Chapter Forty-Nine: Happy Cooperation
"Old Bean, the Yankees' plane is here!"
Chen Xin was lying on the porthole and looking out, and at some point, two F-18E/F "Super Hornet" carrier-based fighters of the US Naval Air Force took over the EF-2000 "Typhoon" fighters of the Royal Saudi Air Force and took over the monitoring and escort mission.
Chen Xin asked: ", there are American aircraft carriers nearby?"
A curtain of light lit up on Chen Xin's sunglasses.
Gang Yi said: "This is a photo of the US aircraft carrier battle group taken by the 'Jianbing 5' optical imaging reconnaissance satellite by the Chinese military half an hour ago, and the 'Washington' aircraft carrier battle group has already converged with the 'Nimitz' aircraft carrier battle group." ”
The photos show that in addition to the two aircraft carriers, there is also an amphibious assault ship "Good Guy Richard", a command ship "Lasalle", three "Ticonderoga" Aegis missile cruisers, four "Arleigh Burke" class missile destroyers, an integrated oil-water supply ship, and one is actually the latest "Liberty" littoral combat ship of the US Navy.
The twin-carrier battle group formed the second largest sea and air strike Liliang off the coast of Kenya.
Gangyi quacked and laughed: "Old Dou, the aircraft carrier formation is two hundred nautical miles away from us, do you want to go over and tease them." ”
Chen Xindao: "Forget it, it's important to save people now, there are so many people on the plane, if we play too hard and the Yankees launch missiles at us, it will be a tragedy." ”
In 1978, a Korean Air 902 passenger plane flew from Paris, France to Anchorage, Alaska, USA, and deviated from its course to the gathering place of the nuclear-powered strategic missile submarines of the Soviet Northern Fleet.
Coincidentally, five years later, a Korean Air Aviation Boeing 747 plane that took off from Alaska in the United States deviated from its course to southern Kamchatka and Sakhalin on its way to Seoul, and this time "coincidentally" passed by the Soviet Union's strategic ballistic missile bases deployed in the region. In the end, the South Korean airliner that deviated from its normal course was shot down by Su-15 fighters that were ordered to take off, and it was later reported that all 269 passengers on board were killed.
Later, a number of international commissions involved in investigating the matter admitted that the Soviet side's actions were in accordance with international practice and international law. No formal charges were brought against the Soviet Union, and the Soviet Union did not give any compensation to the families of the victims.
For the first country in the universe to make the same mistake twice in a row, Chen Xin can only be described as not dying if he doesn't die.
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Lake Albert, Uganda.
An RQ-170 Sentinel unmanned reconnaissance plane hovered silently over the camp that originally belonged to the Chinese like a ghost, and the photoelectric imaging equipment loaded on the plane immediately transmitted the picture of the camp to the amphibious command ship "Lasalle" hundreds of kilometers away.
At the same time, on the amphibious assault ship "Good Guy Richard," the engine rotors of the two V22 "Osprey" tiltrotors spun at high speed, and after the United States coordinated with the Kenyan and Ugandan governments, the two "Ospreys" carrying more than 60 marines crossed the airspace of the two countries and headed straight for Lake Albert.
Djibouti, a base of the French army.
Due to historical reasons, France is the country that has stationed the largest number of troops in Africa and has directly intervened militarily in African countries among Western countries, and was once known as the "African gendarme."
At present, France has permanent military bases in six African countries, with more than 8,000 troops stationed, and has signed eight defense agreements and 23 military cooperation or jishu assistance with African countries.
After confirming the accuracy of the information related to the Star Stone, the French high-level quickly reached an agreement.
Shortly after the U.S. V22 Osprey took off, two C-130H military transport planes carrying two companies of French Foreign Legion paratroopers took off from Djibouti airport to the shores of Lake Albert, also on Uganda's western border.
In addition, it was accompanied by four Mirage-2000 fighters.
France has a deep grudge against the star stone, and after missing the fourth star stone on the high point of the South Pole last time, the French are determined to get the fifth star stone that suddenly appeared in Africa.
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At the same time, the attention of the hijacking incident is also increasing under the bombardment of the news media, especially as the fuel in the plane is about to run out and the plane is about to land, almost all the TV network media have focused on the A380 that is still in the air.
