Alien Relic Hunter.

Chapter 819

"Everyone is there, be careful, these drones must not be allowed to approach the shields of our battleships!" Yegel was stunned for a moment after shouting this sentence reflexively - he suddenly realized that, Apart from himself and Hans, there were no survivors in the "Betelgeuse" air combat unit.

"The number of drones is [-]... no, [-], or even more." Hans said, "Although there are still some remaining air combat units on other warships, with our combat power alone, if we want to It's impossible to get rid of these drones."

"As much as you can destroy." Yegel gritted his teeth and said.

UAVs carrying crystal energy bombs are actually a kind of bargaining chip-if the attack and defense capabilities of the two fleets are quantified, it is equivalent to a constantly floating balance, and the existence of these drones is equivalent to Added a whole lot of weight to one side of the scale.

Yeager made a rough estimate. Judging from the appearance, these drones should be a modification of the "Fang II". The other party seems to have canceled the original 25mm cannon and The two laser-guided missiles distributed all the load to the crystal energy bomb used to launch the self-explosion attack-in this way, the equivalent of the crystal energy bomb carried by this improved model is equivalent to that of the "Fang II" About five times.

However, the explosive power and mass of crystal energy bombs cannot be calculated in a linear increase, but a geometric growth data model. The greater the total mass of the bomb, the more terrifying the destructive power generated by resonance-according to the most Bad case estimates.Of these [-] drones, as long as about [-] can break through the interception of the air combat force and successfully reach the self-destruct position, it will be enough to blow up the energy shields of the ships of the Zero Fleet.

At that time, as long as the Black Fleet's main guns fire a volley, they will be able to directly defeat the formation of the Zero Fleet.

"If you miss a few or a dozen drones, the shield can barely withstand it, but if you miss a large area, the destructive power of the crystal energy bomb will be doubled under the blessing of resonance... I just calculated , Seventy is almost the limit that Betelgeuse's shield can withstand, beyond this number, the self-recovery speed of the shield will not be able to keep up with the speed of consumption." Yegel said.

He didn't mention other friendly warships—there are not many remaining air combat units on each ship. In the current situation, they can only choose to clean up their own troubles and ensure the safety of their respective motherships as much as possible.

The combat program of the computer quickly analyzed the situation on the battlefield - the "Betelgeuse" heavy cruiser was lucky, only about [-] drones locked it as the target, and the most stressed one was the No. [-] Fleet. "Flagship No. [-]", the Gangfeng-class aircraft carrier battleship "New Dawn".

Nearly half of the self-destruct drones rushed towards the "New Dawn".

"Hans, what is your highest record for shooting moving targets? I remember that your shooting skills are much better than mine." Yegel asked in the laser communication.

"3 minutes190 seven points." Hans replied.

"Is that your all-weapons shooting result? What about the hit rate?" Yegel asked again.

"60.00% seven."

For the pilots of high-speed fighter jets, the hit rate of shooting moving targets is more than 30.00%, which is considered very high, 60.00% seven hits... This is already at the level of ACE.

"So tall? Why didn't I see you to participate in the military competition organized by the military a few years ago?"

"I participated, but the army-wide competitions are monsters. I haven't even passed the preliminaries, so of course you can't see me." Hans said, "I later felt ashamed of this, so I didn't tell you, lie You said I was on my annual vacation."

"Then I hope you can break your highest record this time..." Yegel said, and suddenly changed the topic, "The frequency of shelling has been reduced, get ready!"

Taking advantage of the short recharging interval after the naval guns of the two sides bombarded each other, Yeager and Hans directly raised the fighter jets to an airspace nearly a thousand meters higher than the hovering height of the fleet, and aimed at them with cluster lasers and machine guns. The drone swarm coming from below shot at one shot.

These drones carrying a large number of crystal energy bombs are not fast, and they do not have any armor protection. They are not much different from the moving targets in live ammunition training. It can always involve the surrounding drones... In the blink of an eye, half of the [-] drones locked on "Betelgeuse" have been shot down.

