Munitions Empire

"Ratatat!" Knowing he had lost his chance, the Dahua Empire Fighter Jet reluctantly fired a burst of Tracer Bullets before swiftly disengaging and yielding its advantageous position.

The wingman from the Tang Army successfully covered the lead aircraft, drawing away from danger. Immediately after, it banked sharply in the sky, making a wide circle to seek out new targets.

"Come on!" Seeing their Fighter Jet appear, the machine gunners on the bomber waved their arms and shouted uproariously, unable to contain their excitement.

When the Dahua Empire's bomber pilots saw their escort Fighter Jets arriving, they too erupted into cheers.

The bottled-up emotions were instantly released, accompanied by the roaring of more engines, seemingly boosting the morale of the Imperial Air Force once again.

"Buzz...whoo..." This time, the diving Butcher Fighter didn't secure a stable opportunity to attack. After its dive, it quickly pulled up, narrowly avoiding being tailed by the swiftly approaching Dahua Type 1 Fighter Jet.

Though the Fighter Jets of the Dahua Empire were still not quite on par with the Butcher equipped by the Tang Army, the gap was no longer so apparent.

Both being monoplane Fighter Jets, the speed difference was less than 100 kilometers... Even though they lacked enclosed cockpits, their maneuverability seemed somewhat better. The Dahua Type 1 Fighter, while still lagging in high-altitude high-speed scenarios, wasn't at a significant disadvantage in dogfights at 3000 meters.

The pilots from the Tang Army seemed to realize this too; after their high-speed diving attacks failed, they immediately climbed rapidly to disengage, not sticking around for a pointless dogfight with the pilots from the Dahua Empire.

Leveraging their power advantage, the Tang Army aircraft maneuvered vertically to shake off their adversaries and then regroup to form another attack.

However, they soon discovered that the enemy Fighter Jets... seemed to be slightly more numerous!

At about 4500 meters altitude, there were several Dahua Type 1 Fighter Jets waiting for an opportunity to strike. They had not mixed into their own bomber formation, instead waiting on the outskirts for the chance to engage.

Swiftly, they found their opportunity. As the Tang Army Fighter Jets failed in their attack and banked away, the Dahua pilots started their offense.

In stark contrast to the usual two-aircraft formation of the Tang Army, the pilots of the Dahua Empire employed a five-aircraft formation, a cumbersome method that limited maneuverability but emphasized frontal firepower.

With their numerical advantage, the pilots from the Dahua Empire joined the battle in waves, turning the already chaotic aerial combat into complete pandemonium.

The Dahua Type 1 Fighter Jet, a new weapon within the Imperial Air Force, was flown only by the finest pilots, meticulously selected for their skill.

These pilots were superior in technique and more flexible in thinking than average pilots. Many of them had past opportunities to engage with Tang Army aircraft.

After their attacks failed, these pilots quickly dispersed, using their aircraft's smaller turning radius to disrupt the formation of Tang Army Fighter Jets, creating more attacking opportunities for their comrades.

Faced with so many Dahua Type 1 Fighter Jets for the first time, the pilots from the Tang Army were taken aback. Originally tasked with intercepting Dahua bombers, they found themselves entangled with the Dahua Empire's Fighter Jets, instantly thrown into disarray.

"Buzz..." In the sky, the intense screeching noise from the diving aircraft filled the air. A Tang Army Butcher Fighter rolled to dodge the relentless strafing from a Dahua Type 1 Fighter behind it. The two aircraft chased each other, zooming right over the heads of the entire Dahua bomber formation.

Another Butcher Fighter cut in from the side, but before it could initiate an attack, it was forced to change course by two other Dahua Type 1 Fighters.

Compared to the Fighter Jets of the Tang Army, there were simply too many Fighter Jets from the Dahua Empire, so many in fact that the pilots from the Tang Army were beginning to fluster.

"Damn it, die!" Spotting a Butcher Fighter swinging wide after escaping the Dahua Fighter pursuing it, a panic-stricken Dahua gunner shouted as he aimed his machine gun toward the Butcher Fighter.

This time, he did not fire blindly, but waited and observed the Butcher Fighter's flight path seriously.

Though this was his first battle, he felt he had a knack for combat. At least he was good at identifying patterns and aiming purposefully.

After confirming the flight path of the Butcher Fighter, he carefully calculated the lead necessary, the pattern he had figured out.

Since the enemy's Fighter Jet was continuously accelerating, if he didn't fire ahead, the bullets would only trace a line where the enemy aircraft had flown past, missing the target completely.

Only by firing ahead, roughly estimating where the enemy would pass, did he stand a chance at shooting down his adversary! With this thought, he shifted his gun muzzle slightly forward.

The opponent didn't know that in such a corner, a machine gunner was aiming at him. So, after shaking off the Dahua Fighter, he didn't make any drastic maneuvers immediately.

This gave the Dahua gunner a rare opportunity! The gunner fired ahead, seemingly aimlessly, emptying the remaining bullets from his drum.