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Text 679 Battle of the Solomon Islands (5)

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    The U.S. military's desperate efforts are still unable to break through the solid defense line built by the Chinese fleet, and this seemingly unshakable fleet is only part of China's task force participating in the Southwest Pacific battlefield. The two most important aircraft carrier battle groups have not yet appeared.  Fargo, commander of NATO's Asia-Pacific Theater Command, has more or less had a premonition that defeating the Chinese fleet, even just a squadron, will no longer be shown. Therefore, the US military needs to achieve results as much as possible and create opportunities through proactive attacks.

    The US military has deployed a considerable number of bombers in Guam as a response to Japan and the Solomon Islands.  China has a very complete and powerful air defense system. If a bomber taking off from Guam basically enters China's air defense identification circle, it will be alerted by China and intercepted. In this wartime state, it will also be directly intercepted.  shoot down.  There are a large number of Aegis ships in China's fleet on the sea. These Aegis ships are also deadly enemies of bombers. Even the Haihongqi air defense missiles, which are already a generation behind, can reach a range of about 20 kilometers. For targets like bombers,  , very effective, not to mention the new missiles such as the Chinese Navy's Red Flag-19 and Thorn 9.

    In today's air battle, the Chinese Navy dispatched a large number of shore-based aviation forces, and more than two-thirds of the aircraft carrier's carrier-based aviation forces were deployed. US Commander Fargo judged that the Chinese Navy's base air defense force would be seriously affected. If it could  The use of bombers to bomb China's bases, especially the destruction of China's arsenals, oil depots and other storage facilities, will have major benefits for the US military in the subsequent battle.

    After receiving a direct order from Fargo, the U.S. Air Force in Guam dispatched more than a dozen BB and B6 bombers and two B2 bombers to bomb the Chinese military base at Rabaul on New Britain Island.  Perhaps the bomb load of these bombers is not enough to completely destroy Rabaul, but only need to destroy some key nodes to bring tactical advantages.

    The U.S. military has increasingly felt that neither BB nor B2 can fully meet the bombing needs of the United States. The Lancers do not have much stealth performance, and they are mainly based on technology from the 1970s. Although they have been upgraded, they can no longer keep up with the battles of the new century.  The rhythm is up.  Although the B2 is an epoch-making stealth bomber, its stealth capabilities on the battlefield have been questioned. Under China's anti-stealth radar, the B2 Phantom has been shot down repeatedly, which not only damages the US military's tactical plans, but also causes the Americans to lose face.  .

    Therefore, under the joint cooperation of Lockheed Martin and Boeing, the US military is accelerating the development of their new generation bomber B-"Flying Bone". This bomber still has a flying wing layout, but it is much larger than the B2. In appearance, it is actually  It is more like a super-enlarged version of the Ground 47B. The enlarged space can accommodate more equipment and weapons. Lockheed Martin and Boeing position it as a "system cluster" aircraft that will aggregate B (intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance)  , electronic attack and communication functions.  This is actually a concept from the Century Bomber, which can perform multiple functions.  In addition, the US military hopes to enhance its stealth performance and flight capabilities. Although it is not realistic to catch up with the Century bomber all at once, the US military hopes that this bomber can bring more trouble to the Chinese.

    However, before the B-Flying Bone is officially developed and put into service, the US military can still only rely on B-port 2 or even B6 to complete its bombing missions.  B6 has the ability to launch air-based cruise missiles. In fact, B6 is even safer than BB and B2 in combat, because they can launch Tomahawk from 106 kilometers away, and then roar.

    As expected, the US B6 bomber launched Tomahawk cruise missiles in the airspace 106 kilometers away from Rabaul. These composite-guided Tomahawk missiles flew at subsonic speed and directly attacked the Chinese base in Rabaul, because the US military's intelligence did not  It is not particularly powerful, so the U.S. military is not very clear about the specific situation of the Rabaul base. Especially the Chinese army has camouflaged many facilities in the base, which makes the U.S. military's attack just a rough shot. As for what was destroyed,  It all depends on what they say.

    The Chinese military has indeed focused its main energy on the battle in the Solomon Sea, and almost all the fighter jets in the base have taken off to engage in air combat, and the base defense has also been reduced to a low point.  But no matter how low it is, the base is still guarded by 6 destroyers, 54HI frigates and several corvettes, not to mention the land-based base air defense system is also equipped here.  When the U.S. cruise missile struck, the base's air defense system immediately began to respond. Only one missile passed through the defense and hit a building at the Rabaul base. However, this building was previously used for cultural and sports activities for soldiers.  The activity has now been abandoned, so it did not cause any substantial losses.

