In the TFCC Tactical Flagship Command Center, Sherfield and Sweeney were reading the rescue telegram they had just received from the supply level.
Sherfield said, "You need to consider returning support."
Sweeney shook his head and said, "The order I received is to reach the waters of Dolan Island in the shortest possible time at all costs."
"Would you rather sacrifice the supply level?" Sherfield frowned.
Sweeney said in a deep voice, "When necessary."
He took out a document and said, "Look at this information."
Sherfield took it in his hand, but it was a document sent by the intelligence department, about the No. 53 ship.
He was surprised to find that the combat capability of the No. 53 ship was far more powerful than he had previously known.
Sherfield looked at it carefully.
On June 8, 2001, the No. 53 ship was launched. It became combat effective in December of that year and set a new naval record. In 2012, after 10 years of service, it was docked for its first major refit. During this refit, No. 53 The No. 53 ship was equipped with new anti-ship missiles, main guns and matching fire control radars. The most obvious thing was that the main gun at the stern was removed and a helicopter hangar and flight deck were installed. In 2015, just three years later, the No. 53 ship Once again, it underwent major modifications, including a diesel power system, a new propulsion system, and some ship electrical systems. In 2017, just two years later, the No. 53 ship underwent its third major modification and a bow was installed. The sonar, side sonar array and towed sonar are equipped with new lightweight anti-submarine torpedoes, and the anti-submarine capability is greatly improved...
Sweeney said, "That old frigate has sixteen Eagle 83 anti-ship missiles, and their fire control radar has a very efficient combat capability within a range of fifty nautical miles."
The Anglesan pirates have strong military intelligence collection capabilities. Most of the thousands of tons of military ships in the world have data recorded and stored in a database common to all three armed forces, and are updated regularly.
The primary equipment of some of the main opponents, down to the personal details of the commanders who use it, is downright terrifying.
Sweeney said, "The commander of this ship is named Liu Haikang. I know this man."
"You know him?" Sherfield asked in surprise.
Sweeney nodded slowly, "It was the summer of 2016, during the 'Rim of the Pacific' military exercise. Liu Haihang was the deputy captain of one of the frigates. I had a brief exchange with him. He was very steady and experienced in commanding operations. There are rules.”
After a pause, he said, "Later, the electronic reconnaissance force discovered during the detection that this person served as the captain of the No. 53 ship. At that time, the No. 53 ship had just completed its second modification. There was considerable feedback from other ships. This ship was in In previous confrontations, his performance was very...eye-catching."
The two fell silent.
In this way, we encountered a frigate commanded by a very experienced captain.
Sweeney said in a deep voice, "Johnny, you may not know that although the No. 53 ship is a frigate that has been in service for nearly twenty years, it has undergone three major modifications, and its anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare capabilities are not inferior to those of modern-class destroyers. .”
Sherfield's pupils shrank, "Modern-class destroyer?"
"Yes."
Sweeney directly called up the details of the No. 53 ship and showed it to Sherfield, and said in a deep voice, "According to the analysis obtained by the reconnaissance force's repeated detections, the No. 53 ship should be the frigate you see now."
"You thought I would look down on my opponent, but that's not the case. After I learned that you encountered the No. 53 ship, I sympathized with your experience. The anti-submarine capability of this frigate can be said to exceed that of the New Youth." Sweeney said seriously. said the voice.
Sherfield was quite surprised, firstly because of the actual performance data of the No. 53 ship, and secondly because he did not expect that Sweeney did not mean to laugh at him.
Sweeney continued, "But I can't act cautiously. Pirate Admiral Wengel called me personally and ordered me to rush to the waters of Dolan Island in the shortest time at all costs. You should know that such direct orders are extremely rare. of."
Sherfield nodded slowly, he now understood Sweeney's difficulty.
"So, the life and death of the supply level can only be prayed to God." Sherfield said.
Swine thought for a moment and said, "I can send two Super Hornets over to provide a few minutes of air support, but that's all I can do."
"What you said makes sense." Sherfield agreed with Sweeney. He felt that he was treating this person with admiration even after seeing him for three days.
The USS Malaise aircraft carrier strike group scrambled two F/A-18E/F "Super Hornet" carrier-based fighter jets to turn around and rush to the sea area where the incident occurred to provide air support for the supply-class fast combat support ship.
When the two-plane formation arrived at the sea area where the incident occurred, the No. 53 ship had already disappeared.
While Sweeney and Sherfield were discussing countermeasures, Li Hai commanded the No. 53 ship to quickly leave the sea area where the incident occurred.
The performance of the supply class confirmed one thing for Li Hai - the Anglian Sassoon pirates will not care about the life and death of the two Anzac-class frigates of the Kangaroo Gang, and it is even very likely that the HMS Misfit aircraft carrier strike group will not return supplies. class.
If this analysis is true, it will be meaningless for the No. 53 ship to continue its original actions, and Li Hai will retreat decisively.
The straight-line retracement distance was the shortest, but Li Hai did not. He chose to sail northwest at high speed, then turned the steering wheel to the west near the baseline of the territorial sea, and then continued sailing at high speed.
According to the position of the earth's rotation and the curvature of the earth, the detection distance to the north of the carrier-based fighter jets taking off from the Unsuitable aircraft carrier strike group is limited. Choosing this route will help the No. 53 ship continue to remain concealed.
The Super Hornet two-aircraft formation reported the situation on the scene to the TFCC Tactical Flagship Command Center. Toowoomba sank, Arada was damaged and left the formation to return. The supply level did not know whether to continue to advance or retreat.
The report mentioned a detail. A Chinese naval frigate with a string number of 53 handed over the drowned sailors of the Toowoomba rescued by the ship to the Arada. Finally, the Chinese naval frigate that extended a helping hand headed west went.
This detail gave Sweeney a sense of danger, because the Super Hornet double-jet formation had been using airborne radar to search while flying from west to east, but nothing was found.
He knew that there was a new young man and a very powerful conventional submarine ahead, plus an old-fashioned frigate that was once again concealed, could run at the fastest 36 knots, and had powerful anti-ship and anti-submarine capabilities. The USS Malaise aircraft carrier strike group was very It is possible to face front and rear attacks.
Sweeney would not be very worried if he were to open up sea areas, but going to the waters of Dolan Island must pass through the Luojing Waterway, which is very dangerous for a huge aircraft carrier.
Sweeney was worried.
It has to be said that it is an irony to have more than forty carrier-based fighter jets, but to be very anxious by two frigates and a submarine.
He can remain objective. In a narrow sea area, the advantage of an aircraft carrier strike group is not great, especially when it is necessary to deal with an elusive submarine at any time.
