Chapter 259 Its a pity that Tomcat has been dead for many years
The first rays of the sun shine through the clouds on the Sulawesi Sea. On the sparkling sea, tourists on the passenger ships that have set sail early are in full spirits admiring the island scenery of the South Pacific.
The roar of the aircraft engine came. The tourists looked up curiously and saw small dots appearing in the sky. Upon closer inspection, they turned out to be airplanes. Anyone who knew anything would immediately know that they were fighter jets flying in formation, flying at an altitude of several thousand
meters, the outline of the fighter plane can be vaguely discerned.
Which country's fighter plane is this?
A tourist raised the telescope hanging around his neck and quickly adjusted the focus to see, and found a large formation composed of three types of fighter jets;
Some photography enthusiasts quickly replaced the camera with a telephoto lens, quickly adjusted the focus and took continuous shots of the formation. Under the clear blue sky, it was actually beautiful.
More tourists were amazed and sighed that the trip was worthwhile.
The air support fleet code-named Vulture quickly entered the detection range of the Discomfort's air warning radar. The TFCC Tactical Flagship Command Center of the Discomfort suddenly became nervous. People in various positions felt as if they had been slapped, feeling both painful and energetic.
The poker-level anti-aircraft formation has just been disbanded!
"It's a fighter plane taking off from Musa Air Station!" The intelligence officer quickly found out the truth. Satellite detection revealed that the fighter planes from Musa Air Station had disappeared. Just now, radar detection confirmed the number of the flying fleet, which happened to be the same as that of Musa Air Station.
The number of fighters stationed previously was the same.
Sweeney was helpless and immediately issued an order: "Execute the formation air defense deployment plan."
The USS Unfit aircraft carrier strike group launched a formation air defense deployment. The three Poker-class air defense destroyers quickly changed their formations and deployed directly in front of the aircraft carrier, that is, in the direction of facing the enemy. They activated the Aegis phased array radar system and opened the launch cover of the vertical launch system.
It is ready for air defense operations at any time.
At this time, the distance between the Vulture air support unit and the USS Misfit is 200 kilometers. In other words, if the fighters of the Vulture air support unit carry YJ-12 series air-launched anti-ship missiles, the USS Unsuitable aircraft carrier strike group will not face
The incoming fighter planes were instead high-speed attacks by supersonic anti-ship missiles.
Of course, the combined air defense capability of the three Poker-class air defense destroyers is extremely powerful, and nearly three hundred standard-4 long-range air defense missile launchers can deal with saturation missile attacks.
Moreover, the Discomfort also has more than thirty carrier-based fighter jets.
Theoretically, the HMS Malawi aircraft carrier strike group has powerful air defense capabilities against hundreds of air targets.
The purpose of the Vulture air support detachment is not to attack the Misfit, but to attract their anti-aircraft firepower, contain their carrier-based fighters, buy time for the No. 53 ship to safely transfer the interview group on board, and at the same time assist the No. 53 task force to move the No. 53 aircraft carrier to the Misfit aircraft carrier.
The strike group stayed east of Luojing Waterway.
At the same time, a tanker formation consisting of an IL-78 tanker and a H-6 tanker took off from Yongxingwang Island. The HNA garrison on the island then took off two J-11Bs to escort the tanker formation.
The tanker fleet taking off from Eternal Prosperity Island arrives in the designated airspace strictly according to the time node, and can only arrive in advance and not later. The Vulture Air Support Team is required to do so.
The two J-11Bs have to continuously escort the tanker formation, which means that these two heavy fighters do not have enough fuel to return to Forever Prosperity Island.
Because the J-11B does not have the ability to receive fuel in the air and does not have matching auxiliary fuel tanks, they need to land at Musa Air Station to replenish fuel after completing the escort mission.
Even the alternate landing site for the tanker fleet is Musa Air Station.
In other words, Musha Airport will usher in the most significant support task since its establishment - providing ground support for multiple types of aircraft on the same day.
It can be said that the dispatch of the air support unit this time to support the No. 53 task force is a double test of the Hainan aviation force's multi-model collaborative combat capabilities and the new station's comprehensive support capabilities.
In the absence of an airborne early warning aircraft, organizing such a long-range collaborative operation of multiple aircraft types is a great test of the ability of battlefield commander Xue Zhengrong. Fortunately, he is flying a No. 037 with certain air combat command capabilities - it is covered with sensors.
, communication antennas and so on.
Li Hai could not have imagined that performing a mission with his old comrades again would be in such a way, a way that was completely different from the world. Xue Zhengrong could not imagine it, nor could Dang Weimin and others.
Why was such an outstanding carrier-based fighter pilot transferred to fly a frigate? Moreover, it was an old-fashioned frigate, which always gave people a frontier feel.
The Z-9C carrier-based helicopter carrying the ship's interview team took off. At this time, it was about 280 kilometers away from the Luojing Waterway, which was within the range of the Z-9C.
The Discomfort was busy dealing with the rushing Vulture air support team, and did not even notice the Z-9C carrier-based helicopter that quietly took off.
The question is, if the sick animal notices it, how will it react?
Interception by fighter jets taking off is absolute.
Therefore, the actions of the Vulture Air Support Unit are extremely necessary.
