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For the execution of this mission, the US officers and soldiers, from the commander of the fleet to the ordinary sailors, all considered it a routine matter. No one thought that there was anyone in this world who would dare to fight against the powerful US aircraft carrier.

The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier was launched in the 80s. It is named after US Congressman Carl Vinson, numbered CVN70. It is a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and the third of the US Navy's "Nimitz" class aircraft carrier. It has a total length of more than 3 meters , with a full load displacement of more than 330 tons and a speed of 9 knots.

Two years ago, the USS Carl Vinson underwent a comprehensive modernization of its first refueling and receiving systems since it entered service.After this modification, it will continue to serve for more than 20 years.It is reported that the Carl Vinson is the third Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to undergo modernization.

The USS Constellation, which performed this mission together with the USS Carl Vinson, was built by the New York Naval Shipyard and served in the 60s. It is also the last conventionally powered aircraft carrier in the United States. It will be retired after this mission up.

Although this is a conventionally powered aircraft carrier, the weapon system is not ambiguous at all. In addition to 80 F14FA18 "Hornet" fighter attack aircraft, there are also EA6B "Prowler" electronic warfare aircraft, E2C "Eagle Eye" early warning aircraft However, the S3 "Pirate" anti-submarine aircraft is not inferior to the Carl Vinson aircraft carrier in any other respects except for the gap in the power system.

The communications officer came over: "Report to the general, Brigadier General McCas, the commander of the Constellation aircraft carrier, has sent a message that due to a mechanical failure of the Constellation aircraft carrier, he will not be able to come to meet us at the agreed time."

"The damn Constellation has a problem at a critical moment. It seems that the Admiralty is right to let him retire from active service, but since then we have entered the South China Sea alone."

The communications officer hesitated for a while and said, "I'm afraid we won't be able to enter the South China Sea either. Admiral Hagen, the Chief of Naval Operations, issued an order not to enter within [-] kilometers of the South China Sea."

"why?"

"Because the Chinese military announced that it will hold a large-scale anti-aircraft carrier military exercise in the South China Sea area, in order to ensure the safety of the US aircraft carrier battle group, no combat ships and aircraft are allowed to enter the exercise area."

Lan Jin smiled: "Just relying on those small sampans in Huaxia? Or the Dongfeng series missiles that have not been seen so far. However, since the old guy Hegen has given the order, we must give him face, then Just stay put and wait for the constellation number."

In the Shiwanda Mountains of Hedong Province, there is a secret base of the Second Artillery Corps. In the operational command room, the stars are shining. A 60-year-old officer with the rank of general on his shoulder is listening to the report of his subordinates.

"The exercise will officially start in seven hours and fifty minutes. Use this time to go back and do another inspection. To be safe, I have issued a military order to the No. 20 chief. This time the missiles must be fired. If there is a problem in any link, the main head of which department will be dealt with by military law. This is a military exercise related to the destiny of the country. If it succeeds, it will at least win [-] for our country. years of development time, otherwise we will be the nation's sinners!"

"Yes! Guaranteed to complete the task! Use me in the first battle, use me to win!"

The officers stood up and shouted out their hearts together!I have been preparing for many years. Although this time is also an exercise, if the US aircraft carrier refuses to listen to the dissuasion and continues to march towards the exercise area, in accordance with the order of the Military Commission, then it will be a real battle, a kind of tension before the war An atmosphere enveloped the command room.

The general officer was Shen Linhu, the commander of the Second Artillery. It stands to reason that such a military exercise should be directed by the chief of staff at most. The reason why Shen Linhu wanted to visit the command post in person was because the exercise was too important.

Just yesterday morning, Chief No. 20 summoned Shen Linhu, briefed him on the international and domestic situation, and finally said seriously: "Comrade Lin Hu, the success of this exercise will directly affect the fate of our nation. Well, at least [-] years of development time can be won for the country. If the fight is not good, the US aircraft carrier will come to our door, and it may even ignite the flames of war on our homeland. would like to see."

Of course, Shen Linhu understands what No. [-] meant by igniting the flames of war on our land. The two US aircraft carrier battle groups have nearly [-] advanced combat aircraft and thousands of cruise missiles. Even if they dare not send The troops fought a ground war with us, but it would be bad to use air strikes.The coastal cities will definitely suffer heavy losses, and the capital city will also be placed within their attack range.

Once this happens, the Chinese nation will be ravaged by blood and fire again, and the economic achievements of decades of reform and opening up will be in vain, let alone the great cause of national revival.Shen Linhu felt as if he was carrying a big mountain on his back, it was so heavy, facing the critical moment of life and death, as a soldier who took protecting his family and country as his duty, a strong sense of responsibility surged into his heart.

"Please rest assured, Chief, the Second Artillery is under the direct command of the Central Military Commission. We have made all preparations to ensure the complete success of this military exercise. I will issue a military order to the Military Commission. If there is any discrepancy, I will bring it up immediately." See!"

No. [-] nodded, took out a piece of paper from his underwear pocket, and handed it to Shen Linhu: "This is the preparatory plan for the exercise, and it is also a top-secret order, which can only be controlled by you alone."