"It seems that you are really not bragging!" Yegel sighed - most of these shot downs are Hans' record, and his record is only a fraction of Hans'.

Yeager's strength lies in driving skills rather than shooting. This is one of the reasons why he is often the main driver when the two are partnered, and Hans is the co-pilot and part-time gunner. Just got complementary.But now, after the two of them switched to a single-seat high-speed fighter, their shortcomings were somewhat exposed.

While talking, the two solved the remaining more than 30 drones.

The reason why Yeager and the others faced so few drones was because most of the pressure was transferred to the actual flagship of the Zero Fleet, the "New Dawn", which had the most remaining fighter jets, and The ship is also equipped with dozens of cutting-edge variable flying mechs, but even so, the pilots of the air combat force of the New Dawn were forced to use their own planes to hit drones, and these cheap weapons To the point of dying together.

"Can't you use EMP bombs?" Yeager looked at the densely packed drone group below, "Shouldn't EMP bombs be the first choice for such a dense array of drones?"

"I've used it, but it didn't work." Hans sighed, "A drone that can operate normally in such a strong electromagnetic interference field must be equipped with some alien civilization technology that we don't know about."

At this moment, a communication laser shot out from their mother ship "Betelgeuse" and shone on Yeger's landline: "Colonel Yeager, the captain asks you to lead the remnants and immediately support No. Flagship 'New Dawn', intercept enemy drone swarms!"

The air combat units belonging to other warships seem to have received the same order, and they have turned their firepower to the drone group that is about to surround the "New Dawn".

But the fire suppression lasted less than twenty seconds, and several fighter jets were hit by long-distance sniper fire—they were too far away from their mothership, and there was nothing in this airspace that could serve as a cover. While the pilots of these fighter jets used drones as moving targets, the warships of the Black Fleet also used their planes as moving targets.

"No, the enemy has already noticed us!" Yegel said to Hans, "If you continue to stay at this height, you will be shot down sooner or later!"

"Then what are you going to do?" Hans asked rhetorically, "If you continue to rise in height, the drone swarm will exceed our attack range, and if you retract behind the battleship, your own battleship will block the firing range of the weapon..."

"Let's rush to the front of the drone group! Use those drones as a cover!" Yeager said decisively, "The enemy will never bombard their own drones with naval guns just for the sake of us little shrimps. !"

Even if the other party really did this, the Zero Fleet would still be a bloody profit—at the cost of a few fighter jets and a few pilots, let the other party deal with the troublesome drone swarm by themselves, this deal is almost guaranteed.

Of course, this earning refers to the overall situation, but for the pilots personally, they have become the abandoned children who were sacrificed.

But Yegel knew very well that the other party would never do this, unless the commander of the Black Fleet was an idiot.

If the other party really did this... then at least his sacrifice was worthwhile... Probably, he would be posthumously awarded a Silver Wing Medal after the war, right?

"You want to have a dog fight with the drone swarm?" Hans froze for a moment, "Are you crazy?"

"As long as the distance is well controlled, there will be no danger." Yeager had already pressed down the joystick, and his "Raven" suddenly swooped down, getting into the drone group and "New Dawn". No. " between the gap area.

The core module of the "Bolvar" laser cannon has been overheated in the battle just now, and it will take at least 10 minutes to cool down on its own without returning to the mothership for replacement. To deal a fatal blow, the loss of a laser cannon is just a slight drop in cleaning efficiency.

"Leave it to me!" Yeager said through laser communication to two nearby friendly fighter jets that were emitting black smoke—these are two "Veyron-class" fighter jets, top fighter jets that only aircraft carrier battleships are qualified to equip.However, under the double blow of the aftermath of enemy naval guns and the impact of drone explosions, the two Dragons were already severely damaged, and they were on the verge of disintegrating and crashing at any time.

