Chapter 639 639 Battle of the Mozambique Channel (4)
Overall, the size and strength of the US expeditionary fleet are slightly stronger than those of the Chinese Navy's Indian Ocean Fleet. Not only is the average tonnage of the three Nimitz-class ships greater than the tonnage of the Chinese Navy's three aircraft carriers 001, 002, and 003, but also that the NATO allies of the US military have contributed a lot to this expedition, Canada, Britain, France, Germany, Italy and other countries have sent fleets of a certain scale to participate in the expedition. In the Indian Ocean theater, the South China Sea cannot immediately dispatch a fleet, after all, its main defensive direction is in the South China Sea, and although Pakistan also has a certain navy, it is already difficult to carry out coastal defense operations, let alone fight in the blue water with China.
Therefore, the only side of the SCO against the NATO military alliance is the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Navy. After the submarine battle ended, Zhang Juzuo ordered the various aircraft carrier battle groups of the Indian Ocean Fleet to begin their rendezvous, except for the USS Johnstenis aircraft carrier battle group, which was still on guard near the Strait of Hormuz Strait, and the other three aircraft carrier battle groups had already completed their rendezvous and were acting in concert.
Judging from the level of the aircraft carrier alone, it is obvious that the 001 type Anhui is slightly weaker, although it is operating at full capacity in a state of war, but the aircraft used for combat is basically about 36, that is, half of the Nimitz class, and because this type of aircraft carrier is still a conventionally powered aircraft carrier, the demand for supply ships and base supply is greater. Another aircraft carrier, the Type 002 Hubei aircraft carrier, which is used for a decisive battle with the US military, although the tonnage is slightly smaller than that of the Nimitz class, its combat effectiveness is not bad. The Type 003 Jiangsu aircraft carrier, which is more than 110,000 tons, is enough to completely destroy the existence of the US aircraft carrier fleet.
Electromagnetic ejection enhances the efficiency of aircraft take-off and landing, all-electric propulsion gives it quieter and more efficient navigation, and more importantly, the iron curtain system equipped on the ship, which can make the Type 003 invulnerable monster at a critical moment, although the time is only a few minutes, but just a few minutes is enough to turn the tide of battle.
The Iron Curtain system is the top secret in the PLA military, even the naval officers and soldiers serving on the Type 003 aircraft carrier do not all know about it, only the command staff on the ship and the soldiers who specialize in maintaining the Iron Curtain know about the existence of the Iron Curtain, and the other sailors do not know that their ships are made invincible.
According to the idea of Zhang Juzuo, the commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet, the Iron Curtain is actually of little effect, and it has really reached the stage of using the Iron Curtain, so the fleet has reached the point of exhaustion, unless the enemy also has a lot of losses, as long as the Iron Curtain is exhausted, then when the enemy attacks again, the aircraft carrier will also be sunk.
Moreover, as an ideal and brave fleet commander, Zhang Juzuo believes that the use of the Iron Curtain is a cowardly and incompetent expression, and even if there is a storage of this device, Zhang Juzuo will not expect it much, but will try his best to use the force of the fleet to make the enemy surrender.
However, before the real fleet war, the PLA was still constantly using other means to weaken the enemy's strength, and the submarine war was not a failure or success, after all, it also hit the US military and made its activities in the Indian Ocean more cautious. After the assembly of the Indian Ocean Fleet, the PLA Air Force also joined the strike on the NATO expeditionary fleet.
The main points of the air force's strikes are several important ports and airports in South Africa, and then there are some munitions depots that supply the US fleet. Knocking out these facilities would slow down the U.S. military's advance, giving the Chinese military more time to push the tide of the war in the Indian Ocean Theater in a more favorable direction.
Despite occupying Diego Garcia, the island was too small to support the Air Force's ambitious air raid plans, and with a regiment of Fury and a regiment of Shadow Leopards deployed, it was almost full, and it was difficult for any military aircraft to be stationed.
Because South Africa is too far away, the Air Force is starting its own strategic bombing program. There are two types of aircraft in the name of the strategic bombing mission of the Air Force, the H-8 Thor and the H-9 century bomber, but in fact, the main role of the Thor bomber is still used for deterrence and as a bomb truck after seizing air supremacy, and the only bomber that can really penetrate the enemy's hinterland alone is the H-9 stealth bomber.
When the Red Alert base Lv2 was the Air Force, there were only 18 H-9s, and they were only used during the Russo-related war, and after Qi Yiming's Red Alert Base was upgraded to Lv3, the upper limit on the number of century bombers was canceled, and the complete manufacturing technology was all unlocked, and the Air Force immediately began to purchase this stealth bomber in large quantities. By the time of the outbreak of World War II, the Air Force had acquired a total of more than 40 century bombers and had established a rather powerful fleet of stealth strategic bombers.
