All-people naval warfare: from patrol boats to aircraft carrier fleets

I don’t know if the system restrictions on the pirate forces are relatively small, or if this group of pirates really discovered something was wrong. Just when Ye Bai received a telegram from Lin Luzhong, saying that the Yixin Island fleet was about to arrive at the resource point, he ordered When all the released carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft returned, the accident happened.

A formation of carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft about 100 kilometers away from the pirate island received the order and had just turned around and was about to return home when several carrier-based aircraft with black skull patterns suddenly appeared from the clouds.

As soon as they made contact, both parties were a little surprised, but they quickly reacted and immediately launched an aerial pursuit without any hesitation.

The Yanhuang's carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft are all Hawker Osprey carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft. To be honest, their performance can be said to be the most backward among several carrier-based aircraft. Their flight speed and firepower are comparable to each other. Don't talk about it. Compared with the Biyan carrier-based fighter, even the Skua carrier-based fighter-bomber is inferior.

Not to mention, today's aircraft manufacturers are working overtime to manufacture several new carrier-based aircraft. Otherwise, they would not have been shot down when they were attacked by pirate carrier-based fighter jets in the original naval battle. 5 aircraft were damaged, 3 were damaged, and none of them were intact.

It was also after experiencing that battle that Ye Bai deeply realized the weakness of the Hawker Osprey carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft. If he did not have a suitable reconnaissance aircraft in hand for replacement, Ye Bai really wanted to use all these reconnaissance aircraft immediately. All eliminated.

As a reconnaissance aircraft, it does not need thick armor or powerful firepower, but it must have extremely fast flight speed so that it can escape quickly in the event of an accident.

But it is obvious that the Hawker Osprey carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft cannot do this at all. Even though it has the name of a combat reconnaissance aircraft, in fact it does not have any air combat capabilities at all.

Therefore, Ye Bai issued a special order to the pilots of the carrier-based reconnaissance aircraft, that is, during the reconnaissance process, if they encounter an enemy fighter plane, they should evacuate immediately, return quickly, and break away from the opponent.

Based on the performance of the Hawker Osprey carrier-based combat reconnaissance aircraft, if an air battle breaks out, the probability of being shot down by the opponent is quite high, and because the reconnaissance aircraft are scattered in distant waters for reconnaissance, the search radar on the Yanhuang It's hard to control - their position.

Once a fighter plane is shot down, without accurate coordinates, even if the pilots can parachute to escape, it will be very difficult for the Yanhuang to rescue these pilots.

In Ye Bai's heart, he has always believed that people are more important than equipment. If a carrier-based aircraft is lost, it will be lost and can be bought back. However, training pilots is not that easy, especially for some elite or even ace pilots.

Even if Ye Bai is very lucky when recruiting personnel and can always recruit some outstanding crew members, there is no guarantee that he can recruit elite pilots and ace pilots every time.

This was the case this time. When several fighter planes suddenly appeared in front of us, even if there was no identification friend or foe system provided by the airborne radar that could accurately determine the identity of the enemy, the black skull pattern painted on the opponent's fighter plane had fully explained the opponent's identity. identity of.

Now that the pirate fighter plane was discovered, there was nothing to hesitate about. Naturally, he followed the fleet commander's order, turned the plane's nose, and returned immediately.

Fortunately, these pirate fighters are also reconnaissance aircraft, and they are equipped with the same model as the Yanhuang. The performance of both sides is exactly the same in all aspects, so they will definitely not be able to catch up.

However, although these pirate reconnaissance planes were not able to catch up, they tracked them all the way to the resource point. Although most of them were shot down by the Fulmar carrier-based fighter jets sent by Ramsey, Ye Bai had an idea. Next, he deliberately let go of one, only damaging it so that the pirate reconnaissance plane could return to the pirate island.

Of course, all this happened before the arrival of the Isinjima fleet. After all, compared with battleships, the flight speed of the Hawker Osprey carrier-based combat reconnaissance aircraft, no matter how slow it is, is still much faster.

As for whether it was detected by the search radar equipped on the Isin Island battleship, Ye Bai didn't know. After all, he didn't know what level the search radar equipped on these battleships was and what the effective detection range was.

But it doesn't matter even if he is discovered. Anyway, when he sent Lin Luzhong to Yixin Island to conduct the transaction, he had already told the other party that he had snatched this resource point from a group of pirates. The pirates who were unwilling to fail came back. Robbery is also a reasonable thing.

Anyway, when Lütjens, as a representative, handed over to the commander of the fleet on Isin Island, the other commander did not raise this issue, so Ye Bai would naturally not take the initiative to expose it.

