The three types of Japanese fighter jets, F-2A, F-35A, and F-35B, are equipped with anti-ship missiles, especially the ASM-3 air-launched anti-ship missile carried by the F-2A, which has a range of up to 400 kilometers. , and it's supersonic.
But not long after taking off, the Japanese pilots were warned of incoming missiles because they had already flown within the range of the S-400 air defense system.
Zhu Cixi asked the expedition fleet departing from Fort Polo to transport all the summoned field air defense systems to Australia. They could be placed on the decks of merchant ships during wartime, which would also enhance the fleet's air defense firepower.
Now every merchant ship equipped with these air defense systems has become an integral part of the fleet's air defense network. One after another, the 40H6E air defense missiles with a range of nearly 400 kilometers are quickly ignited and launched into the sky.
This missile has a 145-kilogram warhead and uses a radio proximity fuze. It can explode near the target and use shrapnel to form a large barrage, thereby killing the target.
A company's S-400 air defense system includes four launch vehicles, each of which is equipped with four 40H6E air defense missiles. Twenty companies have as many as 320 missiles.
These merchant ships equipped with long-range air defense systems are rare animals and are placed at the innermost level of the fleet. It is very difficult for enemy submarines to get close.
In addition to air defense systems, some commercial ships are also responsible for becoming helicopter take-off and landing platforms. One ship can provide at least two take-off and landing positions.
Whether it is the "Merlin" heavy-duty helicopter, the NH90 medium-sized helicopter or the "Tiger" armed helicopter, it can take off and land normally on it.
With the help of these merchant ships, the escorting destroyers and frigates can also maneuver at high speeds without worrying about the helicopters they carry being unable to land.
The Ming Navy conducts routine naval drills every quarter. One of the subjects is the coordinated operations of warships and merchant ships, so there will be no big mistakes during wartime...
While reducing your own mistakes, you can also give your opponent a series of surprises. This is the secret to winning a war or game!
The Japanese F-15J and F-2A fighter jets did not expect to be attacked by missiles so far away from the target. Fortunately, the flight time of the enemy missiles was relatively long, and they had time to maneuver and evade.
Ninety F-2A fighter jets immediately adjusted their altitude after launching the ASM-3 anti-ship missile, and at the same time launched infrared decoy bombs to implement a roundabout maneuver.
The same number of F-15Js began to circle earlier than them, and if they continued to fly straight for a while, they would collide head-on with the incoming missile.
You can tell from the opponent's speed that it is an anti-aircraft missile. Cruise missiles are usually subsonic, and supersonic ground-attack missiles will not fly towards the location of the aircraft group.
"Launch Standard-3! Intercept incoming targets in the atmosphere! Destroy those damn satellites for me too!"
At the same time, Shi Ren saw that the opponent had really used the previous trick again, so the anti-missile missiles could not be kept, otherwise they would become the opponent's trophies, so they could only shoot them out in one go.
A certain emperor's satellite had been hit once before, but this time he learned to be smart and did not fly within the range of the enemy's "Standard"-3 missile, and waited until before launching to make a maneuverable orbit change.
If you don’t hit my satellite then, I will use the satellite to hit your fleet!
After launching the small missile, the satellite that had no time to return to its original orbit was directly blown up by the "Standard"-3 missile and turned into a pile of space junk. The large amount of debris generated by the explosion even affected other models that did not participate in the attack. satellite.
For Zhu Cixiang, this is irrelevant. As long as the opponent launches the "Standard"-3 and his goal is achieved, the role of these attack satellites is to attract the opponent's firepower.
The specific results of the battle are still unclear, but through images sent by reconnaissance satellites, the battle outside the atmosphere is no weaker than the battle taking place in the sea west of New Zealand.
Downed satellites will burn when they fall into the atmosphere. In theory, there should be nothing left, because there is no intention of letting them return to the ground after the design.
As for who it will hit, a certain emperor has no control over it. According to the computer calculations of the land remote sensing system, most of them will fall into the South Pacific.
Small missiles launched from satellites are not actually very lethal. Because of their limited size, they can only be used as bait.
Due to the large number of incoming attacks, even the "Standard"-3 anti-missile missiles in Shiren's hand could not be completely stopped.
The small missile has no specific target. The general attack range is the new city area, so it doesn't matter what it hits.
In order to ensure the safety of large-scale launches, the warheads are not loaded with explosives and rely entirely on kinetic energy to impact the target.
Therefore, the Japanese soldiers were honored to see a man-made flying fire meteor shower, which was caused by the high temperature generated by the friction of the titanium alloy missile when it entered the atmosphere.
"What's the damage?"
"Report, it's not very serious. There doesn't seem to be gunpowder in the wreckage of the incoming missile!"
"Nani?"
"This is indeed the case at present!"
"..."
