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The Russian counterattack did not come quickly, at least not as quickly as I imagined. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In the afternoon of the same day, the First Fleet of the Navy was the first to go to the battlefield.

It is said that the navy in the original four "ten? The Ninth Fleet was formed, namely the First Fleet stationed in Sapporo, the Second Fleet stationed in Tsuruga and the Third Fleet stationed in Kochi, and the Fourth Fleet stationed in Okinawa. Unlike the previous "ten? The Ninth Fleet has some differences, but they are not noticeable, the main change is the replacement of helicopter destroyers with through-deck aviation destroyers.

Of the four fleets, there is one Atago-class and Kongo-class air defense destroyers, three Murayu-class and three Takanami-class general-purpose destroyers, and one Yuxiang-class aviation destroyer. Because the third and fourth "Yuexiang" class have not yet been commissioned, the flagships of the Second and Third Fleets are still the "Zhenming" class destroyers, which have long been outdated. In addition, the air defense destroyer "Chokai" in the First Fleet is being maintained.

In terms of combat capability alone, this fleet is very powerful.

In the whole world, the combat capability of the four fleets is second only to the aircraft carrier battle group, and the strength of one fleet exceeds the total naval forces of ordinary countries.

Judging by the composition of the fleet, anti-submarine is the primary task.

This is directly related to the responsibilities of the Navy in the US-China alliance and the basic military strategy of defending itself over the past few decades.

Of the nine warships in the fleet, except for one "King Kong" class, which does not carry helicopters, the other destroyers can carry helicopters. With the addition of the "Yuexiang" class, the number of helicopters in the fleet increased to twelve, which is enough to simultaneously perform anti-submarine combat missions in four directions.

If operating in the near seas, the fleet can also be covered by anti-submarine patrol aircraft such as the P-3C and P-1.

In addition to the anti-submarine capability, the air defense capability of the fleet should not be underestimated.

The "Atago" class and the "King Kong" class are both versions of the "Burke" class destroyers, and the biggest difference is that the "Atago" class has added two helicopter hangars. Both air defense destroyers are armed with "Standard 2" area anti-aircraft missiles with a range of one hundred and twenty kilometers and are capable of intercepting twenty-four air targets in one firefight. Even the "Murayu" and "Gao Bo" classes, which are mainly responsible for anti-submarine tasks, are equipped with "advanced sea sparrows" with a range of 40 kilometers, and have a certain regional air defense capability and are capable of intercepting several air targets at the same time.

In the words of the Navy, an air defense network of eight destroyers is sufficient to cope with all the air forces of an average country.

It's just that, in the face of Russia, the Navy does not dare to take it lightly.

The Russian army not only has a large number of tactical fighters, but also a large number of long-range bombers specially designed to deal with the US aircraft carrier battle group, among which the Tu-22M "Backfire" bomber can carry more than a dozen anti-ship missiles, penetrate the defense at twice the speed of sound, and then launch missiles hundreds of kilometers away.

In the face of this kind of bomber, the US military has to be highly vigilant, not to mention the Navy, which has no aircraft carriers.

Before entering the area of engagement, the First Fleet sounded the battle alarm.

The E-767, operating in the rear of the fleet, detected a large air target, presumably Tu-22M, immediately alerted the fleet.

Only, after five minutes, the alarm was lifted.

The E-767 found not a Tu-22M, but a flight from Honolulu to Seoul. Presumably, there was no information from the ground control station that the flight had mistakenly entered the combat area.

After a false alarm, Yue Jun's nerves tightened even more.

After about fifteen minutes, the E-767 ran out of fuel and had to return to base, where it was replaced by two E-2Cs to continue monitoring the air situation.

It didn't take long for the E-2C to raise the alarm.

Eight Su-35s appeared to the north of the island and were flying in a southwesterly direction.

Although the Russian army does not deploy many Su-35s in the Far East, all of which are used to carry out air supremacy missions, this heavy fighter is capable of carrying several supersonic anti-ship missiles with a range of up to 250 kilometers to launch attacks on sea surface targets, and the threat is no less than that of bombers.

The First Fleet sounded the battle alarm again, and the Air Force immediately dispatched four F-22Js.

The air battle was imminent, but the Su-35 did not cross the island, but turned to the north of the Kunashir waterway and soon left the detection area of the AWACS aircraft.

In the following hours, the army did not relax.

It can be said that the officers and men were very nervous at that time.

It is not only the Russian fighter jets and bombers that need to be guarded against, but also the elusive submarines.

Shortly after nightfall, a helicopter carrying out an anti-submarine patrol in the northwest direction of the fleet also used the jet of water spewed out by a fin whale as a periscope for a Russian submarine.

It's just that until dawn, the counterattack of the Russian army did not come.

At this time, the army was already preparing for landing on the four northern islands.

As far as the Chinese military is concerned, the biggest problem is not that it does not have air and sea supremacy, but that it does not have suitable means of projection.

