Alien Arms Empire

  Chapter 960 961 Taught by a master

The roar of fighter jet engines came and went in the sky, and the thick smoke on the ground was still billowing. Many Shu people were looking up at the fighting planes, and they couldn't tell which side belonged to them.

 Because of the distance, they couldn't tell what models these planes were, nor could they see who was chasing whom.

The bombers known as flying pencils began to return, and Qin's fighter force was also running away. Their mission is to protect their bombers, and it makes no sense to stay and fight.

Anyway, the bombing is over, their mission has been completed, and the enemy in front of them cannot be eliminated in a moment. If they stay, they will only increase the burden on their own fuel.

You know, this is more than 200 kilometers away from the border, and the combat radius of their aircraft is only more than 400 kilometers.

To put it bluntly, when they fly to the airspace near here to fight, they only have a quarter of a tank of fuel left to fight. This remaining amount is definitely more than the German aircraft during the Battle of Britain, but it is still easy to let them go. People are anxious about using oil.

 Because Qin's airport must be some distance from the border, because to guard against Shu's planes, a safe distance must be ensured.

The Qin State does not have the early warning radar system of the Tang Empire. They have less reaction time, so they must reserve an early warning distance for the airport so that they have enough time to take off fighter jets to intercept the opponent.

"We are running out of fuel! Leave the battlefield! Prepare to return!" One of the planes escaped into the cockpit of a Qin fighter next to the bomber formation, and the Qin fighter commander issued an order to retreat.

The Qin pilots who were fighting with the Shu fighter planes also realized that they had been fighting together for such a long time, but neither of them seemed to be able to defeat the other.

"They all graduated from the same school, and their skills are almost the same!" Another Qin pilot let go of the Shu fighter in front of him in frustration, and turned around to move closer to the friendly formation: "Their aircraft are also very powerful. "

"Isn't it! The plane is almost the same as ours, and the flying skills are similar! When I turned somersault just now, they also used the same action! The turning radius is very similar." The pilot in another Qin plane complained .

They looked like they were performing an air show just now. The two sides chased each other in the sky and fired frequently. In the end, only a few planes were shot down.

"Ma Guobao was shot down just now..." In the channel, someone mentioned a comrade who was confirmed to have been shot down: "I saw him parachute, he is probably going to be captured."

Be it the Qin State or the Shu State, their aircraft are equipped with 12.7-caliber aviation machine guns, so their destructive power is indeed limited.

In this environment, after their planes are hit, most of them just smoke and catch fire. The bulletproof steel plates around the cockpit can well ensure the safety of their pilots.

 So these pilots can parachute, and most of them will not be life-threatening. This is completely different from fighting the Tang Air Force.

 The Tang Empire’s air force was generally equipped with 20mm and 30mm caliber aircraft cannons. The destructive power of these aircraft cannons was truly shocking. If the plane is hit by these things, it will disintegrate directly in the sky, making it difficult to have a chance to skydive.

 Hence, in an air battle involving the Tang Empire Air Force, the enemy's parachute rate was very low, and the enemy pilots who survived were really lucky.

"They retreated!" On the other side, the Shu fighter pilot watched the opponent's plane flee in panic and heaved a sigh of relief. They have never experienced such actual combat before, and now it seems that it really makes them extremely nervous. If it hadn't been for a lot of actual combat simulations in school, they might all have been shot down by now.

Thinking of this, each of them felt extremely grateful to the dedicated flight instructors of the Tang Empire. Without their seriousness, they might have died here today.

Judging from the first battle, the results of these Shu pilots today were actually pretty good: they shot down two DO-17 bombers and also shot down two Qin Type 36 fighter jets.

But looking at the city with thick smoke below them, none of the Shu pilots had a smile on their faces.

They still failed to protect their city after all. Now there are fires blazing into the sky and thick smoke covering the sky. It looks really miserable from the sky.

“I heard that fighting has started on the ground, these bastards!” On the radio, the Shu Air Force officer in charge said dullly.

Their country has not fought a war for nearly a hundred years. As an elite and emerging force, their combat effectiveness is relatively guaranteed. It is unknown whether the soldiers on the ground can withstand the test.

Today he actually achieved very fruitful results. As an officer, he shot down a bomber and watched with his own eyes the pilot of the bomber being swallowed up by the burning plane.

This gave him an inexplicable pleasure. He hated these Qin invaders so much, and he was so proud of being able to soar into the sky and strike down the enemy.

Two years ago, his decision to go to the Tang Empire to learn flying was probably the best decision he made in his life.

As these Type 200 aircraft returned, the ground staff were so frightened by these fighters that they were sweating: it seemed that only two aircraft were shot down, but many of the aircraft that came back had holes left by bullets.

 In fact, what they don’t know is that the same is true for the Qin State. Because the weapons were less powerful, many fighter jets were injured and returned safely.

"Repair it quickly!" The Shu pilot who got out of the cockpit saw a bullet hole on the fuselage of the plane far away from him, and told the ground crew who greeted him: "Don't damage the structure... I may have to do it again tomorrow. Keep going."

"No oil leakage was found!" The ground crew looked at the hole and said with relief, "Don't worry! I'll stay up late today to patch it up for you!"

"There may be something wrong with the fuel line of my plane! The instrument is not right!" On the other side, another Shu pilot who had just landed gave his leather hat and goggles to a ground crew member, and then struggled to take off the parachute from his body. : "The left steering surface needs to be adjusted!"

"Of course it needs to be adjusted! It's been knocked off a section!" The ground crew pointed to the flap that had been knocked off a section by the bullet, and said to the pilot: "You are so lucky to be back!"

 “I have always been lucky!” The Shu pilot smiled proudly.

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I have something to do today, so I haven’t written much, so I owe you all an update...

 (End of this chapter)