The Tu-95 reconnaissance plane, with four NK12 engines on both sides, was making a roar. This engine deceived many observers into thinking it was a propeller plane.
In fact, the propeller only provides one-third of the power, and the other two-thirds of the power is achieved by jets, so although it is a propeller airplane, its speed greatly exceeds that of a propeller airplane.
In the take-off and landing phase, the propeller also gives it good operability, such as now.
The pilot Edtoff turned on the navigation equipment and contacted the tower. On his right side, Captain Locks was looking outside. The black sky and no stars were seen. This was the most common night. Up.
However, this night was not ordinary, and when they accepted the task, they were already mentally prepared.
The real war has begun. During the day, our side has fought the first large-scale battle. Now, it is time to avenge the sacrificed soldiers!
The Americans used the air crash on Sakhalin to make a fuss in an attempt to overthrow the Soviet power. This is absolutely impossible! Our mission this time is to search for American aircraft carrier formations, guide our own Tu-22M fleet, and destroy them!
"Take off," Locks said.
Following his order, Edtoff fully opened the throttle and released the brakes. The engine of the Tu-95 reconnaissance plane issued a more exciting roar, the propeller turned at high speed, and soon the plane was pulled up from the runway.
Compared with the bomber type, the reconnaissance type aircraft is lighter. After all, it does not need to carry heavy bombs. When full of fuel, it can even fly for more than ten hours.
At the tail of the engine, flames could be seen in the dark. It was a jet of tail flame. Now, driven by the engine, the reconnaissance plane began to slowly climb.
In the rear cabin, the investigator has begun to warm up the large radar and turn on various radio receiving equipment.
It is not easy to find aircraft carrier formations at sea. Their large-scale sea search radar can only find targets at a distance of more than 300 kilometers under good sea conditions. At that time, they were already in the air. The opponent's aircraft carrier's air defense circle was inside.
Therefore, only relying on the sea search radar is not enough. It also needs to rely on various passive radio receiving equipment. On the fuselage of the aircraft, various antennas are densely arranged to receive electromagnetic signals.
If it is an aircraft carrier formation, it will radiate various electromagnetic waves, such as radar waves in the airspace scanned by radar, such as radio waves, such as electromagnetic signals emitted by simple data links, and so on.
This kind of passive reception of signals requires farther distances. Therefore, the general method of this kind of reconnaissance aircraft is to passively receive first, and after passive reception, after discovering the target, call your own bomber group to take off, when your own bomber group is about to come. At that time, turn on the radar again to scan the opponent's fleet and provide guidance signals at the same time.
This is the most suitable solution.
Of course, the specific tactics used are for the future. As for now, we must first find the traces of the US aircraft carrier formation.
If there is only one reconnaissance plane, they are no different from finding a needle in a haystack. Therefore, in order to improve efficiency, all four reconnaissance planes in the entire base are dispatched to search along four routes respectively.
Behind this reconnaissance plane, other reconnaissance planes are also taking off one after another, diving into the dark night sky. In the base, there are only three Tu-22M bomber regiments that are on standby at any time, and their planes have been hung up. Loaded the missile, always waiting for news.
Time passed by little by little.
It was dark all around, relying on the radio navigation equipment, Edtoff flew the plane over the four northern islands, towards the southern waters, and continued to fly. In the vast Pacific Ocean, where is the American aircraft carrier formation hiding
It was already midnight.
The investigator looked at the instrument in front of him without any reaction. Suddenly, an echo jumped out from the front screen!
"A suspicious electromagnetic signal was found!" The investigator shouted. Then, his hand quickly adjusted the various knobs and compared them. Two seconds later, he got the result that frustrated him: "It's the E-2 early warning aircraft!"
Did not find the aircraft carrier formation, but encountered an early warning aircraft first!
There are American early warning aircraft, indicating that the American aircraft carrier formation is nearby, but it also means that our side has been discovered!
Different early-warning aircraft emit different electromagnetic signals. For example, the E-2 early-warning aircraft uses a special UHF band, which is easy to identify. At the same time, the frequency jumps once per revolution.
"Immediately notify the rear bombing regiment that they have found the approximate location of the American aircraft carrier, and ask them to take off immediately!" Lockes shouted.
American AWACS usually flies over the sea area about 300 kilometers around the aircraft carrier. Now, the AWACS of oneself and the other side may still be hundreds of kilometers away. Even so, they can know the other side’s aircraft carrier, which must be here. In the sea, you can't wait any longer, call the bomber to dispatch immediately!
At the same time, inside the E-2 early warning aircraft, there was also an exclamation: "A large target was found with a distance of 300, a speed of 600, and a height of 10,000!"
"Is it a civil aircraft?"
"There is no civil aviation signal response, and this is not a civil aviation route either."
"Call the Kitty Hawk immediately and call the escort to observe!"
The E-2 early warning aircraft was also highly nervous, and this news also spread to the Kitty Hawk along with the electric wave.
The sharp siren resounded on the Kitty Hawk.
At this time, Nathan had put down the magazine he had just read for a long time, and was about to sleep beautifully. The sharp siren instantly changed his expression.
Do the Soviets really dare to come
"Nathan, you want to kill me!" Gus shouted from the bathroom.
At this time, Gus's body and head were full of foam, and he was taking a shower until he was most comfortable.
On the aircraft carrier, there is no need to worry about lack of water, so everyone has the habit of taking a bath. Just after confirming with Nathan for the tenth time, Gus finally took off his clothes and went to the bathroom to take a bath.
As a result, now, the alarm actually went off!
Gus hurriedly flushed, flushed the foam on his body and head, and then ran out.
Put on clothes, put on clothes!
If it is an ordinary passenger plane, what the pilot wants to wear is usually a beautiful uniform, while fighters are different.
The inside is a close-fitting underwear, the outside is a compensatory suit, and the outside of the compensatory suit is also an anti-G suit. The compensatory suit is a one-piece, and it is not a matter of wearing it.
Nathan also hurried up. Although he had arranged a combat readiness duty, the alarm sounded. Could it be that the Soviets are really about to launch a night attack? (End of this chapter)