The unified command system assigns targets, and the specific work is entrusted to surface ships equipped with the "Aegis" system, which is very sensible in the design of this system, and can maintain a certain range of combat effectiveness even if certain nodes in the network are attacked.

As one "Standard" II after another was launched, flying into the sky high and far under the fierce combustion of the thrusters, the Americans soon ran into a problem, and it was also expected that the "missile firing distance is insufficient".

Based on the meticulous work of the military intelligence system, the Americans probably know the combat mode of these big guys, and at least have some guesses: after launch, this missile will initially fly in an inertial navigation mode, approach the target according to a predetermined trajectory, and after reaching a certain distance, it will switch to a dive attack mode, and the trajectory will drop from tens of thousands of meters to 150 meters or even lower.

Of course, the general situation is like this, as for when each AS-16 "Horse Gun" missile will reduce its trajectory, this is a basically dependent matter, and the first wave of RIM-66H fired by the U.S. Navy air defense ship is for this purpose, to put it bluntly, it is betting that the Russian missiles will reduce the trajectory in the middle.

Reducing altitude in the middle of the flight, obviously, would greatly reduce the range of any kind of missile.

So it stands to reason that the "return lances" who need to travel 300 kilometers long distances for Ivan should not do this, but on the battlefield, who can completely ignore any even the slightest possibility?

If it really happens, what if the American agents are deceived and even misled by the KGB, and the low-ballistic range of the "return pistol" is 300 kilometers. If these large javelins are allowed to penetrate calmly. Wait until you confirm that the missile is on a low trajectory before proceeding. Part of the AS-16 will run below the water antenna, and even the AN/SPY-1C will not be able to track it, let alone launch a "standard" interception, then it will be seen within 45 kilometers at a glance, which is of course something that the Americans will try to avoid.

It is precisely for this reason that as soon as the "return gun" approached about 200 kilometers, the "Aegis" systems of each ship immediately issued an order to launch one RIM-66H after another at the calculated time.

Every one tracked to the "back to the carbine". The system will assign at least one "Standard" II interceptor, and even two when the firepower channel is wide, so that if the incoming missile gradually reduces its flight altitude during this period, the "Standard" II, which has embarked on the journey ahead of schedule, can launch an attack at a firing distance of more than 100 kilometers, giving full play to the power of this series of ship-to-air missiles in continuously increasing their range and improving their guidance mode.

Of course, since it is a kind of gambling * game, whether you win or not can only rely on luck.

In other words, this is a gamble for the Americans, but the Kh-15s rushing in the sky do not think so.

Kh-15。 A heavy anti-ship missile with a solid rocket engine and no adjustable thrust throughout the course could reach a range of 300 kilometers only with a high trajectory throughout the journey. The commanders of the United States did not know this detail, so the so-called "bet" was only for the Americans, in fact, the first batch of RIM-66H launched by them was doomed to failure, because the missile's firing ramp was limited!

It is a simple fact that the "maximum range" and "ultimate altitude" of any kind of ship-to-air missile cannot be both, which is determined by the law of conservation of energy.

So in the face of the "return gun", the theoretical firing range of 160 kilometers of the RIM-66H has no meaning.

A large number of RIM-66H were launched ahead of schedule, just to prevent the Russians' "return rifles" from lowering their altitude on the way, and as a result, on the radar display screen of the "Aegis" battleship, not a single one of the more than 100 air-launched anti-ship missiles entered the dive trajectory; In this case, it is impossible for all the RIM-66Hs thrown out to stagger with the "return pistol" at an altitude of more than 100 kilometers away and more than 30,000 meters.

A wave of early fire projection, the firing process of the nine "Aegis" ships was very rude, the missiles took off from the chocolate-like MK-41 launch cell, and finally fell into the sea without any gain, and the U.S. Navy consumed hundreds of RIM-66Hs in vain in the whole process, and the speed of burning money was almost as fast as a wind.

The squandering of missiles in batches is an inevitable situation when it is a matter of life and death for aircraft carrier battle groups.

The Russians' missiles did not change their trajectory, and the first wave of "Standard" II failed, which was also experienced in pre-war exercises, and did not surprise the Americans; With the "Aegis" system's nearly unlimited target tracking and processing capabilities, and the abundant ammunition reserve of several search and air defense cruisers and destroyers, the air and air firepower of the fleet on the sea surface is almost non-stop when the carrier-based fighters of the United States are inactive because the target speed is too fast.

