Chapter 605 Eighteen J-15s docked on the deck of 001 aircraft carrier
On the sea, the waves are rough.
The huge fleet of thirty-four warships looks very spectacular. At this time, standing on the island of the 20,000-ton aircraft carrier, overlooking the entire fleet, Commander Brown is full of confidence.
“We won a war more than ten years ago, and now we are still capable of winning the next war!” Brown’s tone was very certain. This huge fleet gave him great confidence.
Since January this year, their fleet has set off from the port in the biting cold wind, passing through Gibraltar, the Mediterranean Sea, the Suez Canal, the Red Sea, the Indian Ocean, and then through Malacca. It is majestic and has a mighty military appearance.
"Your Excellency, Commander, our fleet is still lacking. So far, we do not have a suitable carrier-based early warning aircraft. If an aircraft comes flying at ultra-low altitude, it will be difficult for our fleet to detect it from a long distance." Aircraft carrier Captain Luber Te was very nervous because he knew the disadvantages of his own light aircraft carrier formation.
Compared with the fleet more than ten years ago, this fleet has not been upgraded. It still has the original equipment. The lesson learned from the naval battle more than ten years ago is that the fighter planes and missiles flying at ultra-low altitude and skimming the sea will give them They pose a huge threat.
What now? Now if they face a more powerful threat from the East, can they remain intact?
"That's okay. We have intelligence support from American reconnaissance satellites. We can detect the opponent's fleet at any time, but the opponent cannot detect us in time. Modern warfare is already information-based." Brown said: "Don't be afraid, we don't have it." There is no need to worry, and we also have professional early warning helicopters.”
On the deck, a Sea King-MK2 early warning aircraft was taking off. A large bucket hung on the side of the helicopter, which looked very strange.
“Unfortunately, this early warning helicopter was put into service in 1985. If we could have caught up with the naval battle in 1982, we would never have had the tragedy of the Sherfield.” Brown continued.
He is very satisfied with this early warning helicopter.
“Report, I just received news that the Orientals have announced a military exercise in the southern sea. They have designated a large area as the exercise sea area and prohibit all ships from passing through.” At this moment, the adjutant came over with a telegram.
"Exercise sea area? Huh, just like last year, they just know how to conduct exercises. What else can they do? Like last year, use ballistic missiles to hit moving targets at sea? If they dare to use ballistic missiles in actual combat, that means The beginning of nuclear war!"
Ballistic missiles use conventional warheads to hit aircraft carriers, but there is currently no air defense system in the world that can intercept them. Therefore, after the Oriental Exercise last year, the Americans publicly declared that if such missiles were found to be used in actual combat, then They will retaliate with nuclear bombs without hesitation!
It doesn’t matter if it’s a nuclear bomb or not, in short, we can’t prevent it, so we have to change the rules of the game!
“Will they play new tricks?” Rupert was still a little worried.
"What new tricks can they come up with? If their four-sided phased array radar warship is put into service, they may be able to conduct some kind of air defense drill. Now, it is still early for that warship to be put into service! In this year, there has been almost no change in the Eastern fleet! "Brown didn't care at all.
Rupert has nothing to say. In fact, if we only consider the comparison of fleets, the Easterners can defeat them if they dispatch a fleet now, because the 001 aircraft carrier of the Eastern Fleet is far more powerful than them!
However, the commander is still so blindly confident, what can he do? Try to do your job as well as possible.
“What is the size of their fleet? What warships are there specifically?” Rupert asked.
"Judging from the scale of the formation, they only mobilized two 051Cs as the main force of regional air defense this time, and the rest were four 054 frigates. Last time, No. 136, 137 and 138, the three Russian warships did not join Formation." The intelligence officer continued to report.
Last year, almost the main force of the navy of the eastern powers came in and out, and three Russian warships also existed as the main force.
But what now? These three warships have lost their traces. What does this mean?
“They don’t take us seriously,” Rupert said.
If it is a formation composed of Nimitz-class aircraft carriers and Aegis battleships, then Easterners still have to take it seriously, but now? There are only two light aircraft carriers and an old destroyer, and the Easterners don't pay attention to them at all.
"Of course not, Rupert, where did you go?" Brown smiled and shook his head: "They left those three warships for many reasons. For example, the command and combat systems on the three Russian warships were different from the Oriental warships. The original system is incompatible. For example, those three warships have to deal with possible unexpected situations in the east, so of course they will not continue to come here. In short, there are only two 051Cs as the main force of air defense, and their air defense system must be full of loopholes. There’s nothing to be afraid of at all.”
