Although it has been decades since the birth of nuclear submarines, the first example of an attack nuclear submarine sinking an opposing warship was not the United States or the Soviet Union, which had many nuclear submarines, but the submarine force of the United Kingdom.

And it was the cruiser that weighed more than 10,000 tons that was killed, and the British announced the battle in a high-profile manner to inspire people.

Although Galtieri was angry, the naval commander Anaya also had to shrink the navy's ships to the defense line, and no longer dared to get too close to the Falklands, especially the Argentine navy's treasure, the aircraft carrier on May 25, returned to the port, and during the entire war, there was no more achievement.

However, this does not mean that Argentina does not have any ability to fight back against the sinking of their own warship by the British, and they have their treasures: Exocet anti-ship missiles and Super Flag fighters carrying Exocet missiles.

Although the Argentine Air Force has not test-fired such missiles, Iraq in the Middle East has successfully destroyed Iran's largest warship with such missiles, and Iraq has finally announced this example, which has greatly brightened the face of the aerospace company.

So, the Argentine Air Force, immediately prepared a counterattack.

May 4, 5:07 a.m., Leo? Grand Naval Aviation Base.

"Report to the Tigers, Mercury is ready and asks to take off." On the radio, Captain Ernest Proni Leston reported calmly.

"Mercury, you can take off." The inside of the tower responded.

The SP-2H "Neptune" reconnaissance plane, numbered 0708, began to rotate with propellers on both sides, sliding on the runway, and the speed became faster and faster.

Ernesto was flanked by the co-pilot, and there was an operational commander in the rear.

Their mission today is to monitor the movements of the British Navy, because in another hour, a group of C-130 transport planes will be preparing to land at the airport in Port Argentina on the Falklands to deliver supplies to the troops there.

However, fearing the strength of the British navy, the resupply operation was eventually cancelled.

"Mercury, operation cancelled, please continue to keep an eye on it." There was a voice from inside the tower.

"Mercury received." Ernesto replied.

The C-130 is the treasure of the Air Force, if it is shot down by the British, it will definitely outweigh the losses, Ernesto can understand the approach of the ground commander, anyway, his plane has a few hours of empty time, staying on the battlefield to monitor, it is also a good choice.

The Neptune reconnaissance plane flew flat over the sea, patrolling the nearby sea.

7:50 a.m.

Suddenly, the commander of the operation behind him noticed that two points of light appeared on the display screen in front of him.

"There are British ships on the sea." said the commander of the operation.

"Report the Tigers, we have found traces of British ships." Ernesto immediately reported to the rear tower.

"Keep tracking." Orders came over the radio.

"Yes!" Ernesto held back a lot of energy in his heart, hoping that he could do something and deal a hard blow to the arrogance of the British!

Ernesto guessed right, Leo at this time? The Grand base has long been in a tense atmosphere.

Major Augustus Bedakaraz and Lieutenant Armando Maggiora, who were the pilots on duty at this time, heard the alarm go off and ran out of the waiting room towards their plane.

The two super flag planes have been quietly parked on the tarmac, and under the belly, the huge anti-ship missile has been hung up.

Since the sinking of the cruiser "General Berguenot", they have been ready to strike at any time, and the Exocet has been tested and is ready to be launched at any time.

Climbing up to the cockpit, the ground crew behind followed to help sort out the equipment, check that the canopy lock was opened, and then moved the ladder.

Augustus, with the help of a ground power truck, started the engine, and the ground crew, after checking the engine tail flame, gave a thumbs up.

"Tiger, Aries asks to take off." Augustus shouted.

"Tiger, Flatcap asks to take off." Armando, the wingman pilot in the back, shouted.

"You can take off." There was a voice from the tower.

The two super military flags, finally waiting for this day, spread their wings and flew into the vast sky.

At this time, on the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, an advanced destroyer was cruising easily, and the radar above was constantly rotating, monitoring the surrounding airspace.

The destroyer HMS Sheffield, a very young destroyer in the formation, was commissioned in 1975. The length of the ship is 125 meters, the width of the ship is 14.3 meters, the draft is 4.2 meters, and the full load displacement is 4,100 tons.

Moreover, the Sheffield destroyer is built with a full-combustion combined power, equipped with four gas turbines, two for cruising, and two for high power, which can quickly reach the designated combat area and save fuel when cruising.

It is a special air defense destroyer for the British fleet, equipped with a twin ship-to-air missile launcher, and is the latest twin-mounted "Sea Javelin" ship-to-air missile developed by the British Aerospace Corporation, with a range of 40 kilometers, undertaking the regional air defense task of the formation and protecting two Invincible-class aircraft carriers.

Other weapons include shipboard weapons such as one 114-mm naval gun and two triple anti-submarine torpedo launchers; Equipped with a helicopter; Other sea-to-air search radars, missile guidance radars, as well as satellite communication systems, navigation systems, fire control systems, and combat command and control systems, and other complete sets of equipment, in addition to ship-to-ship missiles.

