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Chapter 341 I got beaten up, and I don't even know who did it!

In an aircraft carrier battle group, the most powerful weapon is the carrier-based aircraft, but the carrier-based aircraft also need the support of the aircraft carrier to be effective!
An aircraft carrier is a means of launching carrier-based aircraft. With an aircraft carrier, the Royal Navy Air Force can take off from the vicinity of the Falklands and go to the Falklands to bomb. Without an aircraft carrier, they can only take off from Asunción!
In later years, after the British took back the Falklands, they actually deployed an F-4 fighter squadron there. They would fly from the British mainland, refuel in the air several times, fly to Asunción, refuel in the air several times, fly to the Falklands, stay there for a few months, and then fly back.

It's definitely not a place where they can stay permanently. Nobody wants to stay in this godforsaken place. The Falklands were never really a good thing for Britain. It was just that they had gone to great lengths to reclaim them. They certainly couldn't give them up to the crying country. Otherwise, where would the face of the British Empire be?

Now, they no longer need to consider this issue. They are already destined to be unable to reclaim the Falklands based on their own strength!
Griffin flew helplessly over the fleet, circling several times until its fuel was almost gone, forcing it to turn back.

As he went down, he saw other fighter jets taxiing onto the runway and taking off.

Beneath the fighter jet, there were heavy... bombs?
"Optimus Prime is calling for clearing the runway! I'm running low on fuel!"

"Please proceed to runway number two, the backup runway!"

Behind me, the roar of the engine disappeared, as the last fuel vapor in the fuel tank had been burned off!
Griffin maneuvered his powerless fighter jet, gliding down and coming to a steady stop on the backup runway, then looked at the ground crew running towards him.

"what happened?"

"It is said that a naval fleet from the Crying Kingdom has been spotted 500 kilometers east of Asunción Island. The island's commander has now ordered all takeoff aircraft to fly over and attack..."

"Alright, refuel and arm my fighter jets immediately, I want to join the attack too!"

After saying that, he suddenly realized, "What did you say? Five hundred kilometers? How is that possible!"

The Crying Nation's navy lacks the capability to launch an attack from 500 kilometers away! At such a distance, the Crying Nation's navy would have no chance of detecting the British carrier strike group, and even if they did, they would lack the relay guidance capability.

So... what exactly hit their naval carrier strike group?
By this time, Griffin had already realized what was happening.

It was definitely not the crying nation's aircraft carrier group that sent their carrier strike group into the sea!
Within the headquarters.

Commander Radukani of Asunción stared blankly at the nautical chart hanging on the wall.

"Commander, according to the intelligence we have received, our naval fleet was attacked from the west! And the Crying Nation's navy is only 500 kilometers to our east! So..."

“So, the attack that sank our naval fleet to the bottom of the sea wasn’t launched by the Crying Nation.” Raducani looked at his adjutant: “Harris, how could I not know? But… our maritime patrol aircraft searched that area thoroughly and found absolutely no suspicious vessels. Do you know what that means?”

"The attack came from underwater? Oscar?"

Other countries generally only have two types of nuclear submarines: attack submarines and ballistic submarines. The former are used to confront enemy submarines underwater, while the latter are used to carry ballistic missiles to form a second-strike nuclear force.

Only the Russians have a third type: nuclear cruise missile submarines.

The Russian Navy is quite distorted. It has a very strong underwater force, even possessing Typhoon-class destroyers with a displacement of 40,000 to 50,000 tons. However, it refuses to develop a powerful surface carrier fleet. In fact, the resources required to build a Typhoon-class destroyer are not necessarily less than those required to build a Kuznetsov-class destroyer.

The main problem is a bunch of brain-dead leaders who keep chanting the "missile omnipotence" theory, claiming that even a powerful surface fleet can't withstand missile attacks, especially the bombardment of nuclear munitions, and only nuclear submarines can. Later, even when they started building aircraft carriers, they insisted on building them like heavy aircraft-carrying cruisers, with their primary mission still being anti-submarine warfare!

