Great warships

Chapter 1286 Breaking the Sky

The Navy uses the E-2 early warning aircraft. Except for the most advanced E-2D, all of these early warning aircraft use mechanical scanning radars, and the radars used are also in the UHF band.

At this time, the Hawkeye 2000 early warning aircraft, which are equipped in large numbers, use the APS-145 radar. This radar has a search distance of kilometers and advanced data processing capabilities. It is considered a very good model.

Due to the operating band problem, this early warning aircraft discovered the stealth aircraft first, but even so, the detection distance was only one hundred kilometers.

At this time, the flat-deck warship had already launched the first wave of aircraft, and the speed had dropped to more than ten knots. The nuclear reactor boiler was running at maximum power, but it would still take some time to speed up to the point where the next wave of aircraft could be launched.

So now, what to do?
Without any hesitation, Brian immediately issued an order: "All fighter planes that have taken off, fly to the target immediately and shoot it down!"

It is impossible to shoot it down. No matter how powerful the radar of the super bug is, it is impossible to easily detect the stealth aircraft. They can only see the approximate location of the vague target under the guidance of the early warning aircraft and cannot lock the target at all.

The radar was unusable, the missiles were unusable, and at this moment, they suddenly realized that they seemed to only have machine guns left.

Even if we have to use machine guns, we must shoot the enemy down!

A large number of fighter jets swooped into the target's airspace.

Then, Brian gave the second order: "Attention, entire fleet, turn off all lights!"

This order is a bit confusing.

If it is a fighter plane in the air, in order to avoid exposing its location, it may turn off the navigation lights and become a ghost in the dark, but a warship turns off the lights? Although the sea is large, there is also the risk of collision. Warships must turn on various lights to warn others and avoid collisions.

As for large warships with flat decks, they must turn on the lights. Even with various radars, lights are still the best guide.

But now, the order made sense: hide yourself.

Only by hiding can we avoid being discovered by the target of a sneak attack in the sky. Although the enemy will most likely not drop bombs visually, we still have to reduce the probability of being discovered.

If the enemy turns on the radar, its exact location will be exposed, and then it will be swarmed and killed by our own aircraft. If the enemy does not turn on the radar, other methods will be needed. The bright lights on the sea are the best guide.

So, turn off the lights for now!
Although some captains did not understand the order, they still had to carry it out. As the lights went out one by one, the sea became pitch black.

Brian looked up at the night sky and murmured, "God bless us and don't let us suffer any more losses!"

Suddenly, all kinds of excited calls, curses, and shouts came from the radio, mixed together, making everyone excited.

The target has been found, the next step is to attack!
There were tracers in the sky. It was the machine guns firing! These bright lines intertwined and rushed towards a target in the distance.

The target dodged in the sky, but was ultimately outnumbered by the swarm of planes that swooped down on it like locusts.

A fireball bloomed in the sky.

"Kill it!"

"I shot it down!"

"not me!"

There were voices vying for credit on the radio, but none of that mattered. What mattered was that the horrible ghost-like thing was finally shot down!

Brian breathed a sigh of relief.

"Only one?" Austin was a little curious.

"Yes, they should have two." Brian said, "However, the fighting spirit of those people is not high. As long as one is shot down, the other will flee in panic. Next, it's our turn to attack. Give the order..."

Before Brian could finish his words, suddenly, a horrified voice came from an Aegis battleship.

"Two targets found, falling from the sky!"

"We must destroy it immediately. We can't let it explode!"

A moment later, flames rose from the deck of the Aegis battleship. Standard missiles had already rushed up and were about to blow up the target!

However, the target was more cunning than they imagined. Just before the standard missiles went up, two brilliant sparks bloomed in the sky, and two cluster bombs exploded!
At this moment, everyone's heart sank.

"Open fire with all close-in defense weapons. We must shoot down every projectile that can threaten us!" Brian knew that the most dangerous moment had come!

Fortunately, they were prepared, fortunately they had prepared a contingency plan, fortunately there were not many planes left on the deck, and the fleet had dispersed.

At this moment, suddenly, there was a terrible vibration, and Brian rushed out of the chair, hitting his head on the glass in front of him, and blood splattered.

Boom!
There was a terrible crash.

An Aegis warship originally wanted to provide better cover for the flat-deck warship, but it ended up moving right in front of the flat-deck warship and the two warships collided!

At this time, Brian realized that he had made a big mistake. He actually forgot to turn on the navigation lights again. With so many warships engaged in air defense in the dark, it would be easy for them to collide.

Unfortunately it's too late.

Even a 10,000-ton Aegis warship could not withstand the impact of a 100,000-ton flat-deck warship and was broken in half. Fortunately, it did not hit the vertical launch device, otherwise...

Countless people fell into the water and countless people screamed, but they could not be taken care of for the time being because those small bullets were already falling from the sky!