Sheffield was too compact, and in order to reduce costs, the military limited the displacement of the entire ship; In order to accommodate so much equipment in a small tonnage, the hull structure of the whole ship was simplified, and a thin-shell hull was adopted, so the structure was weak.

But, Captain Samuel? Salter is still proud to be able to command such an advanced warship, and the warship under his feet is worth 200 million dollars! More than 300 people on the ship, all under his command, worked intensively and in an orderly manner.

Next to it, the frigate "Yarmouth" is also quietly cruising.

Little did he know, the Argentines had their sights on him.

Ernesto's Neptune reconnaissance plane, still flying in the sky, had its radar twice picked up the signal from the reflected beam.

"Mercury, turn off the radar, keep the radio silent." The sound of the tower was heard over the radio.

"Yes." Ernesto knew that he turned off the radar in order to avoid revealing his whereabouts and attracting the attention of the British, and in every odds that his fighter had already taken off.

At this time, it was very close to the sea where his own cruiser was destroyed, and Ernesto lowered the plane to the altitude, so that even if it was discovered by the other side, he would think that he had come to rescue the poor survivors, although there was little hope.

10 a.m.

"Aries, flat cap, please keep heading 293, altitude 700, speed 300, and prepare for refueling in the air."

In the sky almost five hundred kilometers from the British fleet, the planes of Augustus and Armando converged with the KC-130H air tankers of the Air Force.

If you want to attack that far to the sea, you have to refuel in the air.

At this time, the air tanker, on both sides of the wing and behind the wing, dragged a long oil pipe, and at the tail of the oil pipe, there was an umbrella-shaped refueling cone.

Every time you refuel in the air, it's like performing acrobatics in the air, but it's hard for experienced pilots.

Those who can fly the super flag are the elite of the pilots.

They shoeed the plane, carefully fitting the fixed refueling tube on the right front of the nose to the refueling cone.

Be careful, you have to be bold and decisive, when you are about to put it on, you must dare to start, otherwise, as soon as the plane moves, the refueling cone follows, always shaking from side to side, just can't be right, that feeling, very painful.

As soon as it is connected, it is easy to get down, and under the effect of pressure, the two things that have just been in close contact are immediately tightly glued together, and the aviation fuel flows into the plane continuously.

"Aries is full of fuel."

"The flat cap is full of oil."

The two started refueling almost at the same time, filling up at the same time.

"Bang!" With a slight thud, the refueling cone disengaged, and the Super Banner regained its freedom.

They set themselves on course and flew off to their predetermined airspace.

"Mercury, climb high again, the radar is turned on, determine the specific location of the enemy ship." The radio was heard again.

Ernesto knew that the final moment had come, and this time, he had given the Super Flag a specific direction.

Ernesto slammed the pole, and the plane began to climb, and at the same time, the semicircular radar under the belly of the plane began to work intensively.

Since Sheffield did not adjust its course, the Neptune reconnaissance plane immediately observed the British warship in the predetermined position after climbing high, and passed it directly to the pilot of the Super Flag.

"The position of the enemy ship, 52 degrees 33 minutes 55 seconds south latitude, 57 degrees 40 minutes 55 seconds west longitude."

The mission was accomplished, and Neptune began its return voyage.

The rest, hand it over to the guy with the super military flag!

In order to maintain concealment, although they were still more than 200 kilometers away from the target, Augustus and Armando still chose to fly at an ultra-low altitude.

If you want to hit the ground running, you have to take the plunge!

At this time, the height of the super military flag is less than fifty meters above the sea surface, and the huge waves can be seen clearly below, and if you are not careful, danger may occur at any time.

When flying on the surface of the sea, the sea surface and the blue sky are the same blue, so some people will have the illusion of space, thinking that the sea surface is blue sky, and when they want to climb high, they plunge into the sea.

It's ridiculous, but this kind of problem happens from time to time.

The way to deal with this delusion, that is, to completely trust the meter, do not believe in yourself, the meter will not be broken, it is the brain that has failed!

The two of them flew over the sea.

At 10:50, according to the habitual navigation display, it should be only fifty or sixty miles away from the target.

Augustus jerked upwards, raised the nose of the Super Flag and began to climb rapidly, and at the same time, he turned on an I-band agave single-pulse radar in front of the nose, and the air-to-sea search range was 110 kilometers, and surface vessels the size of patrol boats could be found at a distance of 40-55 kilometers.

Who knows, when Augustus looked down at the radar screen, there was nothing on it.

Augustus immediately chose to dive and return to the low altitude.

"Keep flying." Augustus said to his wingman, Armando.

In the process of flying forward, there will be a cumulative error in the habitual navigation system, and the British warship will also sail a certain distance, so it is normal that the target was not searched just now.

As a pilot with hundreds of hours of flying experience, Augustus was in a calm mood.

