Detailed report on the overflight of the Kitty Hawk by a Russian plane

The whole story of the Russian "Su-27" surprise attack on the USS "Kitty Hawk" aircraft carrier

On November 15, the Russian military disclosed a shocking news: the Russian Air Force's "Su-27" -27" fighter jets recently successfully launched a surprise attack exercise against the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier in the Sea of ??Japan. This means that in actual combat, the only aircraft carrier permanently deployed overseas in the United States would have been buried under the sea.

Kitty Hawk" sailed into Otaru Port.

The "Kitty Hawk" entered the Sea of ??Japan and the Russian Air Force took the opportunity to practice.

The U.S. Navy has a very special interest in Otaru Port. Sufficient reason. The purpose of the "Kitty Hawk" is to respond to the complex situation in Northeast Asia and East Asia. During the Cold War, the Sea of ??Japan was a battlefield for overt and covert warfare between the U.S. and Soviet navies. Although Russia's military strength is now much lower than before. , but after Putin became president, he did not embrace the West. As a result, Americans were restless. Coupled with the still unclear situation on the Korean Peninsula, Americans are particularly concerned about the possibility of stationing U.S. troops in Otaru Port to deal with Northeast Asia. Therefore, the USS Kitty Hawk has been looking for opportunities to enter Otaru Port.

In fact, the cruiser accompanying the "Kitty Hawk" came as early as September 28. An application for entry was made on the same day, but because Otaru City rejected the application for various reasons, the "Kitty Hawk" had to be parked outside the port and could only cruise in Japanese waters.

The USS" aircraft carrier battle group is the longest-serving aircraft carrier among existing aircraft carriers. It was built by the New York Shipbuilding Group in New Jersey, USA. It was officially launched into service at the Navy Yard in Philadelphia on April 29, 1961. It has been 39 years now. , "Kitty Hawk" is named after the village of Kitty Hawk where the Wright brothers successfully flew the first man-made aircraft in history.

In the past, the "Kitty Hawk" has made great achievements for the US military. In September 1962, the "Kitty Hawk" left the San Diego Naval Port and carried out its first deployment mission to the Western Pacific. From 1963 to 1976, the "Kitty Hawk" and the US Air Force No. 3 who were serving on the ship at that time The 11th Wing *** completed 8 deployment missions, including 6 times to support the US military units that were mired in the Vietnam War.

In March 1976, the "Kitty Hawk" returned to Washington State. Brampton went into the factory for renovations and transformed the aircraft carrier battle group that was originally assigned only attack missions into a multi-mission oriented aircraft carrier. In this way, the "Kitty Hawk" was equipped with the latest "Tomcat" fighter jets (F- 14) With the S-3 "Pirate" anti-submarine aircraft

In April 1981, the "Kitty Hawk" was awarded the honor for rescuing refugees in Vietnam and Southeast Asian countries during the deployment mission. In January 1993, After the Gulf War, the "Kitty Hawk" also participated in a joint defensive exercise targeting southern Iran.

On July 6, 1998, the "Kitty Hawk" was assigned a mission. A new mission: Becoming the only U.S. aircraft carrier battle group permanently deployed overseas to distinguish it from the mission of the "Independence" aircraft carrier. At the same time, the U.S. 5th Air Force Wing originally stationed at Atsugi Base in Japan has also begun to deploy in the "Kitty Hawk" "Kitty Hawk", Japan's Yokosuka Port has become the base port of the "Kitty Hawk" since August 11, 1998. On April 11 this year, the "Kitty Hawk" sailed away from Yokosuka Port for routine regional cruise mission drills, and participated in a joint military exercise code-named "Golden Cobra" with the navies of Singapore and Thailand.

The "Kitty Hawk", which belongs to the Seventh Fleet of the U.S. Navy, has 8 boilers, 4 steam turbine engines, can accommodate more than 75 military aircraft, and 4 aircraft landing seats. 9 0.5 caliber gun mounts, 2 M-60 gun mounts, and 3 "Ray" missile launchers, each capable of launching 8 missiles. There are approximately 5,500 officers and soldiers on board, including 2,800 officers and soldiers of the 5th U.S. Air Force Wing.

The "Kitty Hawk" sailed to Otaru Port for berthing exercises. The Russians naturally knew its movements and purposes clearly. During the Cold War, the "cat and mouse" game between the U.S. and Soviet armies was commonplace, but after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russia had very few opportunities to directly challenge U.S. aircraft carriers. Now that the "Kitty Hawk" has arrived on its own, the Russian army will naturally not miss this opportunity to test its combat effectiveness. As a result, a thrilling scene appeared in the Sea of ??Japan.

