The Frenchman smiled and did not answer.

The captain smiled too, then turned his head silently at the dark night sky ahead.

Under the shroud of darkness, the people on the ship island did not feel that the frigate was currently moving at high speed, and they could only know that the warship was sailing at high speed by looking at the relevant number from the gauge and display.

In the radar room, the radar crew kept a close eye on the screen, constantly reporting the various parameters of the five Argentine planes rushing straight into the sky: altitude, azimuth, speed...... When the task force assumed a battle pose, Major Bedakaraz, who was flying close to the sea, stared unblinkingly at the various numbers displayed on the monitor. When a green signal light came on on the left, his body couldn't help but stir up, and he whispered, "It's finally here!" ”

He immediately turned on the radio intercom that had been turned off near the Falklands and ordered: "Turn on the pre-heating switch of YJ0, turn on the power of the missile, and pour the target coordinates just received into the missile computer." ”

The latest coordinates of the task force were sent by high-flying Skyhawk fighters, and it turned out that the reconnaissance plane had already left its place.

After the order was given, Major Bedacarraz familiarly made a few simple movements before launching the missile. As the preheating switch was turned on, the power supply of the missile was turned on, and the seeker of the YJ0 missile began to work at any time.

Ten seconds later, he ordered again: "Switch to manual piloting and pull the plane to an altitude of 1,800 meters." As he spoke, he hit the driving mode button to the manual, then turned on the afterburner and pulled the nose of the machine suddenly.

At this moment, the "Super Military Flag" fighter quickly shook, and a light purple flame erupted from its tail, and the nose of the plane pointed directly at the dark night sky, and began to climb rapidly.

The planes behind repeated the same action, one after the other, flying into the dark sky.

After the plane had climbed to an altitude of 1,800 meters, Major Bedakaraz immediately leveled the nose of the plane, and at the same time, turned on the improved fire control radar and began to scan the surrounding sea surface.

This fire control radar produced in the United States has a working distance of up to 150 kilometers over the sea.

After the radar scanned the circle, several green bright spots soon appeared on the radar screen, the coordinates of which coincided with the coordinates sent by the Skyhawk fighters: British Navy Task Force!

Major Bedakaraz took a look at the distance between the two sides, and the warship at the front of the task force was about one hundred and twenty kilometers away from his plane!

Just as Major Bedakaraz was about to give the order to launch, Lieutenant Marjora said on the intercom: "Head, we have such a rare opportunity, let's rush closer." In the future, the British will certainly not let us get so close, so it is better to advance more this time and launch them within 100 kilometers, so that they will think that the range of China's missiles is within 100 kilometers, which is conducive to our future launches. ”

Although the Chinese experts guaranteed that the target could be hit within 150 kilometers, and the distance between the last target ship was not close, and both missiles hit the target, the pilot still did not have much confidence in his heart, especially in this dark night. If it really misses, it will be too late to regret it.

It is impossible to succeed in a sneak attack on the battlefield every time, and this time it relied on five "Skyhawk" fighters to feint to attract the attention of the British, thus reaching the goal of approaching the warship, and this opportunity may not be available next time.

At this time, another pilot also said: "Head, the range of the British's 'Sea Javelin' ship-to-air missile is only 70 kilometers, and we can completely move forward." We were 120 kilometers away from the warship at the front, and the warship at the back was even farther away from us, 20 kilometers more, too far, let's get closer. ”

In fact, their plane had already come a few kilometers closer as they spoke, but the pilot deliberately exaggerated the number in order to get closer.

Major Bedakaraz thought that what his subordinates said made a lot of sense, as long as he could knock out the British's warship, it would be worth it to die himself, and there were many benefits to taking the risk of moving forward. It was a $200 million warship, with hundreds of officers and men on it, and it was worth sacrificing itself.

He immediately ordered: "Fly forward for another two minutes, and then launch." ”

Now the speed of the fighter is 70 kilometers per hour, and two minutes means close to about 26 kilometers.

However, before they could move forward for a few seconds, the voice of the command came from the intercom: "Two hundred and forty kilometers to your left, a British plane has appeared, and the Skyhawk fighter has been ordered to intercept it before it reaches the designated position." For the sake of safety, please launch immediately and return home quickly! For the sake of safety, please launch immediately and return home quickly! ”

Major Bedacaraz hesitated for two seconds and gave the order categorically: "Fire!" ”

During the climb of Major Bedacaraz's squadron of fighters, their whereabouts had already been detected by the radar of the British fleet: several bright spots suddenly flashed on the screen of the long-range pre-radar on the Sheffield warship.

