Eastern Theater Navy's Frigate Squadron Conducts Realistic Combat Training

Recently,

the Eastern Theater Navy's frigate formation

composed of multiple vessels

rushed to a certain sea area

to organize high-intensity, multi-subject

maritime combat training

“Weak metal echo detected!”

The sonar operator on the Honghe ship

was the first to discover the “enemy” situation and

immediately reported it

as alarms pierced the air and sea

with radar spinning and commands being transmitted

as all combat positions entered battle status

The warship maneuvered quickly, seizing advantageous positions

A deep-sea “shark hunting” operation commenced

The sonar position reported

that target tracking was unstable

and the signal disappeared

The “enemy” submarine quickly dove to escape our vessels' tracking

and fled beyond the search range

To quickly locate the target,

the formation's vessels enhanced coordination

and adopted various methods

to conduct a net-style search for the “enemy” submarine

Before long, the sonar operator again captured

suspected underwater submarine signals

“Bearing XXX, distance XXX

metal echo detected”

All positions coordinated to assess the situation

confirming the target as the “enemy” submarine

The commander seized the opportunity

and decisively issued a strike order

“Anti-submarine attack, strike target XXX”

One by one, rocket depth charges

soared into the air with trailing flames

accurately hitting the “enemy” target

Just as one wave subsided, another arose

“The ‘enemy’ shore fire point

poses a threat to us,

order your ship to carry out suppression fire!”

On the way to the task sea area,

the Tongren ship received combat orders

and the officers and soldiers quickly completed shooting preparations

At the commander's order,

the main gun fired,

directly targeting the “enemy” shore fire point

During the transit,

the Honghe ship received a command from the formation

“Our fuel depot at the dock has been attacked by the ‘enemy’

Currently, in this sea area, coordinate with local oil tankers

to organize fuel supply for your ship

You must quickly organize combat capability recovery”

The officers and soldiers of the Honghe ship

carried out deck operations as instructed

orderly organizing the retrieval of buoy hoses

and conducting supply device docking

This training closely aligned with the demands of real combat scenarios

successively carried out anti-submarine offense and defense,

shore support fire strikes, and other subjects

organized joint maritime supply with military and local forces

effectively testing the local support capabilities

and the coordination support capabilities with the vessels

Author: Chen Zhuo, Liu Jia, Li Zhengcao