Shiren suddenly felt like he had been deceived. Would the same be true for the tens of thousands of cruise missiles attacking from the west?
of course not!
Because the Japanese aircraft fleet was already very busy, the 428 fighter planes not only had to reflect anti-ship missiles, but also intercept incoming cruise missiles, avoid anti-aircraft missiles launched by the opponent, and then fight with the opponent's fighter planes.
Neither the 90 F-35A nor the 168 F-35B use "beast mode", that is, external weapons. There are only two NSM anti-ship missiles and two AIM-120D air-to-air missiles in the bomb bay.
This is the biggest shortcoming of the small bomb bay. There is almost no choice. If you want to mount more ammunition, you have to use the plug-in mode, and you have to give up the stealth performance.
If you want to be stealthy and don’t want to be plugged in, please buy an F-22!
After a certain emperor saw the supporting ammunition of the British F-35B, he knew what the Japanese army's fighter planes of the same type were equipped with as standard.
Just two missiles, why am I afraid of you?
As long as there are enough anti-aircraft missiles and carrier-based aircraft, the F-35s in the opponent's hands can be consumed alive!
The most important point is that the Japanese F-15J and F-2A fighter jets have no stealth capabilities and cannot carry out assault missions with the F-35.
Even four hundred kilometers away, the Ming fleet's radar can easily detect the location of these two fighters. Once they get close to one's side, the anti-aircraft missiles will go over to say hello.
Another point that is most fatal is that the NSM anti-ship missile mounted on the F-35 has a range of less than 200 kilometers, which means that the launch distance of the fighter jet must be within 200 kilometers of the target.
But the coalition fleet has enough carrier-based aircraft, and even the combat radius of carrier-based helicopters is two hundred kilometers!
If the Japanese army's F-35 wants to launch NSM anti-ship missiles, it will definitely have an air battle with the Ming army's carrier-based aircraft first.
The Ming Dynasty Naval Aviation Force also has F-35s, as well as a large number of temporary "Typhoons".
Use A-50 and EMB-145SA early warning aircraft as eyes, and F-35 as minions. Once the target is found, the "Typhoon" and "Rafale" M behind it will pounce on it.
Actual combat was also carried out in this way, because the tasks undertaken by the Japanese military aircraft fleet were too heavy and too many, and the number of fighter planes was limited, so they were really busy.
If you can fight in a group, who would fight alone?
The navy, land and air armies of the Ming Dynasty King's Division are all good at group fights!
Since the opponent also had F-35s and early warning aircraft, the Japanese F-35 fleet was forced to engage in air combat before they could reach the distance to launch NSM anti-ship missiles.
The standard weapons of the Ming army's F-35B are the same as those of the Japanese army, but the NSM anti-ship missile has been launched in advance. Even if it does not hit any target, it does not matter if it is used to fry fish.
Before the two-engine confrontation, the F-35Bs of the Ming Army were in a quasi-empty state, but there were only AIM-120D air-to-air missiles in the cabin.
And if you don't want to fight with the opponent, you basically turn around and run away after beating the AIM-120D. You are not allowed to use the cannon to determine the outcome.
The F-35 was not a combat fighter from the beginning of its design. The focus was on stealth assault capabilities.
Generally speaking, in terms of close combat, fifth-generation aircraft are not as good as fourth-generation aircraft, and fourth-generation aircraft are not as good as propellers...
The most important thing is that, in addition to the F-35, the Japanese F-15J and F-2A were attacked by the opponent's long-range air defense missiles.
The F-15J doesn't even have anti-ship missiles, so it is being beaten in vain and cannot fight back.
The mission of 100 "Typhoon" fighter jets, 36 MiG-29Ks, and 28 AV-8Bs is not to participate in air combat, but to destroy the incoming ASM-3 supersonic anti-ship missiles.
The terminal sprint speed of this thing is too fast, and it is difficult for the fleet to destroy it 100%. It must be intercepted in the early or middle stage.
All pilots performing this mission have been informed in advance that they can use any means within their capabilities to destroy incoming anti-ship missiles.
You can use cannons, air-to-air missiles, or wings to hit the missiles to make them deviate from the flight path.
Even if the fighter plane loses control and crashes, you can still parachute directly.
It's summer in the southern hemisphere, and the water is not cold either. If you see a helicopter nearby, just send a flare.
Jiexuan carried thousands of helicopters this time, some of which were used for anti-submarine warfare, some for landing, and some for search and rescue.
The Japanese submarines were a big trouble. Even if they were conventionally powered submarines, it would be very difficult to search for them in the vast ocean.
Fortunately, you don't have to actively look for them, otherwise they will come and die.
The Ming Army's "Lynx", "Merlin", NH-90, Ka-29 helicopters, as well as the IL-38 anti-submarine patrol aircraft, EMP-145MP coastal patrol aircraft, and PC-235 maritime patrol aircraft can all undertake anti-submarine missions.
