Chapter 804
The script was reversed, the attack became a battle to defend the aircraft carrier
Glancing at everyone, the deputy captain said quickly, "The Enterprise aircraft carrier was severely damaged and unable to take off and land, so the carrier-based aircraft that took off earlier had no way to land for supplies..."
Before he could finish his words, Willis interrupted him and said, "It's only been more than ten minutes since they took off. They still have enough fuel. There's no need to carry out this operation in the short term."
"Even if they run out of fuel, they can land on the nearby Vulture aircraft carrier without having to return to the ship!"
Everyone thought this was true. Those carrier-based aircraft stranded in the air could land somewhere else and there was no need to return to the Enterprise.
This is the advantage of a dual-carrier battle group. If one aircraft carrier is damaged, the other can be used for take-off and landing operations, which can fully guarantee the launch and recovery of carrier-based aircraft.
"Captain, that's not what I meant."
The deputy captain quickly explained, "Those carrier-based aircraft stranded in the air are equipped with air-to-air missiles and air-to-ship missiles, but we have not yet found any trace of the Longxia Navy fleet, so our fighters cannot attack the enemy ships."
"The aircraft carrier was damaged, and they had no way to come back for refueling, nor could they replace their anti-ship missiles with air-to-air missiles. This severely restricted the combat effectiveness of our fighters."
After hearing this, Willis came to his senses. This was indeed a huge problem.
"Fuck, anti-ship missiles are useless, so we can only rely on the few air-to-air missiles we have. Damn it, we are doomed to be beaten passively!"
Willis cursed unhappily, "It's really a case of when it rains but it leaks all the time. Is there no chance of turning defeat into victory?"
After saying this, he suddenly felt a tightness in his chest. He quickly covered it with his hands, but his chest still hurt.
Things had developed to this point, and he found himself in a passive position everywhere, and he could not see any possibility of reversing the situation.
The deputy captain raised his hand to check the time and said hurriedly: "Captain, this is not the time to dwell on this. We need to make corresponding preparations as soon as possible. In less than four and a half minutes, the anti-ship missiles of the Longxia Navy will arrive."
Willis waved his hand unhappily and said, "I understand. Pass the order down and have all ships enter the first level combat readiness state!"
After saying this, he let out a long breath and tried to calm himself down. He couldn't be emotional at this time. He had to ensure the overall safety of the fleet.
After a little thought, Willis began to speak with a serious expression.
"We still don't know whether all the incoming missiles are anti-ship missiles or whether there are also air-to-air missiles among them."
"Therefore, the carrier-based aircraft stranded in the air need to conduct reconnaissance and beware of air-to-air missiles to avoid unnecessary losses!"
The deputy captain quickly accepted the order and said, "Yes, Captain!"
"Wait a moment."
After calling the deputy captain, Willis said solemnly, "Notify the carrier-based aircraft in the air and have them immediately engage in combat and intercept as many incoming anti-ship missiles as possible."
"The fleet should adjust its formation and immediately prepare for air defense operations. Submit the best air defense plan for our fleet as soon as possible."
If the Enterprise aircraft carrier still has combat capability, then the original combat plan does not need to be adjusted and it can fully carry out offensive missions.
Now that the Enterprise aircraft carrier has suffered a blow and completely lost its combat effectiveness, it has to formulate a new combat plan, and it is a defensive combat plan, which is completely reversed.
The transition from offense to defense can be said to be a transformation of offense and defense. The Longxia Navy has become a thorough attacker, and is also a stealth killer type.
"Yes, Captain."
The communications corps immediately transmitted the relevant orders through the data link to the Aegis destroyers and cruisers attached to the aircraft carrier.
The Enterprise aircraft carrier fleet is a fully equipped battle group. In addition to destroyers, there are also cruisers and submarines on the seabed. It can be said that its combat capability is very strong!
Willis urged again: "Tell them that once a defense plan is drawn up, it must be executed immediately. Do you understand?"