Shen Linhu took a look at this order and took a deep breath. Although there were only a few short lines on the paper, the content included was very important and extensive. response plan.

"Comrade Lin Hu, although none of us wants to see this order carried out, we must always prepare for the worst. If you have any difficulties, you can bring them up to me now. Once you leave this office, All responsibility will be borne by you."

Shen Linhu stood up and said solemnly: "Please rest assured, chief, I still say the same thing. If the exercise is not successful, I will come to see you first."

After saying goodbye to No. [-], Shen Linhu sat in the car, read the last order given to him by No. [-] again, and then carefully folded it up and put it in his underwear pocket. He is now absolutely confident that the last order No. [-] gave him This command is absolutely useless.

According to the order of the Central Committee, the Second Artillery quickly launched the anti-aircraft carrier exercise plan. According to the situation of the previous exercises, the Dongfeng II missile is fully capable of sinking the aircraft carrier battle group, but just to be on the safe side, Lin Hu still ordered the troops There are a few Dongfeng Type [-] missiles mixed in with the Dongfeng Type [-] missiles. According to his analysis, once these missiles are launched, let alone two aircraft carrier battle groups, even three or five at a time will definitely make them useless. back.

Although the central government only stipulated the types of missiles launched as type 1 and type 2 this time, it did not say that the use of type 3 was prohibited. At this time, Shen Linhu was about to engage in a little trick with policies and countermeasures, but His little trick has no other purpose, the main reason is to consider the fate of the country and the nation. Once the weapon is manufactured, it will be used. How can it show its power if it is hidden in the pocket and not taken out?Since we want to deter the Yankees, let them see how powerful Huaxia's killer is.

Chief of Staff Wei Leizhen interrupted Shen Linhu's meditation: "Commander Shen, the simulated fleet is approaching the exercise area."

"Adjust the satellite transmission screen to simulate the fleet position."

The chief of staff pointed to the huge display screen on the left, and Shen Linhu was a little surprised: "This is our modified simulated fleet? It's too similar."

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According to the unified arrangement of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Central Military Commission, military attaches from various countries in China arrived at the meeting room on the third floor of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Military Commission on time.

I want to observe various military exercises at sea, but it's different from land. On land, I can go to the scene to watch, but at sea, I can't do this, and it's impossible for the master to organize them to go to the South China Sea by boat.Even if the owner can arrange it, these military officers may not dare to go. If the missile misses, all the people on the ship will be reimbursed. Therefore, the best way to observe the exercise is the image transmitted by the satellite in real time.

Ken Ward, the American military attache in China, walked in, looked around the venue, and then walked straight to the seat with his name on it. He happened to be Hu Yong, director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Huaxia Military Commission, who was sitting diagonally across from him. They competed with their eyes.

Two minutes later, Kenward was defeated. He really couldn't stand the murderous look in Hu Yong's eyes, and this kind of murderous look is only possessed by the strong.

Ever since the Huaxia Army announced that it would conduct an anti-aircraft carrier military exercise in the South China Sea, Ken Ward has been so busy that he has been given one order after another in the United States, ordering him to keep abreast of the dynamics of the Huaxia military exercise. Let's see if China has the ability to intercept the US aircraft carrier battle group.

During this period of time, Kenward had obtained almost nothing. The Huaxia military's secrecy measures were very good. Except for the senior members of the Military Commission, the others knew nothing about the situation of this military exercise, and even those of the General Staff The higher-ranking officers were also unaware.

Although there are factors that these officers have a relatively strong sense of secrecy, there is another most important reason. For this military exercise, the chief planner is the Standing Committee of the Ninth National Congress of the Central Committee, and the specific command is the vice chairman of the Military Commission and the chief of staff. Mu Congwu.As for the people below who just follow orders to do specific things, it's normal for them not to understand the situation.

In diplomatic occasions, there are also many small circles. Which countries are allies, or are relatively close, will be fully revealed at this time.Carden, the British military attache in China, walked up to Kenward, muttered a few words in a low voice, and the two walked to the sofa in the rest area one by one and sat down.

"Mr. Kenward, do you think the Huaxia military's exercise will be successful this time? If they really have the ability to attack aircraft carriers, it will be very detrimental to your country."

Kenward shook his head: "Based on what we know, Huaxia still doesn't have the capability in this area, especially they are still relatively backward in electronic warfare. You must know that shooting missiles is not like setting off fireworks, and they don't have powerful space weapons. With the support of the satellite information network, it is very difficult to achieve this. Precision strikes are the strengths of our U.S. Army, and even our country’s military cannot guarantee that the use of missiles to hit moving targets will be successful.”

At this time it was Carden's turn to shake his head: "Mr. Kenward, I'm afraid I can't agree with you. I have lived in China for nearly ten years, and I know their culture very well. This is a nation that doesn't like publicity. They The emphasis is on attacking after the attack, which is completely different from ours. I don’t know if you have noticed, but based on the clarity of the images transmitted by satellites today, don’t you feel anything?”

