Chapter 108: Fuel Discharge in the Air
With a telescope in his hand, the lookout post was already able to clearly see the opponent's aircraft carrier, and the carrier-based aircraft on the deck could also see it clearly.
At the same time, associated with this large sea observation telescope, there was also a video recorder, which he pressed the button and the video recorder began to work.
They came all the way over, in addition to blocking the Americans, of course, there was also the opportunity to spy on the Americans, these video recordings, but first-hand precious information, can provide a lot of ideas for the Soviet design and manufacturing units, after all, the Soviet Navy already has the Moscow class, is building the Kiev class, and they are all aircraft carriers.
The eyes of the lookout post were fixed on the binoculars, looking at everything on the deck of the opposing side, and at this time, next to the bridge of the opposing party, it seemed that a fighter plane was starting.
The telescope can bring the distant scene closer, and one of the disadvantages is that the field of view becomes smaller, and he can't see the surrounding situation at all, until there is a roar on the sea in the distance, he takes his eyes away from the telescope and goes in the direction of the roar.
What caught his eye was the smooth Tomcat fighter flying at an ultra-low altitude above the sea level, and in an instant, his face changed: "Attention, at nine o'clock, an American plane!" ”
Warships are also noisy, although not as good as the unique clatter of diesel engines in submarines, which makes people irritable, and the warship's own power system will also emit low-frequency sounds.
So, when he heard the sound of the turbines of the plane coming from the sea in the distance, it was actually very close, and with the sound of the lookout post, the captain Chekurov immediately ran from the middle of the bridge to the side porthole, from which the huge fighter plane could be clearly seen.
According to the principle of perspective, the farther the smaller, the bigger the closer, and now that plane has occupied his retina, which means, almost zero distance!
Damn, why didn't your own ship-based radar react at all?
Kucherov was so angry that he only had time to say one word: "Lock this plane and knock it down for me!" ”
Lock it? The operator of the air defense radar was also in a hurry, his eyes were glued to his own radar screen, but there was nothing on it!
At a distance, the ultra-low altitude cannot be distinguished because of the clutter on the sea surface, and after getting closer, it is even worse, because the fire control radar is arranged on the upper part of the bridge, and when it rotates, the near and lower parts belong to the absolute dead angle, and the radar waves can't shoot there, so how can they be found?
Unless it breaks its neck and looks down.
As the Tomcat fighters gradually approached the opposing warship, Lieutenant Gus felt his adrenaline secreting rapidly, and they would be at risk of being shot down by the opponent's fire at any time, but I have to say, it was exciting enough!
But is that all there is to it? At the risk of being shot down, passing over the opposing side? As far as Major Nathan's personality is concerned, there must be other tricks.
No matter, wait and see.
At this time, Nathan in front of him was also extremely excited in his heart, and the reason why he dared to come over so unscrupulously was, of course, based on the analysis of the knowledge of later generations.
The warship is equipped with the M-1 "Wave" ship-to-air missile system, and the missiles on it are improved from the land-based Sam-3 missiles, although at the time of design, this missile is designed to deal with low- and medium-altitude targets, but it still has a minimum shooting height.
The minimum launch height is eighty meters, below which the target is powerless, and its own aircraft, which is almost a few meters away at sea level, belongs to the absolute vacuum of fire.
Now, in front of his eyes, the opponent's warship is also rapidly getting bigger, if it is still at this height, it will definitely collide with it, and it will become a kamikaze attack team, which is not Nathan's original intention.
"Turn on the air drain switch." Nathan shouted to Gus behind him.
Aerial oil drain switch? Gus was stunned for a moment, but then he understood, Major Nathan, you are so good!
Refueling in the air is a must for all aircraft.
Before takeoff, the plane is generally filled with fuel, if after takeoff, there is a sudden failure and you need to land, it is very dangerous to carry a full amount of fuel, and the landing attitude is not right, a spark will make the plane burn.
Even if it is a civil airliner, when it arrives at the destination, if there is too much fuel in the plane, it needs to be released in the air.
Generally speaking, the altitude of air fuel discharge is more than 3,000 meters, at this altitude, the released aviation kerosene is quickly atomized, and then volatilized, which will not have much negative impact on the ground.
And now, the Tomcat fighter flew at an altitude of only a few meters, and when the order to release fuel in the air was given, Nathan began to pull the head of the engine and prepare to fly over the opponent's warship.
Gus adjusted the maximum pressure of the oil pump, and then turned on the air drain switch.
In an instant, at the tail of the fuselage, two puffs of black smoke came out.
When it just came out of the oil discharge port, the colorless kerosene could not be seen, and as it was discharged backwards, about a meter away, it began to produce atomization, especially on the sea surface, which was already very humid and had large water vapor, at this time, the atomization situation was even more severe, so from here to the back, the kerosene began to turn into a black smoke-like shape, and it continued to spread.
On the bridge of the Kitty Hawk, Bronch saw this scene in the telescope, and was immediately shocked, no, could it be that his plane was out of order? Is it on fire in the air?
Bronch was worried, but Petro Bori slapped the table with a hard bang: "This Nathan, so smart, he turned on the air oil drain switch!" ”
Although the commander of the aircraft carrier also came out of the pilot of the carrier-based aircraft, after all, it has been a long time, and the commander of the flight wing still has to take the plane into the air at any time, so he is more familiar with these situations.
He could see at a glance that Nathan, this guy, put forward the idea of throwing flour bombs, but it was not adopted by his own side, and he had already made a plan, and actually used oil in the air!
This guy, if he didn't have his own orders, I'm afraid he would do this, right? I just gave the order, and once something happens, I will have to take the blame.
Well, I have to say, this method is very good.
At this time, Nathan was experiencing a small peak moment in his life, and his action was also spread throughout the navy and became a hero admired by everyone.
It's a time of lack of heroes, and Nathan stands out!
Dragging billowing black smoke, Tomcat fighters arrogantly pounced on the Soviet troops, like devils.