Chapter 757 200 Air Combat

Chapter 757 200. Air Combat

【Such a waste...】

Konrad Curze pointed this out mercilessly. Although he himself was also a primarch who was often wasted, if what he said could make Mortarion uncomfortable, then Konrad would do so without any psychological burden. Do.

【What's a waste? 】

Death asked calmly, the fluorescent light on the holographic projection reflected on his face, and he looked intently at the armies on the planet.

[Those ships. 】

Conrad jumped out from the shadows and poked his head with interest to see the areas where the battle was taking place. By the way, he used his pointed nails to point at the locations where the Pale Lord had smashed down the ships.

【oh,】

Mortarion's tone remained calm, but for some reason, an unpleasant thought suddenly arose in Conrad's heart.

[They are specially designed to do this and can be recycled without worrying about waste, because their chief designer is Hades. 】

Conrad made a gagging sound, and Mortarion looked at the battlefield with satisfaction - it was interesting, the Tau's planetary battles were much more powerful than their naval battles.

The fighting style of the Tau...

Mortarion pondered, this seemed to be in line with the fighting direction that Hades had been pursuing.

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The scarlet of the engine cuts through the dawn.

Fly, fly, fly again - fly as high as possible, use your wings to provide a glimmer of life for your comrades on the ground, for the victory of the war, for the greater good.

The Air Caste felt the buzz from the engine, which seemed to be as fast as lightning. Beside it, its companions drove the Barracuda air superiority fighters and broke through the clouds with it, following the cursor operator from the ground. The points confirmed that these fighter jets had Seeker missiles poking out from under their wings.

emission! emission! emission!

The missile roared towards the ground, and in its senses, the Air Clan felt that the Barracuda it was driving became lighter, and then it immediately raised the nose of the plane - the engine was full!

boom! ! !

The Air Caste can withstand greater pressure and acceleration.

The barracudas turned away together with unimaginable acceleration, and quickly swam back into the thick clouds.

Their goal is to protect the retreat of ground troops as much as possible while minimizing damage to their own troops. Therefore, they do not need to conflict head-on with the backward warship forces of the Human Empire.

Prior to this, the Imperial aircraft the Tau faced were often crude, cumbersome and terrifying. With the support of Skyray missile boats on the ground, they once took control of the sky.

At that time, the Barracuda and the Tiger Shark were swimming in the sky together. The Barracuda dropped missiles and ion fire, while the Tiger Shark released batches of drones of different models.

And when the human empire releases big guys on the ground that are difficult to deal with, the Manta will slowly enter their sight. That huge and technologically streamlined manta ray analogue, this huge aerial creation is comparable to the human race. Titan——

The difference is that this ray-like guy can fly.

Now in order to protect the ground forces, all the air forces on the planet have been dispatched.

As of now, the planet's planetary defense network has been destroyed. The spears thrown by the humans have pierced the planet's defenses and caused temporary chaos in the planet's magnetic field. Therefore, the Tau are unable to activate the air force immediately.

When their air forces finally took off, there was already a bitter fight on the ground.

They first repulsed a formation of Stormbirds, and then the Tau gained airspace rights above the battlefield, so they could support the ground——

But the commander warned them that the human aerial fleet seemed to have temporarily withdrawn. With the ground gaining a huge advantage, the human aerial fleet was likely to come back again.

Therefore, they need to be alert at all times.

The Air caste ignored the warning of its commander. It believed that the commander was overly worried. The Tau were the absolute lords in the sky. They should take the opportunity to support the ground troops and reverse the situation instead of hiding in the clouds.

The deafening sound of explosions came from under the clouds and fog outside the window. Qi looked at the ground picture on the screen with some concern -

In the blurry, dirty gaseous fog, only a few landmark building points of the Tau were marked. They relied on these landmarks to drop ammunition. The poison gas bombs dropped by the Human Empire had the ability to interfere with the magnetic field. .

Now, the pale and thick mist enveloped the entire battlefield on the ground. From time to time, the Tau flying in the air could see the human race's towering knights or Titans peeking out of the mist, and then disappearing with the bumps of the march. Into the fog.

From time to time, firelight that seemed to have been wiped out of its color exploded in the vast sea of ​​fog.

"683-1,"

The commander's voice sounded from the command network,

"The bad news is that the retreat of the ground troops encountered an ambush from the enemy on the other side - the lost defensive barrier No. 95 was breached, and the enemy launched an outflank from that end."

"Now your task is to prioritize the evacuation of the ground troops. Tiger Shark and Manta are rushing in your direction. Remember, you must ensure the successful withdrawal of the ground troops. Soldier, victory will belong to us - for the Greater Good."

"For the Greater Good!"

Qi shouted, and the next moment the barracuda it was driving slid sideways and rushed out of the clouds, which meant that they no longer needed to prioritize their own survival. I am for everyone, everyone is for me, everything is for the sake of the better. Good way.