Continuing the flight for 25 miles, Augustus shouted over the radio: "Flat cap, climb, prepare to lock onto the target." ”

This time, it is likely that it will be only a few tens of kilometers away from the British [***] ship, which is very close, and if it is not prepared quickly, it is likely to miss it from the skies over the other side.

The two super military flags, like dragons out of the water, began to climb at the same time.

It was 11:02 a.m.

That target, clearly displayed on the radar screen: distance, 46 km, bearing: 003!

The fire control system began to run at full speed, and all the firing data was flowing into the Flying Fish's brain.

Okay, complete lockdown!

Two super flags, once again back at low altitude.

With a flash of fire under the belly of the plane, two AM-39 "Exocet" anti-ship missiles broke away from the belly of the Super Flag and began the autonomous cruise flight of the previous stage.

After the launch was complete, the mission of the Super Flag was over, and they immediately pulled the rod and pedaled the rudder and turned back.

Although it only took more than ten seconds to climb to the middle of the air, the traces of the super military flag had already been exposed to Sheffield's radar screen.

Radar officer Nick Bartow suddenly spotted a target on the radar screen, and although the target was fleeting, he immediately reported it.

Forty kilometers away, a suspicious target appeared!

Suspicious target? Where can I target it?

On the radar screen, it has disappeared.

Vice-Captain Peter Walpole was standing on deck at this time, and he was dazzled by the report of the faithful radar officer, so his eyes were carefully searching the surface of the sea, in a vain attempt to visually spot the shadow of a suspicious target from the surface.

Suddenly, on the blue sea, a trail of white smoke appeared!

"Exocet missile!" Peter shouted, alas, it was too late.

After launching, the Exocet missile dropped to a height of 15 meters, and the Super Flag had returned, so there was nothing on Sheffield's radar screen, and at a distance of about ten kilometers from Sheffield, the missile entered a search state, the radar turned on, and one successfully captured the target in Sheffield, and the other lost the target.

The Exocet missile, which had captured the target, immediately descended to a distance of only three meters above the sea surface and carried out a final sea-skimming maneuver to avoid being destroyed by the short-range artillery fire of the opposing warship.

Peter spotted the missile, but it was too late, and the Exocet was only 1 mile away from the Sheffield. After four seconds, the missile accurately hit the engine compartment of the "Sheffield", and the remaining fuel exploded together, and the "Sheffield" immediately lost power supply, and all air defense systems were paralyzed. Subsequently, the whole ship was enveloped in flames.

In order to reduce its dead weight, part of the Sheffield was built with aluminum, which, at high temperatures, was involved in combustion.

Although the sailors immediately rescued them, they were powerless to recover.

A few hours later, the captain ordered the ship to be abandoned, but the wreckage continued to drift and burn for six days! It was unwilling to float on the surface of the sea, not believing all this: Britain's most advanced anti-aircraft destroyer, which had a displacement of 4,000 tons, was equipped with advanced anti-aircraft weapons, and cost as much as $200 million, but it was actually attacked by a Deocet missile of several hundred thousand dollars, and actually died.

The eyes of all military experts are focused on this uncalm sea area.

Although the French aerospace company has long announced that its Exocet missile is so powerful that it destroyed Iran's largest warship, many military experts have expressed doubts. Because neither of the two sides of the party has made a statement, it was not until not long ago that Iraq made a high-profile announcement that it had destroyed Iran's warship, but if everyone believed it, it would be strange! It is clear that the aerospace company bribed Iraq!

And now, Exocet has finally become famous, and photos of Sheffield on fire have clearly appeared on the headlines of newspapers around the world.

No one expected that after the British army sank the Argentine warship, the Argentine navy chose to obediently retreat to the port and never dared to come out again.

Even the air defense destroyers were sunk, and what about those who did not have air defense? Like those two aircraft carriers?

The military bricks of various countries began to make a gushing comment.

Although the French aerospace company is happy that its Exocet missiles have finally become famous, they are also very sorry, because, under the lobbying of Britain and the pressure of the United States, the French aerospace company has to announce the suspension of the sale of Exocet missiles, and moreover, it is strictly forbidden to transfer them to third countries.

At the critical moment, the old capitalist countries did not hesitate to stand together.

After the French aerospace company started the war on the Falklands, it has already withdrawn its own personnel, but I did not expect that Argentina's own ground crew can still maintain this missile, which also shows that this missile has a good and reliable surname.

Exocet missiles, fight to fame! The French aerospace company feels that there is a big face in the anti-ship missiles all over the world.

However, everyone knows that Argentina only has five Exocet missiles in stock, and two of them are used now, and there are still three left, which is certainly not enough for war consumption, so whoever can sell the missiles to Argentina will get a huge profit.

Many small countries with Exocet missiles are beginning to get excited.

But who has no inventory as much as that guy in the Middle East, Lord Qusay.

Thanks to Tariq's efforts, he finally got 20 Exocet missiles to Iraq before the French aerospace company announced the ban on sales, and every time Zhang Feng thought of these missiles, it seemed that there were a lot of dollars in front of him.

(To be continued)