"Yes, Captain."
The deputy captain hurriedly accepted the order and turned around to notify everyone.
At this time, Willis spoke again: "Send someone to contact the headquarters immediately, and ask the headquarters to contact the USS Vulture and the USS Carl, and tell them that we are facing a large number of missile attacks."
"We require those fighter planes in the air to use afterburners to rush here in the shortest possible time."
"Once time passes, they will just be able to collect our bodies!"
The deputy captain quickly said, "Yes, Captain, I'll arrange it right away."
It didn't take long for the relevant combat orders to be conveyed to the carrier-based aircraft units stranded in the air.
The thirty-six carrier-based aircraft pilots immediately entered the first-level combat readiness state, were on high alert, quickly adjusted their formation, and took the initiative to attack the incoming missiles.
They also divided into three directions for interception. Even though there were not many air-to-air missiles mounted under the wings, they all needed to be put into use to intercept as many as possible!
If one more missile is shot down, the air defense pressure on the Enterprise aircraft carrier fleet will be reduced accordingly.
Within the formation's communication channel, the leading pilot of the formation, wing commander Grayson Allen, looked outside. It was still pitch black everywhere, and one could not see one's hand in front of one's face.
Turning the fighter plane over, he could see that the vast ocean was pitch black everywhere, and the sea and the sky were truly one color. If he had not been extremely alert and the dashboard showed that he was in reverse, he would almost have had the illusion that the sea was the sky.
Whether on radar or with the naked eye, no trace of any Longxia naval ships was found!
"Everyone, please be alert and don't be careless."
Grayson Allen turned the fighter plane around and said very seriously, "This is our first battle with the Longxia Navy. We have turned the battle into a battle to defend the aircraft carrier!"
"The Longxia Navy has now launched a full-scale attack, firing nearly 300 missiles, possibly including anti-aircraft missiles."
After these words were spoken, the pilots' expressions became solemn and their breathing became rapid.
The situation has completely reversed. This is the first time in all these years that this has happened. Before, they always took the initiative to attack their opponents, but now they have to fight on the defensive.
The transition from offense to defense seemed to happen in an instant, and they were unable to change their mentality for a while.
Aircraft carrier defense battle, how embarrassing, just hearing about it makes them feel hot and ashamed. And the change of all this is that the anti-ship ballistic missile directly hit the Enterprise aircraft carrier, completely destroying its basic functions.
After a moment, Lieutenant Colonel Grayson Allen said again: "Don't be so depressed. I want you to always remember that whether we are attacking the Longxia Navy or defending the aircraft carrier now, our carrier-based aircraft are all the strongest on Blue Planet."
"There is no opponent on Blue Planet that we cannot defeat. We will definitely be able to defend the aircraft carrier!"
"You must believe in yourselves, we are the strongest, let's go now!"
At the command, the thirty-six carrier-based aircraft stranded in the air quickly increased to an extremely high speed, reaching supersonic speed in just a few seconds, and rushed in three different directions.
On the other side, the garrison base.
It is still busy here. The staff are keeping a close eye on various instruments to ensure the base's communication with the outside world and to receive intelligence and images from space satellites.
General Cruz and General Koro have returned to the headquarters and continued to command the troops there. He had just taken a sip of coffee when he saw the communications soldier running towards him.
"What happened?" General Koro asked.
Seeing the two top commanders of the base coming back, the signalman was relieved and reported truthfully: "General, Willis sent an urgent message that the Longxia Navy has launched an attack on the Enterprise aircraft carrier fleet! The first batch of missiles has reached 300!"
"Are you telling the truth?"
General Koro's face suddenly changed. What he worried about came true, and it came too quickly.
General Cruz also looked incredulous and asked, "Did the Longxia Navy really launch a large-scale attack on the Enterprise aircraft carrier fleet?"
"Yes, General." The communications soldier directly handed over the relevant information.
"Fake!"
Cruz was very angry and started to curse, "Damn Longxia Navy, too arrogant, how could they do this?"