Thanks to the fact that these are two Veyrons, if it were replaced by the Ravens driven by Yeager, with this level of damage, they would have already lost their fighting ability.

"Thank you for the support!" After replying to Yeager's communication, the two Veyron-class planes turned around and flew directly to the "New Dawn"-not only the body was severely damaged, but their propulsion fuel and ammunition were about to run out. Had it not been for Yegel's timely support, the two Veyron-level pilots would have chosen to perish with the drone swarm.

"Tsk..." Yegel glanced enviously at the two broken Veyrons in the rear view camera, "I knew I would find a way to get that big man to open the back door for me, and send two Veyrons as well." Just come to Betelgeuse... I'll trade my promotion for a chance at the Veyron class."

"Yeger! Pay attention! Your level! At ten o'clock, two enemy drones!" Hans' voice came from the earphone, followed by a deafening explosion and sweeping from the front left. A strong wind wave is coming.

Yeager hastily grasped the joystick, and several external propellers on the other side sprayed in the opposite direction at the same time, almost restoring the balance of the machine body.

(Supplementary setting: All fighter jets of the Ark Air Force are energy crystallization engines, so they have extremely strong endurance, but the external rocket propulsion used to accelerate and improve flexibility is still chemical fuel, although the fuel is exhausted. Still able to fly, but maneuverability and maneuverability will be greatly affected.)
"Be careful! I noticed that some special models of drones are equipped with optical camouflage devices, but the performance of these optical camouflage devices is much worse than that used by the Black Fleet warships. As long as you look carefully, you can still see the movement traces !” Hans reminded in the communication.

"Damn it, these guys are so dark?!" Yegel broke out in a cold sweat. If Hans hadn't rescued him in time, he might have been blown to pieces by now.

Although the optical camouflage of the drone can be detected by the naked eye as long as it is carefully observed, but it must be known that this is a complicated battlefield, and the fighter planes are changing rapidly. Who can always notice those abnormally distorted lights and shadows?

"Hans, pull back a distance of one kilometer, provide me with fire support, and focus on attacking those fish that slip through the net... As for the drone swarm in the front, let me deal with it!" After Yegel finished speaking, he controlled the fighter jet He rushed forward, and the four machine guns fired violently, smashing an approaching drone to pieces.

"boom!!!"

The air wave from the explosion of the crystal energy bomb hit the porthole of the fighter jet, and a red fragment wiped a long scratch on the reinforced resin porthole covered with a metal film—if Yegel got closer to ten meters, his The landline is estimated to be involved in the explosion.

"The safe distance for a single drone to self-destruct is 120 meters... If there are two drones, under the effect of resonance, the safe distance needs to be increased to 200 meters, and three drones are 400 meters... As for three or more together The UAV must be kept at a distance of more than one kilometer..." Yeager silently calculated the explosion range of the crystal energy bomb in his heart, and at the same time drove the landline to and fro in the air, and the barrage from the cannon continued to intercept those drones approaching.

……

At the same time, it is located in the core area of ​​the foggy forest, inside the Tongtian Tower.

Ke Lan was immersed in those memory fragments, and suddenly felt a sense of crisis for no reason.

Ke Lan, whose inner shock had not completely subsided, immediately withdrew his consciousness from these memory fragments, and looked around vigilantly.

Most of the thousands of "zombies" on this floor have been "digested" by the living armor, and the rest are blocked by the space barrier and cannot enter at all. On the other side, Ze Luo and 33 are also waiting in full force. It stands to reason He said that he should not feel this inexplicable sense of crisis.

Unless, there are other organs in the tower that are triggered.

Could it be that the content of this trial is not limited to these "unkillable" zombies?

Just when Ke Lan was about to talk to Ze Luo and 33, a voice rang in his mind without warning: "Yagunaktor is under attack, do you want to fight back?"

(End of this chapter)