Although the two "Osumi"-class amphibious landing ships are capable of delivering one battalion of combat units at a time, the Chinese military is seriously short of ships to transport heavy equipment and combat materials. It's one thing to send troops over, it's another thing to keep them combat-capable. There is no point in simply delivering troops if there is no way to deliver war materiel.

On the issue of landing operations, there are also differences within the armed forces.

Although the navy has always insisted on landing as soon as possible, turning the occupation of the four northern islands into a fact, forcing Russia to accept the facts, and then holding armistice talks with Russia, the air force believes that it should focus on striking at the Russian army, and only by inflicting heavy losses on the Russian navy and air force in the Far East can it be able to turn the occupation of the four northern islands into a fact.

The arguments of both sides are reasonable, and the attack on the four northern islands is not an overnight thing.

Among other things, it would take days just to assemble troops, deploy supplies, and deploy the fleet.

At this time, it is not that Russia does not want to fight back, but it is not ready, or that it is brewing a counterattack.

The Russian authorities were also very shocked by the defeat in the first battle. Even the Russian president did not expect that the Su-35 would be so vulnerable, and the Navy would be even more defeated. At that time, some of the more extreme Russian generals even proposed to use tactical nuclear warheads to strike the Japanese fleet that entered Russian waters.

The Russian president, apparently, will not accede to such crazy demands.

If Russia is so unbearable that it will use nuclear weapons at every turn, even if it wins this war, its international prestige will be hit hard.

Besides, if Russia makes a move with nuclear weapons, the situation will immediately get out of control.

Fundamentally, Russia does not want this conflict to turn into a large-scale war, let alone a large-scale retaliatory strike that will drag the United States into the water.

Only one thing is certain, Russia must strike back, and a powerful one.

This heavy task naturally fell on the submarine forces of the Pacific Fleet.

When planning a counterattack, the Russian military encountered a rather serious problem, that is, the Pacific Fleet had only one "Akula"-class attack nuclear submarine capable of going to sea to fight, and the other few conventional submarines did not pose a great threat to the Fleet. If it cannot break through the anti-submarine defense line of the Japanese army, there is little point in attacking the nuclear submarine.

To do this, a joint counterattack operation must be planned, and not just a submarine sortie.

With submarines, the most ideal choice is a bomber.

As early as during the Cold War, the Soviet Union devised several tactics specifically to attack US aircraft carrier battle groups, the most popular of which was the "saturation strike". According to the tactics formulated by the Soviet Navy, when launching an attack, bombers and cruise missile nuclear submarines first launched hundreds or even hundreds of supersonic anti-ship missiles at the US aircraft carrier battle group, so that the US air defense system reached a state of saturation. In order to expand the results of the war, it is also necessary to launch attack nuclear submarines in a timely manner, take advantage of the opportunity of the US fleet to organize air defense operations, infiltrate antisubmarine networks, and attack aircraft carriers and other main warships with torpedoes at close range. In order to realize this set of tactics, the Soviet Union not only developed several types of bombers and cruise missile nuclear submarines, but also developed more than a dozen supersonic anti-ship missiles. With the advancement of technology, the Soviet Union even launched a dozen military navigation satellites specifically.

Although by the time it came to Russia, the Soviet Union's military legacy had almost been depleted, not only had all the cruise missile nuclear submarines been removed, there were only a few dozen strategic bombers left, and there were even fewer attack nuclear submarines, but the sharp weapons in Russia's hands were still lethal enough to deal with the Navy, which was much weaker than the US military.

After deciding to dispatch bombers and attack nuclear submarines, the Russian army began to develop counterattack tactics.

It didn't take much effort to dispatch bombers, and the key was to get the "Akula"-class attack nuclear submarine in place.

Because before the conflict, the Russian army had raised its alert and the submarine left the port ahead of schedule, so when the Russian army formulated a counterattack plan, the submarine had already bypassed the island and entered the Pacific Ocean.

If all goes well, within a day, the submarine will be in place.

In order to ensure that the counterattack was foolproof, the Russian army set aside a day and a half to prepare.

During this period, the Russian Air Force deployed a Tu-22M fleet deployed in the Urals, along with more than a dozen support aircraft.

Because the strength is not as good as the opponent, especially the gap in air power is too large, the Russian army has some restraint before the counterattack, and it did not stimulate the army, let alone take the initiative to provoke.

According to the deployment of the Russian army, all combat units are not allowed to cross the island before the counterattack begins.

If the Chinese army can be more active, for example, take the initiative to expand the scope of engagement to the entire four northern islands, take the initiative to attack the Russian fighters operating in the north of the island, and force the Russian army to shrink to the north, then in the next battle, the defense line of the Chinese army can advance more than 200 kilometers to the north and gain more room for maneuver. In this way, in the event of a counterattack by the Russian army, the army will be able to get more time to prepare. It can even be said that as long as the Chinese army makes full use of its air superiority, it can keep the fleet out of the strike range of the Russian bombers.

Relying on only one submarine, the Russian army can only reap some results at most, and it is difficult to turn the tide of the war.

It's a pity that the army is too conservative, and when fighting, it throws a mouse trap and leaves the opportunity to the opponent for no reason.

(To be continued)