Chapter 1333: 1250 The Assassin in the Night

Rudeler has always been the Empire Air Force’s most successful attack aircraft pilot. To create such an advanced model like him, the plane he pilots is also the most advanced in the entire Tang Empire.

Indeed, Rudeler is now a pilot of the Type 10 attack aircraft, also known as the A-10 Warthog, or in other words, the Thunderbolt Attack Aircraft.

The Great Tang Empire calls this most advanced attack aircraft “Thunderbolt,” using a name inherited from the Lighthouse Country. Tang Mo did not give the new aircraft a new name, as to him, calling it Thunderbolt was a habit formed before crossing over.

The new Thunderbolt attack aircraft is essentially a plane designed around a 30mm gatling cannon. Simply put, it involves making a sufficiently large cannon and then fitting wings and an engine onto it…

Based around this terrifying cannon, the Thunderbolt Attack Aircraft has formidable ground suppression capabilities. The various rockets and ground-guided bombs it is equipped with by the Great Tang Empire further enhance its combat effectiveness.

Originally, the Great Tang Empire’s guided bombs or ground missiles were not very advanced in terms of electronic systems, and they were quite easily interfered with.

Unfortunately for Qin Country, attempting to interfere with these missiles is still too difficult. They don’t even understand the basic principles of missile operation, so it’s naturally impossible for them to find ways to counter these missiles.

On this evening, Rudeler once again climbed into his cockpit, beneath which the fuselage was densely adorned with various achievements.

Some had radar symbols, some were tank symbols, some were armored vehicle symbols, and even cannon symbols and anti-aircraft gun symbols…

In short, in past battles, he alone had almost wiped out an entire division of opponents. And this war against Qin Country had just begun; he was confident he could double his achievements!

“Captain!” The ground crew handed the inspection report to Rudeler, who was checking the readings on various displays in the cockpit. Rudeler signed his name on it, then cooperated in conducting the final checks on the plane.

The aircraft of the Tang Empire Air Force, especially its most advanced aircraft, already have all-weather combat capabilities.

The night is no longer an obstacle to combat but the best partner to conceal their silhouettes. In the darkness, they can more easily approach their opponents and launch the most lethal attacks.

The sunset’s red glow illuminated the far sky, with the majestic scene pointing directly toward the direction of the Qin Army.

Under the sunset, the countless Qin Country troops were in disarray, while most of the Tang Empire’s military had yet to launch into action.

Holding glowing wands, the ground crew coordinated a sequence of Thunderbolt Attack Aircraft taking off in formation under the cover of darkness. The red and green position lights on the wingtips of these planes flashed continuously, and the roar of the engines enveloped the entire airfield.

Soon, on the Tang Empire’s navigation radar, clear dots began to form formations, marking yet another aerial ground suppression assault by the Tang Empire.

The high-frequency radio communication channel was filled with Great Tang Empire pilots chatting and making jokes, complaining about dinner and confirming mission objectives. It was almost like going on an armed picnic.

The Qin Army soldiers, retreating overnight, had no idea that a catastrophe was quietly approaching them.

The Qin Country forces, anxious to retreat, were crowded on the roads. While soldiers could move through fields and jungles, important large equipment and gear could only spread out along the roads, completely undefended and ripe for slaughter.

It was unavoidable; the Qin Army did not have true self-propelled artillery in the complete sense, let alone consider equipping radar for artillery. Qin Country’s senior commanders hadn’t yet conceived of the luxury idea of combining radar and artillery for anti-air defense. Their expensive electronic devices simply did not support them making such equipment widespread.

Therefore, the anti-aircraft guns were dragged by trucks, mixed with mules, cars, and armored vehicles, with countless infantry in between — both grand and fragile.

You see, sometimes it’s not that the commanders were indecisive nor incompetent; the conflicting orders they issued were simply because they hadn’t figured things out themselves.

A few days ago, Qin Army soldiers received orders to quickly enter Tang Empire territory. Later, they were suddenly ordered to retreat, then ordered to stay put and build defensive fortifications, only to quickly abandon the nearly completed fortifications and retreat.

Until now, the Qin Army, exhausted after several days, had consumed most of their carried rations without even seeing the enemy, and they began to disintegrate.

This is modern warfare; this is the absolute advantage brought by the crushing of information and communication: when the scale of an army grows large enough, destroying the command system can lead to its self-destruction.

The situation of the Qin Army is exactly like this; tens of thousands of troops, lost and without direction, were dragged into chaos and devastation. Logistical supply and sheer bewilderment were enough to prevent even one percent of these troops from realizing their combat potential.

Rudeler piloted his aircraft, with various instruments and screens in the cockpit emitting faint green glows.

With these devices, Rudeler could completely control his aircraft based on data, maintaining a stable distance from the ground, with his wingman closely following, and hundreds of similar aircraft nearby executing various missions.

Above them, an Early Warning Aircraft with a massive rotating circular radar antenna on its back was assigning corresponding tasks to every aircraft in the war zone.

For them, the battlefield was almost completely transparent; the high heat source signals congested on the roads were exposed like flashlights in the dark to the infrared equipment.

The engines of various vehicles and the crowds gathered together shone brightly, distinct and unforgettable in the night.

Rudeler unlocked the weapons, passed electricity to a ground-guided bomb, and then launched it. The missile easily landed in a densely populated area, directly flipping over all nearby tanks and armored vehicles.

If this attack aircraft pilot had more precise observational equipment, he might even be able to see dismembered limbs and a crowd falling to the ground on the screen after the explosion.

Unfortunately, his equipment wasn’t that precise, so he could only see a mass of intense thermal energy rolling and expanding, followed immediately by tranquility.