The helicopter searched over some sparse woods. It was not easy for the Tianshang team to hide, and the air superiority was completely controlled by the base.
At present, their number is even rarer than tanks. Country Z currently only has about 12,000 military helicopters.
Among them, there are only a handful of 3,000 armed helicopters. One Tianzihao base has only 7 armed helicopters, while other lower-level bases can only have ordinary military aircraft.
Armed helicopters, as the name suggests, can be equipped with various weapons to deal with various situations, and are divided into the following categories.
There are attack helicopters with fierce firepower, attack helicopters suitable for air combat, fast and flexible fighter helicopters, anti-ship helicopters used at sea, and anti-submarine helicopters used for reconnaissance.
The approximately 9,000-odd helicopters in country Z are not of the combat type. They are transportation and logistics. They basically do not need to participate in combat, and they can rarely be equipped with weapons.
Such as large helicopters that can quickly transport tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, various squads, etc., as well as some reconnaissance helicopters responsible for lurking, command helicopters, electronic information countermeasures helicopters, etc.
There are also some rare rescue helicopters, etc., which are evenly distributed to each base. Of course, the Zhengzhou base is no exception. Before the end of the world, it had 33 ordinary transport aircraft and 8 armed helicopters.
However, after the tide of zombies and beasts came down, there were only a few that could be used. Fortunately, this base with hundreds of thousands of people could still use the arsenal to assemble and produce components. Not only did their number not decrease, but they also increased by more than a dozen.
However, armed helicopters used for combat are not so easy to build. Only 6 of the original 8 are left. After lessons learned, the base no longer dares to use aircraft against such a large zombie wave.
A total of 5 helicopters were launched this time, two of which were WZ-101X armed helicopters. They are fast fighter helicopters.
It is equipped with 6 x259 Seabird anti-tank missiles, and is also equipped with two eight-barreled mx315 Gatlings on both sides. The maximum rate of fire is 8900 rounds per minute. The bullets can also be replaced with micro armor-piercing projectiles at any time, which can destroy a vehicle in an instant. Light tank.
But this time we were dealing with Evolvers, so we didn't need such expensive armor-piercing bullets.
There is also a four-port W9-24 anti-aircraft machine gun installed on the bottom of the nose. It has a wide shooting range and is suitable for air-to-air combat and long-distance suppression.
The top of the aircraft is equipped with two rectangular parallelepipeds, which are like honeycombs. These are cluster rockets used to strike targets at low altitude and long range. .
There were not many armed helicopters at first, but Fan Hua directly mobilized 2 of them. He didn't care whether Fan Yucheng or the others were here, they were going to be eliminated anyway, it was just a matter of sooner or later.
Apart from these two, the remaining three are fast-flying manned transport aircraft, including two black-gray painted helicopters. The evolvers inside are all ready. As long as they stop Zhang Xu and the others, they can jump out of the aircraft at any time!
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Zhao Yi turned his head and looked at the black shadows in the distance. They were getting bigger and bigger, and the deafening propellers were getting closer. They were like eagles spreading their wings and roaring.
Looking at Zhang Xu, who was taking the lead, a big hole had been burned into his back. His charcoal black skin was exposed to the air, and blood oozed from it from time to time.
When the magnesium powder was just thrown, it was already too late to evacuate, and the magnesium powder could not be spread very far. It was inevitable to be burned by the high temperature. There was also poisoning in the body. In addition, Zhang was in a hurry to run. Xu became a little weak again.
After swallowing the Crystal of Hope he carried with him, Zhang Xu looked at Zhao Yi who paused for a moment and said nothing. Zhao Yi spoke first: "Brother Xu, no way, if this continues, none of us will be able to escape."
Zhao Yi said resolutely: "Let me go. Our overall speed cannot match the helicopter team. I have the flying ability of a mantis. I should be able to distract them."
What he said was true. Once the helicopters approached and were within their range, they would never be able to avoid the Gatlings mounted on them.
The destructive force of that kind of speed can tear apart a 10 cm thick steel plate in an instant. If the barrel of the gun could not withstand such high temperatures, their upper limit would be more than that, let alone their flesh and blood bodies.
Nearly 150 rounds of 8.45mm caliber metal storms per second make people so desperate, and the flight speed of each bullet is more than 300 meters per second.
The only people in the Tianshang team who could dodge bullets were probably Zhang Xu and Luo Guanghan, and they were still moving at full strength.
This is still using various obstacles to avoid their perspective, but if they make a slight mistake, they will definitely die.
Cells will be strengthened as genes are unlocked. Zhang Xu feels that his muscles are not as good as steel plates. Even if they are really as good as steel plates, does he really dare to resist bullets?
This is the instinctive reaction of most people to firearms, just as most beasts are afraid of fire.
Zhang Xu and the others are indeed advanced evolvers. At most, they are not afraid of ordinary rifles. It does not matter if small firearms such as pistols are not poisoned.
But they can't deal with this kind of weapon. As long as a few bullets hit, Zhang Xu and others can be torn into two pieces in minutes.
Only advanced evolved zombies dare to resist bullets. Their flesh and blood are harder than steel, coupled with their internal bones and rapid recovery. Heavy machine guns are useless against them, wasting bullets in vain.
