On the vast ocean, warships cleave the waves.

The sun is like fire, and the sea breeze hunts.

In such good weather, the USS Carson aircraft carrier battle group was conducting sailing training in accordance with the training outline.

With a full load displacement of more than 100,000 tons, the Carson is like a moving airfield on the sea.

Within a few dozen nautical miles around it, from the inside to the outside, two missile cruisers and two destroyers are distributed.

An attack nuclear submarine is slowing down in the rear with an integrated supply ship.

On this voyage, the USS Carson nuclear-powered aircraft carrier carried 84 carrier-based aircraft of various types.

Among them, there are 72 combat attack aircraft, 4 early warning aircraft, and the rest are anti-submarine helicopters and multi-purpose rescue helicopters.

Although it was peacetime, the aircraft carrier battle group did not relax its drills in the slightest.

Today's drill subject is a fourth-level air defense, which is not a difficult task of 'alerting and driving away'.

Half an hour ago.

The aircraft carrier has ejected and released two combat attack aircraft, which will play the role of 'enemy', breaking into the aircraft carrier battle group's air defense alert identification circle and trying to launch an attack.

The aircraft carrier battle group, on the other hand, must quickly discover the 'enemy' and dispatch fighter planes in time to intercept and drive them away.

This drill subject is actually something they often encounter.

As the strongest military power in the world, their aircraft carrier battle group is really terrifying in combat.

A single aircraft carrier can make nearly 200 sorties a day and accurately attack hundreds of targets.

Four cruisers and destroyers, carrying thousands of cruise missiles.

A three-day sustained attack by an aircraft carrier battle group is enough to destroy a medium-sized country.

If it's three aircraft carrier battle groups, assemble them together......

Even if it is a military power, it does not dare to underestimate it.

That's why.

Aircraft carrier battle groups are often encountered in sea navigation, training, and combat readiness, and some countries arrange for warplanes or warships to follow and follow.

Like a fighting nation that is not afraid of things, it often sends fighter planes to break in, and even fly over the heads of the aircraft carrier battle group, which is fierce.

Nowadays, the world is generally peaceful, and even if there are wars in some regions, it is only petty fights and armed conflicts between poor and weak countries.

It's not a time of war, so of course it's not easy to practice difficult subjects.

After all, the cost of a carrier-based combat attack aircraft sortie is almost 20,000 US dollars per hour, including catapult wear, flight fuel consumption, fighter life wear, pilot allowance, etc.

For highly difficult subjects, dozens of sorties at a time are really burning money every minute.

Recently, we are catching up with the 'post-disaster reconstruction' after the end of the virus epidemic, and even if you have a lot of money, you don't dare to burn money like crazy.

Therefore, it is enough to practice small subjects and maintain the training level of the aircraft carrier battle group.

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Suddenly!

With a muffled buzzing sound.

A carrier-based AWACS aircraft, from the flight deck of the aircraft carrier, was suddenly accelerated to catapult and take off.

As the aircraft carrier sailed, the steam catapult's gliding trajectory emitted curling white steam.

The slide rails were reset, and the crews wearing vests of various colors carried out the ejection operation professionally and quickly.

Under the guidance of the yellow vest's guide, the two heavy carrier-based combat attack planes came to their respective ejection positions.

Since it was a time of peace, it was impossible to mount live ammunition.

The cost of one ejection is not cheap, so once it is lifted off, try to fly for a while longer.

So both combat attack aircraft, both mounted with large auxiliary fuel tanks, as well as medium-range and short-range air-to-air missiles.

Of course, missiles are training bombs, not wars, and it is impossible to use live ammunition.

The spoiler was raised, and the fighter plane hung up the catapult shuttle.

The pilot slows down, first pushing the engine throttle left and then right, and constantly moving the lever.

This is before takeoff, checking the two jet engines, as well as whether the flight rudder surface is in order.

After confirming that it was correct, the weapon officer in the red vest pulled out the safety tip of the missile and quickly walked away.

The ejection officer in the green vest, after communicating with the pilot to confirm the weight and ejection speed, raised his right hand high.

