Dominate South Asia

If the U.S. Navy was still equipped with Tomcat fighters and Phoenix missiles, it would definitely not be the situation it is today! Vice Admiral Poindexter on the Nimitz aircraft carrier rear angrily slammed his fist on the table.

The battle situation at the front is constantly being transmitted to the aircraft carrier battle group behind. The current situation is not good for the United States.

The area where the two sides are fighting is more than 300 kilometers away from the American aircraft carrier formation, and more than 500 kilometers away from the Pakistani aircraft carrier formation. According to the opponent's fighting method, hit and run, retreat and then fight, the two sides can at least fight. Five or six times, these times are enough to cripple the US carrier-based aircraft fleet.

Bullying that US aircraft carrier-based aircraft do not have long-range air attack capabilities! Lieutenant General Poindexter was so angry that he almost vomited blood. The U.S. Navy has dominated the world for decades and has never encountered such a situation. Even if it is against the Soviet aircraft carrier, they are confident that they can defeat the Soviet Union in one wave. Kill the aircraft carrier's aircraft.

"Take off the A-6E attack aircraft and attack from the south!" Poindexter said: "Ask for help from the Pacific Command, we need fighter support from the Air Force!"

When he said this, Poindexter felt that the Navy was humiliated by him.

Due to various reasons, the Navy and the Air Force have always been in a competitive relationship. Unless the Ministry of Defense orders the two services to coordinate operations, under normal circumstances, the two sides will never interact with each other. As a general of the Navy, it is necessary to ask for help from the Air Force. , this is completely the first time.

After the retirement of the F-14, the main carrier-based aircraft of the aircraft carrier are the F-18 Hornet and the improved Super Hornet. By reducing the types of fighters carried, logistics and maintenance are facilitated and expenses are reduced. And these A-6E attack aircraft. It has also been planned to be retired within a few years. Due to its limited performance, it cannot attack without air superiority. It was originally not planned to be dispatched. But now, it can only be dispatched with A-6 attack aircraft from another direction. conducted a sneak attack on the Pakistani aircraft carrier formation.

After all, Pakistan's aircraft carrier formation does not have enough fighter jets to seize air supremacy in two directions, and when its own A-6 attack aircraft flies over. It has just reached the critical point of the opponent's fuel consumption, and it is time for the opponent to return, so it is easy to succeed in a sneak attack.

While the carrier-based aircraft continued to be ejected from the rear, the battle in the front was also going on fiercely.

Facing the cunning second retreat attack of the Pakistani naval aviation, the US carrier aviation had no choice but to work hard to clear the way for the Hornets behind them, which were equipped with anti-ship missiles.

Just like that, he continued flying without any hesitation, paying the price of being shot down again. The Super Hornet formation has finally closed the distance to the opponent, fifty kilometers away, and can launch its own AIM-120 missiles!

in the sky. Medium-range air-to-air missiles were flying, and both sides were nervously maneuvering to get rid of them. Some were lucky enough to get rid of the missiles, and some were shot down in the sky.

Pakistan's Tomcat fighter jets moved forward indomitably. In this round of fighting, only one was shot down and the other was damaged. These pilots. They are all elites among the elites. They have participated in many air battles, and many of them have kill records.

Pakistan's fighter planes cannot retreat indefinitely. If the opponent approaches 200 kilometers from its own aircraft carrier, the opponent will launch missiles at any time. Therefore, Pakistan's fighter planes also rushed forward bravely.

That is to say, in a mid-range air battle, American fighter jets can have a certain advantage. Now, once within sight, it was almost a one-sided massacre.

The F-18 was originally an attack aircraft, and its serial number was F/A-18. It was barely able to deal with a second-generation aircraft. To deal with third-generation aircraft, especially to deal with Tomcat fighter jets, which are highly maneuverable aircraft that are completely designed for combat. There's no way to gain an advantage.

The powerful K2 engine turned on the afterburner, and the surging thrust came. Rick easily got rid of an attacking Super Hornet behind him, and then, the helmet sight caught a Super Hornet that appeared behind him. Hornet fighter jet in view.

An R-73 missile was mounted at the lower end of the air inlet. The seeker rotated synchronously and captured the fighter plane. Then, the launch signal came, and the missile flew towards the fighter plane, dragging flames.

Just after the missile was launched, without any delay, Rick switched the fire control to the cannon, pushed the nose of the aircraft, and pressed the button on the operating stick.

"Everything." A string of 20mm shells flew by, instantly punching dozens of holes in the wing of another Hornet fighter.