Rupert frowned, always feeling that something was wrong. The Orientals would never trust the big ones. Now they don't have the main force to use it. It's not because they don't have the strength, but because they feel it's not necessary!
The 051C destroyer uses a single-sided phased array radar scanning method. The two destroyers absolutely cannot cover the 360-degree airspace, but they don't care. This is because the 001 aircraft carrier already has a four-sided phased array radar. !
This four-sided phased array radar is definitely not a decoration!
The 001 aircraft carrier is originally taller than other warships, and the ship island is located higher. Therefore, the area that the four-sided phased array radar can cover is wider than other warship radars!
The loophole that 051C could not scan in all directions was plugged by 001 aircraft carrier.
At this time, the fleet was sailing south in formation. Sitting on the island, Wu Shengli was under personal command!
Since Wu Shengli came with him, Qin Tao naturally did his part and stayed with Wu Shengli. It was said that he was a shipyard representative to supervise the quality of the warship. In fact, of course he was just to join in the fun. This kind of excitement It would be a pity to just watch the actions of the human heart.
In any case, the 001 aircraft carrier has a large island with a lot of empty rooms inside.
The blue sea, the blue sky, the huge fleet. Looking at this scene, Qin Tao was also filled with excitement.
"Our carrier-based air wing is flying over." Listening to the roar in the distance, Li Yan said: "Now, prepare for the landing of the carrier-based air wing!"
According to the practice of aircraft carrier dispatches, carrier-based aircraft will follow up after going to sea and land on the aircraft carrier at the same time.
Since the J-15 encountered a malfunction and was grounded some time ago, it had no chance to land directly on the aircraft carrier. It was finally late.
Qin Tao raised his head, looked at the dark sky in the distance, and said, "Look at the scale, there are probably twenty of them, right?"
●Last year, the number of J-15s was not enough, so some models had to be used to impersonate them. Now, the number of this fighter is also increasing!
“Currently, there are eighteen aircraft. After the last six fighters are produced, our carrier-based air wing will be able to gather the size of twenty-four carrier-based aircraft.” Li Yan said.
During the outfitting period of the aircraft carrier, Li Yan continued to stay at the Huangdi Village base to train the drill personnel. He waited until the sea trial before arriving with a full team. Now, Li Yan is also looking forward to matching the capabilities of these carrier-based functions with the aircraft carrier. Let the aircraft carrier have more complete combat capabilities.
The view on the ship island is wide, and you can clearly see the landing of fighter planes. The first one to land is still 1501, but I don’t know who is driving the fighter inside. Is it Mad Dog Delano, or the sea and air hero Wang Wei?
Stroh ran to the landing guidance position. These consultants from the United States did not want to stay in the wasteland village. After all, they were used to wandering at sea and were not used to being on land, so they were asked to follow along. After completing this mission, it is estimated that if they are asked to join Eastern nationalities, these people will not have any problems.
Soon, 1501 landed steadily. After the plane stopped, a white tractor drove up. When he saw the milky white tractor, Qin Tao was also stunned: "This tractor Is the car already built?”
"Yes, after we assigned the research and development tasks, we adopted a bidding method. Soon, Guangtai Company came up with qualified products. Currently, our aircraft carrier carries four special tractors, which will greatly improve our aircraft carrier. Deck operation efficiency," Li Yan said.
Last time, because there was no professional tractor, the aircraft had to be pushed into position by people. But this time it is different. There is already a professional aircraft tractor!
It is low in shape and can be slipped under the wing. It is small and flexible, making it easy to maneuver on the aircraft carrier!
Originally, Qin Tao also said that if the relevant domestic departments are not strong enough, Golden Sun Company can undertake this task. However, it seems to be redundant now. After all, there are specialized tractor production units in China, and Golden Sun Company is really He is too busy. Fully developing electromagnetic ejection and integrated electric power is Ma Ming's most important task now. He really can't spare too much time.
"It's a pity that it's a tow bar. If we continue to develop in the future and make a tow bar, it will be more useful." Qin Tao couldn't bear to watch the white tractor below slowly towing the aircraft to the parking area. Residence sighs.
With a tow bar, there is an extra movable joint. Towing is no problem, but pushing requires the driver's skills. If there is no tow bar, the tow vehicle can directly hug the nose landing gear of the aircraft, which is more convenient.
“Yes, Guangtai Company is still studying and striving to come up with more advanced aircraft tractors.” Li Yan replied.
“Because we want to show off our muscles this time, we plan to put all carrier-based aircraft on the deck, and also have the ability to be dispatched at any time.” Li Yan introduced.
“Eighteen, all placed on the deck?” Qin Tao also became interested: “How do you plan to arrange them?”
