dognovel Chapter 333: Sky Eye Reconnaissance Satellite, Locking on Fuso's Main Fleet
Chapter 333: Sky Eye Reconnaissance Satellite, Locking on Fuso's Main Fleet
Currently, there are two main models of ancient Chinese reconnaissance satellites.
They are intelligence reconnaissance satellites and resource reconnaissance satellites respectively.
Among them, resource reconnaissance satellites are used to search for resources and are generally used by exploration departments.
The main Sky Eye series of reconnaissance satellites used by the military.
The Tianyan series of satellites is a multi-spectral reconnaissance satellite. The military currently uses the latest model, the Tianyan-5 optical reconnaissance satellite.
The main equipment of the Tianyan-5 optical reconnaissance satellite consists of a large reflecting telescope and charge-coupled device sensors.
The satellite alone weighs 13 tons, has a working life of about three years, and is powered by solar photovoltaic panels.
It is capable of capturing high-resolution visible light and near-infrared images, with the highest resolution reaching 16 centimeters, or 0.16 meters.
It transmits the captured images back to the ground station via relay satellites in synchronous orbit.
Although there is a certain delay, it is already able to provide near real-time reconnaissance images.
Currently, there are 12 Tianyan-5 optical reconnaissance satellites deployed in low-Earth orbits ranging from 250 kilometers to 1000 kilometers, and the reconnaissance range can cover the entire world.
During this reconnaissance of the Pacific Ocean, the military mobilized 12 of the 4 satellites for reconnaissance. Each satellite will pass through the orbit over the Pacific Ocean every 40-60 minutes to conduct reconnaissance.
The reconnaissance range of these four satellites can cover most areas of the Pacific Ocean. As long as the Fuso fleet appears within the reconnaissance range during this period of time, it will not be able to escape.
The idea of fighting a guerrilla war with the ancient navy in the Pacific Ocean was a good one, but they did not expect that there were cheating devices like satellites that could open map cheats.
Navy Commander Song Yang came to Bincheng, where the Second Fleet headquarters is located, for inspection.
It has not been found yet, which makes the Second Fleet a little anxious.
"Their fleet is scattered across the Pacific, but their main area of activity is in the Western Pacific.
Because our ships mainly operate in this area.
If they were anywhere else, they would be able to roam without fighting and would not be able to pose a threat to us.
A carpet search is too slow, so you can search key areas first.
If you still haven't found it, do another thorough search.
Contact the General Administration of Space Reconnaissance and deploy more satellites for reconnaissance. We must find their main fleet."
Song Yang was also not very satisfied with the current efficiency, so he provided ideas to the Second Fleet.
"Yes, Commander, we will do as you wish."
After changing its thinking, the General Administration of Space Reconnaissance also controlled satellites to conduct reconnaissance on the key areas drawn by the First and Second Fleets.
After several days of investigation, a discovery was made.
"Surigao Strait, Fuso's main fleet is actually in Surigao Strait."
The Surigao Strait is located between Leyte Island and Mindanao Island in Luzon and is a strait between the two islands.
Luzon is now a colony of the United States, and one of Fuso's main fleets is hidden in Luzon. No one would believe that it has no direct connection with the United States.
"No wonder we haven't found them for so long. It turns out they were hiding here."
Song Yang sneered as he looked at the map, "They really put a lot of effort into finding a great place.
If we go east from the Surigao Strait, we can enter the South Pacific region, which will threaten the shipping routes between us and Oceania. If we go west, we will directly enter the South Pacific region.
This is the area where our merchant ships are most active. They are trying to play tricks on us."
Suddenly Song Yang thought of something and said, "Let the Third Fleet go out and conduct combat readiness patrols in the southern waters of Qionghai."
The Third Fleet was dispatched for combat readiness patrols to prevent Fuso ships from secretly sneaking into the South Pacific region to cause sabotage.
And the facts have proved that Song Yang's approach is correct.
Although no surface ships infiltrated the South Pacific region, Fuso sent submarines to conduct secret infiltration.
After finding the trace of Fuso's main fleet, the navy and air force also launched a joint operation.
The Second Fleet, a dual-carrier battle group consisting of a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and an Enterprise-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, also known as Task Force 20, rushed to Luzon at the fastest speed.
At the same time, the Air Force also dispatched two squadrons of Tu-95 strategic bombers to participate in the encirclement and suppression operation against the Fuso main fleet.
The 20th Task Force of the Second Fleet simply abandoned the slower supply ship and quickly headed south, taking three days to reach the waters near Mindanao.
The Fuso fleet stayed in the Bohol Sea west of the Surigao Strait.
It is obvious that the target of this Fuso fleet is the South Pacific region.
The Fuso fleet consisted of two Nagato-class battleships, a seaplane carrier, four cruisers, and seven destroyers.
These two Nagato-class battleships are the absolute main battleships of the Fuso Navy.
This time, they actually transferred both battleships to the South Seas region, which also shows their determination.
The 20th Task Force dispatched an E-2C Hawkeye early warning aircraft to lock onto the target, and the first round of strikes was launched immediately.
The two aircraft carriers launched a Tomcat squadron and two attack aircraft squadrons, taking off with full fuel and ammunition.
