A huge black shadow silently passed through the sky, then passed through the clouds and appeared on the sea.
"That is?"
"Seaplane?"
From the very beginning, Shepard's main escort force was never Rambo's combat team. They were sent there only as the last line of defense to check for leaks and fill gaps.
What we really want to show off to everyone are these two seaplanes belonging to the Shadow Company!
From the beginning of its design, Catalina seaplanes took into account the needs of escort missions. Whether it is a huge range or its own endurance, a seaplane is the most reliable partner for ocean fleets that need to cross dangerous seas. .
And now, the Black Cat has become the patron saint of the fleet!
After receiving the radio announcement from the fleet, the Black Cat immediately set off from the port of Mogadishu. This is also what Shepard is most optimistic about about the seaplane, that is, its dependence on the airport is greatly reduced. After all, for Shadow As far as the company is concerned, there are not airports everywhere, which is why Shepard resisted buying a few C130 transport aircraft. Although the latter has more capacity, it requires an airport to take off and land, while seaplanes do not need it at all. As long as there is a It can take off and land on enough open water.
After flying over the fleet, the captain of the Black Cat first conducted a low-altitude pass as usual. Although this has no practical significance, it can well meet the needs of the entire crew to show off. After all, they are pilots. In heaven, there are beings who can shit on other people's heads.
After completing the clearance, the Black Cat began to descend, and its fuselage cast a huge shadow on the sea, making it look like a monster was sneaking in the water.
"One direction, that ocean-going fishing boat!"
"I saw it!"
After lowering its altitude, the Black Cat did not rush to fly over the pirates' heads and bombard them indiscriminately. Instead, it slowly circled over the fleet. The crew members responsible for navigation were looking below with high-focus telescopes in their hands. Movement on the fishing boat.
After all, Shadow Company still has a reputation. With such a long coastline in Somalia, not all pirates go out to sea. If they are the kind of serious and honest fishermen who launch attacks rashly, Shadow Company will definitely become the target of public criticism.
Therefore, necessary reconnaissance must be done!
The navigator observed carefully for a long time. He saw more than a dozen shirtless black uncles running around on the deck, but the latter were not carrying weapons. He did not dare to tell what the other party was doing. Maybe they were fishermen. Close the net.
But soon, he discovered something unusual. The black uncles who looked extremely busy opened the warehouse on the ship and took out a large number of weapons, and some people kept pointing in the direction of the plane and saying something.
"Confirmed, it's a pirate!"
"What should we do, attack?"
"No, let's leave first and take a look!"
The captain took a look at the situation on the sea. The distance between the pirate's mother ship and the fleet had been shortened to about five nautical miles, and it had not yet entered the absolute defense circle. Therefore, considering the international perspective, he could not happily throw one to the opponent. The 100kg bomb directly and cleanly eliminates the opponent.
"Black Cat Four?"
The captain controlled the Black Cat to continue to descend, and at the same time began to call the machine gunners on standby in the rear cabin.
"Black Cat No. 4 received it, what do you do with it?"
"After we approach the 500-meter position, fire a short burst of fire at the 100-meter bow position to give them a warning!"
"clear!"
The shooter nodded, then pulled the bolt to load the machine gun.
The Black Cat continued to drop in altitude, almost touching the sea surface, and the waves caused by the sea water even knocked it down on the belly of the aircraft before it stopped.
At this moment, the pirate's mother ship was approaching the fleet from the one o'clock direction of the seaplane. The captain controlled the plane to approach the pirate mother ship from the eleven o'clock direction. The path of both parties was like a pair of scissors opened and closed to the maximum.
In doing so, the Black Cat can pass in front of the mother ship, and the route is to intercept rather than pursue.
And Black Cat No. 4 is also at this moment
He put on his goggles and firmly grasped the heavy machine gun equipped with an optical sight. After the opponent entered his shooting range, the shooter immediately controlled the machine gun and began to fire short bursts in a rhythmic manner.
The roaring machine gun threw out the still-heating brass shells. The tracer bullets mixed in the bullet belts could be vaguely seen even in the daytime. Those short bullets landed accurately in front of the mother ship, causing a large splash. Big waves.
"Shooting finished!"
"Very good, if those guys know what's going on..."
Before the captain finished speaking, the co-pilot beside him shouted.
"The opponent has accelerated and is launching the boat!"
"Fake!"
The captain who was slapped in the face looked around and saw that the pirates on the ship were not frightened by his warning shots. They also released two small boats full of people and continued to pursue the fleet, while on the deck of the mother ship Above, there are about a dozen pirates with weapons standing. They are pointing at the Black Cat at this moment, presumably they should call for formation before the battle!
"These ungrateful bastards!"
"No. 4, No. 5, conduct warning shots. Target the small boat launched by the opponent. Shoot once every 50 meters!"
The Black Cat adjusted its course in an elegant manner in the air, and then inserted itself into the middle of the two pirate boats. This was done because there were machine guns on both sides of the middle of the Black Cat, which could intercept two small boats at once.
After catching up from behind, the Black Cat remained more than 100 meters away from the sea and more than 400 meters away from the boat. Then the two machine gunners began to fire rhythmic warning shots.
This time the impact point of the bullet was more accurate, because the boat was traveling at high speed, so the bullet impact point of the fifty-meter warning shot was actually very close to the two boats when it landed on the sea.
The pirates on the small boat were caught off guard and were doused by the waves caused by the bullets. Seeing that the impact point was so close, the pirates on a small boat immediately became discouraged and began to slow down and escape.
The pirate on the other boat seemed to have a bad temper. Not only did he not slow down, he even raised the rifle in his hand and pulled the trigger on the Black Cat.
"Under attack, under attack!"
Although it was far away, the stray bullets fired by the opponent inevitably hit the skin of the aircraft.
After seeing the plane being attacked, Black Cat No. 4 immediately grabbed the machine gun excitedly, aimed at the opponent, and asked the captain for instructions to fight back.
"You can fire, but you are not allowed to shoot. Burst shooting is the main thing!"
The captain didn't think too much and nodded immediately in agreement.
Then, the heavy machine gun roared again, but this time, the bullets no longer shot towards the sea, but directly began to attack the pirate boats.
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