While Chaff and Flare simultaneously released, The Gulfstream hummed loudly as the speed increased drastically due to the force of gravity. Even though the real speed lever of the plane is at its maximum at number 1. That means now the plane has a speed of around Mach 1.2.
But Andalas did not dare to linger in a sharp dive like that. The maneuver is dangerous for the plane as well as the passengers on board. Dramatic changes to the G-Force would have cracked the fuselage and ruptured eardrums. Andalas performed the maneuver several times until he reached an altitude of 200 ft while turning on stealth mode. The height is also very dangerous because many buildings or hills are higher than that.
But the Andalas' belief is coupled with the fact that they are currently flying over the Arabian Sea. Andalas did ask Luigi for a detour down. His hunch was that the flight to Beijing would not be as smooth as he had imagined given the Death Bourgeois would surely lead the Organization or the OWC to take further action.
Flying this low at speeds that exceed the speed of sound makes Andalas need to be wary of giant ships such as tankers or cargo because their altitudes can be more than 200 ft.
That's why Andalas asked Lian Xi to focus on accompanying him in the cockpit. Their predicament was even more precarious than when they were attacked by the Tomcat and Fighting Falcon a few months ago. The missile was definitely not a random missile that was just looking for traces of heat.
As Andalas suspected, Cecilia said through headphones that Darko Ivankov had identified the missile that was chasing them as the Unidentified Inter Continental Ballistic Missile or UICBM. That means a new type of missile with new specifications that are completely unknown in the world of weaponry. Wow! This is crazy! Who else if not the Organization!
Chaff and Flares released by Andalas had absolutely no effect on the 2 missiles that continued to glide towards the Gulfstream I-AA. Darko Ivankov is trying to disrupt the frequency with which the satellite catches are transmitted to the smart missile.
Cecilia and Akiko were pounding in the back. This is an electronic and cyber war at the same time. Darko should be able to overcome this. Because stealth mode also didn't make the missile lose track of the Gulfstream I-AA. It all depends on The Kitchen now.
Andalas did not dare to raise the altitude because it would reduce speed. Meanwhile, the two UICBM missiles continued to follow from behind and gradually shortened the distance.
There was an amazing view over the Arabian Sea. A small body jet flies very low at maximum speed. Some fishermen who had been passed even fell from the boat and were forced to swim back up because the vibrations of the air from the jet engine were able to shake the boat violently in the direction of it.
Several times Andalas had to make quick maneuvers to the right and left as Lian Xi warned that there was a big ship here and there. Traffic in the Arabian Sea is quite busy with the pacing of giant oil tankers and cargo ships carrying containers up to a height of 300 ft.
"How far is that missile Akiko?" Andalas asked while continuing to look ahead. He couldn't take his eyes off her one bit.
"From radar calculations it's about 200 miles. The Kitchen certainly can calculate even more accurately." Andalas nodded as he continued to look ahead. Hope not to run out of Arabian Sea and meet land. They will find even greater difficulties.
Lian Xi continued Andalas's request to Cecilia who immediately connected the X-One with headphones so that Andalas could directly communicate with Darko Ivankov.
"It's now 175 miles from Andalas. We try to keep jamming the frequency. At 100 miles, the missile will perform secondary lock stage which is still possible to confuse the frequency. Primary lock means you have to start thinking about ejecting from the plane."
Cecilia paled her face. Mechanism eject a sophisticated but ejecting from a Mach 1 plane is a phenomenal suicide.
"There are actually 2 options you can do Andalas. First you have to be patient to maintain direction and speed so that 100 miles doesn't happen any time soon until we've jammed. And secondly you seek and fly over lands as high mountains as the Himalayan Massif. The missile wouldn't be able to avoid a collision with a high mountain if you could maneuver like the Sukoi Flanker. And third of course the eject from the plane which is a suicidal act at your current speed."
Good grief! Ahead is really land! Andalas made quick maneuvers because the land was hilly. Not very tall but definitely a lot taller than 200 ft.
Andalas spoke into headphones to Cecilia, Akiko, and Lian Xi which The Kitchen could also hear.
"Sit in your respective places. We eject! I would circle out to sea again, raising altitude to 2500 ft and reducing speed drastically to 80 knots. Try not to faint while I do these 2 things! mechanism eject is mine. Bring nothing but X-One! Don't forget to wear the Live Vest!"
The Kitchen fell silent without a response. Lian Xi, Cecilia, and Akiko's chests thumped at Andalas' command.
Don't faint? It's good to talk!