Large-scale bomber dispatch, coupled with the air condition detection of the fleet's "Hawkeye" early warning aircraft, the Russian aircraft carrier hiding in the western waters has released more fighter jets to investigate.

In addition, just a few hours ago, the F/a-18e/f fighter of the VFA-142 squadron on the Washington DC also reported that it was discovered during an outer air defense patrol and crashed a Russian bomber that broke into the air defense circle for reconnaissance. All these signs seemed to indicate that the polar bears had gradually lost patience after several days of hide-and-seek standoffs.

Now that the Russians have obtained some intelligence, they are ready to use the air platform to launch an attack on the United States fleet?

In this case, when the porthole opened, the cold windy nautical bridge stood for a while, and by the way, he talked to the officer at the same time, and then walked down the gangway and left. He had made up his mind to go to the combat command room and work with the staff to formulate specific tactical plans, and to resolutely fight back against the Russians' attacks.

The world war has reached this point today. William Pratt doesn't care about the outcome of other battlefields. The United States Navy, which has a century-old glory, cannot retreat. Now that its carrier-based aviation force still has a certain advantage, the Russians are willing to try it out, so let these guys who can only pour vodka and "Ula" charge take a good look at what the modern sea-air integrated war is. Don't think that anti-ship missiles can do everything!

Accompanied by the adjutant, Lieutenant General Pratt became more and more excited. He soon came to the combat command room protected by the heavy deck and compartment of the aircraft carrier, and compared the large projection chart to discuss the combat situation with the officers.

Faced with the three types of threats of the Russian long-range bombers, missile submarines and surface warships, according to the combat principles of the US Navy aircraft carrier battle group, everyone quickly reached a consensus. Even if the large Russian fleet took the initiative to attack, with 30 warships of all sizes and 200 carrier-based fighters, there was no need to be afraid of the United States aircraft carrier battle group. At the moment, the primary task is to keep a distance from the enemy fleet. While strengthening front-line anti-submarine operations, preventing Russian missile submarines from getting close to the front and back, the number of "Tomcats" and "Hornet" fighters stagnant, and forming two front-and-back fighter interception lines on the west side of the battle group.

Faced with the "counter-fire" assault, as long as the fighter jets in the air stick to their place and use medium and long-range air-to-air missiles for head-on interception, it can greatly weaken the threat of Russian air-launched anti-ship missiles.

Tu-22m3 "Counterfire", these big guys who are dragging dazzling tail flames, when facing the F-14 "Tomcat" fighter, not to mention that it is difficult to get close to the aircraft carrier battle group, even if some luck succeed in the breakthrough, the anti-ship missiles they launch can also use fighters on the second layer of defense or the ship-air missile system on the escort ship to perform two rounds of interception. Coupled with the unified coordinated electronic interference of the fleet, the threat will be relatively reduced.

Next, as long as you resist a wave of missile attacks, the Russian fleet whose attack rhythm is disrupted will be passive. As long as the US military takes advantage of the chaos to send reconnaissance aircraft to determine the enemy's position, it can launch a wave of attacks with the advantage of the number of carrier-based aircraft. When dozens of fighter jets carrying "harpoons" are in the air, the Russian air defense system will definitely not be able to withstand it!

The idea is probably like this, but if this command is really needed to be issued to each ship, the staff members have put forward other considerations, believing that there may be some omissions in the combat plan just now.

Faced with the interception line of United States fighter jets, will the tu-22m3 "counterfire" that flocked in will really keep rushing forward?

Knowing that the assault would suffer heavy losses, they still rushed forward to charge. Although the Russians were known as "combat nation", they would not have such a stubborn mind. Even if the US Navy fleet is still outside the combat radius of Soviet shore-based fighter jets, they might dispatch carrier-based aircraft to provide escort.

In this way, the battle to intercept the "counterfire" may not be as easy as imagined.

Based on this consideration, after some discussion, the Lieutenant General pointed and poked the chart with a laser pen and briefly explained his plan to everyone, which was to rely on the numerical advantage of the United States aircraft carrier carriers and accurately determine the approximate position of the enemy fleet, and to launch operations in two directions at the same time, divide troops into two groups, intercept the "counter-fire" and launch air strikes in front.

In this regard, compared with the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier with larger displacement, the Russian Tbilisi-class aircraft carrier has a limited number of fighter jets and does not seem to have much air-to-face strike capability.

