Today's battles between warships at sea are actually information warfare. The enemy discovers it first and destroys it first.
Whoever can discover the enemy first in the vast sea will take the initiative and strategic advantage.
But now the warships of both sides are within the attack range of each other, and they have also discovered each other. The comparison is whose attack is sharper and whose defense is stronger.
The Jieco Group was the first to take action. Those Swordfish anti-ship missiles were like the daggers suddenly revealed by assassins.
Although Sakura Kingdom's warships have increased their vigilance, the early warning response distance left for them is too short. In addition, the Swordfish anti-ship missiles maneuver at supersonic speeds. It is difficult for the anti-aircraft missiles on Sakura Kingdom's warships to effectively defend. Only the anti-aircraft missiles on the warships can Close range artillery can spray barrages.
A Swordfish anti-ship missile flew across the sea, broke through Sakura Country's barrage blockade, and plunged into the middle of the destroyer Myoko.
When the warhead with a 900 kilogram charge exploded, the Myoko destroyer shook several times. The Sakura Navy soldiers on board staggered around and suffered head injuries.
The command tower arranged in the central area of the Myoko was also accompanied by the explosion of the Swordfish anti-ship missile. The steel turned into twisted twists, and the violent explosion flames and thick smoke rose tens of meters high.
From a distance, the Myoko looked like an apple with a big bite taken out of the middle. The control tower was missing, the middle part of the ship bloomed like morning glory, and the radar, cockpit, and combat command center inside were all blown up.
Without the radar, the Myoko became deaf and blind. Even if there were missiles and close-in defense guns on the ship, it could no longer defend against the incoming Swordfish anti-ship missiles.
boom! boom! boom!
Three Swordfish anti-ship missiles hit the destroyer Myoko in succession. This was an unbearable burden for the destroyer with a displacement of only 7,000 tons.
Amidst the sound of steel disintegrating, the entire destroyer was blasted with a huge gap. Sea water poured in crazily, and it sank into the water visibly to the naked eye.
The Sakura Kingdom navy soldiers inside were either killed on the spot, or were blocked in the cabin by the water poured into the ship. They sank to the bottom of the sea along with the sunken warship, and very few navy soldiers were able to jump into the sea to escape.
The sinking of the Myoko was only the beginning, as more missiles began to cover it.
As the naval ace of the Jieco Group, the Devourer-class cruiser carries as many missiles as ten destroyers. What's more, there are other warships in the Jieco Group's fleet. At this time, many warships opened fire at the same time, and missiles rained down.
The warships of the Sakura Kingdom became extremely powerless in the face of such a large number of missiles. The number of incoming missiles had exceeded the limit of their radar capture and locking.
In the face of such a number of missiles, even the aircraft carrier battle group of the Beautiful Country dare not say that it can completely defend, let alone the destroyers and frigates of the Sakura Country.
After the Myoko sank, other Sakura Kingdom warships soon followed in its footsteps.
On the Kumano frigate, the bow here was hit by an Exocet subsonic missile. Although Exocet is only a subsonic missile, it is relatively cheap and affordable and has been deployed in large numbers on the warships of the Jieco Group.
This Exocet missile was fired from a destroyer of the Jieco Group. Although the Exocet anti-ship missile was cheap, its power was underestimated.
The Exocet anti-ship missile, which broke through at a speed of Mach 0.8, penetrated into the bow of the Kumano. The warhead with hundreds of kilograms of explosives exploded instantly. The violent explosion blew away the bow of the Kumano on the spot, and seawater poured into it crazily.
It is difficult for a frigate with a small body to withstand the destructive power of anti-ship missiles. Just one launch made the Kumano top-heavy on the spot, with its tail raised high above the water, the propellers idling, and the bow of the ship inserted straight into the seawater, which was even worse than Myoko. The ship sank faster.
The three frigates Noshiro, Mikuma, and Yagi that followed closely behind did not escape the fate of sinking.
Nono was hit by a Swordfish anti-ship missile and lost its combat effectiveness on the spot. Then the Jieko Group used a rocket torpedo to hit it and directly blew it up and sank.
The Mikuma was hit by several anti-ship missiles at the same time, and the ammunition depot exploded. The entire steel battleship burst into bright fireworks at sea. The explosion's flames and thick smoke soared into the sky and could be clearly seen ten kilometers away.
The Yagi was blasted with holes by anti-ship missiles. A large amount of seawater poured in, causing the ship to lose balance and roll over. The entire ship was like a dead fish with a white belly. The hull was upside down on the sea surface, revealing the severely rusted bottom of the ship.
