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Double Eagle(科幻战争)-第68部分

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water。
Jagdea killed a Tormentor on her way down; and another on her way back up。 Las batteries
drained; she wound over onto a heavy bomber; and switched to quad。 She gave it a few bursts; but
its turrets forced her to back off。
To her left; she saw Zemmic make a kill; and Del Ruth zoom over; chasing a Tormentor that had
broken from formation; wounded。
Jagdea kicked her rudder bar and rolled down under the heavy。 Viltry had been telling her about
the sweet spot; the point that no turret could track。
Two rounds went through her tail armour before she was sure she’d found it。 She chattered quad
fire into the beast’s stomach。
It slumped to port; dropping out of its line; making hot smoke; and exploding long before it
reached the sea。
With Blansher to his port; Kaminsky dropped in on a Tormentor; letting it come wide into his
gunsight。
It had been a long time since he’d felt this right。
“Fire!” he said。 “Fire! Fire!”
The lascannons charged and unloaded。 The Tormentor broke like an eggshell and fell into a
tumble。 “One to you; Kaminsky;” Blansher voxed。 Yeah; he thought。 One to me。
Viltry followed Ranfre and Cordiale down through the chaos of shots and wafting smoke。 He
rolled right and got a lock on a Talon that was attempting to climb。
Before he could commit to shoot; he saw stripes of fire coming up from below。 He rolled and
looked down。
The air below was full of bats; ascending; shooting。 The bomber waves had escort all right。 But
low; not top cover。
“Bats! Bats! Bats!” he yelled。 “Six o’clock and coming up vertical!”
Lucerna AB; 06。01
Floundering on one engine; Marquall came into hangar three and set down。 He did it badly; denting
the deck plating and slewing hard; leaving deep gouges from his landing claws。
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The fitters ran to Nine…Nine。 Marquall clambered out; throwing off his helmet in disgust。
“Sir?” asked Racklae。 “Damage?”
“No! No; it’s the bloody port engine! She’s cut out on me!” Furious; Marquall kicked his helmet
across the deck…way。
“We’re on it; sir;” Racklae said; running to open the cover。 “Just fix it! Fix it! Bloody fix it!”
Marquall yelled at them。 Racklae stopped; and turned; dignified。 “We’re trying; sir;” he said。
Marquall saw the look on his chief fitter’s face。 He raised his hands for calm。 “I’m sorry;” he
said。 “I’m really sorry; Racklae。 It’s just that I should be out there。 I should be engaged。 It’s this
bloody jinx。 The jinx of Nine…Nine! It’s frigging with me and—”
“There’s no jinx;” said Racklae sharply。 “Why don’t you shut up; boy? Always blaming your
failures on something。 Your fellow fliers… the pilots who score better than you… your jinxed
plane。 Anything; just so long as it isn’t you。 Wake up。 Look closer to home; and start doing
something about it; or by the Throne; I’ll lamp you with a wrench myself。”
Marquall stuttered and took a step back。 Racklae turned away。 “Crews!” he yelled。 “Get this
bloody bird airworthy now!”
