In order to attack quickly, these F-2B fighter jets worked hard.
The F-2B's endurance is not very high, only 3,900 kilometers, and that's with three conforming fuel tanks mounted.
But once three full auxiliary fuel tanks are mounted, it means that the aircraft cannot mount weapons.
But without mounting a conformal fuel tank, it would not be able to continue to use afterburner to maintain a speed of Mach 1.9-2 and rush to the waters near Xianlai Island.
In the current situation, time is the most precious thing for Huang Fang.
Because the 022 missile boat formation of the red side is retreating rapidly at this time, as long as there is a little delay, the opponent will completely leave the attack range of the 120KM ASM-3 supersonic anti-ship missile near Xianlai Island.
At that time, the F-2B will have to risk entering the interception range of the red side's shore-based S-400 missiles to attack the 022 missile boat formation.
The question is, is the risk worth taking?
The F-2 is a multi-role single-engine support fighter designed by JASDF. Mitsubishi is the prime contractor and Lockheed Martin, the main subcontractor.
Originally, Huang Fang planned to develop a self-developed aircraft to replace the F-16 that his adoptive father sold to him at a high price. However, when this thing was created, it can only be said that the cost is not low and the performance is not as good as the F-16. The overall meaning
It's better to buy the F-16 from his adopted father's family.
After all, the cost of building an F-2B is as high as 750 million RMB.
Therefore, these fighter jets gave up mounting air-to-air combat bombs, directly mounted two fuel tanks and four ASM-3 supersonic anti-ship missiles, and rushed towards Xianlai Island in a hurry.
After rising to a certain altitude, the F-2B fighter jet adjusted its direction, and the formation captain on the lead aircraft issued an order——
"Target, direction of Xianlai Island, move forward at full speed!"
The six F-2Bs quickly turned on their afterburners, a huge sonic boom erupted in the air, and the formation quickly entered supersonic flight mode.
This kind of fuel consumption is huge, but the speed, speed, still so fast!
We must launch an attack before the Red 022 missile boat escapes out of the range of the ASM-3 anti-ship missile.
A total of 24 ASM-3s are mounted on the 6 F-2Bs. It is easy to destroy four 022 missile boats and one 056A.
On the flagship of the King Kong-class destroyer formation located north of Xianlai Island, Captain Huang Fang could finally breathe a sigh of relief.
After intercepting the saturation attack of the red team's 022 formation, I was safe until the red team's destroyer detachment arrived.
As for the 001 aircraft carrier formation still staying in the north, he was not too worried. There were three Soryu-class submarines squatting there.
Your purpose is to lure the enemy forward to attack you. If the opponent does not move forward, you will be safe. Once you move forward, the Soryu-class submarine will ambush the opponent.
At that time, we will make next tactical arrangements based on the situation and the instructions from our superiors.
But what he didn't know was that a huge and devastating crisis was approaching him.
Before the 022 missile boat formation began to attack Huang Fang's King Kong-class destroyer detachment, 16 J15 carrier-based aircraft had quickly taken off on the deck of aircraft carrier No. 001.
Each of these carrier-based aircraft is equipped with 4 JY-91 anti-ship missiles.
The J15 is a heavy-duty carrier-based fighter independently developed by the Red Army. Its biggest advantage is that it inherits the mount and range of the Flanker series of fighters. Its combat radius reaches 1,400 kilometers and it has 7 heavy-duty bomb attachment points.
These seven heavy-duty bomb hanging points are respectively 4 under the wings on both sides (2 tons), 2 under the air inlet (1.5 tons) and 1 on the central axis of the fuselage (more than 2 tons), which means that the J15 has the largest hanging point.
It can carry 7 anti-ship missiles when loaded.
However, this is just an ideal mounting situation. If so many were to be mounted, it would be difficult for the J15 to fly, and the range would be very short. Moreover, the No. 001 aircraft carrier itself is also a ski-jump deck. This design also restricts the J15
Full mounting capacity, so only 4 can be mounted.
However, these four are not the YJ83 anti-ship missiles used by the 022 missile boat before. Although it can also mount YJ83, all the anti-ship missiles mounted on the J15 dispatched this time are YJ91.
