Babylonian Empire

Four J-H-[-] fighter jets were flying at ultra-low altitude over the endless sea. Everyone in the cabin was concentrating on their sacred profession, flying.

Flying is a high-risk occupation. Right now, there is still a strong wind of force six on the sea, and the waves are two to three meters high. They are flying at a height of 100 meters at a very low altitude, which is very dangerous.However, in actual combat, only flying in this way can be of practical value. How they fight battles is how they usually practice.

The US aircraft carrier formation began to accelerate, sailing at a speed of 26 knots.

The waves beat against the bow of the ship, and the higher the speed, the more violently the hull bumped. The bows of the outermost Perry-class ships in the formation even started to get wet from the splashing waves.

On the deck of the Carl Vinson aircraft carrier, five F-18 fighter jets with folded wings and a Hawkeye early warning aircraft are parked in the parking area in front of the island, and two helicopters are parked on the middle side of the island. Four F-14 Tomcat fighter jets are docked at the rear, and the rest of the deck area is empty.

Due to the relatively high humidity on the sea surface, when the aircraft carrier is sailing normally, the aircraft are placed in the hangar, and the aircraft is lifted to the deck only before entering the combat area.

The more space on the deck, the more fighters that can be ready to take off at any time. During the war, it is obviously much more efficient to take off directly from the deck than from the hangar. This is why the US aircraft carrier is getting bigger and bigger. The reason is that although the cost is higher, the cost-effectiveness ratio is more cost-effective.

"Captain, shall we take off an early warning plane to monitor the surrounding airspace?" In the captain's room overlooking the entire deck, the commander of the carrier air wing asked the captain for instructions.

Now, there are still more than 1000 kilometers away from the target area. Regarding the specific arrangement of the exercise, the commander and captain of the carrier-based air wing are discussing how to show the powerful combat effectiveness of the US aircraft carrier and give them as much as possible. Moreover, when necessary, some borderline actions can be taken, such as letting one's own attack aircraft fleet fly over the heads of the Iraqis. Just a few of their warships, what kind of exercise do they want to do? In the U.S. Navy In the eyes, it is simply pediatrics.

The combat effectiveness of an aircraft carrier is reflected in the carrier-based aircraft carried on it. Therefore, the most powerful force of an American aircraft carrier is the carrier-based aircraft wing above. In terms of military rank, the wing commander and captain are at the same level. They are all colonel ranks, and new aircraft carrier captains are generally born from wing commanders.Of course, on an aircraft carrier, the captain's order is still the most authoritative.

Carl-Vinson aircraft carrier carries the 17th Carrier Air Wing. Dave Hawke, the commander of the wing, asked Captain Ted for instructions. Judging from the current situation, whether it is necessary to send an early warning machine.

"The distance is still very far away. There are Aegis warships in our formation. Using their radars is enough to monitor the airspace around us." Ted said.

The nearest air base in Iraq is [-] kilometers away. At this distance, would the Iraqis come all the way?The Iraqis don't even know where they are!

There is no need to make a fuss at all. Now their task is to quickly sail to the exercise area, rather than start to enter the exercise state here.

During the exercise, they will take off a large number of fighters to fully demonstrate their force. In this case, the frequency of use of the catapult will be very high. Therefore, on the current deck, the operators are checking the function of the catapult. Condition.

The Aegis warships in the formation are their most reliable means of defense, and Ted firmly believes in this.

"Our exercise should simulate an attack on a warship at sea. At the same time, we will take off our electronic jamming aircraft to conduct an all-round jamming of the Iraqi naval formation, and let them know that in front of our powerful electromagnetic jamming capability , even if they got the Soviet modern-class ship, it would be of no use." Ted continued.

Dave is still a little uneasy. The distance of 4000 kilometers is absolutely safe according to any previous experience. In the Iraqi Air Force, the most advanced Mirage [-] equipped with missiles has a maximum combat radius of , which is only [-] kilometers. However, this kind of fighter plane has never been deployed at the Qeshm base. From the Basra Air Force Base in Iraq, it will take another [-] kilometers. Except for this kind of plane, the rest Fighters have a very limited combat radius.

