"Satellite detection revealed that the Discomfort Strike Group passed through the Mis Islands, but the situation has changed somewhat."
Chang Haizhou, who was at the center of the war situation, received important information and quickly came to the bridge to report to Li Hai and handed over the message.
When Li Hai saw it, his expression became a little more solemn.
Original intelligence showed that the USS Malaise strike group was named after the USS Malaise nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. In addition to the USS Malaise nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, it also included three poker-class and one supply-class fast combat support ships (i.e. integrated supply ships).
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Such a composition can defeat most countries.
The change mentioned by Chang Haizhou is that there are two more ships in the HMS Discomfort strike group. After research and judgment, they are two ANZAC-class frigates from the Kangaroo Gang, a branch of the Angles-Saxon pirates.
"It seems like they are bound to win." Li Hai said solemnly.
There are ten ANZAC-class frigates, eight of which are equipped by the Kangaroo Gang. Most of them are new ships that were launched into service after 2000. I don't know whether they can be fought, but the technical content is very high.
Li Hai suddenly smiled and said, "I hope that the Kangaroo Gang's ships will come as much as possible. The Anglesan pirates are difficult to deal with, so it is no problem to take action against the Kangaroo Gang."
"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Chang Haizhou said calmly, "Judging from their formation time, the two fleets were assembled in a hurry. It is very likely that the Kangaroo Gang did not know the purpose of the Angus Saxon pirates' trip. I
The biggest worry is that the Kangaroos are being exploited by Angles-Saxon pirates."
Li Hai said, "Your worries are justified. Use two ANZACs to contain us. If the Unfit takes three pokers and rushes towards Luojing Waterway, New Youth will not be able to stop it."
"That's right."
"Is there any more news about the two Anzac-level troops?" Li Hai asked.
"have."
Chang Haizhou walked quickly to the chart table, picked up a pencil and relied on his strong memory to draw the two ANZAC-class navigation trajectories in the past day.
If you are a new young person, you can come out with just a few clicks. This is the realization of the era gap between the intelligent intelligence system and the old-fashioned warships.
Satellites monitor the target's navigation trajectory, and it is not difficult to find the target's past navigation trajectory. However, the No. 53 ship does not have a data link and can only receive the latest information sent by the theater joint commander through text messages.
Song Jianming entered the bridge and reported with a smile as he walked, "Captain, comrades learned that you are going to make a bet with the star captain Su Ludong. Whoever loses will have to treat nearly two hundred people to a seafood dinner. Some comrades joked that if
If you treat them to a seafood dinner, we guarantee that you will win."
After the New Year's Eve dinner, Song Jianming was responsible for letting the news of the bet out, which immediately aroused the soldiers' competitive spirit.
Many soldiers on the 53rd ship have never even met Li Hai, but everyone is very familiar with Suludong. Suludong's name is so well-known that no one else is the star captain of the southern ship. Sooner or later he will be the main destroyer captain.
Someone has counted that Captain Suludong appears in interviews with national media at least three times a year. Such a figure is definitely a young cadre trained by the fleet.
In one sentence, Su Ludong is a typical representative among the captains of the South Ship frigate.
Who is Li Hai? He was a carrier-based fighter pilot more than a month ago. Now he is exercising the captain's rights as a trainee captain on behalf of the captain. That's all.
Such a huge disparity and such a heavy bet certainly made the soldiers who already admired Li Hai so excited that they wanted to throw their lives and blood into the fight.
"Winning or losing, I have ordered this seafood dinner. Before that, I want the kangaroo to help the pirates eat a meal of fresh seafood first," Li Hai said.
Only then did Song Jianming notice that the situation had changed.
Chang Haizhou joked, "A seafood dinner for two hundred people, no matter how simple it is, will cost tens of thousands of yuan, which is several months' salary."
"It's just half a year's flight maintenance." Li Hai didn't care. He didn't like money and had no concept of money. His happiest time was when he was a child and sculled in the North Sea.
"Convene a combat meeting." Li Hai's expression changed and he entered the state of mind.
"Yes!" Chang Haizhou immediately went to implement it.
Li Hai turned to Wu Tong and said, "Go and accompany Reporter Zhuang and don't let her run around."
"Understood!" Wu Tong went immediately.
Accompanying her is an excuse, seeing Zhuang Xiaoying not letting her go to a confidential place is true.
No matter how good the relationship is, we can't violate confidentiality regulations, especially now that we are in wartime. Moreover, Li Hai is really worried that Zhuang Xiaoying may not be sure enough to take some photos and post them casually. He has seen the equipment of the interview team, which is very advanced and wireless.
Communication equipment uses a satellite network, which can send out tens of megabits in the blink of an eye.
The main department heads once again gathered at the War Situation Center.
Li Hai took a pencil and went straight to the point while introducing the situation and making notes, saying, "In the southwest waters of the Mis Islands, the location of the HMS Misfit strike group is here, about 230 nautical miles away from me. An hour ago, the formation's speed increased from 16 knots to 28 knots.
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He raised his head and marked a time, "We will arrive in the sea area where I am in about eight hours and fifteen minutes, that is, at 4:15 on the 25th. According to the intelligence we have, the two Australian and New Zealand ships that have newly joined the Malawi strike group have
The maximum speed of the Legion-class frigate is 28 knots, and the maximum speed of the Poker-class frigate has reached 32 knots. Therefore, the possibility of the Poker-class being launched ahead cannot be ruled out."