Not to mention Carden, Kenward really didn't notice it. He looked at the picture carefully and couldn't help being surprised. The satellite image was extremely clear. It is estimated that the clarity has reached the centimeter level. Even the US military may not be able to do this. arrive.It seems that what Carden said is very reasonable. After decades of development, China's military technology has developed to an unimaginable level. From this, it can be seen that their anti-aircraft carrier exercise this time is still very successful. of.

Kenward now feels that he underestimated the enemy before. Huaxia military industry is different from American military industry. Huaxia military industry only does not talk about it, while American military industry enterprises have a new idea and idea, let alone produce results. , and the whole world will know it loudly, the purpose is to let the US government pay for it.In this regard, Huaxia's military industry is supported by the state. How much money have they invested in military technology over the years?has always been an unknown.

It seems that there is still money to do things!Kenward thought that the domestic economic situation is now a mess, the price of U.S. bonds has fallen sharply, and the credit of the U.S. government has been downgraded to grade A. It will not be long before the U.S. government will not even be able to pay the salaries of civil servants, let alone Take money for military research.

While Kenward was thinking wildly, the voice of Hu Yong, director of the Foreign Affairs Office of the Huaxia Military Commission came out of the microphone: "Mr. There is still 1 minute before the start of the military exercise. Please sit back in your seats. Regarding the actual situation of this exercise, we will distribute the CD to everyone after the exercise. In this During the observation meeting, I will not accept any questions, please abide by the discipline of the observation site, thank you!"

An electronically synthesized female voice sounded: "The Huaxia Army's anti-aircraft carrier military exercise is about to begin, and now the countdown is 60 seconds."

On the huge TV screen on the wall, a simulated aircraft carrier battle group appeared. At first glance, Ken Ward thought it was their country's aircraft carrier.This battle group is simply too real. If you don’t look carefully, the ship in the middle is the USS Washington aircraft carrier of the United States, and the other four ships accompanying it are all configured according to the standard configuration of the US aircraft carrier battle group. , indistinguishable from real U.S. Navy ships.

"The exercise has officially started, and now the simulated battle group is heading towards the exercise area at a speed of 25 knots."

As soon as the electronically synthesized voice fell, the simulated combat group quickly made evasive actions, and huge S-shaped tracks were drawn one after another on the calm sea. Military officers from all over the world stared intently at the screen in front of them, and they felt the scene at the same time. It's just too *real.

The screen turned to the high altitude again. Eleven giant Dongfang series anti-aircraft carrier missiles were moving forward at high speed, and made orbital evasion actions from time to time.Why is it eleven instead of other numbers? None of the military officers here can explain this question.

At this time, the voice of the on-site commentator came out of the loudspeaker: "Now our military satellite is conducting electronic interference on these eleven Dongfeng series missiles, and there is a ship from a certain country on the Indian Ocean that is doing the same job. , we should thank the ships of this country for helping us conduct more rigorous inspections on this batch of missiles."

There was a burst of laughter at the observation venue. All the military officers knew who the ship of a certain country was referring to. Except for the United States, other countries either did not have the ability to do so, or they did not dare to say so. Don't bother to do such despicable things.

Kenward's face was a little uncomfortable, and he didn't dare to get angry. The commentator didn't clearly point out who a certain country was, and he couldn't find a reason to protest.Military attaches from other countries have the right to laugh. Although everyone is a soldier, they still have the status of diplomats. This is in China's territory and not in the United States. What right do you have to interfere with other people's freedom?On such an important occasion, the most basic courtesy is still necessary.If once a disturbance arises, and is invited out by the Huaxia military, then this face will be embarrassing.

Fortunately, this time was not long. Hearing the narrator remind the missiles to be close to the target, everyone turned their attention to the screen again, and saw that eleven anti-aircraft carrier missiles were about to run over the simulated fleet at this time. This time is the key Time, of course, no one would let it go.

What these military officers didn't expect was that at this time, the missile suddenly climbed up for some unknown reason.

Just when everyone was worried, the rapid missiles turned around and went down. With a speed exceeding Mach [-], the simulated aircraft carrier battle group on the super sea rushed fiercely. With a burst of fire, the three missiles accurately hit the center of the fleet. The simulated aircraft carrier, and the other four simulated destroyers were also hit with two, and the accuracy rate reached [-]%. This is a miracle since the birth of the missile.

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The sky above the simulated aircraft carrier battle group was filled with flames and thick smoke. Less than 10 minutes later, the simulated aircraft carrier that was hit by three anti-ship missiles in a row suddenly broke from the middle, and sank to the bottom of the sea after a while. The situation of the two simulated battleships was not much better, and they sank to the bottom of the sea almost at the same time.Ten minutes later, the sea returned to its usual calm, with only sporadic fires showing what happened here just now.

The Pakistani military attache took the lead in applauding, and then there was a burst of applause in the observation hall. Regardless of the distance between countries and personal likes and dislikes, from a military point of view, the anti-aircraft carrier exercise organized by the Chinese military has achieved complete success. It can be said that there is no country in the world that can achieve this step, even the United States, which has always claimed to have the strongest military power in the world, does not have this capability.