The technological competition starts with the integration of space-time memory

Chapter 314: Destroying the Killer Bees
Although there is not a very clear view in the dark, the fire support robot has a very good night vision camera system.

Even though they were still 3 kilometers away from the front line, Henry could still distinguish the figure in that outfit from the night vision image. It should be the rumored armored warrior of the People's Army.

No, that's not right. It should be the giant armored warrior.

They are basically testing new weapons here.

Thinking of the range of the opponent's light, Henry ordered his men to control the robots to retreat while reporting to David on the communication channel.

"Colonel, the 9th Company encountered a suspected laser weapon attack from the enemy's armored forces. All personnel may have been killed in the battle. I am trying to withdraw the unmanned fire support robots."

David's voice sounded immediately, "Did you really see clearly that the enemy is the Armored Army?"

"It's clear that it's the Armored Army. Otherwise, how could they use laser weapons..."

As soon as Henry said this, he found that the enemy's light weapon lit up again after pausing for a few seconds.

Then he felt that the robot he was controlling was out of operation.

He immediately turned the robot's field of vision to check the surroundings.

At the last moment, he saw another robot not far from the one he was controlling being hit by the light and exploded.

At the same time, the robot he was controlling also lost contact.

Apparently, it suffered the same fate as the exploding robot.

"Damn, can a laser weapon cause an explosion like this?"

Henry cursed and reported to David, "Colonel, the fire support robot exploded for some reason after being hit by that laser weapon.

We may have lost all the big ones.”

After hearing this, David felt a chill in his heart.

The enemy's armored army actually used laser weapons, and their combat effectiveness was obviously much stronger than ours.

As soon as the contact came, the 9th Company and 24 fire support robots were easily dealt with by the enemy.

"Henry, immediately control the swarm of 'Killer Bee' drones to take off and stop them!"

"Yes, Colonel."

Henry immediately ordered his drone pilots to release the "Killer Bee" drone.

This type of drone is a tactical drone that the Empire further improved based on the Battle of Da Mao and Er Mao.

Its flight control and the power of the ammunition it carries are all ahead of those that use a combination of commercial drones and bombs.

Not only can it perform various high-difficulty flights, but it also has the ability to drop bombs accurately.

The Armored Battalion is equipped with 120 drones code-named "Killer Bee".

When David's order was given, 120 "killer bees" quickly took off under the cover of night and swooped down on the enemy in the rear like hornets whose nest had been poked.

This time, Henry was not a pilot and did not control the drone himself.

However, he stood in an armored command vehicle, looking at the green light spots on the radar screen and the images on several display screens nearby.

The green light spot on the radar shows the team's own drone, and the display screen next to it randomly selects the field of view of a drone in the drone group.

Less than 10 seconds after the drone swarm took off from the communications company's base, Henry saw large red spots suddenly appear on the radar screen.

These red spots of light were actually approaching the entire Armored Battalion from four directions!
Henry's face suddenly changed. The enemy actually had so many drones. Could they be those disposable swarm suicide drones?
He had no time to think about it for a moment and reported directly to David.

"Colonel, we have discovered a large number of enemy suspected suicide drones approaching our unit from four directions. Please ask the air defense battalion to prepare for air defense."

After Henry finished his report, he saw 120 of his own "Killer Bee" drones rushing towards the armored enemy forces approaching from the rear.

In those fields of vision, Henry soon saw countless ballistic light traces in the night sky rushing towards his own drone.

Under the cover of night, with such a straight and clear trajectory, pilots can easily dodge it by controlling the drone.

Some "Killer Bee" drones directly dropped bombs after locking onto ground targets.

However, at the moment of dropping the bomb, the drone usually hovers for about half a second.

As soon as this gap appeared, these drones were immediately hit by the bright ballistic missiles in the sky at night!
Apparently the enemy's drones have air combat capabilities!

At a certain moment, Henry noticed a black shadow flash across one of the images.

He immediately operated the keyboard under the screen and quickly replayed the video of the drone's view.

In the video, he saw a quadcopter flying past at high speed in the green night vision field of his own drone, and he quickly pressed the pause button.

Then, Henry carefully rewound bit by bit, and the quadcopter finally appeared on the display.

Henry immediately clicked to zoom in, making the image as large as possible.

Although the image is not clear in this night vision.

But Henry recognized the drone at first sight.

"The tactical intelligent drone [Hunter] produced by Datang Precision!"

[Hunter] is equipped on a large scale by the Dragon Kingdom’s army, so naturally it is impossible to keep it secret, not to mention that this drone is also partially decrypted.

Even at the Zhucheng Air Show last month, Datang Precision exhibited the export version of this smart drone.

It attracted widespread attention, and the militaries of some Star Alliance member countries placed purchase orders.

No wonder the enemy’s drones can conduct air combat, especially in the dark.

Probably only the intelligent drone "Hunter" in the world can do this.

When will the Empire's intelligent drones be able to reach the level of being able to go on the battlefield?
Henry couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Turning his head, he looked at the radar screen again.

