bullyxtreme Chapter 331 New Multipurpose Frigate, Encountering the Fuso Fleet at Sea
Chapter 331 New Multipurpose Frigate, Encountering the Fuso Fleet at Sea
At an altitude of 52 meters, dozens of B-H strategic bombers roared past the city of Hiroshima.
High-explosive aerial bombs and fuel-air explosive bombs fell like raindrops, causing dense explosions on the ground.
The flames of the explosion were like a carpet spreading forward, sweeping forward continuously as the bombs fell.
The reinforced concrete factory building was engulfed in the flames of the explosion and shattered into pieces in an instant, with brick and stone fragments flying all over the sky.
The workers in the factory were killed instantly, and they didn't even know what happened.
B-52H strategic bombers dropped tons of bombs downwards, and the Hiroshima industrial zone that took hundreds of years to build was being rapidly destroyed.
The city was filled with shrill air raid sirens, and a large number of Fuso military and police rushed into the streets to organize the evacuation of civilians.
The entire city fell into great panic and chaos in this wave of strategic bombing.
However, this time the bombing was only aimed at industrial areas and not residential areas.
Of course, this does not mean that these so-called Fuso civilians will be let off.
There are no civilians in war, let alone the so-called Fuso civilians.
This principle applies to any country. The facts are very cruel, but they are the facts.
Compared with residential areas, industrial areas are the targets that the first round of strategic bombers need to destroy.
Within just one hour, the industrial areas of the three heavy industrial cities of Fukuoka, Hiroshima and Nagasaki were completely destroyed, or at least lost their normal production capacity.
The emperor in Kyoto felt dizzy when he received the news.
These are three heavy industrial cities, and they are also top-ranked heavy industrial cities.
The destruction of these cities was extremely fatal to Fuso.
In particular, the Yawata Iron and Steel Works was destroyed, which was Fuso's largest steel production base.
They also have hundreds of thousands of tons of scrap steel shipped from the United States piled up here.
All of this was bought with real money.
Now it's all burned in the flames of war.
Not only he, the emperor, but also a number of ministers and high-ranking officials felt despair in the face of such a large-scale strategic bombing.
Because they have no idea how to deal with this kind of warfare.
The Sakura jet fighters that they had high hopes for did not play any role at all and hundreds of them were shot down by the ancient country.
There is no ability to fight back at all.
They saw no hope of defeating the ancient country.
How can one not despair when faced with such a huge gap?
And this is just the beginning.
The Korean Air Force transferred some bomber flight crews and ground crews from other military regions to the Korean Peninsula to replace the crew members who had already performed the mission.
People can rest but the planes don't stop.
So when one bomber after another landed, the ground crew began to inspect the bombers, refuel them and load ammunition.
The ground staff throughout the airport began to get busy.
The flight crews who had just completed the bombing mission all hurried back to the dormitory to rest.
Each bomber is equipped with three groups of people who rotate, which also ensures that the flight crew members have enough time to recover their energy.
In addition to the rotation factor, the Air Force also has the idea of expanding its bomber force.
Therefore, among these crew members, there are many pilots or other members who have just graduated from aviation schools.
These novices only need to complete a dozen or so flight missions before they can fight independently.
So how could the Air Force miss such a good opportunity for actual combat?
There are three flights a day, namely morning, noon and evening.
The bomber will take off from the airport 3-5 hours after landing and fly to the next bombing site.
Fuso is more than just these three industrial cities.
There are also more than ten industrial cities with a certain industrial base, including Nagoya, Kobe, Kitakyushu, Kawasaki, Sendai, Hamamatsu, Toyama, Kanazawa, Kumamoto, Kagoshima, Sapporo, and Kyoto.
The ancient countries were bombed one by one according to the ranking of their cities' industrial scale.
If you say you want to blow Fuso back to the Stone Age, you must do what you say.
The battlefield between the two countries was not limited to the Fuso Islands, and the battle on the ocean also began.
The First Fleet and the Second Fleet of the ancient navy formed a large fleet and headed towards Fuso.
The First Fleet is composed of one Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, one Enterprise-class aircraft carrier, and one Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier.
The Second Fleet is composed of one Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, two Enterprise-class aircraft carriers, and one Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier.
These are the main aircraft carriers equipped by the two fleets, a total of 7.
In addition to these seven aircraft carriers, there are two arsenal ships, bringing the total number of main battleships to nine.
There are hundreds of ships in total, including Type 041 nuclear-powered cruisers, Type 042 nuclear-powered cruisers, Type 051 missile destroyers, and Type 901 comprehensive supply ships.
The main forces of the two fleets set out together.
The mission of the First Fleet is to blockade the entire Fuso Archipelago, cut off the sea route between Fuso and the United States, and prevent external supplies from being delivered to Fuso.
The Second Fleet will find Fuso's hidden fleet in the Pacific Ocean and then destroy it completely.
The Second Fleet formed two dual-carrier battle groups, which went to the South Pacific and North Pacific regions for combat readiness patrols.
However, the Second Fleet did not come first, but Fuso came to cause trouble first.
In the eastern waters of the South Pacific, a large fleet returned to the ancient country from Oceania.
