The six Type 90 anti-ship missiles were quickly manufactured by Explorer 8, but when Yang Peiqi was preparing to go to Japan and launch these missiles, he discovered a very serious problem, that is, the range of the missiles.

The Type 90 anti-ship missile is a short-range missile with an effective range of only 150 kilometers and a maximum range of only 200 kilometers. However, the distance between the Maizuru base and the Sasebo base is more than 500 kilometers. In other words, even if the missile is launched at the middle point of these two places, it is impossible for the missile to hit two places at the same time.

In this way, if you want to launch these missiles, you must not choose the same place, but must choose two places. However, if you choose two places, Yang Peiqi is lacking in skills.

After some hesitation, Yang Peiqi could only make this decision: he personally commanded the missile launch in one place, and the other only sent super planes to launch.

Yang Peiqi chose Sasebo, who had previously received Huàn from Explorer 8 and quietly landed on a hidden shore on an uninhabited island in the Goto archipelago west of Sasebo, thanks to advanced technology far ahead of his time.

The Five Islands archipelago is an archipelago of more than 140 islands, most of which are uninhabited, and it is too easy for Yang Peiqi to choose a place.

After Yang Peiqi landed on this uninhabited island with eight super planes, Li Taifu drove the aircraft away and went to the missile launch site selected by Yang Peiqi near the Maizuru base.

Yang Peiqi and the others landed at about 8 p.m. Tokyo time, and the uninhabited island was already submerged in darkness.

"The shielding system has been activated, and the guided-missile destroyer Ashigara has left the port of Sasebo. Nautical training is underway. Can you start preparing now? Explorer Eight asked.

Yang Peiqi looked up at the starry night sky and clapped her hands. Looking at the super machines around him, he asked in a low voice, "Will the satellites in the sky take pictures?" ”

"The launch location has been shielded. But after the missile is launched, it will definitely be discovered. At that time, though, we could retreat at any time. No surveillance system has been able to detect our aircraft. Explorer 8 said with great certainty.

"Hmm." Yang Peiqi nodded, a touch of coldness hung on the corner of her mouth, and said, "Then let's start." ”

With Yang Peiqi's order, the three huge missile launchers were quickly propped up, and the people of the super machine sat nervously and orderly in the preparations before launch.

Missile launch is a very complex process, especially for tactical missiles like the Type 90 anti-ship missile. If nothing else, just its nearly 700-kilogram block. Not to be underestimated. Coupled with the missile launcher, the overall weight is more than one ton, if it weren't for the transportation of the aircraft and the operation of the super machine, Yang Peiqi could only stare at it.

About half an hour later, Explorer 8 reminded him: "Master, the news from Li Taifu's side is here, and everything is ready." ”

In order to avoid startling the snake, Yang Peiqi had already made an appointment with Li Taifu before. Missiles were launched simultaneously in both places. After all, the Japanese are equipped with anti-missile systems, and the defense forces of the US military in the vicinity are very strong, so once the two places cannot launch simultaneously. There is a risk that it will fall short.

"Oh." Yang Peiqi answered, walked out of the shelter, and came to the missile launcher.

Look at three Type 90 anti-ship missiles in readiness. A look of forbearance flashed in his eyes, but then he was replaced by a resolute look. He whispered, "Don't blame me, it's all your government that has brought you killed." ”

Yang Peiqi raised her head. With a glance, he looked at the super machine qì man on the missile launcher, let out a long breath, and nodded.

Three huge flames rose into the air!

About 20 kilometers west of the Sasebo Naval Base, the guided missile destroyer Ashigara is cruising on the surface of the sea at a speed of 22 knots, and the sailors of the Japanese Naval Self-Defense Force on board the warship are conducting various trainings.

The moonlight was bright and the sky was full of stars, and the sailors did not expect that the arrow of death was coming at high speed at the door of this home that the Japanese felt was the safest.

Kazuo Kitajima, a naval radar soldier on the Ashigara, was carefully observing the situation on the sea with his partner Jiro Kiyotsu in the radar cabin.

Tightening the clothes on his body, Kazuo Kitajima, who was holding steaming coffee, suddenly snorted softly, and he found that several small dots of light suddenly appeared on the radar screen of the AN/SPY-1 passive electron scanning array in front of him, and he was rapidly approaching his battleship.

Stretched out his hand and patted Kiyotsu Jiro on the side, Kitajima Kazuo and Shishi said strangely: "Kiyotsu, what do you think this is?" So fast? ”

"Huh?" Kiyotsu Jiro, who was debugging some equipment, turned his head and looked at the place where Kazuo Kitajima was pointing.

