Doomsday: I Build a Space Fleet

Chapter 242 Probing Attack

At this moment, the airborne command aircraft reached the sea area near the unknown organism and had already connected with the reconnaissance aircraft above the unknown organism via airborne data link.

After receiving the data, the onboard computer began calculating the appropriate attack angle.

When the fighter jets arrive at the scene, the optimal attack route has already been calculated and is being transmitted to each aircraft via data link.

Immediately afterwards, the onboard AI began operating at full power, arranging the attack sequence for this six-plane formation.

The first to launch the attack will inevitably be the two Grey Falcon UAVs with call signs "Reconnaissance 1" and "Reconnaissance 2".

The two drones will enter the battlefield from two directions and then launch an attack from 100 kilometers away from the unknown organism.

Two drones launched attacks from sea-skimming altitude and 10,000 meters altitude respectively, testing the unknown organism's ability to observe and retaliate against targets at different altitudes.

Only after their capabilities are confirmed will the drone swarm enter the battlefield and launch attacks using airborne missiles.

After receiving the mission from the data link, the two Grey Falcon drones flew north and east respectively, preparing to launch an attack from the northwest and southeast of this unknown organism.

Propelled by the turbofan engines, the two drones quickly reached their designated positions and entered the attack launch point.

Reconnaissance 2 then began to descend, reaching a speed of Mach 0.8 at 300 meters above the sea. Subsequently, its internal bomb bay opened, revealing the standoff attack weapons located in the fuselage.

Upon reaching the attack position, the pylons unlocked, the standoff weapon in the fuselage was jettisoned, and 0.1 seconds later, the wings deployed, the tail propulsion system ignited, propelling the bomb forward at its current speed.

Immediately afterwards, Reconnaissance 2 began to turn. After completing the turn, Reconnaissance 2 maintained a large-angle arc and pulled upwards. During the pull-up, Reconnaissance 2 would fly at a distance of 100 kilometers from the organism.

Two standoff weapons were flying in the sky at different speeds and altitudes. The first one to be detected was the standoff weapon dropped by the Reconnaissance-1 UAV at an altitude of 10,000 meters.

The glide bomb maintained a subsonic speed of Mach 0.92 as it flew diagonally toward the unknown creature on the sea surface.

At a distance of 67 kilometers from the unknown organism, a pale green laser shot out from the organism, and after a brief exposure, the glide bomb exploded in mid-air.

All relevant data has been transmitted back to the airborne command and control aircraft via the built-in data link.

Immediately afterwards, a second glide bomb was also discovered.

At a distance of 34 kilometers from the unknown organism, the missile's optical system detected the organism that had just surfaced from the sea, and then lost contact with the airborne command aircraft.

Meanwhile, the Reconnaissance Drone 2, which was waiting in the air, had also witnessed the entire attack. A pale green laser beam detonated the bomb after a brief exposure.

Faced with the sudden attack of laser weapons, the onboard AI quickly calculated a new attack path.

Next, the four stealth fighters split into two groups. Attack 1 launched an attack from the northwest of the unknown organism, while Attack 2, 3, and 4 launched an attack from the southeast of the unknown organism.

The attack altitude was uniformly set at sea-skimming altitude.

After confirming the mission, the four stealth fighters split into two groups and flew towards the north and south respectively.

In order to conserve more fuel for the missile and enable it to fly at a higher cruising speed, the attack was launched from a distance of 100 kilometers from the unknown organism.

Because the attack location of Attack No. 1 was close to the circling position, the fighter jet arrived at the attack starting point 27 seconds ahead of schedule while flying at full speed.

Immediately afterwards, the fighter jet began a full-speed dive, increasing its maximum speed by Mach 0.1, and then released the lock of the three anti-ship missiles under its fuselage at an altitude of 3 kilometers above the sea.

0.1 seconds after detaching from the pylon, the ramjet engines of the three anti-ship missiles, each weighing nearly 4 tons, ignited, propelling the missiles to a speed of Mach 4.

The fuel injection then stopped, and the three heavy anti-ship missiles flew at Mach 4.2 at sea-skimming altitude, leaving ripples on the sea behind them.

The remaining three stealth fighters then completed their bombing missions and began to quickly turn around and disengage, following radio navigation instructions to fly towards the airport on Hongfeng Island.

Next, the observation mission will be completed by two gray drones that remain in the air.

Still at 34 kilometers, the first wave of three heavy anti-ship missiles was detected, but thanks to their elusive lateral maneuverability and maximum terminal speed of Mach 5.3, they successfully evaded several incoming lasers.

Immediately afterwards, the unknown organism began to turn, preparing to use more laser weapons on its western side to intercept the incoming missiles.

Immediately afterwards, the unknown organism began to turn, preparing to use more laser weapons on its western side to intercept the incoming missiles.

This intelligence was transmitted by the Grey Falcon drone to the other nine heavy anti-ship missiles flying below.

According to information transmitted via the data link, the nine missiles began to maneuver westward and simultaneously changed formation, presenting a two-tiered wedge formation.

For these three missiles flying at Mach 4.2, it only takes 23.8 seconds to fly 34 kilometers, but in those short 23.8 seconds, two anti-ship missiles were still detonated by lasers.

Using the smoke from the explosions of two anti-ship missiles, the last anti-ship missile successfully struck the unknown organism.

But then, nine heavy anti-ship missiles appeared from directly behind the unknown organism.

The moment the nine supersonic anti-ship missiles were detected, several lasers were emitted from the tail, attempting to detonate them.

However, thanks to their Mach 5.3 speed and lateral maneuverability, these missiles successfully evaded the first wave of attacks.

While attacking with the laser weapon at its tail, the unknown creature continued to rotate its body due to inertia.

However, since it only takes 19.2 seconds to fly 34 kilometers, only one anti-ship missile was detonated by the laser, while the other eight anti-ship missiles successfully hit the unknown organism.

Once the smoke cleared, the gray drone began to descend, and at an altitude of 8 kilometers, 70 kilometers away from the organism, it used its onboard electro-optical sensor to check the effectiveness of the strike.

After a period of observation, the effectiveness of this probing attack was confirmed.

[Enemy activity is significantly low, resulting in a slow repair speed. Repairs are expected to be completed in 54 hours.]

External laser weapons destroyed: 6; 14 laser weapons remaining.

This was followed by a long list of data testing reports.

Lorraine made four copies of the returned report and sent them to Bai Jin, Ouyang Nian, and Xu Ling respectively.

However, at the end of the report given to Ouyang Nian, there was also a requirement for a mirror-reflective armor piece attached by Lorraine.