“Mr. Qin, just watch.”
The parking area on the left side of the island was filled first. Five J-15s with folding wings were parked. One was inserted in the front of the island, and then there were two elevators at the front and rear.
At the stern of the ship, four aircraft are parked at an angle in the parking area on the right, and one is crammed into the parking area on the left. If it were not for the continued recovery of carrier-based aircraft, it is estimated that two more can be parked.
“There are only thirteen carrier-based aircraft. How do you plan to stop the remaining five?” Qin Tao asked curiously.
“The remaining five are also very particular.” Li Yan said: “We have practiced many times on the simulation platform on the ground, just watch it!”
The fighter planes were still landing one after another, and the next two ones came down and were pulled to the take-off point. Qin Tao understood that of course the planes could be parked there, and after they were parked, they could be dispatched at any time!
This is the benefit of a large deck area. Takeoff and landing do not interfere with each other. If Asan saw this, he would definitely be very envious!
What about the next three planes?
The personnel on the deck were still making arrangements, and the remaining two were randomly stuffed behind the take-off point on the right side. Looking at those two positions, Qin Tao felt dumbfounded: "You stuff the planes there, what else can the fighter jets do?" Take off? Even with a flame deflector, it might burn the plane."
“Don’t worry.” Li Yan said.
After the last plane landed, it was towed directly to take-off point No. 3, which is the take-off point that occupies the landing position of the oblique runway. Now that the last plane has landed, there is no need to consider the issue of recovering the fighter plane.
The two fighter planes that had just been jammed behind the No. 1 and No. 2 take-off points were also repositioned and landed about ten meters behind the No. 1 and No. 2 take-off points.
This arrangement was complete, Wu Shengli nodded with satisfaction: "There is no problem with this arrangement. When we need to dispatch, we have five fighter planes that can be released at any time, which is enough to deal with any emergencies. After the fighter planes take off, the runway will be vacated." It’s out and can be used for landing without delaying deck operations. This layout is very good!”
Although Da Mao has the Kuznetsov on hand, the aircraft carrier has just been equipped with carrier-based aircraft, and training has not started yet. Da Mao's deck operations are probably not as strong as our own!
All eighteen carrier-based aircraft are placed on the deck. The advantage of this is that they can be dispatched at any time, which is more convenient than mobilizing from the hangar. Moreover, if necessary, a dozen more carrier-based aircraft can be placed in the hangar!
“Very good, if we put thirty or forty more aircraft in our hangar, we can announce to the public that the 001 aircraft carrier can carry up to sixty carrier-based aircraft!”
"Mr. Qin, our hangar is half-section. If we open up the front, it will be about the same." Li Yan was a little embarrassed. The size of the hangar inside is 153 meters * 26.5 meters * 7.2 meters. It can only accommodate 16 J-15 fighters. , but when the aircraft carrier goes to sea, it cannot only be equipped with the J-15, it must also be equipped with a certain number of helicopters. In this way, the J-15 can carry 24, which is already a very good solution.
At this time, after hearing Li Yan's words, Qin Tao smiled: "But the outside world doesn't know that our hangar is half! When it's time to blow, we have to blow. If others don't know, Asan will probably be jealous to death. .”
Asan's Super Sun King is a weird aircraft carrier with an island in the middle, and a weird aircraft carrier with the take-off and landing points coincident. The number of carrier-based aircraft carried on the deck of this kind of aircraft carrier is greatly restricted, even if it is a medium-sized rice There is absolutely no way to place eighteen G-29Ks!
Isn’t Asan always compared with Dongfang? Let them feel inferior now.
Hearing Qin Tao's words, everyone smiled heartily.
"Actually, the number of carrier-based aircraft is only external. For us, the most important thing is this 346 radar and the supporting command and combat system." Li Yan said: "After entering the theater, we will open this set of The radar system can search for all targets within 400 kilometers around. If an incoming aircraft or missile is found, we can also assign the target to frigates and destroyers at any time through the data link for target interception. Even if it is flying at ultra-low altitude We also have a detection range of fifty kilometers for the coming targets.”
The four-sided phased array radar is not a decoration!
This phased array radar system is equivalent to being transplanted from the 052C, and the corresponding combat command system has also been transplanted. It can not only search for various targets, but also transmit it to the warships around it through a data link!
If there are a large number of Aegis warships in the fleet, then only one of the warships needs to turn on the radar, and the other warships can share the data. Now, because there is not yet, the data capture task is left to the 001 aircraft carrier.
