"House, this is Fang Lang, please report the location of the unknown ship."
Fang Lang directly picked up the intercom and called the House's command console.
Soon, a clear reply came from the intercom:
"Yes, General.
Unknown vessel position 026, distance 28 nautical miles.”
After all, it was within Brazil's own waters. In order to avoid overheating due to long-term operation, the radar on the aircraft carrier was not turned on at this time.
The ships of the entire aircraft carrier formation took turns to turn on their radars, and the one with its radar turned on at this moment was naturally the USS House destroyer that was leading the way.
There were actually ships that disobeyed the orders of the Brazilian Navy in Brazilian waters, so Fang Lang certainly couldn't be polite.
But this is not a time of war, so we cannot simply order people to fire indiscriminately at others.
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The distance was 28 nautical miles, and it would take too long to wait for the House to approach.
He was currently commanding an aircraft carrier, so Fang Lang said without hesitation:
"Order the reconnaissance aircraft to take off and confirm the identity of the unidentified ship as soon as possible."
A communications soldier next to him immediately picked up the intercom and began to convey orders.
Fang Lang smiled and said to De La Torre beside him:
"I never thought that the first time I ordered a plane to take off would be something like this."
De La Torre obviously did not expect that an unidentified ship would appear in Brazil's own territorial waters.
He said with a serious look:
"Boss, do you want us to raise the fleet's alert level?"
Logically speaking, there should be no enemies near Brazil during this period.
After all, World War II had just ended, and countries in the world capable of launching war were licking their wounds.
But after all, he is a senior general of the Brazilian Navy, leading Brazil's most powerful naval fleet.
We must never be complacent.
So, he quickly realized that this was not a good time to joke.
Even if this is a misunderstanding, it must be treated as a real enemy.
He turned to De La Torre and nodded:
“Whoever this guy is, we have to treat him as an enemy ship.
Order the fleet to enter level one combat readiness."
De La Torre nodded seriously, picked up the radio and said:
"An unidentified ship was spotted ahead of the fleet.
Under the order of the Fleet Commander General Guan, the entire fleet entered level one combat readiness.
Please note this is not a drill!
Repeat! This is not a drill!"
As the broadcast sounded, the entire fleet began to become restless.
Radar and sonar started to be powered on and work.
The anti-aircraft machine guns and anti-aircraft guns had their covers torn off.
Personnel at various combat positions began to take up their positions.
The soldiers carried boxes of ammunition to the gun positions and loaded the cannons.
The air became heavy.
Due to the current shortage of naval aviation, the fleet's naval aviation is still responsible for training new cadets recruited by the school.
Only two pilots were selected to set off with the fleet.
Fortunately, the naval aviation instructors of the US advisory group are all on the aircraft carrier.
Although General Clark returned to the United States, he helped Fang Lang run the military contracting company.
Fang Lang was not sure whether these aviation instructors would obey his orders and help him carry out combat missions.
But Fang Lang believed that since everyone was in the same boat, there should be no problem in giving them some benefits and asking them for help.
Of course this is the worst-case scenario.
Now we have only discovered one ship, and it is protected by destroyers and cruisers, so there should be no need for the aircraft carrier to take action.
Soon a carrier-based reconnaissance plane roared into the sky from the deck and flew straight towards the direction where the enemy ship was spotted.
For an airplane, twenty-eight nautical miles can be reached in ten minutes.
So, just when the entire fleet was on high alert, the reconnaissance plane soon discovered the unidentified ship that House had mentioned.
The reconnaissance plane was piloted by Brazilian naval aviation pilot Sam Dudley, who was attached to the Rio de Janeiro.
The weather was clear today and with a clear direction, Sam Dudley soon discovered a small black dot on the sea.
I took out my telescope and took a look, and found that it looked like a fishing boat.
Without any hesitation, he lowered his altitude and flew over.
When we got closer, we found that it was indeed a fishing boat, and the tonnage of the fishing boat was not large, appearing to be only more than 50 tons at most.
Sam Dudley breathed a sigh of relief.
Continue to lower the altitude and continue observing when you are less than 100 meters away from the enemy.
However, it was discovered that this fishing boat had no obvious nationality marking.
Sam Dudley quickly picked up the communicator and called:
"Aerie, Aerie, I am Hummingbird, please reply if you get it!"
"Eagles Nest received! Hummingbird, please speak!"
“Hummingbird discovered that the unidentified vessel was a fishing vessel of unknown nationality.
Do we need to warn hummingbirds to leave? "
"Eagle's Nest received! Please keep watch and wait for further orders!"
Fang Lang on the aircraft carrier quickly received the information.
"General, according to our aircraft's close reconnaissance, we found that the vessel that intruded into our fleet's route was a fishing boat of unknown nationality."
The intelligence officer, holding a briefing, stood beside Fang Lang and reported.
Fang Lang frowned when he heard this and asked in confusion:
"Fishing boat?"
"Yes, General.
The pilot ahead asked if warning shots were needed to drive the ship away."
Fang Lang thought about it and thought that if it was a fishing boat, it was normal that it did not receive the warning from the House.
After all, not every ship is equipped with radio communications nowadays.
It seems that this time there was a misunderstanding.
I just don't know why this fishing boat doesn't have a national flag.