There were more than 500 anti-submarine aircraft in total, and the anti-submarine scene was extremely lively, just like filming a movie.
The fleet is also equipped with many film crews to completely capture this world-shaking scene.
The escorting destroyers and frigates also have anti-submarine sonar and are equipped with 324 mm light torpedoes. There are 42 conventional submarines and 2 attack nuclear submarines shuttled around the fleet.
The 180 ASM-3 supersonic anti-ship missiles launched by the Japanese F-2A and the 244 missiles of the same type launched by the warships also flew towards the fleet.
However, more than half of them were destroyed by our own fleet on the way, and only less than 200 of them were able to actually rush towards the coalition fleet.
The "Extended Range Sea Sparrow", "Barak", "Ram" and "Phalanx" that have never had a chance to perform should all make their debuts one after another.
However, the S-350 air defense systems on the merchant ships launched 9M96E2 air defense missiles with a range of nearly 120 kilometers. Nearly 400 missiles soared into the sky, making the scene majestic and spectacular.
Although the ASM-3 is a supersonic anti-ship missile, it does not have the hypersonic penetration capabilities of ballistic missiles.
The 9M96E2 anti-aircraft missile interceptor is more difficult to use, but it can still be managed without making others laugh.
In order to avoid accidental damage, the Typhoon, MiG-29K, Rafale M, and AV-8B chasing the missiles all turned around and left more than 100 kilometers away from the fleet.
The AV-8B with a smaller range can return to the aircraft carrier and land after these anti-aircraft missiles complete their mission.
"Report, according to statistics from the fleet and early warning aircraft, the anti-aircraft missiles launched by our warships have destroyed one hundred and seventy-seven air targets suspected of being missiles!"
"good!"
Jiexuan knew that he could not take it lightly at this time. Who knew whether the other party would come over with a second batch of anti-ship missiles.
The Japanese ASM-3 anti-ship missiles failed to achieve their goals and were all destroyed by multiple air defense fires.
The F-15J and F-2A did not take advantage in the air battle, and finally avoided the 40H6E anti-aircraft missiles.
They have to face the incoming batches of AIM-120D and "Meteor" long-range air-to-air missiles, and there is no time for him to worry about it.
65 of the 90 F-15Js were shot down, and the remaining 25 had to flee in panic, otherwise they would all die on the spot.
88 of 90 F-2As were destroyed. The F-15J can accelerate to Mach 2.5, while the F-2A can only reach Mach 2.
In this case, it is obvious that whoever falls behind will be beaten.
The fate of the 258 F-35s was not much better. Before they could fly to the distance to launch NSM, they were blocked by the opponent's fleet halfway.
Forced to participate in air battles and at a numerical disadvantage, 124 aircraft were shot down in air battles.
In the process of continuing to penetrate the defense, 113 more were shot down by anti-aircraft missiles.
The remaining 21 aircraft did not bother to launch NSM anti-ship missiles and could only run away. If they did not run away, they would really be dead.
From the previous huge fleet of 438 aircraft, there are now only 48 fighters left, and all the air-to-air missiles have been used.
The losses on the Ming army's side were not small. 73 of 76 F-35Bs were shot down. In addition, they also lost 308 "Typhoons", 14 "Rafales", and 15 MiG-29Ks.
It is said that only after consuming 510 fighter planes and more than 600 long-range air defense missiles was the loss equal to the opponent's.
If a large number of "Typhoons" were not on board the ship, I am afraid that all the carrier-based aircraft would be lost and they would not be able to stop the Japanese aircraft group from attacking.
It will take dozens of combat ships to join in to withstand this large-scale attack from the opponent.
At the same time, the fleet's anti-submarine patrol aircraft and anti-submarine helicopters, plus destroyers and frigates, sank twelve enemy submarines.
The explosion sound waves generated when a submarine is hit by a torpedo are immediately captured by the sonobuoy, and then the data is quickly transmitted to anti-submarine aircraft and escort warships.
Jie Xuan believed that the Japanese submarines were around the fleet and were ready to attack. However, due to the extremely powerful counter-submarine power of his own side, it was really difficult to find a good opportunity.
In the end, they had to take a desperate risk, but it was not without any results. One destroyer, five frigates, and 25 merchant ships were sunk by Japanese submarines.
The loss is not small, but we can fully bear it. We can continue to fight this high-intensity war of attrition with the opponent. It depends on how long the opponent can withstand it.
Jiexuan believed that it was not impossible for his own fleet to lose fifty escort warships and two hundred merchant ships. It would depend on whether the Japanese army had hundreds of submarines participating in the war.
Before taking action, the emperor and himself had already prepared for the worst.
Now that you have the courage and courage, it’s done!
