194: The real fire is released and a hot war breaks out!

Chaos!

It’s completely chaotic!

The entire Persian Gulf coastline was in utter disarray!

The standoff between the Dragon Country and the USA' Superpowers nuclear-powered Carrier Battle Groups plunged the entire Persian Gulf coastal countries, and even the Middle East region, into panic!

If the fighter jets of these two countries were to accidentally engage in a military conflict in the air, wouldn't it turn the entire Middle East upside down?

Shat Country, UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, and other Persian Gulf coastal countries were all on edge after their air defense radars detected the J-16 Fighter Jet and the Nimitz Carrier's carrier-based aircraft!

"The Dragon Country Air Force's J-16 Fighter Jet squadron just deployed to the Middle East, and they're already clashing with the USA' Sixth Fleet?"

Prince Khalid, the Minister of National Defense of Shat Country, felt his heart leap into his throat upon receiving the report from the air defense forces.

The Dragon Country was too aggressive!

The Pentagon's Sixth Fleet blockaded the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz, and the Dragon Country Air Force deployed its latest generation 3.5 fighter jets there!

He had initially thought that the Dragon Country Military intended to use this to display its military strength and negotiate with the The White House and The Pentagon!

But who would have thought that on the very first day the J-16 Fighter Jet squadron arrived in the Middle East, they would engage the Sixth Fleet!

The Dragon Country Air Force was not tolerating the Sixth Fleet's blockade at all!

"What should be done?"

Prince Khalid looked towards the Persian Gulf, pacing anxiously.

Currently, the USA' Sixth Fleet had only blockaded the oil tankers of the Dragon Country and Iraq, but if a real fight broke out, wouldn't the entire Persian Gulf shipping lane be completely shut down?

...Night fell like ink, and the lead-grey clouds over the Persian Gulf were torn by several cracks from the aircraft's afterburners.

Upon detecting the Nimitz Superpowers nuclear-powered Carrier launching electronic warfare aircraft one after another, the J-16D electronic warfare aircraft, in a two-plane formation, cut into the battlefield. The cooling fins of its wingtip electronic pods glowed with a faint blue light, and the tactical jamming pods under its fuselage were ready.

The J-16D was modified from the J-16 Fighter Jet platform and is a heavy fighter jet, with a maximum takeoff weight that can reach an astonishing 33 tons!

Far exceeding the USA' carrier-based EA-6B "Prowler" electronic warfare aircraft!

Moreover, the J-16D can carry a maximum of 6 electronic jamming pods, and when operating at full power, it is a "electromagnetic black hole"!

The No. 01 J-16D dived to an altitude of 3,000 meters, and its airborne "Dragon Roar" jamming system was fully activated.

Instantly, the gigahertz-level noise released by the ALQ-99 jamming pod swept across the electromagnetic spectrum like a tsunami, tearing apart the EA-6B squadron's tactical data link!

As soon as they engaged, the EA-6B electronic warfare aircraft were completely electromagnetically suppressed!

There are many ways to engage in electronic warfare, but the simplest, most brutal, and most humiliating way is only one: to use powerful wattage for forceful suppression!

The J-16D's jamming power reached 100 kilowatts, covering multiple frequency bands such as longwave, shortwave, and ultrashortwave, with a jamming range exceeding 200 kilometers.

When operating at "full power," the peak power of its airborne electronic warfare system could even reach 200 kilowatts, creating an "electromagnetic black domain" that caused all radar screens in the area to display static and missiles to lose guidance.

In contrast, the EA-6B "Prowler" had a jamming power of only a few tens of kilowatts, and its frequency band coverage was even narrower.

The J-16D utilized the most advanced radar and electronic warfare technology globally, taking full advantage of being a latecomer, while the EA-6B "Prowler" was a product developed by the USA in the 1960s. The gap between them was a generational difference!

Inside the cockpits of the four EA-6B aircraft, the pilots' helmet-mounted displays suddenly exploded with static noise.

The lead pilot frantically switched to the backup channel, but only heard an earsplitting harmonic screech. The J-16D's directional energy jamming had burned through its anti-jamming redundancy!

One EA-6B attempted to deploy chaff decoys, but was inversely guided by electronic decoy flares launched by the prepared J-16D. The chaff cloud actually morphed into twenty false targets in the radar returns.

The EA-6B squadron was forced to break formation and implement "frequency hopping guerrilla tactics," but the J-16D's cognitive electronic warfare system followed them like a shadow.

