In addition to the shocked Wen Zhaohui who was far away in the Blue Army command room, the captain on the flagship of the Fourth Destroyer Detachment was also very surprised.
This Z-9C appeared without any warning.
So much so that they couldn't even discover where the helicopter took off from.
So he quickly ordered the radar soldiers to immediately scan the sea area ahead.
However, nothing seems to be found.
"This is impossible..."
After a moment of hesitation, the captain immediately ordered the formation to enter combat status and reported this information to his superiors and at the same time to the four Haisangtang patrol ships that remained near Xianlai Island to serve as decoys.
At the same time, he issued an order for the No. 4 destroyer in the formation to take off an SH-60 anti-submarine helicopter to provide an early warning.
"We must find out the origin of this helicopter!"
In his opinion, the appearance of this Z-9C here shows that there is a red surface combat fleet nearby, at least a frigate-level ship.
He is very familiar with the performance parameters of the Z-9C. This is an anti-submarine helicopter commonly used on the Red Army's destroyers and frigates. This aircraft was developed by the Red Army on the basis of the Z-9 helicopter in the 1980s.
A not-so-excellent anti-submarine helicopter.
Because this type of anti-submarine aircraft is small and suitable for carrying on small and medium-sized ships, it soon became the main force of the Red Army's anti-submarine helicopters.
However, the Z-9C is only a 4-ton helicopter after all, with a payload of only 1 ton, limited electronic equipment and anti-submarine weapons, and a flight life of only about 2 hours.
Therefore, the red side's nearby surface ships must be very close to Xianlai Island. To put it bluntly, they may have entered the attack range.
Thinking of this, the captain couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
A few seconds later, alarm bells rang loudly on all ships of the Fourth Destroyer Detachment, and voices on board the ship's broadcasts continued to sound about entering combat mode, requiring all crew members to enter combat positions.
The dispatched SH-60 also quickly found the Z-9C.
It immediately turned on its own airborne radar and began scanning the sea area behind the Z-9C.
However, the strange thing is that after scanning the radar several times, except for some fishing boats operating in nearby waters, no red team's surface formation was found at all, nor was there any information about any destroyers or frigates behind the Z-9C helicopter.
Since the helicopters on both sides were anti-submarine models and did not have attack capabilities, in the dark night, the two aircrafts arrived within a two-kilometer flight range of each other and hovered over the sea with their eyes wide open.
You know that I exist, and I know that you are there.
You can't do anything to me, and I can't do anything to you.
However, at this time, the fourth detachment was ordered to retreat. It was about 200 kilometers away from the red team's anti-submarine helicopters and could not be reached by their ship-to-air missiles.
"Shout to them and drive them away!"
The captain of the blue destroyer had no choice but to issue this somewhat ridiculous order.
Because these "King Kong" class destroyers are equipped with a total of 90 units of the Mk 41 missile vertical launch system, 29 in the front and 61 in the rear, which can be loaded and launched with the "Standard"-2 medium-range Block 3 air defense missile, "Standard"-3 Block
-1A/B anti-missile interceptor and RUM-139 vertical launch "Aslok" anti-submarine missile.
Later, the Block-3A model derived from this basis used the MK-125 warhead to replace the old MK-115 warhead. The next improved model, Block-3B, introduced a passive infrared seeker for the first time.
Coupled with the original semi-active radar seeker, the range has increased from 40KM at the earliest to nearly 170KM now, but it still cannot change the fact that the range is "short legs".
Then, a strange scene occurred.
The yellow side's anti-submarine helicopter actually came forward and approached the red side's anti-submarine helicopter, where they shouted to drive them away.
And when the captain of the lead ship of the fourth destroyer detachment was considering whether to stop retreating, turn back into the range, give the damn red helicopter an anti-aircraft missile, and send it back to the west, the SH-60 helicopter in front fired.
Replied the message.
"Call the formation headquarters, that Z-9C seems to be turning around..."
"Turn around?"
"That's right, it no longer flies in the direction of Xianlai Island, but turns around after hovering. I think it is about to run. Please let me know if you can follow it."
"No! It's too dangerous."
The captain is still very conscious.
track?
Isn’t this nonsense?
If there were really red destroyers or frigates hidden in the sea behind that damn helicopter, wouldn't my helicopter have been destined to die?
Just an anti-submarine helicopter, and with the air defense capabilities of the red ships, a missile can solve the problem.
Although that would be able to find the opponent's formation hidden in the dark sea, it's just...
I can't let my subordinates sacrifice their lives for information.
But Huang Fang's pilot was very tough.
"The Seahawks request to follow."
Obviously, the pilot knew that it was dangerous to do so, but now the radar cannot find the red formation, which makes his own side of the water almost passive.
If you follow the opponent's Z-9C, they will inevitably launch anti-aircraft missiles at themselves. Once the missile is launched, your own radar will be able to track the opponent's maritime formation based on the trajectory of the missile launch.
This is exchanging lives for information.
"no……"
"Captain, I request to go!"
Seeing the pilot's persistence, the captain finally reported the situation and left the decision-making power to the bosses in the Blue Army command room.
"I think it's okay." Wen Zhaohui said: "We must find the red formation, otherwise it will pose a great threat to us. If we don't understand the combat ideas of Serenity and Li Zheng, as well as the location of their formation, it will be very difficult for our next move.
unfavorable."
"I agree." Long Gang had no objection: "Let the SH-60 track the Z-9C, they will definitely attack the SH-60, and ask all the ships in the waters near Xianlai Island to turn on their radars, as long as the other side launches missiles
, give me their location immediately."
"yes!"
The order was quickly sent to the 4th Destroyer Detachment.
"Haiying, I have asked my superiors for instructions, you can follow."
"clear!"
"Haiying, please be safe."
"I know."
The pilot of the SH-60 anti-submarine helicopter immediately found and stared at the Z-9C on the radar, accelerated and followed it.
When the SH-60 was following the Z-9C, the yellow combatants on the SH-60 still did not dare to be careless, because they knew very well that the red anti-ship missile had a long range, and the anti-submarine helicopter in front was nothing to worry about. In the end,
What's scary is the ship hidden behind it.
Therefore, the fourth destroyer detachment and the anti-submarine personnel on the helicopter carefully searched the sea area to the west of the red helicopter, trying their best to find the red destroyer.
However, the radar search image is still empty.
Still found nothing except some fishing boat targets.
This confused Wen Zhaohui and Long Gang in the blue team's war room.
What is the purpose of this Z-9C that suddenly appeared?
He just appeared so sneakily, then wandered out of Huang Fang's attack range for a few times, then turned around and ran away?
This seriousness and Li Zheng, what medicine is buried in the gourd?
"Chief, Formation No. 001 is still outside the attack range of our submarines. Should we let the three Canglongs move forward? Now we only need to go 50 kilometers further to enter the attack range?"
Wen Zhaohui couldn't hold himself back any longer.
I watched helplessly as the big piece of fat reached my mouth, and I was so close to finishing it that I couldn't bite it. I was really worried.
You know, the red side only has two aircraft carriers in total. Killing one of them would be a huge victory!
Just as Long Gang was weighing whether he should take this risk, the combat staff began to report the situation again.
His deep voice still couldn't hide a hint of shock.
"Report, the fourth destroyer detachment was attacked by the enemy!"