Warhammer: Hail to the Void Lords!

The moon had not risen, the sky was still dark, and an alert Predator roared among the black clouds in the night sky.

This is an early warning aircraft modified by the Imperial Navy using the body of a Predator bomber. It has a large number of highly advanced anti-air plane search arrays built into it. The assembly quantity is rare, and the Gothic Fleet only has two of them.

The observers observed the readings on the auspicious array with high concentration, and indeed, a formation of air units that failed to recognize the signal was detected 700 kilometers away from the aircraft.

"This is the Dolphin. We have detected suspected enemy aviation operations. Judging from the movement,

It seems to be transferring from the rear airport to the front airport. "

"Aviaton received."

The alert predator then began to turn its wings, drawing an elegant arc in the air and flying backwards.

The line of dawn and dusk passed through the base of the 1st Brigade on the southern front.

The front line where the First Brigade is located is building temporary positions day and night. Everyone knows that they will not stay here for too long, but they also do not know how fierce the enemy will attack them in the next few days. .

As for the British armored forces that were gathering, the loud sound of their engines could already be heard around the camp.

'My regards, it looks like you had a good sleep last night. "Seeing Horatio walk out of the RV neatly dressed and radiant, followed by two beauties with spring faces and affectionate eyebrows, Lord Wellesley greeted him with swollen dark circles under his eyes.

It seemed like his arm had been hurting all night last night, which prevented him from getting a good rest.

"I also salute you, Sir. I hope our plane taking off early in the morning will not disturb your rest." Horatio looked at the slightly dawn sky, and the rumble of cannons in the distance did not stop for a moment.

"It is a blessing to be able to hear the sound of the Imperial Navy's aircraft engines. On such a vast and deep battlefield, we are running on two legs, relying on your men above our heads."

"No problem. I worked up all night last night to plan the corresponding plans, and I have tried my best to include the entire fan-shaped front. There are several plans that need to be checked first based on the enemy's deployment, and then I will make corresponding adjustments. "

"Aviation Commander!" The morning sunlight shone on Anya Fasha's body, making her stand out from the gloom. Her creamy chocolate skin exuded a delicate and alluring luster under the soft starlight.

"All wing pilots have been assembled in accordance with your instructions."

"Thank you, Captain Fasha. Thank you for staying up all night last night to discuss the plan with me. It was really hard." Horatio stepped forward and handed her one of the two cups of coffee in his hand.

"It's not a big deal, I've already gotten used to it." She took it with an exotic smile.

At dawn, the Aviation Department received a warning from an early warning aircraft and clearly detected that the enemy had air units accompanying the ground offensive. Several ensigns from the Aviation Department who stayed on the aircraft bridge of the Indefatigable immediately encrypted the comprehensive research and judgment data. Later sent to Horatio.

In the remaining hours of the early morning, he and Anya Fasha determined the next short-control indicators.

"Good morning, pilots of the 1st Gothic Air Wing." Horatio straightened his chest and looked at the full tent of male and female pilots in front of him. All pilots from the two groups were here.

"Ha, sir, long time no see. We haven't had dinner together for so long. Everyone misses you." Veronica looked at her nose, gums and nose with her index finger and smiled.

"After this battle, there will be a chance." Horatio chuckled, and then immediately turned to the topic.

‘As you know, we will launch a large-scale air-ground integrated mechanized advancement campaign,

The main battlefield is located on the agricultural plain to the west of the 1st Brigade.

As soon as he raised his hand, he brought up the holographic image, which showed the current location of the 1st British Brigade and the nearby battle lines. The red arrow represented the Chaos rebels' attack posture with a right uppercut, and the scattered dark green arrows next to it represented possible green attacks. The defensive line of the Leather Orc attack.

"According to the detection of the early warning aircraft, the enemy has aircraft units working together with ground armor units."

The projection that Horatio called up could only show vague black shadows.

Captain Anya Fasha, who has more experience in anti-air combat, took over from Horatio and said:

According to intelligence research, these aircraft should be Hellclaw fighter-bombers often used by Chaos rebels in the atmosphere. The three-person crew has both air combat and ground attack capabilities. "

“Because of the presence of these enemy air units, this campaign will be divided into two separate parts: ground and air.

Our Imperial Naval Air Force will fire the first shot of this battle, taking the Chaos Rebels' aviation group as the opponent and crushing the most important part of their coordinated attack. Horatio opened the tactical air map and said:

‘Our plan goal is to change the balance of aviation power between the two sides within five days and nights in the early stages of the battle, cause heavy losses to the enemy’s flying units, and completely seize air supremacy.

