bullyxtreme Chapter 265: Establishing New Rules for Dongzhou
Chapter 265: Establishing New Rules for Dongzhou
The first ship of the Midway class, the USS Anton, was assigned to the Third Fleet.
Although the carrier-based aircraft of this aircraft carrier has not yet started a major replacement, the early warning aircraft on board has been replaced.
The E-4 AWACS aircraft was directly upgraded from the more primitive AD-1W AWACS aircraft to the E-2 Hawkeye.
That’s right, it’s the E-2 Hawkeye that is still in service in modern times.
However, the E-2 at that time was already a later improved model, and its performance was much stronger.
The E-2 early warning aircraft is a carrier-based early warning aircraft that entered service in 64. Its performance is relatively mature. It is a professional carrier-based early warning aircraft, not the previous carrier-based radar warning aircraft.
The previous AD-4W carrier-based early warning aircraft radar was still the AN/APS-20 radar from the World War II era, and its performance was far inferior to the AN/APS-2 radar of the E-96 Hawkeye early warning aircraft.
Moreover, the AD-4W can only provide early warning information and does not have air control capabilities.
The E-2 Hawkeye early warning aircraft was already equipped with the LINK-4A data link system at this time and had air control capabilities.
So this time the navy's early warning aircraft has been directly upgraded.
As the Third Fleet headed south, an E-2 Hawkeye early warning aircraft was constantly circling over the fleet, ready to provide air situation information to the fleet at any time.
Any abnormality within a radius of 200 kilometers cannot escape the eyes of this eagle.
"Reporting to the Commander, a small aerial target has been detected, at a distance of 192 kilometers, an altitude of 1700 meters, and a speed of 196 kilometers per hour..."
Commander Li Liang hurried to the radar operator and looked at it carefully.
"This place is not close to land, and there are no islands nearby where fighter planes can take off and land...
This is probably a seaplane launched from a ship.
Report the situation to Fleet Command immediately."
Zheng Guangyun was stunned after receiving the air situation information from the early warning aircraft.
The appearance of seaplanes nearby also means the presence of ships nearby.
At this moment, Zheng Guangyun had already vaguely guessed which country the warship belonged to.
There is a 50% chance that it is John's fleet, which has been very active recently.
If it really is John's fleet, it would be very interesting.
I had only been there for a few days when the other party came straight to my door.
And the other party appeared in Qionghai.
Qionghai is the sea area of an ancient country.
When sailing in the waters of the ancient country, foreign warships must report to the ancient country's navy.
This is also a rule that the Navy recently announced to the public.
Obviously no one will take it seriously, and the ancient navy also knows this.
The purpose of promulgating this rule is to formulate new rules for Dongzhou.
Let everyone know that in Dongzhou, the ancient country is the only boss and establish the majesty of the Celestial Empire.
Now that someone has come to him to serve as an example to scare the monkeys, Zheng Guangyun will not be polite.
After all, his purpose this time is to stir up trouble. The bigger the trouble, the better, as long as there is no accidental discharge of gunfire.
"Order the AWACS to conduct reconnaissance and send two more AWACS aircraft into the air.
One of them is responsible for patrolling the airspace above the fleet, while the other is establishing an outer perimeter."
The medium-sized aircraft carrier Anton is equipped with four E-4 early warning aircraft, three of which are deployed, and there is still one on board that can take off at any time to deal with emergencies.
The AN/APS-2 radar equipped on the E-96 Hawkeye early warning aircraft has the ability to pre-generate maritime clutter interference and can scan small targets at sea. The effective detection range is 200 kilometers.
After flying more than 2 kilometers, the E- Hawkeye early warning aircraft discovered the situation.
The commander was also surprised when a large number of green dots appeared on the radar screen.
"A large-scale fleet discovered?"
This information also surprised Zheng Guangyun.
I didn’t expect it to be a big fish this time.
"Send an F-8 to check it out!"
The radar can only detect the target, but cannot distinguish the specific model of the warship, nor can it see which country it belongs to. Therefore, at this time, it can only send the fastest F-8 carrier-based fighter to take a look and confirm the target information before formulating the next plan.
In less than two minutes, an F-8 supersonic carrier-based fighter jet was catapulted from the deck of the aircraft carrier and flew at full speed towards the mission sea area.
John's fleet had no idea they had been discovered.
They rely on reconnaissance planes taking off from aircraft carriers to obtain information from the outside world, and can only obtain information with the naked eye.
So they didn't know that they were so unlucky this time to encounter the ancient country's fleet that was also heading towards the South Seas, and it was the main force of the huge Third Fleet.
John's new Far East Fleet is visiting Fuso this time.
Sir Robert Fulton, Governor of the Straits Settlements, also appeared on the battleship HMS Nelson, flag of the Far East Fleet.
Also accompanying him was, of course, Admiral Barnes, commander of the new Far East Fleet.
"The weather is nice today. I hope I don't encounter any of those damned ancient people."
Traveling across Qionghai always made Sir Fulton, the governor, a little nervous.
