Chapter 859 Borrowing two vertical take-off and landing fighter jets
“Damn it, how was this contract signed? Didn’t you read the contract carefully?” Gao Bowen threw the canal excavation contract in front of Li Mingyao: “Look carefully!”
What problems can there be with the contract?
Li Mingyao took the contract over with some curiosity, looked at it for a few times, and then his expression changed drastically.
"How is it possible? When we were talking, there was no relevant time limit agreement. We should have a special force majeure factor later. Now, the time limit has been added and the force majeure factor has been removed. This is not what I signed. A contract!" Li Mingyao was surprised.
Of course he would not know that the contract was a swap.
The detailed terms of the contract that were negotiated at the beginning were all checked by legal personnel, and they must be fine. However, they were not signed at the time. When they were signed later, they were replaced with this contract. Most of them were the same. Lee Mingyao did not pay attention at the time. As a result, I was fooled!
“The construction team has completely stopped working. They will ask Easterners to start the construction again. Their attitude toward us is the last one.”
What’s the last thing? Go through the legal process.
“I went to find Tracier, he and I are good friends.” Li Mingyao said.
“Trasil has been arrested! He is currently being investigated for corruption and bribery. If you go to find him, you have to go in too!”
What?
Siam has changed?
Lee Mingyao's mind was very confused. What did he think of: "The United States, now the United States is putting pressure on them, they will definitely give up the construction of the canal under the pressure of the United States!"
"Why are you so stupid? If they give up building the canal, the United States will also compensate them. When the time comes, isn't it the best plan to use our compensation to compensate?"
Li Mingyao's face was extremely ugly. He felt that he had fallen into a terrible whirlpool and would be completely swallowed at any time.
"In short, this contract has nothing to do with our Port Group. If you really lose the lawsuit by then, you will go to jail. You are no longer a member of our Port Group. Go to the finance department to get your last salary. .”
What?
Lee Mingyao was completely dumbfounded. What was he doing? Giving up the car to protect the handsome man? No, I have paid so much for the group, and the group is treating me like this? No, absolutely not!
“Dong Dong!” At this moment, there was a knock on the door outside.
"What's up?"
“I just received the latest news that the Kingdom of Siam will hold a military exercise tomorrow. All their main warships will be dispatched, and they will also practice attacking warships at sea.”
Rehearsing a sea attack?
Lee Mingyao smiled: "It's really interesting that they actually want to resist? What ability do they have to simulate attacking an aircraft carrier?"
“I heard there is a stealth machine.”
Stealth machine?
“Are they going to completely turn to the east?”
After receiving this news, Swift was also surprised for a while, and then became very angry: "Okay, in that case, let's see what wonderful performance their ridiculous aircraft carrier will have, and what else do you want?" Show off their power? Humph, they will be killed by us outside the defense circle of our aircraft carrier!"
However, since it is a stealth aircraft, it must be taken seriously: "The Air Force also needs to cooperate with us and send an E-3 over to monitor the whole process."
Although the Navy also has E-2 early warning aircraft, they are too small after all and the search range is too close. Strategic-level early warning aircraft such as E-3 are more likely to monitor stealth aircraft targets.
Of course, this is just Swift's personal imagination. In fact, if the E-2 is sent over, it should have better results, and they can also find the correct way to discover the stealth machine as soon as possible.
Siam acted very quickly. They responded within three days. They wanted to tell the United States, don’t even think about threatening us this time. We won’t follow your example! If Siam wants to build a canal, it must face interference from various external forces. They can only rely on themselves.
The Siamese Navy has also demonstrated its most powerful naval power for this purpose: a Chakri aircraft carrier, four F-25T frigates, and two more backward Chao Phraya-class frigates. From a distance, it seems majestic. However, the displacement of the entire formation does not reach 40,000 tons, and it cannot even match the displacement of a medium-sized aircraft carrier. What strength does such an aircraft carrier formation have to challenge the U.S. Navy?
Of course it is the J-31A fighter!
At this time, the small flight deck was empty, and not a single carrier-based aircraft could be seen. Even the original J-31 fighter jets, the batch of Yak-38s that had been repaired and extended their lifespan, were nowhere to be seen.
Although the Kingdom of Siam had already acquired such an aircraft carrier and had operated carrier-based aircraft for a period of time, it soon became lax and they did not have the extra funds to allow them to conduct various trainings. Now with such a large-scale gathering, is quite rare.