"Huh?" Kiyotsu Jiro shouted in surprise, "What is it?" It's very fast! I am approaching and am approaching! Rapidly approaching the ship! ”

Kiyotsujiro's voice was already roaring out at the end, with irrepressible horror!

"Sir!!" Kitajima Kazushi also reacted, threw away the coffee cup in his hand, and turned to yell at the night shift commander in the radar cabin.

The Ashigara, which was still driving quietly, suddenly became a public alarm, and the red siren light kept flashing! All the crew members on duty and at rest were taken aback, and hurried to their respective posts with the sound of sirens.

Masahiko Kawakubo is the captain of the USS Ashigara guided missile destroyer and the commander of the 2nd Escort Group of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. He had already fallen asleep, and immediately got up and walked to the bridge when he heard the siren. After taking over the command from his chief of staff, he immediately inquired about the current situation.

"In the port direction, anti-ship missiles are coming at high speed!" The staff officer on duty, who had just received the exact news, put down the phone and shouted loudly, with a thick anxiety in his voice.

The two Suita hurriedly raised their binoculars, and several points of light with long flame tails on the dark sea in the distance were skimming the sea at a very fast speed, approaching the Ashigami!

"Anti-ship missiles?!" Both of them were shocked, this is Sasebo Bay! Who will launch an anti-ship missile on the Ashiga?

A feeling of extreme danger began to spread across the bridge.

It's just that now is not the time to think about it.

"Turn the rudder at full speed to evade! All defenses are activated! The pale Kugawa Homasahiko and Ichiko Kaisa ordered loudly.

The Japanese never expected to be attacked by anti-ship missiles on their own doorstep, almost all of their defenses were not turned on!

By the time the defense systems of the ships in the formation were energized and started to warm up, and the radar scanned and locked on to the target, the anti-ship missiles had already broken through into the inner defense circle of the formation!

Hisakawa Masahiko ripped off his military uniform and looked at the rapidly approaching anti-ship missile with a pale face, and his heart was already cold: "It's too late!" ”

The sailors of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force frantically operated all their weapons to counterattack. Four 10-tube AMBL-2A decoy launchers shoot out decoy shells all over the sky like 10,000 cannon shots, scattered in the night sky, as beautiful as cherry blossoms falling on a spring day.

The officers and men who operated the missile launchers did not care about any combat manuals, and the two sets of US-made MK-41 missile vertical launch systems, including 64 launch units in the bow and 32 launch units on the top of the helicopter hangar, fired all the missiles out in one go. The scrambling sailors even shot out 16 MK-41 vertical launch units equipped with 'Asroc' anti-submarine missiles, and they did not know how the anti-submarine missiles could hit the anti-ship missiles.

It's just that the targets are too close to each other, and they can't have any effect.

The two MK-15BLOCK 1B Phalanx short-range defense weapon systems became the last straw for the Japanese. The Phalanx system uses six electrically driven 20 mm gun barrels, with a high rate of fire of 4,500 rounds per minute, to form a dense wall of bullets on the target path in a short period of time, and furiously spit out a long tongue of fire in the direction where the 90 anti-ship missiles flew over!

Flying bullet casings fell around the gun emplacement, and the hot shells emitted white smoke, and there was smoke all around. The rapid-fire cannon spewed tongues of fire several meters long, and countless metal storms swept through the area where the Exocet missiles were heading.

The officers and men who operated the missile launchers did not care about any combat manuals, and the two sets of US-made MK-41 missile vertical launch systems, including 64 launch units in the bow and 32 launch units on the top of the helicopter hangar, fired all the missiles out in one go. The scrambling sailors even shot out 16 MK-41 vertical launch units equipped with 'Asroc' anti-submarine missiles, and they did not know how the anti-submarine missiles could hit the anti-ship missiles.

It's just that the targets are too close to each other, and they can't have any effect.

The two MK-15BLOCK 1B Phalanx short-range defense weapon systems became the last straw for the Japanese. The Phalanx system uses six electrically driven 20 mm gun barrels, with a high rate of fire of 4,500 rounds per minute, to form a dense wall of bullets on the target path in a short period of time, and furiously spit out a long tongue of fire in the direction where the 90 anti-ship missiles flew over!

Flying bullet casings fell around the gun emplacement, and the hot shells emitted white smoke, and there was smoke all around. The rapid-fire cannon spits out tongues of fire that are several meters long! Countless metal storms swept across the spot where the Exocet missiles were heading. (To be continued......)