Super Invincible Battleship
Chapter 867

Chapter 867: Chapter 355 Electronic Jamming_2 Chapter 867: Chapter 355 Electronic Jamming_2 However, this greatly weakened the US Forces' combat power, making it impossible for them to unite as one, losing the synergy where 1+1 is greater than 2.

Just as the US Military Aircraft were frantically intercepting missiles, an unexpected situation occurred. The US F-15 Fighters had been flying in the volcanic ash-filled airspace, and during this time, the aircraft's air intakes had ingested a large amount of volcanic ash. This ash had an irreversible negative effect on the engines, causing significant damage. Then, at this critical moment, engines finally started to malfunction.

As US pilots were focusing their attention on preparing to intercept the Enhanced AIM-120 Air-to-Air Missiles from Drones, three F-15 engines suddenly developed faults. Two of the aircraft had engine failures, losing power and beginning to fall, with the pilots having no choice but to eject to survive. The engine of another aircraft exploded, completely destroying the plane.

Such an accident obviously dampened everyone's spirits. Other F-15 Fighters launched a barrage of missiles trying to intercept the Enhanced AIM-120 Air-to-Air Missiles, even activating their Naval Cannons for a saturation attack in a desperate effort to intercept all the incoming missiles.

However, they fought individually, failing to form a tight interception net or a defensive system, which allowed the Drones' second volley of 20 Enhanced AIM-120 Air-to-Air Missiles to easily penetrate their interception net. The only cost was the loss of 12 Enhanced AIM-120 Air-to-Air Missiles.

The remaining 8 Enhanced AIM-120 Air-to-Air Missiles breached the US Military Aircraft fleet's battle formation, making their way into the central area and heading straight for the US early warning aircraft. Although touted as a force multiplier for the Air Force, the early warning aircraft itself lacked combat capabilities and was not fast. Once deprived of the protection provided by Fighter Jets, an early warning aircraft is like a bird that has lost its wings, utterly helpless.

Therefore, when faced with the incoming 8 AIM-120 Air-to-Air Missiles, the early warning aircraft, already jammed by Quantum Radar, had no response and was hit by 4 Enhanced AIM-120 Air-to-Air Missiles. It exploded mid-air, with none of the operators making it out.

Destroying the US early warning aircraft took 4 Air-to-Air Missiles, leaving 4 Enhanced AIM-120 Air-to-Air Missiles. Guided by Quantum Radar, they continued to fly forward, targeting the two C-5 Transport Aircraft at the rear.

These two C-5 Transport Aircraft were carrying two of the US Army's airborne battalions, which were to be air-dropped near the cave once the US Forces had cleared the danger in the area. Although the cave had collapsed, the US Forces still wanted to explore it. They hoped that the Key Items had not been buried in the explosion and that they could take control of the area, declaring it a military Forbidden Zone, prohibiting anyone from entering, so as not to disturb the United States of America's exploration efforts.

For safety considerations, while the combat aircraft fleet was engaging Drones up front, the two C-5 Transport Aircraft had been hiding at the back, to avoid being shot down by the Drones. But what no one expected was that the tide of the air battle at the front turned, the enemy's Missiles broke through to the central area of the fleet, destroying the early warning aircraft, and then turning their targets to the C-5 Transport Aircraft at the back.

Compared to the early warning aircraft, the C-5 Transport Aircraft had even poorer defense capabilities. With their enormous size and slow speed, they were easy targets. Thus, upon detecting the incoming Enhanced AIM-120 Air-to-Air Missiles, they hardly had time to react before being caught by 2 Enhanced AIM-120 Air-to-Air Missiles each, blowing them up mid-air and eliminating all the airborne soldiers of the two battalions inside.

The irony was that the aircraft engaged in the forefront of battle were not attacked, yet the Transport Aircraft hiding at the back were hit by the Missiles. This goes to show that in war, being in combat means that even hiding quietly in a corner doesn't guarantee safety.

