In the face of the attacking enemy, if the forces are concentrated, they are afraid that Ivan's "backfire" will divert the breakthrough and even advance directly in parallel, and if they use a line defense in parallel positions, they are worried that the Russian bombers will attack intensively from one direction, this situation is really embarrassing, but the time that continues to pass does not wait for anyone.

Without the surveillance of early warning aircraft, the enemy situation in the distant sky will not disappear, and Lieutenant General Pratt can almost imagine the terrible scene of a large group of "backfire" roaring and firing a salvo of heavy anti-ship missiles.

Now is not the time for frustration or self-blame, we must act now!

Only an hour ago, the US Navy still occupied the initiative in naval and air confrontation, but now the scene has been stirred up by the Russian "Grim Reaper." After receiving orders from the command center that were vague and only frequently urging them to attack, the F-14 and F/A-18 fighters that were in the air quickly took action, and there was not much useful information in the extremely chaotic command system, and the commanders of the VF and VFA squadrons in front of them made their own decisions and issued orders according to their own understanding.

In any case, even if the current war situation is chaotic, in short, the Russian bombers will attack from the west and north, and before the "Eagle Eye" who fills the position arrives at the position, those hateful "backfires" must be stopped as much as possible!

The commanders were anxious, but the front-line fighters were full of anger, and the "Tomcat" fighters dragging flames cruising in the sky quickly moved away from each other according to the command center's orders, and while they started to climb faster, they tried to build a tight air defense interception line for the fleet before the Russian bombers broke through to a distance of 300 kilometers. At the same time, a large number of "Super Hornets" are not idle. Although these fighters are not available as AIM-54. The mounted "Slammer" is more effective at medium distances. So he changed his previous style of hiding behind the "Tomcat", and began to climb like crazy afterburner, turning on the AN/APG-73 to find any target that could be hit.

Ever since the "Hawkeye" was struck by the Russian ace, the pace of the US Navy's actions has been a little chaotic; in the face of the vast sky shriveled in fog, it is not known where the "backfire" is, and the F-14 fighter has now assumed the responsibility of a "pocket early warning aircraft" and has gone out to reconnoiter in accordance with the configuration of two planes. Try to spot the Russian bombers at as far distance as possible, and then call in a large number of fighters to intercept them.

Temporary cameo early warning aircraft, this kind of task can not be done by ordinary fighters, equipped with AN/AWG-9, AN/APG-71 radar F-14A+/D fighters are barely competent, the rear radar operator quickly manipulated the radar to sweep ahead, but in the face of the Russians' "backfire", even the maximum detection distance of more than 300 kilometers of airborne radar can not find the enemy's traces at once, several groups of F-14 twin aircraft for a while.

After receiving the report of the fighters in the front, the commander realized one thing, the long-range bombers of the Ivan probably abandoned the high-altitude penetration tactics. Now it may be infiltrating from low altitudes.

High-altitude and high-speed penetration, or ultra-low-altitude sneak attack. The two usual tactics of bombers attacking ground or sea targets were not much worried about the latter when they still had the "Eagle Eye," but now they have replaced the F-14 with a reduced detection range, and the detection distance of the low-altitude penetration bomber is obviously not as far as that of the high-altitude, and the U.S. Navy fighters also immediately adjusted their deployment and assigned the F/A-18E/F to a low altitude according to the commander's wishes.

Less than an hour has passed since the two sides engaged, and the battlefield situation is changing every moment, and the U.S. Navy, which has hastily responded to the battle, has soon suffered a new blow.

He soon received a confirmation message from "Ruslan", and the 317th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment behind him was ready to enter the low-altitude penetration, so he gave up chasing and killing the early warning aircraft, and instead got rid of the two "escort" F-14s, and the "Sparrow" missiles thrown by the "Tomcat" were not seen, and directly drove the afterburner to jump out of contact.

From the beginning of the battle to the present, after the cold elimination of a "Hawkeye" without warning, there has been no victory, and the young man estimates that the command structure of the US Navy has fallen into chaos, and his combat intentions have been completed for the most part.

But then, Long Yun's control did not relax at all, let alone directly fly out of the war zone, and his responsibilities were still very heavy, or in other words, although the Americans inevitably failed, how much the "backfire" of the surprise attack on the aircraft carrier battle group would lose will depend on his next actions in a large way.

Without the "Eagle Eye", the US fleet will have some chaos at the key node, but with the interception capability of the F-14, even if there is no AWACS aircraft, the threat of "backfire" is very strict.

The next battle, if he does not intervene, can be imagined to turn into a gamble at the cost of fighters and lives.

