Changkong Fighter

Chapter 14: Attack
Being able to fly at Mach 1 itself means it has a certain aerodynamic shape and strong power. Although a brick can also fly at Mach , that's purely due to the brick's strength! In either case, it shows that the aircraft has a high level of technical content.

Speed ​​is one of the most representative indicators of technological content!

After hanging up the intercom, the captain's face turned serious. Fortunately, the entire ship had entered the first-level combat readiness state before, so it was not caught off guard by the sudden situation. However, the self-protection capability of 815A was limited. This time, the mission of 815A was to investigate the tiankeng. During the long-range reconnaissance (close observation), it waited for the Liaoning aircraft carrier battle group and then met with it. It did not expect to encounter such an emergency.

However, the emergency has already occurred, and how to properly deal with the current situation and bring the 815A back safely is the Navy's main task. The value of this ship is not much worse than the 055, and its technical value is even higher than the 055! Especially the technical personnel on board, each of them is a treasure!
"Immediately request assistance from the Liaoning and prepare to engage the incoming enemy!"

On the sea, it is impossible for a warship to outrun an airplane. Soon 815A will be caught up by these UFOs and must survive before support arrives!
The combat alert sounded at 815A, and the navy quickly took up their respective combat positions. Although the ship had few weapons, they tried their best to protect the country's precious assets!
The ship's main gun turned to point at the incoming aerial targets. Even in a strong electromagnetic environment, the radar could still capture the target as long as the distance was close enough. When these [IFF non-responsive targets] entered the visual range at a speed far exceeding 815A, the airborne optical radar immediately locked onto the approaching aerial targets and magnified them, finally seeing the target's appearance clearly.

The appearance of the UFOs looks like it is made of glass, and the overall shape is a triangle. This aerodynamic shape greatly reduces the resistance of the aircraft in the air. As they approach, there is extremely chaotic electromagnetic interference and spectral shift.

【Distance 30!】

【Distance 20!】

"Communications are being interfered with and the electromagnetic spectrum is blocked!" the technician shouted.

Song Xizhu glanced at the approaching UFOs. Like the cenotes in the sky, they would create electromagnetic clutter around them and shift the spectrum.

However, jammed radios and data links do not affect communications, but only limit the way they are communicated.

"Switch laser communications."

"understand!"

815A changed its communication mode and sent lasers toward the satellite in orbit. Soon the satellite adjusted its receiving device and established a communication link with 815A, establishing 100Gbps laser communication between the satellite and the ground.

Regardless of whether 815A will be attacked or not, laser communication will send back target information, maximizing the value of the reconnaissance ship. Even at the moment before being sunk, intelligence must be sent back. As long as there is enough intelligence, the enemy can be analyzed and subsequent casualties can be reduced.

The captain stood in the bridge, looking at the three rapidly approaching unidentified flying vehicles with a serious expression, waiting for them to enter the range of his self-defense weapons.

As an electronic reconnaissance ship, the Type 815A is only equipped with two H/PJ2 14mm single-barrel naval guns at the bow as main guns, which are better than nothing and can only be used to drive away pirates.

The gun fires 30×165mm rounds, fed by a drum magazine, with a maximum range exceeding 8 kilometers and an effective range of approximately 3 kilometers. It is equipped with advanced electro-optical sighting and aiming equipment, and a display in front of the gunner. The gun's direction and elevation can be manually controlled via a handle on the console, or automatically controlled by the fire control system.

Since the three approaching targets are aircraft with very high flying speeds, intercepting aircraft is a highly difficult task and the only way to ensure the hit rate of the shot is to rely on the automatic gun control of the electro-optical sighting system.

Meanwhile, two sailors each manned the two 2mm twin machine guns located at the stern. These utilize a circular rotating structure with a base fixed to the ship's deck, and are flanked by a 14.5-round magazine. These can be operated by one person. The twin machine guns are belt-fed, with the automatic mechanism retracting the rounds once and then reloading them. They can fire Type 1 150mm machine gun rounds, DGJ56 14.5mm tungsten core armor-piercing incendiary and tracer rounds, and DGE02 14.5mm armor-piercing explosive incendiary rounds.

This dual-purpose machine gun is just fine for hitting slow-moving targets at sea, and its hit rate for hitting aerial targets, even propellers from World War II, is very impressive. Other sailors carried 12.7MM heavy machine guns, mounted them on the machine gun rack on the side of the ship, and aimed at the direction of the target.

On the 815A ship, all available equipment was used. Even on the helicopter platform at the rear, several naval soldiers set up individual air defense missiles.

"Distance! 15!"

"Distance! 12!"

Optical sensors showed that the incoming UFO entered a dive, and its speed slowed down from Mach 1 to subsonic, a typical action before an attack.

boom! boom! boom!
The 30mm single-barreled naval gun raised its barrel and poured shells at the incoming aircraft. Shells with VT fuses flew out of the barrel, quickly spreading a barrage of bullets.

Connect! Connect! Connect!
Amidst the dull sound of gunfire, the 14.5MM twin-mounted heavy machine gun at the stern also released a barrage of anti-aircraft bullets, and the 12.7MM heavy machine gun mounted on the side of the ship, under the operation of the machine gunner and the assistant machine gunner, organized anti-aircraft shooting.

At this moment, the 815A was like a hedgehog, firing dense firepower. Tracer bullets indicated the shooting trajectory. It desperately fired ammunition at the incoming enemy, increasing the density of firepower, hoping that the enemy would be "lucky" enough to hit a bullet or artillery shell.

Machine gun anti-aircraft shooting does not hit the target directly. Expecting the shells to accurately hit transonic or supersonic fighters is like hitting 500W. It is better to pour a large number of shells on their flight path and wait for them to hit them.

The three targets under attack suddenly lowered their altitude and stuck close to the sea surface, instantly making the self-defense firepower attack fail. Due to the depression angle problem, the 30MM single-barreled machine gun, 14.5MM and 12.7MM anti-aircraft machine guns on the other side of the ship lost their firing range. They were intercepted by the firepower from only one side, and the firepower density was instantly reduced by half.

Ding, ding, ding! The shells tinkled and fell to the ground. Crack! As the bolt went blank, the assistant machine gunner quickly replaced the magazine for the anti-aircraft machine gun. As the bolt reset, the gun resumed firing into the air. The 30mm single-barreled cannon's drum was empty, and the naval soldier nearby hurriedly replaced the drum to maintain continuous firing.

“5km away!”

“3km away!”

At this time, the incoming target finally entered the optimal range of the machine gun, but strangely, the other party did not launch an attack.

What's going on? Why aren't they firing yet?
Amidst everyone's confusion, the surface of three unidentified flying vehicles suddenly flashed, and with a bang, a violent explosion occurred on the side of 815A.

(End of this chapter)