Over the Midwinters; 06。15
The Razors and Locusts swept up amongst them; trying to force them away from the monstrous
bomber formation。 Kaminsky decided he wasn’t having that。
He banked over and went to meet the fighters head on。
“Umbra Five; where the hell are you going?” Blansher yelled over the channel。
Kaminsky didn’t say anything except; “Fire。 Fire。 Fire。 Fire。”
Blansher followed him down through the fire…sneaked air。 He saw a Razor vibrating as it fell
away; bleeding smoke。 He saw a Locust blow out as it climbed。 Kaminsky was ploughing into them
with deliberate; single…minded fury。
Blansher pulled in beside Kaminsky’s port; took a shot at a rising Locust; then banked out as he
saw a crimson Razor turning close。 The Razor was looping to line up on Kaminsky。 Blansher took
him with the last three bursts of his las。
Switching to quad; he barrelled down。 Kaminsky had lined up on a Locust and was peppering it
with las…fire。 Cordiale and Del Ruth rushed past; gunning at three Locusts that had turned away in a
harsh dive。
He saw a Razor going across him; viffed his Bolt to get deflection; and ripped the hostile down
its length with quad rounds。
Kaminsky came up out of his long stoop; and locked a Locust。 “Fire。”
Nothing。 His las batteries were exhausted。 “Switch。 Fire。 Fire。”
The quads burst off at empty sky。 Kaminsky soared around; and found a bomber right ahead of
him。 “Fire。 Fire。 Fire。”
The bomber tilted and began to come around。 Several engines out; it was turning back for home
“Fire。 Fire;” Kaminsky said。
The stricken bomber went down; suddenly encased in a shroud of its own burning fuel。
Bats blazed up past Kaminsky。 He rolled over to greet them。
Two Thunderbolt wings and a formation of Lightnings had now converged on their air…brawl。
Jagdea had taken a hit to her rudder and Zero…One wasn’t steering very well; but she tanked out of
the fusillade three Locusts were laying on her; bent right and hammered another Tormentor to
fragments。
Her fuel load was getting low。 The rest of Umbra would be the same; unless they hadn’t been
doing their jobs right。
“Umbra Flight; prepare to turn for home。 Refuel run。 Rearm。 Come back。”
Del Ruth; Cordiale and Zemmic quickly acknowledged。 Then Darrow; Scalter and Van Tull。
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Viltry’s affirmative came in a moment later。
“Umbra Two?” she called。
“Heard you; coming out;” Blansher replied。
“Umbra Five? Kaminsky?”
“Understood; Leader。 Fuel is low。 Breaking off。”
“Umbra Twelve? Umbra Twelve? Ranfre? Copy me!”
She looked around; scanning the packed sky for some sign of Ranfre。
Far below; unseen by Jagdea; a Thunderbolt descended。
Ranfre’s bird had sailed through the shot…storm of the bomber pack。 Every bolt round blasted out
by the turrets had missed it; except the one that had shattered its canopy and burst Ranfre’s skull。
His Thunderbolt; uncontrolled; slowly dropped away and hit the sea。
Lucerna AB; 08。13
The flight came in through the south entry of the hangar。 Del Ruth’s machine was making smoke
and Jagdea’s rudder was flapping like a weather vane。
“Refit; rearm and refuel!” Jagdea yelled to the fitter crews。
Power loaders and tank trucks were already spurring forward the vapour…swathed machines。
“Where’s Marquall?” Jagdea yelled to Racklae over the noise。
“He was here; ma’am! We fixed him up! He’s gone up again!”
Promethium jetted out of a hose poorly fitted to Cordiale’s machine。 Racklae ran towards the
problem; cursing his crew。
Jagdea looked up out of the hangar mouth at the sky。
Marquall was alone out there。
Over the Midwinters; 08。45
The sky was lit up by the fight。 Marquall took a deep breath。 It was amazing。 He’d never seen so
many air machines in combat before。
He put Nine…Nine into a dive and came in on a pack of Locusts; thirty strong。 He didn’t care。
Effortlessly; he rolled into them and fired the moment he had a tone lock。
One of the small Archenemy fighters bucked; then flew apart in a dazzle of heat。
“Three!” Marquall whooped to himself。 “Three! Frigging three!”
The Locust pack broke and looped。 Suddenly; they were all over him。
He took three holes in the port wing; two in the starboard and four through the tail。
Gasping; Marquall turned out high; trying to evade。 The Locusts swarmed after him。
He saw a flash。 A passing glint。
Eight Thunderbolts; painted cream; sneaked down past him into the Locust swarm。 The
Apostles。
Throne of Earth; the Apostles! “Larice?” he whispered。
Holy Terra; those Apostles were punishing the Locusts hard。 Perfect riming; perfect formation。
They blitzed into the pack and killed most of them in one pass。
So fast。 Marquall felt almost stationary; even though the speed gauge said he was topping eight
hundred。
“Larice? Larice Asche?” he called。
“Who’s that?” snapped a hard voice。
“Umbra Eight;” he said。
“Marquall? Emperor’s teeth! This is no time for reunions。 Get your arse out of here!”
“Copy that; Larice。 I’m going。”
“Get the hell gone。 And don’t call me that。 I am Apostle Five。”
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Over the Midwinters; 09。18
Blansher led up the first four Bolts that were ready: Van Tull; Cordiale; Scalter and Zemmic。 The
others would follow under Jagdea the moment her rudder wa
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