Chapter 396: The Last Three Hours
"Somali submarine spotted!" Just two minutes after the No. 204 submarine broke away from the cover of the cargo ship, the US military's sonar system found the sneak attacker who was trying to leave Baoke Seafood at full speed. With the discovery of the Americans, almost all the surface ships and anti-submarine aircraft of the US military locked onto the area where the submarine came out, and an SV-22 Osprey anti-submarine aircraft also flew over, ready to take out the hateful sneak attacker.
"Radar buoys and sensors have been released! Report! An SV-22 Osprey anti-submarine aircraft was spotted coming towards us! "Ankulabi had just returned to his command position when the radar crew began to report. With the help of external radar buoys, they were able to detect all targets within three hundred kilometers. But this thing is still flawed, otherwise Mike would not have been chased around by several American anti-submarine planes, and there would be no way to fight back.
"Prepare the missiles and let them see how good we are! Mobile Launch! Ankulabi said without hesitation. Fighting all of them is still about these two missiles, and besides, they can't let these anti-submarine planes get close to themselves, otherwise they will definitely be unable to escape.
For those surface ships that are just coming, I am not very worried, it is certainly unlikely that they will catch up with them. For Ankurabi's order, the deputy captain also showed a trace of doubt, it is almost impossible to launch submarine-launched missiles on mobile, but now Ankurabi requires this, and he must carry it out. Following Ankurabi's orders, several staff members began to be busy, muttering incessantly, apparently checking whether the weapon system was in order. There are also some things to be aware of when launching submarines, and they seem to be worried that the mobile launch will not guarantee water barrier, so that the water may flow through the missile bay and then in, causing silence for the entire submarine.
After discovering the Somali submarine, Gotney was obviously very happy, although he lost a missile destroyer by mistake, but it was enough to catch the Somali submarine. However, the bad news came immediately, the Somali submarine that was fleeing by submarine launched a submarine-launched ship-to-air missile. Directly hit the SV-22 that came in a hurry.
"No matter what means. Sink him for me! "Gotney was really crazy, he didn't expect that the Somali submarine would be so bold and could do such a thing surrounded by himself. Everyone knows that when the submarine launches a submarine-launched missile. It must be held to a standstill before it can be launched. Launching in motion is almost impossible. And the other party turned out to be surrounded by himself. How much courage it takes to calmly park and then launch.
The commander went crazy. The US soldiers below were also mad, and one after another anti-submarine helicopters flew to the place where the No. 204 submarine had just launched the missile, and dropped all the depth charges they had carefully prepared. I heard a muffled sound underwater, and then some fish emerged, presumably killed by the explosion just now. But when all the depth charges from the helicopter were dropped, I didn't see the Somali submarine float up, and I thought it was sunk. But when the sonar spotted the Somali submarine again, it became clear that they had taken advantage of this opportunity to run a considerable distance and were about to leave their control.
"Damn!" Although it is not known how the Somalis solved the problem of mobile submarine launch, it is now certain that once the Somali submarines escape from the anti-submarine circle, it will not be so easy to find them. They immediately chased after him, ready to take out their anger on him. Faced with such a situation, Ankulabi also secretly complained. Although the submarine launch window was successfully closed, a large amount of water flowed in, making the entire missile launch bay full of stagnant water. And now that he is underwater, he can't rule out such water, so he can only temporarily lock the missile launch bay to avoid unnecessary trouble.
At this time, Gothney, who had been paying attention to such a thing, was also attracted by the flashing red light in the command room, and hurriedly stood up and looked at the big screen and said, "What happened?" His question was quickly answered, and the image of the radar screen on the large screen was transferred to it, and from the radar screen, it could be seen that a dozen points were flying towards them in four teams.
"Your Excellency, General, we are in a little trouble, Somali planes have attacked us!" A staff officer came to report.
"Boom!" In the air near sea level, a US anti-submarine helicopter was blown up with a cannon by a roaring Somali fighter, and after completing its own attack, the fighter made a light turn on the sea, as dexterous as a petrel, and then pulled up again to fly with its own long plane, and flew towards the US Sixth Fleet aircraft carrier escort group.
The planes were all from another aircraft carrier of the Red Alert naval fleet, the Bulau with the board number 022. After Brigadier General Wang Yuandong, the captain of the Bulao, received Suleiman's order, he immediately ordered the carrier-based aircraft that were on guard to come to the rescue of the No. 204 submarine.
The two aircraft carriers of the Red Guard Corps, Li Lan named them after small cities in Somalia, and as for the destroyers and Aegis ships, due to the advent of war, they were not formally added to the government navy series.
The sudden appearance of the Somali carrier-based aircraft completely disrupted the rhythm of the US military, and the two destroyers that were about to come forward to encircle and suppress the No. 204 submarine immediately changed their course, and the anti-aircraft guns on the ships also sounded, and after a while, a ship-to-air anti-aircraft missile was caught in the anti-aircraft artillery and fired at the Somali fighters. At the same time, the escort formation in the air immediately flew towards the incoming Somali fighters, and the Super Hornet carrier-based attack aircraft on the USS Lincoln also began to take off.
