"Report that formation 001 has started to move! Direction 290, speed, 15 knots, 420 kilometers away from Xianlai Island..."
The communications staff officer's report greatly surprised Wen Zhaohui.
"Finally moving!"
He shouted: "Bring up the reconnaissance screen!"
Soon, the reconnaissance screen of the 001 aircraft carrier formation he wanted was brought up on the screen.
"Zoom in!"
The staff officer immediately enlarged the picture on his laptop and projected it on the screen.
Wen Zhaohui walked to the big screen and stared at the 001 formation.
Formation 001 was slowly moving towards Xianlai Island at this time.
"It's coming, it's coming! It's finally here!"
He excitedly turned his head and said to the communications staff: "Immediately issue an order to the Canglong submarine formation. Formation 001 is moving in the direction of Xianlai Island. Let them prepare for an ambush!"
Hard work pays off!
It seems that the scene is not over yet!
The highlight that I am most concerned about is finally about to take place.
Sneak attack on the aircraft carrier!
Even if three Canglong-class ships are destroyed, it is still worth it!
So worth it!
The information was quickly sent via long-wave radio to the three Soryu-class submarines lurking in the D Sea north of Xianlai Island.
The captain of the team was even more excited than Wen Zhaohui at the moment.
The previous few hours were simply a kind of torture for me.
When the F-2B formation was destroyed, the King Kong-class destroyer suffered heavy damage, and the F15J fighter formation was ordered to withdraw, he almost despaired.
I feel like I'm going to lose this first battle.
After all, Flight Mom No. 001 has no reason to continue to Xianlai Island at this time——
First, the four Haishangtang patrol boats that were originally there have been ordered to withdraw to Okinori.
Second, to deal with four patrol boats that don’t even have close-in defense systems, do we need to send an aircraft carrier formation there?
Of course not!
Cannons kill mosquitoes!
If you really do this, it will be considered a loss of face for the red side.
Unexpectedly.
The No. 001 aircraft carrier group actually went there.
It is really getting closer to Xianlai Island.
Although the Soryu-class sonar and radar at this time have not found any trace of the formation, according to the news from the Joint Staff Headquarters, they are already heading towards Xianlai Island at a speed of 16 knots, direction 63...
etc……
The captain felt something was wrong.
Direction 63?
He hurriedly ran to the electronic chart, frowned at the previous location of the 001 aircraft carrier formation, and then calculated the opponent's approximate route.
He is an experienced captain and can see the problem at a glance.
According to the current movement direction, Aircraft Mother No. 001 is heading directly to the north of Xianlai Island.
There is a huge problem here.
Because the conflict occurred in the south of Xianlai Island, this was the script arranged by Huang Fang from the beginning in compliance with Blue Fang’s instructions.
And his submarine formation also followed the script of the red team going to the south of Xianlai Island for surface support, so the set ambush circle position was also customized according to the southern route.
I have mentioned before that the characteristics of the Soryu-class submarine are silent, average attack range, good latency, but slow speed.
And when submarines ambush surface ship formations, they basically rely on ambushes.
It’s not that submarines can’t actively follow them, but the top speed of the Soryu class is only 12 knots, and they can’t even catch up with others’ exhaust fumes.
What's more, one of the characteristics of the aircraft carrier formation is that it cannot move on its own, and is always followed by a group of subordinates when it goes out.
There are destroyers and frigates on the water, and supply ships on the ocean.
Needless to say, underwater, I will definitely follow the submarine.
Destroyers and frigates all have towed sonar. Destroyers like the 052D also have anti-submarine helicopters. There are usually four Z-18 anti-submarine helicopters in the hangar of the aircraft carrier. This thing has a larger search range than the Z-9C.
And can throw underwater sonar.
No matter how silent the Canglong class is, it will still be easily discovered in a shallow sea like D Sea.
So they have been hiding here quietly as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles wait here, waiting for the aircraft mother to enter within 50 kilometers of them and start attacking.