It was the occurrence of this unexpected event that prompted Ye Bai to lead the fleet to quickly leave the resource point. He could have guessed that the pirate reconnaissance plane that was deliberately missed would return and transfer the resource point to it.

At that time, how could pirates who had always made a living by robbing other forces tolerate being robbed by others? Coupled with the importance of resource points, it would be strange if this group of pirates did not dispatch a fleet to recapture the resource points.

Once the pirates dispatch their fleet in an attempt to recapture the resource points, this place will become a battlefield, and the battle between the two sides will become quite fierce. Ye Bai does not want to get involved.

While the fleet was rushing to Isin Island at high speed, Ye Bai was also discussing with Lütjens and Ramsey what if he was attacking those pirate reconnaissance planes and deliberately missed one of them. If it was a flash of inspiration, now Ye Bai already has a rough idea in his mind

"Lütjens and Ramsey, how far do you think the battle between Isin Island and the pirates will go?"

Looking at the incomplete nautical map, Ye Bai's eyes flashed with a strange light. Originally, the pirate island did not appear on this nautical map, but with Luo Mingxuan there, Qi Sicheng deliberately placed it on the map based on his narration. Marked.

On the current navigation map, an irregular triangle is formed between Isin Island, the resource point and the pirate island. Whether it is Isin Island or the pirate island, the distance from the resource point is the same. It is almost 300 kilometers, and no one has taken advantage of it.

On the contrary, the distance between Yixin Island and the Pirate Island is longer. According to Qi Sicheng's estimate, it is almost 600 kilometers.

Therefore, this resource point For both of them, it is very important. It is not just a matter of resource collection points, but also has a very critical strategic significance. The distance of about 300 kilometers is not too far for a carrier-based aircraft. This threat could not be ignored.

After occupying this resource point for almost half a day, Ye Bai was not idle doing anything. Although the area of ​​​​the resource point was not very large, it was not even as good as the original miniature pirate base..

But in any case, there is a large piece of flat land. In addition to building a mining site, there is still enough space to build more houses, warehouses and other buildings, and even a field airport.

Ramsay I specifically walked around the resource point and personally measured and estimated that if a field airport was built, it would be enough to accommodate nearly a hundred carrier-based aircraft.

Coupled with the aircraft carrier docked at the resource point port, it can be used at once A large carrier-based aircraft group was dispatched. A carrier-based aircraft group of this size naturally cannot pose a great threat to small islands with complete air defense firepower, but it controls the surrounding sea areas in disguise. Whenever a fleet passes by the surrounding sea areas, it is very easy to If it is easy to be discovered, the result will be very unpleasant.

For this strategic point, neither Isin Island nor the pirate forces will give up easily, especially the aborigines of Isin Island. After all, they are only small islands. The output of materials is limited, and many materials need to be purchased from other islands.

This also results in the need for them to send a large number of transportation fleets out to continuously transport back the materials purchased from other islands. These transportation fleets are all The target of pirates' plundering.

But pirates are much simpler. They make a living by plundering. When they are short of supplies, they go to sea to rob. There is no need to go out to purchase, so Ixin Island will want it even more. Occupy this resource point.

With this resource point as support, they can better control the surrounding sea areas, protect their transport fleet, and provide rapid support when unexpected situations occur.

These things, Ye Bairang When the pilots released the water, they didn't expect that it was just a flash of inspiration in his mind. Even he himself didn't understand why he made such a decision in the first place.

It was only now through Lütjens' explanation that Ye Bai discovered his order. It actually feels like a stroke of genius, which is equivalent to advancing the war process between Ixin Island and the pirate forces, making the fierce battle between the two sides break out faster.

At this moment, Ye Bai was obviously a little excited and said continuously:"Lütjens, according to what you said, Yixin Island and the pirates will never give up this resource point. After all, none of them want their home base to face With the threat so close at hand, their war will last for a long time."

Lütjens shook his head and said:"Commander, I am only analyzing the situation based on conventional circumstances, but I am not sure whether both sides will do whatever it takes. The price is high, and it is impossible to determine whether a third party will intervene."

"However, in the early stages, the competition between the two sides will definitely be fierce, and the battle situation will be very tragic. It is most correct for us to escape in time."

Nodding, Ye Bai subconsciously thought of the existence of the system. Although the system has relaxed some restrictions on the aboriginal forces, it has not completely relaxed them. Therefore, although these aboriginal forces are powerful, they are not that powerful. The ground is free to speak..