after tomorrow is the end

Chapter 330 Long Range Air Combat
Chuck... Although the armed helicopters on both sides are getting closer and closer on the radar, they are still invisible to the naked eye.

In fact, armed helicopters can be divided into two types. The first is dedicated armed helicopters, such as the AH-46 armed helicopter dispatched by the Empire, nicknamed Apache.

There are also helicopters with added weapons and equipment on the basis of transport helicopters, such as the Alliance's Black Hawk helicopter.Note: Stark is riding a Black Hawk helicopter, which belongs to the command plane.

Let’s talk about the Black Hawk helicopter first. The maximum allowable speed is 357 kilometers per hour, the transition range is about 2200 kilometers, and the climb rate is 4.5 meters per second.

A 12.7mm machine gun is installed on the supports on both sides of the machine gunner's window.There are two external hardpoints on the short wings, and a "Stinger" air-to-air missile and a set of quadruple "Hellfire" anti-tank missiles are mounted.

Under normal circumstances, 11 soldiers can be loaded, and 20 soldiers can be loaded in emergency situations.

The Apache helicopter has a maximum allowable speed of 365 kilometers per hour, a transition range of about 1900 kilometers, and a climb rate of 12.7 meters per second.

The nose is equipped with a 30mm caliber cannon, four external hardpoints on the short wings, two "Stinger" air-to-air missiles and two 19-unit 70mm "Sea Serpent" rocket launchers are mounted.

And in order to reduce the probability of being attacked, try to minimize the volume of the helicopter, and only retain the cockpit positions of the two crew members.

Under the two parties' response, the Imperial fighters clearly have the upper hand, and the huge weight carried by the Alliance Black Hawk helicopter is not conducive to helicopter maneuvering.

"Commander Stark! The target is found! The radar is locked!" The navigator/shooter of the Black Hawk helicopter used a headset to report to Stark in the cabin during the war.

"Use long-range strikes! Launch Stinger missiles!" Stark smiled evilly, he liked this kind of chasing like chasing rabbits.

"Yes! Commander Stark ordered! Prepare to launch the Stinger missile! Repeat! Prepare to launch the Stinger missile!" The command plane issued an order to each plane.

"Unit one is ready!"

"The second machine is ready!"

"Number Three! Number Five"

Hey. The shooter of the command plane lifted the protective cover on the top of the handle with his thumb, revealing a red button.

"Launch!" The thumb pressed hard!

Whoosh, whoosh... Nine air-to-air missiles were launched, with red tail fins, three of them in the shape of a zigzag, each flying towards an enemy plane.

"Missiles are coming! Three! Three! Dodge! Dodge!" The navigator/shooter in the front seat of the cab detected a large number of missiles approaching, and shouted for the driver to dodge.

Missiles launched at long distances can only be predicted and avoided in advance if they are irradiated by the fire control radar.If you only catch it with the naked eye, when you see it, it will be your death date.

"Hey!" The driver in the rear seat pulled the joystick vigorously, and took a climb to avoid.

Tactical evasion actions include: turn, climb, dive, roll, somersault, ascending turn, cobra maneuver and separation S maneuver, and evade according to different situations.

Chug Chug... two Black Hawk helicopters chose to climb, and one chose to dive.

Hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo huh .

Boom!The flames suddenly appeared, and the huge power of the air-to-air missile instantly penetrated the Black Hawk helicopter. The huge pressure generated by the explosion tore the crew and 11 soldiers in the cabin to pieces and threw them into the air.

"The enemy launched several missiles, and our side lost a fighter plane!" The fleeing Alliance helicopter felt a little sad when he saw the missing point on the radar.

"Damn it! Counterattack! Quickly counterattack! Don't hold back your firepower! Shoot them all!" Apophis held the on-board walkie-talkie in his hand and yelled until his voice became hoarse, but he lost more than a dozen brothers in one fell swoop!

The onboard weapons of the Black Hawk helicopter are half less than that of the opponent, so they can only pour firepower to kill and injure as many enemy troops as possible.

Whoosh... Two missiles were launched, and these are the only two air-to-air missiles left.

"Missiles are coming! Two! The target is aircraft No. [-]! Dodge quickly! Stay away from other fighters!" The command aircraft's fire control radar system is a little more advanced than that of the Apache fighters, and it first detected the alliance's attack.

Chuck... The imperial helicopter formation was divided into three, aircraft one to four evaded to the left, the command aircraft and aircraft six to eight evaded to the right, and aircraft five climbed to avoid.

Hoo hoo... One missile hit the air, but another missile hit the left short wing of No. [-] aircraft.

boom!Helicopter No. [-] seemed to have had an arm cut off, emitting black smoke as it spun and fell.

"Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!" The pilot yelled and issued a distress signal, trying to pull the control lever, trying to straighten the nose.

It's a pity that the helicopter can't stand it anymore. It can only pull the seat and pop out of the cab with a bang.

Boom!The rear shooter also pops out of the cabin.

Hum... The helicopter was unmanned, and finally hit a high mountain.

boom!A raging fire rose.

call!call!The two crew members opened their parachutes and descended from left to right.

Aviation is very scarce now, and the Empire allows them to parachute to save themselves if it is irretrievable.

"Plane No. [-] crashed, and the crew parachuted." The navigator/shooter on the command plane looked outside the cabin and saw the two white parachutes in the sky.

"Continue to fight! Rescue after it's over!" Stark was very calm-minded, prioritizing the elimination of enemy fighters was the top priority.

Chu Chu Chu... This first round of engagement was only for a split second. Both sides lost a fighter plane, but the alliance lost more than a dozen soldiers.

Di... Di... The radar shows that the distance is getting closer, and small black spots can already be seen on the horizon.

"Carry out medium-range strikes! Launch rockets!" Stark gave another order.

"Understood! Attention all planes! Attention all planes! Prepare to launch the sea serpent rocket! Repeat! Prepare to launch the sea serpent rocket." The order was conveyed to each fighter, and the shooters quickly selected the weapon system of the rocket on the screen, and again The safety cover was opened, and the thumb snapped on.

"Launch!" The commander roared, and then pressed the button!

Whoosh, whoosh... one, two, three... There are nineteen rockets in one group... There are eight groups in total!

"Rockets are coming! Rockets are coming! Too many! Too many! Dodge! Dodge!" The navigator/shooter of the Black Hawk helicopter saw the dense attacks on the fire control radar, and his hairs stood on end. , screaming loudly.

"Sit still!" The pilot gritted his back teeth, stared at the rockets flying from the opposite side, and operated the helicopter up and down with his own skills, dodging like a somersault.

"Wow!" "Ah!" The soldiers in the cabin were tightly tied by their seat belts, rolling inside like a roller coaster.Now they can only pray to various gods to bless themselves.

(End of this chapter)