"The targets are densely packed on radar... There's quite a lot." Sun Rui's wingman's surprise was evident as he looked at the radar screen filled with enemy aircraft inside the fighter escort formation.
The joint fleet has 10 aircraft carriers, capable of launching about twenty aircraft at a time. Such a massive fleet indeed appears like a swarm on the radar.
In another Phantom Fighter, the pilot also saw the fleet's patrolling fighters on radar, quite impressive. He joined the conversation, saying, "I wonder if you guys have stirred up a hornet's nest... There are at least 30 aircraft!"
Sun Rui did not feel these enemy planes posed any threat to him. Their tactics had undergone fundamental changes; the result was decided without the need for contact between the two sides.
