Holding a satellite photo in his hand, it clearly shows the big guys parked on the tarmac, because Zaheidan is only a small base and doesn't have too many caves, so many fighters have to be stored in the open air, including these big guys!

"Can we deal with the Soviets' bombers?" A voice came from behind him. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The Nimitz was accompanied by Vice Admiral Jonathan Grinard of the U.S. Central Command, who was also full of worries in the face of the sudden Iranian problem.

"Our fleet, with the only Ticonderoga-class cruiser, has the ability to resist saturation attacks, but the two-arm launcher will severely limit the launch speed, and if all the bombers of this air regiment of the Soviets are dispatched, our existing air defense forces cannot guarantee to intercept every missile."

The American Aegis system is not as mythical as later generations, although the first Aegis cruiser has been put into service, but because the Mk41 vertical launcher has not yet been completed, the Americans still use a double-arm launcher, which is simply like a semi-automatic rifle, which seriously limits the launch speed, if the Soviets attack in large numbers of supersonic anti-ship missiles, they simply have no ability to intercept!

"The only way is to intercept the Soviets' bombers while they are within range of their missiles!" Miller said.

In contrast, it is easier to intercept bombers, however, this is more like a dead loop, both sides are testing each other's bottom line, the Soviets just said that they wanted to exercise, and did not say that they would attack the American aircraft carrier formation, if the United States took off a large number of carrier-based aircraft and went to intercept the bombers, it would lead to an escalation of the incident, and besides, the bombers that intercepted the Soviets were not counted, what about so many warships of the Soviets? There are also a large number of anti-ship missiles on it! What's more, the submarines of the Soviets have not been discovered all along, but there must be submarines of the Soviets underwater!

This kind of confrontation, if you are not careful, will trigger a hot war, but the United States must not back down!

"Report, loss of information on the location of Soviet aircraft carrier formations." At this moment, the first mate hurriedly came in and said.

Lost information on the location of Soviet aircraft carrier formations!

Although the aircraft carrier formation is an incomparably large target, the target of the aircraft carrier formation is still relatively small on the vast sea!

Just like in a clear sky, a fighter can ambush, at sea, if you are not careful, the opponent will disappear without a trace!

In order to lock on to the Soviet aircraft carrier formation, almost all the satellites of the United States that were able to bypass the Arabian Sea were aimed at this sea area, only today, with the exception! With the arrival of the Soviet Tu-22M bomber, in order to judge whether the Soviets were serious or not, the American satellite adjusted its orbit and flew over Zahedan, taking countless clear pictures, and some could even see the ground crew maintaining anti-ship missiles!

It's a pity that these are all conspiracies of the Soviets! The Soviets turned off those American satellites overhead, and then, slipping away?

After getting this news, Miller's expression suddenly became even more nervous, for a captain, the disappearance of the target means the defeat of his side, in a naval battle, the next step in losing the target is a sneak attack on his side!

"Have you searched the waters near us?" Miller asked.

When it was discovered that the Soviets' aircraft carrier group had disappeared, the CIA, which was in charge of intelligence gathering, must have been the first to enter a state of tension, and the surrounding sea area, those pictures that could be interpreted, must have been interpreted. As soon as he finished asking this sentence, Miller knew that he was not asking the right question, and immediately followed: "Catapult AWACS, two, no, four Tomcat escorts, search within a range of four hundred kilometers around us!" ”

You can't rely on satellites in the sky, you can only rely on yourself! The E-2 AWACS aircraft was dispatched to search for the aircraft carrier formation at a distance of at least four hundred kilometers! At the same time, in order to avoid encounters with the carrier-based aircraft of the Soviets, it is necessary to send more escort fighters!

"Report, the Soviet bomber unit in Zahedan, has taken off! It is expected that in two hours, it will reach the sea near our formation. ”

Tu-22M also took off? Vice Admiral Jonathan looked at the charts, the situation is now obvious, the Soviet aircraft carriers don't know where to hide, and their bombers are dispatched, are they really planning to start a war with the US Navy? The Soviets shouldn't be that stupid, right? Their strategic goals have been achieved, is it worth fighting with the US Navy? What good will it do for the USSR to really start a third world war? That Andropov, doesn't look like a tendon?

Continuing to scan the charts in front of him, Jonathan's gaze was suddenly taken aback when he looked at a certain location in the west.

"Full speed ahead, target northwest, Gulf of Oman!" Lieutenant General Jonathan said: "We have fallen for the tricks of the Soviets!" ”

Gulf of Oman! Miller's gaze also scanned there, followed by the same wave of anger, and indeed he had been tricked! Cunning Soviets!

Gulf of Oman! The northwestern bay of the Arabian Sea, located between the State of Oman and Iran on the Arabian Peninsula. The north-south line runs from Cape Haad in Oman on the Arabian Peninsula to Gavatl at the southeastern tip of Iran. Here, it's like a bell mouth, and the location of the bell mouth is the Strait of Hormuz!

The Soviets deployed Tu-22M bombers with great fanfare, making it clear that they wanted to compete with the aircraft carriers of the US Navy, which was just a ruse! Just when the United States was setting its sights on Zahedan, the naval formation of the Soviets, taking advantage of the darkness of the night, after the satellite was transferred, left the Arabian Sea and headed for the Gulf of Oman!

The side has been looking for traces of the Soviets' aircraft carrier formation in the Arabian Sea, but of course they can't find it! The combat target of the Soviet Navy is no longer the US Navy, but Bandar Abbas on the north side of the Strait of Hormuz!

If the USSR controlled here, then the entire Persian Gulf! When the time comes, the countries along the Persian Gulf coast, if they want to export oil, will have to look at the face of the Soviet Union!

These damn guys! Originally, the top level of the United States thought that the goal of the Soviet Union was to open a southward passage into the Indian Ocean, but now, it is clear that the Soviets are no longer satisfied with the existing roads, they also want to completely control the Persian Gulf!

Burn the wind! Miller immediately agreed with Jonathan's opinion, the aircraft carrier of the Soviets has definitely reached the Gulf of Oman! If you are lagging behind again, you must also get there quickly and disrupt the plans of the Soviets!

Those bombers, deployed to Zahedan, I'm afraid they were also going to bomb Bandar Abbas, right? (To be continued.) )