U.S. West Coast, Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
Above the head, you can hear the roar of the jet from a distance. When you look up, you can find that it is a Tomcat fighter with variable swept wings. When you see this fighter flying, you will always feel it. passionate.
I have not driven a Tomcat fighter for several months, but if I want to fly, I will definitely be able to fly at any time, because the flight has penetrated into my body and has become an instinctive reaction.
And in front of me, is the Oriskani aircraft carrier that is rapidly completing its transformation.
Here are all next to each other.
Miramar Air Station is very close to Bremerton Naval Port, and next to Bremerton Naval Port is Puget Sound Naval Shipyard.
Therefore, although this shipyard has not actually built an aircraft carrier, the modification of the aircraft carrier was handed over here. After all, it is the most convenient.
After deciding to join the British navy, Nathan will not go all the way to the British mainland. Now Nathan will do it directly here. When the aircraft carrier is completed, it will be trained on this aircraft carrier. .
Now, you can see that the deck of the aircraft carrier has been repaired, and the latest steam catapult is being buried just in front of the deck where it was dismantled.
The crew of the newly formed British aircraft carriers will also arrive here one after another. They will participate in the sea trials. After completing the sea trials, they will directly move to the South Atlantic to participate in the war.
Nathan is the first to come.
As he silently stared at everything here, a voice came from his ear: "Instructor Nathan, Andrew is here to report to you!"
Nathan turned his head back and saw Andrew in military uniform and other people, most of whom were his former students. At this time, their faces were full of excitement.
"Andrew, what are you doing?" Nathan asked.
"I'm here to fight, I want to fly a Tomcat fighter and fight the Argentines bravely!" Andrew said.
Hearing this, Nathan patted him on the shoulder: "Good job!"
The British royal family has never shied away from responsibility.
Back then, during the Second World War, Germany's iron hoof traveled all over Europe, and it seemed that it would be able to cross the sea at any time and occupy Britain. Every day, there were bombers above its head. The Germans wanted to use this method to bring Britain to its knees.
However, the UK does not.
The British continued to resist on the isolated island, and the British royal family did not withdraw. The British royal family appeared on the streets of London every day and endured German bombardment with the people of London.
In this way, Britain survived, and the British royal family gained a lofty reputation.
Now, it is another test. Britain is once again facing the threat of war. The members of the British royal family have a tradition of joining the army. Prince Andrew happens to be in the navy.
So, can Prince Andrew shrink back
If he wants to retreat, it is easy, as long as a transfer order allows him to stay at home.
However, Prince Andrew didn't. He made three reports in a row, asking the aircraft carrier to participate in combat. Especially, he was the pilot of the first batch of Tomcat fighters! He is also considered a veteran.
Prince Andrew will not back down.
Now, when he heard that their flying wing captain was Nathan, he was even more excited. His teacher was fighting side by side with him!
This is international friendship!
Nathan risked his life to save the hostages because Nathan was also an American, but now, there is a conflict in the UK, and when he needs help, Nathan still stretched out his hand.
This kind of spirit of Nathan, that is the noble spirit of international friendship, this kind of spirit can not be seen in President Carter.
Thinking of President Carter's reaction, the British people feel cold. Fortunately, there are people like Nathan. In the future, if Nathan wants to run for the president of the United States, the United Kingdom will definitely support it! Although it cannot interfere, it is absolutely fine to provide some campaign funds.
Nathan looked at the people present: "We are about to participate in a sea-to-air battle. Before your plane arrives, let's use the model and study the tactics."
Waiting for the aircraft carrier to be refurbished, oneself cannot relax. It happens to be during this period of time to get familiar with the real combat.
Getting the plane to fly is only the first step in the Long March. What is to be done for real combat flight is the most important thing.
In history, Andrew also participated in this war, but at the time he was a pilot of the Sea King helicopter and did not fight on the front line. Now it is different. Andrew will participate in the first line war himself. He is still a fighter pilot. The situation will inevitably be encountered. More, now, tacit cooperation must be carried out.
"In the vast ocean, the target may come from any direction. Don't think it will be safe from our back." Nathan began to explain: "We set up the first line of defense two hundred nautical miles around the aircraft carrier and continue to patrol. flight."
After saying this, Nathan always felt something was missing: "By the way, our Navy, haven't ordered an early warning aircraft yet?"
In the historical Falklands War, Britain relied on the Invincible-class light aircraft carrier formation and relied on Sea Harrier fighters to fight. The performance was ridiculously poor, otherwise it would not lose several battleships.
The biggest threat is the anti-ship missiles, which fly at ultra-low altitudes. In this case, the warship’s own sea search radar finds that the distance is quite close. When it is discovered, there is no time to react.
It was also because of the discovery of this weakness that after the war, Britain stepped up its research and development and added a rotatable radar to the side of the Sea King helicopter, which became an early warning helicopter.
This thing is just to solve the problem of whether there is or not. It is impossible to expect high performance at all, but it is better than nothing.
Now, when Nathan asked, everyone in the room shook their heads: "No."
Think about it, the current British Navy has no redundant early warning capabilities at all, relying on the search of Tomcat fighters? This is also unreliable. I don't even know when the other party will come, and there will definitely be a fish caught.
If you want to meet the uninterrupted patrol mission, you can only rely on the E-2 early warning aircraft. While discussing tactics with you, you still need to solve this problem!
"We need E-2 early warning aircraft." Nathan said: "We need four. This matter must not be delayed. Give me an ocean call. I need to contact Major General Wu Huade."
The British admiral that Nathan is familiar with is Major General Woodward. At the same time, everything about Nathan was arranged by the other party. Now, Nathan connected to the phone and talked with Major General Woodward for more than ten minutes. A decision was made: "For the issue of funds, I will figure out a solution, and for the issue of equipment, please work harder." (End of this chapter)