Chapter 199: Willing but Powerless

If you want to compete with the US Navy's aircraft carrier formation, you need to have the same aircraft carrier formation! This castrated version of the aircraft carrier is absolutely not enough! What if there are anti-ship missiles with a range of hundreds of kilometers? Without the guidance of helicopters, these missiles are in vain!

Helicopters are undoubtedly quite vulnerable. The current situation is a living example. The Ka-25B helicopter on the Kiev aircraft carrier was ambushed by the Americans and forced to land on the sea!

The distance of 200 kilometers has made the Yak-36M carried by the Kiev class powerless. Only conventional fixed-wing fighters can play a role in this kind of competition, especially the Soviet Union’s most powerful MiG-25!

Looking at the helicopter that made an emergency landing on the sea, Major Edward did not have much sympathy. The Pacific Ocean originally belonged to the United States! The Soviets wanted to break out of the Pacific Ocean, but they had no illusions. Without a strong carrier-based aviation force, the Soviets could only operate within the protection range of the shore-based aviation force! Like now, they actually left the combat range of the shore-based aviation force and ran to the ocean to challenge the US maritime power. The Soviets were simply too stupid!

In the previous Hokkaido War, the United States was badly defeated by the Soviet Union, but that was only a land war, which was the Soviets' strong point. Now, at sea, it is still the United States' sphere of influence!

"Edward, a UFO has been spotted." At this moment, the radar operator in the rear cabin reported: "Prepare to switch to PSTT mode."

Just now, Edward flew around the enemy on the sea, and the radar operator in the rear cabin just routinely scanned the surrounding sea area. After discovering the radar echo, he began to prepare for the search to see if he could scan out these targets. Of course, it is also possible that the radar was misjudged.

"Distance 100, altitude 300, speed 800, number of targets 2." The radar operator in the rear cabin looked at the display on the screen and held his breath: "Damn, these people are definitely not blacksmiths!"

The Soviet shore-based aviation force could never come here! What is the target that is flying at 800 meters at a very low altitude? Could it have taken off from a Soviet aircraft carrier?

"They're climbing!"

"Quick, prepare to launch the Phoenix!" Major Edward suddenly became anxious. He seemed to have thought of something. Could these guys flying over really be MiG-25s?

Before takeoff, the commander of the flight wing introduced that recently, they accidentally discovered MiG-25 fighters operating on the Soviet aircraft carrier Kiev, and that a leap deck, an even more incongruous configuration, had appeared at the front of the aircraft carrier's angled deck.

Major Edward just smiled at all this. He absolutely did not believe that such a heavy fighter could take off and land on an aircraft carrier. That was simply impossible!

But now, these two planes flying over made Major Edward feel a little nervous.

In previous air battles in Hokkaido, it was discovered that the Soviets had an improved MiG-25 fighter that could launch missiles with a range of more than 100 kilometers, and our side could no longer gain an advantage in long-range interceptions.

Rather than being locked by the opponent, it is better to strike first!

Just as Major Edward finished his words, a beeping alarm sounded in his earphones.

"Oh no, we've been locked!" Hearing the terrible sound of the radar warning receiver, it was like a death knell. All of a sudden, Major Edward lost all his courage.

"Old Harrier calling Enterprise, Old Harrier calling Enterprise." Major Edward pushed the nose of the plane and drilled towards low altitude. During the years of confrontation, the Soviets' electronic technology had always been weak. Only by drilling into low altitude could they get rid of the Soviet attacks.

Fight the Soviets? That would fall right into the Soviets' trap. The Soviets would keep flying upwards, guiding the Tomcat into the sky. At an altitude of 20,000 meters, the MiG-25 would have its own stage. That kind of shameless tactic, rushing down to launch missiles, and then flying back up, made the Americans extremely angry, but helpless.

Therefore, the right thing to do is not to get entangled with the Soviets and to avoid them at ultra-low altitudes!

At the same time, along with the call, the Enterprise and Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier battle groups also received news that the Soviet fixed-wing aircraft had been spotted. An E-2 early warning aircraft in the eastern airspace of the maritime formation first captured the two targets. The other party flew at an ultra-low altitude over the sea, locked onto their own aircraft with radar, and forced their own aircraft to leave. Then, the other party did not let go, but climbed quickly, and climbed even faster!

The damn Soviets are about to slap the US Navy in the face again!

Although Kitty Hawk and Enterprise both ejected two Tomcat fighters in an emergency, when the Tomcats took off quickly with tail flames spraying, the Soviet planes had already flown at an altitude of more than 20,000 meters, and the radars of all the warships captured the two targets.

There is no doubt that it is the Soviet MiG-25!

The E-2 early warning aircraft turned off its radar and secretly flew into the low altitude. Although the two sides have not officially declared war, our side had forced the opponent's helicopter to land first. The Russian bear has always been unreasonable. If it sets its sights on our early warning aircraft and pounces on it viciously, we will not be able to escape.

This moment was once again a moment of shame for the U.S. Navy! On the radar screen, the two planes flew over the top of their own aircraft carrier in such a swagger! They circled around, flew away to the north, and finally disappeared from the radar screen.

"Retreat two hundred nautical miles to avoid conflict with the Soviet Navy." Standing on the bridge, Colonel Steve said gritting his teeth.

Two aircraft carrier formations, with hundreds of fighter planes, were actually scared away by just two MiG-25 fighter planes! Steve felt extremely humiliated and helpless. They were also powerless.

What else could they do? Really rush up to engage in battle? They had to be able to engage in battle! Facing the Soviet aircraft that had the advantage in flying altitude and speed, the United States actually had no decent weapons!

"We must improve our missiles and make them capable of hitting ship-to-air missiles and air-to-air missiles at an altitude of 30,000 meters!" Major Ted said gritting his teeth.

What else can we do? Let the rear develop a high-altitude, high-speed fighter that can rival the MiG-25? Those so-called fighter mafia will come out to make trouble. The navy has limited funds, and it is already very good to produce a Tomcat. Moreover, the domestic aircraft manufacturing companies really do not have such strength!

Therefore, improving existing missiles is the fastest and most effective way.

"Yes, I hope our standard missiles can be put into service as soon as possible!" Major Steve said, "We can't let the Soviet MiG-25s run rampant. Also, how did the Soviets do it? Can the MiG-25 take off from an aircraft carrier just by relying on that jump deck? This is simply unimaginable!"

Now, although it is very humiliating for the Americans, it also proves one thing: the Soviets did secretly deploy MiG-25 fighters on their aircraft carriers, and they were able to take off and land from the aircraft carriers!