A rabbit, when cornered, will bite back; how much more so when the opponent is not a rabbit but an eagle!
Carnivorous!
It's a meat-eating creature by nature, and when pushed to the brink, there's no telling what it might do.
"However... carnivorous animal?"
A cold gleam flickered through Moradhal's eyes.
"Order! All members of the Holy Dragon Squad, do not engage with predators! Prioritize dealing with Falcons and Eagle-class aircraft!"
As the Commander-in-Chief, Moradhal barely paused before making a rough judgment of Steve's intentions.
The Falcons and Eagle-class aircraft are no match for the Sword Twenty.
This is beyond doubt!
And the reason why these aircraft have come is to disrupt the Sword Twenty!
A single ant can kill an elephant!
With so many cannon fodder following suit, nearly two hundred aircraft, even the Sword Twenty had to tread carefully.
After all, if they get up close, the Falcons and Eagle-style fighters still have their cannons!
Although the role of machine guns in the darkness is close to zero, that is only near zero, not exactly zero!
And Moradhal was also aware that while the Sword Twenty was advanced, it was not invincible.
Like the raptors, the Sword Twenty is not fully stealthy in all directions.
Although the front radar cross-sectional area of the Sword Twenty is only 0.003 square meters, this does not mean that the radar cross-sectional area of all directions is also only 0.003 square meters.
Under limited enemy numbers, they could rely on their formidable maneuverability to adjust their direction and angle at any time.
But if there are too many enemies, swarming from all directions, even the Sword Twenty would have to be cautious.
Otherwise, if they get up close and are locked onto the fire control radar, the danger factor would inevitably increase greatly!
To avoid such trouble, Moradhal chose without hesitation to clean up the cannon fodder first!
As for the raptors, they can be dealt with later for now.
As long as they don't get up close, the raptors won't be able to detect them.
Moreover, the short-legged fighters like the raptors have a range that is only half of the Sword Twenty's, and even less than half!
Furthermore, due to the recent engagement, many of these raptors have already used their afterburners to escape, which has further reduced their remaining range!
Even if they don't deal with the raptors, they will have to return in no time, and by then, they will be their prey!
...
"Attention everyone! Change of target, prioritize the attack on the Falcons and Eagle-style fighter jets!"
"Maintain distance, withdraw from the battlefield, and hunt from a super-visual distance!"
Moradhal's order was immediately relayed by the commanding officers of the Holy Dragon Squad.
"003 aircraft, I understand!"
"004 aircraft, I understand!"
"005 aircraft, I understand!"
...
Com accompanied by the command, a series of voices rang out in succession on the communication channel.
Immediately, one after another, the Sword Twenty fighter jets turned around and swept through the surroundings.
When dealing with the raptors, the Sword Twenty needs to get close. After all, the raptors are stealth fighters. The radar of the Sword Twenty is more advanced than that of the raptors, but it still needs to get close, about 30-40 kilometers, to accurately lock onto the raptors.
But dealing with the Falcons and Eagle-class aircraft is completely unnecessary.
Beyond visual range, from over a hundred kilometers away, is the true combat method for fifth-generation aircraft against fourth and third-generation aircraft!
As for dogfighting?
Who are you fighting with in a dogfight?
You're asking an archer to engage in close combat with a warrior?
Although an archer in close combat is also very fierce, would an archer with their brain water participate in a close encounter with you?
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
At a cruising speed of 1.8 Mach, the Sword Twenty boasts flexibility far beyond imagination.
In no time, two squadrons with a total of 96 Sword Twenty fighters successfully withdrew from the battlefield.
"Fuck! They've run away!"
Hearing the sound of sonic booms growing more distant in the sky, even fading away, the face of the raptor commander, John, turned ashen.
However, his expression changed abruptly afterwards.
As a commander, he was certainly not an idiot.
Therefore, he almost immediately thought of the reason why the camel stealth fighter jets had left.
Eagle-class aircraft and Falcons!
Not long ago, the command center had contacted him, informing him of the deployment of the Falcons and Eagle-class aircraft……
The camel's sudden departure couldn't be because it was scared of them.
After all, they, the raptors, were originally in a disadvantage or, more accurately, they had always been their prey.
Therefore, the camel wouldn't possibly have just panicked and run away because they had suddenly turned back.
So there are only two possibilities. One is that the other side wants to toy with them, or to deplete their fuel.
And the other possibility is that the other side has changed its target!
And even both of these possibilities!
And if the latter is true, or if both possibilities exist, then their Falcons and Eagle fighter jets are in trouble!