Russia's naval surface forces are very small, so how to strike US carrier strike groups is a big problem. Therefore, they developed cruise missile submarines that are specially equipped with anti-ship missiles, so that they can launch attacks on the US Navy from underwater at any time.

The most famous of these is the Type 949 nuclear submarine, which the West calls the Oscar class. It is a behemoth with an underwater displacement of nearly 20,000 tons and can launch 3M-45 Granit anti-ship missiles underwater. It is claimed to have a range of 550 kilometers, but its actual range is as high as 700 kilometers.

For ordinary people, their knowledge of this nuclear submarine comes from the Kursk disaster, in which an old torpedo exploded, causing the entire submarine to sink and all the sailors to perish.

Upon hearing his adjutant speak, Raducani shook his head: "The Oscar-class has only just entered service. I don't know if it's here for a test firing, or it could be the Charlie-class."

The Oscar-class nuclear submarines are advanced in performance, but the first one only entered service in 82. It's not certain that it would be doing such dirty work so soon after entering service, so it could also be a previous class of nuclear submarine.

In the late 1950s, the Russians began designing the Project 670 cruise missile nuclear submarine, and construction began in the early 1960s.

The first 11 ships built were known in the West as the Charlie-1 type. They could only launch P-70 anti-ship missiles with a range of tens of kilometers. It is said that the early ones had to surface to launch them, making them useless. The later six ships were the product of large-scale upgrades and were said to be able to launch more advanced P-120 or even P-500 anti-ship missiles.

Now that there's no success on the surface, it must have been launched underwater.

"In that case, let's deploy anti-submarine aircraft to thoroughly search that area, find their submarine, and sink them, those damned Russians!"

“We’re already searching, and we’re even calling on the U.S. Navy for help, but… there’s no guarantee of success,” Raducani said. “Now that our navy is gone, the only thing we can do is make the navy of the Crying Nation disappear too!”

Even if they suspect the Russians were behind the attack, they have no evidence!

Unless the underwater nuclear submarine is found, the problem is that even if it is found, the other side will deny it, so there's nothing that can be done. Can we go to Moscow to protest? That would probably trigger a world war, and Britain... has already lost so many people, no one wants to continue fighting.

Perhaps... there are no nuclear submarines at all. Perhaps the other side can launch missiles from 500 kilometers away, or even further, and then leave after hitting them!
The British Navy's losses can only be compensated by the Weeping Nation; they must send the Weeping Nation's navy to the bottom of the sea!

"The Soviets, why did they do this? Why?"

“I don’t know. Maybe they want to use us to test the defensive capabilities of the US Navy’s surface fleet. I really can’t think of any other reason. Maybe they want to start World War III…” Raducani’s expression was complicated.

There's another possibility he didn't mention: it's possible that the British navy was crippled by the crying nation last time, and the Soviets thought the British navy was easy to bully...

Has the once-mighty British Empire fallen to this state?
Forget about all that. Right now, the only thing they can do is crush the Crying Nation's carrier strike group! If the Crying Nation's navy is gone, then at least they'll have some semblance of justice...

If this counterattack is impressive enough, Raducani might be promoted and become the head of the Royal Navy. Right now... right now the Royal Navy is facing a talent shortage.

Thinking about this, Raducani felt a little better.

On the tarmac, Griffin anxiously urged the ground crew to refuel and load the bombs. Watching the MK82 bombs being hung under the wings, Griffin felt a sense of helplessness.

Although the Phantom II is an older model, its ground attack capability is not weak. After all, it has an external payload of 7.25 tons. When the British Navy received the F-4K, it could carry various precision-guided weapons, just like the American carrier-based aircraft.

比如说AGM-12“小斗犬”无线电遥控导弹、AGM-62A“白星眼”电视炸弹、AGM-45“百舌鸟”反雷达导弹、AGM-65A“幼畜”电视炸弹、AGM-78B标准反辐射导弹等等，作为一种双座的战斗机，后座的武器操作官有充足的精力来操作这些武器。

Of course, the Phantom fighter jet can also carry conventional bombs, and even rockets, etc.