Due to its own positioning issues, the Sakura Kingdom has to cooperate with the beautiful country's naval operations. Their frigates are very good at anti-submarine and anti-torpedoes, ranking first in the world, because the beautiful country does not expect the warships of the Sakura Kingdom to play a role in a frontal naval battle. How much effect.
Under the influence of this shipbuilding idea, Sakura Kingdom's warships are very scientific and have strong capabilities for underwater anti-submarine warfare.
But in a regular sea duel, this is their shortcoming.
Especially the opponent is an arsenal cruiser that can make the beautiful aircraft carrier battle group tremble. Their ending is destined to be a tragedy.
This also led to the fact that as soon as the war started, five of the six Sakura Kingdom warships were sunk.
And the anti-ship missiles they desperately fired before they died were blown up by the dense anti-aircraft firepower here just as they approached the Irrawaddy.
The Irrawaddy locked these incoming missiles through advanced large-scale biological radar, and then launched short-range air defense missiles to intercept them in the air.
If an anti-ship missile breaks through and gets closer, the eight living arms of the Irrawaddy cruiser will drill out of the sea, and the ends will spray highly corrosive acid and biological spider webs.
Missiles are very precise. If some of their precision parts are damaged or corroded, or they are entangled in spider webs, they will immediately lose their ability to lock accurately and plunge into the sea, leaving them alone.
None of these missiles can break through the good close-defense guns in Irrawaddy. When they get here, there are still eight 30mm close-defense guns waiting for them.
The ferocious firepower makes the Irrawaddy like a hedgehog constantly spitting out tongues of fire, supporting the fleet's fire protection network and protecting other warships tightly, giving people a sense of security.
"General, general!"
In the Sakura Kingdom fleet on the other side, amidst anxious shouts, Tano Jushiro opened his eyes in a daze, feeling a burning pain on the top of his head. When he reached out and touched his hands, his hands were covered with blood.
"I am"
Looking at the adjutant in front of him who was also covered in blood and whose face was blackened by gunpowder smoke, as well as the environment full of debris, he remembered what happened before he fell into coma.
He confronted the warships of the Jieco Group at sea, and then the Kirishima was hit by an anti-ship missile, and he lost consciousness.
Standing up, Tano Jushiro ignored the pain in his body and struggled to look towards the sea.
A raging fire and thick smoke were seen on the Kirishima. The damage control team was making emergency repairs, but the fire was too intense to help. The hull had already tilted severely to the left due to water intrusion and fire.
"It's over!"
Tōno Jūro looked at the safe and sound Jieco Group fleet, and then at the Sakura Kingdom warships that had either sunk or were sinking on the sea. Now there was only one sapling of his car, the Kirishima, left on the sea.
This was the first time Tōno Isuruo had dealt with the Jieco Group warships. At this time, he finally understood why the Beautiful Congress was so wary of the Jieco Group's navy. Such a terrifying cruise arsenal can only know its terrifying firepower when it actually fights. After one round of fighting, they were completely defeated.
"General, the Kirishima is seriously flooded and the fire is fierce. We can no longer control the balance when filling water. The ship's speed has dropped to 12 knots. The Kirishima is going to die. Please make an idea quickly."
The adjutant shouted anxiously, whether it was surrendering or announcing the abandonment of the ship, the captain, Isukuro Tano, had to give the order.
Tano Jushiro's lips trembled, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Surrender, surrender to the Jieke Group."
Today's Sakura Country military, whether it is the navy, air force, or army, rarely has the courage to fight to the death in the past.
If it were Tōno Jūrō's ancestors, he would rather sink with the ship than surrender.
The adjutant was overjoyed and was about to send the radio, but the Kirishima under his seat trembled again.
Tōno Jūro and his adjutant looked out from the command room and found that the tail of the Kirishima had disappeared. It was hit by an anti-ship missile and the propellers were blown out of the sea.
The entire warship suddenly lost power and could only park on the sea, becoming a living target.
Tano Jushiro struggled to get up from the fall caused by the explosion, his eyes were horrified, and he shouted: "Send a surrender telegram quickly, quickly!"
The adjutant rushed to the communication station and sent a surrender message to the Jieco Group. However, the delay was too long and it was too late to send it now.
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As many as eight anti-ship missiles swept over the sea one after another. The Kirishima, which lost power, was unable to evade maneuvers. The ship's defense system was also unable to defend due to severe water intrusion and billowing fire.
In an instant, the destroyer Kirishima, which had been hit by eight anti-ship missiles in succession, seemed to be sitting in the crater of an erupting volcano. Flames swelled around the hull, steel splashed, and the human body turned into minced meat.
