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From the very beginning, the operation of the Japanese army did not go well. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info

It's not that the army is not ready, nor is it that it didn't do its best, but the organizational difficulty is indeed too great, and there are various unexpected factors.

At the time of takeoff, two P-1s were left on the airfield due to a system failure.

Subsequently, one of the P-1s had a problem with its engine and had to turn back halfway.

Although the army urgently dispatched a P-1 that had just completed the modification and tested the fire control system, only 28 P-1s passed the first checkpoint in the end.

Compared to what happened later, the trouble encountered during take-off was nothing.

According to the army's plan, all P-1s were to assemble in the standby airspace and then fly together to their destinations. Since the patrol aircraft were not deployed at an airfield, the assembly would need to be deployed by an E-767. In addition, the F-22J, which is responsible for escort missions, also has to be assembled in advance.

When it came time to assemble, the army was in big trouble.

The first four P-1s to arrive were forty-five minutes ahead of schedule because they sailed downwind. Although the P-1s had a long enough range to complete the attack mission without the need for in-flight refueling, a 45-minute wait in the assembly airspace would have forced the four P-1s to return to an alternate airfield in Hokkaido, unable to return to Hokkaido. In addition, if you encounter a headwind during the flight, it can cause more problems.

Immediately after that, the first batch of four F-22Js arrived about forty minutes early.

The four fighters did not encounter a tailwind, but had to take off half an hour earlier than the scheduled time in order to take care of the air defense fighters that took off behind.

Comparatively speaking, the endurance of the F-22J is not so sufficient.

Although the F-22J has a theoretical combat radius of up to 2,000 kilometers when carrying out interception missions after being fully loaded with fuel and carrying only the necessary anti-aircraft ammunition, there is a big difference between escort and interception, and fuel must be reserved for fighting enemy aircraft, and the combat radius will certainly not reach the theoretical value.

According to the data available to the Japanese army, the maximum time of the F-22J in the air will not exceed three hours when performing air supremacy missions.

The escort mission is much more complex than the air defense patrol, and the average flight speed is much faster, so the F-22J will definitely have less than three hours in the air.

If they hover in the assembly airspace for half an hour, the combat capability of these four F-22Js will inevitably be restricted.

The military also has to consider the problem that there is no way to refuel the returning F-22J in the air.

Although the F-22J retains air refueling equipment, it also plans to purchase air tankers from the United States, and has also negotiated with Boeing to develop a tanker suitable for the Syrian army on the platform of the 767 passenger aircraft, but when the war broke out, the Japanese army did not have a tanker, so it was impossible to extend the combat radius of the fighter by air refueling. If the escorted F-22J encounters Russian fighters and consumes too much fuel in the air battle, let alone return to the air base in Hokkaido, it is a question whether they can return to the backup airfield in Hokkaido.

You know, by this time, Ben had not lost a single F-22J.

If the F-22J crashes on the sea because of insufficient fuel, no one can afford to take this responsibility.

Affected by this, the Japanese army had to immediately adjust the attack plan and let the four F-22Js fly to the Russian fleet first. The first four P-1s to arrive will form a group of four P-1s that will arrive in the second group and fly to the target behind the F-22J, while the patrol aircraft that will be left behind will form a second group with the second group of escort fighters.

If that's the case, the problem is not too complicated, at least the second fleet has twenty P-1s, carrying one hundred and sixty anti-ship missiles, which can still pose a lethal threat to the Russian fleet.

Unfortunately, the trouble is not over yet.

Within thirty minutes, twelve P-1s from three formations arrived, but a second group of escort fighters, which was supposed to accompany them according to plan, did not appear.

After urgently contacting the rear base, the commander of the army learned that two of the four F-22Js had broken down because of their excessive combat intensity and lack of effective maintenance, and they would not be repaired at all for a while. The two F-22Js that had already taken off were sent by AWACS aircraft to the north of Kunashir Island to cover anti-submarine patrol aircraft that were searching for a Russian submarine against fighters sent by the Russian Air Force.

What made the commander of the army even more stunned was that the F-22J that could be dispatched at this time was in the air.

That is, the second escort fighter group will not come at all.

In desperation, the commander of the army could only order four F-15Js that had taken off less than ten minutes to rush over to provide cover for the second batch of P-1s.

Because the P-1 had a slower cruise speed and the F-15J had a slightly faster speed, the commander had the twelve patrol planes set off first, while the escort fighters accelerated to catch up.

In this way, when the Russian fleet was about to arrive, the second batch of P-1s could be covered by escort fighters.

About twenty minutes had passed since the scheduled assembly time, and the last eight P-1s arrived. The eight patrol planes, all from an airfield, missed the assembly time by hovering over the airfield for twenty minutes in order to wait for the last one to take off.

This situation was completely unexpected by the commander of the army.

In desperation, the army could only dispatch four F-15Js again to escort eight P-1s.

