Great Power Technology

Compared with the FA18, an old aircraft from 40 years ago, the J-15 actually does not have an advantage, especially in stand-alone combat.

The FA18 Super Hornet uses the AN/APG-79 active phased array antenna radar, which is a notch better than the J-15 that uses a flat-panel slit antenna, and has a considerable advantage in detecting enemies.

In terms of maneuverability, the Super Hornet's air combat ratio is about 1.07, and the J-15's is about 1.12. The J-15's advantage is weak.

In terms of conventional mobility, the Super Hornet has a normal overload of 7.5G and a maximum overload of 10G; the J-15 has a normal overload of 8G and a maximum overload of 9G, a maximum overload of 6.5G in the transonic speed range and a maximum overload of 7G in the supersonic range. The Super Hornet also has the advantage.

In terms of agility, the Super Hornet further relaxes its static stability based on the Hornet, which is at least on par with the J-15.

So in summary, if it is on a real battlefield, even if the FA18 cannot form an overwhelming advantage over the J-15, it can at least get a good number in terms of exchange ratio.

Therefore, it is precisely based on this difference in performance that the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier has not been fully equipped with F-35s, because for them, the FA18 is actually enough.

At this time, the two FA18s constantly passing over the 002 fleet also fully demonstrated their performance advantages. When faced with the J-15's tail-to-tail pursuit, they calmly turned on afterburners, and then a Cobra He maneuvered and moved the two J-15s directly to the front, and began to pursue the J-15s in turn.

The J-15 pilots had already been prepared for this. They knew very well that this was just an air race in which both sides had a tacit understanding, so they did not rush to get rid of each other. Instead, they used extremely superb skills to fight against each other. He dived downwards, and then made several large-angle turns at ultra-low altitude. He just relied on his own operating skills to make up for his lack of maneuverability and regained his active position.

Seeing this scene, even the pilot on the FA18 couldn't help but extend his thumb to them at the moment of intersection.

Then, the offense and defense changed positions again. FA18 relied on its powerful engine to climb vertically. After throwing away the J-15 for a certain distance, it decisively stopped the fuel. After completing the falling leaves, it returned to the back of the J-15 again.

The four fighter jets chased each other repeatedly in the air, which was not too high. The J-15 with its auxiliary fuel tanks gradually fell into a disadvantage. When the pilot began to take risks and make difficult maneuvers, the carrier-based aircraft commander on the aircraft carrier finally An order was given to them to cease the pursuit.

The two FA18s also wisely raised their altitude and left the field.

Not out of fear of course, but for two reasons.

First, they did not want such a routine flight show to become uncontrollable due to the crash of the J-15; second, their fuel had almost been consumed to the return warning line during multiple afterburner maneuvers.

As the two aircraft gradually faded away, J-15 also landed on the aircraft carrier deck one after another.

The pilots who got off the plane looked a little embarrassed. In their view, they had embarrassed the naval aviation in front of the entire fleet.

The commander of the carrier-based aircraft on the side saw their faces, waved them over in a funny way, and asked:

"What's wrong? Who are you showing this stinky face to? Are you not convinced? If not, just practice hard! If the plane is not as good as others, why can't the skills be as good as others?"

"I can match it! The question is, wasn't your order just now not allowed to continue the pursuit?"

One of the pilots said with some dissatisfaction.

"I don't allow pursuit? Don't you know what you want to do? Doing the Cobra maneuver at ultra-low altitude is something that the J-15 can do well? Aren't you afraid of crashing the plane?"

"I'm not afraid! I'm very confident in my skills!"

The commander smiled and shook his head, patted the pilot on the shoulder and said:

"I know you have confidence, but sometimes, you have to learn to judge the situation. This is just a routine refusal to evict, and there is no need to risk your life. This way, no matter for you, for us, or for the entire country , there is no benefit at all, do you understand?”

".I understand, but I just don't accept it. Aren't they just showing off their power just because the plane is better? Our J-20 below the deck hasn't even taken off yet."

".If the J-20 takes off, this matter will not end. Didn't you see that their weapons are not equipped? They are just here to disgust you, do you still want to give the handle to others? Okay, Go down and rest.”

Several pilots left the deck with long sighs, and the commander who stayed behind turned around, his face actually didn't look good.

The provocation of the opponent's actions is too obvious. Although our own side has not never done things like flying J-20s to the opponent's aircraft carrier at low altitude, it has never shown off its skills so blatantly like theirs.

The general process is actually to shout to each other, then fly around for a few times and then leave. Land when it is time to land, return when it is time to return, and even the content of the shouting is repeated hundreds of times and can be memorized by everyone. .

But today's scene was obviously different.

He shook his head silently, turned and walked towards the command room, intending to report his judgment to the commander-in-chief of the fleet and raise the alert level to prevent the other party's next harassment.

On the other side, after the two Super Hornets landed, they were greeted by huge cheers.

Everyone regarded them as heroes, and they themselves showed off how they had just made the Chinese fighter jets spin around. The commander-in-chief of the fleet in the distance looked at this scene with an unpredictable smile on his face.

This is exactly the result he wants.

He won't do any conventional testing of each other. What he wants is to use the opponent's fleet as a background and let his carefully selected pilots who are the boldest and most accomplished perform a gorgeous performance, thereby improving his own team. morale.

Now, his goal has apparently been achieved.

But, for him, this is not enough.