The aircraft carrier's island is located higher, and the search distance for low-altitude blind spots is larger. Of course, the data of fifty kilometers is still far from enough. (This data was guessed by the Hero of East China, and the real data must be confidential.)
"Our ship-based early warning helicopter is still under development. When the ship-based early warning helicopter is gathered together, it will be able to better make up for the shortcomings of low-altitude blind zones." Wu Shengli said: "As for this maritime operation, there is no need to worry too much. , with the help of the Air Police-2000, we can have a clear view of the surrounding airspace even without turning on the phased array radar. When the AWACS is resting, our maritime warning aircraft will take off, helping us maintain control of the surrounding airspace. "
This is the benefit of offshore warfare.
An Air Police-2000 cannot fly in the sky all the time. It has to come down to rest. The original maritime surveillance aircraft can take off to help. Anyway, there is an airport in the southern sea, and it is easy to fly near the formation. This is the home field advantage.
“When our navy has its own advanced ship-borne early warning aircraft in the future, we won’t need to be so restrictive,” Qin Tao said.
Now, 14 institutes are already working on research day and night, but after all, there are too many projects and their energy is very limited, so it is impossible to take care of them all. Therefore, the research on early warning helicopters has been delayed. After the development of Kongjing-2000 is completed, the technology can be transplanted at any time, and building early warning helicopters will be a piece of cake.
The aircraft carrier formation continued to sail southward despite the wind and waves, and the reconnaissance satellites in space also clearly captured photos of the aircraft carrier. The scene of the carrier aircraft being loaded with aircraft immediately attracted the attention of countless people.
Two hours later, the photo was in Rupert’s hands.
"Eighteen to fight fifteen!" Rupert frowned. If each fighter is equipped with four anti-ship missiles, the opponent will leave two to guard the aircraft carrier formation and one as a backup. Even if only fifteen are dispatched. Frame, it can also project sixty anti-ship missiles at the same time!
If it were a Nimitz aircraft carrier formation with three defense nets, far, middle and near, it might be able to intercept it, but their current small formation is completely powerless!
Besides, this is only on the deck, what about the hangar below? If the same number of carrier-based aircraft are parked in the hangar, it means that the opponent can project hundreds of missiles in one wave!
Can it be defended?
“Sir Brown, for the sake of safety, it is better for us to sail on the high seas.” Rupert suggested.
They are carrying the J-15, one of the most advanced heavy-duty carrier-based fighter jets in the world, with a fully loaded take-off weight of over 30 tons! What about their aircraft carrier formation? Only the light Sea Harrier fighter! The maximum takeoff weight is just over ten tons and the combat radius is hundreds of kilometers. How can it compare with others?
"High seas? We are here just to be able to sail freely and continue moving forward according to the original plan!" Brown doesn't care about this: "So what if their carrier-based aircraft carry a large number? They still don't have early warning aircraft. Our Sea Harriers can use Harpoon anti-ship missiles to send them to the bottom of the sea at any time!"
After the Falklands War, the Sea Harrier underwent a new round of upgrades. The most obvious change in appearance was the redesigned nose and a 35-centimeter extension of the rear fuselage to accommodate new avionics equipment. For example, it uses the most advanced "Blue Vixen" pulse Doppler radar to replace the previous single-pulse Blue Fox radar with simple performance. In this way, it can use advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles in air defense operations, such as Talking about the latest AIM-120 in the United States, it can also use more advanced Harpoon anti-ship missiles in ground or ship attacks.
Brown is so confident, and of course he is well-founded.
At this time, after hearing Brown's words, Rupert's brows furrowed even deeper. If there is a real fight, no matter how much the Sea Harrier improves, it will not be the opponent of the J-15! We can carry out sneak attacks at super low altitudes, but can’t the other party do the same?
"Report, found the latest photos!" At this moment, an intelligence officer walked in hurriedly, even more nervous than he had just discovered the photos of the opponent's aircraft carrier.
"Let me see what the Oriental's trump card is." Brown took it easily, and when he looked at the photo above, his face became ugly for a while.
“Damn it! The Davidians still gave them this kind of plane!”
What can make Brown angry must be a big deal! Rupert took the photo and saw that it was an island airport. On the tarmac of the airport, there was a plane carrying a large plate, which was particularly dazzling.
“A-50?” Rupert asked, frowning.
T-shaped vertical fin and four engines, you can deduce it just by looking at the appearance.
"No, no, this is not the A-50. This is the Falcon developed by the Easterners using the IL-76 platform! Its radome is larger than the A-50. You can tell just by looking at the proportions." Brown said angrily Said: "The Davidians did not stop trading, they still let the Easterners obtain early warning aircraft technology!"
(End of this chapter)