Chapter 677: Intercepting Reconnaissance Aircraft, the US Military Is Acting Frantically
"Signalman, contact Bowett and tell him to hold on to the enemy."
Bowensmith immediately ordered again, "I will contact the headquarters and report the situation to them."
Inside the Eagle Tribe thousands of kilometers away, in the military headquarters, that is, the legendary Pentagon command center, after receiving the intelligence sent back from the front-line Carl aircraft carrier fleet, a group of high-level bosses including Defense Minister Hawk Henry were in a state of shock.
The White Bear Tribe actually took out a secret weapon, a high-altitude and high-speed reconnaissance aircraft!
The speed can reach 1.5 Mach, which is more advanced than U-2!
They made many plans and did a lot of intelligence work, but there was no relevant intelligence in this regard before, and even thought it was a dereliction of duty on the part of the intelligence department.
After some analysis by intelligence officers, they all felt that Bowensmith's inference was very reasonable.
They had doubts about this before, and always felt that the two tribes were acting like they were either you or I, but in fact they were secretly communicating with each other.
The White Bear Tribe and the Longxia Tribe must have reached some cooperation, otherwise, it would be impossible for such a top-secret reconnaissance plane of the White Bear Tribe to go to the Pacific Ocean to conduct a large-scale reconnaissance of their aircraft carrier fleet at such a critical moment.
"It seems that our intelligence department's intelligence collection ability against the White Bear Tribe is far from enough. They are hiding so deeply. On the surface, they look like nothing happened, but suddenly they do this behind the scenes."
"Sent such an advanced reconnaissance plane to conduct unscrupulous reconnaissance activities against us."
"We have been fighting for so many years, it is hard to say that they don't have other secret weapons. Perhaps this high-altitude and high-speed reconnaissance plane is just the tip of the iceberg they have revealed. Perhaps in the future, we will probably encounter more."
"In this case, our precautions against the White Bear Tribe Air Force should be upgraded to another level, and we must not be careless about them."
"It seems that the Dongzhou Sea Area will become more and more lively in the future. It's really interesting."
The big guys were full of emotion and had a deeper understanding of the White Bear Tribe. At this time, the latest intelligence about the Carl aircraft carrier fleet came.
After listening to the report of the staff, the military leaders were not happy.
The F18 fighter and the reconnaissance plane had a chase, and it took at least half an hour. It was very embarrassing to hear.
And Bowensmith proposed that fighters should be sent from the East Wilderness Tribe garrison base to support and intercept the mysterious reconnaissance plane from the front, which made everyone feel quite headache.
According to their speculation, since the Dark Sword No. 1 high-altitude and high-speed reconnaissance aircraft is the secret weapon of the White Bear Tribe, the White Bear Tribe will definitely send air force fighters to pick it up on the way back.
And if the fighters of the garrison base were mobilized to intercept, the result might be that they would fight with the White Bear Tribe's air force before the armed conflict with the Longxia Navy.
In that case, it would be equivalent to directly dragging the White Bear Tribe into the water, and the outcome of the war would definitely go in another direction, and it might even be beyond their control.
Their main goal this time is to target the Longxia Navy and completely destroy the remaining ships of the Longxia Navy. It is not a wise move to rashly bring in the White Bear Tribe!
Of course, they don't want to let the other party leave so swaggeringly, which puts them in a dilemma and still feels very headache.
"No matter what, we still can't just watch the reconnaissance plane leave. I suggest sending troops to intercept it."
"Even if it is a reconnaissance plane from the White Bear Tribe, we have to intercept it and see what their reaction is."
"That's right. I think this matter has two sides. If I don't intercept it, it will be embarrassing, making the White Bear Tribe more arrogant, and they will be more unscrupulous in the future."
Seeing that the tendency of the big guys to discuss is to send troops to intercept, the commander of the headquarters made a decision immediately.
He didn't want to just watch the reconnaissance plane of the White Bear Tribe slip away with intelligence, making them very passive.
"Give General Cruz an order to immediately dispatch the F18 fighter jets from the base to intercept the reconnaissance plane from the White Bear Tribe!"