Only anti-material sniper rifles can kill with one hit. If there are intelligent zombies involved, they may even use bunkers to hide. There is no doubt that this is the reason why most firearms are ineffective against the zombie tide. They know how to cooperate.
Moreover, the quantum device is now in the hands of Yao Yuanyuan. She can indeed take Zhang Xu into it, but she herself does not move fast, and Zhang Xu also objects.
Transferring the right to use the quantum instrument at this time requires tedious steps. This time period is enough for the opponent's helicopter to catch up.
Everyone's speed varies. In order to not fall behind as much as possible, they naturally have to maintain a stable movement speed.
In the normal state, Luo Guanghan is indeed the fastest, followed by Zhang Xu, and the slowest is undoubtedly Zhao Yi. Of course, this is without using abilities.
They also need to conserve their strength to deal with the crisis in the Iron Wire Worm Nest. God knows whether a new worm queen will be born here.
If we go at the fastest speed, the short-distance traveling armed helicopter cannot catch up with Zhang Xu and Luo Guanghan. Their normal speed is 200 meters per second.
How fast can these armed helicopters fly? It’s only 586 kilometers per hour, which roughly converts to 163 meters per second. Although they can't keep up with Zhang Xu and the others, they can obviously surpass Yao Yuanyuan and Zhao Yi.
The helicopters at the base ignore terrain obstacles and usually run in a straight line. They will more or less circle around when encountering bushes, etc. It's hard to say if they are unlucky and encounter a few mutant creatures.
The bullet speed of the two Gatling guns can reach 593 meters per second, which has already broken the speed of sound. Zhang Xu can only reach 300 meters per second when he activates the python transformation. The speed difference of the bullets is almost twice that of Zhang Xu. .
If it is a plain area, the helicopter may directly launch the loaded anti-tank missiles. How can humans be provoked in front of it?
After much thought, Zhang Xu decided to attract the attention of the helicopter group by himself. Based on his speed and a series of comprehensive strength, as well as the remaining dozens of Hope Crystals as energy supplements, he was confident that he could deal with the two armed helicopters. .
Zhang Xu said slowly: "The helicopter must be diverted away by someone, otherwise none of us will be able to escape. Why not let me..."
Before Zhang Xu finished speaking, Yao Yuanyuan immediately refused. She was unwilling to let Zhang Xu take risks for everyone again.
Especially this time, she who was originally desperate saw Zhang Xu's improvement, which made her understand that she should cherish it even more!
Zhang Xu smiled, knowing her temper and character, so he kept silent. He looked at Yao Yuanyuan's graceful figure, then at the backs of the others, and slowly stopped.
Looking at the armed helicopters not far away, they separated a large distance from the transport aircraft behind them and rushed over first. The loud noise of their engines shocked everyone.
"Brother Xu?!" The others were not just marching. They naturally noticed that Zhang Xu was missing. They opened their mouths to speak, but were interrupted by Zhang Xu.
"Okay, the helicopter is coming soon. Don't argue about this matter. After all... I am the captain, and I am responsible for you!" Zhang Xu settled down, waved his hands and smiled.
Even if genes are unlocked to this extent, they are still not as good as technology. Inadvertently, the members of the Tianshang team felt that human beings were too insignificant.
Everyone else knew that there was no need to discuss this matter. They could only blame them for being too weak. Wisdom was always an indispensable part of force.
He took a deep look at Yao Yuanyuan, his eyes became gentle, yet so firm. Zhang Xu then turned around and ran towards the helicopter group at the base and the convoy coming from the ground!
Not far away, Zhang Xu stared at the armed helicopter in mid-air. He knew that there was still about 5 kilometers away from the iron thread insect nest. The speed of the convoy was very busy, and because of the terrain, they could not keep up with the helicopter flying in a straight line.
But soon, they were mobilized by Fan Hua, and another group of evolvers ran out of the base. Their speed was not fast, but their concealment was extremely strong.
Zhang Xu knew that this was the team led by Sima Shuoyu. Since there were a large number of people, they had to act more cautiously.
Even if you know the deployment of the base, there are still many detection instruments and hidden sentries in the base, so you still can't completely avoid it.
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"Oh? You dare to come back, good!" Not far away, Joseph took a few breaths. He was not slow. His biggest reliance was on his flame ability, which was not suitable for running.
If Zhang Xu hadn't taken care of the others, Joseph might have lost him long ago.
Not many minutes after walking in the opposite direction, two black and gray helicopters appeared in Zhang Xu's field of vision. Of course, Zhang Xu's eyesight was amazing, and he was hiding and was not discovered by the helicopters in the sky.
They do not look like ordinary helicopters. There are no propellers above their heads. The main flight propellers are placed on the long wings on both sides, surrounded by two rings.
The wings are placed on both sides like arms, and their multiple joint components can be bent up and down.
While bending, the flying propeller can still maintain the flying state, just like if the arm is bent upward, the back of the hand can still hold the propeller.
This function is used to reduce the helicopter's footprint. At the same time, when entering urban warfare with high-rise buildings, it can also come and go freely from narrow terrain, and also allows the aircraft to ensure maximum output of firepower.