The signalman had no way of giving an answer and could only shake his head vigorously to indicate that he didn't know.
General Cruz cursed: "The USS Enterprise has been hit by a ballistic missile and has lost its basic combat capability, but they still want to kill us all! They are going too far and bullying us too much!"
"They have no moral principles at all and are extremely shameless!"
As a military commander, even though he cursed, he had to admit that this was a very good time to kill you while you were sick!
If their identities were reversed, if they were the main attackers and the Longxia Navy was the defenders, he would definitely not miss this opportunity to launch an attack.
You have to know that when they attacked the Keyi tribe, they kept attacking to seize air supremacy, completely defeating the Keyi tribe's air force, and then they kept bombing non-stop, directly blowing the country to pieces!
Seeing that the two had not made any statement for a long time, the signalman looked at the relevant information and quickly reminded: "General, in less than four minutes, the missiles will collide with the aircraft carrier fleet."
"Captain Willis, please request support faster. The fighter planes must use supersonic cruise."
"If we go too slow..."
Seeing that the signalman did not continue the conversation, General Koro frowned and asked, "What's next? Why don't you say anything?"
General Cruz also looked at the communications soldier and frowned tightly.
"Captain Willis said that if we're slow, we'll just have to collect their bodies..." the signalman said the last words.
Upon hearing this, General Cruz could no longer sit still. He knew very well what these words meant.
Even though he was not on the front line to obtain first-hand information, he could guess that the situation on the front line was definitely very bad and the Enterprise aircraft carrier fleet was in a very dangerous situation.
Nearly three hundred missiles are a completely super-saturation attack. The aircraft carrier fleet, including the Enterprise, has only eight ships. Each ship can carry more than thirty missiles, which completely exceeds the fleet's maximum interception number.
If the speed is too slow, there is a real possibility that they are going to collect the corpses. This is absolutely unacceptable and the consequences are too serious!
"Okay, I understand."
General Cruz did not hesitate at all and directly ordered Koro, "Hurry up and notify the fighter planes heading to the front line to speed up. Let them arrive as soon as possible before the second wave of attacks. This is a death order! They must execute it unconditionally!"
"Yes, General."
Koro quickly turned around and walked down, contacted the USS Vulture through the data link, and spoke directly to Captain Douglas, asking them to convey the relevant orders immediately.
At the beginning, Douglas didn't need to be anxious or rush to the battlefield. The reinforcements only needed to arrive at the normal speed, which was acceptable in terms of time and space.
After all, the initiative to start a war lies in the hands of the Longxia tribe. They are currently in a defensive state and naturally have no idea when the war will begin.
If they were to rush to the battlefield at supersonic speed, but the afterburner was turned on, the fighter's fuel would be consumed rapidly. If they arrived at the battlefield and failed to win a single round, they would be forced to return.
At that time, their situation would be very embarrassing. It would be difficult to fight and it would be uncomfortable to retreat.
After all, the USS Enterprise has suffered huge damage, so there is naturally no way for it to land and resupply fuel, so if it can be saved a little, then save a little.
At present, the Enterprise aircraft carrier fleet has been caught in a life-and-death situation. Douglas can no longer care about so much and directly orders the supporting carrier-based aircraft formation to speed up and rush to the front line.
After the combat order was issued, Douglas turned around and said to the deputy captain in a serious tone: "The Longxia Navy was too arrogant this time. They were so bold that they actually took the initiative to launch an attack."
"I'm afraid the Enterprise aircraft carrier fleet is in great danger this time."
The deputy captain nodded slightly and agreed, "Indeed, I hope our carrier-based aircraft can get to the front in time and help Willis. However, judging from the current situation, the Enterprise can only rely on itself to hold on for a while longer and wait for the arrival of support."
"Now I am worried that the Longxia Navy will make a concerted effort and not give the Enterprise aircraft carrier fleet any chance at all." (End of this chapter)