Different from YJ-83, YJ-91 is a supersonic anti-ship missile.
Its range is shorter than the maximum range of the YJ-83, only 150 kilometers, and its warhead is only 90KG, which is less powerful than the YJ-83, but the terminal penetration speed of the YJ-91 can reach a maximum of 3
Mach, the cruising altitude is only 20 meters, and at the end it will automatically lower to an altitude of 7 meters to fly close to the sea, with higher concealment and stronger penetration capabilities.
Therefore, the J15 generally carries four anti-ship missiles to perform anti-ship missions, and the mounting level is already very saturated.
The take-off time of this batch of J15s is very clever.
It stands to reason that the YJ-91 anti-ship missile is not the most advanced anti-ship missile among the red side. It is only suitable for mounting on the J15 carrier-based aircraft to perform tasks. However, when Li Zheng let the No. 001 aircraft carrier formation take off, it happened to be
When the 022 formation attacks.
While Huang Fang was concentrating on resisting this wave of saturation attacks by the 022 missile boat formation, the J15 over there seized the opportunity to accelerate and take off at the fastest speed, and began to fly across the sea as soon as it took off, avoiding the shipborne radar.
This very much reflects Li Zheng’s commanding art.
At that time, the King Kong-class destroyer led the Qifeng-class destroyer on the way to retreat. After dealing with several waves of attacks from the 022 missile boat, the captain followed Long Gang's suggestion and withdrew a certain distance, so he temporarily took off earlier as a precaution.
The ship-based early warning aircraft attacked by the missile was also recovered.
After all, the helicopter early warning aircraft also needs to be refueled. It has been flying for so long before, and it needs to add some fuel to cope with the next wave of attacks.
It was precisely this small detail that Li Zheng had anticipated long ago, and he set a series of traps on this King Kong-class destroyer.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! This is an exquisite killing move designed for the Kong-class destroyer, specifically targeting its weakest point.
The King Kong-class destroyer is Huang Fang's early shield ship. The so-called shield ship is of course a ship with excellent radar fire control. What's more, Huang Fang's adoptive father has also upgraded the system for him in recent years, which is the same as the one used by his adoptive father's family.
radar.
Both are equipped with the AN/SPY-1D passive phased array radar, and there is also a long strip of radar at the lower part of the King Kong-class mast, which is the OPS-28D sea search radar.
This type of radar belongs to the Huangfang Navy's third-generation sea search radar, and there is an OPS-20 navigation radar underneath it.
Look!
Is this radar system amazing?
It sounds pretty spot on.
In addition, the King Kong class is also equipped with two types of fire control radars. One is the SPG-62 air defense missile guidance radar, which serves as the illumination radar of the Aegis system and is responsible for providing guidance for "standard" air defense missiles.
Another type of fire control radar is the FCS-2-21 artillery fire control radar, which is used for illumination and control of the 127MM/54 times caliber Otto Melara main gun.
So many radar systems constitute the defense and fire control of shield ships, but the terrible thing is that even shield ships have a weakness - due to the influence of the curvature of the earth, the detection range of low-altitude sea-skimming targets is only
It's a pitiful 40 kilometers, any further and it will enter the radar blind spot.
Therefore, whether it is a destroyer or an aircraft carrier, it must carry an early warning aircraft, and the early warning aircraft is a very important tool for the safety of ships at sea.
After all, the 40-kilometer detection range leaves too little reaction time for the King Kong-class destroyers. If supported by early warning aircraft, the King Kong-class destroyers can extend the interception range of low-altitude targets to 240 kilometers, and can detect sea-skimming flights early.
J15 and YJ-91.
Unfortunately, the SH-60's airborne time is only 3-4 hours. Li Zheng had already made up his mind and deliberately let the Z-9C on the 056A frigate lure it and let it track various fuel consumption.
It is also estimated that the SH-60 will return to the ship to refuel after the formation withstands a wave of YJ-83 anti-ship missiles.
Li Zheng had calculated everything accurately and arranged the timing exactly.
Wen Zhaohui thought that the 022 missile boat was the protagonist of the opening scene. In fact, the No. 001 aircraft carrier formation in the northern seas that had not yet entered the waters of Xianlai Island was the protagonist.