Vladivostok, command of the Soviet Far Eastern Military District.

"Our cruiser Admiral Fokine, reports good news." A naval general said: "One of the Tomcat fighters of the United States suddenly lost control and fell from the aircraft carrier during this RIMPAC exercise, and the fighter plane also carried two immortal bird missiles. ”

This was indeed good news, and when the news was received, a meeting was held at the top of the entire Far Eastern Military District, together with the officers of the Pacific Fleet.

"The other day the Americans carried out ostentatious target shooting, although we are not afraid of their fighters, but if we can get this aircraft, the benefits to us are too great." The Deputy Commander of the Far Eastern Military District, Lieutenant General Konstantin Bourman, who is also the Commander-in-Chief of the Air Defense Forces of the Far Eastern Military District, spoke with excitement.

Yes, he's quite excited, this is a Tomcat fighter! Compared with their own MiG-25, the opponent's fighter not only has high-speed interception capabilities, but also has terrifying maneuverability, which is simply an all-round fighter.

Especially the radar and missiles on it made them even more envious.

Now, this opportunity has actually appeared, and Lieutenant General Konstantin is quite excited: "We have to salvage this plane." ”

Salvage this fighter! Lieutenant General Konstantin was quite supportive.

"However, the sea where the other party fell is a little deep!" The commander of the Far Eastern Military District, Colonel-General Ivan Trecyanko, said: "At such a deep distance, even with our own sonar equipment, it is difficult for us to find the exact location of the fighter under the water, and if we cannot find the position, we will not be able to salvage it." ”

The sea area of the US Navy's exercise is not considered a deep sea, but it is already more than 1,000 meters deep, and this depth is the limit of many equipment, and it is impossible to salvage it at all.

This is only one aspect, if its deep-sea salvage ship appears there, then the United States will definitely be aware of it, and when the time comes, the two sides will confront each other, and perhaps a bigger conflict will break out.

Admiral Ivan knew the benefits of the plane, and he knew that there were a lot of risks involved.

"That's not a problem." Vice Admiral Konstantin said: "Of course, we can't directly dispatch deep-sea salvage ships, I suggest, we send deep-sea fishing boats, we fish in that area, what can the Americans do to us?" ”

The sea is rich in resources, there are many fish that can provide enough protein for people, and for countries like the Soviet Union, there are many ocean-going salvage fleets organized by many countries to carry out salvage operations in various oceans.

Just near the US Navy's exercise area, there was a fleet of fishing boats, and they were asked to go and catch fish, cast their nets, carry the plane that crashed into the sea, and even go all the way back to the Far East.

Hearing this suggestion, Admiral Ivan nodded, yes, such a plan, the feasibility is quite high, and the opponent's plane can be taken away without knowing it.

"Then let's do it right away!" Admiral Ivan finally agreed.

Even if it fails, there is nothing to lose, and if the Americans dare to attack their own fishing boats, then wait to bear the crazy retaliation of the Red Navy!

Almost at the same time that the Soviets were discussing how to salvage, Colonel Petro Bori, who was on the ocean and reported to General Morris on the Enterprise, was also involved in the follow-up discussion.

"Now, the Soviet warships are still following us, so we can't make a noise, continue to act in other subjects, and leave with the Soviet warships as if nothing had happened." Said the captain of the Enterprise.

"No, we can't act as if nothing happened, the Soviets probably found us." Petro Bori said.

Petro Bori has accepted Nathan's point of view and must not be prepared for the worst as if the Soviets did not know.

"So what do we do? Stop this exercise, form a circle in the sea where the fighter plane crashed into the sea, and then salvage it? The captain of the Enterprise went on to retort: "That way, the whole world will know that we have made a fool of ourselves." ”

"That's better than a plane falling into the hands of the Soviets." Petro Bori is still sticking to his point of view.

"Okay, stop arguing." General Morris waved his hand and said: "The exercise is an important task of our Pacific Fleet, and it will definitely not stop, and this is related to the dignity of the US Navy." ”

Morris has to look at the big picture. After all, the exercise is not a matter for the United States alone, and warships from several countries are accompanying it.

"At the same time, please send P-3C anti-submarine patrol aircraft to the Hawaii base to patrol the sea area where the plane crashed to prevent other ships from approaching." General Morris continued: "Wait until we have completed the mission of this exercise, and then we will proceed with salvage operations. During this time, it is also just right to transfer our ocean-going tugboat Sakory, and without salvage ships, we can't do anything ourselves. ”

There is no problem with this, it is useless to circle around the sea area near the fighter plane that fell into the sea now, the arrival of the tugboat will take time, and during this time, it is also the most correct to complete the exercise, and it is the most correct to kill multiple birds with one stone.

Now that General Morris has spoken, then Petro Bori can only shut up.

"Okay, let's move on to the next question, the investigation of the Tomcat accident." General Morris said: "The investigation of this accident is important. ”

Compared with salvaging a fighter, it is more important to investigate the accident, which is related to whether all Tomcat fighters in the Navy should be completely grounded.

It is said that the accident investigation needs to salvage the fighter plane, but the Navy can't wait, and it can't be completely grounded during this time, after all, the Tomcat fighter is now the symbol of the Navy.

"Through our investigation of the pilot and the deck crew at the time, we determined that it should have been an accident." "The engine control system had a problem running at full power and caused the aircraft to rush out of the parking area, and we will increase maintenance and overhaul efforts to avoid these problems in the future," Petro said. ”

Serendipitous accidents? Morris nodded: "Then wait for the final investigation report, if this is the case, then continue to fly, the damaged fighter radome parts of the Kitty Hawk will arrive soon, we can't do without the Tomcat fighter." ”

As long as others don't check, the Navy itself will be able to fool the past, and if someone makes a big fuss, it may also be very troublesome, and the Navy doesn't want anything to happen to the Tomcat fighter.

Moreover, after operating for so long, this situation has not occurred, which can be attributed to occasional failures, and more maintenance is good.