bookrandom Chapter 143 Multiple air strikes are ready
Chapter 143 Multiple air strikes are ready
Chapter 144 Multiple air strikes are ready
[Instructions received. Begin setting up the strike plan.]
While Cleveland was finalizing its strike plan, Lorraine contacted Ouyang Nian, who was on the flagship.
"Ouyang Nian, several Cormorant UAVs have now completed the loading of anti-tank loitering munitions."
"Two drones, and two more are expected to be loaded in fifteen minutes."
After a moment's thought, Lorraine instructed Ouyang Nian to add three more drones capable of carrying anti-tank loitering munitions.
"We don't have enough manpower, so we need to move things."
At this time, Ouyang Nian was not only supervising the loading of the loitering munition, but also using a portable terminal to check whether the data of the loitering munition was normal.
Lorraine glanced at the battlefield situation map and, after confirming once again that the enemy showed no signs of launching an offensive, he mobilized the porters who were on standby on the Sea Knight.
They were tasked with assisting the logistics units in transporting the three Cormorant drones and sufficient ammunition to the side of the Sea Knight.
The strike plan has been finalized.
To achieve the designated objective, five air strikes are required. The first three strikes will each utilize three Shadow II large loitering munitions and 60 anti-tank loitering munitions.
The latter two batches each require the use of 90 anti-tank loitering munitions for attack.
The first three batches were used to lure the enemy into launching an attack, while the latter two batches were launched from unmanned combat groups to engage the enemy, which indicates the limitations on the use of large loitering munitions.
In order to create the illusion that the unmanned combat group has air strike capability, the air strike group needs to maintain low-altitude flight at a distance of 80 kilometers from the enemy, climb up 3500 meters behind the pre-set position, and launch an attack on the enemy from an altitude of 4 meters.
"A total of 12 Cormorant Drones will be needed."
Lorraine then glanced at the ammunition in the armory and found that after completing this air strike plan, the stock of anti-tank loitering munitions in the armory would be reduced to 50%.
"Tsk, if it weren't for the risk of hypersonic missiles being intercepted, I wouldn't have bothered to lure you into launching an attack!"
After all, as long as there are enough materials, the processing center on the flagship can produce anti-tank loitering munitions indefinitely, but these hypersonic missiles are becoming increasingly rare with each shot fired.
Subsequently, four Shadow III loitering munitions were ejected from the vertical launch unit and, together with two drones, headed to an airspace 330 kilometers away to await orders.
At this point, preparations for the encirclement and suppression operation have been completed, and now all that remains is to wait for the unmanned combat corps at the front line to complete the construction of fortifications.
Meanwhile, in the valley, with the assistance of the unmanned engineering units of the other two airdrop combat teams, the position was changing every second.
Half an hour later, the engineering units of the other two airdrop combat groups withdrew from their positions and began constructing fortifications needed for harassment operations.
Twenty minutes later, all the fortifications were completed, and several trenches for evacuation were also dug.
After receiving news of the completion of the position, the command aircraft in the air issued an order to the air strike group waiting in the rear airspace via data link.
Two drones and three Shadow III loitering munitions began to dive to low altitude, and after reaching an altitude of 500 meters, they began to fly level.
As they passed over the pre-selected positions of the five airdrop groups, they began to rapidly ascend to an altitude of 4,000 meters. Subsequently, these aircraft began to fly at full speed to accumulate energy.
As they approached the enemy combat group, the faster Cormorant drones caught up with the slower loitering munitions at an altitude of 6 kilometers and began to dive.
These loitering munitions, following pre-programmed instructions, dispersed in the air and targeted enemy units hiding under the trees.
Without an aerial smoke screen, these loitering munitions encountered enemy air defense fire at an altitude of 3 meters. However, due to the cover of the trees, the effectiveness of the enemy's air defense was significantly reduced.
In the end, a total of one Shadow III loitering munition and 21 anti-tank loitering munitions exploded in the enemy combat group.
After being attacked by air, the enemy combat group became more dispersed, and sent out three medium-sized individuals with 15 small individuals to leave the forest and establish air defense outposts.
However, changes made by the enemy's combat group cannot escape the notice of unmanned combat groups.
The command aircraft in the air maintained an altitude of 1 meters and used synthetic aperture radar to detect changes in the enemy's formation, then transmitted this information to the air strike group waiting in the rear.
Fifteen minutes later, the second air strike group set off, following the same route, but instead of maintaining an altitude of 4,000 meters, they reached an altitude of 6,000 meters and launched an attack from behind the enemy formation.
A total of 63 loitering munitions were launched in two waves towards the enemy formation. This time, all three large loitering munitions hit the area around a medium-sized target.
Upon realizing the destructive power of the three large loitering munitions, the medium-sized entity immediately contacted the large entity, which was being ore-transformed into a fixed turret.
After learning that the large loitering munitions could harm it, it led the remaining units in the mine to join the combat group hiding under the trees.
Their movements were still being tracked by the command aircraft at an altitude of 10,000 meters.
After assessing the situation, the onboard AI called upon the air strike group waiting in the rear airspace again, but this time only one drone and one Shadow Loitering Bomb were launched.
Forty minutes later, a total of 37 loitering munitions began to dive down on the large enemy target from an altitude of 8 kilometers.
When these loitering munitions descended to an altitude of 6800 meters, the large enemy entity stopped moving, stood upright, and the three electromagnetic guns on its back fired at the diving loitering munitions.
The massive projectile tore the Shadow Loitering Missile apart in an instant, and the shockwave from the explosion greatly disrupted the descent trajectories of other loitering munitions.
These anti-tank loitering munitions, flying erratically, were detonated one after another. The few surviving munitions, when they descended to an altitude of 4 kilometers, were torn apart in mid-air by even more concentrated fire.
The large enemy units then began to move rapidly and soon joined up with the enemy units hiding in the woods.
Under the cover of the trees, the enemy units quickly reorganized and then charged toward the valley, while the larger units followed 5 kilometers behind the main force.
When the vanguard reached the bottom of the valley, some unmanned combat units from the second and fourth airdrop groups emerged from the side path and began to attack the enemy located at the bottom of the valley.
Enemy units that had not yet reached the bottom of the valley immediately began to suppress these unmanned combat units with firepower.
Subsequently, three airdrop teams, hidden on the southern side of the mountain, began attacking the still-moving enemy units.
At the same time, three Cormorant drones fully loaded with anti-tank loitering munitions flew out from behind the mountain.