"Come on, hey, you're not done, Pearson!"

"But the boss! I see, things are not as bad as you think, and 'Roosevelt' is not safe and sound now? The VF-31 hasn't suffered much from its strength, so I think we can still fight—"

"Nonsense, Pearson, what else do you see?

-- It is said above that our army's 'Sparrow' M has no effect on this guy at all, and the analysis of the technicians suspects that the Russians have used some special means of interference, so that we almost only have 'Sidewinder' available, and what conditions will it be!

How did the 'Scythe' appear in the Pacific Ocean, do you see that? ”

There was no anger in the conversation, there was no contradiction between Sean Phelps and his very familiar partner, but he was really not optimistic about the next action, as a U.S. Navy ace pilot, he never understood what the idiots in the Navy's armament department were doing, "Super Hornet" could use "Slammer", why "Super Cat" didn't, what kind of continuous wave irradiator is so difficult?

Regarding AIM-54 and AIM-120B, different weapon systems do bring some fire control subsystems, or electronic subsystem matching problems, and it is not advisable to use TWS mode directly for "Slammer", but now that he really has to face the terrifying blood-colored scythe, Sean Phelps has a little irrepressible fear and panic, knowing that it is harmful to the battle, but he just can't completely abandon this thought.

Hmph, that guy's words, no one in the world will be afraid at all!

Walking in the aisles of the CVN-71 criss-crossing the ship. Feel the tension that pervades everywhere. Return to the VF-31 Squadron Operational Readiness Room. Major Jonathan White and others were already on standby, and a dozen pilots prepared themselves without saying a word, and then gathered for a brief briefing on the mission.

When the personnel arrived, the mercury light in the room turned dim, the hastily arranged slides swayed in front of his eyes, and the preoccupied lieutenant colonel sat in a stainless steel folding chair and thought wildly, as a citizen of the United States, dressed in military uniform for the war of the country. I have always loved the ocean and loved to control the "big cat" soaring into the blue sky, but the young man's love today is really a little low, and he feels a little tired.

This, half, was not out of fear of the "sickle", but a certain intuition telling him that this world war, which lasted for almost a year, probably, perhaps, the all-powerful United States was really going to lose.

……

The pace of war is ringing in my ears step by step. Once on the battlefield, no one can escape the fate that befalls them.

“…… Northwest wind level 4. The wind speed on the deck is thirty-nine (knots), the towing hook is in place, and it is ready to go! ”

Two AIM-54C, two AIM-7M, and four "Sidewinders......

“…… Call 'Gondwana', VF-31 'Cat Man' squadron, 'Claw_Seven', 'Claw_Nine', request sortie. ”

The self-test of the electronic system was completed, the line of sight was good, thin clouds drifted from the distant sky, and the sound of air flow was blocked out of the cockpit, and everything was ready......

"'Gondwana' received, confirmed the order, VF-31 can strike."

The ejection is launched, and the familiar oppressive G-force, the blurred black vision will appear in the next moment......

Sure enough, it was gloomy in front of him, and after a few seconds, it gradually returned to normal, and the heavy landline with its wings spread had stopped falling and recovered, and the young man who held the joystick steady in both hands exerted a little pull force, raised his hand and pressed the button to retract the landing gear, and the exaggerated painted "Super Cat" on the double vertical tail kept accelerating, and the swept wings immediately changed to forty-five degrees, and crossed the transonic segment in the white fog around him.

On the surface of the sea, thunderous roars spread in all directions, and in the sky, one after another U.S. Navy fighters were already on their way, and cross-shaped "bumblebees" flew over the sky in swarms, rushing towards the invisible enemy in the distance.

The time pointed to 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was still shining in the North Pacific, and after retreating and fleeing for a few hours, with the warning signals from "Los Angeles" and "Hawkeye", the US Navy aircraft carrier battle group finally made up its mind not to continue to retreat, and regrouped in the sea less than 1,000 kilometers away from the Aleutian Islands, released all available carrier-based combat attack planes, and fought to the death with the Russian fleet that was approaching in a cover.

On the way, F-15 fighters from a USF forward base in the Aleutian Islands appeared under the sky near the fleet, but these "eagles" with few numbers and insufficient ability to leave empty space could only brush up a little bit of a sense of survival, and did not help the fate of the United States fleet.

