Chapter 2222 The Forgotten Battle of the Creation Star
After leaving Pluto, the fleet officially entered the depths of the Coinber belt.
This is an asteroid belt located outside Neptune. It is composed of a large amount of debris. The main component is ice. According to statistics from the Mechanicus Adeptus, the Coyinper belt has about 100,000 small celestial bodies with a diameter of more than 50 kilometers, but the total mass is only the Holy Titan.
One percent of La, some astronomers classify Pluto as part of the Coinber Belt, but this statement has been refuted by some historians. Their theory is that according to ancient records, how can Pluto be classified as a planet?
What about the asteroid belt?
Of course, in the 41st millennium, this debate still continues, but Pluto is already considered to belong to the outermost part of the Coinber belt.
In the Coinber Belt, there are three other dwarf planets, namely Haumea, Makemake, Eris and Creation. Among them, Eris is actually part of the discrete disk, but because of the discrete disk itself
It overlaps so much with the Coinbot Belt that the Mechanicus and most astronomical historians classify it as part of the Coinbot Belt.
During the Great Expedition, the Coinber belt was a key link in the empire's solar system defense. Pluto could be regarded as the fortress of this defensive belt, but that did not mean that other areas were undefended.
Due to the special structure of this region and the small mass of dwarf planets, the Empire built the largest aviation bases on the four dwarf planets Haumea, Makemake, Chuang and Eris, and deployed
Tens of thousands of fighters and bombers of all types.
After the defeat of the battle on Pluto, when the imperial forces retreated to the star field around Neptune, the Coyinbo Belt became the key to slowing down the enemy's fleet. Due to the large amount of celestial debris distributed here, coupled with the void mines deployed by the empire in advance, a dense formation formed.
Minefields make it difficult for large warships to move and attack, so the battles that broke out in the Koyinbo Belt were mainly based on small ships and air fleets.
According to records, there were at least three tragic air battles in Ke Yinbo's belt, in which both sides invested tens of thousands of fighter planes, and countless epic stories and ace pilots were born.
The most famous of these is the story of the Hedgehog Air Force.
This is an aviation brigade stationed at the Chuangshen Star Aviation Base. There were 42 fighter planes at the time of deployment. They were all composed of young pilots who had just graduated from the Jupiter Flight Academy. They were even treated as if they were not intimidating at all.
Nickname - because most of the members of this flying brigade are the "thorny" type in the academy, so they are gathered together and thrown into the battlefield.
At that time, after the main force of the rebel fleet had crossed the Pluto defense line and easily defeated the defenders around Neptune, the air force led by Ke Yinbo was already facing a shortage of resources and depleted troops. It could only survive through desperate assaults by small ships.
The adventurous transportation method called the Rat Express replenished limited fighter planes, pilots, and fuel and ammunition to the defenders led by Ke Yinbo.
It was against this background that the "Hedgehog" Air Force was deployed to this hellish battlefield. (To complain, it was the Air Force that led the British to fight World War II most courageously, and it was also the first country to establish an independent air force. The result was hh
Caspian Haihang’s role is basically non-existent, I’ve really forgotten my roots.)
Chuang Shen is the dwarf planet closest to Pluto in the Kuyinbo Belt, so it is also the "thorn" that the Horus Rebels are most eager to remove. After occupying Pluto, a huge aircraft carrier and escort formation will directly
Ben Chuang Shen Xing.
At that time, approximately 8,000 fighter jets of various types were deployed on Chuangshen. At the same time, its satellite Chuangwei had already been transformed into a permanent fortress, and ultra-high-power weapons were deployed.
The fighting was very fierce. In the first three days of confrontation alone, both sides lost more than 2,000 fighter planes.
Later, in order to eliminate the threat of Chuangshen to Pluto, the rebels invested more force in attacking Chuangshen. Although the defenders resisted tenaciously and barely repelled the new attack, Chuangshen was completely destroyed, and some fragments even fell to the planet.
superior.
At this time, the number of fighter aircraft available on Chuangshen Star had dropped to less than 4,000. The deployed "Hedgehog" Air Force did not have much time to prepare for the battle, and entered the battle less than 12 hours after stationing at the aviation base.
In the first battle alone, they will face the most cruel situation. The enemy is attacking with all their strength this time and will definitely eat up the Chuangshen Star in one go. Not only does its number of fighter planes reach 6,000, but there are also many ace aviation teams among them.
They are all super elites who have experienced tens of thousands of combat hours. They are the most outstanding and most skilled ace pilots in the Great Crusade.
Not only that, but for the first time, demon engines made of demons, flesh, and metal appeared in the enemy's air fleet. They may not be as perfect as the Hell Blades of later generations, but they are still formidable opponents.
The "Hedgehog" Air Force only has 32 old Thunder heavy-duty fighters and 10 Fury interceptors, and they are all novices who have just graduated from aviation school. They are rookie pilots. In the eyes of most veteran pilots, as long as they can ensure their safe flight.
Not bad.
When they lag behind their opponents in terms of weapons and experience, the only thing they can do is not be afraid of sacrifice and have the courage to fight to the bitter end to ensure they are not weaker than their opponents.
But in fact, the nightmare has just begun. The rebels changed their past tactics. When the imperial aviation troops received the radar signal and began to enter the flight deck to wait for liftoff, the Horus rebels suddenly sent several modified ships to forcefully pass through.
The minefield rushed towards the Chuangshen planet desperately, facing the planet's intensive defensive firepower, and crashed into several major aviation bases.
The suicide impact caused catastrophic consequences. The thick ice cap instantly evaporated, a lot of ammunition and fuel were ignited, and more than a thousand fighter jets and countless pilots and ground crew were killed.
However, to the surprise of the rebels, the brutal losses not only did not disintegrate the defenders, but instead inspired them to have a stronger fighting spirit.
When the overwhelming battleships rushed through the dense star debris, the remaining fighter planes of Chuangshen Star took off fearlessly and faced them.
Although the defenders were brave enough, their numerical disadvantage still made it difficult for them to resist. In the end, when the battle ended, more than a thousand fighters were destroyed. At the same time, the "Hedgehog" Air Force also lost 12 Thunder heavy fighters in the battle.
and 5 Furious interceptors, losing more than a third of their strength, and they only had 3 victories.
After the defenders lost a large number of fighter planes and manpower, the rebel commanders concluded that the defenders were unable to resist, so they began bombing missions and prepared to deploy land troops.
But later this proved to be a fatal mistake. Although the defenders suffered heavy losses, their determination did not waver at all. They also set up an ambush and did not take off when the enemy bombers entered the interception area, which caused the attackers to relax their vigilance.
, but in fact all the fighter planes have taken off from the back of the planet.
Soon, the attackers were horrified to find that a large number of fighter planes appeared on the side of the bomber formation, and because the fighter planes all went to cover the bombers, the small transport ships and transport aircraft transporting ground troops were left unprotected.