During the Vietnam War, American Phantom fighters frequently undertook ground bombing missions.

However, their fighter jets were too old, so they were upgraded before the war began, with Eastern avionics installed. And then... their original precision-guided weapons could no longer be used.

It's already quite impressive that the East can integrate the Sidewinder missile with their own British-made Skyflash missile. Other American-made weapons simply cannot be integrated because there are no open weapon interfaces!

They knew this too, and since this was a naval battle, they allowed the East to retain its anti-ship capabilities and also spent a lot of money to import a batch of C801 anti-ship missiles.

Even if the United States has Harpoon missiles, it will not open up the weapon interface, so Eastern fighter jets cannot carry them.

Because of their high price, they imported about fifty of them, enough to destroy the entire naval fleet of the Crying Nation.

Unfortunately... this batch of anti-ship missiles was placed on the HMS Queen Elizabeth and sank to the bottom of the sea with it. In fact, these anti-ship missiles also proved their power when the ammunition depot exploded.

The Lightning-20 missiles, which were purchased from the East and are long-range air-to-air missiles, are also gone!

On Asunción, only the most basic iron bombs were available, so... the British Navy had to resort to using iron bombs to attack the enemy fleet!
Even so, they will not give up!
They wanted revenge, revenge for their fleet!

After refueling and arming were completed, Griffin, along with his radar officer, stepped into the cockpit. With the roar of the engines, the fighter jet taxied onto the backup runway. "Optimus Prime calling, requesting takeoff!"

"Optimus Prime, takeoff is ready!"

Calls kept ringing out, and everyone's voices on the radio were filled with anger and gritted teeth; this time, they were truly enraged!
The F4 fighter jet has a maximum range of 2600 kilometers, and that was the version using the J79 engine. The F4K, which uses the fuel-efficient Spey engine, has an even longer maximum range.

However, the maximum range figure should be taken with a grain of salt. Just like the fuel consumption figures published by car manufacturers, they are based on specially designed tires and specific road conditions. Compared with the actual figures, they can be as much as half.

Now, they are loaded with bombs, which creates a lot of drag when they fly. Even without afterburner, if they maintain a constant speed at high altitude, their maximum range will not exceed two thousand kilometers. Considering that some fuel needs to be reserved in the air over the battlefield to deal with various emergencies, their actual combat radius is only five or six hundred kilometers.

Attacking targets 500 kilometers away is now at the edge of their actual combat radius. Therefore, their only option is to risk continuous high-altitude flight and then switch to ultra-low-altitude attack once they are near the target.

"I hope the Crying Nation's carrier strike group doesn't slip away!" Griffin thought to himself.

Five hundred kilometers east of Asunción, on the aircraft carrier May 25, Captain Guillermo clenched his fist in frustration.

"This damn weather! We can't launch our carrier-based aircraft again!"

The last time we tested our aircraft against the East, the sea was too rough, so we couldn't take off. But this time... damn it, there are no waves at sea!

The Atlantic Ocean is usually stormy, but today, just before they were about to launch their attack, the storm suddenly disappeared. Who can they reason with about this?

Their warships have small decks to begin with, and the catapults aren't big enough, so... besides sailing at full speed, they also have to turn against the wind to provide the best conditions for launching carrier-based aircraft, and now...

The weather is not cooperating.

"Yes, it's one thing that our A-4s can't take off, but these Super 7 carrier-based aircraft from the East can't take off either..." Garcia, the wing commander of the carrier-based aircraft, was also very disappointed.

At this moment, looking at the Super 7 fighter jets waiting to take off at the takeoff point, they felt helpless.

That's right, the Super 7 has been deployed on board!

In accordance with the needs of the crying nation's navy, Factory 132 quickly completed the improvement of the Super-7 carrier-based aircraft.

Due to the previous design, the engine was already installed using a tunneling method. The rear fuselage was originally a single piece, and only needed to be reinforced to withstand the pulling force of the carrier hook. The nose landing gear was also reinforced to withstand the impact of catapult launch, and the wings were changed to a folding design.

