At 15 o'clock in the afternoon, Li Hai and Dang Weimin were on duty in the tower.
The Forgotten Reef Flying Squadron only had three melons and two dates, two combat staff officers, a weatherman and a few staff non-commissioned officers. Then there were only Xue Zhengrong, Li Hai, Dang Weimin and the two pilots who were transferred back to participate in the confrontation exercise.
It can be said to be a carrot and a pit.
Li Hai and Dang Weimin came to take over, Li Hai served as the commander, and Dang Weimin sat in the weatherman's seat. A Y-9 tactical transport aircraft will land at this site soon, and then transfer all the crew members of Nanyu 33076 back to the mainland.
After Xue Zhengrong reported the situation, the superior leadership simply decided to use transport planes to transport all crew members back to the rear. The seriously injured ones could be treated by random medical staff on the way, and they could be immediately transferred to large hospitals for follow-up treatment after arriving in the mainland.
At this time after the typhoon, the weather was very good.
Dang Weimin monitored the changes in weather data, folded his arms and said with emotion, "Today's sky is a pilot's paradise, the wind direction is stable and the wind strength is appropriate."
"I guess I saw it wrong. God is giving us a slap in the face. Maybe it feels offended." Li Hai said with a smile.
After experiencing the typhoon, the party for the people also completely thought about it. His stinky problems were nothing compared to what Li Hai had experienced. He couldn't overcome this psychological barrier. He felt he was no longer qualified to fly a plane, and he had no confidence to stand by Li Hai's side.
"Perhaps." Dang Weimin smiled and said, "Yes. Nowadays, for meritorious service, organizations have to send good news to your home with gongs and drums. Did Xue Da say when he will send good news to your home?"
Li Hai was surprised, "Is there such an operation? I haven't heard of it."
"Please read more news. For those with third-class merit and above, organizations have to send good news, but you have two first-class merits." Dang Weimin said.
"The second first-class merit award has not yet appeared." Li Hai said.
"Sooner or later," Dang Weimin said.
But no, it was precisely because of Li Hai's desperate timely report that the tuna fishing boat No. 101 of the Gun Group was able to learn the specific location of the fishing boat No. 33076 of Nanyu in time. When Li Zewen flew his plane to the sea area where the incident occurred, two-thirds of the fishing boat had sunk, and more than half of the crew had fallen into the water. Within ten minutes, the A-109 light helicopter rescued some people and dropped several inflatable speedboats. Then, the fishing boat sank completely.
In just ten minutes, more than sixty crew members would disappear without a trace in the turbulent waves.
Based on this alone, Li Hai's first-class merit is a certainty.
Nowadays, the army attaches great importance to promoting the spirit of honor. In the past, let alone third-class merit, even if you achieved special merit, you would not mobilize troops to send good news home. If you did not take the initiative to say it, the relevant local departments would not know at all.
"Let the military become a profession respected by society." When this sentence is put into practice, it will bring real benefits to officers and soldiers. Someone in the family has served as a soldier and has made a meritorious service, and no one wants to feel proud. This sense of honor resonates more with the people than material rewards.
Li Hai thought for a while and said, "My mother is a soldier and my father is a retired soldier. Now my family is still in the military compound. In addition, my father hates making scenes, so he may not follow this set of procedures." .”
"That's true..." Dang Weimin was stunned and nodded slightly.
Three generations of Li Hai's family are a dual-military family, which is really different from other families.
"Zizi, forget-me-not tower, this is Airlift No. 9, over." A call came from the loudspeaker.
Li Hai quickly checked the three-coordinate radar, then glanced at the Identification Friend or Foe radar screen, and said, "The Forgotten Tower received it, the radar has identified it, Air Transport No. 9 maintains the course and altitude approach, completed."
"Keep heading and approach at high altitude. Airlift No. 9 received. Complete."
Suddenly, Li Hai noticed that the three-dimensional radar scanned a weak signal. He subconsciously sat up straight and stared at the radar screen.
The three-coordinate radar used by the Forgotten Reef Airport is a second-hand "top plate" air-to-sea search radar removed from a ship. Its performance is much more advanced than the radar used at civil aviation airports. This radar is still the main equipment of many surface ships of the People's Navy.
Xue Zhengrong's abdominal pain has not completely recovered, and he is receiving infusions in the aviation hospital room. At this time, Li Hai on the tower can only make his own decisions.
Dang Weimin noticed the change in Li Hai's expression, frowned and asked, "Is there anything going on?"
Li Hai said nothing and stared at the radar screen with all his attention. The radar operator, a corporal, said uncertainly, "Commander, did you see it? There is a flash signal on the southeast side of Airlift 9."
Li Hai remained silent and continued to stare at the radar screen.
Suddenly, the signal flashed again, this time closer to Airlift 9.
"Is it locked?" Li Hai asked urgently.
The radar corporal shook his head, "No, the signal is too weak! It doesn't last long enough!"
"Report to Xue Da! Hurry!"
Li Hai made a quick decision and immediately called Airlift No. 9: "Airlift No. 9! There is an unknown aerial target approaching you from 120 degrees. Pay attention to avoidance! Repeat! There is an unknown aerial target approaching you rapidly from 120 degrees! Pay attention to avoidance. !”
The Y-9 tactical transport aircraft cannot see targets beyond visual range.
The captain was an experienced deputy commander. He didn't show any nervousness at all and answered calmly, "Airlift received on the 9th, unknown target 120 degrees, completed."
Li Hai said, "I have no way to judge the situation of the unknown target. After visualizing the target, report the situation to me. Over."
"Understood. Report after visualizing the target."
What kind of plane will it be?
Judging from the radar signal reflection, the signal feedback is so weak at such a short distance that only one aircraft can do it - a stealth fighter.
Will it be a stealth fighter?
In the airspace around the Forgotten Reef, there will definitely be no stealth fighters of our own. Even if there are, the Forgotten Reef tower will definitely be notified.
Li Hai freed up a hand to pick up a pencil and quickly calculated on the blank paper. Based on the limited parameters fed back by the radar, he quickly calculated the speed of the unknown air target. Because signal tracking cannot be implemented, the radar has no way to give the flight parameters of the target, and the commander can only calculate it manually.
"The flight speed is 300 nautical miles. It should be a small propeller aircraft." Li Hai said, "Can the altitude be judged?"
The radar corporal shook his head, "Without the reflected signal, nothing can be seen."
Li Hai quickly contacted Air Transport 9: "Air Transport 9, the unidentified flying target is flying at a speed of about 300 nautical miles and the altitude is unknown. Be careful of collision. Over!"
"The target speed is 300 knots, the altitude is unknown, beware of collisions, understand!" The captain and co-pilot worked together, using the longitudinal axis of the fuselage as the dividing line, and observed both sides.
Dang Weimin kept frowning in thought, stood up and asked in a deep voice, "Will it be a foreign military stealth fighter?"
"I hope so." Li Hai said coldly.
If it was a foreign military aircraft, Li Hai would not be worried anymore, and they would not dare to make any threatening moves. What I am afraid of is the black fly among the people. The so-called black flight refers to a private jet that has not reported a flight plan. Most of these types of aircraft are small aircraft.
Judging from the radar reflection characteristics, it can basically be concluded that it is a small aircraft, otherwise it is a fighter jet with good stealth performance.
Xue Zhengrong arrived, and Li Hai immediately reported the situation, and finally asked for instructions, "Xue Da, I request an emergency takeoff to find out the situation."
"Okay, get ready now!"