It was only then that the army sent out all the patrol planes. In addition to two fewer patrol aircraft, there were four more escort fighters than planned, except that only four F-22Js were sorted, instead of the eight previously planned. In addition, the F-15J's endurance and air supremacy are inferior to the F-22J, and it is also unknown whether it can provide effective cover for patrol aircraft. If it is resisted by the Russian army, there will definitely be problems with the safety of the patrol aircraft.

These are just the troubles that the army encountered in its operations.

Comparatively speaking, when making plans, the harm caused by a problem that the army overlooked was even more serious.

The "Kuznetsov" aircraft carrier is not alone, at an altitude of 10,000 meters behind the aircraft carrier battle group, an A-50 provides it with a warning area of more than 550 kilometers.

Although the detection effect of the A-50 radar on the F-22J is very unsatisfactory, the maximum detection distance is less than 150 kilometers, and the patrol airspace of the AWACS aircraft is 100 kilometers behind the fleet, and the detection range of the air defense radar in the fleet on the F-22J is definitely more than 100 kilometers, so the A-50 is basically useless when dealing with the F-22J. But the radar for detecting the F-15J, as well as the much larger P-1, A-50, is more than enough. For the F-15J flying at an altitude of more than 5,000 meters, the maximum detection range of the A-50 is more than 500 kilometers, while for the P-1 at the same flight altitude, the maximum detection range is more than 650 kilometers, and the tracking range is more than 500 kilometers.

The P-1 has enough endurance to take a lower flight altitude and minimize the distance it will be spotted by the A-50.

It is a pity that the endurance of the F-15J is not as good as that of the patrol aircraft, and it has to save enough fuel for air combat, so it can only use a higher flight altitude.

When making the plan, Yue Jun had already taken this issue into account.

It can be seen from the troop arrangement that the army originally planned to use the F-22J to escort the escort, but did not consider the F-15J, but had to compromise with reality.

I am afraid that even the army did not expect the impact caused by this.

The attack of the first batch of eight P-1s went well, and about 15 minutes after being detected by the A-50s, eight patrol planes fired anti-ship missiles one after another at a distance of about 120 kilometers from the Russian fleet. Although the Russian army has sounded the alarm, the four MiG-29s patrolling over the aircraft carrier immediately turned to kill, and the eight MiG-29s parked on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier also took off at the fastest speed, but the eight P-1s still turned in time to leave the interception area of the Russian fighters, and the four F-22Js who served as escorts also immediately set their eyes on the four MiG-29s that arrived first.

The missiles were approaching, and the "Kuznetsov" did not continue to let the fighter into the air, but entered the state of air defense operation.

In the battle group, the escort warships were also immediately put into battle.

Because the anti-ship missiles launched by the Japanese army flew close to the surface of the sea, the air defense system of the Russian warship was not put into battle until the missiles approached within 40 kilometers.

The protagonist is definitely a nuclear-powered cruiser second only to the "Kuznetsov" in size.

In just thirty seconds, the cruiser, with a displacement of more than 20,000 tons, fired forty-eight regional anti-aircraft missiles, followed by twenty-four short-range anti-aircraft missiles. Because the hull is huge enough and there are enough places to deploy air defense systems, there are many more fire control channels on the cruiser than on the destroyer, and it is able to guide more missiles to attack at the same time, without worrying that the missiles will not be able to guide after they are fired.

What's more, the military uses all subsonic anti-ship missiles.

Although subsonic anti-ship missiles fly at a lower altitude and maneuver better, they are too slow, exposing them to anti-aircraft missiles for longer and being more vulnerable.

After flying forty kilometers, subsonic anti-ship missiles take four times longer than supersonic anti-ship missiles of the Russian army.

In other words, if the combat effectiveness of the Russian air defense system is comparable to that of the Japanese army, it will get four times the time to intercept. Even if the air defense system of the Russian army is poorer, it will be able to get more opportunities for interception.

Before the "Kuznetsov" could be hit, the 64 anti-ship missiles launched by the Chinese army had to pass through several checkpoints.

In the air defense operation, the nuclear-powered cruiser alone shot down nearly 30 anti-ship missiles, followed by the "Glorious"-class cruiser and a "modern" class destroyer shot down 18 anti-ship missiles, and the two destroyers acting as the carrier's personal bodyguards also shot down 12 anti-ship missiles. Only six anti-ship missiles finally reached the Kuznetsov, four of which were shot down by anti-aircraft missiles on board the aircraft carrier, and two by the Kashtan close-in defense system.

The first round of attacks did not yield any results.

Although in the simultaneous air battle, the four F-22Js had an absolute advantage and quickly took out the four MiG-29s, but the eight MiG-29s that rushed into the air seized this opportunity to shorten the engagement distance to within the line of sight and engaged in a melee air battle with the F-22J.

Even if the F-22J is much better than the MiG-29's maneuverable caste, it will be difficult to quickly defeat the opponent.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the "Kuznetsov" sailed against the wind and released 12 fighters that had been filled with fuel and hung up missiles in the hangar.

At this time, the second batch of patrol planes of the Chinese army had also arrived at the battlefield.

(To be continued)