The battle between the j-32 and the f-44 aircraft continued until the j-25p aircraft was all withdrawn.

In the early morning... less than the remaining thirteen J-32s retreated voluntarily, and the F-44 did not continue to be entangled. During the twenty-minute battle, the pilots on both sides exhausted their energy, and could even be said to be exhausted. For pilots, the fifth-generation fighter jets have higher requirements, especially when performing high overload maneuvers, the load the pilots bear almost reaches the limit, and they will sweat profusely after a few rounds. Under normal circumstances, the fighting time of the fifth-generation fighter jets will not exceed five minutes, and most of the time it can be divided into a high or low in five minutes. In fact, most of the time, the scale of the engagement between the fifth-generation fighter jets is not large, mainly because it requires a larger combat space, so the engagement time will not be too long. This time, both sides dispatched dozens of aircraft, and the battle lasted for twenty minutes.

Since it is meaningless to continue fighting, retreating has become an ideal choice for both sides.

At this moment, the carrier-based early warning aircraft that was leaving the front discovered the anti-submarine patrol aircraft group flying from the north.

...After three points, two early warning aircraft made accurate judgments on the scale of the Indian anti-submarine patrol aircraft group: the number was about forty, and they used intensive formations.

The air combat coordinator on the early warning aircraft did not hesitate and immediately contacted the nearest fighter plane for interception.

...After five minutes, Mu Haoyang received a report from the early warning aircraft.

At this time, the j-32 fleet had parted ways with the f-44 fleet, and the j-25p fleet was also returning south at the north of the early warning aircraft.

There was nothing to hesitate, all fighters immediately turned to intercept the anti-submarine patrol aircraft group.

What Mu Haoyang has to do is to send a tanker as soon as possible so that fighters who go to intercept anti-submarine patrol aircraft can get enough fuel to return to the fleet.

By this time, the battle situation was very clear.

The Indian Navy dispatched anti-submarine patrol aircraft, but the scale was not as large as Mu Haoyang imagined. It must have been the high-intensity bombing of the Air Force that had the effect.

As for whether anti-submarine patrol aircraft can be intercepted, there is basically no suspense.

Even if the first round of interception failed, the task force had enough time to organize the fleet's air defense and dispatch more fighter jets to intercept.

It can be said that there is plenty of time.

...After ten, twenty-four aircraft were hung on partner-style refueling pods and carried air-to-air ammunition to take off from four aircraft carriers one after another.

After refueling the returning fighter jets, they will also patrol 600 kilometers north of the fleet.

Subsequently, Mu Haoyang dispatched 24 air defense fighters and four carrier-based early warning aircraft, expanding the air defense range in all directions of the fleet to 600 kilometers away.

Because it is far enough from India, there is no need to worry about encountering fighter jets from the Indian Air Force.

To put it simply, the Indian Navy's anti-submarine patrol aircraft must not be escorted by fighter aircraft. In this case, as long as there are four J-32bs in each direction, they can timely shoot down the invading anti-submarine patrol aircraft, at least they can disperse the anti-submarine patrol aircraft group so that they cannot launch an attack.

After making this arrangement, Mu Haoyang had sixteen j-32s and one hundred and forty j-32bs left, and these fighters could be launched again before four o'clock.

…Twenty-five minutes later, the interception battle in the north began.

In order to avoid encountering fighter jets with the Indian Air Force, the j-32 and j-25p aircraft groups actively retreated to the near early warning aircraft patrol airspace and did not take the initiative to go north.

Because they used up air-to-air missiles or did not carry air-to-air missiles in the previous battles, the j-32 and j-25p could only use air cannons to attack anti-submarine patrol aircraft. Of course, this is enough. Anti-submarine patrol aircraft have no air-to-air self-defense capabilities at all, and cannot evade in front of fighter aircraft.

It can be said that this is a unilateral massacre.

In less than ten minutes, all forty P-10a introduced from the United States were shot down, and none escaped. Among the 320 crew members, less than 30 survived. You should know that anti-submarine patrol aircraft are not fighters, and without bomb seats, they cannot escape after being attacked. Only by forcing a landing on the sea by chance, instead of falling directly into the sea, or exploded and disintegrated in the air, can the crew members have hope of survival.

Such heavy losses are also responsible for the Indian Air Force.

At that time, after the anti-submarine patrol aircraft was attacked, it sent a distress signal and called nearby fighters, but received no response. According to the Indian Air Force's war report, the fighters had returned at this time, but the actual situation was that the f-44 fleet should be not far from the north. Perhaps the remaining f-44s could not help the anti-submarine patrol aircraft to break through, but at least they could cover some anti-submarine patrol aircraft to retreat. After all, the Chinese Navy's fighters did not have much attack ability, and they would definitely restrain themselves after encountering Indian fighters. Unfortunately, these f-44s did not fly back, but returned to the air base in southern India according to the orders issued by the early warning aircraft.

In addition, the biggest problem lies in the tactical deployment process.