This is the Red Alert Wasp carrier-based aircraft officially encountered the United States' Super Hornet, and the name seems to be weak on the Red Alert side, but the Wasp carrier-based aircraft is a fighter whose comprehensive combat effectiveness is not weaker than that of the Black Hawk, and its combat effectiveness is no worse than that of the fourth-generation fighter. And the Super Hornet, at most, is a fourth-generation aircraft.
"God! How they got in! A Super Hornet fighter against the Somali fighter shouted in amazement. He had just managed to lock on to a Somali fighter jet, and as he spoke. Pressed the weapon launch button in his hand. The missile dragged a long white dragon and flew towards a Wasp carrier-based aircraft that was trying to lock on to a US fighter plane. "Watch me knock you down!"
However, he was soon disappointed, and his missile was successfully attracted to other places by the infrared decoy missile launched by the fighter. The two sides are indeed too close now, and can only launch short-range missiles to attack, and most of the guidance methods of short-range missiles are infrared guidance, so the probability of being interfered with is relatively large. And the Wasp carrier-based plane, after dodging two missiles in succession, actually made people feel suicidal, because the plane actually gave up pursuing the US fighter plane in front of it, and instead rushed to the Aegis destroyer Halsey, which was cruising on the sea.
The USS Halsey, a guided missile destroyer on the surface, also sensed the danger at this time, but the US troops on board were confident enough to deal with the crisis. This destroyer belongs to the 47th of the destroyers of the "Burke" class. is a multipurpose destroyer. With a top speed of 30 knots and a seventh-generation Aegis weapon system, the destroyer is still the most advanced multi-purpose destroyer in the world after a technical upgrade.
But. They were utterly wrong. When they saw that the Wasp carrier-based aircraft had almost bewitchingly dodged the attack of two Ram missiles. When a fiery dragon appeared on the side of the plane, they realized that the performance of their warship would not make the Somalis have any scruples.
The V-1KJ air-to-ship missile launched by this Wasp carrier-based aircraft, if such a missile hits the target, can render a ship of about 3,000 tons incapacitated or sunk. And today's Americans are well aware that the Somalis are making more conventional weapons than Russia. It's also hugely powerful.
So when they saw the missile, they immediately notified the system to intercept themselves, and under the control of the computer, two dense artillery pieces immediately spread a layer of air defense net on the path of the missile attack. The accident did not happen, and the Phalanx anti-aircraft artillery successfully intercepted the missile launched by the Somali fighter, and then followed the Somali fighter to attack. At this time, a Super Hornet took the opportunity to occupy a favorable position, and just as the Somali fighter plane got up, the US pilot pressed the launch button in his hand. More than 20 shells flew along the path of the Somali fighter plane's climb, one shell hit the flight cockpit directly, and after another explosion, the Wasp carrier-based aircraft, which came and went freely in the US fleet, became a pile of scrap metal.
"Attention squadrons, prepare to leave the battlefield!" After about half an hour of fighting between the two sides, the Somali fighters finally heard the voice of the AWACS commander in the ears of all the pilots after paying five fighters and shooting down only four fighters of the opposing side. All the fighters immediately left the battlefield and flew into the distance, while the US fighters could only return in disgrace after a while of pursuit.
After freeing themselves from the entanglement of Somali fighters, the anti-submarine squadron sent by Gotney again could not find any trace of the prey. In the face of such a failure, Gottney was obviously a little unwilling, but he was a little helpless for the time being. He stood up and hesitated for a moment and said, "Since the Somalis like submarine warfare, let's play with them!" Order the USS San Francisco, USS Atlanta, USS Houston, USS Norfolk to move freely and let them cause some trouble for the Somalis! ”
All four are Los Angeles-class attack nuclear submarines and are currently cruising in the central Indian Ocean, awaiting orders. The Somali submarine warfare again and again made Gotney very angry.
When it comes to submarines, the United States is all nuclear submarines, and the United States is the only one in the world that can afford to raise so many nuclear submarines. When it comes to submarine warfare, in the entire world, only the Soviet Union can compete with it. At present, being challenged again and again by the Somali side has long made him very unhappy.
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"Very well done!" When Suleiman received the report from the submarine No. 204, he couldn't help shouting. Although it took the loss of five planes this time to barely save the 204 submarine, and the 204 submarine did not complete the task he had given him before. But the outcome of the whole war was very satisfactory to itself. Suleiman put down the telegram in his hand, walked to his command position, turned on the computer screen and glanced at it slightly, and said with a slight smile: "Come on, as long as Wang Yuandong can get them in place in time according to my requirements, I will be able to let the Americans come and go!" ”
Although Suleiman was very confident, he had not yet reached the point where he could stand up to a coalition coalition battle group on his own. So, he's now waiting for the opportunity to come.
"Order Submarine No. 204 to join Submarine No. 201, and telegraph them to complete the deployment within the set time!" Suleiman looked up and said firmly, knowing that this was a battle that could not be lost. At this time, the corners of Suleiman's mouth rose slightly, a sneer appeared on his face, and he stood there and pondered for a moment and said, "There are only three hours left!" (To be continued......)