While the three of them were talking, the two helicopters carried out the next round of hovering searches.

For the first time, Lieutenant General Wauju took out a watch and used it to keep time.

But the result was not much different from his previous mental arithmetic:

"Same as last time, it's 140 seconds again."

There was something strange in his tone.

There may be many parts to "flight performance", but for helicopters, hovering time is definitely a very important indicator.

This is not a small difference from the previous statements of Eurocopter technicians.

However, the facts are in front of us, and the radar signal and time will not deceive people, so no one can believe it.

He clicked the lid of his pocket watch shut, looked up again, and said:

"This shows that their helicopters can hover longer than we do."

At this point, the other few people sitting around the command platform should understand what the lieutenant general meant.

"The short hovering time of the AS565 is mainly due to the insufficient continuous output power of the engine under anti-submarine load, which must be increased to take-off power to maintain hovering."

The aviation officer naturally knew the most about helicopters, and after two or three seconds of short thinking, he took the lead in giving a guess:

"So, maybe they switched to a more powerful engine."

In fact, there are shortcomings in the transmission system of the original French Dolphin series helicopters, and simply increasing the engine power will not only fail to improve the actual power output, but will also be counterproductive.

But this is something that only Eurocopter (and now Icefly Group) knows, and users don't know the details.

So the first thing that came to his mind was naturally the power upgrade.

"Or at the cost of engine life, which unlocks a longer take-off power output time."

Another person then added:

"Generally speaking, in order to ensure safety, when performing calibration, a part of the margin will be set aside, after all, the aircraft is produced by the Huaxia people themselves, as long as the flight control program is adjusted, some performance restrictions can be unlocked."

Both speculations made the lieutenant general breathe a sigh of relief.

Whether it's a more powerful engine or a more extreme operating state, it means greater fuel consumption.

In other words, although there is a big gap between it and my expectations at the beginning, I should be able to hold on to it in the end...... Right?

Wojoul turned his gaze back to the display in front of him.

Due to the difference in the pace of forward and point-by-point detection, there was already a relatively obvious difference in position between the two helicopters at this time, and they were about to fly to the other side of the sea area demarcated by the exercise.

"Haven't you found a target yet?"

He subconsciously raised his hand to wipe his forehead, but found that he was not sweating.

In early April in the middle and high latitudes, even if the air conditioning is not turned on, the temperature in the cabin above the surface of the ship is relatively pleasant.

"We have not found any reports of suspicious signals on either side, will it be ......?"

The aviation officer shook his head.

He seemed to be about to say something, but before he could start, he was interrupted by a radio operator sitting not far away:

"Pilots report that they can still support up to 10 minutes before they need to return home."

"Let the aviation department prepare the refueling and prepare for the second take-off."

Of course, Captain Bernally didn't know about the brainstorming that Voljoul thought had planned a few days ago, and just gave orders as usual according to the situation during the usual training.

But Wojul, who was sitting next to him, broke out in a cold sweat.

According to his thoughts two days ago, the plot should be that the other party's helicopter was the first to insist on returning home.

For this reason, when planning the plan the night before, he also specially vetoed the proposal put forward by the Huaxia side to separate the two projects of searching for submarines and attacking submarines, with an interval of one hour in between.

But he didn't want to mess around, it was all planned one by one-

Because the 113 ship has a double hangar, it is possible to carry two anti-submarine helicopters.

Therefore, even if the first plane returns early, it can take off and the second one can take over the mission.

It can save face for oneself and not let the exercise be interrupted and unable to continue.

After all, in the final analysis, everyone is still here to enhance the relationship, not to smash the field.

It's normal to compete with each other, but it's not good to get away with it.

As a result, who would have thought that after all the calculations, it would end up on his own head.

There was no second helicopter on board the Jeanbar, and a return would mean that the anti-submarine activities in the right front of the fleet's direction would be interrupted.

That's not a matter of losing alone.

"But their planes hover longer than ours...... How is that possible? ”

Surprised, Warjoul recalled the conversation he had with Le Maire before he set off.

At that time, he also thought that he could help his fellow villagers sell French helicopter products by the way.

Now it seems, still selling products?

It's a shame to go around in circles.

And it's self-inflicted.