On the island of the aircraft carrier Chakri, Rakul stood there confidently, looking at the rippling blue sea. Although Siam's naval strength is not very strong now, with the opening of the canal, the national economy will If things get better, the Navy will continue to purchase a batch of warships.
The warships they escorted are too backward, they need advanced Aegis warships! Mr. Qin also introduced their 054 modification project, which was very attractive to him. There was also a lack of submarines underwater. It was time to purchase a few submarines from the East. As for this aircraft carrier, you can also purchase another one with a larger displacement. It is time to form a dual aircraft carrier formation.
Just like Asan’s point of destroying the aircraft carrier, do you still want to compete with Dongfang? By then, even our country of Siam will not be able to compare!
He was very confident, but others were not sure. The captain of the aircraft carrier Chakri, Sora Cha, had a nervous expression on his face: "Will our maritime formation exercise this time anger the United States? What if they What if you cause trouble during our drill?"
“Annoy the Americans? We are conducting exercises in our own territorial waters. It’s none of other people’s business.” Rakul said: “Soracha, you are not suitable to be the commander of the most advanced warship of our navy in this state!”
Soracha quickly made amends: "No, no, as a naval officer, I strictly implement the orders of my superiors. However, as the captain, in addition to military considerations, I also have to consider political considerations. Every qualified aircraft carrier Captain, you have to be a politician.”
Carrier captains are different from ordinary captains. They often undertake diplomatic missions and must be good at thinking from a political perspective at critical times.
"From a political point of view, we should hold this military exercise." Rakul glanced at Soracha: "Do you still remember the economic crisis a few years ago?"
“Of course I remember, if it hadn’t been for that **** economic crisis, our navy wouldn’t have had no funds for training in the past few years.”
“Then do you know what’s going on with this economic crisis?”
“You mean, this is the fault of the Americans?”
"It's not a trick, it's just fair. That **** Soros has long admitted that it was him who attacked our currency and caused our economic crisis. Our country is in a mess. He went back with tens of billions of dollars in profits! This This kind of person has committed unforgivable crimes against us, but he has become the most famous capital tycoon in the United States. Why?"
When it comes to the economic crisis, everyone gets angry.
“Yes, Americans are vampires who plunder the world’s wealth. They are sucking our blood. Now, they are preventing us from building the canal. Do we continue to compromise in the face of such people?”
“No!” Everyone answered in unison.
"Fortunately, we have help from the East. This time we want to deter the Americans and let them know our determination and will to build the canal. We have the ability to protect our own country's key projects. We will not let the Americans on our heads." Go ahead and point fingers!" Rakul said: "This exercise is the beginning of our journey as a great nation!"
In fact, they do not want to go against the United States, but the Americans are on the side of Singapore. If they want to build the canal, they must go against the will of the Americans. They want to show their own will to tell the Americans, you It's better not to interfere!
“When will the J-31A arrive?” Soracha asked.
With a formation like theirs, they are destined to be unable to pose a threat to the US aircraft carrier formation. They need advanced stealth fighters!
"Soon, they are flying over now. We just need to wait in the corresponding frequency band." Rakul said.
At this moment, a voice came over the radio: "The wild dogs are calling the Chakri, the wild dogs are calling the Chakri."
This is a standard English call. Lakour was very emotional. Look, the quality of Eastern pilots is so high! My spoken English is so good, I have no problem communicating in English!
English is the first foreign language in Siam. Sixty percent of the people can speak it. There are foreign English teachers in every school. After all, they are a big tourist country. A large number of foreigners come to their country every year. Those responsible for reception He also speaks a fluent London accent.
The officers of the Siamese Navy also speak fluent English.
“This is the Chakri, where are you? We didn’t see your shadow on the radar.”
“We have visually spotted the aircraft carrier at a distance of thirty kilometers, and we will continue to get closer.”
Thirty kilometers away, their fleet’s radar didn’t detect anything! The people on the warship were surprised. They all went to the portholes and looked around.
Time is passing slowly.
“The distance is five kilometers, now we need to lower the landing gear and request landing.”
With the release of the landing gear, the stealth appearance of the J-31A was destroyed, and the appearance of a stealth aircraft appeared on the radar screen. Feeling these things firsthand, everyone was itching.
Buy, even if you are trying to sell iron, you still have to buy it!
The canal must be built. Only when the canal is built and the country's economy develops can we have money to buy advanced stealth machines!
In order to build the canal, it doesn’t matter if it goes against the will of the United States!
