Dominate South Asia

Chapter 821 Knock out three early warning aircraft

In the east, the sun has risen from the sea level, and the morning glow illuminates the sky red.

The Air Force tried its best and dispatched two B-2 bombers, but they failed. However, ten B-52 bombers launched hundreds of improved anti-ship Tomahawks and flew towards Pakistan's aircraft carrier formation.

But no matter what, the U.S. Navy lost this time! On the bridge of the Nimitz, Poindexter was in a confused mood.

During the attack last night, the aircraft carrier battle group received the message to prevent Pakistani retaliation! Therefore, the remaining Hornet fighters in the aircraft carrier battle group are equipped with air superiority mounts, waiting for warnings from the E-2 early warning aircraft cruising in the sky at any time.

In fact, now that the aircraft carrier battle group has little combat capability, it would be better to directly enter Diego Garcia and anchor there. However, in this case, the US Navy will lose face!

Therefore, they are still cruising on the sea, showing the US Navy's control over this place.

At an altitude of eight thousand meters, the E-2 early warning aircraft is patrolling. By moving the radar to the sky, it can effectively detect sneak attack fighters flying at ultra-low altitudes over the sea. This is also a necessary aircraft type for aircraft carriers. There are no fixed-wing aircraft. The combat effectiveness of early warning aircraft and aircraft carriers is reduced by half.

Now, after six hours of patrolling, the crew of this E-2 early warning aircraft is quite tired.

"Enterprise, Enterprise, AWACS 2647 is requesting to return." the pilot reported on the radio.

Later, an echo came from the earphones: "In two minutes, AWACS No. 2653 will climb to patrol altitude and take over from No. 2647. Please continue to hold on for two minutes."

"Received on No. 2647." After the pilot finished speaking, he took off his headphones and rubbed his head.

To ensure uninterrupted monitoring. We have to wait for the next early warning aircraft to come up before our own aircraft can return. It will be back in two minutes. After returning, we must first take a hot bath and then sleep. The smell in this plane is... It smells so bad.

The captain on the other side looked outside and saw a Hornet fighter jet flying with him. This is a necessary protective measure. The AWACS aircraft serves as a multiplier of air combat power and is also the primary target of enemy attacks.

The pilot on the Hornet was obviously more tired, and the cockpit of the fighter jet was even smaller.

"No. 2647, you can return. No. 2647, you can return." The command finally came from the headset, and the pilot pushed the control stick. Fly in the direction of the aircraft carrier.

The three operators behind also began to turn off various switches, now that a replacement early warning aircraft had arrived. Your side has completed its mission.

At the moment when the radar was about to be turned off, a radar operator shouted: "Stop, there are missiles!"

Four bright spots appeared on the screen, flying towards us!

At the same time, the early warning aircraft No. 2653, which had just taken off and took over the early warning mission, turned on its radar. Almost the same bright spot was discovered, and the headphones also exclaimed: "Four missiles! Eighty kilometers away!"

The missile-launching fighter plane was not visible on the radar. It was obviously a stealth aircraft! At this time, the four flying missiles must also be Pakistan's long-range active sky flash missiles using ramjet engines!

If it is a fighter jet, it is still possible to escape from the missile attack, but the aerodynamic performance of a slow early warning aircraft will be even worse after being hit by a large plate. Absolutely no chance of escape!

The personnel on the two early warning planes were all terrified at this time. Of course they knew that the other side was attacking them! Maybe the other party has been waiting for you! Wait until your own early warning aircraft is handed over, and then fight the two together!

Their guess was accurate. The stealth cat formation taking off from the air force base in southern India has been spying on the side for a long time. When the two early warning aircraft were handed over, they finally launched the attack!

The bomb bays inside the belly of the two Stealth Cats were opened, and each launched two ultra-long-range active sky flash missiles. If two missiles were fired at one target, they would definitely knock the opponent down!

The other two Stealth Cats were even closer to the American aircraft carrier formation. Once the Americans urgently ejected the newly-taken-off early warning aircraft, they would beat them down as soon as possible!

The Americans don't have many fighter jets left, so in the huge airspace, there are only fighter jets protecting the early warning aircraft in the sky, and there are no other fighter jets cruising!

This is probably because the American formation has already approached Diego Garcia Island, and they think Pakistan is incapable of attacking, right?

The escorting Hornet fighter jet flew in the direction of the missile, but it was of no use. The flying ramjet air-to-air missile exceeded Mach 3, and although the Hornet fighter turned on afterburner to increase its speed, it was only 1.5. It was just Mach. Before they could fly within a distance of fifty kilometers, the incoming missiles came into close contact with the early warning aircraft.

