The Military-industrial Scientific Research System of the Academic Master Chapter 697

Chapter 697: Radar catches ghosts, anti-aircraft guns exorcise evil spirits

Two 100×695mm.R shells exploded about 15 meters to the right side of the Kansas Spirit. The flying fragments shattered almost the entire outer part of the wing.

If it were a conventionally configured aircraft, such damage might not be fatal.

 But for the flying-wing B2 bomber, its core flight movements almost all rely on this part of the action surface.

 As a result, the aircraft under attack began to bank uncontrollably to the right.

It was only then that Marlott and Statham in the cabin came to their senses and realized that such continuous and evenly distributed explosions should come from anti-aircraft guns rather than anti-aircraft missiles.

For a moment, the two of them even had the illusion of time and space intersecting, thinking that they had gone back to World War II to fly B29...

But thinking back on it, the pilot's instinct is still there.

Almost at the same time as the first two shells exploded, they tried to steer the aircraft to the left to avoid the densest part of the anti-aircraft fire as much as possible.

However, after losing the right side of action, this action is almost destined to be impossible to complete.

 The plane immediately got into the denser barrage that followed.

  Subsequent fragments quickly shattered the fuel pipeline and engine, and the leaked high-temperature gas quickly ignited a long flame behind the fuselage...

 “Ready to eject!”

Colonel Statham, who had more combat experience, first realized that it was impossible to save the Spirit of Kansas. At this critical moment of life and death, he naturally did not consider the impact of losing a precious strategic bomber, and in this kind of situation The risk of parachuting behind enemy lines is that you can only prepare to escape immediately.

"Wait a moment!"

Malott's qualifications are more experienced. His instructor when he was in flight school participated in the battle in Annan, so he can still remember some key points at this time.

No matter how shabby an airplane is, it is still a titanium or aluminum alloy box, which is much stronger than the human body when faced with debris flying all over the sky.

 There is a lot of explosions going on outside right now, and popping it out is a sure way to die...

Fortunately for the two of them, the anti-aircraft guns on the ground that had been in service for almost 40 years, even though they had been urgently maintained after being dragged out, were equipped with old ammunition that was also old and could only dispersion. It's pretty unsatisfactory.

 Hence, after the explosion, the riddled aircraft still maintained its most basic structural integrity.

However, it has also begun to enter an uncontrolled spiral.

The two pilots quickly pulled the ejection handle between their legs and were thrown into the night sky in an extremely awkward posture.

 This all sounds long, but in fact, only half a minute has passed since the first shell exploded.

Not far away, the crew members of EA6B also recovered from the initial shock. The co-pilot almost hurriedly switched the radio to the frequency for contacting the aircraft carrier and shouted loudly:

“Echo 01 calls the Roosevelt! Echo 01 calls the Roosevelt! AV12 is hit by anti-aircraft fire! AV12 is hit by anti-aircraft fire! The plane is burning and we can't see if the pilot successfully ejected!”

The authorities were blind to the onlookers. Although it was night, he could clearly see it from outside. It was a dense barrage fired by anti-aircraft artillery.

At the same time, the pilot, who was worried about being attacked by the same attack, also quickly controlled the aircraft to make an emergency climb.

Echo 01 currently only carries an anti-radiation missile, so there is no good way to deal with it. However, the threat of anti-aircraft artillery to maneuverable tactical aircraft is very limited, as long as the route is not too rigid.

God knows how the other party happened to capture the time window when the Spirit of Kansas was climbing and turning.

The content of their call was obviously so shocking that the radio was silent for a few seconds before responding:

 “Were you being attacked? Or...”

 Obviously, the command staff on the Roosevelt still did not fully realize the seriousness of the situation.

 “AV12 was hit! It's falling!”

The impatient co-pilot interrupted the other party directly and repeated the current situation.

At this time, the other party finally reacted:

“Please report the location where AV12 was hit. Their echo signal cannot be seen on the radar. We are coordinating the combat rescue team..."

 The voice can be heard to be obviously trembling.

Even for the US military, this kind of mission spanning three services is not easy to coordinate, especially now that there is a big mess.

 Furthermore, the B2's stealth performance is fair to both friendly and enemy radars...

“The crash location is...in the 100 direction of our aircraft, about 2.5 kilometers away..."

