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

Two 100x695 mm.

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

But for the flying-wing B2 bomber, almost all of its core flight actions 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...

At the same time, the pilots, who were worried about being attacked by the same people, also quickly controlled the aircraft to make an emergency climb.

God knows how the other party happened to capture the time window when the Spirit of Kansas climbed and turned.

Relatively speaking, the pilot is secondary.

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.

"AV12 was hit! It's falling!"

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

There are so many explosions going on outside right now, popping them out is a sure way to die...

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

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

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

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

"Prepare to eject!"

"Wait a moment!"

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.

As if to verify what he just said.

"We hit it! We hit it!"

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

After all, this was his first battle using the new radar and anti-aircraft artillery, but he actually didn't have any confidence.

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

……

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.

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

"Were you attacked? Or..."

"call--"

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

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

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:

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

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.

The result was a big one.

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

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

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. Follow-up air power and search and rescue teams must pay attention..."

Malot'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.

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

The US military's air defense suppression operations still have to be respected.

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

The voice can be heard clearly trembling.

But, he doesn't know it yet.

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.

This reflects his quality as an old fritter.

Danny muttered in a bit of disbelief.

All the shame and frustration was finally released at this moment...

After completing the half-minute round of short shooting, Lieutenant Colonel Danny didn't even have time to confirm the results of the battle, and commanded his subordinates via remote control to quickly pack up their positions and prepare to evacuate.

The lieutenant colonel's eyes suddenly lit up:

"B2..."

There is still a battle to be fought later.

Almost as soon 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.

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

"boom--"

"This...can really hit..."

So the main thing is to try your luck and don’t force it.

He judged the priority of the matter almost immediately -

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

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

"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!"

"..."

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

"Yes!"

"Quick, notify the ground troops, assemble immediately, and control the crash site before dawn. Be sure to leave enough image data!"

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

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

Anyway, 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 rest, as it will be gone if they are gone.

But it has also begun to enter an uncontrollable spiral.

"Bigger than F117... but still a stealth aircraft..."

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

"Battal Commander, I feel that the movement this time... is bigger than the F117 we shot down last time..."

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

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

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.

Firstly, 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.

At this moment, 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 plane immediately got into the denser barrage that followed.

Once daylight enters, ground force activities must be suspended.

Looking at the slowly falling fireball in the night sky, he couldn't hide his excitement in his voice:

"We...we may have shot down a B2..."

The position squeezed in the middle of the ruins of the building must have been too late to move. The only way was to make a hasty disguise and evacuate the people quickly.

In fact, Echo 01's worries are a bit unfounded.

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

"battalion commander!"

At this moment, the staff officer outside the command cabin suddenly poked his head in:

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

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

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

"It seems...certainly."

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.

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

Shooting down a B2 is indeed big news.

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