"Commander, the enemy has too many missiles, and our air defense firepower network is unsustainable."
"Missiles, they are all missiles."
"What kind of cruiser is this? What kind of monster have we provoked!"
In the bridge command room, not to mention Kumar, the commander-in-chief of the fleet, was stunned, other senior officers also looked desperate.
Such a number of missiles has exceeded the limit of the air defense firepower network of their aircraft carrier formation, which also means that they cannot defend against such a terrifying amount of missile rain.
"Launch all our missiles and rocket depth bombs. The enemy has so many missiles, and there must be flaws in their own defenses."
As the commander-in-chief of the fleet, Kumar finally showed his decision at this time.
He issued the order with fierce eyes, hoping that his own anti-ship missiles could also destroy the enemy ships.
In this way, the opponent cannot continue to launch missiles in the future, and they may be able to survive a few warships.
Through reciprocal destruction, even if they are sunk, they are not worthless, and the other party will also have to pay the price.
Under Kumar's strict order, understanding the seriousness of the matter, in the aircraft carrier formation, the destroyers and frigates opened their vertical missile launch units one by one, released all their own anti-ship missiles, and tried to bayonet each other to see who would be destroyed first.
But even though there are as many as 25 destroyers and frigates in the Asanguo aircraft carrier formation, the anti-ship missiles they fired are only a little over 300, which is far from comparable to the five Devourer-class cruisers.
But daring to fight back, this can be regarded as one of the few bright moments of Asan Kingdom.
The two sides are separated by a distance of more than a hundred miles. In modern naval battles, an attack at this distance is almost as close as a bayonet can see red.
The waves of the blue sea surged, seagulls soared in the blue sky, and white missiles passed by each other in the air and flew behind each other.
"Air defense!"
"Short-range anti-aircraft missile launch!"
"Aim the close-in defense gun and hit me hard!"
The huge naval fleet composed of the navies of the three countries entered full combat readiness in the face of incoming missiles.
They tried their best to form an air defense firepower network, hoping to intercept the incoming missiles as much as possible.
INS Pakenam, an improved version of the Kolkata-class destroyer, has a total length of 163 meters and a tonnage of up to 8,000 tons. It has an air-to-air missile system, surface-to-surface missiles, torpedo tubes, short- and medium-range artillery, anti-submarine rockets and advanced electronics. It has a warfare and communication service system and is currently the largest destroyer in the Asan Kingdom.
At this time, on this fully loaded destroyer with a displacement of 8,000 tons, Barak-8 anti-aircraft missiles with a range of 70 kilometers were continuously launched into the air. Four AK-630 six-barreled 30mm cannons formed a close-range firepower and were also firing wildly. Hot shells were on the deck. Sprinkled all over the floor.
In the front, there are Exocet anti-ship missiles and Swordfish anti-ship missiles coming at subsonic and supersonic speeds.
The 4×8-unit anti-aircraft missiles were all fired up at once, and they achieved some results. Many subsonic Exocet anti-ship missiles were shot down by anti-aircraft missiles.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!
However, after the anti-aircraft missiles were cleared, faced with an endless number and menacing anti-ship missiles, the destroyer began to focus on one thing and not the other.
At the bow of the destroyer USS Pakenham, an Otto 76mm naval gun fired continuously, filling the position in time to help with air defense.
Although this Italian-produced artillery gun has a small caliber, its rate of fire is astonishingly high. It can fire 120 shells per minute. It can not only attack surface ships and bombard land, but also take into account short-range anti-missile and air defense. The naval gun integrates radar, Optoelectronics, computers and other equipment can automatically track targets and be controlled by computers for autonomous air defense.
From time to time, anti-ship missiles were exploded, some were detonated by anti-aircraft missiles, some were hit by barrages from close-in defense guns, and some were hit by 76mm naval guns.
However, no matter how strong the USS Parknam's air defense is, it is not as large and fast as the incoming missiles, and its multi-layered strike and defense system cannot stop such a large number of anti-ship missiles.
A Swordfish supersonic anti-ship missile penetrated the heavy firepower and air defense net, and the end exploded several times the speed of sound. It penetrated straight into the bow of the destroyer USS Parknam, and just hit the 76mm naval gun that was firing.
The armor-piercing warhead of the missile tore the steel of the battleship, and the armor of the 76mm gun mount was blown off. The entire gun was tilted by the impact, and the anti-ship missile went all the way down.
This 76mm naval gun can have such a high rate of fire thanks to its automatic ammunition supply system, so the shell supply bin is completely open at this time, making it completely defenseless.
The Swordfish anti-ship missile crashed all the way into the ammunition depot. When the 900-kilogram warhead detonated after a short delay, the violent explosion also exploded the ammunition depot.
As many as a thousand 76mm artillery shells exploded. It was like a volcano erupting inside the destroyer USS Pakenan. The violent explosion directly broke the bow of the ship, and the 76mm naval gun turret was lifted into the air hundreds of meters high.
The critical blow of this anti-ship missile was like a sharp sword unsheathed and beheaded with one strike, cutting off the warship's head.