Following the direction guided by the radar, the naval officers finally saw the traces of the two stealth aircraft. They were no longer pure black coating, but a low-visibility gray coating. If the location was not known in advance, It’s really hard to find out the first time.
Five kilometers away, enough to drop various precision guided bombs!
Everyone was very shocked as they watched the stealth machine approaching. This is the stealth machine, the most advanced aircraft in the world!
Delano looked at the approaching aircraft carrier below and sighed in his heart. He's out. He's finally out. He's been hidden in the snow for so long. He's finally going to show off his abilities again!
After hearing about the lease of two fighter planes, Delano was so excited that he immediately reported it and asked himself to pilot it. Originally, he thought there would be no chance to appear, but who would have thought that it was actually approved!
Not only him, but also the pilot of another fighter plane, but also the former U.S. Navy pilot who came with them, pilot James codenamed Caddy!
Delano could also guess that by choosing the two of them, the Eastern pilots were trying to exercise restraint to avoid a direct conflict with the United States. If there was any accident, it would not be the Eastern pilots who were exposed. However, he didn't care. As long as he could go crazy, he would So happy.
“Caddy, I’ll land first, look at my trajectory.” Delano continued to shout on the radio.
The vertical take-off and landing J-31A was the last one to be successfully developed, so there are not many pilots who can fly it, and there are many dangers when operating it to land on the ship. The deck of the Chakri is too small, so it must not be possible In the event of an accident, the experienced Delano would of course fly first.
The vertical take-off and landing fan cover on the back of the aircraft has long been opened. The speed of the fighter aircraft is getting slower and slower. When it reaches the sky above the aircraft carrier, it turns to a vertical state, slowly lands, then lands again, and finally the wheels are stable. The ground landed on the deck, just in the circle.
Technology is first-class! Everyone on the island was very impressed. In fact, Delano didn't take over the control at all. The flight controller landed completely on his own. He would only touch it manually unless he felt there was a problem.
He landed at the end of the deck, leaving the middle part of the deck where it was easier to land for caddy James. James’ fighter plane also landed smoothly a few minutes later.
When the canopy was opened, a gangway had been set up below. At the same time, LaCour and other senior naval officers also came down. When they saw the Western faces of Delano and James, they were shocked: "Who are you two?" Chinese?"
"Of course he is an Oriental." Delano said: "When looking at a person, don't look at the appearance, look at his inner heart. Our hearts are all Chinese."
Rakul was surprised, but he couldn't lose his composure at this time. He quickly extended his hand: "On behalf of the Siamese Navy, I welcome your arrival. Next, you will also undertake the most important exercise tasks. You must first Would you like to have something to eat in the aircraft carrier’s restaurant?”
"No, is the target ship ready?" Delano said: "We already have weapons in the bomb bay, and we can launch missiles at any time to destroy the target ship."
What's the point of eating? Of course what Delano wants to do most right now is to launch missiles and attack targets. It would be better if they can encounter confrontation.
Now, after hearing his words, Rakul nodded immediately: "Of course I am ready and can act at any time."
“Okay, let’s refuel our aircraft. After it’s full, we will ski jump from this aircraft carrier.”
“Ski jump to take off? Is it possible?” Rakul was a little worried.
Although the aircraft carrier Chakri has a jump deck, they have never used it in actual operations. After all, aircraft like the Yak-38 can only take off vertically, and have never attempted short-distance takeoffs.
Now, their jump deck is finally going to be used.
"Of course, no problem. In the future, your aircraft carrier will be equipped with this kind of fighter jet, and it will definitely have to use a ski jump to take off." After Delano pressed the button, he thought of something else: "You should have cleared the deck, right? Even a small keychain might cause us an accident during takeoff."
“Let’s clean it up again!” Soracha said.
So, while the two fighter planes were refueling, a large row of vests of various colors lined up neatly and slowly walked forward from the middle of the deck, not missing any small object along the way.
In the distant sky, many people on the E-3 early warning aircraft, which had been monitoring the situation, had serious faces.
"Our early warning aircraft did not detect the two fighter planes flying over. They did not suddenly appear until the two planes were close to a distance of five kilometers from the aircraft carrier. If we guessed correctly, they should have opened the landing gear and the lift fan air inlet. Our early warning aircraft cannot detect the J-31A fighter!"
“They used vertical landing, which is now considered an actual combat deployment. The Easterners have unknowingly conquered the technology of vertical take-off and landing fighter jets! But we haven’t selected a model yet!”
