
美國海軍一架F/A-18F超級大黃蜂戰機在加州勒莫爾海軍航空站降落時,機鼻顯示罕見的潛艦剪影與「Sub Buster」字樣,顯示該機可能參與摧毀一艘未具名伊朗潛艦,但美方未公布具體艇身或使用武器。
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美國海軍F/A-18F超級大黃蜂戰機通常在機鼻標記擊落敵機或摧毀地面目標的戰果,但近日一架自中東返航的戰機機鼻出現潛艦剪影與「Sub Buster」字樣,引發外界關注其是否參與摧毀伊朗潛艦。
美國海軍F/A-18F「超級大黃蜂」(Super Hornet)降落加州勒莫爾海軍航空站,機鼻可見潛艦剪影與「Sub Buster」(潛艦剋星)字樣。(取自Jeff Rojas)
編譯陳成良/綜合報導〕戰鬥機機鼻通常會留下擊落敵機或摧毀地面目標的戰果標記,但美國海軍一架甫自中東返航的F/A-18F「超級大黃蜂」(Super Hornet)戰機,機鼻竟出現罕見的潛艦剪影與「Sub Buster」(潛艦剋星)字樣,顯示該機曾參與摧毀一艘未具名伊朗潛艦的行動。
軍事航空網站《The Aviationist》報導,這架機號「168491」的F/A-18F雙座戰機隸屬美國海軍第41戰鬥攻擊中隊(VFA-41「黑桃A」),先前隨「林肯號」(USS Abraham Lincoln)航艦部署中東,參與美軍針對伊朗的「史詩狂怒行動」(Operation Epic Fury),10月1日返回加州勒莫爾海軍航空站(NAS Lemoore)。
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報導指出,即使在全面戰爭中,摧毀潛艦也是相當少見的戰果,這可能也是「超級大黃蜂」服役以來首次出現這類潛艦擊殺標記。機鼻圖案顯示該機參與摧毀一艘未具名伊朗潛艦,但目前沒有資訊能確認遭摧毀的具體艇身分。
從剪影外型來看,《The Aviationist》認為這個標記最接近俄製「基洛級」(Kilo-class)柴電潛艦。美軍先前已證實,伊朗海軍部署於港內的基洛級「塔雷格號」(Taregh)遭到摧毀,但報導強調,不能因此將這架F/A-18F的標記直接與「塔雷格號」畫上等號。
這架戰機究竟怎麼打潛艦
這項標記之所以罕見,在於F/A-18F並非反潛機,也未配備聲納浮標或空投反潛魚雷,因此目前無法確認這架戰機究竟使用何種武器攻擊潛艦。潛艦在非潛航狀態下較為脆弱,若停泊港內或處於水面狀態時耐壓殼遭到彈藥破壞,可能導致潛艦永久或長時間無法使用。
美軍在相關行動中也曾動用無人水面艇及陸軍陸基長程飛彈等手段攻擊港內潛艦。至於這架F/A-18F當時使用的彈藥型號,以及參與摧毀的潛艦具體身分,美方目前均未公布。
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