But it knew that it would not die. The previous battle with the human Stormbird fleet gave it confidence.

There was a beeping sound on the console, and Qi was delighted to hear the response from the rest of the troops. The schools of fish flying in the air joined each other, and soon formed a giant school of fish surrounding Manta with barracudas and tiger sharks. .

Their flat and curved wings echoed each other, raising the airflow, and flew to the area where the ground troops last sent the signal——

Looking from a distance with the naked eye, the area fell into an ominous white ocean, cruel enemies... The Qi family felt a throbbing in their hearts. Even if they captured the planet, the damage to the soil by the poisonous gas would make them completely This planet cannot be used!

Humanity has destroyed this planet forever, just like they did to the galaxy, this ignorant and cruel race! Only rough and direct methods will be used.

The Qi caste clearly realized that it would rather die in battle than let its beautiful homeland and the beautiful Milky Way fall into the hands of such a race!

As a result, the barracuda it drove moved more decisively through the school of fish. It soared in the wind and reached the forefront of the school of fish in an instant. In order to sail into the battle zone, they had to cross an area with thick thunder clouds. .

In order to rush for time, they cannot go around.

Without fear, the Qi clan charged into the thunderstorm clouds.

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【past】

"Moth smash!"

【……】

"Moth smash! Moth smash! Moth smash - okay, Lao Mo!"

Mortarion finally turned around as if he had just recovered from his deafness. The next moment he threw a hearty shoulder and rushed forward with a smile. Fortunately, Mortarion was tall enough and he used his feet to support the ground in time. It was held up like a clothes pole, and Hades, who rushed over and subconsciously wanted to shoot Mortarion, finally chose to throw him over his shoulder.

"Ah ha ha ha."

Seeing that the prank failed, Hades laughed a few times and then decisively let go. Otherwise, the picture of the two of them standing in a "triangle" shape in the corridor was a bit too abstract. He coughed a few times and immediately chose to retain the reputation of Pluto.

【What's wrong? 】

Death asked calmly, continuing to walk towards the port, while Hades followed his footsteps with a mysterious smile.

"You know that a new batch of fighter jets have recently been launched, Lao Mo."

The God of Death nodded and heard a little bit. The various assembly lines that Hades had previously transformed were finally put into mass production. He had also seen these troops with blank numbers in some small battlefield reports printed with [Confidential].

Thinking about this, Mortarion raised his eyebrows thoughtfully. He felt a little interested. The God of Death touched the potion bottle on his waist and looked at Hades's mysterious (actually awed) appearance. Tooth smile.

[Are you not going to hide them anymore? 】

"Bingo!"

Hades snapped his fingers. There was no surprise to Mortarion. This was a matter of course. Of course, the command of the first batch of new troops would be given to him.

"I decided to show them on a large battlefield and see where they need to be improved."

Mortarion nodded, so what would these new troops be?

The God of Death was waiting for Pluto's introduction. He didn't need to speak. Hades, the commander-in-chief of technical engineering, would say it himself - this was a common problem among their technical personnel.

"It just so happens that they may conflict with the way the Tau fight,"

Hades's eyes suddenly became playful,

"In fact, I hope the new force can try to learn from the experience of the Tau."

This sentence made Mortarion feel a little dissatisfied. Hades even needed to learn from the experience of the Titanium? But this is Hades after all, and Mortarion swept away his dissatisfaction casually.

[Don’t worry, leave it to me. 】

Mortarion said calmly,

[I will ensure a good combat environment for your new unit - so, what is this unit? 】

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Strong winds mixed with heavy rain came, beating the fuselage of the fighter plane like the blast of a machine gun.

The gloomy clouds before the storm were like the sea, surging and roaring, and the world seemed to be upside down, falling into the gloomy black sea.

In this primitive and turbulent world, the technological creations that the Tau are proud of seem so small and worth mentioning at this moment. In the swaying wind, the fish gather together and sail firmly to the ground to send out a cry for help. area.

boom!

A white flash was like a dragon, winding between the clouds from top to bottom, suddenly illuminating an area of ​​the sky and the earth, and also illuminating——

That airspace with a strange light.

The eyes of the ambush hunter flashed with a cold green light.

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"I had a long argument with Faenus."

Hades chuckled and scratched his head.

"From the perspective of reducing costs and improving efficiency, Faenus Manus has always believed that imperial manpower is cheaper - so he refuted my attempt to use the Nirvana system to establish a secondary unmanned command system."

Mortarion pondered for a moment. The God of Death, who witnessed huge deaths every day, thought that Faenus was right.

"So I need to make the cost of producing an unmanned device lower than the cost of training a servitor or operator, otherwise Feinus will never approve my application."

[So you successfully kept costs down? 】

Mortarion asked, and Hades curled his lips and shook his head.