As a result of the continuous work, the radar soldier's eyes were already a little tired, and he just kept paying attention to the five fighters flying straight at an altitude of 1,500 meters, and when they turned to intercept the planes that had been ordered to take off from the aircraft carrier, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and moved back close to the screen.

When he rubbed his eyes, the peripheral vision of his eyes suddenly reached a few small bright spots added under the radar screen, and suddenly, he was taken aback, thinking that he was wrong: how could it be possible that a fighter plane suddenly appeared at this distance?

He blinked quickly, staring in surprise at the bright spot on the screen as he climbed high.

Enemy attack!

He immediately picked up the telephone and reported aloud, thinking to himself, "What a cunning guy, this is the real killer move." ”

When he reported to the combat duty room, the radar crew of the frigate "Antelope" also discovered the plane that suddenly came out of the "sea" and immediately reported to his superiors: "The enemy planes have been discovered, the number is five, the distance is 140 kilometers, the speed is 700 kilometers, the azimuth is 4, and the altitude is 500 meters, and it is climbing. ”

Because at this time the plane was still in the climbing stage, and the distance and speed were not yet the number of Major Bedakaraz at 1,800 meters.

Salter, who received the news, immediately ordered: "Immediately upgrade to the first level of combat readiness!" Ship-to-air missile warm-up, light control! ”

As the jingbao sounded, all the soldiers in the fleet began to get nervous, only the person from the French aerospace company on the frigate "Antelope" smiled and said with a smile: "Mr. Captain, can our new set of equipment also be in a state of readiness?" ”

The captain asked rhetorically, "Is your equipment as good as you say?" Our ship-to-air missiles have been proven countless times, and your missiles have only been produced and put into service, and I really don't want to pin my hopes on them. ”

The Frenchman laughed and said, "Don't worry." If it weren't for the fear that the Argentine plane would slip away ahead of schedule, and if it weren't for the sake of insurance, we in France would not have installed such a new weapon on your warship, and we don't want such a new weapon to arrive in advance. This is because our aerospace company has gone through layers of public relations, and finally it is difficult to get the Ministry of Defense to agree.

Mr. Captain, are you worried that the performance of our missiles is too good and will make you lose face? I have to remind you that now one of your country's air forces is flying towards us to provide protection for the fleet. Although Argentina is engaged in such sneak attacks and feints, after all, it is still the power of your air force, and the fighters of your country that fly in will definitely have a tremendous deterrent effect on them. If I'm not mistaken, these five sneak attackers won't reach the range of your Sea Javelin ship-to-air missiles and will turn and flee. ”

Although the captain was told by the French, he still said: "I will report to the commander." ”

Sarter obviously did not want to use the new French weapons in the early stages of the war, which was a problem for the British Royal Navy, which wanted French weapons that had not yet been established to protect them. However, the range of the ship-to-air missiles of other people exceeded the range of the "Sea Javelin" missiles that they were equipped with, and if the Argentine planes really did not get close to the range of the "Sea Javelin" missiles and flew back, it would make him even more depressed. It is better to let the Frenchman's missiles give full play, and if they can shoot down one plane, it is better than the "Sea Javelin" ship-to-air missile.

Precisely because they were worried that the French weapons would be in the limelight, the command of the French ship-to-air missiles was in the hands of the fleet commander.

The captain of the frigate "Antelope" reported the situation to the commander of the fleet, Salt. Salter thought for ten seconds and said, "Let the French equipment warm up." However, it must be launched only when it is ensured that the Argentine aircraft will escape. The specific launch orders are in the hands of the captain of your frigate. ”

Hearing that the commander of the fleet transferred the command of the French missiles to his own hands, the captain of the frigate "Antelope" chuckled in his heart and said to the triumphant Frenchman beside him: "Sir, you go and prepare." But it was necessary to wait for my command to fire. ”

"Yes!" The French saluted and reminded as he walked outside, "Mr. Captain, I have to remind you once again that the maximum range of our missiles is 100 kilometers, not your 70 kilometers, please be sure to rest assured that our missiles will at least be able to shoot down an Argentine plane for your team." ”

When he walked to the door, he turned to the captain again, and said meaningfully: "You will definitely get an enthusiastic response from your wife when you go home this time, please believe me!" With that, he quickened his pace and left.

The captain angrily snorted in a foul language, stared hatefully in the direction the Frenchman had left, and when the fellow's footsteps had disappeared, he turned to a communications staff officer and said, "Send me a private, unencrypted telegram to my family: Sweetheart, tomorrow is a sunny day." ”

After the communications staff officer left suspiciously, the captain muttered to himself: "You think you French are shrewd?" I can also make a profit in the stock market. Soon, the corners of his mouth turned upward, and his face was full of smiles.

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