Chapter 691

Chapter 691: Combined Strike

Due to the very special attributes of light element energy, light-element magicians and light element warriors have always been quite rare.

In the world where Lin Mo used to live, various empires usually recruited a batch of light element practitioners to combat evil forces and the invasion of the demon tribe as a reserve of combat power.

Apart from the ruling class’s exclusive organizations, the religious institution known as the Divine Court also has a considerable number of light element members. By releasing light element energy and positive energy while engaging in secular activities, they promote the glory of the gods. However, most practitioners are merely auxiliary and often study herbal medicine, making them no different from barefoot doctors. Their goal to lead others to goodness and the compassion of a healer often carry the same meaning.

Since the Divine Court’s interests do not conflict with the empire’s governance, the officials often turn a blind eye to their activities. When the government organizes efforts to eliminate powerful evil forces and engage in wars against the demon tribe, light element practitioners from the Divine Court are often included in the conscription list.

As citizens under the national regime, their primary identity is to fulfill the empire’s duties and enjoy its power, while their secondary role is as believers in the gods.

The few light element practitioners are usually courted by both the empire’s officials and the Divine Court, and they would not casually get involved in human conflicts.

However, Dragon Knights are an exception; when weighing their value, the strong offensive strategic power of a Dragon Knight becomes more precious, and it doesn’t matter whether they possess light element energy or not.

In the world of magical civilization, magicians have various means like counter-reconnaissance spells, magic circles, or illusions to deal with the reconnaissance of the Light Mirror Technique.

However, in this world of technological civilization, humans have made impressive advances in electromagnetic invisibility, while research on optical invisibility still remains in a very rudimentary phase.

As for anti-optical reconnaissance technology, it is even less noteworthy, largely relying on simplistic primitive methods like camouflage or colors, easily defeated by the optical reconnaissance spells from another world.

No one would expect Lin Mo to possess such an ability. When two engineers from the National Defense Star received the magic circle diagrams Lin Mo handed them, their first reaction was not to regard it as a real magic circle, but to think it was a design for some electromagnetic energy force field.

After all, this world possesses incredible technology like the Tesla coil that can easily mislead people.

The information gap between different civilizations often allowed Lin Mo to gain the upper hand before encountering enemies, leaving each enemy he faced feeling inexplicably frustrated.

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“Four o’clock direction, altitude 9,000 meters, distance 19 kilometers, not energy warfare techniques, it’s the high Youyou maneuver! Please activate the C3I system. I will take charge, link ID66832X1, password 7d9wke33, and unite our firepower! Everyone, activate one combat missile first.”

Lin Mo quickly reported the holy knight’s position. Unless the opposing side also had optical invisibility, they wouldn’t be able to evade the lock from the Light Mirror Technique.

The high Youyou maneuver was an air combat skill created by the Chinese Air Force. As a successor of Colonel Jiang Renbin from Team 7759, Lin Mo was naturally very familiar with this air combat skill, which was different from energy warfare techniques.

As expected of a special tier pilot, the tactical attack was launched over such a long distance. This tactic may appear perfectly timed for the right attack position or yield no results. However, in battle, it’s essential to consider probabilistic events; pilots without a gambling spirit are much weaker in adverse situations than those war-mad fighters.

The high Youyou maneuver does not lose too much speed and can quickly seize the enemy aircraft’s six o’clock blind spot, combining both offense and defense while allowing flexibility in tactics.

The X-1 Forward-Swept Wing Fighter Jet, in a sharp-attack formation, headed towards the direction of the special tier pilot, the holy knight, while simultaneously activating the mode against the system.

Most fighter jets are equipped with this module, usually used for training and exercises, capable of simulating missile and cannon attacks.

Upon pressing the launch button, the system automatically calculates the hit effect. In linked mode, aside from not actually shooting down anything, it is virtually indistinguishable from real aerial combat.

Lin Mo estimated the distance to the target at fourteen kilometers; they were about to enter visual range, which was also the range for close-range air-to-air combat missiles.

“Understood! The C3I system’s public port is opening. Okay, ‘Yuri’ has connected.”

“I’ll follow your lead, ‘Number 13’! The C3I is adjusting communication protocols for adaptation and beginning to connect, ‘Raccoon’ has also linked.”

Yuri and Raccoon expressed utmost trust in Lin Mo and granted the advanced permissions of the C3I to the X-1.

Although the C3I systems (Command, Control, Communication, Intelligence) of each country differ, Australia and Iran, relying to some extent on imported weapons to maintain military combat power, have set up partially open C3I systems that comply with internationally accepted standards. This allows them to integrate different weapon systems produced by various manufacturers effectively.