The crew members feel a heavy responsibility, because the interview team on board the ship carries precious interview videos and photos of all the officers and soldiers of the No. 53 ship. Once the worst happens, these will be the last marks left by all the officers and soldiers of the No. 53 ship.
.
The crew flew at the fastest speed at low altitude, trying to fly out of the core air defense circle of the Discomfort in the shortest time. At the same time, the No. 53 ship began a large maneuver to turn to the southwest and accelerated - to cut into the Discomfort.
route.
This is a standard interception voyage.
At first, the Discomfort didn't pay attention. They were focused on the Vulture air support unit approaching at high speed. Especially after the specific model was identified, Sweeney became even more nervous.
He may not take the J-8HG seriously, but when facing the J-15, he must be extremely vigilant.
He knows his own business. Sweeney knows very well the Super Hornet's chances of winning against the Chinese Sea Flanker, who is more powerful than the Sea Flanker.
To this day, the US military has already figured out the specific combat capabilities of most of the Flanker family models, especially the air combat capabilities.
The Super Hornet, which focuses on ground-to-sea attacks, can hardly achieve a one-to-one battle loss ratio when facing the Sea Flanker, a heavy-duty carrier-based air superiority fighter that focuses on seizing air supremacy.
What needs to be especially noted is that the Soviet Union’s avionics technology was rubbish. The original Sea Flanker had no advantage in this area, while the avionics technology used by the Chinese version of the Sea Flanker is world-leading and no better than the Super Hornet.
difference.
In terms of maneuverability, the Super Hornet is no match for the Sea Flanker.
In a one-on-one duel, the Super Hornet was tortured by being held down on the surface of the sea by the seaside guards.
The U.S. Navy once had a carrier-based fighter F-14 that could compete with the Flanker. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, the U.S. Navy looked around and found that it had no rivals, so it found a reason to cut off the F-14. The manufacturer of this aircraft
In this way, he fell into the conspiracy of his competitors.
The biggest threat is the four J-15 carrier-based heavy air superiority fighters.
The problem is that the latest synchronized intelligence shows that the Leonin aircraft carrier is equipped with twenty-four J-15 carrier-based heavy-duty air superiority fighters. This is the maximum number of carrier-based fighters that this medium-sized conventionally powered aircraft carrier can carry.
The J-15 is a heavy aircraft. Compared with medium and large fighters such as Rafale M and Super Hornet, an aircraft carrier of the same tonnage can carry one-third less.
Sweeney felt incredible. Since the Leonin was fully loaded, where did the four J-15s in front of him come from?
"Confirm the number of heavy fighters carried by the Leonin. I don't believe these four Flying Sharks appeared out of thin air." Sweeney said to the intelligence officer.
Sherfield's thinking was very quick, and he asked, "When did our satellite discover these four Shark fighters at Musa Air Station?"
Everyone was stunned. The intelligence officer immediately found out the relevant information and immediately replied, "At 1:07 a.m. on the 25th, our reconnaissance satellite discovered four unidentified fighters at Musa Air Station. After analysis, it was determined that they were
Flying Shark Fighter."
Sherfield recalled, "I remember that around the early morning of the 25th, the aircraft carrier Leonin had already entered the Western Pacific. Judging from the distance, it was too late to transfer fighters to Musa Air Station, so..."
"There is only one explanation." Sweeney said solemnly, "These four Shark fighters should have transferred directly from their land base to Musa Air Station."
Sherfield nodded slowly and said that was the case.
The number of Shark fighters that the Leonin can carry will never exceed twenty-four. This is the consensus of everyone. This is obtained after rigorous analysis based on previous data.
Although it also has foldable wings, as a heavy fighter, the J-15 is too large, with a wingspan of 15 meters, the Super Hornet has a wingspan of less than 14 meters, and the Leonin aircraft carrier
The displacement is more than 30,000 tons less than that of the Discomfort!
Therefore, the Anglesan Pirates' conclusion is well-founded. The Leonin aircraft carrier can only carry a maximum of twenty-four Shark fighters.
Their judgment was recorded in the battle log, which solidified the analysis results of the Anglesan pirates on the Leonin aircraft carrier, and directly led to a series of subsequent stories.
Sherfield looked at the small dots approaching at high speed on the radar screen and couldn't help but sigh, "If the Tomcats were still there, we wouldn't be so passive."
Sweeney is the pilot of the Tomcat fighter. He is the most qualified to evaluate the Tomcat fighter. Hearing this, he suddenly fell into memories and said sadly, "Yes, the Tomcat fighter is a very, very good defense and control fighter. Its existence is
It was to deal with the attack by the Soviet Union's huge bomber fleet, but it was a pity that the black-hearted arms dealers forced it to dismantle the production line and force it to retire from active service."
"Although the Super Hornet has no advantage against flying sharks, you have to send them to intercept." Sherfield reminded.
Both of them knew that relying on the Poker-class air defense destroyer to use fire control radar locking to deter the other party was obviously not feasible. They had clearly come to support the No. 53 ship...
By the way, where is ship No. 53?
Sweeney was startled and asked quickly.
Someone immediately reported: "The target is approaching my route!"
