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to installation of shipborne helicopter weapons
newspaper reporter with the commandos by boat patrol. Cao Haihua photo

reporter Zhang Qi special correspondent Caohai Hua Cao Jinping

“Shen Diao” Flying patrol the sea

Local Time: March 21 8:30

Location: east of the Gulf of Aden waters

sea conditions: wave height 0.5 m

first met, “Guangzhou” helicopter carrier ship , like martial arts “evil” described the bird, “Shen Diao”, put aside the wings, ready to be hit.

“This is specifically for the task of improving helicopter escort, armed helicopters, compared with the general, it is equipped with a marine landing systems and life safety systems.” Helicopter group with the ship captain Choi Aozi Hao told reporters.

5 minutes later, the command center came the command: “off.”

car, rotating, “Shen Diao” heard shouts from the landing platform on the side of a beautiful Move into the sky.

at the moment, white clouds passing from the front of the sea at the foot of the Pentium. Sky getting lower and lower, more broad sea.

“The task is to escort the fleet patrolling the waters in front.” Cui Ao side while driving Hawk told reporters.

on the previous day, the South China Sea Fleet, “Weishan Lake” ship for “Zhenhua 9″ single escort, the discovery in this area up to more than 130 suspicious boat. SCS members then used the detonation bombs, flares and other implementation block. This is the fifth naval convoy arrived in Banda Aceh Ding Wanhai domain formation since the first encounter suspicious boat and expelled a large scale.

view of this, escort formation increased the area of ??surveillance and vigilance tasks, and conducted several anti-piracy exercise.

“front of the suspected target.” Cui Ao joystick forward, the helicopter clip wrapped in sharp whistling, dive down. Optical aiming sight, the suspected target of the images sent back by the helicopter quickly, “Guangzhou” ship. Ao Cui told reporters: “After the improvements, helicopter weight, mobility and battery life has improved so much.”

words, the suspected target flag hanging out of a country. Then rapidly pulled away from the helicopter, continue to move forward patrol.

at the moment, looked from the air, 12 merchant ships orderly arranged in two columns to sail, “Guangzhou” ship, “lake” along with the escort ship, mighty, magnificent.

helicopters, commandos armed with sniper rifles Huang Baofu warily watching the sea, lifeguards Qi Dezhu carrying life-saving equipment at any time of emergencies.

“into low-altitude flight.” Headphones came the sound instruction. The right side of the helicopter turned to a beautiful, quickly lower the height.

“return.” 9:30, the helicopter landed firmly in the “Guangzhou” ship deck. “Shen Diao” put away the wings, standing in the Gulf of Aden under the sun, shine.

“flying fish” lightning assault

Local Time: at 13:30 on March 30

Location: Central Gulf of Aden Sea

sea conditions: swell up to 1.5 m

This is the implementation of the Chinese navy’s fifth fleet escort 183 escort missions, escort ships were from China, Germany, Cyprus seven countries, a total of 13 foreign merchant ships.

local time at 13:08 on March 30, “Guangzhou” ship 6.6 sea miles in front of the number of vessels found at suspicious boats.

1 30 pm, there are two suspicious boats approaching the “Guangzhou” ship.

“immediately verified, expelled suspected target.” 1:45, “Guangzhou” ship dipping carrier boats.

at the moment, the sea swells up to 1.5 meters, “Guangzhou” ship in waves kept shaking.

“target starboard 30 degrees from the two sea miles.” With the “Wow” slamming roar, two speedboats like an arrow, lightning strike.

“This boat is called ‘open-type high-speed work boat’, as fast, we call it ‘flying fish’.” Dragon boat driver Zhang told reporters: “To the escort, ‘Flying Fish’ has replaced the power system, the use of turbine engines, and aircraft works essentially the same power system.”

gray “Flying Fish” small size, especially in lightweight, V-shaped bottom, reducing the contact surface of the hull and the sea, so much faster.

“flying fish” through the sea waves. Commandos armed with submachine guns and sniper rifles, squat on the boat, the guard watching the sea.

“suspicious right in front of goal.” Through binoculars, commandos spotted a suspicious boat history of music is rapidly approaching convoy formation.

“rapid identification of the situation!” Special warfare group two driving two boats were rapidly shifted from the left and right, tilt the hull, splashed.

speed, acceleration, and then speed up, the reporter feel like a whole person floating in the air, almost necessary to being left out. Tense expression that reporters, military field commanders are blue, explains: “This boat is equipped with automatic righting device, even boats capsized at sea, and can automatically righting.”

Just at that when the fast, two commandos aboard the boats outflank the suspicious boat posterior, the reporter who the naked eye can see each other a long chin beard Director. Suspicious boat in the commandos of the warning and slow down the speed.

“not found weapons and suspected pirate goods.” Examination, Wu Lan is reported to the command group.

“vigilance, is completed.” The hint in the commandos, the suspicious boat immediately turn around, left the convoy formation.

“golden voice” extraordinary ability

Local Time: at 9:00 on April 15

Location: “Guangzhou” ship port side

sea conditions: sunny

helicopter roared off, split the sea carrier boat cut the waves, in the midst of the waters off Somalia, beautiful posture and their remarkable ability make them among the most dazzling star of the battlefield.

but in the “Guangzhou” ship of observation, communication platform, as well as a secret weapon stands quietly, always waiting for strikes, and orders. Officers and men call it the “golden voice.”

9:00, is a weekly equipment repair and maintenance time. In the “Guangzhou” ship above the deck cabin, Wang Yonghua opened arms gowns, a disc-shaped objects like sunflower emerge.

“This is the ‘golden voice’, scientific name is ‘acoustic keep the enemy units’ This disc is an object speaker, this little box is the console, if the speaker is the mouth, then the console is the brain, start program, speakers will be able to automatically broadcast including Chinese and English languages, including “Wang Yonghua side of the power to the machine side to the reporter.

under his control, the “golden voice” the flexibility to rotate, changing the angle. “The sound within a few hundred meters, can form the sound wave.” About its function, Wang Yonghua familiar.

“‘golden voice’ there directional audio devices, single or multiple targets can be issued for a strong directional sound waves.” Wang Yonghua, “said the ship’s officers and men almost hear the sound, while the operator to wear protective ear, the sound becomes a strong light music. “

power, rotate the button to start … … then, a burst of wind hit, people standing firm. Wang Yonghua said: “The large offshore wind big waves, ‘golden voice’ aimed specifically equipped with a calibration device to ensure the accuracy of the sound wave transmission.”

“Do not look now so quiet, as long as the horn sounded, it can be charged at the same . “Wang Yonghua seems like a trainer, is tuned a sleeping lion.

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