Chapter 106: Interception
The Type 093 nuclear submarine is China's second-generation nuclear-powered attack submarine, which has been greatly improved in terms of noise suppression and endurance compared with the old and outdated and noisy 091.
As a multi-purpose attack nuclear submarine, 093 can perform anti-submarine, attack surface ships, attack shore-based facilities and other tasks, and can also escort ballistic missile nuclear submarines or large surface ships, with a maximum underwater speed of 30 knots, that is, a speed of 55 kilometers per hour, and it is much easier to keep up with surface ships.
The pilots of the J-31 fleet not only looked at the submarine, but also got some opportunities to actually operate the submarine and conducted a simulated mission. Including lurking, identifying targets, launching torpedoes and submarine-launched missiles, escaping and a series of other things, the pilots had fun while also gaining a deeper understanding of the submarine's attack patterns. Perhaps in future anti-submarine missions, someone will use the knowledge learned in 093 today, and it is not necessary to carry out the mission successfully.
After coming out of the submarine, a group of pilots went to the 052D missile destroyer to visit and study, and just like in the 093 nuclear submarine, they also got the opportunity to actually operate. In order to demonstrate the air defense performance of the 052D missile destroyer, a pilot was specially asked to go around in a big circle and find a way to approach the destroyer, and then the pilots watched the plane be captured by the radar, and the missile destroyer simulated launching an anti-aircraft missile to attack, and so on.
Because it is closely related to their own flight, the pilots are much more serious than when they visit and study in submarines, after all, knowing a little more about the operation of the air defense system will be of great help to them in the future when carrying out defense penetration missions.
As the days passed, the military exercise was about to begin. Neither the Chinese nor Russian aircraft carriers have plans to join the mixed formation exercise, but only maintain a distance of coordination and cooperation, and then arrange for carrier-based aircraft to conduct joint exercises.
Xia Yu now does not have a plane that belongs to him, and he is an instructor, so the early search and rescue, joint sea-to-ship raids, and other flight missions basically do not require his participation.
However, China's military exercises, especially those in the East China Sea, have always touched the nerves of Japan and the United States, and this time even aircraft carriers were involved in the exercises, which made Japan, which had diplomatic conflicts with Russia over territorial disputes some time ago, particularly nervous.
If China has always exercised restraint on the issue of the Diaoyu Islands and hopes to resolve the issue peacefully by diplomatic means, then Japan really doesn't dare to be too careless in terms of the fighting people, if you want to quarrel, it doesn't matter, I will quarrel with you, but if you dare to stretch out your hand, I will dare to chop off your outstretched hand.
And what about Lao Mei? For them, who had been in the Cold War with the fighting nation for nearly half a century, no one knew the arrogance and strength of this opponent better than them. In order to curb their development, it is no longer a new topic for the United States and other Western countries to stumble on Russia openly and covertly, and the Russian leadership will know that the separatists who have recently become active again must have received support from certain Western countries, otherwise they would not have proposed that aircraft carriers also participate in the exercises during the military exercise negotiations.
As the salute was fired, the Chinese and Russian warships formed a mixed formation and sailed out of the port to the exercise area, and the Japanese and US reconnaissance planes also began to be active 24 hours a day, but because the exercise had just begun, the Japanese and US reconnaissance planes had not yet tried to enter the exercise area, and the activities of both sides began to unfold under their own surveillance.
For example, just now, a YS11 electronic reconnaissance plane of the Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force actually entered the exercise area to conduct reconnaissance activities, and Air Police 2000, which was on patrol and alert duty over the East China Sea, immediately reported the situation to the command. According to the emergency plan, two J-10s of the 4th Division of the HNA immediately took off from the base with bombs and prepared to drive them away.
At the same time, the Air Police 2000 early warning planes, which were on alert over the East China Sea, began to take the initiative to electronically jam the Japanese reconnaissance planes and give verbal warnings. However, this kind of mutual warning behavior has become the norm, and the crew members of the YS11 electronic reconnaissance plane no longer feel new to this situation, and on the grounds that they are still on the Japanese side of the middle line, they feel that they are flying over Japan's territorial waters, so they do not pay attention to the warnings of the Air Police 2000, and at the same time, all kinds of electronic equipment are fully turned on to reconnoiter the exercise area.
Of course, the crew members of Air Police 2000 knew that the Japanese would definitely not retreat, but Japan's so-called median line was unilaterally drawn by itself and was not recognized by the Chinese side, and according to international law, they are now flying over China's territorial waters. While continuing to maintain verbal warnings and electronic jamming of the YS11, the Air Police 2000 has transmitted all the information about the position, flight direction, altitude and speed of the YS11 to the J-10 aircraft that is approaching rapidly.
The 4th Division of the Navy, as a naval aviation unit guarding the airspace of China's waters, has to urgently rise into the air four to five times a day to intercept at the busiest time, and this kind of emergency flight plan has long been formulated and carried out countless times, and the pilots have accumulated rich experience in driving away the mission, so the two J-10s that took off the mission immediately changed their course after the operational information was updated, and flew at a low altitude to skim the sea, and they were ready to give Japan a big surprise.
On the Jiangsu ship, Xia Yu was extremely bored in the bridge command room watching Mu Shaoqing and a group of staff officers directing the exercise mission of the carrier-based aircraft, but the communication soldiers in the centralized control room suddenly informed that there would be two J-10s to pass through the middle of the Guò aircraft carrier formation at a low altitude and go to the middle line to carry out the interception mission, which made Xia Yu couldn't help but be interested, and ran outside the ship island to see how the two J-10s flew over from the middle of the aircraft carrier formation.
Soon, Xia Yu heard the familiar sound of the turbofan engine, and looked for the sound, only to see two J-10A flying in a two-plane formation at a distance of about 20 meters above the sea surface, roaring past the planned route. When flying over the aircraft carrier, the wingman also shook the wings and said hello, which made Xia Yu smile heartily, I like this buddy.
"Hai 01 has passed the guò aircraft carrier formation and is on its way to the predetermined position." After passing through the aircraft carrier formation, the two J-10s did not increase their altitude, but made a big turn and continued to maintain a low-altitude sea-skimming flight.
"Empty eyes understand." The crew of the Air Police 2000 reported, and then began to directly establish a number of information links with the two J-10s, on the radar of the J-10, the position information of the YS11 was displayed, and after confirming with the wingman, the two J-10s suddenly raised their noses, the throttle was fully open, and they pierced into the air with a blazing tail flame.
PS: I made another cover myself, and I feel that this one is better than the previous one, hehehehehe