Chapter 59: Dark Night Ghost
In Dongzhan Feilong, although Sun Chunming is not the chief military officer, he has also grown up from the bottom of the special forces.

Having watched a simulated combat video of a firefighting drone combined with Artificial Intelligence Zero, I became very wary of intelligent drones.

After I came back, I kept thinking about how to defend against such an attack.

Therefore, in this confrontation exercise, he naturally became the commander of the defending blue team.

According to the exercise plan, a 150-man special reinforced company of the Blue Army will be stationed at an important command center.

The attacking side was a 24-man special forces team plus 36 Hunter drones.

Sun Chunming began to make defensive arrangements in the afternoon. In addition to the routine deployment, he also arranged some special responses.

For example, all hidden sentry posts outside buildings have been strengthened against infrared detection, and interference sources against infrared detection have also been added to combat positions inside buildings.

For example, several teams carrying rocket launchers and large-caliber machine guns were added and deployed in some air defense positions.

Taking into account that the battle was to be fought at night, an anti-aircraft searchlight was specially equipped.

For example, a new team carrying electromagnetic interference source equipment has been added to prepare to interfere with the drone swarm.

Sun Chunming believes that the long-distance network cannot be connected normally under such interference.

For example, a radar vehicle capable of detecting low-altitude targets was specially prepared.

Although due to the hasty preparations for the exercise, he did not have time to mobilize some ideas and equipment, but these few things alone were enough to give him some confidence in winning the confrontation exercise.

The blue army soldiers under his command did not understand these measures. After all, they had practiced anti-drone combat many times.

Even the so-called swarm attack was practiced.

However, having doubts will not affect their resolute execution of orders.

Sun Chunming was not guarding the building, he was with the radar vehicle.

This is where all interference sources and air defense firepower networks are strongest. If the drone swarm wants to attack here, that would be exactly what he wants.

At this moment, there was nothing on the radar screen except normal ground clutter.

In theory, the exercise has already begun and the Red Side may launch an attack at any time.

"Commissar, I'll just keep an eye on the radar, or can you go check out other combat positions?"

A major in charge of the radar vehicle came over and made a suggestion.

He felt that if the political commissar was here, there would be nothing he could do.

Sun Chunming shook his head. "No, go and place smoke bombs around the radar vehicle and cover this area with smoke."

"Ah?! Then how can the air defense positions near us shoot down drones?"

"Follow the grid coordinates that we marked this afternoon and follow my instructions! Also, arrange for snipers to use infrared thermal imaging to shoot into the air!"

"Yes!"

Seeing that the political commissar was not joking, the major quickly accepted the order and left the radar vehicle.

Afterwards, Sun Chunming heard the sound of a smoke bomb exploding outside the car.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred!
"At nine o'clock, a large number of unidentified objects are approaching at high speed! Grid coordinates 15 degrees 43 minutes!"

Sun Chunming immediately ordered, "The anti-aircraft positions, machine guns, open fire, and sweep in a fan-shaped pattern at a 15-degree angle to the grid!"

The sound of gunfire suddenly exploded.

At this moment, Sun Chunming was standing in front of the radar screen.

On the radar screen, a string of light spots approached from the nine o'clock direction.

At this moment, it suddenly turned into meteors and scattered in all directions like flowers scattered by a fairy from heaven.

"Oh no, the drone swarm has been broken up!"

Sun Chunming was shocked and immediately ordered:

"Attention, electromagnetic interference team, turn on all interference sources!"

"Attention all anti-aircraft positions, turn on all searchlights, and fire freely after finding the target!"

"All combat positions in the building should focus on anti-aircraft fire! Do not allow drones to get close!"

At this moment, the light spots on the radar screen became extremely sparse. Perhaps in the previous wave of counterattack, he happened to hit the right direction and destroyed most of the drone swarm?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but sigh.

After all, it was not a real live-fire battle. According to the principles of previous live-fire exercises, his air defense operations could be judged as effective.

However, based on his understanding of the Hunter's capabilities, he felt that it was impossible to take down even one.

Unless a blind cat meets a dead mouse! The gunfire on the training ground gradually became sparse and stopped.

However, the silence lasted less than 5 seconds before gunshots and explosions suddenly rang out.

Suddenly, a complaint came from his earphones.

"Oh, I was hit!"

"What's going on? Where did the bomb come from?"

"Am I... killed in action?"

"Wait a minute, what's that on the ground?"

……

Before Sun Chunming could react, several explosions were heard around the radar vehicle.

"Commissar, our radar has been determined to be destroyed!"

There was a hint of resentment in the operator's voice.

He clearly didn't see any trace of the approaching drone swarm on the radar screen just now!
This is a low-altitude detection radar, and it has never made any mistakes in detecting drones before!
Sun Chunming can also be considered as a casualty.

He got off the radar car unwillingly.

At this moment, the anti-aircraft searchlights were also going out one by one, and they were obviously also judged to be destroyed.

He looked around, hoping to find out where the Hunter came from.

However, the radar vehicle was surrounded by thick smoke, and the smoke bombs he ordered to be dropped failed to block the drone's bombing, but now blocked his vision.

Suddenly, the major emerged from the smoke with a face covered in soot.

Seeing Sun Chunming, he immediately shouted, "Political Commissar, that drone...flew over like a ghost, close to the ground, and blew up the radar vehicle!"

Sun Chunming's eyes suddenly lit up.

No wonder the radar lost the target. He just thought that the air defense operation was effective.

Unexpectedly, the [Hunter] not only broke up into small pieces, but most of them also suddenly lowered their flying altitude.

In such dark nights, thick smoke and strong electromagnetic interference, these drones can autonomously avoid obstacles, fly close to the ground, and accurately detect targets and attack them.

This time, the [Hunter] has indeed been upgraded to a real weapon!

Li Tang said this when he first arrived at the exercise base.

When he saw the very cool [Hunter], Sun Chunming was still wondering how much more powerful it would be than the last fire-fighting drone.

At this moment, the answer has come out.

These drones are truly ghostly killers in the dark night.

In just less than ten minutes, he continued to hear the wailing, complaining, grumbling, and even chatting of the Blue Army soldiers in his headphones.

"My ghillie suit has two layers on it, but you can still find me."

"Damn it! I clearly hit that drone, why can't I determine that it has been damaged or destroyed? I must file a complaint with the director's office!"

"This is not a drone. I heard a knock on the door and thought it was Dashi who was guarding next door. As soon as I opened the door, I was shot dead by the drone outside! This drone actually has a mechanical arm to knock on the door!"

"During a live-fire exercise, you dare to open the door casually?"

"Apart from the drone, the Red Team's personnel haven't arrived yet."

……

Sun Chunming showed a bitter smile on his face. It seemed that the Red Team didn't even need to send any people, as their side had already been wiped out by the swarm of drones.

"Political Commissar, what kind of drone is this? Not only is it resistant to interference, but how can it fly so flexibly? Which unit are these pilots from?"

Of course, the major also heard the voice in the headset. He just watched a drone flying close to the ground drop a bomb accurately on a target near the radar vehicle.

Before the exercise, the directorate had already warned all blue army soldiers not to approach within 10 meters of the targets set inside and outside the building to avoid accidental injuries.

It turns out that these targets were prepared for these drones.

As long as the target is hit, it means that the corresponding blue army combat unit is destroyed.

At this moment, the thick smoke gradually dissipated.

Sun Chunming was about to answer when he saw a drone emerge from the smoke and hover more than ten meters behind the major.

Then the machine gun under the belly opened fire.

(End of this chapter)