He has always believed in a principle, that is, if you want to do something, it is best to do it to the extreme at one time. Otherwise, giving up halfway may bring beneficial effects in the short term, but the backlash caused by the final decline will be even greater. serious.

Therefore, he planned to add fire to this operation.

The commander-in-chief picked up the microphone and gave a few brief orders. Then, several large fish that were originally hidden on the seabed quietly moved forward, and the passive sonar started working and began to search the sea area ahead.

According to his understanding of China, there is definitely more than one big fish hidden under the water of the opponent's fleet. And if one's side can discover the opponent's position in advance and then pass this position to the opponent's fleet headquarters through some means, So, in this sea confrontation, our side will be completely victorious.

The advantages in the air and underwater are the advantages that determine the final direction of a maritime battle.

It is not the first time that our country has done this kind of thing by simulating hunting and sinking the opponent's submarine. The most typical case was actually the operation in 1994.

At that time, after discovering traces of the opponent's submarine, our own aircraft carrier formation surrounded it for a full 72 hours. During these 72 hours, the opponent's fighter jets took off several times, but they were unable to attack our own due to insufficient endurance. anti-submarine helicopters pose a threat.

In that operation, our side was like a cat and mouse, and simulated sinking the backward, noisy, slow-moving submarine seven times, forcing the other party to make an emergency dive, and even asked for help through long-wave communications. Finally, after the Su-27s who came to support were forced to assume a desperate posture, they retreated leisurely.

Now 30 years have passed since then. The other party's submarine technology has made tremendous progress, but so has our own anti-submarine technology.

With the two armies facing each other like this, does our side still have a chance to recreate the hunt at that time?

He wanted to try it.

Half an hour later, a reply came from the intercom.

"Our submarine has already moved forward and the location of the opponent's submarine has not been found yet."

"Continue searching. Remember, don't get too close. If you are alone, it won't be them who are sunk by the simulation, but you!"

"Understood, we are still keeping a safe distance."

The commander put down the phone and looked up at the endless sea in front of him. He knew that under this seemingly calm sea, two forces were engaged in a silent confrontation.

The outcome of this confrontation will determine the outcome of this maritime confrontation.

Time was passing by, and just when he was about to lose his patience, several bright spots suddenly appeared on the large screen of the data link system.

That was the detection result of the sonar system.

"Found them!"

This was the commander-in-chief's first thought.

However, the next second, his expression suddenly changed.

Something is wrong.

The locations of those bright spots are not around the opponent's aircraft carrier battle group, but around our own fleet!

His hair suddenly stood up, and he rushed to the screen to take a closer look, but the bright spots suddenly disappeared.

This is not right.

This is not the result of one's own passive sonar detection, but the other party's active sonar turned on under his nose!

They are provoking.

From the opponent's formation to our own formation, according to the speed of the submarine, even if the submarines are immediately sent out as soon as the carrier-based aircraft of both sides return, up to now, they have just reached the position shown by the sonar. .

This means that while he eliminated submarines, the other party also sent submarines.

And the two submarine formations, at a certain moment, almost passed each other!

But our own side did not detect any sonar signals.

A chill filled his heart. The commander-in-chief immediately ordered all anti-submarine helicopters to be lifted into the air and all sonar to be lowered into the water. He no longer cared about concealment - since his position has been exposed, what else can be concealed?

This process only took him ten minutes, but in these ten minutes, when the active sonar started scanning, he was shocked to find that the submarines that were originally surrounding the fleet had all started to return home. And it has sailed nearly 15 nautical miles!

This means that the speed of the opponent's submarine has reached nearly 60 knots.

This is an extremely terrifying fact.

The noise is so small that it can pass by without being detected, and the speed can reach 60 knots, if it is a nuclear submarine underwater.

He suddenly thought of the lithium sulfur battery that had caused huge waves before.

Everything is connected, and they did take this possible direction into consideration in their original strategic analysis.

That is, the opponent's submarine force is likely to carry out the transformation of the entire ship's comprehensive electrical system, especially the all-electric drive transformation, after the battery is implemented.

But he definitely did not expect that such modifications would actually improve the performance of the submarine to this extent.

At this moment, the other party was showing off their achievements in front of him unscrupulously, just like he had just shown off FA18 in front of the other party.

This can only explain one thing:

These submarines underwater are probably about to enter a period of renewal.

He stared blankly at the bright spots on the screen, and subconsciously wanted to order the carrier-based aircraft to perform tracking, but the next second, his idea was completely shattered.

According to the radar display, there are two aircraft flying in the sky above our own formation.

Obviously, it was the J-20 that had already broken into its own air defense area, but only deployed the Longbo lens at this moment.

The commander-in-chief's hands trembled slightly, and after a long silence, he issued an order to withdraw all combat units.

And just as in response to his order, the two J-20s disappeared from the radar screen again.

Then the sonar signal disappeared.

The fish hiding deep under the water, under the protection of their exclusive falcons, returned to the sea area under their control.

At this moment, the commander-in-chief suddenly felt that everything he had done before had become a joke.

He thought he was the protagonist of this offensive and defensive drama, but the facts told him that he was just a supporting role without knowing it.

He thought that the opponent's defense could be easily broken through, but that was just a trap deliberately coordinated by the opponent.

He thought that his formation was impeccable. However, in the scene just now, even his flagship aircraft carrier had probably been sunk countless times by simulations.

The hunt of 30 years ago is indeed happening again.

Only, this time, they became hunters!