198: The desperate commander of the "Nimitz" aircraft carrier battle group!

“Is this the electromagnetic deception of electronic warfare aircraft?”

Looking at the chaotic Middle East region through satellite data and the J-16D's tactical data link, Air Force Commander-in-Chief Liu Yufei was utterly shocked!

This time, Peng Lin truly turned the Persian Gulf upside down!

Even the USA Sixth Fleet and all military bases in the Middle East were deceived!

It can be foreseen that once countries Global recover tomorrow, this operation by The Pentagon will likely become an international laughingstock!

They will no longer have the face to continue blockading Dragon Country oil tankers transporting oil!

“The J-16D formation can now withdraw from that area!”

Commander-in-Chief Liu Yufei said to Peng Lin with a smile on his face.

“Yes!”

Peng Lin nodded silently.

And just as the two were talking, Marshal Xu Yong'an walked out of the adjacent communication room with a strange expression.

“How was it? What did the Bear Ministry of Defense say?”

Commander-in-Chief Liu Yufei quickly asked.

Just now, the Russian Defense Minister called the Dragon Country Ministry of National Defense on the emergency ministerial-level hotline, requesting to speak with Marshal Xu Yong'an.

Marshal Xu then communicated with him in the encrypted liaison room of the Air Force Commander-in-Chief's headquarters next door.

“The Russian Defense Minister hopes that our Dragon Country Military will exercise restraint and not engage in direct conflict with the USA in the Persian Gulf and the Middle East!”

“He also stated that if the situation has already deteriorated, the Soviet Union is willing to act as a mediator!”

“And the The Kremlin has already spoken with the The White House, requesting The Pentagon to exercise restraint in this operation...”

“I told the Russian Defense Minister that Dragon Country has no problems, as long as The Pentagon exercises restraint!”

“He then expressed his appreciation for my attitude...”

Marshal Xu Yong'an said with a smile, briefly recounting the communication process between the two sides.

After listening to Marshal Xu's words, Peng Lin and Commander-in-Chief Liu Yufei exchanged glances and couldn't help but burst into laughter!

“Hahaha...”

It seems the Soviet Union also took the USA The White House's urgent diplomatic notice seriously, believing that the Sixth Fleet had indeed shot down a Dragon Country Air Force J-16 Fighter Jet!

They even expressed appreciation for the Dragon Country Military's attitude?

If that's the case, then let the The Kremlin play the role of mediator!

It would be a good way to thoroughly disgust the The White House and The Pentagon!

“In addition, Prince Khalid, the Defense Minister of Shat Country, also personally spoke with me on behalf of the Persian Gulf littoral states!”

“They also hope that we maintain restraint and do not escalate the situation!”

“And they stated that Shat Country, UAE, Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, and other Persian Gulf littoral states are collectively willing to purchase 2.5 billion US dollars worth of Dragon Country weapons and equipment...”

“I also told Prince Khalid that Dragon Country has no problem, as long as The Pentagon has no problem...”

Marshal Xu Yong'an continued.

This time, even Peng Lin's expression became strange!

Clearly, these Persian Gulf littoral states, such as Shat Country, are very worried about Dragon Country and the USA fighting in the Middle East, which would affect their energy business, and they also want to play the role of mediator.

However, these countries are very aware of their own strength and international standing.

Therefore, these Persian Gulf littoral states want to indirectly compensate Dragon Country for the “mistakenly shot down” fighter jet!

It's like giving Dragon Country “exorbitant medical fees” to make Dragon Country drop the matter and not escalate the conflict!

“This...”

“These wealthy countries along the Persian Gulf seem to have given the “medical fees” to the wrong person!”

Peng Lin couldn't help but laugh.

Prince Khalid probably didn't explicitly state Dragon Country's face, but anyone with eyes would know what it meant for Shat Country and other countries to offer a 2.5 billion US dollar arms order at this time!

But the problem is, Dragon Country truly didn't have any fighter jets shot down!

This is also why Marshal Xu Yong'an kept telling the Soviet Union and the Shatt Royal Family that Dragon Country had no problems!

“So what do we do now?”

Commander-in-Chief Liu Yufei was also a bit confused by this tricky move from the Persian Gulf littoral states!

“What else can we do? Of course, we ship the goods as soon as possible!”

“It would be best to sign the arms trade contracts with the embassies of these countries tonight!”

Peng Lin replied.

This is an arms order earned for free!

Since the other party has already delivered the money, why would Dragon Country refuse it?

