There was still a blue sea around, and the bow of the ship split into waves, which seemed to be a normal voyage.
However, on the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier, no one thought so. When they turned around and returned from the locks of the Panama Canal in the middle of the night, everyone was curious.
what happened
Why are you back again
Confidentiality discipline has been issued, everyone can't inquire about each other, everything has to be rotted in their stomachs, and at the same time, the aircraft carrier is already at full power and is racing at 30 knots.
When the sun sailed from the left of the warship, everyone knew that it was continuing to sail south. What does this mean
Is it going to carry out a sneak attack from the south
How much courage does it take for a lonely aircraft carrier to make a sneak attack
That’s right, this plan, even in the UK, caused a lot of controversy. After arguing for a long time among the senior officials, the decision was finally handed over to Major General Wu Huade, who was not afraid of risks. agreed.
Wuhuad knew that this plan was proposed by Nathan. Wuhuad maintained absolute trust in Nathan. Yes, he believed in Nathan's choice. Nathan has strong insight, and his judgment is not. Incorrect.
In other words, they are now sailing along the Pacific Ocean to the south.
On the bridge, Nathan was studying a large-scale map carefully.
They are simply running naked, a solitary aircraft carrier, once it encounters an enemy submarine, it will be sunk at any time. They do not have any close-range protection measures, even the Argentine Skyhawk attack aircraft can cause them damage. .
But now that you have made your choice, you will never be afraid.
"Nathan, what are you looking for?" Lieutenant Colonel Brown asked Nathan.
"The position where the Soviet bombers are deployed." Nathan said.
Although Emily was asked to contact the CIA and pay close attention to the bomber transportation problem of the Soviets, the CIA has never sent back any news.
It is not easy to spy on intelligence from the Soviet Union. Many CIA agents cut the newspapers in the Soviet Union to find information from above. In the Soviet Union, they are always under the KGB's scrutiny. They cannot go to many places and are difficult to obtain First-hand intelligence.
Moreover, if the Soviets had been prepared, they might have transported the bombers, and it would be easy to intercept them on the sea. So, multi-handed preparation, for Nathan, is to look for it on the map.
Where would the Soviets deploy their bombers
coastal? It must be inappropriate. They knew that the British navy would blow it up at all costs.
It’s also impossible near the capital. Galtieri started from a rebellion. How could they not doubt their intentions
And if you want the greatest strategic depth, then only the boundary line is left.
Argentina and Chile relied on the rugged Andes Mountains as their national borders. Due to the obstacles of high mountains, it is most convenient to deploy bases at the foot of the mountains.
Nathan studied the map carefully, and finally selected a few places: "Emily, please mobilize the CIA to mobilize the air reconnaissance satellite to search these areas carefully."
It needs to be near the national border and at the end of the main traffic road. After all, without various transportation vehicles, a military base cannot be established at all. At the same time, it is better to have a city nearby to facilitate their supply.
In this way, there are five or six places to choose from, so let the reconnaissance satellites search them carefully.
"Understood." Emily took Nathan's order and went back to contact.
Zapala.
It is located in the central part of Argentina, close to the border with Chile. It is quietly surrounded by the top of the tall mountains in the west. You can see the snow that never melts all the year round. At the foot of the mountain, there is a huge flat land.
The surface of this flat ground has been paved with pieces of metal plates and turned into a long runway. This is the deployment of a common field runway in the Soviet Union.
Because it is the take-off and landing of the Figure 16 bomber, if it is a Soviet frontline fighter, it does not even need to be laid with metal plates. It can take off by directly compacting the surface with a road roller.
Beside the runway, a number of military tents have been erected. These tents are all grass-green and blend in with the surrounding woods.
At the same time, the woods on the side were also cut down, which happened to be a place to hide bombers.
At this time, cars were moving rumblingly, moving the fuselage, wings, etc. of the bomber of Figure 16 one by one, and then assembled them.
"Quick, quick!" The commander shouted loudly. Varisi, the commander of the 114th Bomber Regiment of the Soviet Navy, shouted to his subordinates: "We are running out of time, hurry up and assemble!"
Ordinarily, they should assemble it at night, but although it is quiet and close to the border, if you work hard at night, it might attract the attention of Chile.
The place they chose is very clever. American reconnaissance satellites will not fly over here, so it’s okay to work during the day.
Although it looks cold on the top side of the mountain, the temperature here is just right. Many ground crews are rolling up their sleeves and working quickly to assemble Figure 16.
The Figure 16 bomber is designed in accordance with the strategic bombing requirements of important military targets of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization member states in Western Europe. Its performance and size are roughly equivalent to the American B47, British "Warrior", "Vulcan" and Victor bombers.
The appearance of this aircraft looks very ordinary, with a streamlined fuselage and swept wings, two Tumansky turbojet engines close to the sides of the fuselage, and the horizontal and vertical tails have sweep angles.
This bomber was developed by the Soviet Tupolev Design Bureau in 1950. It flew for the first time in 1952 and was delivered to use in 1955. About 2,000 were produced. In addition to being mainly used as bombers, it was also modified for aerial reconnaissance and aerial refueling. The mission, due to its backward performance, has been gradually decommissioned since 1966.
There are now dozens of such bombers in the entire Soviet navy and air force. Although they are lagging behind for the Soviet Union, they are the most advanced when they are brought here.
At the same time, this bomber has also become China's main bomber, code-named H6, and has been in service into the new century.
Because of the limited space, there is no large hangar here, they can only assemble in the open air.
With the help of the crane, the wing was quickly installed, followed by the tail wing. Even though it was on the other side of the world, they worked very hard. They didn't care about jet lag. They worked very hard.
However, they would not know that in outer space, an American reconnaissance satellite began to change its orbit, flew over them, and aimed at the ground with a high-definition camera. (End of this chapter)