At the same time, at a large air force base on Borneo Island, 12 Tu-95 strategic bombers each carried two KH-22 supersonic heavy anti-ship missiles and launched an attack.
At the same time, four F-15 fighter squadrons provided escort throughout the journey.
The KH-22 supersonic heavy anti-ship missile is also the Air Force's current main long-range heavy anti-ship missile.
It is a heavy anti-ship missile used by the Russian Bear in the original time and space to deal with the American aircraft carrier.
The weight alone reaches 5.8 tons, the warhead weighs 1 ton, and the engine used is a liquid rocket engine with a maximum flight speed of Mach 3 and a range of 500 kilometers.
Logically speaking, with such a fleet, it would be enough to just dispatch the 20th Task Force, but now is a time of war, not peace.
The lion fights the rabbit with all his strength.
If you can eliminate the enemy as quickly as possible, use the most efficient method.
This is why this joint sea and air encirclement operation was carried out.
In the air about 80 kilometers away from the Fuso fleet, a total of 6 A-7 Intruder attack aircraft and A-32 Corsair attack aircraft flew in a dense formation.
There was also a squadron of 10 Tomcat fighters as escort.
其中A-6入侵者攻击机携带海鹰-1B反舰导弹，A-7攻击机携带MK-46鱼雷。（前面写成海鹰-2了，改正一下。）
The armor-piercing warhead of the Sea Eagle-2B anti-ship missile cannot penetrate the main armor belt of a battleship. It can only attack the superstructure and paralyze the battleship. It is very difficult to sink it directly with a missile.
After all, it is too difficult for a warhead weighing only more than 200 kilograms to sink a battleship weighing tens of thousands of tons.
That's why the MK-46 torpedo is needed for close-range finishing blows.
80公里的距离已经在海鹰-1B反舰导弹的覆盖范围之内，16架A-6入侵者攻击机当即开始发射海鹰-1B反舰导弹。
One after another, the Sea Eagle-1B anti-ship missiles roared away with white smoke, leaving parallel white trails in the air.
In the Bohol Sea, the Fuso fleet sailed on the sea at a speed of less than 18 knots.
The Nanyang Expeditionary Fleet is the name of this fleet.
The initial target of this fleet was the South Seas.
Because the Nanyang Republic was an important resource supplier for the ancient country and had close trade relations with Siam.
The ancient peoples' civilian ships operating in this area were very dense.
And they can also resupply in Luzon at close range.
When necessary, it can even help them intercept the ancient country's pursuing fleet and provide them with assistance.
Fleet Commander Tadayoshi Nagumo stood in the chart room of the Nagato, looking at the chart of the South Pacific region with a serious expression.
"Commander, the ancients probably never thought we would stay here. They must be searching for us all over the Pacific.
But they didn't expect that we were almost reaching their heartland."
The Fleet Chief of Staff said this with a hint of pride in his tone.
Nanyun Zhongyi glanced at him and nodded, saying, "The time is ripe now. Order the fleet to advance at full speed to the southern waters of Qionghai. This is the route with the highest concentration of ancient merchant ships."
"Enemy attack...Enemy attack..."
Suddenly, the alarm of the battleship Nagato sounded loudly, and the rapid alarm startled Nanyun Tadayoshi.
"what happened?"
"A large number of missiles were spotted on the sea surface at 17 o'clock. They were missiles launched by the ancient people."
Nan Yun Zhongyi's heart sank to the bottom.
The fleet chief of staff also had a gloomy expression.
He had just said that the ancient country could not detect them, but then he saw a large number of missiles coming.
It was obvious that they had been discovered and locked down.
"How the hell did they find us?"
Nanyun Tadayoshi quickly gave the order: "Order the destroyers to close in and form an air defense formation. We must intercept these missiles!"
Faced with missile attacks, they had no choice but to intercept them with anti-aircraft guns.
The Seahawk anti-ship missile group began to increase its altitude as it approached the Fuso fleet, and at the same time, the onboard active radar was turned on to lock onto the target.
The two Nagato-class battleships were the priority targets of the missile group, and more than 20 missiles roared towards the two battleships in a saturation attack.
Facing the incoming missile swarm, the anti-aircraft guns on the two battleships started smoking at the very beginning of their firing.
Dense artillery shells flew into the sky like a fire hedgehog, with tracer bullet chains flying everywhere.
However, without fire control radar and proximity fuse, it is simply a fantasy to intercept a missile with a speed of more than 1000 kilometers per hour.
For 20mm shells, it takes an average of 1 shells to shoot down an aircraft.
The size of missiles is much smaller than that of airplanes and their speed is very fast. It would be difficult to shoot down just one missile even with 50,000 or even 100,000 of them.
The missile swarm flew towards the battleship Nagato like raindrops.
Nan Yun Zhongyi, who was in the command tower, watched a missile coming towards the bridge with his pupils shrinking to the size of a pinhole.
"Protect the Commander!"
The fleet chief of staff pounced on Nagumo Tadayoshi without saying a word, and the missile hit the bridge at this time.
At the same time, 100 Tu-12 strategic bombers more than 95 kilometers away also launched attacks.
One after another, KH-22 heavy anti-ship missiles roared up to an altitude of meters.
In less than 2 minutes, these 12 strategic bombers launched 24 missiles in one breath, carrying out a saturation attack on the Fuso fleet.