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Chapter 676 A murder caused by a fuel tank

Chapter 676 A murder caused by an auxiliary fuel tank

Yes.

When Jiang Chen saw the flames rising from the deck of the USS Lincoln, he knew he had stirred up a hornet's nest.

But Jiang Chen just couldn't figure it out.

Didn't I just throw away an auxiliary fuel tank?

How could such a violent explosion occur?

Could it be that what I dropped was not a fuel tank, but a napalm bomb?
Jiang Chen has fallen into deep doubt.

Even after racking my brains I still couldn't figure it out.

Anyone with a little military knowledge knows that the auxiliary fuel tank is actually a big iron lump.

Maybe it will kill someone.

But it will definitely not explode violently like a bomb.

This is because if a fighter jet carries an auxiliary fuel tank to perform a mission, the fighter jet's refueling order is to use up all the aviation fuel in the auxiliary fuel tank before it starts to consume the fuel in the tank.

In other words.

If a fighter pilot drops the auxiliary fuel tank, the fuel in the tank is almost used up.

There is nothing wrong with saying that the auxiliary fuel tank is a lump of iron.

Moreover, stabilizing wings are usually installed at the tail of the auxiliary fuel tank, so after the auxiliary fuel tank is dropped, it will generally maintain a relatively stable gliding trajectory, and will form a certain angle with the ground when it touches the ground. This can greatly reduce the impact force and prevent a concentrated impact effect from being formed on the contact point.

So it is different from what people imagine, that after the auxiliary fuel tank is dropped, it is a bit like the effect of a meteorite hitting the earth.

After the drop tanks are dropped, it's more like a glider touching down.

In addition, fighter jets use aviation kerosene, which is more stable and safer than gasoline and diesel. Its natural temperature exceeds 400 degrees Celsius, and its flash point temperature is more than 200 degrees.

Moreover, the organic molecules of aviation kerosene are large and not easy to volatilize, so it is difficult to reach the critical combustion temperature.

In other words.

Even if there is still some unused fuel left in the auxiliary fuel tank, an explosion may occur.

It is precisely because of the above reasons.

Jiang Chen still can't figure it out no matter how hard he tries.

I just dropped a drop tank, why did it cause such great damage to the USS Lincoln?
"Could it be that the auxiliary fuel tank hit the ammunition depot of this aircraft carrier when it was thrown down?" Jiang Chen muttered to himself while controlling the plane.

Because apart from this reason, he really couldn't think of any other reason.

"Oh my god, if that's the case, I'm going to buy a lottery ticket as soon as I get off the plane. My luck is just too good to be true."

"I don't know if it's because my luck is too good or the Americans' luck is too bad."

In fact, Jiang Chen’s guess was almost close to the truth.

Because just when he dropped the auxiliary fuel tank.

As luck would have it, the auxiliary fuel tank hit the fuel tank of an SH-60B Seahawk carrier-based helicopter parked on the deck of the USS Lincoln aircraft carrier.

Although the auxiliary fuel tanks all have stabilizing wing designs.

But when it was dropped from a fighter jet traveling at nearly the speed of sound, and at such a low altitude, there was no room for buffering.

Therefore, the impact force of this auxiliary fuel tank is still very scary.

When it hit the helicopter's fuel tank.

The huge shock wave instantly pierced the fuel tank, and then the helicopter full of fuel exploded instantly.

The violent explosion instantly detonated the two torpedoes carried by the plane.

Although torpedoes can only play a huge role underwater.

But the consecutive explosion of two torpedoes on the deck was enough to give the Americans a hard time.

A series of coincidences eventually led to this violent explosion.

Imagine.

The Americans on the island are probably going crazy now.

If this incident is reported back to the Pentagon.

Those bureaucrats would rather suspect that the USS Lincoln was attacked by terrorists than believe that it was an accident caused by a drop tank.

However, how to explain this to the country is up to the Americans.

It has nothing to do with Jiang Chen.

The only thing he had to do now, the only thing he could do was to escape.

Stir up a hornet's nest.

If I don’t run, am I just waiting to die?
A single aircraft carrier battle group of the US Navy has an aircraft carrier, as many as 70 to 80 carrier-based aircraft, two Ticonderoga-class cruisers equipped with the Aegis combat system, three Arleigh Burke-class destroyers also equipped with the Aegis combat system, a Perry-class frigate, two Los Angeles-class attack nuclear submarines and a supply ship. Jiang Chen was arrogant again.

He is not so arrogant as to think that he can take on an entire aircraft carrier strike group by himself.

Not to mention that he now has a gun but no bullets.

Therefore, the wise way of survival is to poke a hornet's nest and then run away.

Now this J-10C Raptor fighter is flying almost close to the sea surface, with an altitude of less than meters.

And the speed remains subsonic.

Such a fast speed, such a low altitude.

Jiang Chen is no different from seeking death.

But there was nothing he could do.

If he wasn't flying close to the sea surface, the anti-aircraft missiles of the two Ticonderoga-class cruisers and the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer would have caught up with him and bit him in the ass by now.

Not to mention there were two F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets in the sky.

There was also an unknown number of US military aircraft chasing and intercepting them.

As long as Jiang Chen shows up slightly.

It was immediately locked onto by American radar.

By the time.

He can't fly away even if he has wings.

Rumble~~~Rumble~~~
The roar of the fighter jet engines almost echoed throughout the sea area.

The waves caused by the turbulent airflow were also constantly rolling into the air.

Fortunately, the weather conditions in the Arabian Sea are good today.

Good sight line and high visibility.

And there was almost no excess wind.

Jiang Chen successfully returned from Diego Garcia Island to the Persian Gulf.

If visibility was a little worse.

Or if you encounter turbulent airflow.

It is estimated that one wave will be enough to push Jiang Chen into the sea.

no way.

Jiang Chen's height is really too low.

It was so low that it was almost flying close to the sea surface.

But when Jiang Chen was less than a hundred kilometers away from the UAE airspace, he suddenly turned right along the sea surface. Instead of flying directly towards the UAE airspace, he flew towards the Persian Gulf.

The Persian Gulf is one of the busiest gulfs in the world.

A large number of oil tankers enter and leave the bay every day.

If Jiang Chen flew his plane into the Persian Gulf close to the sea surface, it would be tantamount to seeking death.

A mere fifty meters in height.

Many tankers are over fifty meters high.

But Jiang Chen had no choice.

It's easy to tell that the Americans are definitely blocking the UAE airspace and waiting for us.

As long as you show your head a little bit.

Immediately use machine guns or missiles to serve.

And as long as the distance is close.

Even if your altitude is less than 50 meters, you may still be discovered.

That's why Jiang Chen turned to the Persian Gulf.