Glancing at the fuel gauge during the fierce battle, Long Yun's heart was a little relieved, and he confirmed that the white No. 20 had plenty of fuel, of course, this was on the premise of being able to land on a heavy aircraft-carrying cruiser - such a battle in the open sea, the main battlefield was about 2,000 kilometers away from the coastline of Kamchatka, and the Su-27M2 now only had 4,000 liters of fuel left, this figure was probably okay to deal with a fierce battle, but after the battle, he had to turn around immediately to find the mothership, otherwise he would probably fall into the sea.

When entering the battlefield, it was carried by the An-124B, Long Yun's Sukhoi fighter was of course full of ten tons of internal oil, and the M2 type full of fuel was a bit heavy at the beginning, and the maneuverability was somewhat limited, and now more than half of the fuel was consumed, and several missiles were also fired, and it felt that the response of the landline to the control was more sensitive, Long Yun quickly screened out a batch of enemy planes in the sky ahead, and he ignored the "Hornet" that was outflanked from other directions, and directly drove the afterburner to continue to drill into the sieve-like fleet air defense circle of the Americans.

From chasing and killing the AWACS aircraft to continuing to sprint through the defense, Long Yun's actions are tantamount to setting fire everywhere, seeing this damn "Flanker" rampage in the sky, the U.S. Navy commanders who were still suspicious because of the accident of an "Eagle Eye" just now were simply smoking.

However, compared with the "scythe" that flaunts its might, the most terrifying thing now is the whizzing variable-swept wing bombers.

In the face of the "backfire" fleet attacking from many directions and the specific situation is unknown, the air defense forces of the United States are still struggling with all their might, and the F-14 fighters that have seized positions in the sky and are ready to launch "immortal birds" at any time have successively captured the traces of the "backfire", and the roaring monsters that have broken through the defense at an altitude of 10,000 meters and a speed of more than Mach 1.6 have reached a distance of nearly 200 kilometers!

From the beginning of the battle to the present, almost all the time has been led by the nose by the "Grim Reaper", the appearance of missile-carrying aircraft in the sky has stimulated the nerves of the Americans, and Lieutenant General William Pratt almost wants to order several squadrons on the CVN-73 to attack in full force and launch a counterattack while the Russians are busy deploying bombers.

As commander of the fleet, like a group of senior naval officers in Hawaii, the vice admiral was well aware of the importance of this high-sea operation to the United States; In the face of the swarming "backfire", the proud U.S. Navy may suffer some setbacks, but in any case, the officers and men of the United States of America must prove to the world that the country with the Star-Spangled Banner is the master of the world's oceans, and that the beacon of the free world not only still has an invincible maritime power, but that this force is ready to retreat even if it suffers losses!

War, the continuation of the so-called political zhì, Lieutenant General Pratt, who was dressed in military uniform, knew this very well, and he stared at the map of the operational situation with slightly cloudy gray-blue eyes, and had the heart to make up his mind to send a wave of "bumblebees" to send the Russian fleet to the bottom of the sea, but he hesitated because of Rear Admiral Cooper's dissuasion.

“…… Yes, Your Excellency, Lieutenant General!

The Russians' 'sea guards' have not yet been spotted around the 'Backfire', and they are still wandering in the sea on the western side, this is probably a trap! ”

"Trap, maybe—but Stanley, do we have any other choice?"

Convinced by the words of his staff, but unwilling to retreat, William Pratt almost refuted the USPACOM's battle plan, why should the battlefield be chosen within the combat radius of Russian long-range bombers?

The plan may be a little crazy, but now, it's all nonsense, the Russians' knives are almost on the neck of the aircraft carrier battle group, long-range bombers, or surface fleets, if one of these threats is not solved quickly, then the U.S. Navy is left with only one way to retreat!

The lieutenant general's annoyance, seen by Stanley Cooper next to him, still urged Pratt that it would be better to send an attack fleet after the "backfire".

After all, now, the F-14A+/D fighters on the three aircraft carriers are all flying in a mess, the original combat plan has been disrupted by the "sickle", and none of the several VF squadrons responsible for interception missions can even stay on the deck of the aircraft carrier with full personnel - in other words, at this time, when a wave of "Hornets" is released, the attack fleet will have to launch an attack without escort aircraft, and in the face of the Russians' "sea guards", it is very dangerous for the F/A-18s with several AGM-84s on board.

The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier battle group, which integrates naval and air forces, is now facing unprecedented pressure on its air defense system, and the spearhead of its offensive is also being somewhat constrained.

This is not counting, in the face of US carrier-based aircraft that are killed in all directions, Long Yun's battle has become a key weight for the balance to bottom. (To be continued......)