The Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier moved slowly in the locks. Compared with the Suez Canal, the Panama Canal has a much lower capacity. Even in this era, it still loses money.
However, this waterway is still very important. It connects the Atlantic and Pacific ocean routes and effectively shortens the navigation distance between the east and west coasts of the United States.
Now, the golden sunlight is shining on the canal, shining on the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, and the carrier aircraft above is shining in the sun.
On both sides of the strait, people constantly waved their hands. It was the American base personnel here. They waved to the people on the ship and encouraged them to fight bravely and retake the Falkland Islands that belonged to them.
In space, reconnaissance satellites are also watching all this.
"Another aircraft carrier has entered the battle. According to their route, we estimate that they may converge in two days." At this time, in the Argentine capital, Galtieri saw Andre and his party again.
Last time, when the British bombers bombed the Falklands, Galtieri was already inclined to accept the help of the Soviets. This is what they must accept to win this war.
Three aircraft carriers, eighty Tomcat fighter jets, four early warning aircraft, and anti-submarine helicopters, etc., the overall combat effectiveness of such an aircraft carrier formation has surpassed that of the Argentine navy and air force, and they cannot win on their own.
"Yes, they have already crossed the Panama Canal. Thank our Soviet friends for providing us with a steady stream of intelligence support." Galtieri said: "We have decided to accept your terms. Please send us the equipment immediately. come."
It is only accepted now. How long will it take if it is shipped from the Soviet Union? Galtieri hopes to catch up with this war, the British fleet moves too fast.
"Okay, it can be transported here tonight." Andre said: "We hope to choose the base inland."
In fact, the ships transporting equipment have always been swaying in the nearby waters. They have arrived long ago. As long as they agree, they will immediately dock and unload the cargo. After all, Andre is guarding the other side.
The Soviet Navy’s equipment is far from adequate, and it is impossible to protect the sea routes. What if the Americans know that their ships are carrying planes for Argentina, what if the Americans come up to intercept it
Even if it is flying the Soviet flag, the Soviets are helpless when they are far away from the Soviet Union.
Therefore, it must be prepared in advance.
Since the combat radius of one's own bombers is several kilometers, there is no difference between choosing inland and coastal areas, but in contrast, inland is definitely the safest.
In the subsequent Falklands War, the Argentine Super Flag aircraft sank the Sherfield, and then the British Navy dispatched special forces to blow up the Super Flag aircraft base, and several aircraft became scrap iron. , This is a lesson.
To choose inland, even if the other party wants to attack one's own airport, there is no chance. Only in this way can you be sure of nothing.
inland? Hearing what the other party said, Galtieri frowned. Will the influence of the Soviets go deeper
"We chose to be near the border with Chile, how about?"
Chile used to be a country that walked horizontally across South America. Unfortunately, in modern society, Chile has rapidly weakened. Moreover, looking at the border between the two sides, Chile is a long and narrow country. Argentina seems to be able to annex Chile easily. Therefore, the relationship between Chile and Argentina has not been good for many years.
However, there is the deepest place in Argentina. Even if the British sent fighter planes, they could not bomb there. It was the safest. The planned Tu-16 bomber, carrying a missile with a range of more than 200 kilometers, will leave after launching from a long distance, and will not face the British navy at all.
In the Soviet Navy, the Tu-16 is already a backward and eliminated bomber. It is replaced by the Figure 22 and Figure 22M bombers. However, it is still used here, and it is still a sledgehammer. It must be no problem. .
Since the pilots are all Soviets, they can't lose money in this war. After all, this is not a Soviet war. You don't have to fight to death.
"Okay." Galtieri let out a long breath and agreed. After all, it is far from the Argentine capital, so it will not affect Argentine politics. It was impossible for the Soviets to attack themselves suddenly like they did with Afghanistan.
That night, a steamer gently docked at the capital’s port. The Argentine army imposed a martial law on the port. Trucks transported the dismantled Tu-16 bombers away and disappeared into the night.
With the current detection technology, night-time surveillance satellites still cannot work, so nighttime is a way to hide whereabouts.
That night, Andre didn't sleep, he personally supervised at the port. These planes entered secretly and deployed secretly, and they must not be known to outsiders.
Even the top leaders of Argentina don't know many people. He wants to prevent leaks, which is related to his own safety.
After the sky was bright, the place was exactly the same as yesterday, and no one knew what was found.
"Andre, our intelligence system reported that the Queen Elizabeth was missing." At this moment, a subordinate reported to him.
The Queen Elizabeth is gone.
Yesterday, the aircraft carrier had already passed through Panama, but after dawn today, on the scheduled route, the aircraft carrier was not found!
Even though the aircraft carrier is a giant on the sea, it is nothing compared to the sea. It is absolutely pediatric. It is very difficult to find an aircraft carrier in the vast ocean.
The other party is not on the route expected by one's own side, and one's own side has already lost track of this aircraft carrier!
"Expand the search range, they must want to avoid our search." Andre said.
Now it’s not the same as history. This South Atlantic war is completely unrecognizable. In history, the British only had a small fleet, while Argentina’s flying fish missiles were single-digit. The two sides finished fighting with advanced equipment, and the rest was bayonet. Up.
But now, the British actually have three aircraft carriers, all of which can operate the Tomcat, don't care how much, the performance is many times more powerful than the Sea Harrier, and there is also the E-2 early warning aircraft, which is almost on the fly.
Correspondingly, with the help of its own side, Argentina will also have super-first-class means of attacking the sea, and this naval battle will inevitably be even more tragic.
The British may want to play tricks, don't worry about them, set up their own bombers that attack the sea, and wait until the British arrive, and kill them as soon as possible.
That's right, when they were still not firmly established, they carried out a sneak attack and crippled their formation first! (End of this chapter)