Super Invincible Battleship-Chapter 397 - 199 THAAD System
Chapter 397: Chapter 199: THAAD System
Chapter 397: Chapter 199: THAAD System
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When the drone encountered an incoming missile from the enemy previously, it employed a combat method completely different from that of a typical fighter jet in an air battle. Instead of maneuvering to dodge, accelerating to escape, or releasing decoy flares, it waited until the missile was in close range to shoot it down with its on-board naval gun.
Over the skies of Paris, France, faced with a steel ball missile attack, the drone allowed these missiles to approach and only when they entered the range of the on-board naval gun did it fire aircraft cannon shells to destroy them. Once the steel ball missiles got that close and detonated, the steel ball bullets scattered like a goddess scattering flowers, naturally hitting the drones within the encirclement.
It was precisely because of the efficacy of the aircraft cannon shells that Yan Fei gradually developed the habit of letting enemy missiles come close during counter-missile combat, engaging in short-range shooting battles. What he overlooked, however, was that the drone had an even more powerful counter-missile method: the use of on-board missiles for interception.
Whether it was the drone’s AIM-120 air-to-air missile or AGM-114 Hellfire missile, under the guidance of quantum radar, both were among the most formidable long-range counter-missile weapons, with their minimum attack range exceeding 20 kilometers. Beyond a 20-kilometer range, that area was vast, and steel ball missiles couldn’t form an encirclement around the drone. After all, the airspace was too expansive to blockade with the number of missiles that would be required—an astronomical figure.
As long as the drone launched missiles to destroy several steel ball missiles in one direction before being encircled, and then broke through this gap to escape the encirclement, it could perfectly avoid the steel ball missile attack.
Therefore, when the drone detected missiles surrounding it, it calculated the distance between the two sides and quickly launched two AIM-120 air-to-air missiles. Guided by quantum radar, these two AIM-120 air-to-air missiles flew at full speed toward the east and struck two missiles in their path in just over ten seconds, colliding fiercely in the sky and resulting in a massive explosion that annihilated both.
Among the wreckage of the incoming missiles, the quantum radar detected a large number of steel ball bullets scattering in all directions. These missiles were indeed steel ball missiles specially designed to counter drones. However, at that moment, these steel ball missiles were more than twenty kilometers away from the drone, and since the steel ball bullets weren’t actively propelled, they posed no threat to the drone.
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The drone’s missile attack created a breach in the still-forming steel ball missile encirclement, after which it accelerated and flew right through this gap.
The drone’s top flight speed reached three times the speed of sound; its acceleration was indeed as swift as lightning, quickly leaving the encirclement behind. However, the steel ball missiles were not to be underestimated, as they made a turn in front and began to tear after the drone at full speed. These steel ball missiles were modifications of US Forces’ anti-aircraft missiles, which naturally could have caught up to the drone if not for the steel ball transformation. But after the modification, changes in weight and center of gravity drastically altered the performance of the anti-aircraft missiles, significantly reducing their flight speed and making it impossible to catch up with the drone fleeing at three times the speed of sound.
Seeing the distance between the drone and themselves grow wider, the steel ball missiles could only choose to self-detonate, launching the steel ball bullets in the warhead. However, since the drone had already left their encirclement, these steel balls filling the sky caused no harm to the drone.
Having shaken off the pursuit of the steel ball missiles, the drone opened the throttle and swiftly climbed in altitude, quickly reaching an altitude of 30,000 meters, then continued at high speed towards the eastern sea at three times the speed of sound.
Then the quantum radar issued a warning: Another forty-something missiles had been launched from the ground. Through the scanning of the quantum radar, Yan Fei noticed that these missiles were shaped much like the steel ball missiles, indicating yet another wave trying to ensnare him. However, the drone was already at an altitude of 30,000 meters, and the maximum range of these originally anti-aircraft missiles was also 30,000 meters, meaning they were ultimately destined to fail in reaching the drone.
As expected, after undergoing modification, not only did their speed decrease, but their flight altitude was also significantly reduced. The steel ball missiles could no longer climb after reaching an altitude of 25,000 meters, and, left with no other choice, they self-detonated. However, at this altitude, the scattered steel ball bullets from the explosion posed no threat to the drone flying 5,000 meters above them.
After evading the attack from this wave of steel ball missiles, the drone was not far from the sea. Once it reached the sea, it could dive underwater and immediately evade further attacks. But just then, suddenly, five more missiles were launched from the ground. These five missiles were incredibly fast, and under the detection of the quantum radar, Yan Fei realized their speed had frighteningly reached eight times the speed of sound.
The drone had previously intercepted anti-aircraft missiles reaching five times the speed of sound with the help of quantum radar and an auxiliary brain. It had never attempted to intercept missiles as fast as eight times the speed of sound. Having never done so before, the drone was not confident in intercepting these incoming high-speed missiles. Thus, it continued to fly rapidly at an altitude of 30,000 meters, only to find that those missiles had also reached an altitude of 30,000 meters and were still chasing after the drone.
