Chapter 482

At the same time, on board the electronic reconnaissance ship "thinker" of the seventh fleet of the US Navy, VOA reporter Martin Edwards looked at the fine rain outside the side window. After thinking for a while, he just brought up his pen and wrote in the open interview book: "on November 3, 1987, China's fleet seemed to encounter unprecedented challenges, complex weather, changeable sea conditions and ubiquitous Soviet Union Union submarines, they've sent out guard ships to search for Soviet submarines.

But this is far from enough, because their antique warships lack modern communication equipment and sonar system. Just looking for them with naked eyes is like looking for a needle in a haystack. Yes, I have to quote this idiom from China, because it is too appropriate to describe the predicament of the Chinese fleet, even though this fleet is the most difficult one organized by China in the past 20 years A powerful fleet.

The US Navy, which is well aware of the severe situation, has made a request for assistance to the Chinese fleet, but it has not received a response from the Chinese fleet. Perhaps it is the noble face of the Chinese people that they deliberately turn a blind eye to. However, Lieutenant Colonel Mitchell, the captain of the "thinker", told me another incredible speculation, that is, there is something wrong with the communication system of the Chinese fleet, which leads to his failure Even if they receive the message, they can't send it out.

I hope the silence of the Chinese Fleet comes from the latter. However, it's still very puzzling. A fleet composed of two destroyers and four frigates can't even guarantee basic communication. I really don't know what this fleet would be like without a strong US Navy to contain the Soviets.

Perhaps because of this, Lieutenant Colonel Mitchell has informed the US headquarters in Subic Bay of the situation here, where has agreed to send two p-3a anti submarine patrol planes to support. My colleague, Mr. Grint, will come here at random, and he will witness the whole process of the US Navy's resistance to the hegemony of the Soviet Union... "

"Dong Dong ~ ~"

just as Edwards was busy writing his press release, the door of the cabin was knocked, and the voice of Mitchell, the captain of the thinker, came: "Mr. Edwards, are you there?"

Edwards, who had been disturbed, was still a little upset. When he heard that it was commander Mitchell, he immediately forgot everything. He quickly got up, opened the cabin door, and said hello to Mitchell with a smile: "Hi, commander Mitchell, I just made some coffee. Would you like to come in and have a taste?"

"No!"

Mitchell was a blonde, tall, bearded, middle-aged man with a pair of cross frame glasses. When he saw Edwards, he didn't smile politely like other officers. Instead, he was as stern, stern and dignified as usual and said, "according to the latest information, the support force of the Chinese navy is approaching here quickly, so I'm sorry "We are going to release some jamming signals and try to delay the Soviets finding that China's support forces are approaching. During this period, the satellite communication telephone on board will be suspended. If you need something in this regard, you hope to finish it in 15 minutes."

Edwards was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that China's support force would come so soon. Didn't he say that the Chinese Navy had no decent forces around here? Even if there is, with the backward equipment of the Chinese Navy, it will take two days to set out from Qiongdao. But less than 20 hours passed from yesterday evening to today's noon, they are almost there?

Did the diesel engine on the Chinese navy ship blow out? No, even if it's a tank burst, it can't come so fast. What's the situation of the Chinese Fleet not far away? These days, he can see it clearly. He hasn't heard of any new actions of the Chinese navy?

Edwards, who has been studying the sea power in East and Southeast Asia for a long time, is full of question marks. He is stunned for a moment. He was called by Lieutenant Colonel Mitchell twice. Then he regained his mind. He quickly apologized and said, "I'm sorry, I thought about a lot of questions at once I'm going to call my colleagues first and report my next situation. "

Commander Mitchell nodded. Edwards quickly walked out of the cabin and headed for the communication room. He immediately contacted Grint, who came with the p-3a antisubmarine patrol plane, and asked the VOA aviation photographer in Asia Pacific to take more pictures of China's support ships.

Because the reporter's professional sensitivity tells Edwards that China's unusual speed is full of evil.

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Also, major chadonov, the captain of the reconnaissance ship "golden Mailang" of the Soviet Union's eighth sub fleet, had a strong radio signal transmitting source hundreds of nautical miles north of the "golden Mailang" since midnight yesterday. By noon today, the signal transmitting source was 180 nautical miles away from the Chinese fleet.

When the signal source was discovered in the middle of the night, the distance between the "golden Mailang" and it was about 500 nautical miles, but within 12 hours, it was shortened to 180 nautical miles. In other words, the fast approaching signal source ran more than 320 nautical miles in only 12 hours.

The average speed is a staggering 28 knots (51 km / h).

You know, since last night, the rain on the sea has never stopped, and the waves have changed several times with the wind direction. The overall sea condition is not so bad, but it is complex enough. Under such circumstances, even if the main combat ship can maintain a speed of 20 to 23 knots, it is very good.Because in addition to the sea conditions, whether the ship's own power can support the high speed for a long time is also a problem that can not be ignored. After all, the high-speed power system not only consumes high fuel, but also is very unfavorable to its own reliability and service life. Otherwise, the Navy formation will generally adopt the economic speed of 14 knots or 18 knots. That's the reason.

However, this is obviously the existence of Chinese support ships, which has maintained a high speed of 28 knots for as long as 12 hours. In addition to eager to support the Chinese Fleet not far away, its excellent power system also shows that this is an extremely excellent combat ship.

You know, even the most advanced gas turbine ships in the Soviet Union did not dare to run like this. Originally, the failure rate was high and the maintainability was poor. What should we do if something went wrong and broke down at sea?

With this inference, major chadonov could not help frowning. He had been stationed in Jinlan bay for a long time. Apart from studying the U.S. Navy in Subic Bay, he paid most attention to the Chinese Navy, especially those who did reconnaissance intelligence.

But major chadonov's brains were all mixed up, and he didn't find any news about China's new warships in service. As for the warships that can maintain high speed for a long time, he didn't find any, but it doesn't matter if he can't find them. Since one of them is coming, he just went to have a look. Anyway, it's also a very important task for them to study China's new warships.

When he made up his mind, major chadonov was ready to give an order. However, at this time, the strong interference signal made the electronic equipment on the "golden Mailang" messy. Major chadonov was not alarmed at all, but sneered: "the Americans love these little tricks."

Then he picked up the phone and gave a loud command: "switch the standby frequency, and then turn on the jammer, so that American friends who have sent gifts can taste the taste of high-power interference."

Before his voice dropped, he told the staff: "turn the course and go to see the new toys of Chinese comrades."