Chapter 837 Embeding and Support

Lieutenant Colonel Kadaf, the commander of the second patrol, was furious when he saw that the freighter 'Jewel" ignored his warning and was still using public channels to call for help.

You are an American, so what about the American ship? Kadav was born as a pirate. Although he was educated and thoughtful, the pirates on his body were still very heavy. As soon as he saw this situation, he immediately ordered the six tubes of 30 rapid-fire gun on the 023 missile boat to fire a shell on the sea 100 meters in front of the 'Jewel' cargo ship.

The crew on the cargo ship 'Jewel' turned pale with fear when they saw this scene. Although Captain Jack was still strong, his legs trembled a little.

No one can ignore the threat of death when they meet a group of 'mad people', not to mention that Captain Jack has been retired for more than ten years.

"God, damn it, where are the American warships when we need them most? When we needed their protection, I couldn't see an American warship around me. A crew member roared with anger in fear when facing the spray stirred by the shell.

Once on the sea, these American cargo ships often saw the powerful navy of the motherland crisscross the sea. At that time, no matter where they were, they were very proud, because the navy of the motherland could protect and support them at all times, but what about now? Their message for help has been sent for ten minutes, but where is the American warship?

"Shut up your stinky mouth!" Captain Jack scolded the crew with some disgust, and then looked at the first officer, "How far is our warship from here? Don't those damn bitches who only know how to eat and drink taxpayers don't know that we are about to be captured by a group of black monkeys?

"Captain, we have contacted the frigate David, but they are now 140 kilometers behind us and feel that it will take four hours here, but they sent a helicopter, which will take half an hour to get here, and the other party told me to tell the Somali navy about this. And told us to delay their support as much as possible.

The first mate replied with a gloomy expression, he himself knew very well that the 'David' would take half an hour to get here at the earliest, and can they hold on for half an hour? If you encounter Somali pirates, you can rely on the captain's self-defense weapons and wait for the support of the U.S. Navy for a while, but you can face a regular navy or a group of navy that looks a little crazy.

At this moment, he did not know that the encounter of the Jewel was not only known by the missile frigate David, but also the Fifth Fleet Command and even the Iraq Theater Command, and the news had been transmitted to Washington as soon as possible. After all, at this time, the U.S. cargo ship was suddenly intercepted by the Somali navy, which was not an accident. Those who have a slightly keen sense of politics know that this must be a counterattack made by the Somali political axe against the counterattack of Flight XX123 that was shot down by the U.S. warship.

Captain Jack thought of this, so he did not dare to easily give an order to stop the ship for inspection, because he was afraid that the Somalis would find a reason to click them. Didn't you see that the American political axes shot down civil airliners? Since Americans are not soft to kill ordinary people, Somalis may also learn from what Americans do.

"It's not good... Captain, they... they forcibly boarded the ship." A crew member suddenly rushed into the cockpit in a panic and shouted with a pale face.

Captain Jack and the first mate immediately looked over and saw a missile boat driving side by side with the cargo ship on the right side of the cargo ship. A cable was connected to the cargo ship at some point. Three heavily armed Somali soldiers were climbing towards the cargo ship with a special cable, and the missile Above the boat, the muzzle of the gun is all facing the cargo ship. It seems that as long as the crew on the cargo ship has a little to stop the resistance, they will immediately fire.

At this time, it's too late to say anything. Captain Jack dares not delay the time, because they can't stop the Somali soldiers from boarding the ship. If they provoke each other, I'm afraid they will really cause damage to themselves and the crew.

Seeing the cargo ship 'Jewel' breaking down, Kadaf's face showed satisfaction. With a wave of his hand, more than a dozen soldiers who had been waiting on the missile boat boarded the freighter in the speedboat and began to inspect. He himself spread the news to the naval command.

Kadav understands that intercepting the 'Jewel' is very simple, and the problems faced later are the most important.

The Hargeisa Air Base of the Somali Military Region is the largest air base in northern Somalia. At this moment, in the airport, strange-looking planes are being pushed out of the warehouse to the runway.

The appearance of these aircraft is similar to that of the Golden Eagle attack aircraft, but the wingspan is larger and the body is thicker. This is the naval model 'Seagull attack aircraft' of the Golden Eagle attack aircraft, a propeller aircraft with anti-submarine combat capability for maritime patrol.

Whenever a seagull attack aircraft drove on the runway, a logistics vehicle immediately drove over. Several staff members quickly launched a missile and mounted it under the belly of the plane. The long missile occupied almost half of the length of the aircraft's body. It seemed that the missile was by no means used for anti-tank.

