Chapter 176 Bombing Casualties "Fear of Death"
Carrier-based aircraft formation?
Jaynes couldn't help but raise his head when he heard the reminder from the pilot named Javier Noirian on the communication.
Swish-swish-! !
Then, he saw an aerial formation composed of four white-legged falcons and more than a dozen unmanned combat aircraft, passing quickly above them.
Seeing this, Jaynes quickly came to the bunker, looked towards the area where the Reapers gathered, and vaguely saw the aerial formation unfolding the magazine in the belly of the aircraft, and then evenly dropping a large number of bombs.
Bang~! Bang~!
Moreover, these bombs exploded automatically before touching the ground, ejecting dense small branches, making the coverage area wider.
By this time——
Ri~——咻~——! !
Countless miniature suns rise slowly among the soldier ants.
Boom~————! !
The equivalent of TNT released by each micro-sun is at least about 1,000 tons.
The expanding extremely high temperature fireball instantly evaporated the Reaper soldier ants inside and outside.
The strong shock wave set off by the explosion easily tore apart the biological protective clothing and "blown away" the soldier ants who were so thin that they had almost no ability to move or fight.
In just a few seconds, the aerial formation's carpet-like nuclear bombing resolved the siege and deadlock of the assault troops.
Phew~————! !
At this moment, the air wave that no longer posed a threat swept over to Jaynes.
Looking at the fleeting sun of the nuclear explosion in the distance and the small mushroom cloud that represented the lingering aftermath, the veteran was stunned for a moment, but he quickly came to his senses, raised the commander-type BFG plasma gun in his hand, and cheered loudly:
"Fuck!! It's so cool!! Hahaha!! The air units are really awesome!!"
"This is Captain Javier Noirian. I hope all customers will give a five-star rating to this bombing service. Over."
At the same time, Harvero also responded appropriately and drove the white-legged falcon over Jaynes and others again, leading the air formation towards the gap in the distance.
Apparently, the formation that fired the aerial bombs was preparing to return to the Dawn outside the Reaper mothership for resupply.
Jaynes understood that since the fleet's carrier-based aircraft formations could appear inside the mothership and provide them with fire support, it showed that the technical engineers had successfully seized control.
The situation on the battlefield immediately reversed.
He returned his attention to the helmet screen, and after confirming that Fulgrim, Riemann, Angron, Maggie Shaw and others who rushed into the enemy group were okay and were still fighting, he ordered to his subordinates :
"I'll hit everyone who can move! I'll beat the shit out of those bastards!"
After saying that, Jaynes took the lead and left the bunker.
"Huha!!"
The AECS special elites who were in good condition and slightly injured also let out a war cry in unison and joined the counterattack wave along with their commanders.
at the same time.
In the outer space of the Reaper mothership, the Atlas fleet is also conducting a unilateral counterattack.
The attackers, who were originally like crazy wasps, turned into "headless flies", flying around and bumping into each other, posing no effective threat at all. They were successively attacked by 120mm three-barreled close-in defenses with a firing rate of 20,000 rounds per minute. Destroyed by artillery.
And inside the bridge of the Dawn;
"Captain! It has been confirmed that the engineering team has disabled all fire control systems of the target and has seized ownership of the target."
"Captain Noelian and the others are returning one after another. They are expected to complete the supplies in nine minutes and return to the target to continue providing fire support to our armed units."
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Listening to the good news, Captain Sean Rice, who was sitting in the main seat, did not show any joy. His eyes never left the holographic screen in front of him from beginning to end.
Silence for a few seconds.
Sean Rice asked: "How is the condition of this ship? What are the personnel losses?"
Hearing this, the first mate in charge of this item glanced at the control console, then turned to face the chief, and said in a slightly serious tone:
"The integrity of the hull structure remains 63%. One nuclear fusion engine was damaged and maintenance personnel are working on it urgently. As for the loss of personnel."
The first mate paused: "Although various ministries are still making statistics, based on estimates based on available intelligence, the number of personnel losses must have exceeded 20%.
If you include the assault troops who also suffered heavy losses, this number will continue to rise, and is expected to be between 35% and 40%. "
35% to 40%
Sean Rice's face became more solemn.
After calming down, the captain ordered: "Remind the captains of each ship to inform that the ship's carrier-based aircraft squadron is in the process of replenishment. The pressure window cannot be filled in a short period of time. One or more squadrons must be dispatched. , provide fire support to the armed units that jump into the target, and force out the Reaper Queen hiding in the fortress as soon as possible.
Only by destroying it can this interception operation be truly ended. "
"yes!"
However, before the communications officer could convey Sean Rice's words, two squadrons of carrier-based aircraft appeared in everyone's sight and headed towards the gap in the mothership.
It seemed that no reminder was needed, so the captains of each ship took the time to dispatch their squadrons to fill the firepower gap.
When the pressure on the fleet and the assault force suddenly decreased, Sanguinius, half-crouched in the engine room of the Puffin assault boat, still waited patiently.
Through the real-time data provided by the holographic screen, he also learned that the casualties of the company employees involved in this interception mission were about 35% to 40%.
However, he had been taught by his father since he was a child, and although he was angry, it would not affect his judgment and reaction.
Suddenly, Sanguinius felt that the Auk, which should have been flying steadily, was descending in altitude, and he knew that the Queen Mother, who had a ship-level individual energy shield but was "afraid of death", had finally walked out of the fortress.
Of course, Sanguinius could not evaluate the Queen Mother's true character, and "afraid of death" was just a hat he put on her.
After all, the Queen Mother was related to the safety of 3 billion Reapers, and she could not afford to lose, so the strategy of hiding in the fortress was a very correct choice.
As the speed of the Auk continued to increase, the doors on both sides slowly opened, and the air in the cabin instantly became "active".
"Sir, there are still 20 seconds, please be ready." The pilot gave a reminder through the communication.
"Received."
After responding, Sanguinius half-crouched and walked to the right side of the cabin.
After a few seconds of silence, the Primarch, who could be considered Sui Yang's eldest son, suddenly jumped out of the Auklet assault boat alone.
Then -
Whoosh - whoosh!
The white wings flapped up and down rhythmically, allowing Sanguinius to fly.
The moment he adjusted the angle, he threw the Spear of the Empire diagonally downward with all his strength.
Whoosh -!!
The tip of the spear pierced the air, making a piercing roar.
Boom -!!
The entire body of the war spear was burning with raging flames, drawing a golden trajectory in the air.