1329 Sino-Indian naval battle(1/2)
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After 8 hours of marching at a speed of up to 29 knots, the Chinese Indian Ocean Special Fleet has now left the narrowest waters of the Malacca Strait and continues to advance into the depths of the Indian Ocean. The most important thing for the Chinese fleet now is to get rid of their submarines before the Indians
Before they could reach a wide sea area, they were able to meet the Indians' already prepared attack. (w ww.d From the reconnaissance information sent back by the satellite, we can know that at this time, the Indians have not yet solved the threat of Chinese submarines and are slowly taking their time.
If the submarine tasked with delaying the Indian fleet can complete its mission, the Chinese fleet will enter the maximum attack range against the Indian fleet on the sea 700 kilometers away from the Andaman Islands and 120 kilometers away from the Malay Peninsula. However,
There is another serious problem. At this time, the Indian fleet should be 200 kilometers away from the Andaman Islands, completely under the protection of shore-based aviation. The Indians can completely use carrier-based aircraft to attack the Chinese fleet, and use shore-based aircraft to attack the Chinese fleet.
The fighter jets serve as air defense cover for the Indian fleet. This doubles the Indian's air combat capabilities in disguise. This puts the Chinese fleet at a disadvantage for the Chinese fleet that already does not have an advantage in the number of fighter jets. The Chinese will do this
Do it?
Of course not. With Li Cong's guarantee, they don't need to be afraid at all. Li Cong has ordered his two Su-30 formations to keep an eye on India's shore-based aircraft. The mission of your fleet is to deal with the fleet. If
If they have shore-based aircraft, it is all the fault of the Energy Group. At first, several naval officers did not believe it, but when about 75 flight formations flew over the warship, they finally believed it.
The group is definitely not a company in front of you. They have their own army and their arms are already very thick. They can already get involved in this kind of competition between big countries. They also have strong interfering capabilities and can almost decide
The war was won or lost.
The Indian Ministry of Defense ordered the Indian fleet to eliminate the threat of Chinese submarines as soon as possible and move forward quickly, because the intelligence obtained from the Indian Ministry of Defense (mainly satellite reconnaissance information provided by Russia) was a secret deal between India and Great Russia. India’s reconnaissance satellites were not
Unable to monitor the battlefield in a timely manner, the only option is to seek help from Great Russia, but I don’t know how reliable it is. In addition, it is to monitor the radio wave activities of the Chinese fleet flagship to determine the position of the Chinese fleet). China’s Indian Ocean Special Task Force has already
They are about to leave the Strait of Malacca. If the Chinese fleet enters the vast ocean, the Indian attack will not be so easy to succeed. But the Indians made the most serious mistake. They did not notice that in the Sunda Strait
A merchant fleet. This merchant fleet departed from Singapore 2 hours later than the Chinese fleet. It is mainly composed of large ships such as large and ultra-large tankers. According to the plan, this merchant fleet will enter through the Sunda Strait.
The Indian Ocean is heading towards the Middle East. This mistake by the Indians will determine the fate of the Indians.
The fleet was arranged by Li Cong. If you want to say who has the largest fleet of giant oil tankers in the world, it might have depended on the Middle Easterners in the past, but now the fleet of the Energy Group is definitely second to none. To say what use these are, maybe
Only a very few people know it.
An hour later, the Indian task force finally got rid of the entanglement of the Chinese nuclear submarine and stated that it had sunk a Chinese nuclear submarine. Of course, only they themselves know how credible it is. Anyway, when Li Cong knew the news, he was like
I saw something ridiculous, as if today is not April Fool's Day. The Indian Ministry of Defense immediately announced the news, and the whole world was immediately in an uproar, because the Chinese fleet was sunk by the Indians just after it arrived in the Indian Ocean. A nuclear submarine can be
It was said that it was a bad start, but the Chinese government remained silent on this, neither objecting nor admitting it. At this time, the Indian task force discovered that the Chinese fleet had entered the attack range of the Indian carrier-based fighter jets (mainly to take care of the LCA fighter jets, su-
33 has been able to attack the Chinese fleet for a long time, but there are only 30 of them. The number is too small and it does not pose much threat to the Chinese fleet. If there are losses, it will also reduce the attack power of the Indians, so the Indians are prepared to use them together.
