Doomsday: I Build a Space Fleet

Chapter 177: The Fun After the Battle and the New Weapons

Seeing the overlord's broken body and extremely slow movements on the holographic sand table, Lorraine decisively ordered two nearby teams to enter the battlefield.

[Battle Duration: 1:14:10]

Upon receiving Lorraine's order, four unmanned torpedo boats that were waiting on the east and west sides of the battlefield arrived first. After launching 16 torpedoes, these four unmanned torpedo boats also fired all the depth charges they carried.

The unmanned combat boats that arrived at the battlefield a little later launched their stern-mounted heavy torpedoes from a greater distance.

[Battle Duration: 1:14:20]

The 16 heavy torpedoes launched by the torpedo boat hit the target first, followed by 18 heavy torpedoes launched by the unmanned combat vessel.

Forty seconds later, the depth charges launched by the four unmanned torpedo boats gradually reached a depth of 300 meters.

[Battle Duration: 1:15:20]

Looking at the information transmitted back by the sonar of the unmanned combat boat, Lorraine discovered that the shattered overlord was still quietly floating in the 300-meter-deep seawater.

He frowned, took out a data pad from the small bag behind him, and began to check the kill information.

The most recent kill notification on the data panel was for a large silicon-based creature that was 23 meters long, 5 meters tall, and carried 3 electromagnetic cannons.

He then looked up, staring at the information displayed on the holographic sand table, lost in thought.

[Battle Duration: 1:15:30]

"Cleveland, load that torpedo-like unmanned underwater vehicle into the prototype's cabin, then have the prototype drop the vehicle next to the Overlord."

"All anti-submarine helicopters have been refitted with sonar buoys and deployed to a 5-kilometer radius area centered on the hegemon."

"Unmanned combat vessels numbered 13-18 launched torpedoes, which traveled at a depth of 400 meters."

[Battle Duration: 1:16:00]

Anti-submarine helicopters were the first to take their positions, and the three helicopters dropped 12 sonar buoys to the designated location in Lorraine.

The second to arrive on the battlefield were six unmanned combat boats, which launched 18 heavy torpedoes at the overlord from different directions.

The last to arrive at the battlefield was a demonstrator equipped with an unmanned underwater vehicle.

Lorraine personally piloted the unmanned underwater vehicle toward a depth of 300 meters.

As the unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV) descended deeper and deeper, the visibility of the seawater decreased. Although sonar buoys provided guidance for Lorraine, he still turned on the lights on the head of the UUV.

When the unmanned underwater vehicle descended to a depth of 260 meters, Lorraine was already able to vaguely see the broken-down Overlord through the camera.

When the unmanned underwater vehicle descended to a depth of 295 meters, Lorraine was able to clearly see the damage on its back.

After Lorraine controlled the underwater vehicle to circle the Overlord once, he finally gained a clear understanding of the Overlord's injuries.

The back of this overlord has almost completely disappeared, and multiple lacerations have appeared on its abdomen. Lorraine can now clearly see the condition inside the overlord's body.

Then, Lorraine noticed something flickering in the screen, and before he could react, a notification from Cleveland popped up on the screen.

[Warning! This creature is not dead; it is still slowly repairing itself, its heart is still beating, and the danger is not over. Devastating strike requested!!!]

"Real-time monitoring information uploaded to the data chain! Attack 2, target uploaded, attack commenced!"

At this moment, Attack No. 2 Qianlong fighter jet was circling at high altitude. After receiving the attack command, the robot pilot pulled the control stick, and the fighter jet rolled and entered the dive state.

The heavy torpedoes that travel at a depth of 400 meters were deployed to prevent this half-dead overlord from making a comeback and escaping to deeper waters.

[Battle Duration: 1:16:10]

Attack 2 sped across the sea surface and then pulled up, its 7.5-ton depth charge splashing up a large amount of water the moment it entered the sea.

[Battle Duration: 1:16:40]

The moment Lorraine saw the depth charges in the camera lens of the unmanned underwater vehicle, the vehicle lost contact with the flagship.

Immediately afterwards, Lorraine felt the data panel vibrate.

Subsequently, the demonstrator aircraft took off carrying another unmanned underwater vehicle.

[Battle Duration: 1:17:00]

The second unmanned underwater vehicle entered the water, and when it reached a depth of 300 meters, only scalding hot seawater remained in the area.

"Phew, all done. But this guy's too tough; he actually managed to withstand 7.5 tons of high explosives."

Lorraine slumped back in her chair, sipping her warm, strong tea and swallowing the energy bar that Platinum had handed her.