The Air Force's F-15s came and went, and when the Russians' huge fleet approached, the U.S. Navy could still rely on the carrier-based aviation of the two nuclear-powered heavy aircraft carriers; As for the B-1A bomber fleet deployed by the USAF in Alaska, the generals are now suddenly very remorseful, if they had studied how to use bombers against ships like the Russians, would they still be able to get some assistance out of thin air?

The idea is probably like this, and there can be many similar feelings, but for the US Navy pilots who take to the air, this qiē is meaningless.

After the first round of missile baptism, it took about 30 minutes to search and rescue the drowning person, the only "Seawolf" class nuclear submarine in the fleet was ordered to fire torpedoes at the blazing CV-67, which has always been the "lightning strike" that the Japanese were good at in World War II and actually used it on their own aircraft carriers.

If only a few hours ago, the U.S. Navy, which flew a large number of carrier-based attack planes and tried to complete both offensive and defensive tasks, was full of confidence and wanted to crush the main force of the Red Navy in one fell swoop, then now, the "Super Hornets" flying in formation in the sky are a bit tragic, knowing that there is an impregnable wall ahead, just to make the Russians afraid and stop this desperate battle that is destined to burn all over the sky.

More than 30 F/A-18E/F aircraft were flown from CVN-71 and CVN-73, losing one aircraft carrier and depleting dozens of fighters.

Of course, in addition, in order to escort the attack fleet, there are really a lot of F-14s flying forward.

In this operation, the "George Washington", which had limited flight capability, swept away almost all the fighters on board, and the flagship "Theodore Roosevelt" was bent on ejecting the "Tomcat"; Some adjustments have been made to the payload scheme, the gray-and-white heavy fighters flying against the light have climbed high, the AIM-54C half-buried under the fuselage is murderous, and more than ten "Super Cats" of the VF-31 and VF-103 squadrons have gone out in front of the two wings of the attack fleet, and the fleet behind them is wide open.

After being strafed by the "return gun" and then retreating to the east, Lieutenant General William Pratt and others of the U.S. Navy made a bold judgment.

Judging purely from the battle situation, the US Navy has not completely departed from the operational range of the Russian bombers, and the pressure on the fleet's air defense is still very heavy, but according to intelligence, the Russians have only five regiments of "backfire" in the Far East, and the information sent from the Hawaiian direction shows that these units were all dispatched in the early hours of this morning -- this also means that the Russian bombers should now rest in the base, refuel and hang up their bombs, and it is impossible for them to strike again within a few hours, so that they can rest assured that all the "Tomcats" will be taken Throw yourself into the battle to the west.

However, even if the whole army is pressed on this basis, the psychological pressure on the Americans is still unprecedented in the face of the surging Russian main fleet and the carrier-based air force that is waiting for battle.

Battle, a contest of technical weapons, the human factor is still crucial, the strength of the U.S. Navy that broke free from a defeat is still there, but the mentality of the exhibitors will inevitably undergo some changes, the subtle differences have been reflected in the tactical organization and pace of action, the commander's plan is a little rushed, of course, this is also because the U.S. Navy has no choice but to fight hard.

From the USPACOM in Hawaii, to Washington and the Pentagon, the generals' ideas are once again in line with the politicians.

There is no doubt that a defeat will be rejected by all those in power, and it is more attractive to lose both sides, or to turn defeat into victory, and as for what kind of defeat will be played, it will be enough to avoid a crisis of confidence of all the people of the country on a certain occasion, and to avoid the gradual collapse of the NATO system like dominoes in the wind and rain, and the image of the military who fought with all their might, but was still defeated by the evil empire, can still be tolerated, in contrast, the choice of "retreat" naturally has no place at all.

The game of the battlefield, the interpenetration of politics and the military, this qiē is all in the mind of Lieutenant Colonel Sean Phelps who takes to the air, and he is now only interested in completing the mission.

If possible, he really encountered the "sickle", and he would do his best to try the impossible.

After the ejection, without waiting for a group of comrades to take off, the No. 32 F-14D "Super Cat" fighter jet quickly climbed to an altitude of 7,000 meters, and the rest of the VF-31 "Cat Man" squadron were assigned to escort the F/A-18E/F, if possible - if they did not encounter the Russian "sea guard", they would also allocate a part of their forces to provide support, and the task of the lieutenant colonel was to be on the side of the battle line at any time, and if the "Grim Reaper" reappeared, he would rush forward to fight the enemy. (To be continued......)