This is the air-launched model of the C-801 anti-ship missile purchased from Huaxia. Somali Star Group purchased 100 pieces at a time to equip Seagull attack aircraft, and is also discussing with Huaxia about the introduction of a license method for domestic production.

One, two... Soon the first batch of 12 seagull attack aircraft flew into the sky, formed a formation under the command of the long aircraft, and headed for the northern Gulf of Aden at an altitude of 3,000 meters.

Seagull attack aircraft has a maximum range of 1,850 kilometers, a maximum combat radius of 750 kilometers, a maximum cruising speed of 450 kilometers per hour, and a maximum flat flight speed of 580 kilometers per hour. The aircraft can carry a C-801 anti-ship missile or an anti-submarine torpedo to carry an anti-submarine mission. The aircraft has a sea-to-air warning radar, sonar detectors and magnetic detectors. In addition, the first-generation laser anti-missile system is also installed on the seagull attack aircraft for anti-missile missions.

... In northeastern Somalia, 70 kilometers west of Sokotra Island, a huge warship is sailing on the sea. At the top of the warship, there is a star-Spangled flag that can be freely exercised in any sea area in the world.

Standing on the deck, Colonel Tony, oh no, now he is renamed Brigadier General Tony facing the sea breeze coldly. Whenever he has something on his mind, he likes to do this. He stands quietly on the front deck alone, looking at the magnificent sea and facing the salty sea breeze. At that moment, he always feels in his heart. The irritability and gloom will be blown away by the sea breeze.

Cont General Tony never thought that one day he would return to the missile cruiser Anzio after being promoted to general. Maybe one day when he became a senior naval officer, he came to inspect the Anzio, but this time, he was really appointed as Anzio by the senior management of the navy. Captain Ao, a brigadier general. This is rare in the history of the U.S. Navy. Especially in recent decades, except for aircraft carriers, the brigadier general will not serve as captain. After all, he is the commander of a small fleet or a civilian officer in a certain headquarters.

Returning to the missile cruiser Anzio, Brigadier Tony received an extremely confidential mission, a mission that made Tony feel a little scared.

But when his boss, the commander of the Fifth Fleet patted him on the shoulder and told him with a smile that as long as he completed this task, he would keep Tony back to serve in the Admiralty, and with this merit, as long as Tony lived safely for a few years, he could become a Rear Admiral - a formal general.

Risks have always coexisted with interests. Brigadier General Tony can't help but ** and can't refuse this order.

After the success of the mission, Brigadier General Tony was not as relaxed and happy as he thought. The people who died in his mission were in a particularly bad mood.

A rapid sound of footsteps suddenly came from behind. Brigadier General Tony frowned and turned around with some displeasure. He had told him not to disturb him casually when he was meditating.

"Sir, we received a distress signal from an American freighter." The major officer handed the translated distress signal to Brigadier General Tony and waited for instructions.

Originally, Brigadier General Tony thought that the American ship met pirates. Although the missile cruiser Anzio was also one of the Aden Bay escort fleet, it would not carry out specific tasks and let a cruiser with a displacement of 10,000 tons compete with the pirates of several small speedboats. Isn't that a disgrace to the U.S. Navy?

But when Brigadier Tony finished reading this request for help, his face changed.

The Somali navy intercepted an American cargo ship on the Aden Bay waterway and asked for inspection in the name of inspection of contraband.

You should know that the cargo ship flying on the high seas on the national flag belongs to the country and is also the territory of the country. There is no reason for other countries to board the ship at will for inspection, unless it is in the other party's sea area.

But now that this kind of thing has really happened, Brigadier General Tony feels very incredible. But then, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind and he immediately realized that this was the revenge of the Somalis.

"Which is the closest warship to the cargo ship Jewel?" Brigadier General Tony asked the major officer. The missile cruiser Anzio is now hundreds of kilometers away from the Jewel, and there is no time to support it immediately. However, Brigadier Tony knows very well that in the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea, there is not only an American [***] ship, but also an American air base in Saudi Arabia and an American aircraft carrier in the Persian Gulf.

The military strength of the United States in this region is so strong that Somalia can't resist it at all.

"Report, sir, the missile frigate David is only 140 kilometers away from the Gem." The major replied.

"The frigate David? Is it the one that was injured by an Iranian missile boat in the Persian Gulf last time? Brigadier General Tony asked in surprise.

"Yes, sir!"

However, at this time, another officer hurried over and gave a command to Brigadier General Tony. After watching it, Brigadier Tony immediately ordered the missile cruiser Anzio to accelerate.

(to be continued)