"Boom!" An active sky flash missile hit the tail of the early warning aircraft. Two of the four vertical tail pieces were knocked off in an instant. The early warning aircraft continued to fly forward unsteadily, and was hit by a second missile. Upon impact, the engine on one side of the early warning aircraft stopped, and it instantly fell to the bottom of the sea.

The other early warning aircraft was unlucky and was directly hit and exploded in the air. The missile hit the fuel tank. The fuel tank of the E-2 early warning aircraft that had just flown up was almost full. After being detonated, it became fragments.

The Hornet fighter turned on the advanced pulse Doppler radar. The airspace ahead was clean and nothing was found. The pilot could only visually search the airspace. As a result, he only saw an incoming air-to-air missile!

In front of fourth-generation machines, third-generation machines can only be abused! Although Pakistan's fourth-generation aircraft is still relatively primitive and has gaps in performance, it is still much more advanced than the Hornet!

The Pakistani pilot did not use radar locking, but only used photoelectric radar. After obtaining the target's initial position, he launched the active sky flash missile. The missile flew twenty kilometers, and the missile's seeker locked on the aircraft that came to die. Bumblebee.

The two early warning aircraft ahead were canceled at the same time! Poindexter was immediately shocked. Pakistan's attack had begun!

"Hurry, hurry!" On the deck of the Nimitz, people wearing various vests were moving quickly, guiding the aircraft.

The two E-2s just now were both on the USS Enterprise. Now the only spare one is the one on the USS Nimitz. The early warning aircraft was killed, which means that Pakistan's ultra-low-altitude maritime attack is about to begin! You can't lose your eyes, you must eject immediately!

Although an aircraft carrier is equipped with five E-2s, each aircraft must be left idle for no more than six hours and must be rotated once a day. Moreover, every time it flies back, it must be towed to the hangar for routine maintenance. The flight attendants also need to rest, so there are not enough spare early warning aircraft that can be ejected at any time. Two were knocked out at the same time, leaving only the current one.

As the steam from the catapult filled the deck, the E-2 early warning aircraft took off in an emergency!

The turboshaft engines on both sides were rotating rapidly, and the propellers pushed the airflow, driving the early warning aircraft to accelerate and climb. The people on the deck continued to be busy. There were other Hornets that needed to eject and take off, even the A-6 attack aircraft. It is equipped with Sidewinder missiles. Although it is stupid to use this kind of attack aircraft to fight enemy aircraft, it can at least help destroy some incoming anti-ship missiles and reduce the pressure on one's own Aegis warships.

The senior officials of the U.S. Navy on the bridge were all uneasy in their hearts. They had lost a large number of carrier-based aircraft. Can our side win this naval battle?

"Boom!" After ejecting and taking off, the E-2 early warning aircraft, which had climbed less than two thousand meters, suddenly turned into a fireball in the sky. The officers and soldiers clearly saw a Ticonderoga-class cruiser in front of the formation. White smoke flew past and coincided with the early warning aircraft.

Damn it, where have the Pakistani fighter planes flown to?

The Ticonderoga-class cruiser's phased array radar searched for targets at full power. Finally, when all the electromagnetic wave beams scanned the right airspace, a vague target sixty kilometers away was discovered.

Damn it!

It is indeed a stealth aircraft! In the equipment sequence of the United States, only the phased array radar of the Aegis system can detect stealth aircraft. However, the opponent's distance is too far, and the signal of 60 kilometers has begun to blur. The Standard 2 Block III missile, Although the effective range exceeds one hundred kilometers, it cannot reliably capture the target. Only when it is close to a distance of twenty kilometers can it be confident enough to shoot down the opponent.

At this time, the opponent shot down its own early warning aircraft and had already fled far away. It disappeared from the radar screen at a distance of one hundred kilometers.

If this early warning aircraft is lost, within half an hour, the entire aircraft carrier formation will lose its eyes! The entire aircraft carrier formation was instantly shrouded in a tense atmosphere and formed into a maritime air defense formation. Various Aegis warships, even frigates with some defensive capabilities, were nervously preparing.

In the north, at an altitude of 300 kilometers, an attack formation appeared, numbering fifty! Pakistan has almost deployed all its main forces and is coming to attack!

The only Hornet fighter jets were ejected one after another, hoping to build an interception line in the distance.

Unfortunately, the opponent began to climb at an altitude of 300 kilometers, and at a distance of 200 kilometers, it climbed to an altitude of 15,000 meters. Then, in the countless plumes of smoke, supersonic missiles appeared one after another. The ground shot out!

If it were in the past, this distance would have to break through the air defense circle of the US aircraft carrier, and Pakistan would definitely pay casualties. But now, the carrier-based aircraft have been wiped out by most of the US aircraft carrier formation, and the outer interception line has been lost. (To be continued ~^~)

PS: PS: I recommend the new book "The Rise of the Third Reich" by my old friend Da Luoluo. You are welcome to read it!

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