He almost instinctively prepared to contact the command center.
But just as he was about to make contact, a spark of inspiration flashed through his mind.
Immediately, John's face also became somewhat unpredictable.
Ultimately, after a moment of hesitation, John gritted his teeth and continued to fly in the direction where the sound had vanished.
During that brief moment, John even considered giving up contact and loafing here, letting the Falcons and Eagle fighter jets go first to waste the missiles of the camel stealth fighter jets.
"Save the enemy and not the friend!"
But upon reflection, the Falcon and Eagle-class aircraft that had arrived to join the battle were fewer than 200 in total.
And the enemy, although the exact number is unknown, from the previous contact, it can be judged that the camel's stealth fighter jets alone must number at least dozens!
A squadron is more than enough!
Based on the minimum calculation of one squadron with 48 aircraft.
According to the intelligence they had, the Sword Twenty can carry 4.5 tons of ammunition in its internal magazine.
Based on the data they had on the P15E air-to-air missile imported by the camel, even considering the size issue, the Sword Twenty can carry at least six P15E long-range air-to-air missiles and two short-range close combat missiles!
The payload capacity is the same as that of their raptors!
In other words, these 48 Sword Twenties can carry at least 384 air-to-air missiles!
Even if you remove the 96 close combat missiles, they can still carry 288 P15E long-range air-to-air missiles!
With the excellent performance of P15E, these many air-to-air missiles can completely destroy their Falcon and Eagle fighter jets!
Once the Falcons and Eagle fighter jets are destroyed, their remaining raptors will once again become the prey of the Sword Twenty!
At that time, they will have to fight alone!
Therefore, regardless of the situation, they cannot sit back and watch the Sword Twenty held by the camel destroy their Falcons and Eagle fighter jets.
…………
"Sandyia, be aware, the raptors are closing in on your side..."
The action of John and his team was instantly detected by the camel command center under the surveillance of Tian Yan.
Moradhal also immediately conveyed the message to the commander of the Holy Dragon Squadron, Sandyia.
"Acknowledged!"
In response to the message from the command center, Sandyia replied directly.
After pondering for a moment, Sandyia spoke again:
"The 113th Squadron, you are to intercept those raptors and don't let them interfere with us!"
"Be mindful, do not engage in prolonged battles, simply cause disturbance from the side!"
As the words fell, not long after, the voice of the 113th Squadron commander echoed through the communication channel:
"113th Squadron, we have received..."
Following the voice, 12 Sword Twenty fighter jets took off in response, turning and flying towards the raptors that were trailing them from behind.
Upon receiving the response, Sandyia said again:
"The remaining ones, follow me, let's start hunting!"
"I understand! "
A series of shrill cries, like dragon roars, pierced the sky.
Facing the ordinary warplanes like the Falcons and Eagle, all Sword Twenty aircraft activated their radars!
There is no longer any need to conceal their form.
"Target acquired!"
In one Sword Twenty aircraft, a series of scarlet crosshairs kept appearing in the driver's helmet visor one after another.
The next moment, the magazine of the Sword Twenty directly opened——
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
In just a moment, a series of P15E air-to-air missiles carrying scarlet afterburners were launched directly towards the target at high speed!
...
At the same time, on the other side——
In one Eagle aircraft, the scarlet warning lights almost illuminated the entire cockpit!
Ding ding ding ding! Ding ding ding ding! Ding ding ding!
"Lock on!!"
"Lock on! "
"Lock on! "
...
The ear-piercing alarm made the pilots of the Eagle aircraft sweating all over.
The sweat beads were flowing like waterfalls down the forehead and cheeks beneath the helmet.
"Where is it?"
"Where is it?"
"Damn it! Where the hell are they? My radar cannot detect any information about the camels' fighter jets at all!"
The carbon-skinned pilot's eyes were red, and he was shouting in a fit of frenzy.
"Lock on! "
"Lock on! "
...
The alarms in the cockpit were still repeating crazily.
A scarlet target was flashing wildly in the radar display.
Simultaneously, a scarlet number was flashing as well.
One hundred twenty!
One hundred fifteen!
One hundred ten...
Each time the scarlet number flashes, it directly decreases.
Within only a few seconds, the number one hundred twenty was sharply reduced from one hundred twenty to eighty-seven!
Until the number dropped to sixty, the carbon-skinned pilot, shouting in a fit of frenzy, finally came to his senses.
Under the threat of life and death, time seemed to pause for a moment. The thoughts of the carbon-skinned pilot became incredibly rapid at that moment.
