Two hundred and sixty seventh: Chasing Diana No. 3
"Attention all units. We are about to fly over the destroyer." the helicopter pilot said.
Two destroyers on the sea were driving at full speed towards a 10,000-ton ro-ro cargo ship not far ahead.
"Please pay attention to the freighter ahead. I am the Chinese Navy. I order you to stop the ship immediately and accept inspection."
The warship sounded the air horn and then shouted to the cargo ship through the loudspeaker and VHF radio.
The word "DIANA" is painted in white paint on the black side of the freighter.
The freighter ignored the navy's call. Instead, it quickly turned and sped away.
The destroyer shouted again and followed up while maintaining a safe distance.
The helicopter transport flew over the cargo ship and began to circle.
"Be careful." Wang Chaoyang walked to the cockpit door and said to the pilot.
"Don't worry." The pilot made an OK gesture.
"We have to wait until the assault boat comes up before taking action." Xiang Yu said to Wang Chaoyang on the radio.
"No problem. As long as they don't go too fast."
"It can outrun a warship."
"How long will it take for the assault boat?" Wang Chaoyang asked.
Xiang Yu's rhetorical question can be understood by anyone who knows a little bit about ships. Generally speaking, the maximum speed of large civilian roll-on/roll-off cargo ships is around 25 knots. It rarely exceeds 30 knots.
Nowadays, the speed of large surface combat ships is generally more than 25 knots. The maximum speed can even reach 35 knots. High-speed speedboats can even reach a maximum speed of more than 40 knots.
As for high-speed assault boats such as rigid assault boats, their ultimate speed can even reach sixty knots.
Some people may think that this speed cannot be compared with the speed of a car of more than 100 kilometers. But I can help you calculate it. 1 knot = 1 nautical mile / hour = 1.852 kilometers / hour. In other words, twenty-five knots is 46.3 kilometers/hour. Thirty knots is 55.56 kilometers/hour. And thirty-five kilometers is 64.82 kilometers/hour. As for sixty knots, it has to be 111.12 kilometers/hour.
Of course, this speed still doesn't seem to be comparable to that of a car, but it is indeed not slow. You have to know that in China, a speed of 70 kilometers per hour can hit a college student.
The reason why there is still no movement after the boat has been sailing for a long time is because the ocean is too big. If you take the inland waterway, the feeling will be different.
Here’s a poem to prove it:
"The white emperor's speech is among the colorful clouds. A thousand miles of rivers and mountains are returned in one day. The apes on both sides of the bank can't stop crying. The boat has passed the Ten Thousand Mountains."
"Shrimp soldiers. Fire suppressively at the front of the freighter."
"clear."
The machine gun operator pulled the machine gun's bolt neatly.
"Bang bang bang."
A series of bullets roared out of the gun barrel and hit the sea more than ten meters in front of the freighter.
The gunner's marksmanship was very accurate. He didn't even hit the freighter while the helicopter was shaking.
"Please pay attention to the freighter ahead. I am the Chinese Navy. I order you to stop the ship immediately and accept inspection."
The destroyer shouted again.
But the freighter still didn't respond.
"Shoot again."
"Bang. Bang. Bang."
Another series of bullets. And this time the shooting time was longer than the previous one. The bullets were closer to the bow of the freighter.
Moreover, it was not just one helicopter that opened fire. Two other helicopters also opened fire.
The freighter still ignored it. Instead, it continued to accelerate away from the ship and began to perform an S-shaped maneuver.
When the two warships saw that the warning was ineffective, they immediately used full power to attack from both sides.
When the warship and the cargo ship moved hand in hand, the gun on the warship rotated and aimed at the water in front of the warship and fired a shot.
Two cannonballs hit the sea, causing huge waves.
At the same time, the close-in defense guns on the destroyer also began to fire warning shots into the sky.
But the freighter had no intention of stopping. It even suddenly veered off course and hit the destroyer on the left.
The destroyer on the left immediately made a "left car stop, right car enters ten" action and at the same time full left rudder, turned sharply to the left to evade.
Generally speaking, there are two power systems on destroyers, called "cars".
The operation of the power system requires a measure of speed. It is equivalent to first gear, second gear, third gear, and fourth gear. The larger the number of gears, the faster the speed, and the greater the propulsion force. Therefore, there is "two cars into one" on the warship. , as the saying goes, “Two cars make ten”.
It's okay if the "Diana" came aboard for a while. This was a naked provocation to the warship.
The warship on the right immediately turned to the left. At the same time, the ship's gun fired a shot at the starboard side of the freighter.
This shot just hit the breakwater at the bow of the ship. Suddenly a fire broke out on the deck.
"Diana. I order you to stop the ship immediately and accept inspection. Otherwise, you will be responsible for all the consequences."
While firing, the warship shouted again.
After dodging the diagonally ramming "Diana", the guided missile destroyer "Haikou" on the left quickly turned and returned to its normal course.