The last destruction of the anti-submarine formation was still fresh in his mind. He didn't want to go into the sea to feed the fish, so he felt a little uneasy.
Admiral Barnes took a sip of the coffee in front of him and said comfortably, "Your Excellency the Governor, you have developed a fear of antiquity.
Your words reveal your fear of the ancient people. This is not what a colonial leader should say."
Sir Fulton glanced at him.
“You previously served as deputy commander of the local fleet and have never witnessed the power of the ancient navy.
If you had encountered that, you would definitely not say that.”
Admiral Barnes scoffed and said, "If we really encounter them, I will let them know that the Royal Navy is not to be trifled with."
At this moment, a white-painted F-8 Crusader carrier-based fighter is looming in the clouds, as if it has merged with the clouds.
John's fleet was completely unaware of this.
"Reporting to the Commander, we have confirmed that it is John's Far East Fleet. According to the pilot's visual observation, the size of this fleet is not small."
Zheng Guangyun took the intelligence from the senior intelligence staff and began to read it.
"A Nelson-class battleship, a Renown battlecruiser, an Hermes aircraft carrier, a Furious-class aircraft carrier, and more than twenty cruisers and destroyers.
Wow, this fleet is really big.
Their route is heading north. Are they heading for us? Are they looking to get back at us?
At this time, Zheng Guangyun had to doubt the purpose of John's fleet's large-scale deployment.
After thinking for a long time, he didn't think John had the courage to do that.
Even if they came to attack the Third Fleet, the ancient country still had the First and Second Fleets, and could not cause a fatal blow to the ancient country's navy.
So there is no reason for the Johns to do this.
“No matter what their purpose is, since they have come to Qionghai, we must treat our distinguished guests well.
As the saying goes, "begin with courtesy and then use force." Let the aircraft carrier take off all the carrier-based fighter jets and attack aircraft and fly over our distinguished guests.
If the enemy takes the initiative to open fire, let them not be polite and directly launch a counterattack."
At this time, Zheng Guangyun paused and added: "Send two A-4 attack aircraft carrying tactical nuclear weapons over.
After being attacked, tactical nuclear weapons can be used to quickly paralyze the fleet and make it lose its combat effectiveness."
The Anton medium-sized aircraft carrier is equipped with a total of 20 tactical nuclear bombs.
The equivalent of this tactical nuclear bomb is not large, only tens of thousands of tons, but it is enough to destroy a small or medium-sized country.
If an accidental discharge of a gun occurs, it is very necessary to quickly paralyze the enemy's combat capability.
On the aircraft carrier Anton, one F-8 carrier-based fighter jets and A-4 carrier-based attack aircraft after another took off from the deck and roared into the sky.
With the work of two catapults, all fighters and attack aircraft were launched in an hour.
If all four catapults work simultaneously, the time will be shortened to 30-40 minutes.
So this is also one of the differences between medium-sized aircraft carriers and heavy aircraft carriers.
However, compared to the compact Essex-class aircraft carrier, the Midway aircraft carrier is in a better situation.
Therefore, the Essex-class aircraft carriers were the first to be retired, while the Midway-class aircraft carriers could continue to serve.
However, the Navy also has the idea of converting the Midway-class aircraft carrier into a large amphibious landing ship, which is actually a helicopter carrier.
28架F-8舰载战斗机加上32架A-4攻击机组成了一支由60架战机构成的空中打击机群。
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"Oh God, what's that over there?"
A new Swordfish torpedo/reconnaissance aircraft, launched from the aircraft carrier HMS Hermes, spotted the incoming jets.
"Oh my god, they're the ancient country's jet planes, at least a hundred of them!"
"They're coming to attack us!"
The three crew members couldn't help but show expressions of shock and fear on their faces, and began to panic.
"What? Over a hundred jets?"
When Admiral Barnes, commander of the Far East Fleet, saw the telegram, his pupils shrank and he exclaimed in surprise.
Soon, Governor Sir Fulton also appeared in the bridge command room.
When he saw Barnes' grim expression, he quickly said, "Revival... No, are the ancient countrymen's jets heading towards us?"
Barnes said grimly, "Yes, the reconnaissance plane reported that there are more than a hundred jets heading towards us.
Ahead of us is the ancient navy's aircraft carrier fleet."
"God, are the Ancients trying to sink us?"
Admiral Barnes was also a little uncertain at this time.
Hundreds of carrier-based jet fighters came in with great momentum.
Although they also have two aircraft carriers, the combination of Sea Hurricane and Swordfish is no match for jet fighters.
However, the jet carrier-based aircraft of the Renaissance Army have arrived, and they cannot just give in.
Therefore, the aircraft carriers HMS Hermes and HMS Fury also launched their carrier-based aircraft, forming a mixed formation in the air to fight against the ancient country's jet carrier-based aircraft group.
The distance between the two sides is only about 400 kilometers.
Considering the average speed of 700 kilometers per hour for the carrier-based aircraft, it only takes a little over half an hour.
"There's a group of carrier-based aircraft taking off from John's aircraft carrier blocking the road ahead, charge straight ahead!"