"Cheche, Ouyang Nian, glug, that monster in the water is dead, we can come back now. After we recover the remaining six torpedo boats, we can head to Red Peak Island."

"Yay! I'm coming!"

Before Ouyang Nian hung up the call, Luo Lin heard her calling out loudly for Lin Shu.

After catching his breath, Lorraine returned to the cockpit and checked the battle's costs.

"Hmm, not bad, but without these two waves of bombing, it seems the fleet wouldn't be able to completely destroy it with the supplies it's carrying now."

Although one action team was accidentally hit by friendly fire and ultimately sunk, the current casualties are far less than they expected.

Then Lorraine straightened up and quietly looked through the porthole of the cockpit at the lights shimmering on the sea.

The quiet environment in the cab continued until the sun rose above the water, and the first rays of morning sunlight shone on their faces.

"Speaking of which, we still need to blockade this sea area to prevent dominant currents from other regions from surging here."

Upon hearing Luo Yan's words, Bai Jin gently shook her head, playfully teasing Ouyang Nian as she spoke.

"I'll leave these matters to you, Commander, to communicate with Chief Yao Guang. After all, I'm just a minor major in charge of special operations."

Upon hearing these words, Lorraine, who was drinking tea, began to cough violently.

"You've changed! Tell me, when did you start going astray with Ouyang Nian?!"

Then Lorraine put down her teacup, darted behind Lin Shu, and the two of them began to circle around Lin Shu, performing the "Qin King Circling the Pillar" exercise.

At this moment, Lin Shu was holding a tray with a large bowl of salad made of lettuce and sardines, and a large slice of toasted bread.

Watching Ouyang Nian's tail wagging wildly behind him, Lin Shu's smile grew increasingly stiff. Upon noticing this, Luo Lin took the nutritionally balanced breakfast from Lin Shu's hands.

Just as he turned to walk toward the folding table in the driver's seat, Lorraine heard Ouyang Nian shout.

"Ouch! Sis, I was wrong! Don't hit my head! Ouch!"

Lorraine took the chair from Platinum, placed it in its place, and leaned against the table, watching with interest as Ouyang Nian frantically tried to escape from the driver's seat.

"Lorraine! Help me! Don't just stand there watching! Read 'Doomsday: I Build a Space Fleet' and enjoy your reading time."

Lorraine smiled and shook his head. He didn't plan to help at this time. Although Lin Shu's current mood was somewhat related to him, Ouyang Nian should bear this heavy burden of concern.

However, to avoid Ouyang Nian causing any trouble for her, Luo Lin still offered a way out.

"Lin Shu, let's eat first. After all, we need to be full to have the strength to teach Ouyang Nian a lesson."

Then, Ouyang Nian quickly sat down next to Lorraine, but while taking the bread, she didn't forget to poke Lorraine, who had just stood by and watched her die, with her tail.

Before Ouyang Nian could retract her tail, Luo Lin freed one hand and firmly grabbed the tip of her tail.

At this moment, Lorraine was holding a loaf of bread with salad in one hand, while gently sliding her fingertips across Ouyang Nian's tail.

"Hmm"

Ouyang Nian let out a muffled groan, then turned his head and glared at Lorraine, who was up to no good.

"open!"

Looking at Ouyang Nian, who was pretending to be fierce but whose face was flushed, Luo Lin couldn't help but find it a little funny. However, he also knew the principle of moderation. After touching Ouyang Nian's smooth tail again, he let go and released her tail.

"Let's eat first."

When Ouyang Nian tried to take revenge, Luo Lin gestured for her to look at Lin Shu.

Then, Ouyang Nian caught a glimpse of his older sister, who was on the verge of exploding in rage.

She shivered, then instantly sat up straight and began quickly devouring the bread in her hand.

Lorraine finished his breakfast first, then stood up and returned to the bridge to check on the fleet's assembly.

Once all the torpedo boats had been recovered to the stern and the unmanned combat boat group had joined the destroyer formation, Lorraine ordered the fleet to begin its return voyage.

After Cleveland took full control of the flight, Lorraine activated the flagship's communication system and contacted Yao Guang, who was at the base, to inquire about the situation of the two fighter jets.

Because the storage and desealing of fighter jets are relatively complicated, after desealing, the fighter jet still needs to undergo a lot of inspections to ensure that everything is in order before it can be test-flown. I have been trying my best to shorten the time required for this process.

[Furthermore, according to our calculations, the fleet should have been carrying enough torpedoes to sink it, but none of us knew it could withstand close-range bombardment of 7.5 tons of depth charges.]