A large amount of seawater poured in from the gap in the warship. Such structural damage has destroyed the main structure of the warship. It is an injury that cannot be rescued.
At the same time, in the explosion of the ammunition depot, the warship's two 30mm six-barreled cannons were also damaged, and the 76mm naval gun was blown away. In addition, the anti-aircraft missiles had been fired, and the USS Paxnam's anti-aircraft firepower suddenly dropped sharply.
But at this time, the incoming anti-ship missiles had not stopped.
Without the blockade of anti-aircraft firepower, anti-ship missiles broke through one after another and penetrated into the body of the 8,000-ton displacement destroyer.
Many crew members who were jumping into the sea to escape saw white anti-ship missiles hitting each other as soon as they ran to the side of the ship and before they jumped into the sea. Then the next second, a large amount of TNT exploded in the warhead, and their bodies were torn into pieces. Fly into the sky.
Amidst the continuous explosions, the steel was twisted, and terrifying holes appeared in the hull. The destroyer Pakenan completely sank into the sea in just 5 minutes and 18 seconds, leaving only a ball on the sea. swirl.
There were 457 Asan Kingdom Navy members in the entire fleet, and there were only 22 survivors.
The sinking of the USS Pakenham is like a signal. This most powerful destroyer has withstood the most anti-ship missile attacks. It also serves as the strongest air defense shield in this sea area.
Its sinking at this time caused a huge gap in the firepower network of the Asanguo aircraft carrier formation.
It's like a tight military formation being penetrated. Once a gap appears, it will quickly expand.
Unable to fill the anti-aircraft firepower of the destroyer USS Pakenn, more anti-ship missiles made breakthroughs.
Close-in defense guns and naval guns have blind spots for attack. The anti-ship missiles coming from the direction of the destroyer Pakenan's gap made it impossible for many destroyers and frigates to adjust their warship postures in time for defense.
Boom!
The 7,500-ton destroyer INS Cochin was hit in the middle of the hull by an Exocet anti-ship missile. The violent explosion destroyed the radar and electromechanical equipment on it.
The destroyer lost its radar, and those close-in defense guns and naval guns controlled by computers suddenly lost their flexibility in combat, like a blind man. Although they could also be controlled manually, manual control was not as good as computers.
The destroyer Cochin's anti-aircraft firepower was reduced by several levels, and two more anti-ship missiles successfully hit it.
An anti-ship missile hit the rear of the ship, and the explosion directly destroyed most of the destroyer's power system. An anti-ship missile exploded from the waterline, causing a huge hole. Seawater continued to pour in, and the destroyer Cochin began to tilt.
Even though the captain immediately ordered damage control repairs and water injection to balance, it was still to no avail. The warship slowly capsized on the sea. A large number of Asan Navy soldiers clung to the side of the warship and fell into the sea. But after falling into the water, before many Asan Kingdom navy soldiers had time to swim away, darkness suddenly hit their heads.
The upside-down destroyer Cochin covered them below, and with their desperate screams, it sank with them into the icy ocean.
The 3,800-ton frigate Brahma was right next to the Kochi and saw its sinking with my own eyes.
At this time, the frigate Brahma was in chaos. Without the air defense of the destroyer Cochin, there was a serious air defense firepower gap at the rear of the ship. However, their anti-aircraft missiles had not been fired yet, so they could only watch helplessly. More than a dozen anti-ship missiles, like iron needles attracted by magnets, pierced the butt of their frigate Brahma one after another.
A dozen powerful anti-ship missiles, not to mention their little 3,800-ton frigate, even the aircraft carrier can't bear them.
The Brahma frigate became the third warship to sink on the battlefield, and it sank faster. The entire warship was completely blown into scrap metal, the superstructure was all blown away, and the hull was torn into several sections. In less than a minute, When the time comes, it sinks into the sea.
However, the Brahma frigate would not be lonely, because several destroyers and frigates were sunk immediately afterwards, and the saturation missile bombing made it impossible for their aircraft carrier formation's firepower network to defend against it.
When a gap appeared, the tightly protected Vikrant aircraft carrier located in the center of the fleet inevitably became the target of the attack.
A Swordfish anti-ship missile penetrated the aircraft carrier's own anti-aircraft firepower network and plunged into the aircraft carrier's deck.
The strength of the deck steel that can carry the take-off, landing and gliding fighter aircraft is naturally very high, but this is not enough in front of the armor-piercing warhead of the Swordfish anti-ship missile.
The Swordfish anti-ship missile penetrated the flight deck, then penetrated the hangar and engine room, and finally exploded in the desalination room.
The huge explosion shook the Vikrant aircraft carrier again and again. Fires burned from inside the aircraft carrier and thick smoke billowed out from all sides of the aircraft carrier.
In the command room on the aircraft carrier's bridge, Kumar hit the corner of the table during the shock of the explosion. There was a cut on his forehead and blood was flowing out.
"Don't worry about me, go see the situation of the aircraft carrier, hurry up!"
