This is a night to look forward to.
Like the United States, the British Communists are actually fighting one after another, but they are all on a small scale. This is the first time that the entire nation has been mobilized for a cross-sea expedition.
At the same time, they will also be the first for the upcoming battle.
Right now, the sky was still dark, the Queen Elizabeth’s aircraft carrier deck was already brightly lit, and everyone was preparing for takeoff.
The first to step into the cockpit was the E-2 AWACS with a large plate. Captain Michael was sitting in the cockpit, excited.
"Hawkeye has completed preparations for takeoff and requested to take off."
"Received, good luck." The voice of the bridge came from the headset.
Michael increased the throttle, and the turboprop engines on both sides exploded with maximum power. Amidst the roar, steam filled the deck.
The aircraft carrier has accelerated to its maximum speed. Under the deck wind of 30 knots, the catapult smoke dispersed backwards. In the huge overload, the early warning aircraft had ejected into the air.
Every ejection is so exciting, the engine of the early warning aircraft roared and began to climb upwards.
After the AWACS took off, in the take-off position behind, the Tomcat fighters were already preparing to take off one after another.
The American aircraft carrier has four catapults, which can be ejected back and forth at intervals of one second. The ability to release fighters is very strong. However, the current Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier has only two catapults due to its small displacement and narrow deck. The efficiency is not high.
On the front section of the deck, two catapults were ejected in turn, and the speed of the aircraft carrier also dropped as the steam filled.
The power system needs water vapor, and the ejection fighter also needs water vapor. Therefore, after more than a dozen fighters have been ejected, the speed of the aircraft carrier has dropped severely.
At this time, the aircraft carrier can only stop its ejection and wait for the boiler to continue to boil water to increase the power of the aircraft carrier.
Because it was a takeoff operation, all Tomcat fighters on the back deck were ready to set off, fully occupying the aircraft carrier. After continuing to sail forward for ten minutes, the second wave of ejection began again.
In later generations, the development of electromagnetic ejection is precisely because of this defect. Even for nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, the steam produced by the boiler cannot keep up with the consumption of the catapult. After a wave of ejection, you have to wait.
Electromagnetic ejection uses electricity, so there will be no dilemma of grabbing steam from steam turbines. Of course, this also requires a strong power reserve. After all, the energy required is still certain.
Now, when the aircraft carrier speeded up again, Nathan finally got off the bridge.
Important people are always the last to play. Nathan is planning to fly first in the formation, but he is the last to take off.
The US aircraft carrier formation is also arranged in this way. First eject one wave, circle around the aircraft carrier, and then eject the second wave. Everyone will form together before attacking.
Nathan stood under the plane and circled the plane as usual.
Two sparrows and two rattlesnakes. These are self-defense weapons. Because this is a bombing mission to the ground, there is no need to mount those heavy phoenixes. On his belly, two huge circles are mounted. The cylindrical bomb contains small bombs. This kind of sub-munition has been used many times on the battlefield in Vietnam, and it is definitely a weapon that must kill.
What would the Soviets do if they bombed the Soviets
Regardless of him, if the Soviets decide to go to war in the South Atlantic, they will not be afraid. If a continental country and a sea power country bypass half of the earth to fight, who can win
If the Soviets really consumed all their strength here, that would be good.
Thinking like this, Nathan stepped into the cockpit. When he raised his head and watched the canopy slowly close, he saw Emily who was looking towards him on a window of the bridge.
Emily wanted to go to the deck to see him off, but she didn’t. She knew that the operations on the deck were always dangerous. She couldn’t add to the chaos. Now, when she saw that Nathan was about to take off the fighter plane again, there was always Kind of deep feeling.
This man will never give up flying, nor will he give up fighting. Is it happy to marry such a man
The roar of the engine came from the rear, and Nathan was full of pride when he heard this surging sound. For a long time, Nathan didn't drive a fighter plane, especially after the change of gear! Only after participating in the British navy and conducting adaptive flight training, can I find the feeling again, and it's so refreshing.
In the past, the TF41 was changed to only solve the reliability problem, and did not achieve an improvement in performance. Compared with the Air Force F-15, the thrust-to-weight ratio was seriously insufficient.
Although the variable swept wing is very powerful, it also has a disadvantage. During close combat training, as long as you see the F-14's wings spread out, it is to tell the opponent that I have no energy. At this time of fighting, the Tomcat fighters can't keep up.
But it's okay now, and now, it has got rid of its underpowered hat.
General Electric's F101DFE engine. F101 is a B-1B power unit. The fighter-derived model has enlarged fans and afterburners. Although it has not been renamed the F110-GE-100 engine, its performance is absolutely unambiguous.
This engine makes the overall thrust-to-weight ratio of the Tomcat fighter close to 1, and has good power.
For example, now, the catapult takeoff is no longer necessary to open the afterburner, as long as it is the normal maximum military thrust, it is already sufficient to achieve the catapult takeoff of the air combat mount.
But for the sake of speed, it is more enjoyable to open afterburner.
With a burst of familiar pleasure, Nathan's fighter also ejected into the air.
In the sky above the deck, this is the last Tomcat fighter to perform combat missions. Nathan yelled in the radio: "Attention Wing, I am a lone ranger. Now act according to the mission plan and prepare to fly in formation. !"
A fighter jet followed, followed Nathan, and became a long snake formation. Twenty Tomcat fighters roared towards the eastern land.
British navy carrier-based aircraft aviation, fighting!
At this time, Dongfang has gradually revealed the white belly of the fish. According to the plan, they will go to the mountainous area of Chile when the day breaks.
After all, they flew illegally over Chile's airspace this time, so they have always been flying at ultra-low altitudes along the way, at ultra-low altitudes on the sea, and ultra-low altitudes when entering land.
The E-2 Hawkeye early warning aircraft is guiding them, and at the same time, they are full of praise for the skills of these pilots.
Andrew's plane, just behind Nathan, was equally excited in his heart. He used to look forward to fighting with the Lone Ranger. Now, this opportunity has finally come! (End of this chapter)