Unlike other countries, which generally have deep-rooted disputes between the armed forces, China's PLA is a revolutionary army that obeys the leadership of the party, except for the possibility of making trouble during the annual budget allocation, and is basically more harmonious at other times. In order to assist the Navy in accomplishing this magnificent naval battle, the Air Force dispatched 16 Century bombers to bomb US military installations in South Africa.
In this bombing, the Chinese Air Force's stealth bombers mainly carried a large number of guided bombs, submunitions, cluster bombs and other weapons, and even some bombers even carried air-dropped mines to be dropped in the waters near the port area to cause trouble for the actions of US Navy ships.
At the beginning of the air strike, the US military and South Africa were not aware of the approach of the Chinese air force at all. The Century Bomber is huge, and it is still the bomber with the largest bomb load in the world, even if the appearance is streamlined, it will have a relatively large radar reflection cross-section, so the Century Bomber has an active stealth method for stealth.
This active stealth technology is also known as plasma stealth, in which a layer of plasma is excited on the surface of the aircraft to absorb and refract radar electromagnetic waves. This active stealth technology is more efficient than traditional stealth technology, and naturally requires more technology.
With the help of sophisticated stealth protection, as well as the visual stealth technology that absorbed the Mirage tank, the Americans and South Africans realized that a catastrophe was coming when the bombers of the century began to attack. Tons of bombs were dropped in the air, and only at the moment when the bomb bay was opened, people could get a glimpse of the figure of the bomber of the century, and when the US anti-aircraft missiles tried to counterattack, their radars were completely unable to catch the Chinese bombers.
In particular, the bombers of the century bombed several military ports in South Africa intensively, and the lifting facilities and oil depots in the port area were destroyed by bombs falling from the sky. Even several warships anchored in the harbor area were hit by heavy bombs, and although not all of them were sunk, the basic Oh Ye was also seriously injured. Fortunately for the US military, the fleet commander Cornell led the main force of the fleet to cruise out of the port and did not stay in the port area, otherwise I am afraid that several US aircraft carriers would suffer a big loss.
The US military also urgently took off and landed fighter jets in an attempt to intercept China's super air strike weapon, but the US fighters were directly blind to the Century bomber, because they basically could not sweep the Century bomber on the radar, and the Century bomber was optically stealthy and could not be located with the naked eye. Only when it drops bombs can it reveal its appearance for a moment, and it is very difficult for US fighters to grasp this moment, and when the bombers of the century see that there is an enemy situation, they would rather not bomb or remove their phantom camouflage, which makes the US fighters even more helpless.
The world was shocked by the emergence of Chinese stealth bombers that carried out brutal strikes on the US military and South African military facilities. It was not only the 16th century bombers that achieved remarkable results, but also left three important military ports in South Africa in a state of semi-paralysis and severely damaged many NATO ships. What is even more powerful is that it plays a role in people's hearts, especially according to the accounts of the people concerned, China's "new generation bomber" is not only not visible on the radar from beginning to end, but also cannot even visually capture its traces except for the moment when the bomb is launched. The U.S. military only took photographs of a small number of bombers dropping bombs in the century, confirming the existence of a kind of terrifying bomber.
"Apparently an unknown bomber like the Chinese is more suitable to be called a ghost than our B-2. It came and went without a trace, like a ghost, difficult to catch, and terrifying. The former U.S. military general lamented in an interview with the U.S. media in response to the attack.
This brilliant and powerful stealth raid was subsequently covered in the Chinese media, and the real model of the bomber was revealed by Chinese state media for the first time. Only then did people know that it turned out that this bomber had been in service with the Chinese Air Force for a long time, and it was in the highest state of secrecy, and it was not completely revealed until this war. However, even if people see the real body of the Century Bomber and know its name, the specific performance parameters are still unknown. Of course, the main concern with not disclosing performance is to prevent Americans from knowing about China's secret weapon.
In particular, military fans, while feeling the thrill of the war, also witnessed the incomparable side of Chinese weapons, the century bomber became a landmark Chinese weapon in the early days of the war, because of its incomprehensible stealth ability, as well as the elusive characteristics, so that the US military has no way to do anything about this Chinese weapon, and has become an invincible artifact in the early days of the war.
And for the PLA itself, the success of the first battle of the Century Bomber against the US military inspired the Air Force to use this super bomber on a larger scale and on more battlefields, while the soldiers of the United States and NATO began to live in the shadow of an elusive monster hidden in the blue sky and night.