Soryu-class submarines have two attack weapons.
The main weapon is the Type 89 submarine torpedo, 533 mm, missile length 7,000 mm, wire guidance plus active, passive acoustic homing, maximum speed 102 km/h, power unit piston steam main engine, maximum range of more than 50 kilometers
, the warhead weighs 267 kilograms and can submerge to a depth of 900 meters to attack the opponent's high-performance submarines, which is enough to threaten large and medium-sized surface ships.
The second is the submarine-launched Harpoon anti-ship missile in the launch system. It has a range of 220 kilometers, a speed of only Mach 0.85, a diameter of 344 millimeters, and a weight of 522 kilograms. It adopts the guidance method of mid-section inertia and terminal active radar guidance. It is used for
Used with aircraft carrier battle groups to attack long-range targets, it mainly threatens large and medium-sized surface ships.
According to the attack range of the Harpoon anti-ship missile, it is said that it can hit the No. 001 aircraft carrier formation less than 200 kilometers away.
But why have the three Soryu-class submarines never dared to take action?
Anyway, they are all within the range of the Harpoon anti-ship missile. Logically speaking, wouldn’t it be enough to just swish and swish the missile?
Of course, if you say this, you are military blind.
Very simple reason.
When aircraft carriers travel in formation, there are intervals between formations, usually within a range of 18-25 kilometers.
Take the 001 aircraft carrier fleet as an example. It consists of 2 055 destroyers, 3 052D destroyers and 3 054A frigates.
Because this combat mission does not go out to the open sea and is only within the first island chain, it will not be incorporated into a supply ship.
Underwater, a Type 093 submarine and a Type 095 submarine formed an underwater formation to follow.
Once entering the combat sea area, the two submarines must first move forward 100 kilometers to conduct underwater anti-submarine warfare.
The remaining eight ships are deployed in a ring within a range of 18-25 kilometers around the aircraft carrier, because this range is generally the range of point anti-aircraft missiles. This forms a large defense circle to protect the aircraft carrier in the center. Once an enemy attacks,
The opponent's target must be high-value ships like aircraft carriers, so no matter which direction they come from, 2-3 ships will be able to intercept them at the same time, forming a cross-interception network.
Therefore, the No. 001 aircraft carrier formation is said to be less than 200 kilometers away from the Soryu-class ambush circle, but in fact, the aircraft carrier is at least 200 kilometers away from the Soryu-class.
To launch an attack at this distance, the Type 89 torpedo cannot reach it, and the subsonic submarine-launched Harpoon anti-ship missile is only enough. If the distance is too far, the opponent will be escorted by shield ships. Not to mention sufficient firepower, the interception rate is quite high.
Attacking at such a distance is tantamount to scratching an itch, and at most it only wastes part of the missile intercepted by others.
Therefore, according to Wen Zhaohui's previous idea, we have to wait until the No. 001 aircraft carrier formation enters the 50-kilometer ambush circle of the Canglong class. At this time, all the torpedoes and harpoons will go out at once and attack the aircraft mother.
Each Soryu-class submarine is equipped with 6 torpedo launch tubes and can carry 30 torpedoes or missiles. This time a three-boat formation set sail to perform a mission, each submarine was equipped with 10 torpedoes and 20 missiles. Even if it is used at the fastest speed, it can
A salvo can fire 18 torpedoes or 18 Harpoon missiles. Not only can it form a saturation attack, at least the probability of successfully damaging the aircraft carrier will be higher.
The captain of the leading boat is now anxious because the 001 aircraft carrier formation is heading north of Xianlai Island, deviating from Huang Fang's estimated route. If the current movement direction is followed, the 001 aircraft carrier formation will be 80 kilometers away from him.
It passed by and was unable to reach the attack range of the Type 89 torpedo.
So, this means that we can only rely on 60 Harpoon anti-ship missiles to penetrate the defense network of 8 Chinese Aegis ships.
OK?
He couldn't help but fell into deep thought, and a layer of sweat formed on his forehead.