Right at that moment, the 44 regular AIM-120 Air-to-Air Missiles launched by the US military aircraft fleet had reached the limits of their flight distance and, having lost their target, finally self-destructed in the sky. Meanwhile, the third wave of 20 Enhanced AIM-120 Air-to-Air Missiles fired by the drone was once again closing in on the US combat aircraft fleet.

With the early warning aircraft's central command and coordination gone, the combat power of the US military aircraft fleet had dropped by at least two-thirds. On realizing that the third wave of missiles was targeting them, the already air combat-incapable pilots panicked, plunged into chaos, and became completely disorganized. In such a state of combat and running out of ammunition, they naturally could not withstand the attack of the drone's Enhanced AIM-120 Air-to-Air Missiles. Guided accurately by quantum radar, explosions continually occurred in the sky, with US combat aircraft being shot down one after another.

Of course, due to the small area of the air battle, Yan Fei could not guarantee that his missiles hit their targets completely. There were also pieces of exploding aircraft wreckage in the air that happened to collide with the Enhanced AIM-120 Air-to-Air Missiles, accidentally destroying some of the missiles much like a blind cat killing a rat, preventing Yan Fei from achieving one enemy per missile.

By the time this third wave of 20 Enhanced AIM-120 Air-to-Air Missiles had been completely expended, only 5 intact US F-15 Fighters remained in the sky. In the third wave of missile attacks, as many as 16 US combat aircraft had been shot down.

In the second round, Yan Fei, employing electronic jamming capabilities, won a sweeping victory, eliminating over 80% of the combat power of the US military aircraft fleet, including the early warning aircraft.

Just as Yan Fei was about to launch the fourth wave of missile attacks to take out the remaining 5 US aircraft, quantum radar suddenly detected 40 Anti-aircraft Missiles approaching from afar in the sky. Although the sky here was obscured by volcanic ash, looking dull and gray, the distant sky was still blue with white clouds and clear visibility. Therefore, the Dream Island Satellite in outer space was still able to monitor the area.

Under the surveillance of Artificial Intelligence “Dream,” it was quickly discovered that the 40 Anti-aircraft Missiles had been launched from the US fleet in the Eastern Kenyan Waters. After recognizing the power of the drones, the US military had been continuously rallying forces, hoping to use this extreme natural environment to leave both the Destroyer and his drones in Africa. That was why they deployed the US military warships at sea to attack this region with Anti-aircraft Missiles.

Without the early warning aircraft, the US military was now unable to lock onto the drones for a precise attack. However, this time, the Anti-aircraft Missile attack was not intended to hit the drones directly but to use a ruse similar to what they had done previously in France. They planned to scatter weapons from inside the Anti-aircraft Missiles by self-detonating near the drones. The 40 Anti-aircraft Missiles had a broad attack range, but they did not aim for a direct attack on the drones. Instead, they detonated themselves after reaching their respective attack positions.

Unlike the previous occasion in France, the Anti-aircraft Missiles didn't scatter Steel Ball Bullets to attack the drones upon self-detonation. Since the US military had lost track of the drones' position, it was impossible to surround the drones with Steel Ball Bullets in such a wide airspace. If they hoped to hit the drones by sheer luck in such a broad area, even scattering all the steel balls produced in the United States of America in one year wouldn't be enough.

After self-detonation, the Anti-aircraft Missiles released tiny particles of Electronic Dust with extremely strong radar reflection characteristics into the sky. These Electronic Dust particles were invisible to the naked eye, and once distributed across the wide airspace, if the drones flew through these areas, the particles' strong adhesive characteristics would cause them to adhere to the drone bodies.

Once Electronic Dust adhered to the drone bodies, they would reflect radar echoes outwardly. If the US radar detected a high-speed flying object with Electronic Dust on it, it would certainly be the Destroyer's mysterious aircraft. In that case, the drones would lose their Stealth Ability, become lockable by US radar, and then the US military would be able to launch missiles to attack the drones.