To disintegrate the defense of the Chinese fleet with an offensive that the Chinese fleet could not withstand), all fighter jets were immediately taken off, including 30 su-33s, 40 "Rafales" mainly responsible for escort missions, and the other 40 lca and 15 "
Each Harrier carries 2 to 4 anti-ship missiles to launch attacks on the Chinese fleet. The air defense mission of the Indian fleet has been taken care of by 40 fighter jets taking off from the Andaman Island, and 40 more are flying in.
On the way, India was completely taking advantage of their geographical advantages and wanted to defeat the Chinese fleet in one fell swoop with superior force.
The Indians' idea is good, but it's hard to say how it will work.
The forward escort fighter jets of the Indian fleet were not intercepted by Chinese fighter jets. After feeling strange, they sent two planes forward for reconnaissance and stopped the fleet of aircraft behind them that were preparing to launch an attack. When the two reconnaissance planes arrived at the Chinese "fleet"
"Only when we were in the sky did we realize that we had been fooled. What kind of Chinese fleet was this? They were all high-speed energy group cargo ships and oil tankers (the oil tankers also had a flat-top structure, and if they were well disguised, they would be considered aircraft carriers). In fact, the energy group
In order to attract the attention of the Indians and allow the confidant fleet to safely bypass the Indian interception, a lot of effort was made. First of all, these two oil tankers have been comprehensively improved and mounted on two sets of aircraft carriers.
A new high-power engine was used because the tanker's ship type was not suitable for high-speed navigation. In order to reach a speed of 30 knots, the engine power was twice that of China's large aircraft carriers. Appropriate changes were also made to the ship type.
It reached 29 knots, and was specially camouflaged. Other freighters acting as escort ships also increased their engine power, and then went through elaborate camouflage, so that they could deceive the eyes of the Indians. When the Indians discovered that they had been fooled
, it's too late.
China's Indian Ocean Task Force has passed through the Sunda Strait at a slow speed. At this time, the Indians have discovered the truth about the fake fleet, so there is no need to move forward at the speed of oil tankers. Chinese aircraft carriers and escort ships are
It took off the camouflage above and headed towards the depths of the vast Indian Ocean at a speed of 30 knots.
The Indians finally found the exact location of China's uncamouflaged fleet from the radar photos sent back from the satellite. The Chinese fleet has been 150 kilometers out of the Sunda Strait and is on the sea 100 kilometers southwest of Sumatra. 1 hour ago
, two Indian conventional submarines on reconnaissance missions in the Sunda Strait have sent intelligence, but it has not been taken seriously by India because they have always believed that the Chinese fleet has left the Indian Ocean from the Strait of Malacca because there is no oil tanker.
The speed can reach 29 knots. This is the biggest mistake of the Indians. Now the two submarines on the reconnaissance mission have lost contact. It seems that under the care of China's anti-submarine firepower, these two conventional submarines are not very concealed.
The situation is getting worse. Now the distance between the Indian task force and the Chinese fleet is more than 1,500 kilometers, which has exceeded the maximum combat distance of the Su-33, and the returning fighters are still being recovered. Now the Chinese fleet is under attack by Indian aircraft.
It is impossible to launch an attack on the Chinese fleet within a certain distance. The Chinese fleet is advancing towards the depths of the Indian Ocean at maximum speed. If the Chinese fleet is allowed to enter the Indian Ocean, then India's interception plan will completely fail, and India will lose face.
This is a big loss, and if there is a decisive battle with the Chinese fleet in the Indian Ocean, the Indians are not sure of winning without the support of shore-based aircraft. Now India is in a dilemma on both sides.
The angry Indian Fleet Commander almost ordered the killing of these damn cargo ships, but the adjutant quickly stopped the action. Although the energy group is now hostile to them, they have not yet broken up. If you really attack these,
The energy group will immediately sanction India in all aspects. This sanction will probably be given face by the whole world. Think about the several economic wars waged by energy groups in the past. Can India afford it now? That is absolutely impossible.
After completing the recovery of the aircraft, the Indian task force began to move south at a high speed. India has decided on a new battle area with the Chinese fleet. This time, India wants to deploy the fleet 400 kilometers south of the Andaman Islands, or use the Andaman
The fighter jets on the island serve as the fleet's air defense mission, while carrier-based aircraft launch attacks against the Chinese fleet. But will the Indians' actions be coordinated by the Chinese fleet?