Three surprise attacks on US aircraft carriers led to chaos

On November 9, the weather in the Far East was surprisingly good. A "Su-27" interceptor fighter and a "Su-24" reconnaissance aircraft from a base of the 11th Russian Air Force quietly took off. They will carry out a top-secret mission: a surprise attack on the "Su-27" interceptor fighter of the US Navy's Seventh Fleet anchored in Japan. "Kitty Hawk" aircraft carrier!

The Su-27 of the 11th Russian Air Force relied on the magical "eye" of the Su-24 to quickly find the target. At this time, the Kitty Hawk was still quiet, and its commander was still discussing with his subordinates how to sail into Otaru Port.

The two Russian military aircraft activated all jamming and camouflage equipment and quietly approached the "Kitty Hawk". The Su-24 transmits the detected intelligence to the Su-27 in real time. Various signs show that the US military has not discovered "enemy conditions" and everything on the ship remains as before. When the Su-27 saw that the time was right, it dived and attacked the "Kitty Hawk".

When the "Kitty Hawk" entered the effective range of the Su-27 missile, the Russian pilot did not press the launch button. Instead, he pulled the control stick, rose sharply, and flew away from the "danger zone." The first surprise attack drill has been completed.

At this time, Su-24 once again passed the accurate intelligence detected to Su-27: At the last moment, some signs of chaos appeared on the "Kitty Hawk". Obviously, the "Kitty Hawk" had been kept in the dark before this. The Su-27 pilot couldn't even believe this fact: would the US ship not notice an "attack" at such a close distance? Is the radar on the ship really a vegetarian? In order to further explore the combat readiness of the US military "Kitty Hawk", they decided to repeat their old tricks and play a sneak attack game.

This time, the "Kitty Hawk" not only realized the danger it faced, but also began to take action. The Su-24 discovered that when the Su-27 approached again, the "Kitty Hawk" was in chaos. A fighter jet had already started, and an F-18 "Hornet" was obviously preparing to meet the invading enemy. The Su-24 pilot immediately started the panoramic camera system and took a complete picture of the chaotic situation on the "Kitty Hawk". Then, the two planes flew up and down out of the danger zone and returned smoothly.

What is incredible is that such a wonderful performance by the Russian Air Force was actually hidden by the Russian army. It was not until November 15 that General Konukov, commander-in-chief of the Russian Air Force, acknowledged the fact of the surprise attack exercise in an interview with the media. But he further revealed that the Su-27 had conducted a surprise attack on the "Kitty Hawk" as early as October 17. In other words, in three weeks, the Su-27 visited the "Kitty Hawk" three times, and It was only the last time that the Kitty Hawk was alerted! General Nagoveshin, commander of Russia's 11th Air Force, could not conceal his excitement: "Our Su-27 performed extremely well, and the surprise attack exercise was quite successful."

"Kitty Hawk" avoids the discussion" Crotch humiliation"

After the Russian military announced the news of the surprise attack on the "Kitty Hawk", the international community was quite shocked, because it is indeed rare to conduct close-range exercises with real targets. And before that, the "party" "Kitty Hawk" had been keeping secret about the matter.

At 5:30 a.m. local time on October 13, the "Kitty Hawk" aircraft carrier based in Yokosuka Port appeared in Ishikari Bay in the Sea of ??Japan under the escort of a guided missile cruiser. At 6:40 a.m., we arrived outside Otaru Port. The 77-meter-wide flight deck was almost impossible to pass through the narrow breakwater. The huge 325-meter-long ship had to be towed by three tugboats parked in the center of the port to slowly move forward. Dock the ship sideways in the harbor.

At 7:46, the "Kitty Hawk" was finally allowed to enter the Otaru Port in Otaru City. Although it was protested by local civil organizations at the port who were worried about Otaru's development towards a military port, the "Kitty Hawk" "It was still successfully anchored at the Shengna Pier in Otaru Port. At 9:30 a.m., the "U.S. Aircraft Carrier Otaru Port Welcome Executive Committee", also composed of civilians, held a welcome ceremony for the "Kitty Hawk" at the port. On the other side, a "Kitty Hawk" roll was held. Opponents of the protest slogan, "Go back, do not allow warships to enter the port", and many tourists who came to watch the excitement, made the Otaru port seem lively, and the "Kitty Hawk" seemed to have forgotten the "crotch war" a few days ago. Humiliation", every crew member has a friendly smile on his face that pleases the locals.

The Su-27 playing tricks on the "Kitty Hawk" in Japan once again illustrates from one aspect that the geographical location of Northeast Asia does have important strategic significance. Any disturbance may trigger a new round of regional crisis. , so neither the U.S. nor the Russian military wants to let go of this area. Against this background, the "Kitty Hawk" has gradually pushed its scope of activities northward, and the Russian Air Force will send secret signals to the United States every once in a while to warn the Americans not to forget Russia's existence.