Rise of the Wasteland Chapter 254 - Air Battle (2)

Chapter 254        Air Battle (2)

The reason why Quino formed this large propeller team was that he knew his men were not good. Therefore, he thought that perhaps the quantity could make it up. Dozens of machine guns would form highly packed bullets, and they would eventually achieve victory by having more people.

However, when Quino saw the six-barrel Gatling machine gun on the helicopter, he knew he was f*cked. The six thousand shots per minute Gatling was so much faster than his M2HB. Even though his M2HB was bigger in size, it was a long-range battle, and the number of bullets was incomparable.

When Quino and his team got closer to the helicopter, they had the advantage in numbers. However, they could not stand the powerful Gatling machine gun. As soon as one of the propeller airplanes was down, the other pilots started to panic again and started running away from the helicopter.

“Cowards, cowards, a bunch of cowards! We almost had that helicopter. Your mates' sacrifices were wasted by you bunch of cowards.” Quino started shouting in the wireless radio. His useless men made him speechless.

Unfortunately, Zhou Qingfeng was not planning on letting any one of them escape. He quickly put down the Gatling and grabbed a 'Poison Sting'. He removed the cover, released the coolant gas, and after a few seconds, the missile targeted an airplane.

Zhou Qingfeng activated the launcher and a 'Poison Sting' missile was launched. A few seconds after the missile was launched, it was ignited and it traveled with two point six Mach speed towards the target.

Within just a few seconds, one of the propeller airplanes which was not that far was hit and it burned. Katrina yelled from the pilot's seat, “Victor, good job! I love you! That's it. Be cool, be tough, be fearless. Kill'em all, show no mercy!”

Katrina sounded very cool when she was shouting and cursing. Zhou Qingfeng became pumped and was really excited as he heard Katrina cursing with her British accent. Those propeller airplanes were not fast enough compared to the 'Poison Sting' missile. Soon, two of them were down.

Originally, there were twenty-four airplanes on the team. They had not done anything yet and a quarter of them had already gone. It was such a cruel reality; it was such a huge loss. Most of them lost their passion. Instead, they were anxious and worried at the moment.

They could not stand the pressure. If it were not for Quino who threatened them through the wireless radio, all of them would have already escaped. However, it was already impossible for them to have the faith to work together.

Zhou Qingfeng did not chase the enemies who were trying to run away. It was because those little propeller airplanes were much faster than the helicopter. Katrina's and his job was to protect the laser-guided drone.

Meanwhile, Santos received a message from his son while on the fleet — the enemy was much stronger than expected!

“Is there anything else like a warship other than the helicopter?” Santos asked his son through the wireless radio.

“I can't tell, but there aren't any at the Mars port. But I'm not sure about the other places.” Quino was not clear about the current situation, “I saw a drone and a helicopter flying in your direction. I have no idea what they're trying to do.”

“A drone? Just one?” Santos's initial thought was, “What can a drone do?” Secondly, “Do they have a plan or something?” However, he had double checked with the entire fleet, nothing was showing on the radars.

“Keep on moving,” Santos commanded. He thought he should take a risk. He thought the enemy had run out of moves. “They're just trying to intimidate us.” However, in case there was anything beyond his expectation, he ordered two of the speedboats which were armed with heavy machine guns to leave the fleet and check out the Mars port.

While Santos was still confident about himself, a six hundred-ton patrol boat appeared at the rear of Nassau port. This patrol ship that belonged to the U.S Coast Guard was traveling at thirty knots on the sea. There was something weird about it; there was a gigantic and heavy tank on the deck of the ship!

“This 'Eagle' is a little imbalanced right now!” In the tank, both the burly Butcher and Mox were awkwardly squeezed inside the tank.

The ship could only turn slightly because the seventy ton 'Abrams' that was fixed at the front of the ship. If the ship overturned, the tank would definitely fall into the sea and the ship would overturn with it.

“I know right?” Mox replied to Butcher with his hoarse voice. As the gunner, he had already connected the fire control system in the tank. A laser-guided, 120mm grenade was loaded in the barrel. He could fire as soon as the target appeared.

At the airport near Mars port, Ellie and Eileen spotted Santos's fleet with the drone. Both of them shouted at the same time, “We found that frigate!”

“Illuminate the targeted ship's fire-controlled radar.”

“Their electronic devices are the priority.”

“Make them blind and deaf.”

According to what Zhou Qingfeng ordered, the sisters, Ellie and Eileen, soon locked the target on the enemy's frigate. It was a fire-controlled radar which was primarily used for artillery sighting.

It was the major component of the 76mm main cannon and it was the reason why the cannon could hit the target from more than ten kilometers. Without the radar, the power of the cannon would be significantly weaker.

“Butcher, our future is in your hands. Get rid of that radar. Otherwise, you'll be the unlucky one.” At the moment, Zhou Qingfeng was on the helicopter and watching the drone that was used to illuminate the target. He could see the propeller airplanes from afar; it seemed like they had gathered and ready to attack again.

The patrol ship 'Eagle' was moving towards the targeted ship at a high speed; Butcher needed to take the risk. Firstly, 'Eagle' needed to get into the attack range of Santos' fleet because the tank's attack range was only five kilometers. In order to hide his intentions, Butcher was hiding at an island near Nassau two days before the attack. He was waiting for the enemy's fleet and was planning to give them a sneak attack.

However, as soon as 'Eagle' appeared, Santos's radar discovered that this patrol ship heading in their direction. They were within eight nautical miles when they first detected each other.

“General Santos, there's a patrol ship approximately seven nautical miles away coming at us from the left.” A radar control member on the frigate made a report.

Santos thought he had seen through Zhou Qingfeng's trick. He smirked, “A sneak attack? No way! Take it down!”

The most dangerous moment had finally arrived. Two cannons on the frigate started to turn at the same time. The fire-controlled radar provided the launching data and the two members in the semi-automatic turret fired in the direction of the patrol ship.

The two cannons started firing like they were rifles. The Navy artillery's speed was extremely horrible. Meanwhile, tons of artillery shells dropped around the 'Eagle'. The missed shells caused splashes, and the explosions set off the waves. The patrol ship was shaking and it became unstable.

Butcher could not stand still in the turret. At this critical moment, he snapped, “Mox, we have to give it a shot. Rise the cannon, let's do it!”

An artillery shell was launched from the 'Abrams' and flew across the sea!

Chapter end