The Chinese people on the other side of the house didn't do anything, and they might not even know anything, so they watched a good show.

"No, when I go back, I'll have to poke this matter up anyway."

Wojoul gritted his teeth in his heart and made a decision.

If this is left in the situation, he will bear it, after all, it is not a glorious thing.

But now everyone is using similar helicopters, and others Huaxia still buys the technology from your Eurocopter.

In the end, the performance is better than that of our own use?

Do you want to make a face?

Are you a little suspicious of Eurocopter Company?

Wojoul, who was a little annoyed, became more and more free-spirited, and his expression became a little gloomy.

The other people in the CIC on the same ship noticed that their leader was in a bad mood, but they looked at each other a few times, and they didn't understand where his annoyance was.

After all, the exercise plan was also the responsibility of Wojul himself to connect with the Huaxia side.

Fortunately, the solemn atmosphere did not last long.

"It is reported that the 113 ships of the Huaxia Navy have sent a contact, and they have searched for a suspicious target, which is located in the 350 direction of the opponent's own ship, near the position of 20 nautical miles."

A communicator in charge of liaison between the two ships suddenly turned back and reported.

Naturally, there can be no data link system between the Chinese Navy and the French Navy.

Being able to deliver messages across languages without making mistakes is already a tacit understanding.

Fortunately, the staff officers on the French side were of good quality, and the position was marked on the chart almost as soon as the communicator's voice fell.

"That's the limit?"

The people of Voljoul are numb.

Generally speaking, this kind of exercise will not be difficult for the participating ships, so the target will be placed in a relatively middle position, which means that it will be over.

But this target given by the Huaxia people is almost located on the westernmost side of the preset exercise area.

"Let the helicopter fly over and do a precise search with the buoy."

Although he thought that the Huaxia people were a little unauthentic, the lieutenant general was relieved and ordered the helicopter to rush over quickly.

At least it has to be a little bit engaged.

Moreover, the helicopter is much more fuel-efficient than hovering, and the range pressure is much smaller than the short hovering submarine search process of constantly changing altitude.

……

Meanwhile.

On the Chinese Navy's carrier-based helicopter 20 nautical miles away, the four crew members were also thinking about exactly the same thing as Voljur.

The reason why they take longer to hover each time than the French on the other side is, of course, not really because they are not skilled, but because there is a difference in the way the two warships usually train in anti-submarine warfare.

In the French naval fleet, there will be a better performance of the Great Lynx helicopter, and even the Atlantic fixed-wing anti-submarine aircraft to carry out submarine search missions.

Therefore, unless the detailed location of the target has been determined and ready to attack, the panther helicopter's hovering and submarine search will only use a more concealed passive listening mode to avoid startling the snake as much as possible.

The 052 destroyer is the only two warships in the Chinese Navy with modern anti-submarine capabilities, and it must be grasped to search for submarines and attack submarines, so every hovering of the Z-9C will first be passively detected, and then actively searched.

It naturally takes longer.

The reason why we were able to find the current target was that an extremely weak signal anomaly was found in an active search, and then it deviated from the preset route and tracked it all the way here.

However, as the distance gradually closes, the passive mode of hanging sonar also gradually begins to detect some faint sound signals, indicating that the other party is not in a completely silent state when the power system is fully turned off.

"What did the ship say?"

The sonar operator in the back poked his head over and asked the co-pilot on the front right.

The cabin noise of this new helicopter is much lower than that of the old models of the past, and they can even communicate at normal volume, not by roaring.

"The French helicopters will arrive in five minutes, and they have a couple of sonar buoys, and the listening area will be larger."

"But speaking of which, those people in the submarine force are really a bit inappropriate, knowing that it is a joint exercise, and they are still parked in such a corner position, if it is not lucky, they will definitely miss it."

The co-pilot complained helplessly.

"Actually......"

The operator took a deep breath and said in an uncertain tone:

"I don't think this target is quite like a 033 ......."

"Huh?"

The plane, which was hovering, shook slightly.

"I've dealt with 033 too many times, as long as this boat is moving, the noise can be heard dozens of nautical miles away, and it will definitely not be the way it is now."

The operator said, looking at the not-so-obvious voiceprint on the circular screen in front of him.

(End of chapter)

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