Yes, a certain bad little girl head of state guessed it right!
Due to the violation of equipment usage regulations that led to the crash and some serious mistakes that should not be disclosed to the public, the gunboat pilot Gao Lanlan still held the rank of second lieutenant. Not only did he fail to get medals like other colleagues or follow the rules,
With promotion, even the hard-earned credit has been wiped away in one stroke.
However, her unlucky situation does not stop there!
In addition to all the medals and credits she deserved being wasted, she was also given a serious demerit, and then the vacation she was supposed to have was also cancelled.
Because the base said that she had already taken a vacation while waiting for the new car to leave the factory, so when other colleagues happily took turns to take advantage of the short repairs before the war, she
She had no choice but to board her factory-fresh "Liberator" gunboat-class battleship and leave early and return home late at night to conduct high-intensity sorties several times a day.
When talking about the 'Liberator' gunboat-type battleship, we have to start with the 'Valkyrie' class frigate, which is the aerospace fighter.
In fact, the 'Valkyrie' is the equipment of the United Earth Council forces, and first appeared in the Koprulu sector in the Brood War. It is a multi-purpose weapon designed to fight in the atmosphere and space.
Purpose equipment, mainly using 'HALO' cluster rockets, with anti-ship and anti-air combat capabilities.
However, the 'Valkyrie' frigate, which seems to have the multi-functional capability of integrating air and space, lacks the maneuverability that a light fighter should have, and must rely on heavy armor to survive in battle. In battle, it often needs to survive any attack.
Before the core system fails, it is undoubtedly a huge weakness and disadvantage to withstand a large amount of enemy firepower and counterattack before the core system is damaged or malfunctions.
Especially in the "Brood War", it has been proven that when the human race's air defense capabilities are relatively weak, the formation of the Valkyrie frigate and the Wraith fighter has proven to be a super weapon against the agile zerg aerial creature group.
A clumsy failed combination!
At the same time, the ground-to-air support shortcomings of the 'Goliath' mecha were also very obvious and inadequate, which led to the subsequent research and development of the 'Viking' fighter jet to replace the embarrassing air-to-air support of the 'Valkyrie'
Empty role.
Later, despite the huge progress in technology, Viking fighters soon appeared and performed relatively well on the battlefield. However, after the end of the 'Brood War', the Valkyrie was still used by the Tyranids due to its irreplaceable use value.
It was widely used in parts of the Empire, and eventually forced the Tyranid Empire to use it as a blueprint for the development of a new 'Liberator' gunship class battleship.
The developed 'Liberator' is a new generation of air superiority weapon, equipped with twin missile launchers and heavy armor. The explosive missiles launched can cause a wide range of damage to air units. It is particularly good at dealing with air units and can compensate for
'Viking' and 'Banshee' are partially deficient in their anti-air capabilities.
At the same time, in order to adapt to various complex battlefield environments, the 'Liberator' gunship-type battleship also adopts the latest human transformation technology and is equipped with a very powerful cruiser-level air-to-ground plasma cannon for the first time!
That’s right!
It is the kind of artillery that is similar to the Punisher cannon of the Thor mecha, but its flexibility in deployment and use is far superior to that of the clumsy and slow Thor mecha.
However, the only regret is that the 'Liberator' gunship needs to maintain accuracy and stability after deploying its plasma cannon, so it cannot move easily during deployment, and it will take at least several seconds to undeploy and re-transform.
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But those are minor problems. After all, its terrifying air-to-ground support firepower is more than enough to make up for that small flaw, allowing it to exert its due power in the case of one's own air superiority and has been retained.
So far, he has been serving in the Federation of Heroes of the Koprulu Sector.
Especially now, since the subspace demons basically have no air units, and they do not have much anti-air combat capabilities, in most areas, the Liberator gunship is used as a fixed air-to-ground attack platform to attack frontline soldiers.
It is very necessary to provide continuous and accurate heavy fire support ships for use. This is the main reason why the current "Liberator" gunship force in the mine base has begun to expand, while the "Banshee" and "Viking" are relatively small.
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Of course, since the current resources and number of air troops in the mine base are still relatively tight, and the anti-air capabilities of those subspace demons are really not worth mentioning, sometimes the base's 'Liberator' gunship troops, in addition to
In addition to being used as an air and ground support unit, it was even ordered to be used as a reconnaissance and bomber.
Because of this, a certain second lieutenant officer pilot Gao Lanlan, whose vacation was canceled, had to drive her new car and accompanied by two "Banshee" friendly aircraft to conduct reconnaissance and patrol back to a certain mountain outside the market.
The situation in the jungle.