When organizing anti-submarine patrol aircraft, the Indian Navy did not arrange escort fighter jets, nor did it require the Air Force to provide escort fighter jets.

It can be said that this is the biggest mistake.

Although many people attribute the responsibility to Simba, believing that it was the attack tactics he arranged, and he did not mention providing cover for anti-submarine patrol aircraft, in the final analysis, it was still an internal problem of the Indian army, that is, the Air Force and the Navy were almost doing their own things and did not fight in concert. According to the situation at that time, if the Air Force and the Navy could fight in concert, at least escort fighters should be arranged for anti-submarine patrol aircraft. Even if there were only a few, they would definitely play a crucial role in this battle and change the outcome of the battle.

In addition, there are also problems with the organization of the Indian Air Force and the Indian Navy.

Although the Indian Navy has a shore-based aviation force that is not small in scale, there are no shore-based fighter jets. All fighter jets deployed on land belong to the air force, and only the fighter jets in the carrier-based aviation force belong to the navy. Therefore, the Indian Navy's shore-based aviation force is actually a support force. Obviously, this is completely different from the situation of the Chinese Navy. The Chinese Navy not only has a large-scale carrier-based aviation force, but also a shore-based aviation force with hundreds of fighter jets. It has also had bombers in the past, which is a real strike force.

If the Indian Navy retained the shore-based fighter jets, the situation would definitely be very different.

It can be said that these internal problems in the Indian army ruined this anti-submarine patrol aircraft unit.

It is not only the forty anti-submarine patrol aircraft that are lost, but also the long-range anti-submarine capabilities of the Indian Navy, which will have a crucial impact on future combat.

You should know that after losing the fleet, anti-submarine patrol aircraft are an indispensable force in protecting strategic routes.

After receiving the frontline battle report, Mu Haoyang not only breathed a sigh of relief, but also strengthened his idea of ​​launching another attack.

At about four o'clock, after the air defense fighter was launched, the fighter planes that performed the third strike mission were sent to the flight deck and ejected one after another.

This time, Mu Haoyang not only sent sixteen J-32s to perform escort missions, but also used forty-eight J-32bs to perform escort missions, and only ninety J-32bs were hung with sea attack ammunition, of which forty-two carried anti-ship missiles and forty-eight carried anti-ship guided bombs.

The Indian fleet was lucky enough to escape the second strike, but it was absolutely impossible to escape the third strike.

It can be said that this attack is not suspense.

You should know that the Indian Air Force will not be able to dispatch forty F-44s to cover the Indian fleet again, and it will not be possible to send other fighter jets, because there are not many combat aircraft left in southern India. Even if the Indian Air Force sends fighter jets to cover the Indian fleet again, it will not be the opponent of the sixty-four F-32s. Instead, it will lose more fighter jets in the battle to cover the Indian fleet.

As for the Indian fleet, which has been severely damaged, it cannot run far.

It can be said that there is nothing to describe this blow.

The attack started at 5:20. First, forty-two J-32bs fired anti-ship missiles, and then forty-eight J-32bs carried out volley bombing. The attack ended before 5:50. Only two J-32bs were shot down by air defense missiles launched by Indian warships when they dropped bombs.

At 6:40, when it was dawn, the Indian fleet no longer existed.

After such a fierce blow, all five aircraft carriers sank before 6:15, five cruisers and five multi-purpose destroyers sank before this. Of the fifteen air defense destroyers, only three persisted until dawn, but they all sank before 7:00. Of the twenty ocean frigates, eight persisted until 7:00, and only one left the battlefield. However, on the way back, they were sunk by a conventional submarine of the Pakistan Navy. Among the more than 28,000 officers and soldiers of the Indian fleet, less than 3,000 were spared.

The task force did not evacuate the battlefield immediately, but launched a search and rescue operation after dawn, mainly searching for parachuting pilots.

It was not until 11:00 a.m. on the fifteenth that the task force turned north in the southwest of the Maldives Islands and headed to the Arabian Sea to prepare for additional fighter jets.

In fact, the task force suffered a lot in this battle.

According to the war report released by the Chinese Navy, the task force lost 19 J-32s, 28 J-32bs and 47 J-25p in the battle. A total of 74 pilots were killed or missing. Two other fleet officers and soldiers were injured, and the "Nanling" suffered minor injuries during the battle.

Of course, this is just a battle loss.

In addition, two J-32s, seven J-32bs and fifteen J-25p crashed or landed on their way back, killing three pilots. While recovering the fighter plane, one J-32b hit the blocking net of the "Tianshan", causing one pilot to be injured.

In terms of losses, this may be the most costly naval battle in the Chinese navy since the Second Korean War.

Fortunately, the warships in the task force were not seriously injured, and the damage to the "Nanling" was not worth mentioning at all, and it was repaired on the morning of the 15th.

Compared with the achievements achieved and the significant strategic significance it has produced, the losses of the task force are even more slim.
Chapter completed!