In just a moment, the headquarters of the U.S. military base in the Eastern Wilderness Tribe received the relevant order.
As soon as the person in charge, General Koro, received the order, he immediately found General Cruz, who was smoking a cigar in the office.
At this moment, General Cruz was holding a cigar in one hand, staring at the sand table with his eyes, and occasionally moving the position of the warships on it, as if he was arranging troops.
Not long ago, Douglas, the captain of the Vulture aircraft carrier, sent him a message, hoping that he could contact Willis, the captain of the Enterprise aircraft carrier, and the aircraft carrier fleet of the Eastern Wilderness Sea Self-Defense Force, and give them guidance, not to advance alone, but to delay the timing of the war.
Wait until the three aircraft carrier fleets converge in a sea area before taking action. He deliberately made a deduction and found that the chance of winning is indeed greater, and it can also ensure that the losses are minimized.
Now that both sides have openly declared war, if they wait a few more hours, the Donghuang Haizi side will definitely listen, but General Cruz is not sure whether Captain Willis of the USS Freedom will obey this order.
After all, the generals are not subject to orders when they are outside the army, which also applies to the Eagle Tribe Army.
Moreover, he did not want to wait, but wanted to fight quickly and get rid of the Longxia Navy, which was only half of its strength.
In the past, when the Longxia Navy was fully staffed, he might have waited a while, after all, the opponent's strength was there, and he could not afford to be more cautious.
Now, with the air force of the garrison base, plus the Air Self-Defense Force of the East Wilderness Tribe, there are two nuclear-powered aircraft carrier fleets, plus an aircraft carrier fleet of the East Wilderness Maritime Self-Defense Force, such a large-scale armed force, against the half of the Longxia Navy, he felt that the balance of victory would definitely tilt towards his side!
In this war with an absolute chance of winning, General Cruz felt that waiting for one more minute was a waste of time.
Wouldn't it be better to get rid of the remaining forces of the Longxia Navy as soon as possible?
Ask yourself, which war didn't kill some people?
If there were no deaths in the war, then what was the point of inventing so many weapons and equipment? Wouldn't it be beautiful to use hundreds of billions of dollars of military expenses for domestic construction and improve the welfare of the people?
Besides, if we let the East Wasteland Sea Self-Defense Force and the East Wasteland Air Self-Defense Force rush to the front to attract the firepower of the Longxia Navy, and we will stay behind, we can fully preserve our military strength to the maximum extent and reduce casualties.
In this way, not only the Longxia Navy is consumed, but also the East Wasteland Tribe is consumed. There is no armed force in the East Wasteland Sea area that challenges the Eagle Tribe. It can be said that it is killing several birds with one stone. Why not do it?
General Cruz felt that if the established goal was achieved through this battle, then the Eagle Tribe would be the only one in the East Continent Sea area for decades to come, and no challenging force would rise from then on!
Being stationed at the East Wasteland Tribe Military Base is called starting the retirement mode.
"It seems that the people in the headquarters are still worried about me. After sending the Vulture aircraft carrier fleet, they sent the Carl aircraft carrier fleet again. Isn't this messing around? Aren't they too cautious?"
General Cruz, a three-star general, complained with some dissatisfaction, and felt that the guys in the headquarters were too cautious.
As soon as the voice fell, the office door was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
Then General Koro walked in hurriedly with a folder in his hand.
"Report to the general, the latest order from the headquarters."
"What order did the headquarters have?"
General Cross looked puzzled, but he secretly inferred that the headquarters might ask him to order Willis to wait for the confluence of the Vulture fleet before starting the war.
Then he felt a little bad and said in a deep voice: "Hurry up."
"Report to the general, the headquarters ordered us to immediately send two F18 fighters to intercept the returning reconnaissance plane of the White Bear Tribe."
Although General Koro was puzzled as to why General Cross changed so quickly, he quickly opened the folder and reported the contents.
After listening, General Cruz was shocked.
What's going on?
High-altitude reconnaissance aircraft from the White Bear Tribe?