With a sharp wave of the pilot's hand, the ejection officer immediately pressed the button.

This moment.

The pilot pushed the throttle wide, and the fighter jet was thrust out with a huge thrust with a muffled buzzing sound.

The first combat attack aircraft was quickly ejected into the air like an arrow from a string.

Immediately after that, the second ......

Immediately after the two combat attack aircraft took to the air, the deck was cleaned and inspected.

Confirmed that the ejection was violently and no parts had fallen.

Jet engine blades are delicate, and if a screw is sucked in, it can break the blade and cause the plane to be destroyed.

After cleaning and inspecting, two more combat attack aircraft were led over and stopped, ready to eject.

It's just that they haven't been catapulted and taken off for the time being, and they are reserved for combat readiness.

In the event of an emergency, they can be quickly ejected and rushed to the air.

If it is in a special period, then these two combat attack aircraft will be loaded with live ammunition.

Of course, this time, it's still a training bomb.

In these days, how can there be a war?

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The training of the subjects is being carried out in an orderly manner.

Affected by the curvature of the earth, the phased array radar on the warship has a limited detection range at low altitudes, generally only a few tens of kilometers.

And this is also the reason why pilots have to practice hard at ultra-low altitude penetration.

Of course, many advanced anti-ship missiles are broken through at ultra-low altitudes, thereby increasing the success rate.

At an altitude almost touching the surface of the sea, flying over the sea will make the warships at sea have limited warning time.

From the detection of the target, to the organization of the interception of weapons, for an anti-ship missile of one or two kilometers per second or even faster, the time left for the air defense of the battleship is only one or twenty seconds.

In such a short period of time, if the number of anti-ship missiles is sufficient, then a saturation attack will be formed.

Battleships encountered such situations and were especially difficult to deal with.

For this.

Countries that have aircraft carriers will develop and equip AWACS aircraft.

Just like the AWACS aircraft released by the aircraft carrier Carson, it reached an altitude of about 6,000 meters after liftoff.

Through the airborne radar, it is like a 'condescending' airspace to alert the airspace within a range of hundreds of kilometers.

Those enemy fighters or missiles that want to penetrate through ultra-low altitudes will not be able to escape the 'eyes' of early warning planes at all.

The two combat attack planes that took off later, not far away, were not far away, and accompanied the AWACS aircraft.

Three planes, circling around the aircraft carrier battle group, but will be farther and farther away from the aircraft carrier.

So if you use lines on the radar to show their flight trajectory, it's like a spiral-shaped disc mosquito coil.

Such a flight is a typical execution of the key protection alert.

If it is a time of war, then there will be two AWACS aircraft, four combat attack aircraft into the air.

It was divided into two groups, one group flew in the direction of the enemy's possible attack to carry out combat alert missions, and the other group flew in a spiral circle over the aircraft carrier battle group to carry out air defense alert tasks.

Today's subjects are too simple.

The two 'enemy planes' were soon detected by the radar of the early warning aircraft.

After identification, it was found that it was not his own person.

The flight speed, altitude, and course were again aimed at the aircraft carrier battle group.

Follow the process.

The radar operator immediately notifies the carrier battle group's air situation commander via a joint tactical data link.

The commander immediately decided to arrange for the fighter to go to the surveillance.

Soon.

The two combat-fighting attack planes on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier that were 'on standby' were urgently ordered to eject and take off.

According to the target data of the 'enemy aircraft' provided by the AWACS aircraft, they swooped straight away.

After rushing up, of course, they did not open fire immediately.

After all, it is a time of peace, where can you find a target and immediately open fire?

Two combat attack aircraft, one with the radar on, the other remained silent.

After approaching the target, visual identification is carried out and the air situation commander is reported to the air commander, and what has been found.

For example, the number of enemy aircraft, models, weapons and so on.

Although it is a drill, all the processes are still very standard and formal.

After the briefing, the two combat attack planes flew with the 'enemy planes' and shouted over the radio to make the other side fly away immediately.

If you don't listen, shake the wings to show the mounted weapon and give a warning.