His pupils shrank instantly, and an expression of shock was clearly visible on his face.

It only takes a few minutes to play back the video yourself.

How come on the radar screen, there are only a few big cats and small cats left out of our 120 drones?

Henry blinked hard and realized that he was not mistaken. There were indeed only five green spots left on the radar screen.

In just such a short while, all of our "Killer Bee" drones were shot down?
This is too scary! "Colonel, Colonel, our drone company encountered the enemy's [Hunter] intelligent drones. There are only 5 left... No, all of them have been shot down!"

While Henry was speaking, the radar screen was already filled with red spots.

There is no green bright spot left on our side.

Oh my god, is this the difference between a smart drone and a hand-piloted drone?
It was a complete crushing!

When David heard Henry's report, a chill rose from the bottom of his heart.

He immediately ordered his company commanders to retreat with all their might through the communication channel.

At the same time, the 8th Company stationed near the battalion headquarters was immediately notified to seize the surrounding high ground and build defensive fortifications.

At this moment, David already had a premonition that if he could not concentrate his forces around the camp, he would have to hold on to the night.

I'm afraid the Empire's 1st Armored Battalion will be disbanded tonight.

"Henry, report to the headquarters immediately, we have encountered the enemy's armored troops!

They have powerful Hunter-Killer drones and what appear to be laser heavy firepower weapons.

Our troops are withdrawing and preparing to hold their ground and wait for reinforcements.

Please send more fighters to provide air support for our troops. If we can clear the airspace of the Hunter-Killer drones, we will have a chance to break out."

David is well aware of the power of his own "Killer Bee" drone.

They were able to win in both exercises because of the tacit coordination between the air and ground, and the opponents were unable to face the three-dimensional precision strikes from the air and ground, and thus failed.

That's right, in today's era, warfare has evolved into how to accurately deliver ammunition to the enemy's heads and feet.

In this process, the intelligence of unmanned equipment is of paramount importance.

Of course David knew how powerful the Hunter intelligent drone was. The imperial military was now lagging behind in this regard, but it had also invested huge amounts of money in the hope of catching up.

Henry is here to conduct encrypted communications.

On the communication channel, various companies scattered around sent out calls for help.

"Colonel, we are encountering enemy air-to-ground integrated fire attack, requesting fire support."

"Colonel, the 3rd Company can no longer withdraw. We are being blocked by armored enemy forces."

"Colonel, all members of the 4th Company were killed. I..."

"Colonel, the 7th Company has lost more than half of its personnel, and we are still 2 kilometers away from the battalion headquarters!"

"Colonel, one-third of the 6th Company has been destroyed in battle, and it's one hill away from the battalion headquarters!"

……

At this moment, David only had the 8th Company, the Battalion Guard Platoon, the Communications Company, and the Supply Company, totaling less than 500 people.

Fortunately, the Armored Battalion is an experimental unit, and all the members are elites drawn from various units.

Even the logistics and communications companies are qualified soldiers if they take up arms.

However, the logistics company and the communications company do not have power armor, so their defense is much weaker.

David thought about Henry's report that the 9th Company was instantly wiped out by the enemy's suspected laser weapons, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Obviously, the giants were the first to develop armored warriors, so naturally they also had sharp spears to deal with them.

David's retreat was timely, although his units were blocked by enemy fire.

But under the cover of darkness, eventually about 200 surviving armored warriors from each company retreated to the vicinity of the battalion headquarters.

At this time, the defense line near the battalion headquarters was initially constructed, and finally blocked a wave of enemy attacks.

The battlefield suddenly became quiet.

This made David feel relieved, but also a little uneasy.

"Colonel, General James is calling."

Henry hurried over and handed a telegram to David.

David watched quickly.

"David, the Air Force and Navy carrier-based aircraft will arrive soon. Please instruct your troops to defend their positions to avoid accidental bombings!"

David immediately said to Henry, "Quick, notify them to use laser guidance around our defense line. Keep in touch with the fighter planes of the Air Force and Navy and indicate our position."

"Yes, Colonel."

Henry turned and left.

David walked out of the temporary command tent, waiting for the arrival of the Air Force fighter jets.

Outside the tent, the night was dark.

The surroundings were very quiet, with no sound of gunfire at all.

Only the mountain wind was howling, blowing the forest and making a rustling sound.

There is no moon tonight, and the darkness becomes even darker after midnight.

David suddenly felt a palpitation, as if he was being targeted by some kind of threat.

He turned his head and looked around, but saw nothing.

David laughed at himself. Was he scared?

Suddenly, a roar was heard in the sky.

It’s a fighter jet, it must be our own fighter jet that has arrived!
A trace of relief showed on David's face. He should be able to hold out until dawn and then break out.

Under the guidance of lasers, fighter jets dropped laser-guided bombs in the mountains and forests surrounding the defense line.

When the explosion sounded, David's pupils shook violently.

These explosions are wrong!

(End of this chapter)