China's Indian Ocean Special Fleet has completely left the Sunda Strait area and begun to turn southward, preparing to bypass the southernmost tip of the Indian subcontinent and move towards the Arabian Sea.
India has received the latest intelligence from reconnaissance satellites and found that the Chinese fleet does not want to fight the Indian fleet in the Andaman Sea. Judging from the direction of the Chinese fleet's advance, the Chinese completely want to bypass the Indian subcontinent and go to the Arabian Sea.
Copy to India's rear. Now the Indians have lost their cool, because the Indians do not have much naval power to deal with the Chinese wolf pack in the Arabian Sea. If they are bypassed to the rear by the Chinese naval fleet, then all India's forces in the Arabian Sea will be
All military and industrial bases will be threatened by Chinese naval aviation, which is intolerable to the Indians.
At the beginning, they felt that the Chinese would definitely have no place to supply supplies, but they collapsed directly off the coast of Sri Lanka. Three 10,000-ton supply ships were already waiting there. With these things, they could sail for at least a few months.
The war was over long ago by that time, and the answer given by Li Cong was also correct. I am a Chinese businessman, and we are patriotic. Why not make it convenient for our country's fleet? If you have any questions, you can directly launch an attack on Sri Lanka.
Offensive.
In fact, there is no need for Li Cong to say that Indian special forces will also take action. Hundreds of special forces entered Sri Lanka that night, but after they achieved some results, they were all surrounded and annihilated. The next day, Li Cong announced that there were people of unknown nationality.
The attack on the energy group's base in Sri Lanka caused heavy losses, so global energy prices rose by 5%, and the whole world was immediately unhappy. Damn it, a fight between the Chinese and Indians is like a fight between ghosts in their eyes.
You can't get involved with the energy group, which is a company. When I saw the Indian soldiers on TV, they were all wearing Indian military uniforms. Although Li Cong said he didn't know the nationality, everyone was not a fool. Immediately, there was a snowflake of protest.
In New Delhi, the Indian government had to publish a document protesting the terrorist attacks, asking itself to slap itself in the mouth. This is a good thing. This makes the Indian special forces very chilling. They are working desperately to perform their tasks outside.
I really didn’t expect the country to be like this. At least from now on, the image of the Congress Party in the military has declined a lot.
The Indians finally made up their mind that they must intercept the Chinese fleet heading westward in front of the Chinese at any cost. The Indian fleet has increased its speed to 30 knots, and in order not to drag the entire fleet back, the old Vetland only
After breaking away from the formation, two more anti-submarine frigates were escorting behind and slowly followed the fleet. This was also the last voyage of the Wetland. The Chinese nuclear submarines that were watching behind would not miss this excellent opportunity.
After 14 hours of high-speed sailing, the Indian fleet finally arrived 400 kilometers south of the Andaman Islands. However, at this time, the Chinese fleet moved south again, as if to specifically avoid contact with the Indian fleet and strive towards the Arabian Sea.
Move forward, completely ignoring the encircling Indian fleet. At this time, the Chinese fleet has arrived 1,200 kilometers south of Sri Lanka, 1,000 kilometers east of the Maldives Islands, and 1,400 kilometers away from the Indian task force. This is also where Indian carrier-based fighter jets
outside the attack range.
After the Indian fleet determined the direction of the Chinese fleet, it immediately increased its speed and headed southwest, hoping to set up a line of defense on the way of the Chinese fleet. If the Chinese fleet wanted to go to the Arabian Sea, it would have to pass through the Indians.
This is the Great Wall of the Sea. The Indians once again increased the speed of the fleet to 33 knots. At this time, the maximum speed of the "Indira Gandhi" of 30 knots could no longer keep up. The Indians left two anti-submarine frigates to protect this Great Wall.
A "slowly" aircraft carrier slowly followed behind.
The Indian fleet finally arrived 200 kilometers east of the Maldives Islands, and the Gandhi was dragged down 150 nautical miles. The entire Indian fleet was already dispersed and formed into separate formations.
