Chapter 1158 Scheduling Error
On the sea, the Soviet Pacific Fleet had another great time.
The Minsk, a mediocre Kiev-class aircraft carrier with more than 20 carrier-based aircraft, actually scared the two American aircraft carrier battle groups!
In fact, the Minsk was just a fox relying on the power of another. What really scared the Americans was the Kirov-class nuclear-powered cruiser next to the Minsk!
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In the battle in the Mediterranean, the two US aircraft carrier formations were unable to cope with the Soviet Union's saturation attack. What was even more terrifying was that the range of the Soviet anti-ship missiles far exceeded the Americans' expectations!
Originally it was estimated that a range of more than 500 kilometers would be incredible, but who would have thought that in actual combat, they would achieve a range of 700 kilometers. God knows how far the Soviet missiles could reach!
Therefore, the US aircraft carrier formation can only pull the distance to 800 kilometers! This is almost the attack limit of the US aircraft carrier battle group! At the same time, it is only equivalent to wandering around the sea near the US mainland!
Admiral Frank of the United States Navy was standing on the bridge of the aircraft carrier USS Saratoga. He looked at the sailors on the deck who were making tense arrangements and couldn't help feeling disappointed.
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Due to the economic downturn in the United States, the funding for the U.S. Navy has been continuously decreasing, and the United States has been forced to reduce its daily training expenses. Therefore, the sailors of this aircraft carrier have hardly gone out to sea for training in the past year. At the same time, the training hours for carrier-based aircraft pilots are seriously insufficient.
The United States has lost several aircraft carriers, which has never happened in World War II! The current aircraft carrier is not the latest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, but a conventional Forrestal-class aircraft carrier, with a displacement of only 80,000 tons after modification.
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This aircraft carrier was launched in Brooklyn, New York in 1956. Since then, it has participated in many military operations, such as the Cuban Missile Crisis in the 1960s, the "Six-Day War" between Israel and Arab countries, the Vietnam War, and so on.
But now, it looks a little old, especially after being moored in the port for nearly a year, the deck is even a little rusty!
How can such a navy compete with the Soviets on equal terms?
"Catapult No. 1 is malfunctioning." Voices kept coming from the bridge, and the captain was in a panic at this time. The aircraft carrier had not been well maintained while at anchor, which resulted in many problems. Even the catapult cylinder often malfunctioned.
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"Use catapult No. 4 to launch. Please note that we are not conducting an exercise now. We are in a war. We must ensure that there are enough fighter planes in the air and sufficient deployment capabilities!"
What a joke! Now the carrier-based aircraft on the US aircraft carrier can only use Harpoon missiles, and they can't shoot outside the firepower circle of the Soviet aircraft carrier formation, but the Soviets can calmly destroy their own side!
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A certain number of air-staying fighters are necessary. After all, they have to face more than just the Minsk aircraft carrier battle group. The Soviet Union has a large number of Tu-22M bombers in the Far East, and those bombers can carry anti-ship missiles!
The scene of overwhelming anti-ship missiles firing at you is thrilling to think about.
At this moment, suddenly, a voice on the bridge became more anxious: "Fighter No. 244, Fighter No. 244, go around immediately, go around immediately!"
From the porthole on this side, you can clearly see that a Tomcat fighter is preparing to land, and at this moment, at the front end of the angled deck, an F-18 fighter is preparing to catapult and take off!
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Just now, the plane was supposed to be launched from catapult No. 1, but it malfunctioned, so the launch had to be transferred to catapult No. 4. The pressure on catapult No. 2 was insufficient and could not be repaired.
And catapult No. 4 is on the angled deck!
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If the front one needs to take off, the back one cannot land. Otherwise, if the landing fails, it will definitely crash into the front one!
It’s all about deck scheduling!
In later generations, China's Liaoning is an experimental aircraft carrier. The number of carrier-based aircraft has been increasing from a few to a large number, which tests the deck scheduling capability.
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Although India's aircraft carrier is in tatters, it has decades of experience in operating aircraft carriers, and its dispatching capabilities are still good.
And now, due to a mistake made in a hurry, Flight 244 is about to land!
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"No. 244 must land. The fuel has been exhausted and cannot support a go-around!" At this moment, No. 244's answer also left the bridge speechless.
How was it dispatched? No. 244 was the first to be ejected, and as a result, it also stayed in the air the longest!
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Dispatch, dispatch! It's only been a year! All the sailors on this aircraft carrier are no longer used to life on the sea!
"I'll hook the arresting wire," the pilot said on the radio.
At this time, the engine at the tail of the No. 244 fighter plane had begun to flame unsteadily! It could stall at any time!
The only choice is to take the risk and land!
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The initial descent trajectory was correct, but when it was about to touch the aircraft carrier, suddenly, one of the engines shut down!
Instantly, the fighter plane veered to the left! The two engines of the Tomcat fighter plane were far apart, so if one engine failed, the other engine could easily yaw!
But in that split second, it was already too late! The Tomcat fighter's attitude was already wrong. Although it corrected its yaw in time, the angle of attack of the aircraft was too high!
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As a result, the tail of the plane first came into contact with the deck, creating sparks, and then the plane flipped to the side and rushed into the parking area on the right!
"Hurry, damage control, damage control!" A panicked voice was shouting on the radio. There were more than a dozen planes in the parking area, all of which were fully fueled and equipped with missiles!
"Boom!" With a huge explosion, a big hole was blown in the parking area!
Is this still the US Navy that won World War II and commanded the entire ocean? Without fighting, they can't even maintain ordinary daily combat training!
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Admiral Frank looked at his subordinates busy in the bridge, and he was angry and helpless. In fact, when the USS America was sunk, the US's maritime power had already shown its incomparable fragility, and the sinking of two aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean further demonstrated the disadvantages of the US aircraft carriers. In the face of saturation attacks, they had no power to fight back.
And now, even without attacking, I will encounter this problem!
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"Report, an urgent telegram from the White House, Alaska has surrendered to the Soviet Union!" At this moment, an adjutant brought the telegram that had just been received.
Alaska is beyond redemption! After the US military retreated, the governor fled with them, and the deputy governor, on behalf of the entire state of Alaska, surrendered to the Soviet Union!