The night sky in the Balkans has now returned to silence, and the crew members of Echo 01 can only report a general direction based on estimates:

“In addition, there should be an anti-aircraft gun position near the crash site, and subsequent air power and search and rescue teams must pay attention..."

 Actually, Echo 01's worries are a bit unfounded.

After completing the half-minute round of short firing, Lieutenant Colonel Danny did not even have time to confirm the results of the battle, and commanded his men via remote control to quickly pack up their positions and prepare to evacuate.

The U.S. military's air defense suppression operations must be respected.

The position squeezed among the ruins of the building must have been too late to move. The only way to do it was to put on a hasty disguise and evacuate the people quickly.

In any case, the most important thing in this battle are the two passive detection radars that do not emit any signals throughout the entire process. There is no need to force the remaining things, and they will be gone if they are gone.

 But the hundreds of experienced veterans under his command must be preserved.

There is still a battle to be fought later.

“Battal Commander!” At this moment, the staff officer outside the command cabin suddenly poked his head in:

 “Hit! We hit!”

Danny was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then put down the walkie-talkie and almost stumbled to the outside of the command cabin -

Just in the direction where he had just directed the anti-aircraft artillery group to fire, a flash of fire was falling towards the ground at an almost vertical angle...

 “This...can really hit...”

Danny muttered to himself in disbelief.

 After all, this was his first battle using the new radar and anti-aircraft artillery linkage, so he actually had no confidence.

 When the order to fire was just given, the expectation in my mind was that I would be satisfied if I could injure the target.

 The result was a big one.

As he watched, Danny felt that his vision was a little blurry.

As an air defense force commander, although he achieved a world-renowned result at the beginning of the Allied operation, for more than half a month after that, he could only watch the opponent's planes coming and going above his head. He was free to ravage the land and people he had sworn to protect.

 All the shame and grievances in it were finally released at this moment...

 The younger staff officer next to him had a much simpler idea.

Looking at the slowly falling fireball in the night sky, he could not hide his excitement in his tone:

“Battalion Commander, I feel that the movement this time... is bigger than the F117 we shot down last time...”

As soon as he finished speaking, a series of explosions came from the distant suburbs.

 As if verifying the statement just made.

Danny, who was still immersed in emo just now, was also awakened by this huge noise:

 “It seems...it is.”

Although it was hard to see clearly at night, the thing that fell just now was obviously much larger than a normal tactical aircraft.

“Bigger than F117…but still a stealth aircraft…”

The lieutenant colonel's eyes suddenly lit up:

  “B2…”

 “We…we may have shot down a B2…”

After calming down the turbulent mood in his heart for a while, he turned to look at the staff officer who was still standing beside him:

“Quickly, notify the ground troops, assemble immediately, and control the crash point before dawn. Be sure to leave enough image data!”

“Also, let each unit search within a limited range nearby to see if they can find something like a parachute, but they must return to concealment before dawn!”

 Here is his quality as a veteran.

 He judged the priorities of the matter almost immediately—

 As soon as daylight comes, ground force activities must be suspended.

Under the premise of limited time, the location of the plane wreckage is relatively certain and can be found by sending people there, which also involves the authenticity of the record.

As long as it can be confirmed that the latest strategic bomber has been shot down, the international impact may not be less than that of sinking a warship, which is of great significance to the current international outlook.

  Relatively speaking, the pilot is secondary.

 First of all, he didn't know whether the pilot had parachuted. Secondly, even if he had jumped, he didn't know where the pilot would float to. The efficiency of aimless search was very low.

 So the main thing is to try your luck, there is no need to force it.

"yes!"

The staff officer also woke up from a dream. He quickly raised his hand and saluted the lieutenant colonel, and then trotted away, preparing to go to the nearest army command post to seek support.

 After issuing this series of orders, the lieutenant colonel stood on the spot and took a deep breath.

For him, this battle was originally a struggle without any hope.

 But at this moment, the situation seemed to have changed slightly.

If you can achieve iconic results continuously, then you may not be able to let powerful enemies retreat in advance.

 It's just that he doesn't know it yet.

 Shooting down a B2 is indeed big news.

 But compared with another thing that happened tonight, it is almost nothing worth mentioning...

 (End of this chapter)

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