Chapter 766: Encounter with the Fighter (Plus 2)
"General John, the meteorological department predicts that another hundred nautical miles ahead, there will be a wind and wave area, and the wind speed is expected to be above nine degrees, should we bypass this sea area, or continue to sail as originally planned?" On the USS Invincible, Rear Admiral Woodward asked Admiral John. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
The sea is not very flat, the wave height of more than one meter is just ordinary, and in case of bad weather, the waves will lift several meters!
And now, about to enter a storm zone, this is the information provided by the meteorological satellites of the American side, quite accurate.
Looking at the huge chart, as an admiral, John has experienced too much, when he was in World War II, John was just a young sailor escorting destroyers, and now, he is a veteran of the navy.
Do I need to be diverted due to bad weather? John looked at the position marked on the chart and said, "The aircraft carrier formation of the Soviets is less than three hundred nautical miles away from us, right?" "For some reason, Admiral John always had an uneasy premonition in his heart, up to now, the Soviet aircraft carrier formation has gone out of the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Atlantic Ocean, and the other side is 300 nautical miles away from him, which is not far away.
Damn it! Even if it is twenty years back, the British Armada can continue to dominate the seas, why should the Soviet navy be afraid of it now?
The American satellite took a photo, after entering the Atlantic, the number of aircraft carrier formations of the Soviets increased to eleven, and there must be at least one nuclear submarine underwater. Supercarrier, how nice it would be if Britain had the last one! Then in this battle of the Falklands, there will be no suspense on your side.
"Go ahead and sail as planned." Admiral John said. Crossing this sea area, you can continue to leave the Soviets behind, if you bypass, the Soviets will catch up, or not make contact with the Soviets!
Admiral John's eyes looked outside, his own aircraft carrier formation was actually immense, especially the newly commissioned Type 42 air defense destroyer, which gave him the greatest confidence.
After all, when the Sea Harrier was originally designed, vertical take-off and landing was an advantage, but at the same time, the range was also quite small, almost a short-range air defense weapon, so if you want to protect your own warships, you need advanced air defense weapons.
The main force of the formation air defense is a Type 82 destroyer and three Type 42 destroyers, these destroyers are equipped with the latest British Sea Javelin anti-aircraft missiles, these long-range missiles using ramjet engines, the range is a full 70 kilometers! With the protection of these missiles, your own formations will be very safe.
It's a pity that his opponent also has the same Type 42 destroyer, and thinking of this, John felt panicked in his heart.
Just before the war, Britain had no defense against Argentina at all, and at the same time, in order to reduce their own development costs and increase revenue, the British also sold Type 42 destroyers to Argentina.
Now, it is ironic that we are going to fight Argentina. Fortunately, the warships sold to Argentina were still tricked by the British, and the radar parameters used were different from those used by their own original missiles, so there was no need to worry about leaking secrets.
Just on one side of the formation, the Type 42 air defense destroyer, the Shelfield, was sailing, compared to the Soviet warships that were always emitting black smoke, the exhaust pipes of the Type 42 destroyers, the smoke was faint, and it was rare to see black.
Britain is still quite leading in modern science and technology, for example, Britain's warships have all been gas turbines! The use of aviation engines makes the maneuverability of the warship quite excellent, and the acceleration ability is incomparable to that of the warship with boilers.
Captain Salter, standing on the bridge and looking at the sky in the distance, was full of ambition. As a soldier, only when you are on the battlefield can you realize your value! However, World War II is over, and there seems to be no war to be fought. And now, thousands of miles away in South America, there is a dispute, and our side wants to go to the ocean to fight, which is exactly what every naval officer and soldier yearns for! On the battlefield of blood and fire, realize your oath to enlist in the army and realize the value of life!
"Report to the captain, the commander of the fleet order, we continue to sail in the original course." The first mate came over and said to Salter.
Thor nodded, through the storm area, this is nothing, modern warships, all have the ability to fight against storms above level ten, and their own side is to go to sea to fight, not to travel!
"Order the entire ship, get ready, and solve the problem of eating before entering the storm zone." Salter said.
When you are full, you will have the strength to fight the storm, and as for whether you will vomit out, that's another story.
At this moment, his eyes noticed in the distance, in the direction of the port side of his warship, and on the sea in the distance, there seemed to be a bright spot?
That bright spot, which was dramatically expanding, soon showed its outline, and it was a fighter jet!
Is it your own Sea Harrier? No! On the aircraft carrier that seems to be on your own, there are no carrier-based aircraft taking off at all! What is that? It's already the Atlantic!
"Quick, turn on the radar, the anti-aircraft missile starts!" Salter said.
Type 42 is the newest destroyer of the British Navy, and the electronic equipment on it is also the latest type, however, they have not activated their own air defense radar.
The fleet is sailing in formation, and the aircraft carrier with the highest bridge, it is enough to turn on the radar, after all, it is still far from the theater of operations! And all kinds of electronic equipment have maintenance intervals, so their warships, now the radar is not turned on at all.
And now, just the unexpected happened!
It's just that the opening of the radar and the aiming of the Sea Javelin missiles will take time! Just when the radar in the sphere on the top of the bridge began to scan, this fighter plane had already flown over!
That beautiful appearance, that chic posture, is the pride of the Soviet Aerospace Forces, the Su-27 fighter! It clings to the surface of the sea, almost at a height of five meters, and flies over!
At this altitude, even if the radar is turned on, the search distance of the warship will be greatly shortened, and it will definitely not exceed thirty kilometers! And a distance of thirty kilometers is such a blink of an eye for a fighter plane that penetrates defense at a low altitude and high speed!
Damn, where did this Soviet fighter come from? Look at the red five stars on the wings, and you will know that it is the Soviets! (To be continued.) )