Hey, hey, you bunch of bastard cakes, I've finally seen through you.
Chen Fei sat in the cockpit, feeling a bit lost.
Aside from video games, he'd never actually taken off by himself before!
He saw the nearby No. 212 start its turboprop, and the short-haired girl in the front seat made direct gestures to him, unmistakably pointing outside the hangar.
Damn it, I can only bite the bullet and go.
First step, fasten the seatbelt.
Second step, put on the helmet.
Third step, open the communication channel.
"Rookie, are you ready?"
As soon as the connection was made, he heard the voice of Irinei Rusios.
A jet roared past on the main runway with a huge rumbling sound, lifted its nose, and pierced straight into the sky.
Chekhov Big Bear had run first, leaving behind the entire "Genuine Fragrance" Squadron!
Several other A-39B "Big Mouth Monster" light turboprop attack aircraft followed closely onto the runway, taking off one after another in a race against time to secure air superiority for the 911 Aircrew Base.
"Ready."
Chen Fei ignited the engine, and the nose turboprop spun rapidly, the vibration transmitted to the fuselage quickly reaching a balanced state.
The PT6A series turboprop engine, optimized over decades, was a mature technology with very few drawbacks, fuel-efficient, high output, reliable quality, and stable performance.
The five propeller blades stirred the air at high speed, easily propelling the 3.5-ton fully loaded aircraft.
The control tower communication hadn't been restored yet, but someone was standing near the turboprop aircraft, holding up a large whiteboard for the pilots in the cockpit to see.
Direction 253 (just south of due west)
Distance 65 kilometers
Altitude 8800 meters
Number 18
Speed 0.4 Mach
Identified as A-39B "Big Mouth Monster"
IFF Code: 911-33585#
"You hurry up and follow, I'll be watching you, be brave."
With the voice of Deputy Squadron Leader "Devil Pepper" Irinei Rusios, No. 212 slid out of the hangar, gaining speed.
On the main runway, the taking off turboprop aircraft's wingtip beacon lights flickered red and green, diving into the night sky.
"Damn it, let's do this!"
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A squadron of enemy "Big Mouth Monsters" heading toward Aircrew Base 911 was caught off guard by MiG-28 fighters acting with surprise and suffered heavy losses on the spot.
Squadron Leader Chekhov might have had an unsavory reputation, but his professional qualities were outstanding; otherwise, he wouldn't have become a squadron leader who commanded the respect of every pilot.
The enemy "Big Mouth Monsters," divided into two groups, had two of their aircraft knocked out on the spot. The MiG-28 did not engage in prolonged combat, striking once and swiftly departing with a resounding boom like thunder rolling across the sky.
Turboprop aircraft had no chance of catching up to the afterburner-supersonic jet aircraft. The acceleration speed of the MiG-28 is more than three times the maximum speed of the "Big Mouth Monster," resulting in an almost certain rout.
No wonder Squadron Leader Chekhov had unhesitatingly chosen the MiG-28 as his mount for battle.
After several aggressive interjections, the enemy "Big Mouth Monster" squadron was scattered like birds and beasts, completely losing their tactical formation.
The adversaries had not anticipated that Aircrew Base 911 could organize an air force to meet them in battle after a decapitation strike by an elite team from the Meman Brothers United Defense Consortium.
Aircrew Base 909 and the military contractors behind it had heard that the Meman Brothers United had sent a Human Order of intermediate rank War Professional, a low-ranked Mage, and two supernatural power users of E-grade or higher, along with a team of Elite Warriors equipped with Optical Invisibility Equipment.
Such a force attacking Aircrew Base 911 would have been unstoppable by Aircrew Base 909 itself.
"Now at an altitude of 9,100 meters, guidance complete, 21 kilometers to the target, about to enter visual range, lock on target!"
Acting temporarily as an early warning aircraft, No. 215 took up its tactical role. Squadron Leader "Peanut Butter" Chekhov dealt with one enemy formation; their six "Big Mouth Monsters" would take on another enemy formation.
Although it wasn't really an early warning aircraft, after being equipped with electronic reconnaissance pods, it acquired some relatively simple functions such as guiding firepower, locking onto multiple targets, and collecting dynamic battlefield trajectories, which were then shared with other fighters through the battlefield data link.
"Devil Pepper" Irinei Rusios shouted over the communication channel, "Everyone aim at their targets, FOX1, three, two, one, fire!"
After completing their climb, Chen Fei, now in a wingman position, and the other pilots pressed the launch button together.
The aircraft shuddered, and two programmable combat bombs disengaged from their pylons, their tails igniting into intense flames, propelling the projectiles rapidly forward. Before launching, the multi-mode seeker head could select modes: FOX-1 (semi-active electromagnetic guidance), FOX-2 (infrared guidance), FOX-3 (active electromagnetic guidance), or FOX-L (laser guidance).
Squadron Leader Chekhov, now like a mystical unpredictable loner, left the deputy squadron leader—a short-haired girl—to command the "Genuine Fragrance" Combat Flight Squadron's turboprop aircraft formation in combat.
"Everyone break off, heading 360, altitude 7,000!"
With the No. 215 acting as an early warning aircraft, the tactics became relatively unexciting.
Once the missiles were fired, they shifted position without delay, preparing for the second wave of attack.
This kind of combat was utterly about striking first to gain advantage; those who reacted later suffered.
With two volleys of combat bombs sent their way, at least half of the opposing "Big Mouth Monster" squadron would be wiped out.
Turboprop aircraft can't even catch up with jet fighters, let alone missiles; the hit rate of missiles coming head-on would be terrifyingly high.
By the time the enemy detected the missile lock signals, the exhaust and trail had entered visible range, and the nine enemy "Big Mouth Monsters" immediately fell into disarray, releasing their combat bombs in a panic.
Unfortunately for them, there was no lock-on, and the "Genuine Fragrance" "Big Mouth Monsters" had already taken the opportunity to flee. This counterattack amounted to a futile effort.
As for No. 215, hanging with an electronic reconnaissance pod and still in the middle of guidance: come at me if you dare.
An early warning aircraft is, in some ways, a low-power EMP. It's not good for much, but it reigns supreme when it comes to creating disturbances.
The oncoming missiles quickly became disoriented, darting about like headless flies, and after exhausting their propellant, they self-detonated high in the sky.
As expected, one of the turboprop aircraft formations from Aircrew Base 909, split in two, lost four aircraft to the first wave of missiles and another two to the second wave.
The nine enemy "Big Mouth Monsters" lost more than half of their number without even catching sight of an adversary.
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