Galaxy Domination Guide

On the holographic battlefield map, multiple Super Hornets appeared and began moving northeast. Lv Zhinian didn't hesitate at all and said, "Two Flying Sharks, intercept and escort."

Unlike the John C. Stennis, which carried more than eighty aircraft, the smaller displacement Shandong Aircraft Carrier carried a total of 24 J-15 Flying Shark fighter jets and 8 Killer Bee unmanned combat aircraft.

The aviation unit's pilots were also very excited at this time; many of them had trained on the first aircraft carrier, Liaoning, and had flown the early versions of the Flying Sharks. After the modifications to the Flying Shark, they were put into the Deep Sleep Learning System to master the new version of the Flying Shark's flying techniques.

In the past, they had fantasized about what it would be like to encounter the American Super Hornets over the high seas; now, that situation had arisen.

An interception and escort mission was not suitable for the Killer Bees, even though they were actually more powerful than the modified Flying Sharks. The pilots of the J-15 could gesture from within the cockpit to signal the pilots of the Lighthouse Country's aircraft, something clearly impossible for the Killer Bee that lacked even a cockpit.

At a glance, the modified Flying Shark seemed to be of the same generation as the Super Hornet, but in reality, almost everything inside the Flying Shark had been changed.

Two J-15 fighter jets took off from the straightened flight deck's forward launching point on the Shandong, which also lacked catapults; however, the more than ninety meters of deck were enough for the modified Flying Shark to take off fully loaded. This was thanks to the new version of the J-15's abundant power and flight control capabilities.

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Super Hornet pilot Wally detected something on his radar and immediately notified his squadron mates, "Got a radar blip; looks like we've got friends joining the party."

The performance of the APG-79 Active Electronically Scanned Array radar onboard the fighter was still quite outstanding, considering Earth's technology. The Flying Sharks didn't have any stealth modifications—indeed, it was the original intent of the Navy of Country C for the Flying Sharks to be visible to the opposition!

"Two fighter jets, huh? C Navy's J-15s? Shouldn't be much different from the Su-27; if that's the case, there's no need to worry."

"Can't be complacent. Stick to the original plan: Fox-7 and Fox-8 will engage the opponents, and Fox-6 and I will look for an opportunity to break through their interception. Our mission is reconnaissance."

Wally said to his comrades again, "Keep cool; if it comes to a fight, we might not lose this time, but the people from Country C, oh no, those guys from the Star Alliance, might bring out heavier weapons. Then we'd be in real trouble."

"Understood; tangle with them, avoid conflict."

Four Super Hornets flew in formation at high speed toward the no-fly zone. The aircraft inherently were not great performers, probably the worst in aerodynamics among all fourth-generation Lighthouse Country fighters, especially regarding high-speed flight and interception capabilities.

However, the pilots knew how to leverage their strengths, and up until then, no one had been able to challenge the Lighthouse Country's air power, so a group of Super Hornets has been able to dominate unchallenged.

Now, pilots like Wally had to be extra cautious and dared not fire too hastily.

"Warning, you are approaching the temporary no-fly zone designated by our country. To avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and conflicts, please retreat immediately, repeat, please retreat immediately!" The J-15 pilot repeated the message on the open channel.

Wally snorted and said, "Ignore him."

Before long, a transmission with a C country accent came again, "Warning, you are excessively close to the temporary no-fly zone delineated by our country. If you disregard the warning and willfully fly into the temporary no-fly zone, it will be regarded as a hostile act, and we will respond forcefully."

This threat seemed to unsettle the group of Lighthouse Country pilots somewhat. Wally was also a bit worried and immediately reported the situation back to the mother ship. However, Major General Majinto's opinion was very firm; they were flying over the high seas and international airspace and should not be interfered with.

Wally cursed the old bastard commander and asked, "If the other side opens fire, am I authorized to retaliate?"

"The C-country people won't fire, they don't have the habit of shooting first."

This obviously wasn't a very convincing way to persuade, and Wally and the other Super Hornet pilots couldn't believe it, but at this point they had no choice but to grit their teeth and go ahead.

Meanwhile, pilot conversations were happening among the Flying Shark aircraft as well.

"The group commander's order is to prohibit us from using electronic warfare means to sabotage the enemy's avionics and communications. Hey, otherwise we could have them blind and even unable to find their way now."

"After all, we are waiting to see them enter the no-fly zone."

"Yeah, be careful later on. If the distance is too close, it's not impossible that something could go wrong. Caution is paramount."

"Understood, got it."

Within roughly 100 nautical miles out from the coast of Spratly Island, the area had been established as a no-fly zone. In fact, this prohibition had severely affected all civilian vessels passing through the South Sea, some ships even had to detour through the Philippine Sea to reach their destinations.

At this moment, two Flying Shark pilots were using the translator of their fighter jet AI, clearly hearing everything the Super Hornet pilots were saying, yet Wally and his companions were completely unaware.

Thirty-plus kilometers outside the no-fly zone's boundary, two Flying Sharks intercepted a formation of four Super Hornets. Two of the Super Hornets immediately began dogfighting maneuvers, jettisoned their drop tanks, and tried to tail the Flying Sharks to hinder the normal flight of the C-country military aircraft, creating an opportunity window for Wally and another to continue forward.

"Damn it, since when did the guard's turning radius get so small?"

A Fox-8 pilot was shouting as he originally attempted to capitalize on the energy loss of the Flying Shark by securing a tail-hold on it after an attempted circling turn. But the Flying Shark's turning radius in the air was unbelievably tight.

As soon as the Super Hornet's nose started to turn, aiming for the Flying Shark, the latter had already completed a turn and was flying alongside Wally's Super Hornet.

"Severe warning! Your aircraft is about to enter the temporarily restricted no-fly zone designated by my country. Do not resist stubbornly; turn around and leave immediately, or my aircraft will be commanded to shoot you down."

Wally was almost laughingly furious, still flying forward, with the Flying Shark beside him and a Super Hornet tailing them. They had the advantage in numbers and weren't afraid of the two J-15s.

With the advantage of speed, the Flying Shark tried to make aggressive moves ahead of the Super Hornet's nose, but the Lighthouse Country pilots also had good technique and coordination. When one was intercepted, another took its place to continue flying forward, and when the Flying Shark approached again, the previous aircraft resumed its advance.

After tangling with the Flying Shark for a while, Wally's mount finally entered the no-fly zone. At this moment, his downward looking radar seemed to have detected something.

"What's going on, why is there a patch of land detected ahead of us? There shouldn't be anything there."

As he was puzzled, suddenly his teammate's high-decibel shouting pierced his ears: "Fox-5, dodge! Missile!"