Just after the launch of the first wave of "Standard" II, before these missiles flew far, the second wave of RIM-66H hit the road one after another, and the combat objectives were similar to those of the first wave!

Batches of RIM-66H were launched, and the gray-and-white missiles with four narrow edges in the sky were simply one after another, thanks to the launch speed of MK-41 one per second, in just a few minutes of the rapid attack of the "return pistols", the "Ticonderoga" and "Arleigh Burke", who were projecting fire like crazy, almost never stopped firing; Accompanied by clouds of gray and white smoke, the expensive RIM-66H swarmed out like no money, and with an astonishing number of firepower and good firepower coordination, it was almost impossible to lay a dense network of fire in the sky where the "return gun" was coming.

From the time the target entered a predetermined boundary of 200 kilometers to the actual range of the "Standard" II against a target at an altitude of 30,000 meters, a distance of more than 100 kilometers, it was only a short three minutes to penetrate the Kh-15 against Mach 3, but the US Navy of the great enemy was constantly throwing out hundreds of "Standard" IIs one after another, and the sky was full of thin and narrow white lines over which the missiles flew.

Such a crazy and reckless behavior has only one goal, that is, to be able to effectively launch interceptions when Russian missiles change their high trajectory.

Ultra-low-altitude anti-ship missiles are definitely a serious threat to surface ships, and the less they are put in front of them, the better!

The goal was so clear, and with the abundant missile carrying, the "foolproof" combat strategy was carried out, but all the efforts of the Americans turned out to be in vain, and the Kh-15s flying in the sky did not reduce the flight altitude, at least not for the first three-quarters of the ballistic, and the batch of "Standard" II launched became a waste, much to the annoyance of the commanders of the U.S. Navy.

Damn, what is the situation, are the people in the intelligence services all fools?

If we had known that the Russians' "return rifles" had limited range and would not change the penetration altitude on the way, why would they waste so many "standard" missiles!

Facing the radar display screen and waving his fist, now there is no way at all, seeing that the dense points of light representing the incoming target are getting closer and closer to the aircraft carrier battle group, and the high ballistic interception angle automatically calculated by the system is about 60 kilometers, from the moment he saw this number, Lieutenant General William Pratt's face became very strange, and even the thunderous anger that he had barely suppressed just now disappeared, and turned to a little self-disillusionment.

Sixty kilometers, but only sixty kilometers, is this what RIM-66H is capable of, it's not scientific at all-

Damn, damn the Russians, they are so cunning!

Damn the Russians, they must have stolen the technical parameters of the "standard" missile from somewhere, it must be, these bastards calculated the missile interception distance, and then they didn't worry about being chased and intercepted by the "Aegis" at all, so they didn't bother to change the trajectory halfway, and just kept rushing over, right......

The cold numbers stimulated the general's nerves, and Stanley Cooper, who was pale next to him, did not say a word, and the atmosphere in the command center suddenly became a little weird.

In the face of the heavy anti-ship missiles of the Russians, or in other words, a kind of "return rifle" that is not much higher than the AGM-84 in weight, the US Navy, which does not understand the principle of such missile attacks, has suffered a big loss at this time.

Although it was not at all clear what the situation of the spear in Ivan's hand was, the commander was still well aware of the capabilities of his own weapon system, and William Pratt and others immediately realized that for the "Aegis" system, if it could only start intercepting the "return gun" at a distance of 60 kilometers, then the whole system would have only two chances to intercept each AS-16 missile at most, which was still the optimal solution in theory, and in fact, this opportunity was likely to be only once, or even none.

"There is only one, if not even a chance to intercept", which means......

It means that a considerable number of AS-16s will successfully break through the interception of the "Aegis", enter the inner air defense circle of the U.S.Navy fleet, and in the end, it is likely to fall directly on the aircraft carrier!

This fact, although it was only an expectation in the mind, suddenly sent chills down the hearts of everyone on CVN-73.

In today's contest, the United States aircraft carrier battle group, which has a three-layer anti-aircraft defense system in the distance, middle and near, and the three most powerful aircraft carrier battle groups, will actually allow the Russians' long-range anti-ship missiles to break through the inner air defense circle, and what is this -- the inner air defense circle, what is it, just by relying on the RIM-7M and the "Phalanx," it may be okay to intercept attack planes that have slipped through the net, but now it is supersonic anti-ship missiles with a speed measured in Mach that they have to deal with, and how useful can these weapon systems be? (To be continued......)