My Wife is Actually a top-tier Soldier King?!-Chapter 1155 - 1070: Snipe and Clam Fight! Brother Makes a Killing!
Over the tumultuous skies of Baldet.
Suddenly, a thunderous boom echoed in the clear sky.
A large transport plane gliding for landing was struck accurately on its left wing by a missile that came out of nowhere.
To achieve sufficient thrust, the transport plane was equipped with high-bypass turbofan engines.
Burning lots of fuel, sucking in the air, compressing, and ejecting...
Thus, the extremely hot tailpipe of the engine was the most susceptible target for infrared-guided missiles.
A fierce explosion, a powerful shockwave.
In an instant, the missile warhead released countless fragments.
Aviation engines are extremely delicate; once started, the blades keep spinning at high speed.
The engines are especially vulnerable to foreign objects ingestion—things like sand, birds, and the like can easily shatter the blades.
Therefore, those who throw coins into the engines of commercial jets for good luck before boarding are actually playing with the lives of everyone on the plane.
And now...
The struck wing snapped off abruptly.
The two engines hadn’t even hit the ground before they exploded into pieces mid-air.
The large transport plane, having lost its aerodynamic balance, instantly lost stability.
Like a chunky man running at full speed tripped harshly, he stumbles and falls, unable to regain his balance.
And this giant strategic transport plane, a behemoth of two to three hundred tons.
With half a wing blown off and shrapnel penetrating the fuselage.
It plummeted, skewed, towards the edge of the airfield.
The large transport plane, with broken wings, emitted billowing smoke and made a terrifying, heart-thumping wail.
At long last...
Boom!!!
A violent crash, as if a skyscraper was demolished.
The fully-equipped large transport plane slammed heavily onto the ground.
The tremendous impact shattered the fuselage instantly, sending debris flying and dust billowing.
But this wasn’t the worst part.
A large transport plane’s ability to carry a lot and travel far relies on four high-powered engines and a vast fuel capacity.
And the majority of fixed-wing aircraft have hollow bodies and wings.
Inside, there are lattice-like cavities designed to store fuel.
This large transport plane, which had its left wing severed, still had a lot of fuel left upon landing.
If due to weather or other reasons the plane couldn’t land, the remaining fuel would allow it to divert to another airport.
But being shot down...
That was a disaster!
In the fierce collision upon impact with the ground, sparks from short circuits ignited the leaking fuel.
Even without a short circuit, the high temperatures in the combustion chambers of the engines suspended on the other wing could ignite the leaking fuel, causing deflagration.
As a result.
The large transport plane, severely battered upon its crash, also encountered a fierce deflagration.
In an instant.
Flames erupted, accompanied by billowing smoke.
Xu Feng, who witnessed the entire process, was at a loss for words.
A missile suddenly launched from Baldet city area toward the airport, evading two rising air-defense missiles, hit the large transport plane of the Star Federation with precision, causing it to crash tumultuously, fracturing and exploding...
Xu Feng had thought that with a strong army’s surprise attack seizing the airport and bringing in a large number of troops and equipment, except for the treasury, there wouldn’t be much fighting elsewhere.
But as it turned out...
Xu Feng realized he had been too naive.
Common saying goes.
A centipede dies but never falls down.
Who is Abulaxi?
He’s a ruthless man who fought his way through a sea of corpses and rivers of blood.
Among his many subordinates, weren’t there any loyal ones? Anyone willing to fight to the death?
Of course, it was impossible.
And behind Abulaxi was the backing of YL Country.
Maybe it was the YL Country’s people who suddenly fired the missile from the Baldet city area, bringing down the Star Federation’s large transport plane.
After all, the war was seen on the surface as one initiated by the Star Federation to forcibly seize back nuclear warheads, a blatant invasion of Baldet.
But in reality...
YL Country also wanted the nuclear warheads; if the Star Federation recaptured them, wouldn’t their dream be shattered?
Xu Feng felt that if he were the commander sent by YL Country to Baldet, he would also unhesitatingly first help Abulaxi hold off the Star Federation’s bombardment and integrated air and ground assault.
Then they would find a way to negotiate with Abulaxi, transferring and taking away the nuclear warheads as quickly as possible - the sooner, the better.
After all, the comprehensive strength of the Star Federation was too strong, with their powerful air force capable of continuous airstrikes and bombings, continuous transport of materials and personnel, continuous offensives... 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
Abulaxi’s elite and loyal forces weren’t many and couldn’t withstand such attrition; defeat was certain, it was just a matter of time.
For this reason, it was essential to first disrupt the Star Federation’s operational deployment.
How to create chaos?
The simplest and most direct method was to target the airfield.
After seizing the airfield, the Star Federation could continuously fly in troops, materials, and equipment, multiplying their combat power geometrically. Therefore, it was necessary to make it inoperable and prevent aircraft from taking off and landing.
But storming or shelling the airfield was too difficult. Heavy troops were already stationed here with tight defense, and any attacking force would simply be delivering themselves to their death.
In comparison.
As is well known, aircraft take-off and landing speeds are not very high, and their altitude is extremely limited.
Moreover, they must follow a fixed flight path to take off and land correctly on the runway.
This restricts the aircraft from making significant maneuvers; any slight miscalculation risks stalling and crashing to the ground, or the danger of wing-tip scraping.
