Chapter 799 Helicopter Reconnaissance

"Boom, boom, boom." The roar of an engine was heard in the distant sky.

Damn it! Cruise rushed out of his room and saw two US Navy ship-borne helicopters, Sh-3 Sea King, appearing in the sky in the distance!

The American helicopters actually flew over these oil platforms! Although the ground effect vehicles hidden under the oil platforms could not be found from the satellite images, if the American helicopters kept flying around the platforms, some clues could still be found!

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Damn it! What should I do? At this moment, Cruise thought of something and ran to the back of the platform, shouting as he ran: "Ignite, ignite!"

These are two helicopters that took off from the Leahy-class cruiser, and their main mission this time is to search the nearby sea, especially the oil platforms here.

Although they were not authorized to attack these oil platforms, the American helicopter pilots hated these oil platforms very much. The oil platforms that Argentina and Iraq cooperated on? It was clearly the Soviets who intervened! Thinking of the losses they suffered when they bombed the Falkland Islands last time, the American pilots were even more annoyed!

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"Attention, we are about to approach the enemy's oil platform. Be prepared to be attacked." said Captain Locke.

Are these oil platforms just ordinary oil platforms, or are there any weird things? For example, are there some anti-ship missiles placed on them, waiting for an opportunity to attack American warships? The United States must do some investigation! Therefore, the US aircraft carrier formation did not take action, but sent out two helicopters to search.

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Until there is any other news, these things are civilian facilities.

But if your own helicopter is attacked, it is different, it immediately becomes a military target! Even if someone is shooting at you with an assault rifle, that is still an armed group!

The helicopter slowly approached, and the pilot was ready. If he found any situation above, he would immediately open the throttle and evacuate quickly, and then call the carrier-based aircraft to come and destroy all the oil platforms.

In the rear cabin, the hatch was open, and there was a Marine soldier operating a large-caliber machine gun on one side. Although this type of aircraft did not have short wings on both sides and could not carry bombs or something, a large-caliber machine gun was still a powerful weapon to deal with an oil platform!

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"Damn, what is that?" Just as they were about to get closer, they saw hot flames and thick smoke coming out of a pipe standing tall on the oil platform.

At the same time, all the people on the platform came out, stood on it, and shouted loudly.

Locke took a quick glance and was stunned: "This is really an oil platform. The Argentines are so lucky. They have successfully produced oil in just a few days."

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As an experienced naval pilot, Locke had certainly seen such a scene. To drill an oil well on an offshore oil platform, luck was often required. Now, this oil well had successfully produced oil! And the pipe mouth was where the gas that was erupting was burning! Although this was a waste, it was also necessary.

A bunch of unlucky guys!

"Next oil platform!" said Locke.

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Those cheering crowds looked so hateful that Locke had no mood to greet these people, let alone greet them with the machine gun behind him. Although he actually had such an impulse, he still suppressed his violent mood.

In the sky, two helicopters flew away, and the people on the platform breathed a sigh of relief.

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This oil platform is simply a disguise. In this situation, the Argentines have no mood to drill oil wells! This is the hiding place of their secret weapons to attack aircraft carriers!

And just now, what was burning was not the crude oil and gas that was pumped out, but the fuel stored on the oil platform! The oil platform needs power to work, and this is generated by the generator on the oil platform! At the same time, in order to serve the ground effect vehicle, the platform also stores the aviation fuel needed by the ground effect vehicle.

Now, the Americans have finally flown away, and the crowd who had just cheered feel relieved.

"It seems that the Americans have become suspicious of the oil platform here. We must launch an attack as soon as possible." Cruz said: "Machestan, how is your practice going?"

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Although the Soviets could stay on the ground-effect vehicles and help the Argentines when necessary, it would be better for the Argentines to operate it themselves, which would be safer. If the American aircraft carrier was shot down, it would have nothing to do with the Soviet Union. If the American aircraft carrier was not shot down but was killed by American carrier-based aircraft, the Argentines would also be the ones who died.

Hearing Cruise's question, Machestan said: "We are fully familiar with the essentials of the operation, but we have not yet carried out the actual operation."

Even if you are learning to drive, you cannot just hold the steering wheel without moving the car. And if you want to drive such a huge vehicle, it is absolutely impossible without actual experience.

"Then let's conduct a practical operation tonight and master the operation of this weapon as soon as possible." Cruz said, "We don't have much time left."

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In order to prevent detection by the Americans, this ground effect vehicle is currently kept highly confidential, and actual operation must be carried out at night!

Machestan nodded: "We can't wait! Even if we attack now, we are confident that we can destroy the American aircraft carrier!"

It sounds difficult, but once you understand it thoroughly, you will understand it. The person in charge of flying this ground effect vehicle is a skilled pilot with a thousand flight hours. As long as he is familiar with the Soviet instruments, there will be no big problems.

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"Come on, now let's continue to familiarize ourselves with the operation." Marchestan said, and began to walk down the ladder.

The ground effect vehicle below has been painted blue, almost blending in with the sea surface. In fact, it just didn't ignite, so the other party would not be able to see it unless they looked carefully. At the same time, the logo of the Argentine Navy was also painted on the tail wing.

The eight engines on both sides have been tightly wrapped with tarpaulin to prevent erosion by marine salt. After all, this oil platform is too simple. If there is a problem with the engine, it will be impossible to repair it.

The day passed quickly and night fell again.

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A small boat docked next to the oil platform towed the ground effect vehicle out of the oil platform. Then, the tarpaulins covering the engines on both sides were opened, and the ground effect vehicle was ready to take off again!

"Turn on the switch and perform a self-test."

"The self-test is normal and the oil circuit starts to supply oil."

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"Start the engine." As the captain, Machestan kept giving orders. The pilot George Colombo on his side skillfully pushed the operating levers one by one. In an instant, roars were heard on both sides and the engines started successfully!