Moreover, Dragon Country said nothing from beginning to end; these Persian Gulf littoral states proactively requested to purchase!

“You...”

Marshal Xu Yong'an pointed at Peng Lin, showing a helpless expression.

But he clearly acquiesced to the matter.

Since this incident turned into a “fiasco,” and neither side made it clear, why shouldn't Dragon Country accept this business?

Furthermore, Dragon Country desperately needs this order right now!

Making money is not shameful!

“Although our fighter jets did not suffer losses, there are indeed USA military bases within these countries, and a large number of fighter jets took off during this conflict!”

“Even if the truth comes out later, they won't have much to say...”

Peng Lin responded with a smile... At dawn.

The dawn in the Persian Gulf was torn open by a pale crack from ship wakes.

“The Soviet Union’s “kirov” class nuclear-powered cruiser and “Slava” class missile cruiser have actually arrived too!”

Rear Admiral Jack Harrison, commander of the Nimitz Super Carrier Battle Group, suddenly changed his expression.

Throughout the night, the Nimitz Super Carrier Battle Group had been searching for the wreckage of the “mistakenly shot down” Dragon Country Air Force fighter jet!

His primary objective was to bring back the wreckage of the fighter jet, which the Dragon Country Air Force claimed to be the world's strongest third-and-a-half generation fighter jet, to the USA for research!

To uncover the core secrets of Dragon Country's fighter jets!

But who knew that Dragon Country's ships didn't arrive, but instead attracted the nuclear-powered cruisers of the Navy of the Bear Empire from nearby waters!

The area where the fighter jet fell was international waters, and according to international law, whoever salvages the fighter jet first owns it!

So at this moment, Rear Admiral Jack Harrison's heart was in his throat!

He tapped his knuckles on the electronic chart, and satellite images showed that the tracks of the Soviet Union's two cruisers were in a pincer movement!

“Notify the special operations forces; they must speed up the search for the Dragon Country Air Force fighter jet's location!”

Rear Admiral Jack Harrison commanded with a serious expression.

The Pentagon had issued him a death order to bring back the “mistakenly shot down” Dragon Country third-and-a-half generation fighter jet to the USA at all costs!

However, besides that, there was another matter that kept him uneasy!

That was, after the chaotic military operation last night, one EA-6B "Prowler" electronic warfare aircraft from the Nimitz had lost contact!

According to a review of the carrier's tactical data link, the last signal transmission from that aircraft was from above the engagement area!

However, that EA-6B "Prowler" electronic warfare aircraft, due to severe electromagnetic suppression by the Dragon Country J-16D, was forced to shut down its avionics system to prevent damage to its radar and electronic warfare systems!

“Did we also crash an electronic warfare aircraft?”

Rear Admiral Jack Harrison thought with some unease.

The avionics system covers a series of subsystems such as flight control, navigation, communication, radar, and weapon systems.

Especially when the flight control system is shut down, the fighter jet loses its automatic trim and stability augmentation functions, making control much more difficult.

If the fighter jet also lowers its flight altitude and chooses to fly at sea level at this time, the probability of an accident is very high!

If they also crashed an electronic warfare aircraft last night, then the trouble would be enormous!

Thinking of this, Rear Admiral Jack Harrison felt agitated!

But just then, Lieutenant Colonel Howard, the Commander of the Carrier Air Wing, walked into the carrier's combat command center with a pale face.

“Sir!”

“We replayed the radar logs of last night's engagement!”

“After the technical team analyzed the electromagnetic spectrum records of last night's air combat and the E-2C Early Warning Aircraft radar logs frame by frame in slow motion, the J-16 Fighter Jet marked as an 'enemy aircraft' briefly flickered its IFF signal in the last 0.3 seconds before the missile hit!”

“Then the technical team superimposed the electronic warfare spectrum onto the radar trajectory, and the electromagnetic fingerprint of the shot-down target was completely consistent with the EA-6B's receiver...”

Lieutenant Colonel Howard, Commander of the Carrier Air Wing, said with a pale face, his Adam's apple bobbing.

And listening to the report, Rear Admiral Jack Harrison suddenly rose from his seat!

God!

What news did he hear!

Now, the carrier's Carrier Air Wing is telling him that the “mistakenly shot down” enemy aircraft last night was actually a true mistaken shot!

Because it was their own electronic warfare aircraft?

Is this a prank or a joke!

If this news is reported, wouldn't the Pentagon Secretary of Defense personally shoot him?

If this news gets out, the consequences...