    After discovering that the enemy bombers were approaching, the base defense fleet was immediately dispatched, and the 052 Chinese Aegis system also began to open its own defense network. Any enemy aircraft that entered the defense radius would become a target of attack.  The early warning radar on the island also clearly detected the location of the US bombers. Although the current defense of the Rabaul base is not enough, it cannot be said to be particularly difficult to resist the US bombing.

    The US military bombers are also very knowledgeable and discovered the Chinese base defenseThe existence of the Chinese warship fleet deliberately made a detour in the hope of avoiding the anti-aircraft missiles of the Chinese warships. Although this caused their attack to be delayed, it was indeed safer for themselves. No matter how fast the warships were, they could not match the movement speed of the aircraft.  Therefore, several destroyers and frigates can only consciously approach the base to provide protection for the base.

    Another wave of cruise missiles struck, and the air defense system, including naval ships, began to switch from high to low. The US military's attack was still difficult to achieve good results. Only two missiles were not intercepted, and one hit.  A trestle at the port caused some damage, but the damage was not significant. Another missile directly made a mistake and hit a forest outside the base.

    The commander of the bomber fleet improvised and changed their bombing target from the Rabaul base to the base defense fleet. Although the bombers did not bring any anti-ship missiles, they were just some joint guided bombs to deal with the warships.  The effect is not good, and they will even face great danger in order to attack. However, the biggest threat to bombers in the base is these destroyers and frigates hundreds of meters and thousands of meters offshore. US bombers want to successfully bomb.  Rabaul, these things must be destroyed.

    But the Hongqi-19 missiles carried by the 052 Aegis destroyer were launched at U.S. bombers one after another at a distance of 30 kilometers. When several bombers entered the strike range, the U.S. military had already lost four bombers in a row.  Naturally, the US military will not swarm them all, but will ask half of the bombers to act as the vanguard to attack those ships, while the subsequent bombers will save ammunition for the attack on the base.

    Air units still enjoy a tactical advantage over surface units. Although 052 shot down enemy aircraft one after another, the enemy aircraft still entered the attack radius and used multiple powerful aerial bombs to attack the 052 destroyer.  The speed of these bombs is relatively slow, and the 052's close-in defense gun can still block it, but it still causes a bomb to fall in front of the ship's hangar, which is the location of the VLB.

    At this time, the reliability of Chinese manufacturing was revealed. Although there was only a launch shaft cover between the explosion and the vertical launch unit, the explosion did not occur. This made the officers and soldiers on the ship really relieved. If dozens of missiles followed  If it is destroyed, then this destroyer is absolutely unlucky.

    The accompanying frigate also had strong air defense capabilities. Multiple anti-aircraft missiles were fired, directly knocking down the BB Lancer that bombed the destroyer from the air.  However, as more bombers entered the line of fire and dropped guided bombs desperately, the Chinese navy's destroyers and frigates also knew that trouble was coming.

    Multiple 106-pound aerial bombs hit two 05 frigates. The mast of one frigate was even damaged, and many electronic equipment were damaged by the air strike. The other frigate was attacked on the bow and actually destroyed its own  The main gun was damaged.  The beaten destroyer and frigate were not to be outdone and kept firing anti-aircraft missiles into the sky. US bombers also racked their brains to avoid these anti-aircraft missiles that were like reminders of death. However, there were still bombers dragging black smoke from low altitudes and falling into the sea.  .

    After withstanding multiple rounds of bombing, a Type 05 frigate has basically lost its combat capability. The bombing destroyed most of its weapons and avionics equipment, and also caused some casualties. However, the strong hull still allowed the frigate to survive.  It floated on the water, allowing the crew to board the lifeboat calmly and go to other ships.

    After the frigate lost its combat capabilities, this batch of US bombers were almost destroyed. After dropping the bombs, the two bombers immediately pulled up and fled to the rear, but one of them still did not escape being shot down.  Destiny, 052 used the last few remaining anti-aircraft missiles to shoot it down.

    Although it destroyed more than a dozen U.S. bombers, 052 also ran out of its own anti-aircraft missiles. She was only equipped with more than thirty anti-aircraft missiles at the beginning. Other VLBs were equipped with anti-ship missiles, anti-submarine missiles and cruise missiles.  Although the 05 HQ-6 has not been completed, it is far less powerful than the HQ-19 and HQ-9 in deterring bombers.

    Upon seeing this, the last four US bombers immediately launched a surprise attack, preparing to use the remaining missiles to launch a fatal attack on the Rabaul base. But at this time, the arsenal ship Tianyan withdrew from the front line and launched anti-aircraft missiles like fireworks.  It shot into the sky, directly destroying the Americans' attempt to severely damage Rabaul.

    It¡¯s not just the U.S. military¡¯s bombing plan that is facing destruction. The surface ships dispatched by the U.S. military on the front line are also encountering huge trouble.
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