If you still don't listen, then fly to the side, turn on the cannon, and fire a short shot in front of you to demonstrate force.

In peacetime, there are usually very few armed demonstrations, and the 'enemy planes' will fly away.

But hard stubble is often encountered as well.

Like the fighters of the fighting nation, it is like being blind and deaf, and they will turn a deaf ear and fly towards the aircraft carrier battle group.

Not to mention the warning of the cannon fire, even if the fire control radar locks on and threatens to shoot it down with a missile, it will not listen.

Of course, they don't dare to collide in the air.

After all, today's fighter planes are often tens of millions of dollars each.

Pilots are the pride of heaven and their value is immeasurable.

It is impossible to use a fighter plane to 'stop the other side' like driving on the road, that would be too dangerous.

When encountering the stubble of a fighting nation, it is generally allowed to fly over, and it is impossible to really fight down, and no one wants to cause a world war.

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In today's subject, the two 'enemy planes' flew straight toward the aircraft carrier.

In order to add some difficulty to the exercise, the commander temporarily ordered an air defense and anti-ship exercise.

And so.

Two 'enemy planes' went to war and engaged in an air battle with two combat attack planes that came to drive them away.

After 'shooting down' the two of them, the two 'enemy planes' drove straight in, broke into the aircraft carrier battle group at high speed, and quickly launched anti-ship missiles.

Time.

The aircraft carrier battle group immediately entered 'air defense combat mode'.

The missile destroyer, which was on perimeter alert, immediately activated the Aegis system, and the phased array radar launched a search and alert in the air.

The early warning aircraft in the air also immediately tracked the anti-ship missile, and constantly reported the missile's speed, altitude, course and other data through the data link.

Through data sharing, target data was also obtained by several other warships.

The combat system calculates at high speed, selects the two warships with the best position for interception based on the number, distance, and position of the enemy's missiles.

In front of the right side of the USS Carson, two missile cruisers and destroyers, and the vertical missile launch systems in the bow and stern of the ship were opened one after another.

With a popping sound, the fire flared up and the smoke rose.

The anti-aircraft missile roared into the air and swooped down on the enemy's anti-ship missile.

The vast sea.

I saw two warships, bow and stern, two anti-aircraft missiles spewed dazzling flames, roared into the air, and pulled out long columns of smoke.

After the four anti-aircraft missiles were lifted into the air, they immediately received data guidance from the radars of early warning aircraft and warships, so that they could know where the enemy's missiles were and where they should fly to explode, so that they could successfully intercept them.

Accompanied by a booming explosion.

The relative speed and relative position were accurately calculated, and the anti-aircraft missile flew at the enemy's anti-ship missile, which exploded in the air.

Of course.

Because it is a training bomb, the explosion is negligible, producing smoke and simulating the effect of the explosion.

If it is a live ammunition, it will inevitably be extremely powerful, and a strong shock wave and a large number of lethal fragments will kill the incoming anti-ship missile.

And after the interception is successful, the drill subject is here.

The two combat attack planes, which played the role of 'enemy aircraft', immediately turned around and proceeded to the next training.

Every time a combat attack aircraft is ejected into the air, it consumes money, and of course it is necessary to practice as much as possible.

It is necessary to practice until there is not much fuel left, and then go back like walking a tightrope and land on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier.

As a global hegemon and the number one military power, decades of experience in aircraft carrier battle group combat training are indeed not bragging.

If there is really a war, ordinary countries will not even want to hurt the aircraft carrier, they will only be quickly tyrannized into scum.

An aircraft carrier battle group is so powerful, but what about eleven? How many countries can withstand it?

Therefore, the world hegemon is by no means in vain.

Merely......

20,000 meters in the air.

The hovering Dark Arrow unmanned attack aircraft has a 'full view' of the drills of the USS Carson aircraft carrier battle group.

Such an exercise, which is close to actual combat, is quite professional and extraordinarily exciting, and it is indeed something that small and medium-sized countries cannot afford to provoke.

And Wu Jie is in the control cabin, through the hologram, it is also a feast for the eyes.

"Damn, do you want to try my brother's electronic pulse bomb?"

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