However, the Iraqi Air Force absolutely cannot use common sense to speculate. If he had a choice, Ted would rather face the Soviets than the Iraqis. Those people, inspired by Qusay, became lunatics!

Although the Aegis system is already very powerful, it cannot overcome its inherent shortcomings. The earth is always a curved surface, and it will never be able to find fighter planes flying at ultra-low altitudes. Especially, the wind and waves outside are very strong. In this case, It will also greatly reduce its ability to detect ultra-low-altitude aircraft.

However, maybe I was worrying too much, the captain was right, the Iraqis didn't know where their warships were at all.

He withdrew his thoughts and focused on the upcoming exercise.

Under the wing, there is azure sea water, beating against the reef, and the waves are splashing, as if a wave coming up can smash the plane into pieces, but the heroic Iraqi Naval Air Force pilot has already lowered the plane to the sea at a height of 40 meters .

Just now, they have received the news from the communication satellite that the US aircraft carrier formation is only [-] nautical miles away from them.

When the second reconnaissance satellite flew to the area where the US aircraft carrier might appear, it was not at the predetermined position and found their aircraft carrier formation. Then, after scanning the surrounding area, they finally found the huge aircraft carrier formation. trace.It turns out that the US aircraft carrier formation has accelerated. Fortunately, the time is relatively short now. Otherwise, in a few hours, it would have sailed out of the detection range of the reconnaissance satellite, and it would not be easy to find it.

After the images of the reconnaissance satellite were analyzed by ground personnel, they were immediately transmitted to the JH-[-] formation on the sea via a geostationary communication satellite in a geostationary orbit above the earth's equator.

Now, they have flown more than 1000 kilometers away from the base. At this distance, it has exceeded the communication distance of the airborne radio station. Therefore, the communication with the base must be realized through communication satellites.

Iraq has been renting part of the bandwidth of Ousheng's communication satellite to realize the military's satellite communication. From now on, this satellite has been performing well. Therefore, Iraq has planned to purchase and launch the same satellite to serve to his own army.

"Formation attention, descend to 25 meters." Imad shouted in the radio.

The final attack height depends on the wind and waves. Now, the waves below are relatively large, so Imad only let the formation descend to a height of 25 meters. If the weather is calm, a height of ten meters can be achieved.

Following his order, the formation continued to descend, and at the same time, the final preparations were also in progress!

Simulate attack!

The anti-ship missile under the wing has a range of more than 200 kilometers. Before the missile is launched, it needs the carrier aircraft to provide it with guidance data. These data are obtained by the carrier aircraft's radar scanning the sea surface.

The weapon operator in the back cabin is starting to prepare nervously. The JH-[-] is a heavy attack aircraft. It has two pilots. The personnel in the back cabin share the work of weapon operation, including launching various complex precision guidance attack weapon.

Chapter One Thousand and Twelve Passing Over the Aircraft Carrier

Time passed quickly, and after continuing to fly for a few minutes, Imad turned on the afterburner and pulled the control lever backward.

The auxiliary fuel tank had been dropped 10 minutes ago, and one-third of the fuel in the body had been consumed. The JH-[-]'s body had become lighter. Although its maneuverability was incomparable to that of an air superiority fighter, it still , still has a relatively good climbing performance.

The JH-[-] held its head high and began to climb upwards. The Spey engine at the tail provided a steady stream of power, and the two anti-ship missiles under the wings gleamed in the afternoon sun.

The radar operator in the back cabin is concentrating on operating the radar that has already been warmed up, staring at the radar screen of the LCD screen in front. Many products of Ousheng Company have already been used in this fighter.The earlier a target is intercepted, the less risk they will be exposed.