And due to the red mist in subspace, in this place far away from the market, various communication and detection equipment, including satellite visual detection, are still unable to be used normally. However, if all kinds of
If the aircraft flies into the sky for visual inspection or uses onboard observation and recording instruments for close reconnaissance and analysis, there is no big problem, but there is no way to contact the base in real time.
Although this method of reconnaissance is very backward and troublesome, even if the enemy is discovered, one must fly back to report, but there is no way to eradicate the red mist outside the market that is filled with "fog of war", even if
It is backward and timely, but the mine base still has to adopt this inefficient method and frequently dispatch various fighters in various directions to ensure that the base can accurately control the general movements and specific locations of the incoming demons.
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"Zi..."
"Notice!"
"Liberator 067."
"The front is about to reach the predetermined coordinate point. Our two planes will continue to move forward and perform reconnaissance missions. You will launch a single-plane patrol operation. Please pay attention to safety."
"complete!"
At this time, after flying forward for an unknown amount of time, finally, when they were about to arrive at a certain coordinate on the map, in the sky, one of the female gunships flying together with the No. 067 'Liberator' gunship driven by Gao Lanlan was seen.
The demon pilot suddenly sent this communication to the gunboat No. 067 piloted by Gao Lanlan.
"067 received!"
First, he looked at the layer of troublesome red mist that filled the surrounding sky but could obscure his vision, long-distance detection and communication. The gunboat driver Gao Lanlan first looked at the map briefly and found that he had indeed arrived at the predetermined coordinates.
, she responded nonchalantly.
"Please also pay attention to your safety."
"I will be on routine patrol here and wish you good luck."
"complete!"
While politely responding to the other party, she did not forget to watch the two Banshee companions leave with a sideways look, until the other party continued to roar and accelerate towards the front and quickly became invisible, until it was in front of her eyes.
After she completely disappeared from sight, she gently pulled the joystick and piloted her Liberator gunboat with '067' painted on it to the left, preparing to continue her single-plane patrol mission.
"Why!"
"The boring patrol begins again!"
"It's another day to fly around a few times..."
While muttering and talking, she did not forget to stick her head to the reinforced glass of the cockpit and look directly at the ground visually.
"How abominable!"
"patrol……"
"It's patrolling every day..."
"Can't you send me a bombing mission?"
She grumbled to herself, and after seeing the lush virgin jungle below, and nothing unusual seemed to be happening, she sat down in the driver's seat again and began to grumble.
"When will the demons arrive and when will the battle begin?"
"It's so boring!"
In this way, Gao Lanlan, who had been flying alone for a while, pursed his lips and looked at the surroundings. He had a good view and could even visually see some basic conditions of the forest below. He confirmed that the place he was in was not a dangerous area, and he felt that he should not be touched.
After arriving at the subspace demon, she thought for a while, then simply set a flight route and a safe altitude on the navigation map, then turned on the automatic cruise mode, while she lay deep in the driver's seat thinking about her own affairs.
For example, how can I gain credit and be promoted smoothly in the upcoming battle, and how can I make up for my mistakes, etc.
As for patrolling and reconnaissance, it would naturally be done by onboard intelligence and related equipment. She only needed to fly the plane and walk around a few times along the set route. That was just like her two
Just like what Tianli did, there is nothing noteworthy about it.
Even, she can lie down in the driver's seat and take a nap or something?
After all, the main force of the subspace demons that were besieging Gui Market from all directions were still far away, especially after being freed by the base from Gui Market, they were bombarded indiscriminately by various long-range firepower and fusion strikes.
Under the circumstances, it is said that the casualties of the demons were very heavy, and the originally scheduled arrival time was delayed for several days. In fact, I am afraid that a large-scale war will not take place in Guixu, which was finally recaptured.
A fight started near the city.
However, those things are not important.
At the moment, Gao Lanlan is still more concerned about her meritorious service and promotion. After all, she is an elite in the military academy, the school beauty, and the only young female officer who has successfully passed the assessment and been selected into the most elite Führer Guards Corps in the Keprulu sector. If
If she can't get promoted and get a raise before the age of twenty-five, become a colonel-level officer, become a captain, marry a rich man, and reach the pinnacle of her life, then will she, the elite of the military academy and the beauty of the school, be in vain?
And if she waits until her years are over and has no special contributions or merits, and then has to retire or change careers, and then she is still just a second lieutenant, how can she hold her head high in front of her former classmates?
Therefore, she cannot accept that kind of thing no matter what. She must get a promotion and a salary increase and become a colonel-level officer or even a general in the shortest possible time. And now the long war on the Huagai Star is going on.
This is her biggest opportunity, she must seize it!
Toot! Toot!
However, before Gao Lanlan could close her eyes to rest or think, unexpectedly, her airborne radar suddenly sounded a short alarm sound at her?