Resolutely destroy the enemy's basic group of aviation on the ground and in the air, destroy the air defense system, paralyze the command system of the enemy's aviation and field air defense forces, destroy the airport, the most important hubs, barracks and camps, aviation oil depots and ammunition depots, and eliminate the enemy's comprehensive reconnaissance-assault system ! "

The relaxed atmosphere of laughter and laughter at the beginning faded away from the faces of the pilots, and everyone sat upright with solemn expressions.

"Pilots, this time we will penetrate deep into the enemy's territory. Air Commander Captain Cochran has planned a relatively safe penetration zone and flight corridor, with a depth of about 100 kilometers to 300 kilometers. We must destroy no less than 20% of the enemy's air defense targets in the planned penetration zone." Captain Anya Fasha said.

"Relying on the identification of our Imperial Navy's advanced orbital observation and reconnaissance system, the enemy's aviation group has a medium-sized front-line airport 200 kilometers away from here and a large airport about 800 kilometers behind the front line. The confirmed air force is visually estimated to be at least the size of an air brigade.

Of course, this is definitely not the enemy's entire air force on this planet, but it is likely that this is all the available force they have sent to this armored assault team.

This location is their front-line field hangar, which can store up to two squadrons.

Our main goal is to focus on this front-line field airport. As long as we can dispel the enemy's attempt to quickly reinforce the front line, the armor loss of our colleagues in the Star Army is expected to be reduced by 70%.

To achieve this tactical intention, the number of our assaults will increase to five. First, we should destroy the anti-aircraft weapons that cover the airport, then destroy the take-off and landing runways and main taxiways, and destroy the enemy aircraft on the open apron.

The second is the aircraft of the enemy squadron on duty, and finally destroy the aircraft parked in the earthen bunkers and reinforced concrete bunkers, ammunition depots and aviation fuel depots. In order to destroy the enemy aircraft in the bunkers, various tactical deception methods can also be used to lure the enemy aircraft out of the bunkers and destroy them when they take off or land. "

Horatio arranged in a very professional tactical tone.

"Today, that is, the first day, our cluster attack on the base will be carried out twice. In the following days, once a day.

In the intervals between each intensive assault, the time between each wave, and the subsequent intensive assaults will continue to be modified based on the results of the first assault, and will be implemented as soon as possible,

to deprive the enemy of the opportunity to repair the airport and regroup!

At the same time, the accompanying air control and emergency squadrons are reserved, with the goal of destroying newly discovered or revived targets within a depth of 300 kilometers. ”

The above is the result of her and Horatio's painstaking research on fleet-level intelligence.

The Imperial Navy, which has orbital air superiority, has dispatched a Cobra-class destroyer close to the suborbital track to conduct high-altitude reconnaissance in accordance with the requirements of the flagship aviation minister and fleet liaison officer to explore the enemy's key buildings that may exist around the preset battlefield where the battle is about to break out.

After obtaining intelligence on the possible location of the enemy's airport, Horatio and his aviation wing commander spent several hours modifying the tactical arrangements that had been arranged day and night in the previous week to implement them into real tactical arrangements.

"My ideal expectation for this air battle is:

One! Achieve an advantage of no less than 2:1 in the comparison of the quantity and quality of the air forces of both sides.

Two! Eliminate all discovered enemy reconnaissance-assault integrated systems.

Three! Destroy or suppress the target level of the air defense system around the enemy airport with firepower and radio electronic warfare equipment within the specified assault aircraft group's overflight zone and activity area.

Four! The extent of destroying the enemy's infrastructure, including airports, artillery positions, garrisons, front-line combat logistics bases, command systems, transportation lines, and oil pipelines, can be so serious that the intensity of enemy air force activities can be reduced by one-third to one-half.

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Horatio took a deep breath, looked at the men and women in front of him, and said solemnly:

"If the above four quantitative indicators can be achieved, the total assault power of the enemy's air force can be reduced by two-thirds to three-quarters, and the loss of our ground units can be reduced by 80%, which is crucial to the entire battle."

This was his inspiration on the bed last night: as long as I gather all my strength to attack Huanglong, strike the enemy's nearest air force birth point with a heavy hammer, paralyze the core of the front-line airport and the main force of the enemy's air force, then I can reduce the number of air reserves for tactical support by more than half!

If the enemy wants to support the front line, it can only fly from the rear for several hours and fly hundreds of kilometers to reach the battlefield. Considering the fuel consumption problem, its mount capacity will be greatly reduced, and the support response time will be greatly extended, and it will be more likely to be intercepted by the Imperial Navy's air interception squadron.

"Gothic Fleet First Fighter Wing, can you do it?!" Anya Fasha showed her serious and heroic side as a Talan.

"Make sure you complete the mission! Sir!"