"Keep watching! Don't fire warning shots, it would be bad if it was our own Brazilian fishermen.
We can have the House send someone to board the ship and inspect it, and then drive it away from us."
"Yes, General."
After receiving the order, the intelligence officer stood at attention, saluted, and turned away.
Soon Sam Dudley received the order.
"Hummingbird, Hummingbird, I am Eagle's Nest, please reply!"
"Aerie, Aerie, I'm Hummingbird, go ahead!"
"Hummingbird, please keep watch. The expulsion mission will be carried out by someone sent aboard the House."
Sam Dudley, who was flying around the fishing boat, sighed when he heard the order.
It seems there is no chance to open fire this time.
Then, he noticed that two people on the fishing boat walked to the bow, and both of them were holding long spears in their hands.
The gun was already aimed at him.
Sam Dudley was horrified.
“FUCK!”
Because the plane was only a hundred meters away from the fishing boat, Sam Dudley didn't dare to bet that the other side would miss him.
It was an immediate turn and break away.
But he still heard a "bang" and the other party had already fired a shot.
Fortunately, he reacted in time and due to the speed of the plane, Sam Dudley did not feel the plane being hit.
However, the fishing boat's behavior has completely angered him.
Firing at Brazilian naval aircraft in Brazilian waters would be war.
"Eagles Nest, Eagles Nest, this is Hummingbird, please reply if you get it!"
"Eagles Nest received! Hummingbird, please speak!"
"The unidentified ship's gunman opened fire on me, and Hummingbird applied for a counterattack."
"What? Hummingbird, is it damaged?"
"Reporting to the eagle's nest, the hummingbird escaped with a sharp turn and is not damaged for the time being."
“Please stay at a safe distance and continue to monitor.
Eagle's Nest will immediately apply for authorization to open fire."
The situation ahead was quickly reported to Fang Lang.
This situation was beyond Fang Lang's expectations. He turned to look at De La Torre and asked:
"Who do you think the other person is?"
De La Torre obviously did not expect to encounter such a situation in his own territory.
"I don't know, could it be a smuggling ship?"
Fang Lang thought about it and said directly:
"Don't worry about it. Just arrest him and interrogate him, won't you know?"
After saying this, he turned to the intelligence officer beside him and said:
"Tell the pilot that I want him alive. Allow him to fight back, but he must leave me alive."
"Yes, sir."
The intelligence officer, who received clear instructions, stood at attention, saluted, then turned and left.
Sam Dudley soon received orders from the Eagle's Nest.
He glanced at the fishing boats not far away that were celebrating wildly because he had distanced himself.
He gave a disdainful smile.
It's a bit too early to start celebrating now.
With a push of the rudder, he flew directly to the right and behind the fishing boat.
He muttered, "Since the higher-ups want you alive, it should be okay to make you lose your power!"
After saying that, he aimed the nose of the plane at the tail rudder of the fishing boat and fired a volley of shots.
The 12.7mm aviation machine gun was extremely powerful and directly tore the tail of the fishing boat into pieces.
The people on the ship obviously did not expect that the plane's retaliation would be so fierce.
With just a short burst of fire, the fishing boat lost power and its speed dropped directly.
What was even more terrifying was that the machine gun shot through the rear cabin and the fishing boat began to take on water.
The people on the boat were scared and screamed.
This also made the people with weapons in their hands more ferocious. They picked up their rifles and started shooting at Sam Dudley's plane.
Fortunately, Sam Dudley had anticipated this and pulled away directly after hitting the fishing boat.
The counterattack on the fishing boat seemed so powerless.
Sam Dudley seemed much more relaxed after opening fire.
This trip was not in vain. A small short burst of fire made the opponent lose the ability to resist.
Although the target was a small fishing boat, it seemed that his victory was unfair.
But Sam Dudley didn't care at all.
Now is a peaceful time. It is already quite rare to get a chance to experience actual combat. What else can you ask for a bicycle?
Looking at the fishing boats slowing down on the sea, Sam Dudley knew that his goal had been achieved.
Now the fishing boat is a living target floating on the sea, with no chance of escaping his control.
Soon, a huge destroyer appeared in his sight, and Sam Dudley flew past the side of the destroyer in a plane.
At the side, less than fifty meters away, it gently flapped its wings as a greeting.
The crew members on the ship also waved to him.
Sam Dudley gave a satisfied smile.
"Mm! This feels great."
This huge destroyer is naturally the meritorious battleship House that Fang Lang originally commanded.
Two transport boats were lowered from the destroyer.
Two teams of fully armed Marines rushed towards the fishing boat floating not far away.
Sam Dudley did not leave because his own aircraft carrier was very close here and his own cruising range was more than enough.
Of course he didn't want to miss such an interesting thing, so he flew the plane in a V-shape above the two transport boats towards the fishing boat.
The people on the fishing boat were obviously frightened by the huge destroyer not far away.
One of the men who looked like a captain yelled a few times, and all the crew members raised their rifles with serious faces, aiming at the transport boats and planes that were getting closer and closer.
Sam Dudley was flying the plane at a relatively high angle, so he was the first to see the movements of the people on the boat.
He was shocked. How could this be a fishing boat?
Everyone can pull out a weapon, they can’t be pirates!
As he was thinking about this, he pulled the joystick and started to climb upwards.
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