"Welcome back to the newsroom. Here's an update on the Emirates Airbus A380 hijacking. According to the latest information we have received, the aircraft has now overflew Kenyan airspace and entered Uganda. Two U.S. F-18E/F 'Super Hornet' fighter jets are flying with the hijacked passenger plane, and aviation experts estimate that the Airbus A380 can fly for up to an hour based on the degree of fuel consumption in the plane, and now it seems that the plane is most likely to land directly at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda. ”
"At present, Entebbe International Airport has completely stopped the take-off and landing of civil aircraft, and there is a total martial law, and the Ugandan Minister of Home Affairs has said that he will fully cooperate with the negotiations with the terrorists, and the military and police of the Uganda anti-terrorist force are prepared for the worst. According to the information obtained by the reporter from the front, all foreign journalists stationed in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, have rushed to Entebbe International Airport, and our CCTV reporters will also make live reports on the scene. ”
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"Hi guys, hello guys. I'm Brandt Phoebe, a CNN forward correspondent, and I'm going to climb aboard a temporarily rented helicopter to give you a first-hand account of the hijacking. Now the massive Airbus A380 is circling and descending over Entebbe airport. I believe that everyone will not forget the hostage incident at Entebbe International Airport 25 years ago, but I don't know if this time, the hostage crisis can be as safe as the last time. Let us pray together for these unfortunate people and wish them peace, Amen. ”
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"I'm Nicole, a reporter from the front of the BBC, the plane is about to land, the plane is about to land, and we can already hear the huge roar of the Airbus A380 engines. Under normal circumstances, the Airbus A380 can only take off and land on the runway of the 38F level, and the runway of Entebbe International Airport cannot meet the take-off and landing conditions of the A380......
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Inside the Airbus A380, the radio kept sounding: "Hello passengers and friends, we are very happy that we are about to arrive at Entebbe International Airport in Uganda, please fasten your seat belts, the plane is about to land." Here, I would like to thank all of you for your cooperation along the way, and if you have the opportunity, I hope to continue to work together next time, xiexie, and I wish you all a great trip. ”
There was a burst of laughter in the cabin, and the faces of the passengers jumped with joy at the thought of being free soon.
The Airbus A380 aligns with the main runway at Entebbe airport and begins to lower its flaps and landing gear.
The airport terminal has been under martial law, and many photojournalists have already found a commanding height near the airport, set up their cameras, and the footage of the plane landing is almost synchronously transmitted to the audience of the whole Shijie.
The plane was getting closer and closer to the ground, Chen Xin only felt a shock to the fuselage, the wheels made smooth contact with the runway, the speed brake rose, and the speed of the plane dropped sharply.
Under the control of the steel hammer, the Airbus A380 landed smoothly in a perfect attitude, almost no difference from the normal take-off and landing in the past.
Tens of seconds later, the plane slowly stopped at the end of the runway and did not enter the tarmac near the terminal from the auxiliary lane.
At this time, the in-cabin radio sounded again: "Now please take out your carry-on luggage and prepare to leave the cabin!"
Passengers opened the luggage racks one after another to take out their carry-on luggage.
At this time, a deafening siren sounded at the airport, and police cars, fire trucks, ambulances, etc. were hurrying towards the A380 at the end of the runway.
"Okay, everyone is ready to get out of the cabin! In addition, I will tell you the unfortunate news that the plane will explode in ten minutes, so please hurry up and get away from the plane as soon as possible."
All the emergency exits of the Airbus A380 opened with a bang, and the inflatable slide popped out.
Everyone was stunned for a moment, and soon everyone reacted, and the passengers flocked to the emergency exit, slid out of the slide one by one, and then picked up their luggage and ran quickly.
Others shouted in English at the rescue forces: "The plane is exploding, the plane is exploding!"
Soon, the convoy that was about to come to the rescue also stopped, and then everyone ran back, as far away from the A380 as possible, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.
The reporters in the airport terminal were all stunned, and the TV viewers were all stunned, just as everyone was preparing to deal with the negotiations with the terrorists, no one could have imagined that such a picture would appear that made people laugh and cry
Chen Xin also followed the chaotic crowd down, and like those who were in a panic, he ran towards the overgrown field on the outside of the runway, and soon disappeared into the depths of the grass.
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