The Chinese fleet has entered the attack range of the Indian fleet. The Indians immediately dispatched 40 Rafales, 30 Su-33s, and 40 LCAs to attack the Chinese fleet 700 kilometers away. This is already the maximum combat radius of the LCA.
The aircraft carrier in the Chinese fleet also took off the first wave of 60 attack aircraft, all composed of Su-33 fighter jets, flying towards the Indians, but the target was the Gandhi, which was 1,200 kilometers away in the northwest, because at this distance
, the mig-29 on the Gandhi cannot launch an attack on the Chinese fleet.
The 20 mig-29 fighter jets that took off from the Gandhi arrived over the Indian fleet and took on the air defense mission of the Indian fleet. The Indians knew that the Chinese should have launched the first wave of attacks against them, and the primary target must be
They have a large formation with two aircraft carriers, and the Gandhi is 1,200 kilometers away from the Chinese fleet. This is already within the maximum combat radius of the Su-33. The Chinese should not take away their small number of Su-33s.
to attack the Gandhi, so the Gandhi only left 15 mig-29s for its own air defense, and the 15 "Harriers" that took off from the Gandhi will also be responsible for the air cover of the Gandhi. The Veera is completely behind the Chinese fighter jets.
Outside the attack range, there is no need to consider air defense missions.
The 40 F-10B fighter jets of the Chinese fleet on air defense missions had a fierce battle with the escort fighter jets of the Indian fleet 250 kilometers away from the fleet, while the other 40 F-10B fighter jets had bypassed the Indian escort fighter jets and attacked from behind.
The fleet launched an attack.
The half-hour air battle finally ended. China lost 35 fighter jets and shot down 40 Indian escort fighter jets and 45 attack jets. However, by this time, the Indian attack jets had reached the maximum attack range of the anti-ship missiles and had not yet been attacked.
The 15 attack aircraft that were shot down immediately launched 60 anti-ship missiles, and then retreated at lightning speed, because at this time the Chinese fighter jets could no longer intercept those missiles, and all their anger began to be vented towards the Indian aircraft. 250 kilometers away
distance, the anti-ship missiles only took 15 minutes to fly. In the middle, the long-range air defense missiles had shot down as many as 35, but 25 still reached the inner defense circle. In the face of China's new laser short-range defense system, this
The 25 missiles could only hit some splashes and basically did no major damage. India's first attack completely failed.
This result is something that many people have never thought of, not even the energy group. Although Li Cong has blindly trusted the People's Liberation Army since he was a child, he did not expect that the People's Liberation Army's combat effectiveness would be so strong. India
After all, the army can be regarded as someone who has fought against the army. It will not be so incompetent. But the facts are right in front of us. This shows that the People's Liberation Army is indeed invincible. It should be a happy thing to see one's allies so powerful.
But there are not always allies in this world, there are also enemies, and allies will soon turn into enemies.
The Chinese Navy is not only capable of resisting, their resistance also came quickly. China's first wave of attack aircraft arrived 150 kilometers away from the Gandhi. Indian early warning aircraft are now used on the task force.
Therefore, the early warning helicopters onboard the Gandhi did not discover these ultra-low-altitude killers until the Chinese fighter jets approached 150 kilometers away. The 15 mig-29s patrolling in the sky immediately pounced on them, but it was already too late.
, 60 anti-ship missiles with a speed of 2 times the speed of sound have roared away from the carrier aircraft and flown towards the distant destination. The su-33, which has completed the attack mission, has already discovered the mig-29 coming from above.
When I felt like I had nothing to do, I found such a good target. Of course I would not let it go. Immediately, 60 medium-range air-to-air missiles flew towards the group of mig-29s. It was really a waste to use 4 missiles to fight.
In the end, only two extremely skilled mig-29s escaped the pursuit. The other 15 "Harrier"s found that the mig-29s had been beaten so badly, and immediately turned around and flew back. If not for this, they would have been
With the Su-33's ultimate combat radius, they would not let go of those targets in the sky. The 60 agents of death roaring in with sonic booms immediately made the Gandhi and the two escorting frigates completely despair.
None of the three ships had a long-range air defense system, and the short-range air defense system was very difficult to deal with anti-ship missiles with speeds more than 2 times supersonic. The effect was absolutely not good. Only 4 out of 60 missiles were intercepted. 12
To be continued...