Changkong Fighter

Chapter 25 French Tradition
In the Western Pacific, the Charles de Gaulle with a full load displacement of more than 4 tons was approaching 815A alone. As the last facade of Europe, France is much stronger than Britain.

Britain's expensive Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier has only ships but no aircraft, and relies entirely on a few helicopters to support its presence. People who don't know it might think it is an amphibious assault ship. Even if it is an amphibious assault ship, its displacement is not as good as the newly launched 076 by Tokyo University.

The 076 has an electromagnetic catapult, but the Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier does not even have a steam catapult. The F35 ordered from the United States has not arrived yet, so it can only let American carrier-based aircraft land on its own aircraft carrier to save face.

How shameful it is to allow foreign aircraft to fly in and out of our own aircraft carrier!

"Has the request been sent?" The captain of the Charles de Gaulle turned his head and asked the officer.

"Sir! It has been sent." The officer in charge of communications reported loudly.

Next, we have to wait for the reply from Todai.

The captain of the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier sighed deeply. In order to show his sincerity, the Gallic rooster had begun to speak softly.

The giant ship under him is France's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, the only non-American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the world, the only active aircraft carrier in the French Navy, and the flagship of the French Navy.

No matter what, even if he, the captain, was dismissed for inappropriate remarks, he could not let the Charles de Gaulle be sunk here!

Thanks to the fact that the ship's reactor was a nuclear submarine, the combat speed could not be increased, so they did not run into a hornet's nest and be besieged by unknown enemies. Sometimes running slowly is not necessarily a bad thing. They saw with their own eyes how their "boss" was beaten up.

The Americans can't even protect themselves, so how can they expect him to protect them? The only one who can protect them now is Tokyo University.

On the flight deck of the aircraft carrier, four Rafale fighter jets with bombs loaded were preparing for takeoff, replacing the carrier-based aircraft in the sky that had consumed more than half of their fuel. The white steam produced by the steam catapults filled the flight deck. If you used an AFP filter, it might be a French version of "Top Gun".

The Charles de Gaulle can accommodate more than 40 aircraft at most. The normal lineup includes 24 French Rafale M fighter jets, which can be increased to more than 30 if necessary, which is enough for rotation.

The three early warning aircraft in the hangar have not yet taken off. After all, the Charles de Gaulle had previously shared data with the American E-3 early warning aircraft, so there was naturally no need for the aircraft to take off.

However, the Charles de Gaulle can only carry out an average of 75 sorties per day. This force size is almost the minimum limit for an aircraft carrier to be both offensive and defensive, and this time it has been directly strengthened.

"Captain, the electromagnetic interference intensity is decreasing."

Listening to the reports from his subordinates, the captain of the Charles de Gaulle breathed a sigh of relief. The ARABEL phased array radar was interfered with by electromagnetic suppression, and the SAAM/F air defense system consisting of vertically launched Aster-15 short-range air defense missiles and two six-mounted Sadral short-range air defense missile launchers were directly blinded.

唯一能依靠的只有8门Giat 20F2 20mm机炮，但看到拥有密集阵系统的老美被不明飞行器摁在地上摩擦，让他对于最大射程约8km，最大射速720发/分的机炮有些怀疑起来。

In any case, now that those strange aircraft were being held back by the USS Carl Vinson carrier battle group, they could only run as far as they could.

"Are you sure the signals of those three aircraft have disappeared?" the captain asked uncertainly.

"Yes, it disappeared near 815A." The so-called signal is the source of electromagnetic signal interference. These unidentified flying vehicles will continue to release electromagnetic interference in all directions. As long as this interference disappears, it proves that the other party has been shot down or left.

"It must have been shot down." The captain thought for a moment and stated his own inference.

It is not clear whether the USS Carl Vinson carrier battle group shot down the object, but it was definitely shot down from this side. Since the unidentified aircraft was shot down, the wreckage must have been salvaged.

Anyone who wants to obtain the wreckage by force is seeking death. If the Tokyo University is serious, the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier will be directly eaten by the Dongfeng. They come here just to show their presence and put some pressure on the Americans. After all, the Tokyo University and France are so far apart that there is no irreconcilable contradiction in terms of geography.

Isn’t there an old saying in the University of Tokyo that goes “help those in need”? Although we “didn’t have time” to lend a helping hand when 815A was attacked, it doesn’t mean we can’t do it now.

After maintaining a polite and decent distance from 815A, the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier slowed down slightly, took off with the Sea Rafale steam catapult, replaced the carrier-based aircraft that were running low on fuel in the air, and took the initiative to help 815A open an early warning circle in the direction of the Carl Vinson aircraft carrier battle group.

Some things are better seen than spoken. Who says foreigners only know how to handle official business and don't know the ways of the world?

The deployment of the Charles de Gaulle naturally could not escape the eyes of WZ7 and satellites. Its every move was sent to the combat command center through laser communication.

The commander in charge of commanding the operation was a little embarrassed when he saw the actions of the Charles de Gaulle. He first ignored the "NATO Mutual Defense Treaty" and turned around and ran away. In the agreement, France has a strong autonomy in NATO and does not have to advance or retreat with NATO.

Selling out the Americans and running away is also a tradition of World War II.

The East Timorese naturally saw the goodwill released by the Charles de Gaulle, but some things were not within their power to decide. Their mission was to command operations, not the East Timorese Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The intelligence was reported up the chain of command and, after high-level discussions, fed back to the command center: Agreed in principle, but the Charles de Gaulle must obey the command of the Liaoning.

The Charles de Gaulle has no choice. In the entire Western Pacific, the closest country to it is Tokyo, and the one that can protect it is still Tokyo. As for Japan, South Korea and so on, the French don't even look at them.

There are many reasons for protecting the Charles de Gaulle.

First, as a phenomenon that has never been discovered and recorded by humans, tiankeng contains too many unknowns, and the unknown represents danger.

Second, the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier battle group has been destroyed. Although nuclear-powered aircraft carriers have strong high-speed endurance capabilities, maintenance is also a problem. Nuclear reactors are not easy to maintain, and maintenance is far less than that of conventional-powered aircraft carriers.

The American aircraft carriers were basically manufactured in the last century. Considering the various problems caused by the aging of aircraft carrier equipment, less than 20% of the American aircraft carrier battle groups can be deployed. After the USS Carl Vinson is scrapped, only 2-3 aircraft carrier battle groups can be deployed at most.

It is still unclear how the tiankeng will develop, but it is inevitable that the entire Pacific Rim will face a huge military threat. One more aircraft carrier means one more combat force for humanity, and the navy is a technical branch of the military.

Finally, give France a favor and prepare for future cooperation.

(End of this chapter)