Why are they fighting with the White Bear Tribe again? Why haven't I heard about it before?
No mistakes, just one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar!
Isn't their current priority to completely defeat the Longxia Navy?
Sending troops to intercept, isn't this pure chaos?
Countless thoughts emerged in General Cross's mind, but he couldn't find any clues, so he immediately said: "Quick, bring it over for me to see."
Koro hurriedly handed over the order. General Cross just took a look, and the muscles in the corners of his eyes couldn't help but jump several times. The shock in his heart was no less than that of the big guys in the headquarters.
The White Bear Tribe actually quietly sent a high-altitude and high-speed reconnaissance aircraft to conduct aerial reconnaissance of the aircraft carrier fleet?
This is definitely not good news, and he also had a very bad feeling.
Did the reconnaissance aircraft quietly conduct a full-scale reconnaissance of their garrison base and get a clear picture of their deployment?
If this is true, then the significance it represents is too far-reaching, so that they have to be vigilant at all times in the future.
Thinking of this, General Cruz hurriedly ordered Koro: "Quick, send someone to contact the Carl aircraft carrier fleet immediately. I need more detailed intelligence information to facilitate my deployment."
"Yes, General, I'll do it now."
After receiving the order, Koro turned around and left, but before he reached the door, he turned back and said, "General, our main fighters have been dispatched. Now there are only a small number of F15 and F16 fighters under maintenance in the base."
"Do we need to withdraw a batch of fighters from the front line to perform the interception mission?"
Hearing this, General Cross's face became solemn, and he remembered something.
In order to deal with the remaining fleet of the Longxia Navy with all his strength, he had ordered all the most advanced F18 fighters to be deployed to perform the mission, and even most of the F15 and F16 fighters with good performance were dispatched.
The reason for doing so was that when the Longxia Navy took over Longzhua Island and wiped out the rebels, he dispatched a large number of fighter jets to support the rebels, hoping to protect the rebels and continue their existence.
Unexpectedly, the Longxia Navy intercepted it at the sea boundary line.
After this battle, the Eagle Tribe Air Force suffered little loss, but the East Wasteland Air Force suffered extremely heavy losses, and has not recovered yet.
It was precisely because of these factors that he completely destroyed the Longxia Navy in order to deal with it. For the sake of safety, he almost went all out this time!
Who would have thought that he would encounter such a thing at this time, which really caught him off guard.
As for whether the F15 and F16 fighters can shoot down reconnaissance aircraft at an altitude of 25km, he really has no idea.
Even though the F15 fighter has a maximum flight speed of 2.5 Mach and a maximum flight altitude of 18km, and the F16 fighter has a maximum flight speed of more than 2 Mach and a maximum practical ceiling of 15km, the air-to-air missiles that can be mounted on these two fighters have a relatively short range.
As for transferring two F18 fighters from the front line to intercept the reconnaissance plane on the way back to the White Bear Tribe, it is not impossible, but the time is a little short.
Moreover, he also needs to consider the counterattack of the White Bear Tribe's air force. In this case, only two F18 Hornet fighters are not enough.
After thinking for a moment, Cruz directly ordered: "Immediately give me an order to the front line to withdraw a combat team of F18s!"
"In addition, let all the fighters that can take off in the base be prepared and ready to provide them with support at any time!"
"At this time, we must beware of the White Bear Tribe's air force."
Koro quickly accepted the order and said: "Yes, General, I will do it now."
After that, he did not stay in the office any longer, but turned around and walked out quickly.
Such a big commotion suddenly occurred in the garrison base, which naturally attracted the attention of the East Wilderness Tribe intelligence personnel lurking nearby.
Of course, such a large-scale military operation in the East Continent Sea naturally attracted great interest from many intelligence personnel from other tribes on Blue Star, and they all became active.
Many of them were around the military base of the East Desert Tribe to observe the situation, and many cats were around the garrison base, always keeping an eye on the base's every move and reporting through various channels.
For them, the war in the East Continent Sea was a feast for intelligence personnel.