Two Realms Shuttle Gate: Don't Call Me a Demon!
Chapter 780 - 440: The Sky Turkey Shoot_2

"The fleet opens combat formation, with destroyers and escorts ready for air defense and missile launch to guard against enemy counterattacks."

"The fleet proceeds at full speed, with the second and third destroyer formations detaching from the fleet, accelerating to bring the enemy ships within 300 kilometers of radar capture distance."

Kumar slapped the table and issued a series of commands, preparing to launch carrier-based aircraft for a direct strike on the enemy.

As for why not use the destroyer's missiles, the main reason is that their range is insufficient.

Take their most advanced Kolkata-class destroyer, for example, the limit range of its sea search radar is around 300 kilometers, and the Kolkata-class destroyer is also equipped with 16 BrahMos anti-ship missiles, but the maximum range of this missile is only 350 kilometers.

The location of that stealth cruiser has already exceeded the destroyer's maximum attack range.

Now, only by having the destroyer formations detach from the fleet first, utilizing the destroyer's high speed to close the distance with the enemy ships, can they bring the enemy ships within the missile's attack range.

Upon Kumar's order, the people in the command room immediately got busy.

Moments later, the shrill mobilization alarm began to sound on the aircraft carrier.

The radio continuously transmitted across the vast fleet, causing the Indian Navy fleet to become restless and start accelerating, speeding towards the southeast at full speed.

On the deck of the Vikrant, it was even tenser and busier, with Mig-29K fighters being lifted from the hangar to the deck by elevators, while ground crews in various colored vests constantly directed the aircraft, performing pre-flight logistics work.

The pilots sat in the combat room, listening to the flight officer's operation plan, looking at the flight route and enemy engagement tactics written on the board, which was filled with dense text and arrows.

After the ground technician mounted the ammunition on all the aircraft, completed the refueling, and checked the aircraft for any possible faults, the pilots one by one began to board the aircraft, put on their helmets, and again checked if the fuel gauge, avionics, and other equipment were operating normally before closing the cockpit.

As the ground crew wearing yellow vests squatted down, pointing forward with their right arm, signaling that the deck was clear for takeoff.

Under the morning sun, the engine of the first Mig-29K roared, its tail spewing hot flames, continuously accelerating. When the aircraft reached the tip of the deck, the inclined deck provided an upward force, allowing the aircraft to smoothly take off.

Immediately, the second aircraft, the third... One after another, the Mig-29Ks took off, forming a 12-fighter formation in the air.

The Vikrant is a medium-sized carrier, capable of carrying a maximum of 12 fighters, as well as some helicopters and reconnaissance aircraft. This time, to deal with the unknown stealth cruiser, all 12 carrier-based fighters took off for combat.

The carrier-based aircraft completed their formation in the air, then flew southeast, continuously climbing altitude.

On the decks of the aircraft carrier and other warships, sailors cheered loudly, waving their military caps to send off the 12 fighters with encouragement.

The entire Indian Navy fleet was in a state of excitement, as if they could already see their fighter jets successfully destroying the enemy ship and returning in triumph.

......

400 kilometers away.

On the Ilova River Devourer-class deep-diving cruiser, Peng Hongta stood on the deck, staring at the sea surface not far away.

The sea there was covered with an oil slick, the result of downing an Indian reconnaissance aircraft with air defense missiles; the fuel leak after crashing polluted the sea.

"Commander, the enemy already knows our position, and our biological radar has detected that the Indian fleet is accelerating towards us, with aircraft taking off. They are about to enter our optimal hunting zone."

Tu Fengpu hurried over, his eyes carrying a hint of barely contained excitement.

The biological radar of the Devourer-class deep-diving cruiser has a longer detection range and had already captured the Indian Navy's movements, not to mention the Jieke Group's satellites, making it easy to locate the large Indian fleet.

Allowing the Indian reconnaissance aircraft to find them was intentional, with the purpose of luring the Indian fleet to rush full speed into their optimal ambush zone.

"Order the entire ship to prepare for air defense, let their planes come closer, and test our air defense capability. Meanwhile, notify the other cruisers to launch an attack on the Indian Navy in ten minutes to annihilate them completely."

Peng Hongta's eyes were sharp, his tone icy as he gave the order.

Soon, on the Devourer cruiser, missile launch unit hatches opened one by one, the air defense missiles inside ignited, soared straight into the sky, then turned mid-flight, heading northwest.

In the sky, the Mig-29K carrier-based fighters, although not particularly advanced, require less than ten minutes to cover the few hundred kilometers to the vicinity of the Ilova River cruiser.

The commander of these 12 Mig-29K fighters was Air Force Colonel Fipidon.

"What's going on, why haven't we found the enemy ship for so long."

Fipidon frowned, the radar of the Mig-29K fighters had yet to capture the enemy ship's presence, giving him a vague sense of unease.

Without knowing the enemy's position, the precision-guided bombs and anti-ship missiles carried by the fighters could not be used for an attack.

Boom! Boom!

Suddenly, the radar screen flashed a blip, bringing a look of joy to Fipidon's face. His eyes swept over the display and sure enough, the radar had locked onto the position of the stealth cruiser.

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