Now, the only thing we need to worry about is that those "sea fenders" will appear on the whistling "counter-fire" bombers, escorting these big torch-like guys and then intercepting the u.s.navy fighter jets that are ready to shoot head-on. For this reason, Lieutenant General William Pratt will plan an offensive against the Russian surface fleet. In this way, no matter how the polar bears make a decision, the number of fighters between the two sides is there, and it may make the Russians lose sight of each other. The US Navy, which is well-off, can deal a heavy blow to the Ivans.

The tactical decision-making process is racing against time every moment, and the night operation on the huge aircraft carrier does not stop at all.

Navigating in high-threatening waters, the aircraft carriers "John Kennedy" and "George Washington" located on the north and south wings of the formation were both releasing the Tomcats and "Bumblebee" intermittently, and at the same time, they recovered the fighter jets that had cruised for a certain period of time, and gradually changed their course with the three aircraft carrier battle groups that advanced with typical air defense and anti-submarine formations, preparing to turn back after a period of southward navigation, and use the whistling north wind to form a headwind, preparing to release the large aircraft group next.

The night was deep, and in this battle destined to be the protagonist of the carrier-based aviation force, the activities of submarines on both sides were equally frequent under the dark waves.

After nightfall, the patrol aircraft did not receive the support of the patrol aircraft. U.s.navy's three Los Angeles-class attack nuclear submarines were wandering around 150 nautical miles in front of their own formation. If we want to prevent the Russian cruise missile submarine attack, the distance of 150 nautical miles is not far enough. However, under the opponent's strong attack and submarine situation, it is too dangerous to further extend the anti-submarine defense circle with underwater power. After weighing the pros and cons, the Americans were quite confident that they did not do so.

Based on the pre-war intelligence analysis, the generals of the headquarters now believe that even if Ivan's nuclear submarine secretly approaches the periphery of the aircraft carrier formation and cannot obtain targeted elements, they will not be able to launch missiles. As for relying on other platforms to relay guidance, as long as they can ensure that there are no Russian reconnaissance aircraft in the sky, it will be easy to say.

Seeing his old enemy showing off his long sword, while nervously preparing to fight back, the huge fleet of the US Navy was sharpening his sword in the dark night, preparing to fight to the death with the Russians in the dark night when they were unable to see their fingers.

At the same time, just as the engine tail flame was bright and the swept wings flattened tu-22m3 fleet headed eastward and flew across the Sea of ​​Okhotsk into the ocean, a fierce battle broke out in the northern airspace of Hokkaido. The Red Sea fleet patrolling in the northwest Pacific also prepared for combat. The surface combat group deployed forward and the sea and air combat group separated from the sea and air combat group, and each relied on the MR-800 long-range warning radar on the main warship to sweep the sky, preparing to fight against the inevitable arrival of US fighter air strikes.

The decisive battle of fleets on the ocean. In the era when carrier-based aviation was popular, the defense ideas of surface ships were probably also the trinity of "fighter jets, ship-to-air missiles and close-defense guns".

For the Pacific Fleet, the combat mode that relies solely on surface ships is different. This time the surface combat group ahead can receive air support from two heavy aircraft cruisers. If the commander intends to make a big bet, he can even directly order all surface combat group to assault, relying on the air cover of the aircraft cruiser to approach the US aircraft carrier battle group. Once it enters the range coverage area of ​​the heavy anti-ship missiles and is positioned, the enemy fleet can immediately launch a scattered anti-ship missile volley, and the American fleet will have only one dead end.

Of course, this situation will not actually happen. Faced with the influx of missile warships and submarines, the US military will definitely do its best to block it. On one side, it is fighter jets and ship-air missiles, and on the other side, it is a larger number of fighter jets and air-launched anti-ship missiles. The situation is unpredictable if it continues like this. The Red Navy, which controls the initiative in the battlefield, will not take such risks.

As time approached midnight little by little, the battleships sailing on the ocean were almost unable to see their five fingers, and the waves slammed and the north wind whistled for a while; in this vast vast sea, the distance between each ship was maintained by the automatic navigation control system, and the Red Navy surface combat group was kept on alert with an air defense formation. The three 1164 missile cruisers arranged in the shape of a "quality" in the center of the formation ensured that at least one MR-800 long-range warning radar was turned on at every moment, providing the fleet with a 500-kilometer altitude air condition warning.

In addition, air defense combat ships, including 1164,956/956e, are located at the mainmast R-700/710 warning radars, and are also separated by the unified deployment of the formation, providing the fleet with a high altitude air conditioning of 300 kilometers and ultra-low altitude air conditioning within 45 kilometers. Once the enemy plane traces are found, they will immediately contact the enemy according to the command of the automated air defense system.
Chapter completed!