Chapter 480 Middle plan
Holding a satellite photo in my hand, the big guys parked on the apron clearly showed the big guys parked on the apron. Because Zhaheidan is just a small base and does not have too many cave libraries, many fighter jets have to be stored in the open air, including these big guys!
"Can we deal with Soviet bombers?" A voice came from behind.
Along with the Nimitz, there was Lieutenant General Jonathan Greenard of the US Central Command. Faced with the sudden appearance of the Iran issue, Jonathan was also full of worries.
"Our fleet has the only Ticonderoga class cruiser, which has the ability to resist saturation attacks, but the two-arm launcher will seriously limit the launch speed. If all the bombers of the Soviet aviation regiment are deployed, our existing air defense forces will not be able to guarantee the interception of every missile."
The American Aegis system is not as mythical as later generations. Although the first Aegis cruiser has been in service, since the mk41 vertical launch device has not been completed, the Americans still use a two-arm launcher, which is like a semi-automatic rifle, which seriously limits the launch speed. If the Soviet supersonic anti-ship missiles attacked in large numbers, their side would not have the ability to intercept it!
"The only way is to intercept the Soviet bombers when they fly within the range of the missile!" Miller said.
In contrast, it is easier to intercept bombers, but it is more like a dead cycle. Both sides are testing the bottom line of each other. The Soviets just said they wanted to exercise, but did not say they wanted to attack the US aircraft carrier formation. If the United States took off a large number of carrier-based aircraft and went to intercept bombers, it would lead to escalation of the incident. Moreover, the bombers that intercepted the Soviets were not counted. What's more, there were so many warships of the Soviets? There were also a large number of anti-ship missiles on it! What's more, the Soviets' submarines had never been discovered, but there must be Soviets' submarines underwater!
This confrontation will trigger a fever war if you are not careful, but the United States must not retreat!
"Report, the location information of the Soviet aircraft carrier formation was lost." At this moment, the first mate hurried in and said.
Lost Soviet aircraft carrier formation location information!
Although the aircraft carrier formation is an extremely huge target, the target of the aircraft carrier formation is still relatively small in the vast sea!
It’s like in a clear sky, a fighter can ambush. At the sea, if you are not careful, the other party will disappear without a trace!
In order to lock in the Soviet aircraft carrier formation, almost all the satellites that could bypass the Arabian Sea were aimed at this sea area, only today, which is an exception! With the arrival of the Soviet Tu-22m bomber, in order to determine whether the Soviets were serious, the American satellite adjusted its orbit and flew over Zhahedan, taking countless clear pictures, and some even saw ground crew maintaining anti-ship missiles!
Unfortunately, these are all conspiracies of the Soviets! The Soviets transferred the American satellites above their heads, and then escaped?
After receiving this news, Miller's expression suddenly became even more nervous. For a captain, the disappearance of the target means his own failure. In the naval battle, the next step to losing the target is his own sneak attack!
"Have you searched the waters near us?" Miller asked.
When the Soviet aircraft carrier formation disappeared, the CIA, which was responsible for intelligence collection, must have entered a state of tension. The surrounding sea areas and those pictures that can be interpreted must have been interpreted. Just after asking this sentence, Miller knew that the question was wrong and immediately followed: "The catapult early warning aircraft, two, no, four tomcats escort, search within a range of 400 kilometers around us!"
You can't rely on the satellites in the sky, you can only rely on yourself! Deliver the e-2 early warning aircraft, and the search distance of the aircraft carrier formation is at least 400 kilometers! At the same time, in order to avoid encountering carrier-based aircraft with the Soviets, more escort fighters must be sent!
"Report, the Soviet bomber troops of Zaheidan have taken off! It is expected to reach the waters near our formation in two hours."
Tu-22m also took off? Lieutenant General Jonathan looked at the chart. The situation is very obvious now. The Soviet aircraft carriers did not know where to hide, and their bombers were dispatched again. Are they really planning to go to war with the US Navy? The Soviets should not be that stupid, right? Their strategic goals have been achieved. Is it worth fighting with the US Navy? What are the benefits for the Soviet Union when it really fought the Third World War? That Andropov didn't seem to be a stubborn person?
Continuing to scan the chart ahead, Jonathan was suddenly surprised when he looked at a certain location in the west.
"Go forward at full speed, target the northwest, Gulf of Oman!" Lieutenant General Jonathan said: "We have been captured by the Soviets!"
Gulf of Oman! Miller's eyes also glanced there, followed by the same anger. He was indeed trapped! The cunning Soviets!
Gulf of Oman! The northwest bay of the Arabian Sea is located between Oman and Iran on the Arabian Peninsula. The north-south line ranges from Cape Had, Oman in the Arabian Peninsula to Gavatel, the southeastern end of Iran. Here, it seems like a trumpet mouth, and the location of the trumpet mouth is the Strait of Hormuz!
The Soviet National People's Congress deployed the Tu-22m bomber with a fantasy, which clearly showed that it was going to compete with the US Navy's aircraft carrier, which was just a trick! Just as the United States was setting its sights on Zhaheidan, the Soviet naval formation had already taken advantage of the night to leave the Arabian Sea after the satellite was mobilized and headed to the Gulf of Oman!
Our side has been searching for traces of the Soviet aircraft carrier formations in the Arabian Sea, but of course they can't find it! The Soviet Navy's combat target is no longer the US Navy, but the Port of Abbas on the north side of the Strait of Hormuz!
If the Soviet Union was allowed to control the place, it would control the entire Persian Gulf! At that time, if countries along the Persian Gulf want to export oil, it will depend on the Soviet Union's expression!
These damn guys! Originally, the top American leaders thought that the Soviet Union's goal was to open up the passage to the south and enter the Indian Ocean. But now, it is obvious that the Soviets are not only satisfied with the existing path, they also have to completely control the Persian Gulf!
Moving forward at full speed! Miller immediately agreed with Jonathan's opinion. The Soviet aircraft carrier had definitely arrived at the Gulf of Oman! He was behind again, so he had to hurry there to disrupt the Soviet plan!
Those bombers were deployed to Zhahedan, so they were afraid that they would bomb Abbas Port, right? (To be continued.)
Chapter completed!