Chapter 262: Battle

The "Sheffield" destroyer is the first batch of advanced warships in the British Navy to achieve centralized control of power and weapon systems. It is also the first ship of the latest series of Type 42 destroyers, the pride of the Royal British Navy.
The main combat mission of the ship is air defense. It was completed and put into service in 1975. It is still a new ship according to the life standards of the modern navy.
The ship is 125 meters long, 14.3 meters wide, has a draft of 4.2 meters, and has a full load displacement of 4,100 tons. It is equipped with 4 gas turbines, with a total power of 47,400 kilowatts, a speed of 29 knots, and a battery life of 4000 nautical miles. It is equipped with a double-mounted "Sea Javelin". Ship-to-air missile launcher, 1 114 mm naval gun and 2 triple anti-submarine torpedo launchers and other shipborne weapons.
In addition, the ship is also equipped with a "Lynx" anti-submarine helicopter and the latest models of sea and air search radars, missile guidance radars, satellite communication systems, navigation systems, fire control systems, and combat command and control systems. It is armed to the teeth.
Ironically, however, the USS Sheffield, a US$200 million destroyer with air defense missions, was launched by the Argentina Air Force from a
Super Ensign
attack aircraft worth less than US$300,000. The Lu-made Flying Fish missile was sunk, and only one was used.
On May 4, 1982, history will remember this day forever. The pride of the Royal British Navy, the destroyer "Sheffield" was forever resting on the cold South Atlantic ocean floor.
When the news came, the British government and the opposition shook, and the whole world was shocked.
The next day, the London stock market opened and the exchange rate of the British pound against the U.S. dollar plunged from a high of 1:1.92, and it fell by 20% that day!
The British Prime Minister Iron Lady immediately responded. On the one hand, she issued a strong statement, stating that the Royal British Navy will never retreat because of this small setback. In order to defend Britain's glory and territory, they will fight heroically. Until victory. On the other hand, he instructed Major General Sandy, the commander-in-chief of the Imperial Staff and Task Force, to immediately come up with an executable combat plan.
What Britain needs most now is a victory!
The plan was quickly worked out and quickly approved for execution. The Iron Lady rarely violated basic military common sense. In the preparation stage, she exposed the British army's next battle plan in a high-profile manner and stated that she would complete the plan at all costs.
Goal, land in San Carlos, one of the Falkland Islands!
This is a serious challenge and contempt for Argentina, and it also shows Britain's strong confidence in its own strength.
As the news broke, the stock and foreign exchange markets barely stopped the downward trend, and the markets were waiting for further news.
At this time, the exchange rate of the British pound to the U.S. dollar has fallen to 1:1.51, falling back to before the departure of the British task force; and Tan Zhenhua and their short contracts have already made more than 15% profit!
In the early morning of May 21, the landing operation began.
Britain did its best to start a three-dimensional landing operation on San Carlos with two amphibious assault ships and four landing ships. However, they were hit head-on by the Albanian Air Force.
The Afghan army took off more than 100 sorties of various types of aircraft, including the "Phantom" fighter jets and the "Pukara" attack aircraft, and attacked the landing troops and sea targets. During the battle, the "Enthusiastic" frigate was on the spot. After sinking, another destroyer, two frigates, and an auxiliary ship were wounded and quit the battle.
After three days of arduous combat, the British Landing Forces barely controlled a beach of less than 20 square kilometers in San Carlos, and another frigate, the Antelope, was sunk by the Afghan Army on the 23rd.
On May 25th, Argentina National Day.
In the early morning, Albert once again boarded his car, the "Lynx" helicopter.
The fighting in the past few days is too intense and intense, completely different from the usual training exercises. A little negligence may cost your life. Although from the perspective of the enemy, Albert had to admit that the Afghan pilots performed very well.
The "Lynx" slowly ascended from the flight deck of the "Invincible" aircraft carrier and began routine patrols to establish a defensive circle. Albert also began to search the sky and sea with the rudimentary radar on the helicopter.
There is no other way, blame the Gallic chicken!
Due to the influence of the curvature of the earth, no matter how good the performance of the radar on a warship, the sea level line of sight is only about 40 kilometers, of course it can be farther into the air.
However, the Argentina Air Force pilots who have received strict training in the United States and Gaul have extraordinary tactical qualities and flying skills. Each of them has mastered the "low-high-low" tactical movements. It is a low-altitude sea-skimming flight into the battlefield, and then suddenly raising to find and lock the target and launching missiles, then dive down to lower the altitude and fly off the battlefield again.
What's more, the aircraft in their hands is Gaul’s "Super Banner", and the weapon is Gaul’s latest model "AM-39 Flying Fish."
There is no doubt that "Flying Fish" is an excellent air-launched anti-ship missile. It was developed by Gaul Aerospace Corporation. It has a length of 4.7 meters, a wingspan of 1.1 meters, and a weight of 670 kg. The warhead is a 165 kg high-explosive warhead. , Using solid fuel thrusters, the effective attack range reached 65 kilometers.
What's more frightening is that it uses inertial navigation when flying, waits until it is close to the target before it activates the active radar search device, and when it approaches the target, the altitude is only less than 5 meters! Therefore, it is difficult to be detected early by the opponent before approaching the target.
Unfortunately, the domestic destroyer "Sheffield" became the first actual result of the "Flying Fish" missile.
The loss of this battle sounded the alarm for the blind, proud and self-confident Britain at the beginning of the war. It also forced them to immediately formulate a temporary strategy to deal with it, which is what Albert is now implementing, using a large number of helicopters to establish an early warning and defensive circle, as much as possible Discover the Arab attack aircraft or missiles in advance, and then implement electronic interference.
Elbert stared at the radar screen nervously, which put a lot of pressure on his mind. The performance of the airborne radar of the "Lynx" was not satisfactory. It was not originally used for this, but only when there was no other way. To make up the number temporarily, not to mention that today's sea conditions are very bad. The level 8 wind stirred the sea and set off huge waves of level 6. Affected by these clutters, it is really not easy to find incoming aircraft or missiles. In addition to the experience brought to him by a lot of training, Elbert felt that what he needed more was luck.
Obviously, Goddess of Luck patronized him today.
Two bright spots suddenly flashed on the radar screen of "Lynx", and an enemy plane was approaching! Judging from its flight speed and other parameters, they are two "super banners"!
Elbert immediately issued an alarm to the mothership and returned to the "Invincible". The opponent came from the "Super Banner". It was not a helicopter like the Lynx that could contend. It was carried on the "Invincible". "Harrier" vertical take-off and landing fixed-wing fighter.
However, at this moment, Elbert's eyes shrank sharply. He saw that on the radar screen of his car "Lynx", two small spots of light separated from the approaching large spot. Moreover, judging from the trajectory, the two small light spots are heading straight for the carrier of the mothership "Invincible" with indomitable momentum!