The ultra-low altitude allows them to avoid the opponent's radar, and at the same time, it also makes their own radar blind. Therefore, they must climb high to be able to use the radar to find the target and prepare for the missile attack, but it also means that they have It may be detected by the opponent's radar.

However, because their missiles have a relatively long range, they can launch outside the range of the opponent's anti-aircraft missiles. After the launch, they immediately turn around and return, and the carrier aircraft is not in any danger.

At this time, the Aegis warships were equipped with standard 2 missiles, with a range of only 50 kilometers, and the abnormal standard 3 of later generations, with a range of more than 1000 kilometers in the latest modification, which was used to intercept ballistic missiles.

Even so, in a real conflict, there will definitely be fighter jets escorting the opponent in the sky. It is more dangerous to get close to a distance of [-] kilometers. This is also the advantage of the aircraft carrier. Passively using anti-aircraft missiles to defend against air is never as good as actively using it. warplane.

Under the radome at the front end of the JH-2's nose, the flat-panel slot pulse Doppler radar, which is the brainchild of countless technicians from Iraq, China, and Ousheng Company, began to work at full speed, the gimbal rotated, and the scanning In the predetermined sea area, at the same time, the onboard computer also began to quickly process the data. After [-] seconds, the radar operator in the rear cabin had already seen the long-awaited signals on the display.

The JH-[-] dived again and entered the low altitude.

Through the data link, the lead plane has transferred the radar detection signal to the other three fighter planes, and at the same time, the lead plane began to assign targets.

There are a total of eight missiles. How to assign the attack targets during the attack is also a problem. The lead plane not only transmits the target information through the data link, but also completes the assignment of the attack targets.

If it is a real attack, then most of the missiles must be used to attack the central aircraft carrier, and how will the nearby warships allocate targets, mobilize their anti-aircraft firepower, and tear their defense net under the Aegis system with anti-saturation strike capability , is a new subject.

Missile cruiser USS Vincennes, left of the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vincennes.

Zeus is the main god in Greek mythology, the third generation of god king.And Aegis is Aegis' shield, which is his defensive weapon. It is named after such a name, which fully demonstrates the American trust in this shipborne defense system.This is a weapon developed specifically for the U.S. Navy against Soviet saturation strikes.

The four-sided phased array radar can fully monitor all the surrounding airspace, cancel the rotating device of the ordinary radar, reduce the failure rate, and can scan the surrounding 360-degree sky at any time.

The single-arm launcher is faced with the task of not being able to quickly launch the prepared ammunition, while the MK41 vertical launch system can quickly launch multiple interceptor bombs. This air defense system with a cost of more than [-] million US dollars is the killer feature of the US Navy. .

The plate of the SPY-1 phased array radar is emitting invisible electromagnetic waves, scanning the surrounding airspace.

Inside the bridge, an operator was on duty boringly in front of the monitor.

Now, before entering the war zone, he asked his own radar to turn on and start working normally, which made him feel a little bit conflicted.

Before boarding the ship, he got a statement from a friend of his who worked in the hospital. Working in a space with strong electromagnetic radiation for a long time can easily cause various physical diseases, including weakened sperm motility, decreased sexual desire, etc. It reminded him that since he became the operator of this kind of radar, he had to undergo a medical examination every month, which gave him an inexplicable feeling. He made several reports to the above, hoping to be transferred back to the fleet base to, but never got a reply.

(About this statement, there has always been a market. Is the strong electromagnetic radiation of a large phased array radar so lethal? I hope that professionals will explain it in the book review area.) Therefore, he is operating this kind of radar. At that time, it was already very contradictory.However, even if he is emotional, it will not affect the operation, because the automation ability of this system is relatively strong.

Searching, scanning, and even switching to attacking, if it relies on humans to work, then precious fighters may be wasted. Therefore, at the beginning of the development of this system, great emphasis was placed on automation capabilities. If it is in wartime, it can be fully automated. Analyzing, judging, attacking.

Now, this system is also working automatically, always in a scanning state.

The surrounding sky is clean, nothing.