Most of the projectiles fell into the sea, and only a very small number fell on the deck. However, this time they were well prepared. The damage control personnel quickly stepped forward and put out the fire as soon as possible. In addition, there were few planes on the deck, so no chain reaction was caused.

Countless dense arrays were firing continuously, and tongues of fire were shooting out on the dark sea, which looked very spectacular.

Suddenly, sparks radiated from the bridge of an Aegis battleship, and these sparks connected together, like lightning.

Graphite bomb!

This thing is specifically designed to destroy power grids and radars. When a radar antenna is hung with this thing, the antenna is finished. Amidst the crackling sparks, the radar antenna is completely destroyed.

The radar antenna is broken, so the Aegis warship becomes useless. Fortunately, there are many Aegis warships nearby, so it doesn't matter if one is broken.

Since the density of the attack was not high, this attack did not seem to pose any threat. When all the interceptions were over, Brian breathed a sigh of relief.

The biggest loss was the sinking of an Aegis warship and the damage of the radar of another warship. There were no problems with the other warships, especially those with flat decks, which were still intact.

So, it was a safe bet.

He looked down and saw that the lights had been turned on and the entire fleet had returned to normal.

"Give the order to chase the escaping plane and shoot it down!"

"Oh, damn, what is that?" At this moment, Austin suddenly cursed.

A ball of fire suddenly appeared on the side of the nearby Aegis battleship. What was going on?

Under attack again?

Why didn't the radar respond? Why didn't the AWACS give any warning?

Boom! Then came the explosion.

This seemed to be just the beginning. Flames burst out one after another on the nearby warships. Suddenly, a ball of fire burst out next to the dense formation, where there happened to be a large number of artillery shells!

Boom! The next moment, a terrible explosion sounded.

In the interception just now, the main weapon used was the Close Combat Arms. This thing has a fast rate of fire and strong firepower, but it also has low sustainability and will soon use up all the shells.

In order to prepare for the next attack, many warships are adding shells. These things cannot be loaded automatically, and people have to manually roll the ammunition belt into the drum.

The explosion here immediately caused a huge fire, which quickly spread to the nearby naval guns!
boom!
There was another explosion, and a ball of fire exploded next to the helicopter hangar of a warship. The flames penetrated the helicopter hangar and then jumped in. Soon, smoke and dust billowed from the warship.

They are not anti-ship missiles because their power is too small, but at the same time, it also means that they are very small and difficult to be detected by early warning aircraft and Aegis systems. Moreover, just now, all radars were facing the sky and ignored the sea surface.

These are drones, a large number of drones attacking!

In the sky, Fatih, who was returning home, had mixed feelings.

Mahmoud did not come back and was targeted before he reached the attack position. As for the reason... it should be that the stealth coating repaired with soot was not effective and he was targeted by the opponent.

However, Fatih had no time to remember his comrades. He had to go up, throw bombs, and attack the enemy!

Fortunately, he successfully dropped the bomb. Regardless of whether it would continue to be effective, he had completed the mission! Because his mission was only the first wave!
The drones in the low altitude are the second wave of attacking force. These drones are not powerful, but there are a lot of them! When these drones are overwhelming, the opponent will be unable to resist!

The Phalanx has run out of ammunition, and the only thing they can do next is to continue launching standard missiles. Using standard missiles to attack drones is like using anti-aircraft guns to attack mosquitoes. However, there is no other way. They can't let these drones attack them and pose a threat to them, right?

When I thought of this, the sound of the alarm receiver suddenly came from the headset.

There is a missile flying towards me!
Fatih immediately operated the fighter plane to dive, then pulled up, successfully avoiding the infrared-guided air-to-air missile. However, subsequent missiles continued to fly over him one after another. After he dodged several in succession, he was exhausted and finally failed to dodge the next one.

A fireball exploded in the sky.

"Report, the second plane was shot down!"

After receiving this news, Brian finally breathed a sigh of relief. Both stealth planes were shot down, and the remaining attacks...

They were just some insignificant drones! Even if they landed on their warships, they would only cause a fire. Therefore, the colonel's tactics were very simple. He wanted to replicate the successful experience of the last time and added drones.

Humph, can this thing fight?
"Concentrate your firepower and shoot down all these drones!"

This round of air defense operations lasted for more than twenty minutes. The rising smoke and burning flames all told of the fierceness of the battle.

"All drones have been shot down. Only five of our warships were damaged, but the fires have been brought under control."

Last time, I paid a heavy price because I was caught off guard and couldn't react correctly in time. This time... the opponent is no better!

Brian had a look of satisfaction on his face.

"Report, please instruct us on whether the fighter planes we sent out should fly to land or return to our fleet!"

Brian thought briefly and said, "The enemy only has two stealth aircraft, and we have already shot them down. So we don't have to worry about being attacked now. Of course, we have to land on our aircraft carrier. We are the navy, not the air force."