"!!"
"What?"
"Are there demons here?"
"Isn't it a false alarm?"
First she was excited, and then she didn't dare to neglect, and hurriedly adjusted the driving seat and sat down, then quickly operated on her interface, and called up the abnormal data and photos of the area detected when her gunship just flew over.
image.
Although this area was not yet the "front line" for our own fighter planes and long-range missile units to bomb the enemy, Gao Lanlan still carefully investigated it in a serious and responsible manner.
"Very good!"
"It's not a false alarm, it seems like it's really a demon?"
After checking again, it was found that there was indeed something wrong with both the data and the captured images. Gao Lanlan, who found that it did not look like a false alarm, was not worried, but cheered excitedly, and then quickly released the automatic cruise mode and switched to herself.
Manual mode for hands-on operation.
Because having a demon means that you can get credit, and if you have credit, then her idea of ​​getting a promotion and a raise, becoming a colonel-level officer, serving as a captain, marrying a rich and handsome man, and reaching the top of her life will no longer be a dream.
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"The coordinates are (228,253)?"
"okay!"
"Now my credit comes again!!"
Immediately afterwards, after confirming the coordinates and area where the alarm had just been issued, she pulled the joystick hard again, causing the gunboat to make a beautiful 180-degree turn, and then headed back to the place where it had just flown.
It roared and flew back.
A few minutes later……
Just as Gao Lanlan thought, it really didn't look like a false alarm, but there were definitely traces of a group of demons gathering and moving around on the ground!
However, since they may all be hiding in the lush primitive jungle, coupled with the troublesome red mist filling the sky and the height of her 'Liberator' gunboat, the specific opponent has
How many, whether it is the opponent's leading sporadic reconnaissance force or a hidden large-scale cluster, and whether the opponent is just passing by or entrenched here with some ulterior conspiracy, she has no idea.
"067 call base!"
"Found demon traces, requesting support!"
But no matter what it was, Gao Lanlan was so excited that she immediately started calling to the base to report what she had discovered.
"..."
However, unfortunately, as she expected, she did not get any response.
"067 Call the Banshee!"
"Please answer if you hear me!"
"Is the succubus here?"
"067 found an abnormal situation, requesting support!"
Immediately afterwards, seeing that she could not contact the base here, Gao Lanlan continued to hover and conduct reconnaissance in her No. 067 gunboat while requesting support from the two friendly Banshee fighter jets that had just flown away through the short-range communication system.
, hoping that the other party will turn back after hearing this and use the stealth characteristics of the 'Banshee' fighter plane to conduct close reconnaissance and cooperate with her to carry out exploratory bombardments, so that she can have a more intuitive understanding of the situation in the dense forest below.
learn.
"..."
But it was still a pity. Just like the previous call to the base, her gunboat's tactical channel also did not receive any response from the two friendly fighters that had left before. The other party had obviously flown out of the communication range long ago, unless it was
It could dispel the red mist, otherwise, she might not be able to contact the other party.
"do not care!"
So, I thought about it again and again, because I was not sure about the scale of the subspace demons hidden underneath, and I was not willing to just go back and report, but at the same time, I did not dare to openly disobey the order and let my gunship conduct low-altitude operations.
Gao Lanlan, who was conducting reconnaissance, had no choice but to take risks and decided to use his cruiser-level air-to-ground plasma cannon to blast a few areas where there was a strong subspace energy reaction below, that is, areas where demons might be present, and go to see the situation.
"This height is a bit low..."
"Fly a little higher..."
"It should be safe to fly to five thousand meters, right?"
However, since he was shot down by a demon last time over Guixu Market, Gao Lanlan decided to learn his lesson this time and directly raise the altitude to about five thousand meters, so that he would not be afraid of being shot down at all, even if
She would have enough time to deal with it if she found the demon rising into the air and trying to attack her.
"okay!"
"let's start!"
"Ha ha!"
"My credit is coming!"
that's all!
Thinking that she finally had a chance to show off her skills, and feeling that it was absolutely foolproof, she immediately raised the height of the gunboat and concentrated on operating it.
"Today is really my lucky day!"
"Discover the devil, severely injure the opponent and bring back information..."
“It’s hard to think about getting promoted now!”
While cheering and grinning, Gao Lanlan drove the gunboat to boost the engine to quickly rise to altitude, while observing the possible location and movements of the demon on the radar screen.
soon!
When the gunboat approached an altitude of five thousand meters, she felt that a demon with almost no anti-air capabilities would be able to do nothing to the gunboat in her position. She thought she was fully prepared and began to suspend and transform the gunboat.
, directly launched the defense mode.
