Galaxy Domination Guide

US Navy's elite pilot Wally had no time to react before he lost consciousness.

The other Lighthouse Country pilots, watching the fighter explode in the sky, had never seen any air-to-air missile cause such destruction. It seemed less like an air-to-air missile and more like the explosive effect of a high-caliber shell.

"Fuck, return fire, return fire!"

Driven by desperation, the American Empire pilots yanked on their control sticks, making evasive maneuvers in an attempt to tail the two Killer Bees. However, the Killer Bee's movements were unlike any they knew from the Su-27 Flanker series fighters, resembling instead a flying monster.

True, the Killer Bee might not match the stealth capabilities of fifth-generation fighters, but the combat strength of this maritime combat aircraft had changed drastically, making it invincible even against fifth-generation aircraft.

Compared to the agile Killer Bee, the Super Hornets in the sky resembled clumsy ducks. However, these Lighthouse Country pilots were also elite fliers, each with thousands of hours in the Super Hornet and intimately familiar with its capabilities and advantages. Fox-7 throttled up the speed and fired a burst from its autocannon.

The shells rushed through the sky with high velocity, a shoot unlikely to be truly effective but enough to exert psychological pressure on the opponents ahead.

Fox-7 hadn't managed to secure a lock-on, but if the Killer Bee ahead made a single mistake, the Lighthouse Country's ace pilots would seize the opportunity.

Unperturbed by the threat of the autocannon, the pilot of the lead Killer Bee kept cool, pulling into a tight, rapid turn, with the trailing Super Hornets following suite through the turn.

Just as the Lighthouse Country pilot thought he was about to engage in an intense battle of wits with the Killer Bee, two air-to-air missiles suddenly launched from the underwing hardpoints of the opposing aircraft.

"Is this idiot crazy?" thought the Lighthouse Country pilot mockingly.

But in the next second, the two air-to-air missiles executed a large off-boresight maneuver, aggressively homing in on the Fox-7 Super Hornet. The sight chilled the pilot to the bone. He had thought the opponent's angle, easily over a hundred degrees, could not possibly allow for any firing solution.

This is why a very crucial metric in fighters is called "nose pointing rate," as only with the nose directed at the opponent can weapons be launched and the enemy engaged.

Now, with more than a hundred degrees off-boresight, the missiles unbelievably turned and charged in his direction.

Even if these were head-on attack missiles, which typically have a higher evasion rate, the suddenness of the scene was enough to overturn the Lighthouse Country pilot's understanding of the norm.

"This isn't technology Earthlings could have achieved, these are Iridium Star missiles!"

In fact, the American's statement was completely incorrect. This missile, known as Thunderbolt-10B, was originally a newly developed close combat missile from China. The current model had also been designed by Chinese engineers who capitalized on new technologies and aid from artificial intelligence.

The missiles designed for combat aircraft by Iridium Star people couldn't possibly be this large.

Even being made by Chinese people, the missile proved to be a deadly weapon. Its outstanding maneuverability allowed it to catch up with the Super Hornet even after evasive rolls, eventually blowing the aircraft to smithereens.

The warhead of these new missiles, made of all-nitrogen anion, had more explosive power, annihilating a fighter jet in one hit, leaving no chance for the enemy plane to return damaged or otherwise.

The other Killer Bee was just as decisive, quickly outmaneuvering the two Super Hornets and shooting them down one by one with its superior agility.

At a location less than a hundred nautical miles from here, the captain of the Shandong aircraft carrier, Lv Zhinian, actually turned slightly flushed at this moment. He still looked expressionless, but his grip on the arm of the chair was unusually tight, the veins on his hands were clearly visible.

The captain said, "Send a communication to the Lighthouse Country Navy—war has begun."

The warship AI interjected at this point, "There are four enemy aircraft behind the recently shot-down ones, still within the fleet's air defense zone. Should I authorize the escort vessels to shoot them down automatically?"

Lv Zhinian said, "Granted."

Two 052D-class Aegis Destroyers escorting the Shandong, upon receiving the order, each launched four HHQ-19 air defense missiles at the target aircraft.

These missiles, also drastically modified with Iridium Star technology, could not only target fighter jets but also satellites in orbit or small orbital platforms without any difficulty. Their precision was even more commendable, with a hit rate of over ninety-five percent per missile. However, according to standard operating procedures, firing two missiles at each target was considered safer.

The second batch of four Super Hornets didn't even get a chance to engage before they were brought down. Meanwhile, the patrol E-2 AWACS in the airspace suddenly lost all electronic signals, even becoming disoriented in the air, leading to chaos.

Majinto was greatly shocked upon receiving the news that all eight fighter jets were shot down by the Chinese. Though he had anticipated that the Chinese weren't going to be easy to negotiate with at this time, he hadn't realized they'd become a warlike nation that gets into fights at the drop of a hat.

Kirkland's forehead also started to sweat. Although he realized that the technological level of the Nimitz Class carrier strike group was likely not up to par with the Chinese carrier strike group, he had not expected the gap to be so significant. The eight Super Hornets were destroyed by the Chinese Navy without much chance to resist.

The Lighthouse Country's carrier strike group, in truth, had never trained for direct confrontation with fleets of equal or superior capability. Such expensive and impressive-looking weaponry was mainly intended to intimidate weaker nations.

Kirkland looked visibly upset and exclaimed, "Are all Chinese people mad? They actually declared war just like that."

Majinto was also very surprised and said, "It seems we have walked right into a trap set by the Chinese."

Kirkland vehemently complained, "What kind of trap is this? Our voyage was protected under international law; why should we be restricted by another country when passing through international waters?"

Majinto looked at Kirkland, who was both scared and angry, and thought to himself that the navy of Lighthouse Country had once imposed similar restrictions on the ships of other nations in international waters. Ultimately, the world still operates on the principle of might makes right. Now that the Eagle Sauce Family's strength is no longer a match for China's, it's their turn to face disadvantages.

On the other hand, Lv Zhinian had no interest in truly engaging in a carrier-versus-carrier battle with Majinto because he knew it was unnecessary. The American's carrier fleet wouldn't stand a chance against even one Killer Bee unmanned combat aerial vehicle.
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Therefore, it was natural for someone else to wrap things up.

At that moment, Lv Zhinian inquired, "Are the Orbital Paratroopers assault squad in position?"

"Already in position, ready to deploy at any time."

"Then, begin. It's time we repaid the old incident of the Galaxy seizing our vessel."