Operator No. 4 of the unmanned reconnaissance operation team in the command module was a little excited. He controlled Dragonfly No. 12, which had harvested a high-value military target, to advance steadily toward the end of the aircraft carrier.
Among the remaining eleven Dragonfly unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, some of the Dragonflies that were slightly behind were still on their way to the interior of the aircraft carrier and had not collected high-value information. Some of the Dragonflies that took off first dispersed and had already passed through the aircraft carrier. Passing through narrow entrances such as the aircraft carrier's exhaust duct, and shuttling through the various passages of the aircraft carrier, we have not yet reached the core area, and most of the information collected is low- to medium-level.
Operator No. 4 did not expect that Dragonfly No. 12, which was the last to take off, successfully harvested information about the F-35C "Lightning" at the risk of being discovered by the crew of the other aircraft carrier after the training pilot of No. 8 carrier-based aircraft focused on marking it. Heavyweight technological gains from the F-135 vector turbofan engine.
Darling, the harvest is so fast, the first high-value goal has been born.
Excitement, excitement, and a hint of sigh.
Why didn't he expect that the F-35C, which he seemed to take for granted, was itself a high-value target!
A big gain in technology is also a gain, isn’t it?
If there was no mark reminder for the pilots participating in the training of the No. 8 carrier-based aircraft, he would even ignore this point.
Operator No. 4 glanced at Dragonfly No. 10 and Dragonfly No. 11, which had entered the elevator ventilation duct of the USS Washington and penetrated to the main deck. After confirming the safety of the two Dragonflies, he turned most of his attention to On Dragonfly No. 12.
With his eyes firmly fixed on the screen of the operating equipment, looking at the tail of the aircraft carrier marked by the pilots participating in the training of the No. 8 carrier-based aircraft, the whole person felt more and more expectant.
At the stern of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, there is a carrier-based aircraft engine test bench, which is specially used to test whether the disassembled engine is normal and is directly connected to the main deck area.
The main deck, the first flight deck of the aircraft carrier is not the first layer. The hangar deck inside the aircraft carrier is the real main deck.
Due to the huge area of the main deck of the USS Washington, four Dragonflies have already infiltrated at the same time, adding the No. 12 Dragonfly for a total of five.
Entering the main deck area from the stern of the aircraft carrier, what high-value targets will be harvested?
Operator No. 4 didn’t know, but he highly recognized the marking prompts of training pilot No. 8 and was full of expectations.
As for high-value targets, sorry, it depends on what you get.
Don’t reject anyone who comes, never too many.
"Buzz!"
Accompanied by the subtle and sharp high-frequency vibration of the wings, it quickly attenuated and disappeared into the surrounding space. With its extremely confusing and deceptive appearance design, Dragonfly No. 12 seemed to be entering an uninhabited land, along the starboard side of the ship. Flying at high speed in the blind area of sight, continuously collecting various military information along the way.
About twenty seconds later, the entire Dragonfly arrived at the stern of the ship.
The entire stern area of the ship enters the surrounding sea sight through the compound eye optical observation system.
The 'Sea Sparrow' short-range air defense missile system installed on the upper right side of the stern came into view first. The area extending out from the left periphery of the stern is equipped with a Phalanx short-range defense system. The central area covers an area of about dozens of meters. The stern engine test bench area is like a USB slot socket.
Under the test bed, there is a small dock on the ship body composed of a row of metal railings, which is used for personnel to leave the ship and transport supplies.
The engine test bed area is empty. The door of the test bed located deep in the center of the stern is closed and has not been opened. There are no relevant personnel or military facilities such as carrier-based aircraft engines that need to be tested and repaired.
No gain. ——Browsing through the panoramic picture of the test bed presented by the 6 screen images, Zhou Hai shook his head slightly. There were no high-value targets or other important gains in the stern area. He turned his attention to the high-definition video image No. 1 and clicked on the groove of the test bed. The ventilation duct in the upper left corner is marked.
The ventilation ducts are open and accessible.
After receiving the prompt, Operator No. 4 immediately issued action instructions to the Dragonfly unmanned reconnaissance aircraft No. 12 and headed for the marked area.
Immediately afterwards, Dragonfly No. 12, which remained in a suspended state, used the compound eye system and infrared detection system to avoid the detectors in the stern area and the hull monitoring system, rushed into the test bed area, and came to the top rectangular ventilation duct opening in the upper left corner, and then Carefully pass through the narrow pipe opening grid and enter the inside of the pipe.
The ventilation duct system of the USS Washington is extremely large, involving more than 4,000 cabins and more than 20 decks. The total length of the ducts is tens or even hundreds of kilometers. It is as complex and important as human blood vessels, and is responsible for the internal ventilation of the ship. Ventilation duties.
However, the ventilation duct system of the Washington is not friendly to the Dragonfly fleet that adopts the ventilation duct penetration solution.
If you are not careful, you will get lost in the maze-like ventilation duct system and be unable to find the exit. Even if you find the exit, it may be a dead end.
However, Dragonfly No. 12 is undoubtedly lucky.
Dragonfly UAV No. 12 flew along the ventilation ducts that were dense and complex like a honeycomb. Following Zhou Hai's continuous direction marking prompts, it didn't take long before it successfully arrived at the ventilation duct area at the end of the main deck inside the aircraft carrier.
After continuing to fly steadily for about ten meters, Dragonfly No. 12, like the goddess of luck, successfully found a ventilation duct opening at the top of the main deck. It did not continue to fly in the ventilation duct like other dragonflies. , looking for an exit.
Correct route, correct exit!
Pass through the ventilation duct opening and exit the ventilation duct network.
Like a mouse falling into a vat of rice, the entire No. 12 Dragonfly drone suddenly appeared in the extremely spacious interior space of the main deck, suspended on the top floor of the space, looking around, taking in a panoramic view of the interior of the main deck of the USS Washington.
"Report, Dragonfly No. 12 successfully entered the main deck of the first reconnaissance target!" At the same time, the excited voice of Operator No. 4 sounded in the encrypted communication channel of the ship's radio.
Dragonfly No. 12, the last to take off, was actually the first of the entire Dragonfly fleet to enter the inner space of the main deck, surpassing all Dragonfly unmanned reconnaissance aircraft.
In the command cabin, the somewhat depressing atmosphere suddenly dissipated with the voice of Operator No. 4.
All operators and everyone's attention was focused on Operator No. 4.
Three minutes have passed since the reconnaissance operation, accounting for 10% of the total estimated time. However, except for Dragonfly No. 12, the remaining eleven Dragonflies have made very low progress in reconnaissance, and have achieved only a handful of results. Most of them have obtained military information. They are all of low-to-medium level, like chicken ribs, tasteless to eat, and a pity to throw away.
Moreover, not one of the scattered dragonflies has entered the predetermined core area.
Core areas such as the ship island bridge, aircraft carrier strike group headquarters, ammunition depot, and main deck hangar have not been touched.
There is no way. Although Dragonfly is good, the large-scale ventilation duct system of the Washington aircraft carrier is not vegetarian. No one can guarantee which pipe line is correct and which ventilation duct opening is correct.
If you are unlucky, most of the Dragonfly drones may still be scurrying around in the ventilation duct system by the end of the estimated total reconnaissance time.
Now, the good news from the No. 12 Dragonfly unmanned reconnaissance aircraft finally made everyone in the command cabin breathe a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the most important main deck hangar was entered.
"Enlarge the image of the No. 12 Dragonfly unmanned reconnaissance aircraft immediately." Lin Anlan's eyes lit up as he waited quietly, and he immediately gave the order.
