Chapter 802: Discovering the Aircraft Carrier Formation

On the sea, due to the curvature of the earth, you cannot see the enemy's ships dozens of kilometers away. When a ship is sailing, the first thing you see is the mast of the enemy's ship, and then it gradually rises up. This is due to the curvature of the earth. The radar beam propagates in a straight line, which is an insurmountable defect.

However, the Soviets took a different approach and used the duct effect in the sky to conduct super-horizontal detection, thereby fully utilizing the range of the ship's anti-ship missiles, which can easily reach 100 to 200 kilometers. Under certain meteorological conditions, the temperature of the troposphere closest to the surface will increase with altitude, while it normally decreases, thus forming an inversion layer. The electromagnetic waves in this area will be transmitted along the upper and lower boundaries of the inversion layer to hundreds of kilometers away, similar to the transmission in a waveguide. This phenomenon is called the duct effect, and the inversion layer area that can guide the transmission of electromagnetic waves is called a duct or waveguide layer.

Relying on this effect, the Soviets developed the MINERAL 'Music Station' radar, which was later installed on the Sovremenny-class destroyers imported by China. Moreover, like the top plate radar, it became the standard radar for the new ships of the Chinese Navy.

The bandstand radar is very old. It was used to guide the SS-N-9 in the early days. It can be seen not only on cruisers, but also on large missile boats. When using the duct phenomenon, the maximum search distance of this radar can reach 180km to 200km, with a longitudinal error of only 50m, and it can track 30 targets at the same time, and apply fire control level radar illumination to 10 targets at the same time. Some large warships will be equipped with a "light bulb" radar video data link to communicate with missiles, but this is not necessary. Many missile boats equipped with Sunburn missiles do not have this thing.

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Due to the use of over-the-horizon radar, the radar's effective range is sufficient to provide guidance information for the missile, so there is no need for additional auxiliary search and guidance equipment. A ground effect vehicle is enough to complete all attacks!

At the same time, in order to maximize the detection of American warships and inflict a devastating blow on the United States, another ground-effect vehicle hidden hundreds of kilometers away was also dispatched at the same time. The two aircraft each searched a certain area, and after discovery, they communicated with each other.

Of course, due to the special nature of the ground effect vehicle, it is both a warship and an airplane. Its maximum altitude can reach seven thousand meters. In theory, it can be equipped with the radar of an air force fighter. After climbing high, it can naturally search the sea surface.

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However, the attack of a ground effect vehicle lies in its suddenness. If it climbs high, like an airplane, it will definitely be scanned by the opponent's air search radar. You know, a ground effect vehicle is a behemoth of several hundred tons! It is not as small as a fighter jet. Once it is detected by the opponent, the attack will lose its suddenness, especially when facing an aircraft carrier formation. Being discovered is almost equivalent to being destroyed.

Radar waves were constantly scanning the sea surface, and through the duct effect, the beam was transmitted very far. At this time, everyone on the ground effect vehicle was filled with anxiety.

Where are the Americans?

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According to the radar on the oil platform, we have to search the sea surface hundreds of kilometers wide here, and the US aircraft carrier formation will not stay here waiting for us, and will definitely continue to sail during this period of time. This is really like looking for a needle in a haystack!

The roar of the ground-effect vehicle made everyone in the cabin have tinnitus. Marchans' hands, placed on his knees, kept shaking slightly.

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"Why, haven't you found it yet?" asked Marchants.

"Yes, we haven't found the target yet."

The target has not been found yet! What is going on? Could it be that the American warships are not in this sea area? Machetans remembered the recent intelligence. The American aircraft carrier has actually been sailing in the southern waters, but today, it suddenly went north! And now, we can't find the other side's position. Could it be that the other side is continuing to move north?

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Yes, that must be it!

"Search north!" Marchens said, "Search the sea 200 kilometers to the north!"

The advantage of ground effect vehicles is their high speed! No matter where the enemy's aircraft carrier formation sails to, our side can quickly catch up!

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Pilot Colombo pressed the joystick, and the huge aircraft began to turn towards the north and continue searching!

After flying forward for a few minutes, suddenly, the radar operator shouted with joy: "Found it! We found a large echo on the water surface, it's a sea formation!"

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Discovered it? Machetans stood up and looked at the large screen behind his seat, at the radar operator's position, with countless bright spots appearing!

"Lock on the American aircraft carrier and prepare to launch!" Marchens said, "Revenge for our bombed presidential palace and our dead!"

A large echo! At least twenty warships! Now, the distance is 200 kilometers! The launch is in full swing!

The six huge anti-ship missile launch tubes on the top have been opened, and the computer system is quickly binding data to the missiles. Now, every second is precious!

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Lock on the American aircraft carrier! After all, there is only one ground effect vehicle and six missiles, so we must pick the most valuable target of the other side to attack! What target is more suitable than an aircraft carrier? This is not a useless aircraft carrier like the British, but a super aircraft carrier that takes off with a full catapult!

Six missiles, all aimed at the aircraft carrier!

The radar operator was working nervously, identifying based on the radar echo that there were several large targets inside, but only one of them was an aircraft carrier, the rest were comprehensive supply ships!

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Which one is the aircraft carrier? Of course it is the core of the fleet formation! Steady tracking, capture data, and pass it to the missile!

Although the outer shell is the same as in history, the internal electronic equipment of this ground-effect flying attack vehicle has long been updated, thanks to the advancement of Soviet electronic technology. The powerful electronic system quickly completed the preparations before launch. Now, it is still one hundred kilometers away from the American aircraft carrier formation!

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"Fire!" Marchens shouted.

As he shouted, the missile operator next to him pressed his finger on the launch button.

There was a flash on the dark sea surface. In a huge puff of white smoke, a pointed silver-white missile flew out of the launch tube! Its huge body was displayed in the dark night sky!

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When it comes out of the launch tube, the folded wings open, and the titanium alloy shell is so bright that it can blind a 24K dog's eyes.