Chapter 1407: Close Combat

"To be honest, I have been here in North America for almost a year. I just applied for a defense change and returned to Wanghai a few months ago." The engineer wearing a safety helmet used electric welding to weld the laser point anti-aircraft weapon to the steel bracket. Wiping the sweat from his forehead, he grinned and glanced at his comrades next to him, "After staying here for so long, this is the first time I've seen a North American calling himself an American."

"Then what do they usually call themselves?" After wiping his sweat with a towel, another engineer took a sip of mineral water and chatted with a smile, "Aborigines from the West Coast? Or freaks from California?"

"None of them. Cowboys from California, mercenaries from Nevada, gamblers from Alaska, NATO people...the former ones are more common, and the latter ones are less common. Except for the folks in Chinatown who will stick together according to their ancestral home, the whites and blacks are very different. I like to use the name of the state to draw a line between myself and other people.”

"Chinatown? Are there other Chinese around here?"

"It's not just Chinese. Koreans, Japanese, Vietnamese, and even Indians. Asians on the West Coast basically live there. The things there are quite interesting. When this war is over, I can take you there. Two turns—"

Halfway through his words, a piercing alarm suddenly sounded.

The two engineers were stunned for a moment, their expressions changed, and they grabbed the toolbox without saying a word and ran towards the stairs.

The moment the air defense siren sounded, the entire fortress was like a pot of boiling water, and everyone started to move. The non-combatants withdrew into the air defense bunkers immediately, and soldiers wearing exoskeletons ran past in formation and quickly rushed to combat positions.

The anti-aircraft electromagnetic guns and laser weapons deployed on the fortress raised their barrels in unison, and Aurora-20s ejected from the deck of the Order. In the blink of an eye, a squadron had all taken off, forming a formation in the air. It became a defensive formation and was ready.

"Company A has entered the combat position, requesting instructions." Sitting at the entrance of the air defense bunker, a soldier wearing power armor walked to the entrance and sat down. Behind him were more than 120 people wearing K2 Exoskeleton warrior.

The safety of the jet-black rifles had been turned on, and everyone was ready for battle.

If the USN Army launches a raid on colonial air defense facilities, then they are the first line of defense for the fortress!

…

Deep inside the colonial air defense bunker, inside the temporary command post.

This is both the command tower of the expeditionary force and the colony's radar station.

The observer sat nervously in front of the control terminal, and the staff rushed back and forth between the terminals. This was the eye and brain of the entire expeditionary force, and combat orders were sent to the front line from here.

After taking the elevator to the underground, Jiang Chen quickly walked into the command post. When he arrived here, Li Wang and Zheng Shanhe were standing at the command table not far away, discussing combat strategies with a group of officers.

Instructing everyone not to pay attention to him, Jiang Chen looked at the big screen in front of the command post.

When he saw the rapidly approaching red dots, he couldn't help but frown slightly, walked forward, looked at the radar observer next to him, and asked in a deep voice.

"what's the situation."

"The UFO has entered the radar identification area and will encounter our squadron in one minute!" Staring at the radar screen, the soldier immediately reported to Jiang Chen.

"How many enemy planes are there?" Jiang Chen asked immediately.

"Fourteen...wait, hold the grass!"

Without any warning, the moment the semi-arc cursor swept across the radar screen, rows of densely packed red dots suddenly appeared. Seeing the straight-up numbers in the lower right corner, the observer even forgot that the marshal was standing next to him, widened his eyes and cursed.

Five hundred and twenty-seven!

Squinting his eyes, staring at the scarlet number, Jiang Chen turned to look at Li Wang and ordered without hesitation, "Launch EMP missiles immediately and carry out a saturation attack on the target airspace!"

"clear!"

Even without Jiang Chen's order, he planned to do this.

without any hesitation,

Li Wang reached out and pressed the button on the headset, issuing combat instructions to the Order in the air.

Thousands of meters above the ground, the armor on the side of the steel airship slowly moved forward, revealing the ferocious missile launch hole. Without any prelude, along with the roar of engine ignition, four thick and long smoke pillars spurted outward, carrying four missiles and hurtling towards the distant airspace.

The flight squadrons hovering on both sides of the Order changed their formation, covering both sides of the missile from a distance, and pressed towards the target airspace.

Looking at the red dot on the radar, the squadron leader flying in the middle of the formation opened the safety of the weapon system and at the same time issued the order to engage each flying squadron.

"...We are about to enter combat range. Each team listens to the order and fires freely. Repeat, fire freely...Fuck, what the hell is that?"

The EMP weapon exploded in the air, but it did not have much impact on the speeding aircraft. The jet-black "iron coffins" formed a loose formation in the air, paying no attention to the appearance of the twenty-four Aurora-20s, and headed straight for the colony.

If possible, the squadron leader wanted to detach a flying squadron and chase the iron coffins and give them a few cannons. However, when he saw the F-79 following the iron coffins, he had no choice but to Don't give up this idea.

The quality of pre-war equipment is always one level better than the products DIYed by wasteland engineers. This is a truth that has been verified countless times.

The distance of several kilometers passed in an instant, and both sides entered their respective fighting distances.

The volleys of air-to-air missiles dragged their tail flames and intertwined with each other. The ejected heat bombs were like fireworks spreading in the air, and together with the explosive fire, they embellished the brilliant sunset on the horizon.

In the blink of an eye, the winner of the first round of confrontation has been decided.

Large pieces of wreckage fell from the sky with long plumes of black smoke. When the last missile was fired, both sides tacitly agreed to move from an orderly line-up to a close-quarters fight.

The roaring cannons flew wantonly in the air, chasing each other's tail flames, tearing apart the white clouds and the blue sea.

On the other side, under the cover of the Wings of Freedom, the iron coffins successfully passed through the blockade of the NAC squadron, directly ignoring the huge steel airship and crashing towards the colony.

Of course, the expeditionary force would not make it easy for them. Under the guidance of radar, the electromagnetic rapid-fire cannon took the lead in firing fierce firepower into the sky. I saw the mass bombs drawing orange-yellow trajectories in the air, intertwining into an airtight net, covering the pitch-black flying objects.

However, an amazing scene happened.

Milky white air waves condensed at the front ends of the iron coffins. The small-caliber mass bullets fired by the electromagnetic anti-aircraft guns were bounced aside by the solid air wall at the moment of contact.

Except for a few that were torn to pieces by concentrated firepower, most of the iron coffins successfully broke through the firepower net woven by mass bombs and rushed towards the colonial fortress without slowing down...