The X-32 and X-35 are still in bidding, and the military has not made a final decision. From a technical point of view, the X-35 is obviously more practical, but the X-35 is simply the J-31A of the East. Imitation! This made the proud US Air Force very dissatisfied.
Anyway, the U.S. Air Force does not need vertical take-off and landing fighter aircraft. They strongly reject the X-35. The Navy has discovered the worthlessness of the X-32 and no longer cares about face. It wants the X-35. The two services are quarreling. This time the joint fighter plan encountered significant resistance.
“Those guys from the Navy are always against our Air Force. At this critical moment, don’t we still have to rely on our Air Force’s early warning aircraft?”
Swift also received the news, with a gloomy expression on his face, and then he said: "The Kingdom of Siam held exercises in that sea area. This clearly means that Ah San is not taken seriously. Ah San should also send A warship went over to join in the fun. If they don't even have the courage, they don't deserve to conduct joint military exercises with us."
“Yes, I will notify them immediately.” the assistant said.
On the aircraft carrier, the preparations were quickly completed. A group of naval officers were almost always surrounding the two aircraft, staring at them with envious eyes. They really wanted this advanced aircraft!
“Report, the take-off deck has been cleared!”
“Report, fuel has been filled!”
News comes one by one.
“Now, please move our aircraft to the corresponding position.”
“Okay, bring our trailer over here!”
pull over?
Delano and James looked at the green vest on the deck curiously. A few of them pulled a trailer over. This thing was almost the same as the stuff on the shelves in the supermarket!
This thing can tow a plane?
Delano and James stared at the work of these people with their eyes wide open.
Moving fighter jets on the deck is a technical job. The United States and the East are taking a professional route, with special deck trailers, which can easily cost tens of millions. Countries like Asan can't afford it, so they simply use tractors.
What about Siam? What technical route does Siam use?
The deck area of an aircraft carrier with a displacement of 10,000 tons is too small, and there is no space for a dedicated deck tractor, so they simply used the simplest and most direct method: a hand-pulled trailer.
In fact, even on land, people often push the aircraft to move it. A dozen ground crew members can push the aircraft into the hangar.
On the deck, if we were in a hurry, everyone would push it together, but it was still too difficult after all, so we simply used a hand-pulled trailer. This thing is simple and has a good view. You only need to hang the front landing gear, and then there are two or three Individuals can drag it hard in front, and it is also convenient to drag it to the corresponding position.
“Where did this deck-moving trailer come from?” Delano asked curiously.
"The second-hand goods purchased from the UK only cost a few thousand dollars. After we improved them, they can hook the wheels of the J-31. Your J-31A is similar to the J-31 and can also hook it. "
As he spoke, the fighter plane that landed later had been dragged to the right side of the deck, getting out of the way of the takeoff line.
The aircraft carrier Chakri has no take-off point and no flame deflector. Since the deck is not originally long, a take-off line is drawn on the left side of the deck that runs through the entire deck. Under extreme circumstances, fighter jets can fly from the rear of the warship. Flying all the way to the forward jump deck can maximize the use of the runway length. Of course, the price is that the aircraft cannot be parked on the back side of the deck and the dispatch efficiency is low.
At this time, the aircraft in the middle of the deck had been moved away, leaving only the one at the rear of the deck. The manual trailer went up again, adjusting the attitude of the fighter three times, five times and two times, and finally pointed it steadily at the take-off line.
"Although our aircraft can take off in short distances or even vertically, this is the first time it has taken off from an aircraft carrier, so to be on the safe side, please use the longest runway. The take-off distance is 1,670 meters, so it should be able to It meets its full load take-off requirements," Soracha said.
“That’s right, this will not only allow you to take off with a full load, but also save fuel.” Delano said, stepping into the cockpit: “Everyone, I’m about to take off now, let’s communicate on the radio!”
The canopy was slowly closed and everyone got out of the way. As the engine started, a huge roar sounded on the deck.
Delano communicated with the deck crew using hand signals, increased the throttle, and released the brakes.
The lift fan cover on the back is still open. During the short take-off and landing phase, the lift fan can also provide a lot of assistance. The beautiful fighter plane glides in front of everyone, getting faster and faster, and rushes across the straight deck. , rushed onto the jump deck.
The 12-degree jump deck was used for the first time. It felt the huge impact of the fighter plane, and then sent the fighter plane away. Delano easily piloted the fighter plane to take off and left the small USS Chakri aircraft carrier.
There were bursts of cheers below.
(End of this chapter)