Like chopping melons and beans, Rick stirred up a bloody storm among the American fleet. He drove straight in, and while passing through the opponent's aircraft group, he shot down two fighter planes. Then, another aircraft group appeared in front of him.

The Hornet fighter jets in the attack group behind threw away their heavy Harpoon anti-ship missiles and pounced on them bravely.

As a multi-purpose fighter, in addition to mounting two Harpoon anti-ship missiles, the Hornet also mounts two AIM-120 and two AIM-9 Sidewinder missiles. Throw away the anti-ship missiles and it is a fighter jet. .

It's a pity that multi-purpose fighters can do everything, but they are not proficient in everything! Although the Harpoon missile was thrown away, compared with a fighter jet specially designed for air combat like the Tomcat, it is simply not an order of magnitude!

Rolling skillfully, Rick hid outside the launch envelope of the AIM-120 of the Hornet in front of him. Rick launched an active Sky Flash missile to kill the Hornet. If the record in the long-range air battle just now is counted, Rick has killed five fighters this time!

The only threat to Rick is the AIM-120 missile, and the way to deal with this missile is to get into the enemy's fleet! The active seeker cannot identify friend or foe. In this case, in order to prevent accidental injuries, the Americans dare not use AIM-120 and can only use Sidewinder missiles.

The R-73 has a launch capability of up to 60 degrees, combined with a helmet sight, it can completely detect the enemy first and fire first. More than 20 Tomcat fighters beat the American Hornet fleet to tears, and they finally gave up the battle and retreated to the rear.

In this air battle, a total of more than 50 Hornets were shot down! The main carrier-based aircraft equipped on the US dual-carrier fleet have been damaged by more than half and have been beaten to the point of losing their combat effectiveness.

On the USS Indomitable, Commander Vice Admiral Norman was very satisfied with the interception. At the cost of losing two fighters, his side shot down more than 50 US Navy fighters. This was an unimaginable success!

The United States has always believed that its maritime hegemony is unbreakable, and if the results of this battle are announced, the US Navy will lose face all over the world!

If it were not for President Muhammad's instructions before departure to deal a heavy blow to the US Navy and not to provoke the Americans to jump off the wall, Vice Admiral Norman would have ordered the guys with supersonic anti-ship missiles to go out and kill the American aircraft carrier.

Just as there was jubilation in the bridge, the early warning aircraft suddenly sounded an alarm. More than 30 aircraft appeared at a position of 150 nautical miles in the south of the formation!

150 nautical miles, this is a very dangerous position! The American Harpoon missiles will soon have the opportunity to be launched!

In order to command this air battle, the Pakistani Navy formation launched two E-2 early warning aircraft, but both were close to the airspace in the northeast. The search for the southern airspace was not so timely, and the Americans took advantage of it!

"The escort fighters will immediately go to the southern airspace to expel them! The reserve carrier-based aircraft will be launched!" Norman calmly issued an order.

Just now, facing more than 80 American fighters, only 30 fighters were dispatched, just to keep a certain back hand. There was also a four-aircraft formation escorting above the aircraft carrier formation, which was flying quickly to the southern waters. At the same time, more than a dozen reserve Tomcat fighters were also launched quickly.

White steam filled the deck, one after another Tomcat fighters were launched quickly, with wings swept back, breaking the sound barrier in a fast sprint, and continued to fly at supersonic speed. After a few minutes, they will be able to launch long-range sky flash missiles.

Without air supremacy, there is no sea supremacy! This sea battle was fought entirely by aviation. So far, the other warships in the aircraft carrier formation, although prepared for air defense, have not fired a single shot.

Almost without suspense, more than a dozen Tomcat fighters shot down some of the invading enemy planes, and the rest fled in disgrace. In order to escort the landing formation, these fighters returned to the sky above the aircraft carrier formation.

"Squeak." Listening to the sound of the wheels touching the deck, Rick continued to increase the throttle, ready to take off at any time. Landing on the aircraft carrier, every time was like dancing on a tightrope.

"Bang." With a light sound, the landing hook hooked an arresting cable, and a strong braking force came. Rick, who quickly pushed the engine to the slow state, felt like a rear-end collision, and a huge impact spread throughout his body. This is the way to land on an aircraft carrier, direct and domineering!

Slowly sliding to the parking area next to it, folding the wings, Rick got off the plane and saw the smiling face of the ground staff.

"Victory, we won!" Countless cheers were heard throughout the aircraft carrier. Pakistan's new maritime force defeated the US naval formation in its first attack!

Rick was lifted up by the ground crew and thrown high into the sky. (To be continued ~^~)