Because the ancient country declared war on Fuso, the Fuso fleet was dispersed and was not in the mainland.
Therefore, the Fuso fleet is likely to target the ancient merchant ships sailing on the sea.
Therefore, the ancient country needs to concentrate merchant ships as much as possible, and then use warships to escort them to allow them to travel safely between the two places.
This fleet, consisting of 15 large and small merchant ships, is such a fleet.
There were four 5-ton iron ore transport ships alone, transporting a total of 4 tons of high-quality iron ore.
This size of merchant fleet is escorted by two Type 052 frigates.
The Type 052 frigate is the first type of frigate independently researched and mass-produced by the ancient country.
From the beginning of its design, this frigate was positioned for escort purposes.
Therefore, the design institute tried to cram as many types of radars, large sonars, anti-submarine helicopters, air defense missiles, anti-ship missiles, anti-submarine missiles and other equipment as possible onto this frigate.
Precisely because it needs to accommodate so many weapons and equipment, the full load displacement of the Type 052 frigate reaches 4500 tons.
The power system is equipped with two powerful LM-2500 gas turbines with a total output of 4.1 horsepower, a maximum speed of 30 knots, and a maximum cruising range of 4500 nautical miles.
The main weapons are a 76mm rapid-fire naval gun, a single-arm launcher that can accommodate 40 missiles, an 8-tube anti-submarine rocket launcher, and a quad-tube Sea Eagle anti-ship missile launcher.
There is also a hangar at the stern that can accommodate two SH-2 Sea Sprite anti-submarine helicopters.
It is an all-round multi-purpose frigate that integrates air defense, anti-submarine and anti-ship capabilities.
Of course, being able to do everything also means that everything is very ordinary.
But as a 4000-ton frigate it is fully qualified.
Yingkou is one of the two Type 052 frigates.
At this time, the 4500-ton multi-purpose frigate was sailing in the waters about 10 nautical miles away from the merchant fleet.
Suddenly, there was a fluctuation on the radar screen. The radar operator took a closer look and shouted: "Report, a low-speed target has been detected in the air, bearing 04, distance 171 nautical miles."
The Type 052 frigate is equipped with a long-range 2D air search radar with long-range surveillance capability, with a maximum detection range of 400 kilometers.
Because this low-speed target was so small, it was not discovered until it was 171 nautical miles away and a weak signal was detected.
Captain Li Bo went straight to the radar room and watched attentively.
"The target's heading is right on our side. Judging from the target's reflected signal, it's either a carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft or a small carrier-based seaplane. There must be a warship within 400 kilometers.
Continue to monitor the target's movements."
"Yes!"
"And the fleet?"
Li Bo said without hesitation: "Continue to maintain the course and speed, and at the same time report this situation and let the main fleet handle it."
The plane returned when it was less than 150 kilometers away from the fleet.
It was also a false alarm for the fleet.
However, on the second day, the Yingkou frigate again discovered a low-speed target in the air at a distance of only 180 kilometers.
And based on the signal feedback, it is very likely a target of the same model, or even the one discovered yesterday.
"It seems that this warship or fleet is heading in the same direction as us, and we are getting closer."
After thinking for a moment, he gave another order: "Immediately launch the anti-submarine helicopter to conduct forward aerial reconnaissance. Remember to keep your distance."
The SH-2 Sea Sprite anti-submarine helicopters on board the frigates are equipped with surveillance radars to detect surface ships or submarines with their snorkels exposed and sailing on the sea.
The maximum detection range for surface ships can reach 120 kilometers.
Therefore, the SH-2 Sea Sprite anti-submarine helicopter can also be used as a ship-borne radar search helicopter.
Soon an SH-2 anti-submarine helicopter took off from the rear deck of the frigate and flew towards the direction of the seaplane.
The SH-2 Sea Sprite helicopter flies at speeds exceeding 200 kilometers per hour.
Using the ship-borne long-range air defense radar, the helicopter directly avoided the unknown aerial targets ahead.
After advancing nearly 50 kilometers, a weak radar wave signal was reflected on the radar screen.
After advancing another 10 kilometers, the target reflection signal on the display screen had become very stable.
"Targets detected: three military vessels. The lead vessel has a tonnage of over 10,000 tons, and the other two have a tonnage of around 3,000 tons."
The approximate tonnage of a ship can be determined by the intensity of the radar's reflected signal and some details of the radar image.
Li Bo felt relieved after hearing this.
As long as we don't encounter the main fleet, we'll be fine.
It seems that this plane is the seaplane that took off from this 10,000-ton ship.
"Continue to conduct reconnaissance and find out which country these three warships belong to."
After locking onto the target through radar, the helicopter can fly directly forward without taking a detour.
A distance of more than 100 kilometers is not far for the SH-2 helicopter, and it can be reached in half an hour.
The helicopter, flying at an altitude of 3000 meters, approached the target cautiously.
Through the thin clouds, the co-pilot could already see the target visually through the telescope.
"It's a Fuso warship!"
The plaster flag on it was clearly visible, so the co-pilot recognized it at a glance.