You should know that US fighter jets must attack j-33 by dive-firing, and the mirror interference generated by the sea can make the fire-controlled radar on US fighter jets useless. In addition, the altitude difference of 5,000 meters exceeds the maximum attack range of most fighting missiles.

It can be said that if US fighter jets want to intercept the j-33, they only have air cannons.

The problem is that if you use aerial cannons, the US fighter jets will have to dive, lose their altitude, and their speed will also decrease, so they will not be able to keep up with the j-33.

During the pursuit, four US fighter jets took turns to dive attacking, but none of them succeeded.

After chasing north for more than two hundred kilometers and about to reach the air above the Fourth Fleet, the US fighter jets gave up this meaningless game.

The j-33 did not return directly to the north, but instead flew northeast after getting rid of the US fighter jets.

The reason is very simple. Flying at ultra-low altitude for a long time at maximum speed consumes a lot of fuel. The remaining fuel is no longer enough to fly back to the task force. Therefore, before returning to the fleet, you have to fly to the refueling airspace set by the Air Force and replenish fuel from the refueling aircraft.

In fact, this reconnaissance aircraft has completed its mission.

At 9:20, three minutes after receiving the reconnaissance report, Mu Haoyang issued an attack order, and the fighter jets on the four aircraft carriers began to take off one after another.

This time, Mu Haoyang dispatched 200 fighter jets and 16 carrier-based early warning aircraft in one breath.

Unlike the attack on the 26th, no fighter aircraft carried sea-to-sea ammunition this time, and all fighters were equipped with air-to-air missiles.

The mission order is also very clear: mainly to wipe out US fighter jets, and after completing the mission, return to the air base in southern India.

The reason is very simple: after the battle on the 26th, the task force did not go south, but moved about 300 kilometers northward.

Because the Third Fleet also moved more than 300 kilometers southward, the distance between the two fleets was about 2,500 kilometers.

This distance has exceeded the maximum combat radius of the fighter jet.

To this end, the Air Force dispatched 30 large tankers, and the Navy also sent twenty electric tankers to serve these fighters.

At that time, Mu Haoyang had only 200 fighter jets that could be used to perform air combat missions. Some of the remaining fighters were sent to perform reconnaissance missions, while some were j-33s with poor air combat performance. The main reason was that the aviation gangs carried by the three aircraft carriers such as the "Huashan" came from the Pacific Fleet. When the war broke out, the Pacific Fleet had not yet completely replaced the air-enhancing j-33s.

In fact, among the two hundred fighter jets sent out, two squadrons were ordinary j-33.

Fortunately, the pilots of the Pacific Fleet are all real old birds, with rich experience, and some of them are still j-33 who flew from j-32.

On the Third Fleet, Commodore Nixon immediately realized that the attack was coming.

Starting from 9:25, the Third Fleet's air defense fighter jets took off one after another, and finally reached one hundred and sixty, and the other forty were on standby on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier. In addition, Nixon also sent two early warning aircraft to the north and patrol the fourth Fleet.

According to his judgment, Chinese fighter jets will not attack the Fourth Fleet.

The reason is very simple. After the reconnaissance plane arrived over the Fourth Fleet, it continued to fly south, indicating that the target it was searching for was not the Fourth Fleet.

More importantly, the purpose of this reconnaissance aircraft is very clear.

In other words, the Chinese fleet commander had already expected that the Third Fleet would be south of the Fourth Fleet, otherwise it would not have sent reconnaissance aircraft so accurately.

As for counterattacking the Chinese fleet, Nixon had no consideration at all.

In fact, he was convinced at the time that the Chinese fleet was not within the attack range because the reconnaissance planes he sent before dawn had reached the maximum reconnaissance radius before nine o'clock, and these reconnaissance planes did not issue reports. Of course, Nixon sent reconnaissance planes not to attack the Chinese fleet, but to obtain more detailed battlefield information in order to decide when to leave the battlefield.

It can be said that what Nixon wanted to do most at that time was to abandon the Fourth Fleet and quickly leave this dangerous sea area.

In fact, Nixon still had a hint of luck, because in his opinion, the Chinese fleet was not within the attack range, which also indicated that the Chinese fleet could not attack the Third Fleet, and at most it would be vented with the Fourth Fleet. If the Chinese fleet attacked the Fourth Fleet again, it would be equivalent to helping Nixon to clear the siege.

The question is, will the Chinese fleet attack the Fourth Fleet again?

While he was lucky, Nixon did not dare to be careless because he knew that the fighter jets of the Chinese fleet would definitely be supported by the Air Force tanker and would appropriately extend the combat radius. As long as the commander of the Chinese fleet felt confident of eliminating the Third Fleet in one fell swoop, even if it only hurt the Third Fleet, he would ignore the dying warships of the Fourth Fleet and would concentrate on attacking the Third Fleet with all his strength.

In this way, the main task of the Third Fleet is air defense.

At that time, Nixon didn't think this was a bad thing, because in his opinion, the fighter jets in his hand were enough to deal with the remaining fighter jets in the Chinese fleet.

After this battle, either the Chinese fleet retreated vigorously or the third fleet evacuated from the battlefield.

No matter which result, it was a relief for Nixon, because it meant that he would never have to stay and wait for death with the Fourth Fleet.

Within twenty minutes, all the air defense fighters arranged by Nixon were launched.

Near the fleet, there are four early warning aircraft, and the air defense warships in the fleet can also command air defense fighter jets, reducing the workload of early warning aircraft.

At this time, Nixon could be said to be full of confidence.

If Mu Haoyang launches an attack in the traditional way, that is, keeping the escort fighter and attack aircraft in a one-to-three ratio, Nixon has indeed reason to be confident.

Unfortunately, Mu Haoyang did not arrange an attack aircraft at all.
Chapter completed!