Almost instinctively, the carbon-skinned pilot immediately opened the afterburner of the Eagle fighter jet.
The Eagle fighter jet shot straight up like a bamboo shoot growing from the ground!
Until the aircraft reached its peak, a burst of orange flames suddenly erupted from the tail jet of the Eagle fighter jet.
Immediately afterward, the nearly vertically positioned Eagle fighter jet turned its nose around!
Pendulum maneuver!
This was an ultra-maneuver action that the carbon-skinned pilot could never have completed.
However, in the adrenaline-fueled state of near-time standstill, he made the entire set of maneuvers without any hesitation or stiffness!
Bang!
Without any hesitation, the carbon-skinned pilot opened the afterburner again, pushing the throttle to its maximum!
The heavy fighter aircraft pierced the sound barrier and raced back at a maximum speed of 2.5 Mach, dashing wildly towards the rear!
At the same time, a series of decoy missiles kept being ejected from the aircraft's belly one after another.
Run!
At this moment, the only thought left in the carbon-skinned pilot's mind was this one word!
He doesn't want to die, he wants to live!!
"Faster! Faster!"
"Quickly! Faster!"
The carbon-skinned pilot's eyes were red, and his sclera were about to burst.
His arm pushing the throttle were all bulging with veins at this moment!
The throttle control rod even made a creaking sound under the immense force, as if it couldn't bear the weight!
Under the incredible speed of 2.5 Mach, within just a blink of an eye, the Eagle fighter jet had flown out over a kilometer!
However, the next moment, a dazzling orange-red streak of light directly tore through the darkness and reached the position of the fighter jet.
In an instant, the dazzling orange-red streak of light directly converged with the scarlet exhaust flame of the Eagle fighter jet's engine.
Bang!
A thunderous sound suddenly echoed in the dark night!
The dazzling flames lit up half of the sky.
2.5 Mach, a speed of 850 meters per second is not to be considered slow.
Unfortunately, the P15E air-to-air missile has a speed of 1700 meters per second!
"Harry!!"
The sudden explosion made the pilot of another Eagle aircraft feel a chill in their heart.
But before he could think too much——
Ding ding ding ding!
The ear-piercing alarm suddenly rang in his cockpit.
"Lock on!"
The sudden sound made the pilot of the Eagle fighter jet, who hadn't had time to be filled with grief and fury over his companion's departure, change color abruptly!
Subconsciously looking at the control panel, what he saw was a sea of scarlet alarm information.
As well as a scarlet symbol and that wildly flashing number!
Eighty-three kilometers!
Seeing this number, an icy chill shot straight up from the Eagle fighter jet's feet to its head.
"Eject!"
Without hesitation, the pilot of the Eagle fighter jet directly activated the ejection seat.
The explosion sounded, the cockpit cover was blown away, at the same time, the ejection seat was blasted out by the explosives installed beneath it.
Having witnessed the fate of his teammate, the pilot of the Eagle fighter jet had no intention of running away.
The fate of his teammate told him that the only outcome of running away was death!
Bang!
In less than a minute, the Eagle fighter jet, which had lost its pilot's control but was still flying under the operation of the flight control system, was instantly transformed into flames in the sky.
At the same time——
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
A series of sounds of air being pierced, accompanied by streaks of dazzling light, kept piercing through the darkness.
Immediately after——
Boom! Boom! Boom!
One after another, a series of violent explosions echoed continuously in the darkness.
The brilliant flames kept blooming in the darkness.
This was a feast of hunters and a feast of murder!
...
At the same time, on the other side——
"Damn it! These damned bastards!"
"Fucking hell! They're messing with us!"
In one after another Raven fighter jets, feeling the intermittent fire control radar signals ringing out and then disappearing, the pilots of each Raven fighter jet turned pale.
Since the beginning, their radar warning devices have been sounding alarms one after another.
Every time an alarm rings, it makes them shiver with fear and scalp crawl!
Shortly before, their comrades-in-arms disappeared amidst the series of alarms!
However, just as they were frantically searching for the enemy and had even prepared to parachute out.
But the radar alarms suddenly disappeared!
One after another!
Even a fool would understand what was happening!
They've been tricked!!
They were being tricked! The damned camels had tricked them just as they had treated the camels before!
"Fuck you!"
"Fuck these damn rats! They're holding us back with their schemes! We can't let their plot succeed!"
"Find other camel stealth aircraft, they're indiscriminately hunting our falcons and eagles! We can't let them continue like this!"
