16 Before The Attack (1/2)
Admiral Andersen observed the port every day from the radar and noticed that the number of battleships and frigates in that port was increasing and forming a naval barricade. Since that ambush, Admiral retreated his CSG for about a hundred kilometers from the port. At the same time, they're planning the attack plan.
In the Admiral room, Dima had a meeting with the Admiral concerning the capabilities of the enemy. Though, Dima's idea was purely Shock and Awe to the enemy. Nothing can stop them from doing that for sure since the enemy didn't have any counter-attacks.
”But General Vyacheslavovich, we simply don't want to take a risk,” Admiral Andersen said after he heard Dima's plan.
”Please call me General Dimitri, that name is too long,” Dima said to him.
”Ok, General, I agree with your idea of shock and awe, but I don't want General Sharrington to take part in the operation with a super hornet, it simply can't carry big enough firepower,” Admiral Andersen said.
”Look, Admiral, one of our cruisers, is more than enough to take care of their whole naval fleet. But the goal of shock and awe can only be shown by a big amount of force,” Dima replied.
”Fine, but get an F-15, I don't think a hornet will carry enough firepower for him,” Admiral Andersen said.
”Ok, We agree, and the operation will commence tomorrow at 0900 hours,” Dima said as he looked at the clock, which shown at 1800.
”How will you transport the general?” Andersen asked as he was going back to the island.
”Easy, I will be his wingman,” Dima said as he left the briefing room for Lance's quarter and they took a shower.
After they took a shower, They walked to the flight deck, and an F/A-18E was parked on it. Lance wore a flight suit and a g suit and had his flight helmet on his head. Dima was the same too. Each of the jets has its own name painted near the cockpit. They entered their own jet.
The magnetic flight catapult was attached to the jet and the shooter; the person wearing that orange vest gave them the signal. They took off from the CSG and heading to the island again for a change of plane. During the trip, they were on the cruising speed without the afterburner so they can travel the 2000 km relatively with good fuel consumption. There was only a dark sky and ocean along the trip. So Dima decided to ask Lance about his previous deployment.
Dima: ”What was your most dangerous flight mission?”
Lance: ”What do you mean? In my young year or in my old year? Well, there was no most dangerous mission since they all were dangerous. However, I got a weird mission when I was 23.”
Dima: ”Ok, tell me.”
Lance: ”So Here is the story....”
Today was a typical day, but this time I got a contract of eliminating a rogue fighter jet flying across the sea of japan and on heading of south Chinese sea. Well, my loadout was using the Su-57 ”Felon,” which was a state-of-the-art jet fighter during that era of Russia's second glory. They fixed the unstealthy part of that aircraft and made it as smooth as the F-22, and they added more powerful engines that could give about 60.000 lbf of thrust. Basically, they fix every flaw that that jet fighter has. They fixed the unstealthy air intake and etc. The design changed a lot, but still had some of the distinctive flanker design. Their avionic had changed a lot too, well, that was because Russia had turned into a semi-capitalistic country too.
Ok, back to the story, I was taking off from the Vladivostok international airport. I was equipped with a full stealth loadout and took off to the territorial water of Japan. Well, I got authorization from their government for entry, although I was in a Russian fighter jet. I was heading over to the sea of japan before suddenly I got intercepted by an F-15J. Still, something was weird about that Japanese eagle.
The whole plane was painted in shining yellow, and the cockpit wasn't made of glass at all. That fighter jet was not a usual eagle by its margin. It was very agile. Well, too agile, since when an F-15 could put a sudden pugachev?