radicalducati Chapter 284 First Combat Completed
Chapter 284 First Combat Completed
As the air traffic control aircraft drew a large circle above the Stonehenge base and turned towards Jask Harbor, Lorraine issued the command to the air traffic control aircraft to conduct a live-fire exercise.
「南纬30度28分15.66秒，东经138度24分23.83秒，该大型矿坑内存在1442只中小体型的硅基生物，中型硅基生物125只，大型硅基生物14只，地底藏匿有4只中型战争巨兽。」
"Operational requirements: annihilation warfare."
"Yes."
Following Lorraine's instructions, the small drones patrolling the perimeter returned to their mothership in turn for resupply and were fitted with gliding electric field jamming bombs for air-to-ground missiles required for ground attacks.
"Commander, requesting reconnaissance aircraft to proceed."
Platinum sat at his battle station, tapped a few keys on the keyboard, and launched two WF01G drones equipped with reconnaissance payloads.
The two drones covered a distance of nearly 800 kilometers and arrived at their designated location in just over 20 minutes, where they began collecting detailed information about the ground from an altitude of 10,000 meters.
Once the distant mine entered the combat radius of the small drones, 48 small jet drones rained down, then swarmed towards the enemy-strewn mine in the distance like a bee.
Using the self-organizing network system, the drone swarm quickly identified their respective targets.
[All units proceed to the attack starting point; prepare electromagnetic chaff and jamming munitions.]
The 12 small jet drones in the middle of the formation opened their bomb bays and released the electric field jamming bombs from their internal bomb bays.
The motor at the tail of the bomb drives the propeller to rotate, which, together with the rudder blades on the bomb body, delivers the bomb to the designated target.
The dense anti-aircraft firepower of the silicon-based organism instantly destroyed the electric field jamming missiles that appeared from low altitude.
Immediately afterwards, a portion of the medium and large silicon-based organisms that served as the core of the air defense firepower collapsed to the ground, while the remaining small and medium-sized individuals that were conducting ineffective air defense were hit by a dense barrage of laser pulses, resulting in heavy casualties in an instant.
After completing the first wave of attacks, the aircraft began to climb, flying to the left and right, and then regrouped at an altitude of 8,000 meters, where smaller individual aircraft could not hit them, before continuing to dive and launch the second wave of attacks.
At the end of the second wave of attacks, all the silicon-based creatures on the ground that had been hit by the electric field interference bombs were still struggling.
The third wave of attacks, after reorganization, included not only a dense barrage of pulse lasers but also a large number of air-to-ground missiles.
Before launch, these air-to-ground missiles are fed target information by AI. After leaving the internal missile bay, the missile's nose-mounted television and infrared imaging composite guidance system begins to work, locking onto its target based on the pre-input information.
The rocket engine then ignited, trailing three Mach rings, and plunged downwards at subsonic and supersonic speeds.
After a series of intense explosions, all the medium-sized silicon-based creatures that posed the greatest threat to the drone swarm lost their ability to attack.
Finally, the drone swarm returned to its mothership for resupply.
At this point, the air traffic control aircraft had moved closer to the battlefield, and the high-energy laser weapon mounted on its nose had entered range.
"Buzz—"
Four scarlet lasers scorched the air, steadily shining on the large silicon-based creature.
After about 20 seconds of exposure, all four large silicon-based organisms lost their life signals and lay motionless on the spot.
When the resupplied drones were put back into the battlefield, only a few large silicon-based creatures and a considerable number of small and medium-sized silicon-based creatures remained, hiding in the blind spots of air traffic control aircraft.
This time, the drone swarm moved flexibly, dodging the air-to-air fire of silicon-based creatures in other areas while eliminating the individuals guarding the large silicon-based creature.
Then, a barrage of air-to-ground missiles was fired, and a large number of missiles exploded on the shells of the large silicon-based creatures, successfully killing the remaining units.
"The live-fire test has ended, and the combat data has been uploaded to the public platform. All parties will assess the combat efficiency based on the available data."
Subsequently, the air traffic control aircraft slowly turned, changing the flight direction from southeast to due south, heading towards the base.
After setting the flight path, the two sisters handed over control to the AI, retaining remote takeover privileges. They then stepped out of the simulation cabin in the preparation section, removed their helmets, and took the elevator to the cockpit.
"Welcome back, ladies test pilots."
Olivia, Platinum, and Ouyang Nian clapped lightly at the opportune moment.
"How's the driving experience? Is there anything that needs improvement?"
"Well, it's nothing, it's just that taking off and landing this big guy is a big problem."
"There's no need to worry about that. A super-large air force base equipped with high-power electromagnetic catapults is already in the planning stages, and construction will begin once the fleet relocation is complete."
"That's good. There are no other problems, but the AI's permissions are a bit too high, which is a little unsafe."
"Well, there's nothing to worry about with that. The reason you think the AI has high privileges is because this aircraft is currently under direct control by Cleveland."
"That's fine then."
"Xu Ling, what do you think?"
In this test flight of the air traffic control aircraft, Xu Ling served as the chief pilot and the weapons operator.
"Currently, all systems are highly complete and there are no problems with any terminals. However, the laser weapon power of the air traffic control aircraft is a bit low, and it cannot handle larger creatures at all."
"If this spacecraft is to also perform some low-Earth orbit patrol missions, it is completely insufficient."