As a result, the aircraft carrier switched to the mode of recovering carrier-based aircraft. One after another, the fighter planes that had been in the air for more than half an hour returned, and the fleet became busy again.

The Hawkeye early warning aircraft, which had been struggling for a long time, was about to return. When the radar officer took a last look at the radar screen, he suddenly became frightened.

"A large number of aircraft have been spotted on the sea, and they are flying towards us!"

The colonel not only has stealth aircraft, but also a large number of non-stealth aircraft! These aircraft finally flew over and planned to launch a fatal attack!

At this time, the warships on the flat deck are in the stage of recovering carrier-based aircraft. The deck is very busy. Some of the recovered carrier-based aircraft are directly placed in the take-off area at the bow of the ship, occupying the entire area. The two catapults on the angled deck can be used, but they cannot be used during the recovery phase because take-off and landing will be seriously interfered with.

For a moment, Brian was a little panicked.

"Immediately order the planes that are preparing to land to intercept ahead!"

"Our fleet will immediately deploy into anti-aircraft formation!"

There are still planes in the sky that have not landed yet. Those planes can fly over and intercept them!
"Those planes are low on fuel, and if they fly over there, they may not be able to come back," Austin said.

"We have to go even if we can't come back! We can't let our fleet get into trouble. Where are our Aegis battleships?"

"When we were intercepting just now, we launched a large number of anti-aircraft missiles. Currently, the only missiles left in the launcher are anti-missile interceptors..."

Although they have a powerful fleet, now is when they are at their weakest!
A large number of aircraft flew over. Some of them were intercepted by carrier-based aircraft, while others broke through the carrier-based aircraft's defense network and then switched to ultra-low altitude attacks. If it were normal times, this powerful formation would not be afraid at all, but now, they have no missiles. The only things left in their launch silos are interceptor missiles used for anti-missile defense. It is very inconvenient to use such missiles to intercept ultra-low altitude targets.

Some fighter jets successfully broke through and began launching anti-ship missiles. The outdated Exocet missiles began flying over the sea. Some planes did not even have anti-ship missiles, but flew over the target and dropped bombs.

One after another, the naval guns began firing, firing continuously into the sky. Some planes were blown up and turned into fireballs and fell down, while some planes continued to fly forward, dropped their bombs and then returned successfully.

The commanders on the warships issued various orders and occasionally turned the rudder to try to avoid the situation.

Some warships also began to be hit.

Boom, boom!
That night, the Mediterranean Sea was filled with smoke of gunpowder. That night, I wonder how many people would never see the sun the next day!

East.

"Boss Qin, something big happened in the Mediterranean!"

"Well, how big is it? Can it pierce the sky?"

"Very big, this colonel is really powerful!" Salman said excitedly, "He actually launched three rounds of attacks. His tactics successfully broke through the defense. However, I don't think he could come up with this method."

"The colonel has been holding back for a long time, so it's normal for him to come up with a big move." Qin Tao said.

"Yes, this is a big move. The colonel has no way out now. The three gangsters have announced that they will unite to fight him. Moreover, some other countries are also planning to take action. He could deny it last time, but he can't deny it this time."

Those fighter planes that crashed into the sea, those bombs dropped, and those pilots rescued from the sea all tell us their identities and origins.

Of course, the colonel is also a hero. He will admit what he did this time. You all come together to beat me, so won’t you let me fight back?
"Fortunately, we have cut off our relationship and come to the East, but I don't know how it will end next." Salman was a little worried.

"They can fight however they want. It has nothing to do with us anyway. Our exercise is already underway. Everyone, don't just stay here. Next, let's go to the Navy's command center and watch the exercise together. How about that?"

"it is good."

Going east from Mingzhou, you will reach Zhoushan, which is the base camp of the Eastern Fleet. This exercise was also planned by the Eastern Fleet.

In the past, to organize an exercise of this level, the three fleets needed to work together and transfer warships from each other to complete the task, but now, the Eastern Fleet can support it on its own!
After all, the power they have is already very strong. If they are pulled out alone, they will not be weaker than any other country except the United States. This exercise is also hosted by the fleet here.

However, as the most important exercise, in addition to local leaders, of course many leaders from the capital will also be watching. Wu Shengli is in charge here with a very serious expression. It doesn't look like an exercise, but more like a real war.

The entire fleet command hall was renovated last year. On the front wall is a full-length LCD screen that is large enough to display the situation in the entire Western Pacific. Below are several rows of control panels, and there are people watching on each panel. It looks just like the command hall of a space launch.

"For this exercise, we launched five more satellites." Seeing everyone coming in, Wu Shengli showed a smile on his face: "Considering the high risk at sea, we'll just watch it here. With so many satellites supporting us, we can be as immersive as we are."

(End of this chapter)