When the EA-6B "Prowler" squadron switched to the UHF band, the J-16D electronic warfare aircraft immediately launched comb-spectrum jamming, with 64 sub-pulses simultaneously blocking its communication, navigation, and fire control channels.

Turning the opponent's electronic warfare aircraft into "scrap metal" flying in the air!

Facing such powerful output from the J-16D Fighter Jet, an EA-6B's ALQ-218 receiver even started smoking due to overload!

Its pilot had no choice but to manually shut down the avionics system, decisively "escaping" from this electromagnetic battlefield!

As long as he did not use any airborne electronic components or systems, the J-16D would have no way to deal with it!

This is usually the last resort for pilots in electronic warfare to prevent airborne equipment from being damaged by the enemy!

However, correspondingly, a fighter jet's avionics system includes subsystems such as radar, communication, navigation, weapon control, and electronic countermeasures, serving as the fighter jet's "nerve center." Shutting it down is equivalent to shutting down the fighter jet's combat capabilities!

Even communication and navigation capabilities would be paralyzed!

Unless absolutely forced, no fighter pilot would normally do this!

...Nimitz Superpowers nuclear-powered Carrier, Combat Command Center.

On the ship's radar screen, the signals of the four EA-6B "Prowler" aircraft were intermittent, and eventually disappeared completely.

Between the sea and sky, the four EA-6B squadron was completely isolated electromagnetically!

Facing this sudden situation, Rear Admiral Jack Harrison, the commander of the Nimitz Superpowers nuclear-powered Carrier Battle Group, was completely stunned!

A squadron of four EA-6B "Prowler" electronic warfare aircraft was actually being stomped on by the Dragon Country Air Force?

This scene shattered the USA Navy's pride as a Superpowers!

"Where are the escorting fighter jets?"

"What are you waiting for?"

"We are under enemy attack! Immediately shoot down the unknown enemy aircraft!"

Rear Admiral Jack Harrison's eyes were stern as he decisively issued the order.

They couldn't wait any longer!

Now that their Nimitz Superpowers nuclear-powered Carrier Battle Group and the Dragon Country Air Force were causing such a stir over the Persian Gulf, if they waited any longer, the USA Military would lose all face!

At that point, let alone being promoted to Vice Admiral, he might even lose his current position!

He could be assigned to a ceremonial position after this battle, completely losing his political future!

Therefore, under these circumstances, as the commander of the entire Superpowers nuclear-powered Carrier Battle Group, Rear Admiral Jack Harrison did not hesitate to issue the order to fire!

...Over the Persian Gulf, the night was torn apart by the electromagnetic storm.

"Received!"

The F-18 "Hornet" pilot stared intently at the J-16D locked on his HUD, his thumb on the missile launch button.

The guidance seeker of the airborne AIM-70 "Sparrow" medium-range missile had acquired the target, and the fire control system emitted an ear-splitting lock-on alert.

"Be destroyed!"

The pilot's eyes revealed a murderous intent as he roared and pressed the launch button!

At that instant, the missile detached from the pylon, its tail flame tearing through the night sky and hurtling towards the J-16D!

But just as the J-16D's No. 1 aircraft was locked on by the enemy fire control radar, its pilot and the "Submerged Dragon" squadron leader, Lei Yi, had already been alerted in advance!

"What?"

"These sons of bitches actually dared to open fire!"

Lei Yi was greatly alarmed!

He never expected that what Chief Designer Peng said was true; The Pentagon of the USA actually dared to do this!

...At the same moment, thousands of miles away.

Peng Lin, in the Air Force Command Center's operations room, also detected that something was wrong based on the feedback from the tactical data link.

"No. 02 aircraft, activate the electronic warfare system at full power!"

"Perform electronic deception against the enemy electronic warfare aircraft's escort squadron!"

"Guide this enemy-launched missile to the coordinates of the enemy electronic warfare aircraft!"

Peng Lin's eyes turned cold as he decisively issued the order.

Since The Pentagon dared to play dirty, he naturally wouldn't hold back!

Immediately, the J-16D No. 2 aircraft, which had been hidden at an altitude of 10,000 meters for cover, joined the battlefield!

The electronic pods on its wingtips suddenly lit up with crimson warning lights, and its airborne electronic warfare system activated at full power. A precisely modulated deceptive signal, like a venomous snake, was injected in reverse into the enemy-launched missile's seeker!