Based on his own speed and course, plus wind direction, wind, current and other factors, Li Hai spent a few minutes calculating a speed and route that would allow him to run faster while saving as much fuel as possible, and then marked it on the navigation chart.
Song Jianming was dumbfounded. He had been sailing for more than ten years and claimed to be a magic fortune teller in this business. But when he saw that Li Hai completed such a complicated calculation in less than three minutes, he immediately
Endless admiration.
He probably didn't understand that fighter pilots need to think of appropriate calculation formulas in a very short time and obtain correct results in the shortest time as a basis for combat maneuvers.
This time is usually as short as seconds.
For example, when using aircraft fire to attack ground moving targets, you need to consider the speed and direction of the target, wind direction and wind speed, the speed and altitude of your own fighter aircraft, the muzzle velocity and ballistic difference of aviation rockets, air humidity and gravity deviation caused by topography, etc.
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The opportunity to shoot is fleeting, and it is impossible to calculate with the help of calculation tools. It depends entirely on mental calculations.
Simple arithmetic such as relative calculations is nothing to Le Hai.
Chang Haizhou saw some clues from the route drawn by Li Hai, "Do you want to take action on the two Anzac-class frigates first?"
"I originally wanted to fight at least one of the poker-level ones, but since the Anzac-level ones came up desperately, I don't mind practicing with them first." Li Hai put down the pencil.
Zhang Huo was outspoken and said, "So the ANZAC class is definitely going to be the scapegoat."
Everyone smiled slightly.
Radar Chief Wan Liyang did not smile. He had a strong aura of a technical cadre. He was a national defense student at Xidian back then. He said, "I don't understand why you look down on the ANZAC class. This ship has high technical content and very good combat capabilities."
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"How high?" Li Hai asked with a smile.
Wan Liyang spread his hands helplessly, "It's as high as three or four stories."
This time everyone laughed.
Finally, Wan Liyang said sternly, "The ANZAC-class battle management system is very advanced, and the radar system is better than ours. Now it's all a clear sign. With our old-fashioned frigate, we have to stay within the combat radius of the Discomfort."
He attacked one of the ships in his formation..."
It's really a bit of an idiot's dream.
In fact, the No. 53 ship is already within the combat radius of the Discomfort.
Zhang Huo retorted, "Brother Wan Li, we haven't been discovered by the Discomfort yet. This is an advantage. Secondly, if we deal with the ANZAC class, the Discomfort may not be able to help. Thirdly, our task is to contain the Discomfort."
As long as the strike group rushes into its core air defense circle, even if it does nothing, it will make the Discomfort feel uncomfortable and unable to advance or retreat."
Wan Liyang did not respond, because what Zhang Huo said was equally reasonable.
The sea warning radar and phased array radar carried by the ships belonging to the HMS Unfit strike group are said to be able to detect sea targets up to 400 kilometers away. In actual combat, this data is greatly discounted.
Ship No. 53 is old, but not large, weighing only over 3,000 tons, so it is not that easy to be discovered.
One advantage of the No. 53 ship is that its position is not exposed.
To say the least, even if it is discovered, it is difficult for the other party to be sure that it is a frigate and not a civilian ship. To be accurate, it must close the distance, or take off a carrier-based fighter jet for reconnaissance, or take off a carrier-based early warning aircraft for detection.
"Everyone, let's take a look at the route first." Li Hai signaled them not to argue, pointing to the newly released route and said, "My plan is to lure the snake out of its hole. The ANZAC class stays in the core air defense circle of the Discomfort. It is difficult for us to control it.
It would be much easier to just print it out.”
He asked, "What would the Discomfort do if it found an unknown frigate appearing on its flank? Director Wan Li, if you were the commander, what would you do?"
"Send a boat to verify the eviction." Wan Liyang said.
Li Hai nodded slightly, "Ship No. 53 is on the list of old and dilapidated frigates of the Anglesan Pirates. To deal with an old frigate like ours, the Incompetence strike group will never let the Poker class go up. The most likely option is to send out Australians."
The new legion level, maybe one, maybe two."
"To put it bluntly, the Misfit Strike Group will not take us seriously and drive us away from such a secondary mission. The Misfit Strike Group will probably not use the main force, so their choice is the ANZAC class."
Everyone's eyes slowly lit up.
"It's very possible that our old age is also our advantage, just like the unknown cruiser didn't take us seriously but was caught off guard." Chang Haizhou leaned towards Li Hai's plan.
First sail to the southeast at an economical speed, then suddenly turn to the northeast, and rush towards the HMS Discomfort strike group from the flank at the highest speed. This is the route drawn by Li Hai.
"I asked Captain Fugui that the No. 53 ship can run at a maximum speed of 36 knots. In the final sprint stage, it can approach the core air defense circle of the Discomfort strike group in up to three hours," Li Hai said.
Chang Haizhou and others nodded. Ship No. 53 had indeed set a maximum speed of 36 knots, and it had been running continuously for more than 12 hours, covering a full range of 500 nautical miles.