Kumar pushed the medic away and looked outside the bridge. On the sea, frigates and destroyers were either sinking or being hit by anti-ship missiles, causing serious damage.
It’s just that the war has just begun, and seven or eight warships have been sunk. However, the incoming anti-ship missiles are still coming in a steady stream, and there seems to be no end in sight.
Kumar felt desperate, but then he thought of something and stared at the electronic screen.
The anti-ship missiles fired by their aircraft carrier formation in counterattack not long ago were now in front of the five stealth cruisers. This became his last hope, like the last straw for a drowning man.
"Come into the ocean with us."
Kumar's face was ferocious. He knew that his fleet was going to be destroyed here today, but he wanted to drag these cruisers into the sea together.
However, the next picture returned from the drone reconnaissance perspective directly shattered Kumar's last illusion.
On the blue sea, a Devourer-class deep-submersible cruiser had stopped firing anti-ship missiles at this time. Instead, it fired dense air defense missiles. In the blink of an eye, hundreds of anti-aircraft missiles took off and were intercepted hundreds of kilometers away. .
One by one, the anti-aircraft missiles exploded the anti-ship missiles attacked by the Asan Kingdom Navy, but some anti-ship missiles broke through the interception and got closer to the Devourer-class cruiser.
On the front of the Devourer-class cruiser, the deck cracked and a turret was raised.
It was a twin-mounted 203mm naval gun. The naval gun sprayed huge flames and fired special anti-aircraft artillery shells to intercept incoming missiles and create a barrage.
This kind of naval gun has a larger caliber, and although the rate of fire is slow, it has a very good air defense effect. The hundreds of kilograms of anti-aircraft anti-aircraft artillery shells are so powerful that they can shoot down many anti-ship missiles. Only cruisers with enough tonnage can carry such large guns. caliber naval gun.
When anti-ship missiles broke through, at the bottom of the cruiser, eight octopus-like living arms suddenly stretched out of the sea, and balls of acid arrows and spider webs were sprayed out from the ends of the arms.
The acid arrows were densely packed, and the droplets of acid arrows formed like a rain curtain. They were extremely corrosive. Once in contact with the anti-ship missile, they would corrode the missile's body, destroying the precision equipment and gyroscopes inside, causing the missile to be destroyed in mid-air. destroy.
The spider web automatically unfolds when it encounters the air, extending to thousands of square meters, covering the incoming missile, causing the missile to lose its balance and fall into the sea.
Anti-aircraft missiles are responsible for long-range air defense, 203mm twin naval guns are responsible for the middle level, and acid and spider webs are responsible for short-range air defense. At this stage, almost no anti-ship missiles can break through.
In the end, only one anti-ship missile that slipped through the net successfully broke through the firepower net. What could greet this Asanguo missile were eight 11-tube 30mm close-in defense guns.
A close-in defense gun adjusted its angle, the 11 barrels rotated, and a large number of barrages overwhelmed the lonely anti-ship missile.
Such a scene appears on every Devourer-class cruiser.
"This kind of warship, this kind of warship"
Kumar was swaying, his face was extremely pale, all the strength in his body was drained, and he could not utter a complete sentence.
He thought that a cruiser that was fragile and could be killed with one missile actually had such a complex and sophisticated fire defense system while loading so many missiles.
Kumar did not know that the five Devourer-class deep-submersible cruisers carried a total of more than 3,000 missiles and torpedoes of various types.
Because of its streamlined crew, fuel and large amounts of machinery, the Devourer class is a true arsenal ship. Its main focus is on firepower and can be stuffed with a large number of missiles, weapons and ammunition.
If Kumar directed all his missiles at a Devourer cruiser, he might be able to successfully break through the fire net.
But there is no regret in selling medicine in this world. The aircraft carrier formation has fired all its anti-ship missiles and has completely lost the ability to conduct a second round of attacks.
"Commander, the commander's damage control team was unable to extinguish the fire. The fire spread to the ammunition depot. We chose to inject water into the ship. Now the No. 1 ammunition depot cannot be used."
The anxious shouts brought Kumar back to his senses. He raised his head and did not look at the blackened face of the damage control officer. Instead, he stared blankly at the sea ahead.
In the sea at this time, the main warships of the Asan Kingdom were either sinking into the ocean or burning fiercely. The fire seemed to ignite the sea, and countless naval soldiers were splashing in the sea.
There was a huge fleet of 30 warships when it came, but now only a handful of warships are left alive.
In the entire sea, there were only burning fires, sunken steel giants, roaring white missiles, and broken human bodies, drifting with the current.
"Our navy is finished, completely finished!!!"
He was mumbling to himself, and before he knew it, Kumar's face was wet with tears and he was crying bitterly.
The naval foundation that Ah San Kingdom had worked hard to accumulate for decades after the founding of the country was lost here.
It's a pity that the sea doesn't believe in tears, and the sea doesn't favor cowards. This is a game for the brave.
His tears seemed to ring the final death knell for Asan Kingdom, because in his field of vision, there were multiple anti-ship missiles attacking the Vikrant aircraft carrier. (End of chapter)