannon fire from close to the battlefield alone, more than one-third of which were disintegrated, and two-thirds of the starship hulls were cracked.
The ship had to be abandoned. And when the Star Fighter Group entered the battle, more than ten assault ships were destroyed.
Lifeboats ejected were floating everywhere in the starry sky, floating hopelessly in the void, and perhaps even more hopelessly being smashed into powder by the energy beams coming across.
In the face of such a terrifying energy beam, the steel shell of the lifeboat can only maintain basic survival. It is not even as effective as the bulletproof vest from the ancient Blue Star era, which can at least prevent pistol bullets.
If the starship is destroyed, even if our victory is enough to clear the battlefield for search and rescue, not more than one-half of the people will survive.
In just a battle of less than 2 minutes, the number of troops was reduced by more than 20%. This is an unbearable loss for any army. Not to mention the psychological pressure of the commander, for ordinary people on the front line
For the officers and soldiers, it was almost complete psychological destruction.
But the Meteor Star Alliance miraculously withstood all this and launched a frenzied attack until they finally received a retreat order from the "Phoenix".
It can be said that after the Star Wars, many military academy professors told their students that it originated from the famous saying thousands of years ago: "It is never the equipment that determines the direction of war, but the people holding the equipment." This Bermuda
War will always be used as an example.
Courage is as precious as blue gold on the battlefield. The outcome of the war may be changed because of it.
It's not just the starship soldiers who are fighting fiercely in the starry sky who have courage.
The moment Jiepen's star fighter group left the "Lubai" to fight with the assault fleet, the six "Golden Eagle" fighters on the "Phoenix" slipped silently into the abyss.
The "Golden Eagle" star fighter from the Southwest Federation has a body length of 17 meters and a foldable triangular wingspan of 12.5 meters. It is named after it resembles a golden eagle swooping down from high altitude. Located on the variable wingtips
The two auxiliary energy engines, combined with the main energy engine installed on the tail and belly, and supported by variable swept wings, are enough to make more maneuvers than the beautiful creature itself like the golden eagle. It is the main force of the Southwest Federation's main fleet motherships.
The main model of equipment.
At full speed, it takes only tens of seconds to reach the battlefield at 50,000 kilometers. The aiming system led by artificial intelligence does not require pilot control at all and can automatically lock on high-speed targets. The pilot has more roles.
It is to carry out effective maneuvers to avoid possible attacks, so as to reach a closer distance and attack the belly of the starship with the weakest protection.
Large starships are hitting each other, but there is not much chance to avoid the opponent's detection, so there is a chance to enter the airspace below the opponent.
But the fighter squadron is not there to kill the "Lubai", which has gradually calmed down. Their combat mission is far more important than killing a starship.
Of course, no one knows all this except Hou Sanqiang, the captain of Unit 1 who is surrounded in the center. All they can know now is to do their best to escort Unit 1.
Break into the enemy fleet.
Even if the Jiepen Star Fighter Group has been mobilized, it is undoubtedly an extremely difficult task to complete. The Jiepen Warship, which has exposed many main and secondary guns like a hedgehog with full firepower, is not a vegetarian. Just give them a shot.
Maybe it was a situation where the machine was destroyed and people were killed.
Moreover, the number of Jiepen people's starships has increased. Although another frigate was blown up, another frigate suffered heavy damage, and the lifeboats kept ejecting, indicating that it was bound to perish. However, they jumped out at this time and returned.
There are now six Jepen starships with combat effectiveness, four of which have raised energy shields.
According to the prepared plan, the six "Golden Eagles" first dived into the void for tens of thousands of kilometers, and then struggled through the meteorite flow. They arrived at the predetermined airspace after three minutes, and then raised their noses.
, climbing crazily.
It was only then that the figures of the six fighter planes appeared on the various radars of the Jeppen starship.
Fire from at least a dozen energy cannons poured towards them.
According to the tactical arrangement, the six starry sky fighters in a combat formation dispersed like birds and beasts in an instant. While each was frantically dodging the bombardment from the energy cannon, they tried their best to launch the missiles carried by their own fighters at the enemy ships.
"Six little mosquitoes? Kill them." The expression on the shocked Itagaki Sei's face was ferocious. After receiving the report, he didn't even look at it, biting his back teeth. "Command "Xuechu" and "
"Yunfeng" quickly raised the energy shield. I want the whole army to attack and send an order to the whole army. No prisoners will be taken in this battle. No, no prisoners will be taken in this battle and all future battles in the meteor starry sky. Anyone who resists will be killed!
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Killing prisoners has always been a common practice in Jeppon's army, but it is very rare to say it with such fanfare on the battlefield where there are tactical records. This also shows how much Itagaki Sei hated his opponents at this time.
How could he not hate it? He had carefully calculated for so long, thought of all aspects, and left an impression on his chief of staff that he had the potential to become a peerless general. However, in the end, he ended up with a result of five starships being destroyed. I am afraid that everyone would suffer.
Be anxious!
However, Major General Jie Peng, who was so angry that he obviously didn't realize at this time, that the six small mosquitoes that he didn't take a look at caused him as much pain as if his balls had been kicked to pieces. After kicking him, he went crazy with his toes.