These factors will inevitably lead to increased weight, but fortunately, the engine has been replaced with the domestically produced Dongfang WS-12 turbofan engine.

As for the engine, there was nothing that could be done. With the outbreak of war with Britain, European-made engines like the RB199, and those with British shares, would certainly no longer be allowed to be sold to the crying country.

Fortunately, the engines produced domestically in the East have matured. More importantly, the thrust of the WS-12 turbofan engine is greater than that of the RB199, which makes up for the problem caused by the increased weight.

Now, Super 7 is ready to launch, but unfortunately, there's no wind, so it can't take off!

Inside the bridge, the atmosphere remained very tense, with news of Y-10 maritime patrol aircraft constantly arriving.

"The first wave of attacks went smoothly!"

"The second wave of attacks also went smoothly!"

"Two attacks, and the enemy fleet has sunk to the bottom of the sea!"

"Long live!"

Everyone cheered.

"It's a pity that our navy has once again failed to achieve anything. However, the battle is over, and we should withdraw now," Guillermo said with some regret. "Give the order: the entire fleet heads south!"

"Yes!"

At this moment, the Y-10 maritime patrol aircraft also flew away. After all, it was disguised as a civilian airliner and could only fly on the flight path. If it were to circle over the battlefield, it would be shot down very quickly.

The fleet turned southwest and sped off.

The bow of the ship cleaved through the waves, cutting through the thorns and brambles. Everyone's hearts were filled with excitement. This time, the British had been defeated again. Could they possibly ask the US Navy for another aircraft carrier?

Impossible! They have no more tricks up their sleeves. Now all they have left is wailing. What a load of rubbish! They'll never lay a finger on our Falklands!
Half an hour later.

"Hercules reports: A large formation of aircraft has been spotted approaching from the direction of Asunción!"

Immediately, everyone's expression changed.

Although the British Navy ships were lost at sea, their carrier-based aircraft landed ahead of time. They were essentially exploiting a time difference, and now those aircraft are coming for revenge!
How to do?
"Attention all fleet, prepare for battle!"

This time, no one knows what kind of attack they will suffer. Everyone is filled with anxiety.

"I heard that the British carrier-based aircraft were also upgraded in the East this time. Could they also be equipped with C801 anti-ship missiles?" Garcia couldn't help but ask.

This type of anti-ship missile has been proven in actual combat to be a powerful weapon against aircraft carriers. Last time, the Chinese Air Force used this missile to send the British Navy to the bottom of the sea, and now...

The British Type 42 missile couldn't defend against it, nor could their Hercules missiles, since they were all the same Sea Dart missiles!
Aside from the Hercules-class destroyers, the other warships of the Crying Nation Navy are actually quite outdated, relying mainly on anti-aircraft guns for air defense. If the British were to launch a wave of attacks with C801s, this naval formation of the Crying Nation Navy would likely end up at the bottom of the sea.

"No, absolutely not. Even if our Eastern friends helped Britain modify its carrier-based aircraft, it was not out of genuine sincerity. They just wanted to maintain a facade of friendship. They would never do anything to harm us," Guillermo said with absolute certainty.

"The target is 100 kilometers away from us!"

"Order, Hercules-class: Open fire as soon as the target approaches into the firing range!"

"Hercules received!"

"Saint Trinidad received!"

In the fleet, two Hercules-class destroyers were ready to engage in battle.

After the war began, the British issued a sales ban. These two warships would lose their combat capability in the next few years due to a lack of spare parts. Now, while they are in their best condition, they should leave a significant mark on history!
"Target distance: 70 kilometers!"

"No rush, bring it closer!" Captain Sapolsky calmly gave the order aboard the Hercules.

The maximum range of the sea dart is seventy kilometers, at which distance it is easy to miss the target.

"Target distance: 50 kilometers!"

"Lock on, launch missile!"

It's now!

On the deck of HMS Hercules, flames flickered as the boosters of the Sea Dart missiles ignited, engulfing the entire warship in flames. The arms sold by British merchants had finally backfired on them!
(End of this chapter)