Chapter 800 Request for a Tentative Attack

The next step is to taxi on the sea and then take off, just like an airplane taking off, but this method is more stable and much less dangerous.

Just as Colombo pushed the accelerator and prepared to take off, Cruise's message suddenly came through the headset: "Stop takeoff, stop takeoff! Quick, come back!"

What's going on?

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Cruz was very anxious. He did not expect that the situation in the open sea today would suddenly become complicated!

While his own ground-effect vehicle was preparing for a test flight, Cruise also turned on the radar on the oil platform. It was night time now, so there was no need to worry about satellite detection. However, he still had to be on guard against the planes overhead, especially if an American early warning aircraft discovered a fast-moving target on the sea, it would definitely be alert!

The ground effect vehicle has no stealth capability. Flying close to the sea surface, it is easy for the Americans to think that it is a prelude to an attack. In this case, the Americans will definitely send fighters to intercept it! The precious ground effect vehicle cannot be destroyed like this!

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Therefore, Cruise immediately gave the order, requiring his own ground effect aircraft to return to Qi. At the same time, he continued to look at the radar screen, watching the bright spot appearing on the screen.

Three thousand kilometers high, eight hundred kilometers fast, these are two fast fighters! According to the radar echo, they look very much like Tomcat fighters! However, if they are really Tomcats, it means that the US aircraft carrier must be within 500 kilometers of its own oil platform!

This opportunity is really rare! Thinking of this, Cruz was already a little excited.

It is not so easy to attack American aircraft carriers. One of the important points is discovery! Although the aircraft carrier formation is huge, it is like finding a needle in a haystack when sailing on the sea. Until now, the Soviet Navy aircraft carrier formation has not been discovered by the Americans, which is a living example!

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During the day, we can also rely on reconnaissance satellites to search in the sea area where the enemy is expected to appear. This is what we did. The previous attacks on British aircraft carrier formations were carried out in the same way.

However, ground effect vehicles cannot attack during the day, as it is too dangerous! Daytime is also the time when Americans are most vigilant, so ground effect vehicles may not be able to fly within a hundred kilometers of the enemy!

For the Soviet Union, this was not a problem. The Soviet Union specially tailored the nemesis of American aircraft carriers. They were all big guys with a range of more than 500 kilometers. Even if they were launched during the day, there was no need to worry about American counterattacks. At least the warships were safe.

However, it is impossible for the Soviet Union to export such a large-kill weapon. The Sunburn missile with a range of one hundred kilometers must put the carrier aircraft in great danger. In order to complete the mission, it must be launched at night!

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When attacking at night, needless to say, detecting the target is a big problem!

Of course, if their own aircraft carrier formation is there, they can launch carrier-based early warning aircraft to search for the US aircraft carrier formation and indicate the target, which is also an option. However, it is best for the Argentine Navy to accomplish such a major event as sinking a US aircraft carrier independently.

Attacking an aircraft carrier is a systematic project. Facing the threat of the US aircraft carrier fleet, the Soviet Union has been studying how to attack an aircraft carrier. That requires the cooperation of shore-based bombers, warships, submarines, and satellites in the sky. But now, Argentina only wants to rely on two ground-effect vehicles to attack an aircraft carrier. You can imagine how difficult it is!

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All the questions come back to the starting point: how to detect the American aircraft carrier?

In later generations, China has been developing anti-ship ballistic missiles. Once launched, this type of missile cannot be intercepted and is a powerful weapon. However, attacking aircraft carriers is a systematic project. How to detect US aircraft carrier formations and how to accurately determine their positions are both big problems. Therefore, China will launch ocean reconnaissance satellites to continuously improve its ability to detect aircraft carrier formations.

And now is a good opportunity because the Americans are coming to our door!

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Due to the influence of the earth's curvature, the radars currently deployed on offshore platforms can detect the air up to 200 kilometers away, but only a few dozen kilometers for sea detection. Without support from other aspects, it requires skill to judge the location of the American aircraft carrier.

This technique is to analyze the flight direction of American fighter planes! In the real Falklands War, when the Argentine Navy's old maritime reconnaissance aircraft retired, the Argentines could only rely on ground radar to search.

Now, the ground radar was constantly searching and tracking the two Tomcat fighters in the distance. At this time, the opponent did not completely approach their oil platform, but just flew past it.

Time passed little by little, and just an hour later, the two targets appeared again.

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What does this mean? This is a routine cruise of the US Navy! Their aircraft are cruising around the aircraft carrier in a radius of several hundred kilometers!

Like Soviet aircraft carriers, carrier-based early warning aircraft cannot be deployed at all times. Although each aircraft carrier has four early warning aircraft, they will not take off early warning aircraft frequently unless they are in a formal combat state. The defense of the aircraft carrier formation depends on ordinary carrier-based aircraft! Although the Tomcat is a carrier-based fighter, its powerful radar and sea scanning method are also very powerful, which can fully play the role of early warning.

This is their routine cruise! This means that the US Navy's aircraft carrier formation should be in the center of the 500-kilometer radius of the circle patrolled by these two fighters! Of course, it is also possible that it is closer!

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This is a good opportunity! The enemy is a two-plane formation. It will take an hour to circle around. After the two planes fly away, our ground effect vehicles will have enough time to attack the American aircraft carrier formation!

This opportunity is too rare! Cruz answered the satellite phone beside him, picked it up, and said, "I'm looking for General Andre. I want to request a tentative attack!"

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The vast ocean is full of waves. Even at night, the waves still do not stop and continue to hit the side of the ship. In the waves, warships are sailing at high speed.

It has been ten days since they came here! Except for the defeat on the first day, they have been quiet these days, just sailing quietly on the sea. Everyone knows that this is the most difficult time. They are waiting, waiting for the order from the White House, waiting for the arrival of the Carl Vinson aircraft carrier battle group.

And now, the wait has finally come! They turned north and continued sailing. They should be able to reunite with the USS Carl Vinson carrier battle group by noon tomorrow!