In the global piracy industry, Gun Group Fishing Company is notorious.
The former number one listed company in the industry, West Pacific Pirates, was destroyed because it offended the Gun Group Fishing Company. I thought it was just a tuna fishing vessel of several thousand tons, but it turned out to be an iron plate.
If this is the case, forget it. Just lose a few ships and lose a few ships. What's worse is that because of this incident, the West Pacific pirates caused public outrage and were jointly encircled and suppressed by the People's Navy and the People's Air Force. A huge listed pirate company overnight
It collapsed and disappeared, leaving only a handful of remnants who hid and fought guerrilla warfare.
It was also after that incident that Guntuan Fishing Company greatly improved the anti-piracy capabilities of all ocean-going ships. Pirates would be beaten to death whenever they saw them anywhere on the five oceans and seven continents, making the piracy industry a mess.
It is reasonable for the Gun Tuan Fishing Company to "show off" so much that it would attract the pirates' revenge.
What exactly is going on will become clear once this happens.
Li Hai has been hovering in the airspace between the "Jianjiang 1" bulk carrier and the pirate ship, conducting low-altitude flybys many times to warn the pirate ship. Not only did the pirate ship have no intention of retreating, but it turned right and attempted to continue the pursuit.
Jianjiang No. 1".
Previously, the bulk carrier "Jianjiang No. 1" did not dare to speed up or turn at will because there were many reefs in the sea area it was about to pass. The ship can sail on international waterways, and the speed should be controlled to avoid collisions with other ships on the waterway.
Collide.
When a 300,000-ton ship reaches 22 knots, which is about 41 kilometers per hour, it will take at least 20 minutes to slow down to a complete stop.
The time required to slow down to a manageable speed is simply not enough.
This set of international waterways is one of the busiest major waterways in the world, and the busiest level among these major waterways is among the highest. Basically, the distance between the end and the tail of large cargo ships is generally not more than five nautical miles, and it is generally not more than five nautical miles.
Less than three nautical miles.
With such a front-to-back distance, it is understandable how difficult it would be to stop a 300,000-ton bulk carrier running at a speed of 40 kilometers per hour. The most important thing is that the water on both sides of the channel is not deep, especially in the Forbidden City.
There are a lot of hidden reefs around the reef, and you will be stranded if you are not careful.
In other words, if Li Hai hadn't asked the "Jianjiang No. 1" to turn 45 degrees to the right, the captain and political commissar of the ship, Chen Hai, would never have done so.
There is no problem with a large number of fishing boats running around at will, because their draft is shallow. However, the draft of the "Jianjiang No. 1" bulk carrier when fully loaded reaches 22.3 meters. The depth of a large number of reefs in the Forgotten Reef waters does not exceed ten meters.
In other words, what people think is "all water" is actually underwater mountains and hills, with undulating terrain. Ships sailing on the water are like airplanes flying in the sky. If you don't pay attention to the flight height,
If it is lower (the draft is deeper), it will be stranded.
Li Hai asked the bulk carrier "Jianjiang No. 1" to turn right to the Wangwo Reef Port because the ship could get timely guidance from the Forgotten Reef. Even if the radio was interfered with, the guiding ship sent by the Forgotten Reef could be sent before they entered the high-risk area.
Give the ship guidance.
There are pilot boats at the port, as well as pilots who need to board the berthing ships in advance, especially large ships. Without guidance, the berthing ships will not know what the underwater situation is at all. It’s not like you said you have 40
I can drive into the 10,000-ton channel.
It is said that the profession of pilot is very idle and the salary is very high, which makes others envious.
Of course, Li Hai didn't think about the pilot, he thought about the tower commander. At this time, his position was very close to the Forgotten Reef, but the Forgotten Reef tower could not command him unless he had permission from his superiors or a first-level
War readiness status.
Therefore, Xue Zhengrong on the Forgotten Reef tower heard the communication between Li Hai and Nan Zhi without saying a word, but he could not break into the communication, let alone give instructions to Li Hai - even if it was possible that he was more familiar with the scene than Nan Zhi
Condition.
The Forgotten Reef area is about 1,500 kilometers away from the mainland of the motherland. Some people may wonder, how does Nan Zhi command Li Hai at such a long distance?
For example, in the past, to monitor the airspace and sea areas of the South China Sea, the Air Force relied on radar stations built on the commanding heights of the mainland. HNA is different. In addition to land-based radar stations, they also have ships -
That is, a mobile radar station.
Many years ago, when an unknown aircraft entered the airspace of the Nansha Islands, the first thing it detected was Guangkong. The situation at that time was very tense. Guangkong directly commanded the shore base station to scramble to take off two fighter jets (J-7B) to intercept, but Hainan Airlines had not yet
Know what's going on.
This incident caused the Navy to lose face to the Supreme Command. It can be said that it has already lost face to grandma's house.
Although the strength of the navy at that time was still ugly, at least several frigates were equipped with air warning radars, and those frigates were all wandering around the South China Sea.
I was stunned that I didn't find the target.
There is no need to analyze the reasons. The backward performance of surface ships is definitely the biggest and most important reason. The second reason is that the navy does not have a unified command and communication system that can connect their combat units, which is the so-called data link.
In response to these two points, starting in 1997, the Navy has stated its attitude directly and clearly - I will promote the storyline according to these two main lines in the future, and no one of you can interrupt or offer any opinions.
Today, the Air Force's command center still manages the HNA forces, but situational awareness in the open sea and airspace basically requires support from HNA.
Nanzhi is able to contact Li Hai at this moment and know what is happening here, all because of the real-time information synchronized by HNA, otherwise Nanzhi would be blind, let alone command Li Hai.
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At this time, Nan Zhi clearly said to Li Hai, "The scene is left to you."
After Li Hai saw the bulk carrier "Jianjiang 1" soaring in speed, the 6,000-ton pirate ship was clearly unable to do what it wanted. At this time, Li Hai had to think about a very critical question - why could the pirate ship not start?
Woolen cloth?
The speed of 22 knots is an unreachable high speed for many ships, but this is not the case for military ships - except for logistics support ships.
Even landing ships and supply ships are required to drive at least 18 knots in order to keep up with the formation.
What does the "Jianjiang No. 1" bulk carrier's top speed of 22 knots mean? It means that it is a fighter among bulk carriers. A general large-tonnage bulk carrier can have a top speed of 16 knots, which is already remarkable, and 20
A bulk carrier of over 10,000 tons will probably not maintain a speed of more than 16 knots for many hours in its lifetime.
The wide and slender white wake produced by the "Jianjiang 1" bulk carrier's maximum power acceleration is especially clear in the dark night.
Li Hai's biggest worry can be put aside. Even if he is shot down, with guidance, the "Jianjiang 1" bulk carrier will approach the Forgotten Reef Port at its current speed, which is enough to ensure that it will not be in danger - unless
Attacked by ammunition.
As a result, Li Hai could move boldly with confidence. He was not polite to pirate ships and there were not so many restrictions.