In that defense mode, her Liberator gunship will become a fixed air-to-ground attack platform, capable of causing heavy damage to a wide range of ground targets, especially cluster targets, blocking intersections, battlefield areas, and bombing mining areas.
Or supporting friendly forces has excellent effects.
And although she only has one gunboat now, she is not too worried. After all, she will have enough time to escape if she finds something is wrong!
Furthermore, discovering abnormal situations and conducting probing strikes is stipulated in the combat regulations, and she will never be harshly criticized or punished by her superiors for this.
finally!
"So……"
"let's start!"
When the gunboat completed its transformation and aimed the plasma cannon at the area on the ground that was previously discovered to be a high-energy reaction suspected of demonic activity, Gao Lanlan still pulled the firing trigger, causing the gunboat to vibrate slightly against the lush dense forest on the ground.
The first blue plasma cannon shot was fired somewhere.
Whoosh~!
As the whistling sounds of plasma cannonballs rubbing against the air at high speed were heard, soon, the cannonballs crossed a distance of several kilometers in an instant and slammed into the ground.
boom--!
As a loud noise broke the silence, the shell instantly blew up a large area of ​​dense forest and used the high temperature of the plasma to cause a large area of ​​fire, causing thick smoke to rise directly into the sky along with the fire.
Unfortunately……
"??"
"what's the situation?"
After firing a shot and waiting for a while, Gao Lanlan discovered somewhat unexpectedly: Although she fired a shot at the most suspicious place on the ground, causing impact and damage within a radius of at least fifty meters, and even ignited a fire
She walked through a large forest, but she didn't see any reaction on the ground?
The kind of situation where she expected the demons to explode and try to flap their silly wings to fly high into the sky, and then be counterattacked by herself, and then be bombarded by herself, and then calmly leave before they get close to a safe distance.
, but it had no intention of happening at all?
"!!"
"I don't believe it!"
Seeing this, she felt a little unbelieving and angry, so she became angry and started to blast the area with a radius of several kilometers with continuous and violent artillery fire.
boom--!
Boom——!Boom——!
Boom——!Boom——!Boom——!
that's all!
Amidst the continuous roar of artillery fire, Gao Lanlan, who thought that he had not fired just now, or that the cunning demons were deliberately hiding, began to bombard him wantonly and continuously, until he had fired most of the shells.
Then, the location below where the abnormality was just discovered was reduced to a sea of ​​fire within a few kilometers. Gao Lanlan, who believed that friendly forces would be attracted by the fire and smoke soon to conduct reconnaissance and inquiries, was finally completely dumbfounded.
Because, until now, she has not found any enemy!
seem……
There are no demons down there at all, or there are no large-scale demons at all. It is probably just a small group of demon vanguard reconnaissance troops or just a misjudgment on your own?
"..."
"I don't believe it!"
After observing for a while, the more she thought about it, the angrier she became. She felt that it was absolutely impossible for her, an elite from a military academy and a school beauty, to misjudge, and it was absolutely impossible for her to waste more than half of her shells on burning the forest for fun, so she simply did nothing.
Without stopping, it took a few seconds to release the defense mode and then dived towards the ground.
That’s right!
Since it seemed to be a misjudgment, she always had to get closer to investigate before giving up completely.
Otherwise, it might be difficult for her to write a report after she returns!
She can't be allowed to report like this: because she thinks there is a demon hiding under the forest, and then, without confirming it, getting reconnaissance from friendly forces or returning to the base to report, she fired almost all the ammunition in one go.
?
If she really dared to write that, she felt that her next commendation and title would definitely be further away from her, and that was not something to be joked about casually.
However……
What Gao Lanlan never expected was that fate played a big joke on her after all!
"!!"
Isn’t this?
When she dropped to a very low altitude, she flew majestically less than a hundred meters above the sea of ​​​​fire she had just unleashed, intending to learn from the invisible Banshee fighters within a range that was not affected by the red mist.
When I went to conduct close reconnaissance, I was very surprised!
Toot! Toot! Toot!
Accompanied by rapid beeps from the radar, countless red dots were suddenly discovered at the interface of her high-power airborne radar?
at the same time!
I don't know when, a terrifying red demon holding a huge two-handed ax and with a fang-shaped mark of Khorne on its head had quietly flown above her gunship.
Without waiting for her to react, he suddenly slashed the engine at the rear of her body with a fierce axe.
"ah!!!"
Amidst the screams, although Gao Lanlan, an elite, reacted immediately with quick eyes and hands, the opponent's terrifying giant ax and power still severely slashed an engine of her gunboat '067' and cut it directly.
It's halfway down.
boom--!
When the engine received a fatal blow, there was naturally a loud roar.
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Chapter completed!