“The C3I system confirms, the missiles are activated!”

On Lin Mo’s Dragon General tactical helmet, light point symbols appeared, displaying the positions of the X-1 and two accompanying aircraft, with activated missiles blinking under the wings.

“Follow my lead! Don’t get too close, maintain formation. Prepare for a simultaneous launch!”

The holy knight’s fighter jet had now appeared within the Dragon Knight’s visual range, and the X-1 Forward-Swept Wing Fighter Jet accelerated again.

Although it can easily reach Mach 4 without any pressure, for the two accompanying aircraft, it’s Alexander.

To avoid any accidents, the nose of the X-1 exceeded the two accompanying aircraft by nearly two aircraft lengths.

While the three-aircraft team has powerful attack capabilities, it also attracts attention, making it highly dangerous.

If the enemy simultaneously fires three missiles, this formation would be forced to break apart on the spot. Staying together under such circumstances would likely result in a complete defeat.

The special tier pilots, like Colonel Jiang, are incredibly familiar with the performance of their fighter jets and tend to unleash air combat skills that exceed expectations. Lin Mo does not believe they would gain any advantage in a three-to-one situation.

To avoid being instantly eliminated, the best approach is to strike first, throwing random punches at the seasoned expert.

If they fall into the enemy’s rhythm of attack, it won’t be long before they’re led to their doom.

The transparent display screen within the tactical helmet changed again, and three missiles automatically grouped together, with a flashing number "1" signifying that the first wave of missiles was ready.

“‘Number 13’ has locked onto the target. Countdown: three, two, one! Launch!”

Lin Mo activated the optical guidance module of his helmet. The most basic close-range radar-guided missiles can accept such a radio-guided mode.

Unless the missile enters its final phase, in the seconds following the launch, it can remain under the control of the tactical helmet, guided precisely by Lin Mo’s eyes. The pupil positioning system can easily identify several points and angles for direction changes.

The helmet’s aiming system serves as an external enhancement during aerial combat, maximizing the union between the pilot and the fighter jet, achieving highly efficient human-machine synergy.

Three light points shot out simultaneously on the radar screen, speeding towards an empty area.

In reality, however, the opposite was true: the three light points did not exist, and in the empty area on the radar screen, a fighter jet approached fiercely in an arched line.

The combined speed of the confrontation and the missile’s velocity caused the holy knight to fall within the practical range of close-range combat missiles, about six to seven kilometers, as soon as it entered the visual range of Lin Mo and his two companions.

The discrepancy between the actual range and theoretical range had already been consumed due to delays in practical operations.

“Interesting!”

The hawk-eyed holy knight pressed a button in the cockpit, and suddenly a tsunami-like wave of electromagnetic pulses surged forth.

The speed of the ECM electromagnetic pulse attack is always faster than that of any missile.

“Damn! Electronic interference!”

Lin Mo, Yuri, and Raccoon cursed simultaneously, undeterred as they activated their electronic countermeasure system. The onboard computer began operating counter-interference according to a preset program.

The missile signals on the transparent visor of the Dragon General tactical helmet disappeared, and the system indicated strong interference, losing its active guidance capability, relying solely on the missile’s own ability to track the target.

The first wave of attacks was clearly a complete miss. Not to mention the special tier pilots, even for Lin Mo himself, it would be nearly impossible for the three misguided missiles to hit their target.

The enemy took advantage of those few seconds before the missiles made contact, launching their electronic warfare attack mode, blocking all frequencies.

The response was extremely quick, catching this precious opportunity for retaliation right away.

The communication channel was directly impacted, with static filling the headset, and the onboard C3I system began flickering, continuously jumping frequencies to find a suitable communication channel for reconnection.

At least for a short time, Lin Mo and the others wouldn’t be able to utilize the C3I’s coordinated strike capabilities.

“Spread out! Encircle! Three scissor lines for the kill!”

Lin Mo signaled to his left and right companions with tactical gestures. This is one of the advantages of maintaining formation flying; even if the communication system is affected, alternative methods can ensure contact.

Although this was a temporary training exercise, no one treated it as a game or relaxed their guard. Whether it was Lin Mo or the holy knight, everyone treated it like a real battle.

Especially Yuri and Raccoon, who aimed to accumulate more experience against special tier pilots in anticipation of the upcoming Death Team Battle in three days, hoping for a glimmer of survival.

In each Death Team Battle, the survivors are often only the special tier and a few high tier pilots.

If any intermediate tier pilot manages to survive, it means they are just a step away from becoming high tier.