Chapter 506: Pre-Battle Preparations
Nathan is ambivalent, now he really wants to return to Jenny's side, listen to her talk about the little life in her belly, and at the same time, he also hopes that the marriage can be handled as soon as possible, after all, Nathan doesn't want Jenny to be laughed at by the family.
However, Nathan also knows that he has more important things, which is to reverse the fate of the United States, and now, the war in Argentina is also crucial, and his side must not lose, especially since the Soviets have intervened, and his side can only win, and there is no second way.
Nathan is a man, and he has to take all his responsibilities to complete this mission first, and then go back to marry Jenny when the war here is over.
Of course, after this mission, he will never take the initiative to take off to meet the attack, and he will return to the aircraft carrier and stand in the command post until the end of the war, unless it is a rare situation with an extremely unexpected accident.
Nathan was in the cabin, continuing to prepare for departure, and Nathan had to keep in mind all the data, which was a crucial first step.
The entire aircraft carrier is running at high speed.
It is simply inconceivable that a single lone aircraft carrier will carry out combat missions, without any escort warships, but at the same time, this can also have a miraculous effect, the other side will never find its own side, even if it is occasionally discovered by the Soviets' reconnaissance satellites, only a lone warship, will not suspect that it is a combat mission.
It was getting dark, and it was slowly getting dark.
Andrei's car has already entered the Zapala airbase.
Although it was only a day, the air base had been efficiently built here, and you could see the huge runway, which stretched into the distance, and the runway needed to take off and land bombers was very long, and at the same time, in the forest, aircraft shelters had been erected, and nothing could be seen from the sky or from space.
"Hello, Comrade Andrei, I am the commander of the bomber regiment, Varisi." At this moment, Varisi came over and stretched out his hand to him, from the military rank, the two are equal, but this operation is under the jurisdiction of Andrei, this, everyone knows, Andrei is at the top, and there is a very complicated relationship, he is related to the general secretary of the KGB Andropov.
In addition to these, Andrei's combat experience also made them admire it very much.
Andrei said: "Our bomber unit, coming here, is a mission, bombing the British aircraft carrier formation, now, let's study the specific combat plan." We're going to carry out a sneak attack before the other side expects it. ”
The tactics in Andrei's mind are already becoming clearer, and today, again, the images taken by the satellites of the British fleet are received, and they are getting closer and closer to here day by day.
"Our bombers have a range of 6,000 meters and a combat radius of 2,300 kilometers, which is a distance that has exceeded the attack radius of the Argentine Navy and Air Force, so the British will definitely not be on guard, so we will set the combat target at a distance of 2,300 meters from the British to reach here."
Andrei held a compass in his hand, and on the chart spread out on the table, with his own base here as the center of the circle, with this length as the radius, he drew an arc: "As long as their fleet crosses this line, we will attack!" ”
"Comrade Andrey, in this case, we have to make careful arrangements." Varisi said.
Their original plan was to wait for the British to attack the Falklands, but now they have taken the initiative, and this plan must be carefully formulated.
The biggest problem is not how they attack, nor when they take off, when they return, nor aircraft maintenance, etc., but how to find them in the vast sea.
That's right, the sea is quite vast, and on the sea, it is not easy to find a target, and before the bomber can attack, it is necessary to have a corresponding maritime patrol aircraft to search the sea surface and look for the target.
After all, the reconnaissance satellite has a lag, and this time the reconnaissance satellite has sent an image, and it can only fly over after three hours after it takes off.
They only came with bomber troops, and did not bring the full set of attack systems against aircraft carriers.
What suitable maritime patrol aircraft does the Argentine Navy have? There are Grumman's S-2 anti-submarine patrol aircraft, but this aircraft is carrier-based, deployed on their aircraft carriers, with a small fuselage and a limited range.
At the same time, they also have Lockheed P-2 shore-based anti-submarine patrol aircraft and Lockheed L-118 transport/patrol aircraft, which can be used for long-range reconnaissance, but if they want to patrol and fly more than 2,000 kilometers away, they still can't do it.
It's a conundrum.
Hearing Varysi's words, Andrei also nodded: "Yes, we don't have a suitable maritime patrol aircraft, however, we can let them dispatch air tankers to solve this problem." ”
The Argentine Air Force, almost all of which are American-made equipment, also has air tankers, as long as a tanker plane flies with it, to refuel the patrol aircraft.
Varisi nodded: "As long as they can find their target, we have the ability to attack." Okay, let's look at the specific tactics. ”
"By the way, what about the air defense facilities around our airfield?" Andrei suddenly remembered something and asked.
At the field airfield, it is necessary to pay attention to the issue of air defense, and now, he does not seem to see any air defense facilities nearby.
"We are inland here, and we are backed by mountains, so we have deployed anti-aircraft artillery positions and anti-aircraft missile positions in the east of our airfield."
Although it is a bomber force, they are deployed here, it is still very tight, and Chile is behind it, so you don't have to worry about a sneak attack from behind, as long as it is deployed in the front.
Andrei nodded, he chose this place as a base in the first place to protect the safety of the bomber troops, and now that the anti-aircraft artillery units and anti-aircraft missile units are all there, there is no need to worry.
It is surrounded by a no-fly zone, and even if Argentina's own plane flies over here, it will be ruthlessly shot down, and even if a thousand are killed by mistake, not one will be spared.
Bombers, or strategic bombers, must be absolutely safeguarded, and once they are bombed, it will be a tragic end.
They studied it again, but the Queen Elizabeth was never seen in the photos of the satellite reconnaissance, and it seemed that it had not converged with the main fleet of the other party, and they didn't know where to hide, so they must be vigilant.
It is said that the British invited that Nathan to join their navy, which made Andre tense even more.