The sky slowly darkened, and the sun slipped into the sea to the west, dyeing the sea crimson like blood.

On the surface of the sea, a huge naval fleet is slowly moving south.

On the aircraft carrier Kitty Hawk, the lights are bright, and the people on the deck are busy back and forth.

Tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

If the Soviets are not willing to lose, they will definitely do it tonight, after all, if they can't win during the day, they will definitely have to come at night.

Night operations are suitable for the attacking side, especially the landing fleet of the Soviets, which can find a suitable place to land at any location in Hokkaido, which is difficult to guard against.

In order to monitor the movements of the Soviets, the E-3 early warning plane still did not rest, and was still circling and patrolling back and forth over the island of Honshu, and its escort planes increased to eight.

At the same time, the aircraft carrier group sailed slightly south, and for the US Navy, the pressure of the night was also great.

If the Soviets want to do it, they will definitely not let go of the US Navy aircraft carrier formation, after all, the Tomcat carrier-based aircraft carried on the aircraft carrier is the biggest threat, and during the day today, the Tomcat carrier-based aircraft destroyed several Soviet fighters.

On the deck of the Kitty Hawk, in the parking area, almost all of them are Tomcat fighters, which have completed their loadouts, four Immortal Bird missiles and four Sparrow missiles, as well as two Sidewinder missiles, which are completely air-intercepted and mounted.

Although the limit situation can hang six, but under normal circumstances, the US Navy is reluctant to do that, because the Tomcat fighter can take off with six Immortal Bird missiles, but can only carry four Immortal Bird missiles to land, if the sortie does not fight, then when it comes back, it has to throw two Immortal Birds into the sea.

On the bridge, the captain, Colonel Steve Bronch, looked at everything in the distance with something complicated in his eyes.

"We have already taken off AWACS, and if the Soviets want to attack us, they should first find us." Next to him, Colonel Petro Bori said.

The aircraft carrier formation on the sea surface is very large, but compared to the sea, it is nothing.

Therefore, if you want to attack an aircraft carrier formation, you must find an aircraft carrier formation on the vast sea, and you can use reconnaissance satellites during the day, and at night, you can only rely on maritime patrol aircraft.

The E-2 early warning plane has already taken off, and as long as an unidentified aircraft flies into the airspace near it, it will be able to intercept it first, and after nightfall, they will change course and sail towards the eastern seas, even if it is at a speed of 20 knots, they can run out of 200 nautical miles in one night, and the other side will definitely not find it according to their previous position.

These are all in response to possible extreme situations, and if today's battle will become the trigger for World War III, then we must also persevere and fight until victory comes.

"What about the Lone Ranger?" Steve asked, as long as the Lone Ranger was there, he felt very sure in his heart, and today, it was under the protection of the Lone Ranger that the Air Force's E-3 AWACS aircraft were spared.

"The Lone Ranger is resting." Petro Bori said: "He arranged his own 111 squadron for night combat cruises, and did not arrange his own. ”

Now it only takes night patrols, and the Tomcats can last for two or three hours at a time, while the two-plane formation cruise, one squadron only needs eight planes, so Nathan did not arrange for him to play on his own.

Nathan not ready for a night cruise? It seems, he still stuck to his own judgment that the Soviets would not attack?

Pilot's cabin.

There is a lot of space on the aircraft carrier, but most of it has to be put on the plane, so there is not much space left for the personnel to live, many of them are still on the lower deck, however, the living space for the pilots is not bad, located under the bridge, which is quite convenient.

In a double room, which fits just one crew member, Nathan is lying on his bed, flipping through a magazine.

On the bed on the other side of him, Lieutenant Guth was not as calm as him: "Nathan, are you sure the Soviets won't come?" ”

Nathan stripped off his underwear and burrowed into a comfortable quilt, while Lieutenant Guth was all neatly dressed, and he was reluctant to take off his anti-load suit, he was always ready to jump back into the plane as soon as the alarm sounded.

Before dark, the news from the reconnaissance satellite came that the Tu-22M Backfire bombers had been pulled out of the hangar by the Soviets in the air base in the Far East, and the bombs could still be seen.

When they heard the news, almost the entire fleet became nervous and performed their duties, and the fleet even left its original course, and the AWACS aircraft took off overnight.

Tu-22M is a long-range bomber equipped by the Soviet Naval Aviation, and the purpose of its existence is to carry KH22 missiles to kill the American aircraft carrier group!

This is the Soviet Navy's nemesis tailored for the US Navy aircraft carrier, with a total weight of 5.8 tons, a range of 600 kilometers, and a speed of Mach 4.6, so to speak, this missile is specially designed to hit American aircraft carriers, with a total weight of 5.8 tons, a warhead of 1.2 tons, and a range of 600 kilometers, just outside the aircraft carrier's anti-aircraft fire circle, and the speed of Mach 4.6 is almost impossible to intercept.

It sounds quite powerful, but if the Soviets really wanted to hit the American aircraft carriers, would they let the reconnaissance satellites detect it? So, when he heard the news, Nathan was relieved and boldly went to sleep.

This dispute will eventually be resolved peacefully, and the tasks that can be completed at the negotiating table, why do we have to fight and kill, everyone is a civilized person.

Nathan was completely relaxed.

Now, hearing Lieutenant Guth's question, Nathan could only reply: "You can go and sit in the cabin at once and wait for the air to rise at any time, you can also undress and sleep in bed, but please don't ask me again, this is the fifth time." ”

Gus's face immediately turned red, yes, this is the fifth time, he is in a hurry, although Major Nathan has never judged that he missed it, but now it is in a state of war after all!

Soviets, did they have the courage to turn on the mode of World War III? If that Andrei had now become Andropov's assistant, and Andropov had already come to power, maybe he would have had the courage.

But now, the Soviets are also intimidating the war, and no one dares to do anything about it, and now, in Moscow, perhaps, the top leaders of the Soviets are arguing.

In the air battle on Sakhalin Island that was declassified in later generations, the two sides fought a ping-pong fight, and in the end, it was still over?

Nathan guessed right, in the Kremlin, the main battle faction and the main peace faction are already arguing.