"Well, that's true. Tell me more about these two planes."

Lorraine then turned the conversation to the two Submarine fighter jets.

[Wait a moment, I'll send you the file first.]

One minute later, Lorraine received the file from Yaoguang.

After opening the file and looking at the model of the airplane, Lorraine's lips twitched slightly.

"Isn't this number 16? Is it really exactly the same?"

[Hidden Dragon]

[Machine Gun: 30mm machine gun with 200 rounds of ammunition]

[Airborne missiles: Changkong-6 anti-ship cruise missile, Changkong-8 anti-ship missile, Changkong-9 anti-ship missile, Changkong-9A multi-purpose missile, Liejun-8G infrared air-to-air missile, Liejun-10 medium-range air-to-air missile, Liejun-12 long-range air-to-air missile, Lightning anti-radiation missile]

Airborne bombs: Thunder-2 precision-guided bomb, Thunder-6 glide bomb, anti-aircraft bomb, general-purpose bombs (500 kg, 1500 kg)

[Airborne equipment: Active phased array radar, infrared detector, television camera, laser rangefinder.]

[Airborne equipment: Active phased array radar, infrared detector, television camera, laser rangefinder.]

Because this aircraft is a tandem two-seat fighter, military researchers did study its unmanned modification in the past. However, with the development of drone technology and the emergence of an electronic warfare variant of this aircraft, it has become the first fourth-generation fighter capable of carrying unmanned wingmen in combat, thanks to its extremely advanced digital control system.

Based on the current situation, I have restarted the unmanned conversion program for this fighter jet. However, due to the lack of communication satellites, the unmanned fighter jet can only navigate to the target battlefield via radio. When completing ground attack missions, it needs to connect to a data link to ensure the accuracy of ground attacks.

[In addition, the Grey Falcon-9 high-altitude, high-speed stealth UAV serves as the unmanned wingman for this fighter jet.]

This drone is a highly intelligent unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of collaborating with manned helicopters to perform air superiority, air defense suppression, and aerial escort missions. It establishes a collaborative combat system between manned and unmanned aircraft through forward reconnaissance, information sharing, and fire support.

With the assistance of this type of unmanned wingman, the unmanned modified Qianlong fighter jet can complete all strike missions.

By the way, I've sent you the technical documents for this type of drone. Please check your inbox.

"By the way, today's prey should be the owner of this sea area. It's unlikely that any creatures of the same level will enter the strait anytime soon. But just in case, remember to set up an underwater interception system at the entrance and exit of this strait."

[Understood. There are four entrances and exits on each side of this strait, two sections over 80 kilometers long, one over 60 kilometers long, and one over 140 kilometers long. Have all of them been equipped with smart mines?]

"Deploy them all. Oh, and it would be best to deploy some surface patrol units in this area as well."

【clear.】

With that, the battle finally came to an end. However, before confirming the kill reward, Lorraine prepared to take a look at the technical documents sent by Yaoguang.

【Gray Falcon-9】

[Flight length: 13.2 meters]

[Flight width: 6.4 meters]

[Flight height: 3.2 meters]

[Powerplant: Two W-8 small turbofan engines]

Maximum takeoff weight: 9.8 tons

Maximum flight speed: 1600 km/h

Maximum range: 2300 km

Maximum combat radius: 1000 kilometers

Furthermore, this drone employs a fusion stealth design, coupled with its intelligent skin antenna technology, enabling it to maintain 360-degree full-coverage optical and electronic reconnaissance while in stealth mode. It can conduct over 6 hours of all-weather, all-time, all-territory battlefield situational awareness.

This technology also gives it stronger anti-interference capabilities and a low-detectability shape.

In addition to supporting traditional runway takeoffs and landings, this type of drone can also take off and land using rocket-assisted or electromagnetic catapult methods, and be recovered using a barrier net.

This unmanned wingman has a variety of payloads, including internally embedded smart munitions. After deployment, it can autonomously form a network and create a wide-area swarm attack capability.

When working in conjunction with manned aircraft, this UAV can be equipped with payloads for various functions, such as radar jamming, reconnaissance, and communication jamming, to meet the needs of different application scenarios.

This type of UAV has an internal weapons bay that can carry 12 smart miniature air-to-air missiles. It also has expanded payload capacity under the wings and on the fuselage, allowing it to carry external fuel tanks, air-to-air missiles, precision-guided weapons, and other equipment as needed for mission objectives.

To enhance its battlefield survivability, this drone is also equipped with infrared decoy flares and chaff jamming devices, enabling it to effectively evade incoming infrared and radar-guided weapons.