Lorraine nodded and wrote down all of these opinions.
"Alright, now it's Ms. Olivier's turn to give her comments."
"The combat effectiveness is sufficient. Thanks to the existence of the nanofactory, the cost-effectiveness of a single unit is also high enough to allow for small-batch production and use as an air support terminal."
After listening to Olivia's comments, Xu Ling suddenly spoke up to add something.
"Commander, the combat radius of the small jet drones carried by the air traffic control aircraft is too small, making it difficult to fulfill Miss Olivia's vision."
"The two-ton maximum payload of this type of UAV is a bit too large. As an auxiliary unit of the air traffic control aircraft, it usually does not need such a large payload capacity. The airframe can be appropriately reduced, the size of the internal weapons bay can be reduced, and the fuel carrying capacity can be increased."
"After all, once the explosive is replaced with metallic hydrogen, a 3-kilogram shell can produce the same destructive effect as the previous 25-kilogram high-energy explosive."
At this moment, Cleveland, who had been listening in, stepped forward and presented two sets of data.
"Commander, the drones have been optimized according to Ms. Xu Ling's suggestions."
"After optimization, the drone's empty weight decreased by 8.72%, fuel capacity increased by 31.4%, flight speed increased by 21.4%, combat radius increased to 627 kilometers, and maximum payload decreased to 500 kilograms."
"If coupled with professional refueling aircraft, the three air traffic control aircraft carrying drones can reach any area within the Red Earth Federation within an hour, and the weapons they carry are sufficient to deal with most local units."
"Okay, it's settled then. Once the air traffic control aircraft returns, we'll systematically arrange for the existing drones to be modified."
"clear."
Fifteen minutes later, the air traffic control aircraft and the flagship returned to Port Jask, and six auxiliary anti-gravity units took off from the ground and attached to the air traffic control aircraft.
Under Xu Yun's control, the air traffic control aircraft hovered precisely above the factory. Then, the output of the auxiliary unit gradually decreased, the nozzles below the air traffic control aircraft activated, and the massive air traffic control aircraft slowly descended into the assembly area.
"Once the initial inspection of the air traffic control aircraft is completed tomorrow, your assault ship can begin its modifications."
"no problem."
Platinum nodded, standing in the cockpit, carefully studying the organization of the subsequent assault fleet.
[New Assault Fleet Organization Table (Space Fleet Adaptation Version - Draft)]
Each strike fleet consists of six warships: two stealth reconnaissance ships, three strike ships, and one heavy frigate serving as the fleet flagship.
The stealth reconnaissance ship is not equipped with a main gun; its weapon systems are configured as follows: one particle beam cannon, one plasma cannon, four close-in weapon systems, and two 2800mm missile launchers (space torpedo launchers).
The assault ship is equipped with a medium-sized particle beam cannon as its main gun. Other weapon systems are configured as follows: a medium-sized plasma cannon, a 130mm composite electromagnetic cannon, two rotary pulse laser cannons, eight close-in weapon systems, and four 2000mm universal missile launchers.
The heavy frigate's weapon systems are similar to those of conventional frigates, but with enhanced land-attack capabilities, resulting in higher firepower projection efficiency and density.
The frigate has been equipped with a command system and a cryogenic plasma shield. The hangar and garage positions inside the hull have been adjusted, and a modular design allows for changes in weapon configurations to suit mission requirements.
The standard configuration for an assault fleet is as follows:
[Infantry Units: Shield Guardian Robot, Guardian VII Robot, Wolf Hunter Multipurpose Wheeled Combat Platform.]
[Armored Unit: Tarantula-type quadrupedal walking mech, Skywalker general-purpose mech.]
[Aircraft: Assault tactical transport aircraft, stealth Eagle II reconnaissance drone, WF02 all-domain unmanned combat aircraft.]
"It looks like a space version of the Marines. All-domain assault, all-domain infiltration."
After carefully reviewing the entire configuration, Platinum did not find any critical errors.
As Platinum handed the documents back to Lorraine, he asked a question.
"Have you shown it to Olivia? She's the commander-in-chief of the follow-up fleet."
Lorraine gestured with his chin, indicating that Platinum should look at Olivia, who was studying technical documents at her battle station.
"Commander, I've finished reviewing it. There aren't any major issues with the fleet configuration. We can produce one fleet first to test its combat efficiency. I see that our current production sequence and mineral output still have room for maneuver."
"No problem. Have you decided who to entrust with the fleet's command?"
Upon hearing Lorraine's question, she frowned and pondered for a moment before giving her answer.
"How about Lei Yu from the Hongfeng Island base? He comes from the Great Yan Army Special Forces, has rich combat experience, and is highly capable. He is the battalion commander of the Special Operations Battalion of the Hongfeng Island Medium Combined Arms Brigade."
"Cleveland."
"Information retrieval complete."
Lorraine carefully examined this person's information and current learning progress.
"Okay, the commander has been chosen. What about the deputy? How about the commander of the Navy's Vanguard-6 Fleet?"
"Zhao Yu, that's a good match. These two can complement each other perfectly."
"Lei Yu is skilled at using surprise tactics, has extremely keen battlefield awareness, and is both bold and meticulous."
"Zhao Yu excels at tackling tough challenges, taking a steady and methodical approach, but he is not rigid and is good at adapting."