Tōno Jūro felt a heat under his feet, and his whole body was blown to pieces with the explosion of the anti-ship missile.
In a series of violent explosions, the Kirishima was broken into several sections and disintegrated by anti-ship missiles, which directly eliminated the need to dismantle the ship. With the explosion, it disappeared on the sea level. No one on the ship survived, and everyone was buried. In the cold ocean.
The six warships of the Sakura Kingdom have since been sunk by the Jieko Group's fleet.
Their only effect was to consume some of the ammunition reserves of the Jieko Group fleet.
There were many civilian ships in the nearby waters, and the crew members on them were very frightened.
Only a short time had passed before all the warships of the Sakura Kingdom were sunk. Everyone had realized that something big had happened here today, and they had all become witnesses to history.
On the Irrawaddy cruiser, Tu Fengpu crossed his arms. As the culprit who caused this tragedy and caused the sinking of six warships, he looked very calm.
Because this was originally in their preparation plan, before coming here this time, he had been personally received by the head of state.
His coming here, including the start of the war, was authorized and permitted by the head of state.
"Instructions are given to the fleet to move to ground reinforcements, attack military camps and military facilities in the city, pay attention to air defense alerts, and cover the landing of ground troops."
Tu Fengpu gave an order, and the fleet opened the missile launch hatch again, but this time the launches were all cruise missiles aimed at the ground.
The Irrawaddy alone launched dozens of cruise missiles. These cruise missiles crossed the sea and docks, penetrated deep into the city of Osaka, and headed straight for the Sakura Country's garrison here according to satellite guidance.
The bombing of the missiles woke up Osaka City. Many people in Sakura Country were confused, thinking that a sea monster was attacking, and the city was full of panic.
At the same time, the landing ship behind the Jieko Group fleet began to accelerate and approached Osaka Port.
On the pier of Osaka Port, Shimazu Tsubasa, who witnessed the whole conflict at sea, was sweating profusely and his back was soaked.
He saw the sinking and destruction of his own warship, and also saw the show of force of the Jieko Group. Not only did it sink its own warship, but it also launched missiles towards Osaka City. The purpose of those missiles was obvious.
Because he was too frightened, Shimazu Tsubasa's mind went blank, and he stood there stupidly, not knowing how to escape.
By the time he came to his senses, the landing ship of the Jieco Group had already landed on the shore.
Bang!
A large tank landing ship of the Jieko Group docked in front of Shimazu Tsubasa. As the hydraulic tailgate opened, the tailgate was like a springboard. The engine roar came from the vehicle deck and dock inside, and long metal strips were heard. The legs come into view.
They were steel monsters that were 12 meters high and weighed hundreds of tons. Spider main battle mechas known as the new generation of land kings. They walked out of the tailgate of the deck and stepped onto the dock ground of Osaka Port.
On the spider battle mecha, there were also three-meter-tall genetic warriors wearing biological reproduction suits with cold eyes and shocking murderous intent.
In mid-air, there was also an armed helicopter taking off from the deck, the propellers blowing the wind and roaring, and the 70mm rocket launcher mounted below shone with a murderous atmosphere.
Shimazu Tsubasa was frozen in place like a wooden man, not daring to move. He could only watch in fear as this steel army passed in front of him and drove into Osaka Castle in a mighty manner.
"Hey, come over to work."
Suddenly a shout came out, and a logistics soldier from Jieco Group came over and pointed at the trucks and fuel trucks that were driving off the landing ship over there. Seeing Tsubasa Shimazu wearing dispatcher's clothes, he immediately asked him to direct the dispatch. .
After staying for a few seconds, he saw the impatient look in the Jieke Group's logistics soldier's eyes. His hand had already reached to the holster on his waist. Shimazu Tsubasa suddenly jumped up, with an extremely flattering expression on his face: "Hey, Tai Come with me, I know the way, I know Osaka best.”
Seeing how knowledgeable Shimazu Tsubasa was, the logistics soldier patted Shimazu Tsubasa on the shoulder with satisfaction: "Hey, Wei Junjie, the food-eater, do your best and strive to be a good citizen."
"Yes, I will serve Taijun well."
Shimazu Tsutsuda quickly patted his chest and said that he was absolutely fine. He was the best at leading the way.
Under the guns of the Jieko Group, there are many sensible Sakura people like Shimazu Tsubasa.
After the soldiers of the Jieko Group arrived, they all cried and confessed their crimes and were willing to assist the Jieko Group's great cause wholeheartedly.
As for the hard-nosed ones, the peanut tubes of Jieke Group are enough. (End of chapter)