Chapter 771 Lost

Lost it!

The aircraft carrier is huge, and the entire fleet is even bigger. But what is this score compared to? Compared to a fishing boat, it is of course a giant, but compared to the ocean, it is too small.

Therefore, even if the Soviet Navy's warships were painted red on their decks and sailing on the ocean, they would be difficult to be spotted by human eyes. Compared with the earth, human beings are always tiny.

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Therefore, if the US Navy wants to track the Soviet Navy, it needs certain technologies, such as using satellites for continuous tracking to continuously track the opponent's whereabouts, using the radar of carrier-based early warning aircraft to scan the sea area where the opponent appears, and determine the opponent's position.

Satellite tracking has its limitations. Satellites that use optical reconnaissance can only be used during the day. At the same time, the sea area where the opponent will appear must be predicted in advance, and a special targeted search can be conducted. If you don’t know where the opponent is and search the entire ocean, it would definitely be like looking for a needle in a haystack!

Originally, the carrier's early warning aircraft should have been dispatched when the satellites could not see them. However, yesterday, because the enemy was resupplying and the speed was very slow, in order to protect the life of the carrier-based early warning aircraft, it was not dispatched immediately. Moreover, after nightfall, the speed of the fleet would be slowed down to avoid the risk of collision. Therefore, the US Navy relaxed its vigilance and did not take off an E-2 early warning aircraft until the second half of the night to conduct a routine flight and locate the Soviet aircraft carrier.

Of course, there is another reason for this. The take-off and landing of carrier-based aircraft is a difficult project. Every take-off and landing is a life-and-death test, and night take-off and landing are even more difficult. Even the most well-trained carrier-based aircraft squadron can guarantee 100% night take-off capability, but less than 60% of pilots can land at night.

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Therefore, in later generations, when the U.S. Navy launched attacks, they would set out in the second half of the night, so that when they returned, it would be daybreak.

The pilot of the E-2 early warning aircraft, which has the ability to take off and land at night, had just finished his daytime shift. The pilot on night duty today only has the ability to take off at night but not the ability to land at night. Therefore, he was scheduled for the second half of the night and it was just a routine flight.

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As a result, the E-2 early warning aircraft took off from the dark deck with the help of a fluorescent stick. After climbing to six thousand meters, it turned on the radar and scanned the sea surface. However, it was shocked that the sea area where the Soviet aircraft carrier was predicted to appear was now empty!

The E-2 early warning aircraft flew a circle and searched the 400 nautical miles of sea area nearby, but found nothing. So the first mate on duty had no choice but to wake up the captain.

Lost! This is extremely embarrassing. Our aircraft carrier fleet has never lost track of other countries' navies in the ocean!

"What's going on?" Harold quickly washed his face and came to the bridge and asked the first mate.

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After hearing the introduction, Harold frowned. He had a vague premonition that the Soviets were playing a trick and teasing them!

In the afternoon, the Soviets made a replenishment in preparation for their sea race! After dark, the entire Soviet fleet immediately left the original route at the highest speed and disappeared!

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If we don't count the supply ships, and only count the warships, they can all move at 30 knots. From dusk till now, nearly ten hours have passed, and the enemy has run 300 nautical miles! If the distance is like this, the sea area that we have to search will increase exponentially. It can be said that we have almost lost the ability to search for the enemy!

The early warning aircraft cannot leave the aircraft carrier too far, otherwise it will be in danger. Except for the early warning aircraft, the radars of other fighter jets are too backward and cannot detect too far distances. Since our side has lost it, it will be difficult to find it again!

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"Notify the Pentagon to adjust the satellite orbit. After daybreak, send more satellites to search this sea area," Harold said.

Now, what else can we do? We can only use satellites to search like finding a needle in a haystack. Even if this search is doomed to fail, it is the only way!

What a shame! We were fooled by the Soviets!

"Where are our submarines?" Harold continued.

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During the Cold War, the confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union at sea was more about submarines under the sea. This time, the America aircraft carrier formation brought out two Los Angeles-class submarines. One of them guarded under its own aircraft carrier formation, while the other approached the other side one hundred nautical miles underwater and quietly followed it.

"Yesterday, just after you left, the Indianapolis reported that it had come into contact with a Soviet submarine, but broke contact to avoid an accident," the first mate reported.

Due to the serious underwater collision accidents that have occurred in the past, the submarine forces of the US Navy are now more cautious and will temporarily retreat at certain times to avoid another collision caused by fierce underwater confrontation. After all, the Soviet submarines are double-hulled, and if a collision really happens, the American submarines will suffer. Those crazy Ivans have done this more than once.

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It was obvious that the Soviets had discovered their accompanying submarines long ago and had never driven them away. But last night, before the Soviets could carry out their conspiracy, they blocked their own eyes and ears and drove away their own submarines!

Damn it! Looking at the sea chart, Harold's mind was thinking rapidly, where did the Soviets go? Their whereabouts this time were suspicious. Were they not going to interfere with Britain's Falklands War? Or were they just passing by and were they really going to the Indian Ocean naval base?

Time passed little by little, and the sky gradually brightened. The four early warning aircraft on the USS America aircraft carrier all took off and flew in all directions, searching a wider sea area under the protection of Tomcat fighters.

At the same time, overhead, the reconnaissance satellite opened its eyes wide and scanned the entire sea area.

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Unfortunately, as the morning passed and until noon, there was no trace of the Soviet naval formation. From noon to afternoon, and until dark, there was still no trace!

The US Navy was going crazy. It was impossible for them to scan the entire Atlantic Ocean. They had lost track of the Soviet Navy! If it was during the war, it meant that they would be attacked from unknown directions at any time!

However, at least it can be confirmed that the area within 500 nautical miles is safe, and the British naval fleet will no longer be harassed and will safely reach the vicinity of the Falkland Islands!