The provocative behavior of the "Diana" just now is too dangerous and has seriously threatened the safety of the warship.
Therefore, according to the order before departure, the anti-ship missiles on the "Haikou" guided missile destroyer have entered a standby state and can be launched immediately when necessary.
Although the "Haikou" is a warship and its tonnage is still very large, compared with the burly "Diana", it still feels like "the arm cannot twist the thigh". If it really collides, for " "Haikou" is obviously at a disadvantage. It's like driving a Lamborghini to hit a tractor. Although your Lamborghini is expensive, has many equipment, and has powerful functions, you can beat the tractor.
Of course, this is only from the perspective of tonnage and volume.
The eight anti-ship missiles carried by the two quadruple new anti-ship missile launchers on the "Haikou" are not just for viewing.
This new type of C802A anti-ship missile is a high subsonic, sea-skimming anti-ship missile weapon system powered by a turbojet engine. It has small size, light weight, long range, wide attack area, penetration and anti-ship capabilities. It has the characteristics of strong jamming ability, high hit accuracy, good maneuverability, easy operation, easy maintenance, and forgetting after launch. It can be mounted on ships, coastal defense positions or aircraft. It can carry out ship-to-ship operations against enemy destroyers, frigates, and landing ships. , shore-ship and air-ship over-the-horizon attacks. The warhead is about 150-200 kilograms. A turbojet engine is installed at the tail of the projectile. It is so powerful that a single bomb can make a 3,000-ton frigate lose its combat effectiveness. The 5,000-ton destroyer was severely damaged.
In other words, for a 10,000-ton civilian-standard cargo ship like Diana, two C802As are enough to send it to the bottom of the sea.
Although it is said that the C802A has a minimum range of fifteen kilometers.
But this is based on the fact that it takes a while for the missile radar to turn on.
In "Operation Praying Mantis", a "harpoon" launched by the Iranian Navy was missed because the launch distance was too close. The radar did not have time to start searching for the target and flew past the US warship.
But that is to fire at a warship with a small frontal target projection from a certain distance.
But now, the distance between the two sides is only a few hundred meters away. The missile can hit the "Diana" even if it hits hard. This is beyond doubt.
But destroying the "Diana" is not the best choice, because if a batch of poison gas bombs that have not yet been put into use can be recovered for research, the significance will be even greater.
"Diana" did not stop because of the direct fire from the Chinese Navy. Instead, it continued to escape.
At the same time, the special forces on the helicopter discovered a group of armed men swarming onto the deck.
"Attention.RPG."
shouted the machine gunner.
An RPG rocket was launched from the "Diana" and flew towards the Z-8 helicopter on which Wang Chaoyang and the others were riding.
The helicopter immediately made an evasive action and dodged the incoming rocket.
"We were attacked. Fired back. Fired back."
shouted the helicopter captain.
This not only reminds the machine gunner that he has met the conditions for direct shooting, but also reports the situation to his superiors.
The machine gunner immediately aimed at the Titan soldiers on the deck and opened fire violently.
Two other helicopters also opened fire. One was aimed at the militants on the deck. The other was directly aimed at the bridge cab of the freighter and fired violently.
The bullet penetrated the glass on the bridge. The crew on the bridge suffered heavy casualties. The "Diana" suddenly lost control and drove forward along a fixed route at sea.
The two warships adjusted their courses. One to the left and one to the right continued to follow the "Diana".
The militants on the deck were quickly cleared by the helicopter gunners. Those who were not dead had already returned to the bridge.
"Action." Xiang Yu shouted over the radio.
At this time, four rigid speedboats had rushed up and were monitoring the freighter.
The helicopter quickly descended and prepared to approach the deck.
After the helicopter descended to a height of fifteen meters, a rappel rope was thrown from the helicopter.
"Up. Up. Up."
The special forces and Marines began to land on the deck.
"The intelligence team occupies the bridge. Assault A is on the left. Assault B is on the right. Snipers are covering in the air. Action." Wang Chaoyang shouted after landing.
"clear."
The special forces shouted and started to take action.
The helicopter began to increase its altitude. The sniper team maintained vigilance in the air.
As the assaulting troops approached the bridge, they were suppressed by fire from the bridge.
Since the bridge is naturally like a tower, the special forces have no way to access the bridge. They can enter the interior of the bridge from the door at the bottom. However, there is still more than 20 meters from the currently suppressed position to the bottom of the bridge. How to break the distance.
"Helicopter, blow up the bridge." Xiang Yu hid behind the container and shouted on the radio.
All three helicopters suddenly converged on the front of the bridge.
Three heavy machine guns fired fiercely at the bridge.
The close-range rapid-fire cannons on the two warships also began to attack. All firepower was concentrated on the bridge.
It only took half a minute. At first, the bridge and cockpit had only broken glass, but now even the steel plate of the wall was riddled with holes and looked like a torn cake.