Chapter 779: Flying Fish Attack

Historically, the Argentine Navy used the Neptune reconnaissance aircraft to detect the location of the British naval formation, and then informed the Super Etendard of the location. This is a professional reconnaissance aircraft equipped by the United States after World War II. It was the main force of the West in the 1950s and 1960s. However, by the 1980s, this aircraft had become extremely old. During the Falklands War, this aircraft had to be retired due to lack of spare parts. As a result, the Argentine Navy lost its eyes and found it difficult to find the location of the British naval formation. Among several attacks, only one or two successfully found the British naval formation.

But now it is different. The location of the British naval fleet is firmly in the hands of the Argentine military. They don’t have to worry about finding the location of the British Navy. They only need to do one thing, that is, launch an attack!

At the same time, the British naval fleet had already prepared for battle with the early warning information sent by Chile. Two hours after the Argentine Naval Aviation Force was dispatched, two Sea Harrier fighters took off from the deck of the Hermes, ready to welcome the arrival of the Argentine Naval Aviation Force. After the formation took off, they immediately flew west and turned on the radar on their nose.

If it is a normal air superiority fighter, the search distance can reach at least 100 kilometers, but for the simple Blue Fox radar, the search distance for the ultra-low-altitude fighter planes on the sea surface will not exceed 50 kilometers. This requires them to fly farther to be able to issue early warnings! As long as the target is found, the rear will continue to take off the remaining Sea Harrier fighters to fight a big battle with the Argentines!

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Pilot George was flying the Sea Harrier, with the Pegasus engine fully throttled, having reached the maximum non-afterburning speed of the Sea Harrier fighter. His eyes kept scanning the radar screen in his cockpit, hoping to find something.

But, nothing was seen!

They have already flown 200 kilometers away from the aircraft carrier formation! Until now, they still haven't found the Argentinean fleet! What's going on? Is the Chilean warning information wrong?

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At this moment, George heard a cry from the headset: "Damn, these Argentines are flying from the east, quick, Libra, return home!"

Libra was George's radio call sign. He was also shocked. It turned out that the Argentines had launched a rear raid! They thought the enemy was coming from the west! But in fact, the Argentines had circled around and launched an attack from the east of their formation!

The Type 42 destroyer HMS Coventry on the right side of the aircraft carrier formation keenly spotted the brief echo of the Argentines' ultra-low-altitude fighter jets climbing up!

Moreover, there was more than one fighter plane that took off! The echoes were dense, there were at least a dozen fighter planes! How was this possible? Could it be that all these fighter planes were carrying anti-ship missiles?

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How is this possible! The only aircraft in Argentina that can carry Exocet missiles is the Super Etendard, which has disappeared! But if the attack was not launched with Exocet missiles, why would the Argentines pull up from ultra-low altitude and then return to ultra-low altitude again?

So weird!

The destroyer Coventry sounded a combat alert at the first moment and began to prepare to launch Sea Dart anti-aircraft missiles. As long as the Argentine planes came over, they would give them the heaviest blow!

Even if it is an Exocet missile flying over, we must shoot it down!

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"Report, the radar screen is full of snow." At this moment, the radar soldier shouted anxiously, which startled Captain David Hart Dyke.

The speaker was Huck, a tall English boy. He was just a volunteer. When the destroyer Coventry was sailing south, five soldiers on the ship had to leave for various reasons, such as someone going home to get married. So, there were five vacancies on the ship, and five volunteers were recruited. This is also the tradition of the British Royal Navy.

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Hake was a volunteer soldier who retired five years ago. He was a radar soldier before his retirement. However, he had never operated the new radar of the Coventry. His advantage was that he had a pair of sharp eyes and could clearly detect the flashing radar echo on the screen. Unfortunately, the screen was full of snow, leaving him at a loss.

"Interference, damn it, the Argentines actually have electronic jammers!" Captain David shouted, "Quick, start anti-interference measures!"

In modern warfare, the effect of soft kill has gradually become prominent. If you want to control air and sea power, you need to first control electromagnetic power. Israel has made great use of it in the subsequent Middle East wars. But now, no one thought that the Argentines actually have this method! According to the intelligence held by the United Kingdom, Argentina cannot have electronic jammers!

Unfortunately, it was too late. Just as they were frantically launching anti-interference measures, the lookout had already discovered a bright spot on the sea in the distance. The Argentines had indeed launched an Exocet missile!

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A series of impossibilities completely disrupted the British Navy's deployment! The Coventry feebly fired platinum bars into the sky, hoping to disrupt the flight trajectory of the Exocet missile and narrowly escape death.

At the same time, 20mm anti-aircraft guns and 114mm naval guns also began to fire continuously. Smoke rose from the muzzles, and one shell after another flew towards the direction of the Exocet missile, hoping to successfully destroy this terrible missile.

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However, under electromagnetic interference, the gun-aiming radar cannot work, and the optical aiming system alone cannot keep up with the opponent's missiles! Because, in the final stage of flight, the Exocet missile has begun to perform serpentine maneuvers!

Fortunately, an Exocet missile flew past the side of the Coventry and fell into the sea. However, before they could breathe a sigh of relief, the second Exocet missile accurately hit the Coventry!

The missile's warhead did not explode, but the remaining fuel caused a fire. The officers and soldiers of the Coventry were trying their best to rescue it, not wanting their warship to suffer the same fate as the Shelffield.

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This sea and air battle has just begun!

Nearly twenty Exocet missiles flew towards the British aircraft carrier formation. The target they had locked on in advance was the aircraft carrier with the largest radar reflection area! As long as the British flagship was destroyed, the British navy would no longer have any strength!

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The British obviously realized this, and their aircraft carriers were surrounded in the middle, and even the transport ships were used to block missiles!

On the right side of the Invincible-class ship is a merchant ship with a displacement of tens of thousands of tons, the Atlantic Conveyor.