Chapter 313 Give Way

Author: September Sauce

Chapter 313 Give Way

the other side.

Leon sat slumped in his exclusive seat, with a sluggish expression on his face, as if all his strength had been drained away.

And that was indeed the case - within just a few days, he suffered another major blow.

The first time he was electronically suppressed, his first reaction was to fight back immediately.

After all, in addition to the EF-18 on Ishigaki Island, there are also several EA-18G and EA-6B in the Kadena base.

Logically speaking, such a powerful electronic warfare force should be able to fight no matter which force it confronts.

But the reality was completely opposite to what he expected.

Facing the opponent's electronic warfare aircraft that came from nowhere, our own air units were completely unable to fight back. From the beginning to the end, they did not even detect the opponent's real radar signal.

The only time, an EA-18G had a lucky break. During a high-speed maneuver, it approached within 30 nautical miles of the opponent, burned through the opponent's electromagnetic interference, and successfully locked onto the opponent's fighter plane that was performing interference operations.

At the first moment, the pilot subconsciously turned on the fire control radar, but then, the opponent's escort wingman - a stealth fighter - appeared behind the EA-18G.

When the radar warning device sounded, the pilot immediately understood that he had completely failed.

Therefore, he no longer struggled, but shook his wings in a friendly manner, turning around and returning in a "letting others be slaughtered" posture.

Fortunately, the J-20A did not seem to intend to push the already tense situation into a sea of ​​fire. After tracking for several minutes, it also turned around and returned.

After it left, the electronic interference against the Kadena base finally ended, and those fighters that were almost lost in the air were able to return.

After this battle, Lyon no longer had the idea of ​​"going further".

In the report, he deliberately downplayed the process of this electronic warfare and did not exaggerate the opponent's strength as usual in order to gain more support.

Now he doesn't seek to make any achievements, he just wants to finish the rest of his time as soon as possible, then return to his homeland and work hard as his chief officer.

It is precisely because of this mentality that the entire Kadena base fell into a strange calm.

Even if the radar captures an abnormal signal, the base will no longer enter an emergency state like the first time. Instead, after slowly verifying the signal, it will symbolically take off two EA-18Gs to perform the so-called "driving away" action.

Everyone could see what Leon was thinking, and some even secretly criticized his weakness behind his back, but Leon didn't care at all.

No matter how unpleasant it is, there isn't much time left, so why bother with yourself?

Just do whatever you want.

I used to be a passionate patriot, but now there is no need.

Thinking of this, Leon straightened up slightly.

He looked at the assistant opposite and asked:

"As for the island country, have their helicopters picked it up?"

After hearing his words, the assistant shook his head and replied:

"The location where it fell is deep sea, and it will be impossible to fish it up in the short term."

"Not to mention helicopters, even the bodies of the fallen soldiers have not been recovered. It is estimated that they will be forced to invest a lot of resources in this matter for some time to come."

"Well, that's their business."

Leon replied indifferently.

Then, he continued to ask:

"When can those four EF-18s be recovered?"

"It is expected to be recovered within two weeks - the island country will fly it back to Tokyo, where we will receive it."

"The originally proposed development plan for Ishigaki Island has been cancelled. At present, such plans have completely lost their meaning."

"If electronic interference cannot be solved, building more bases will be in vain."

"Having the electromagnetic advantage means taking all the advantages."

"It can only be left to the country. Raytheon has begun to work with Mercury Defense to analyze the interference signals we have collected during this period. It is expected to complete the analysis within one to two months and formulate a dedicated response strategy.

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"By then, the impact of this system will be significantly reduced - at least, it will no longer affect the daily operations of the entire base."

“The requirements are really low enough.”

Leon laughed disdainfully, but then he sighed and said:

"We are making progress, and so are they."

"As long as you take a step slowly, the follow-up will continue to be slow."

"Our advantage in the Pacific is getting smaller and smaller. It started with island building, followed by fourth-generation aircraft, bombers, radars, and now, even electronic jamming and electronic countermeasures, they have begun to gain the upper hand."

"If this continues, what else can we do after their new generation of nuclear submarines is born?"

"I don't know what we need to do to curb the decline in relative combat effectiveness."

"Maybe, no matter what you do, it's impossible."

"We are destined to lose this sphere of influence. I just hope that it will not be lost in my hands."

Hearing this, the assistant couldn't help but reveal a secretive smile.

He looked at Leon and said slightly teasingly:

"Even if you want to personally destroy the advantage, it's not that simple."

"After all, it has been less than a month since you left."

"As long as you can leave smoothly, do you care whether it will be lost? That is no longer something you need to consider."

"Yeah, it's really not something I should consider."

Leon nodded in agreement, but soon, his brows wrinkled again.

".But the thing is, I have to think about it."

"You have to know that this sea is not as calm as you think from beginning to end. Every wave of it affects our global layout."

"Without the electromagnetic hegemony in the Pacific, we will no longer be able to defend the areas we originally cared about, and we will no longer be able to use a few warships to contain their submarines under the narrow water surface as we did before."

"Isn't their new destroyer, 055, or Renhai class, already approaching us?"

"The reason why they are so unscrupulous is definitely not without reason."

"Behind this large destroyer, maybe they have already made complete combat arrangements and are just waiting for us to take the bait."

"You are sober."

The assistant said in agreement.

"Losing electromagnetic rights means losing Asia-Pacific. We really can no longer restrict them."

"I can even guess the other party's plan."

"First it was electromagnetic suppression, then the 055 and the aircraft carrier were officially put into service and started patrolling, and then they accelerated the reclamation of islands and conquered cities and territories, disintegrating the order we had finally established."

"Not just in this sea, in fact, I even heard that the situation in Africa is not optimistic."

"Their replacement ships have arrived in the Gulf of Aden, and the Fifth Fleet does not seem to intend to continue the blockade - they do not know the equipment configuration of the 052C and do not want to risk creating friction."

"This is really scary. In just a few years, our advantages have disappeared, while their technology is increasing day by day."

"I really don't know where they got the technology from. Maybe they are really aliens."

"It would be nice if they were aliens."

Leon said with a wry smile.

"If the technology is provided by aliens, then at least it cannot be copied."

"Now, the opponent's situation is obviously different."

"They are not only copying, but they are also constantly climbing forward and creating more and newer technologies."

"To be honest, it's only now that I can understand why they are so powerful, even powerful for thousands of years."

"This country - or rather this nation is really terrible."

"On the surface, they are competing with us."

"But in reality, they are always only comparing themselves to themselves."

"And we may be just a slightly larger stepping stone on their way forward."

At the same time, the Gulf of Aden.

A cargo ship departing from Shanghai is heading towards the Red Sea. Their goal is to pass through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait within two days, then cross the Red Sea, and then head to Europe through the Suez Canal.

The captain of this ship is named Wang Xianzong. Although his name sounds grand, in fact, he is a slightly thin and old middle-aged man.

Of course, after wandering at sea for a long time, it is impossible for his body to stay young.

His only wish is to make enough money in the shortest possible time, and then take his family back to his hometown to live together.

After nearly two decades of hard work, his goal is about to be achieved.

If all goes well, it is likely that this voyage will be the last in his career.

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Of course, he never mentioned this matter to anyone, and even in his own mind, he didn't set any specific goals.
To be continued...