"It's not that easy - Fernus is playing a logic game with me. The best way to reduce costs is to put into mass production, but before going into mass production, costs must be reduced. This is an endless loop."

【……】

Mortarion thought Hades was right - why was Faenus so unreasonable? Death thought calmly that if Hades would not attack his colleagues, then Mortarion could try to do it for him.

Anyway, he doesn't feel comfortable looking at any of the original bodies now.

"In the end, it was Guilliman who spoke for me. We persuaded Fainus by saying that we could make a smaller model, withstand more acceleration, and be more stable than manpower after being put into combat."

Hades's smile became brighter, as if he remembered the scene of successful talking.

"so,"

Hades looked at Mortarion,

"Let new types of troops enter complex battlefields as much as possible, and let them fight with mixed arms as much as possible. Guilliman and I want to open up another combat system. It is time for the various forces of the empire to unite. Rather than fighting in isolation.”

"And you,"

Hades suddenly raised his voice and said excitedly to Mortarion,

"Old Mo! You have experience in uniting the Death Guard, Mechanicus, and Hades mortal forces to rush into the Garden of Nurgle - so I leave it to you this time!"

Mortarion turned his face away and coughed. His expression remained calm, but Hades was still aware of the slight change in breathing behind the gas mask.

【You can trust me. 】

Death said, and he smiled.

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The cold light of psychic transmission lit up on the small drones, frost climbed up their pale bodies, the engines shone with bright green light, and the sword-sharp fighters sailed into the sea of ​​clouds.

And in the next moment, he jumped directly into the school of fish!

boom!

A spark exploded directly in the front of the fish school! But this was just the beginning. The arc caused by the explosion immediately connected the barracudas closest to the explosion point.

The arc is scattered! Bang! After a loud sound, the light disappeared, leaving a dent as big as Ogryn's fist at its impact point.

The Barracuda, which was directly hit by the drone, was already falling downwards with smoke, and was separated from the main force in a straight line.

The Barracudas struck by the arc deviated and decelerated in a short period of time. The fighter planes around them had to adjust their directions. In a short period of time, commotion broke out in the originally neat fleet.

But it's not over yet.

The appearance of the first drone was just the beginning. The sonic boom cloud it left behind had not even been blown away by the strong wind. The second, third, fourth... densely packed small drones flashing green light. They broke through the clouds and flew out with a buzzing sound!

At a glance, the light of countless small computers is like the flashing green light ball in the karaoke room of Son of Pluto!

"Spread out! Spread out!!!"

The fish immediately tried to disperse. The ion cannon and rapid-fire cannon were activated at the same time. Some drones were shot down, but among the layers of exploding smoke, more drones broke through the smoke and ran towards the fish school. go!

This is - this is - the human empire imitating their drones!

The Qi caste felt that his scalp was numb. Aircraft are a very critical part of the Tau's battles. These small aircraft have their own computing centers and can carry different weapons and ammunition according to needs.

This time was considered by the Tau to be an advanced representative, unlike the human empire which fought recklessly and brutally.

Before this, they had never seen the human empire use similar technology - so much so that they thought the empire had no such technology at all!

But this huge swarm of drones has already told the Tau the answer. Although I don’t know why the empire didn’t use them before, but now, these small and supersonic things that even seem to be about to exceed the speed of light will directly smash them to pieces!

In contrast, at such a height and in such a harsh environment, the aircraft carried in the Tiger Shark cannot be released at all!

The drone swarm of the Human Empire immediately dispersed the Tau fighter group. Although they could not cause fatal damage to heavy aircraft such as the Manta, they were enough to severely damage the Barracuda and Tiger Shark.

But what makes the Qi family even more desperate is that it has previously agreed that the side that is advanced than the human empire has also been surpassed, and so completely and thoroughly.

It was shocked, dissatisfied, and felt a certain kind of anger at being fooled. How could humans, with such backward and cruel fighting concepts, possess these technologies - they copied the Tau Empire? ! Absolutely - it must be so!

Otherwise why didn't they take it out before - what a shameless race!

No! But even so, they will never be able to imitate the true core and philosophy of the Tau Empire. This is the fundamental reason why the Titanium can continue to thrive.

Everything is for the sake of the higher good! ! !

Before the Air Clan roared out its war cry, two drones had already arrived at the nose and flanks of its fighter plane. The huge inertia caused by the super high speed caused the explosion even before the explosion started. The fighter plane has already let out a mournful scream as the metal breaks.

And then—boom! boom!

Two sparks exploded! The arc formed by its aggregation immediately struck the other fighters!

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On the other side, under the thick clouds, surrounded by countless modified Stormbirds and Thunderhawks, a huge fighter plane whose prototype could be vaguely identified as a Valkyrie was quietly parked in the airspace.

Inside the huge fighter plane, there were no longer troops or supplies that needed to be transported. Among countless priests and sages, the Nirvana Aerial Combat Support Center 0-85 was operating quietly.