Chapter 861: Concert Journey Twenty-three

The Blue Ridge, the flagship of the US Seventh Fleet, was hit by the wreckage of an aircraft falling from the sky, and the violent explosion caused the command ship to burst into flames, and it took the Maritime Self-Defense Force and the US Navy several hours to control the fire.

The fragments of the wreckage of the plane, which hit a Ticonderoga-class missile cruiser and an Ali Burke-class missile destroyer when they landed, also caused extensive losses and more than 100 casualties.

Without prior warning, the wreckage of the plane, which was traveling at a speed of more than 900 kilometers per hour, would not be slow down by inertia, and the distance of more than 50 kilometers could be reached almost in the blink of an eye. And this happened at about two o'clock in the morning, when the crew was most tired and careless, who would have thought that there would be an attack in the port?

Caught off guard, no matter how advanced the Aegis combat system is, it has no effect, this is not a combat state, anti-aircraft missiles can be used to blow up the wreckage of the aircraft, and this dead thing relies on inertia and is not subject to any interference.

The naval base refused to allow news media reporters to visit the scene on the grounds that the situation was unclear, of course, this news cannot be hidden, even if most of the people were sleeping when the wreckage fell, but there are always some exceptions, right? And the fire of the warship is about to burn the sky red, really think that the residents who live nearby are blind?

The reason for this is that the government has not yet come up with a clear statement, and the Seventh Fleet Command has reported the matter to the Admiralty, the Ministry of Defense, and the Presidential Office, and has not received an accurate response until now.

"This is pure quibble, the last time the USS Washington nuclear-powered aircraft carrier was attacked, it was said that it was a problem with the Aegis combat system, and this time again, the Japanese Navy explained to us such a reason? Then they won't install the Aegis combat system in the future! "The President of the United States was furious.

As soon as the report of the Seventh Fleet was received, the bigwigs of the Presidential Palace, the Ministry of Defense, and the Admiralty immediately exploded, and this is the second time that the Seventh Fleet has had an accident in Yokosuka.

Although the aircraft carriers of the Seventh Fleet were not damaged, the losses were also distressing, the amphibious command ship of the Blue Ridge was basically scrapped, a Ticonderoga-class missile cruiser and an Ali Burke-class missile destroyer were seriously damaged, two phased array radar antennas were burned on all sides, and more than 200 servicemen died.

It is said that this is not the Japanese Navy deliberately tossing the US Navy, the Kongo-class missile destroyer mistakenly launched an anti-aircraft missile and hit a plane flying over the waters of Chiba Prefecture, I don't know what happened, the plane changed course and slid towards the Yokosuka naval base, which led to this huge disaster, but this reason is really disgusting.

"Has the Yokosuka Naval Base figured out which country's passenger plane was the plane that was destroyed last night? Such a powerful explosion should have been caused by a large plane, and this time the Japanese Government will certainly be condemned by international public opinion for shooting down a passenger plane for no reason, which is a bad act that cannot be allowed. The Minister of Defense asked.

"This time the Japanese are going to be in trouble, technical experts checked the wreckage of the plane, and found that it was a C-141 strategic transport plane that was hit, at present, this model, only the mercenary corps in the world has equipment, judging from the route, it was through the periphery of Chiba Prefecture to the South Kuril Islands, obviously, the Japanese Navy shot down the mercenary transport plane!" said the Minister of the Air Force.

"What, it's actually a mercenary transport plane? With the style of the mercenary corps, they may take retaliatory measures against the Japanese government and pay close attention to the movements of the mercenaries. The president said with a frown.

"Your Excellency, how do we respond to the Japanese government's apology and explanation? The loss this time must be counted on their heads, but just like this, I think it is too cheap for this group of Japanese, how can we compensate for it, the Maritime Self-Defense Force is building ships very fast, and this year two Kongo-class missile destroyers and two conventionally powered submarines will be launched, which is a great threat to the Seventh Fleet. Said the Minister of the Navy.

"The incident has happened, we say that there is no need to be so anxious, first do a good job in the follow-up work of the accident, and appease the families of the soldiers, it is not us who are anxious now, first look at the sincerity of the Japanese government, and then say, we must not let them go easily."

"In the news reports about this accident, it is absolutely not allowed to appear that the Aegis combat system has failed, which will make our allies lose confidence, and the accident can only be a disaster caused by the misoperation of the Japanese Navy, which is a matter of principle and there is no room for bargaining." Mr. President said.

The Aegis combat system is the treasure of the US Navy, and it also represents the highest technological level of the world's navy today, with each set without missiles worth as much as $200 million, and it will even be doubled when sold to allies.

"I myself can't believe that there will be such a result, and a situation of killing two birds with one stone has been formed, perhaps because of the impact of the missile explosion, which caused the plane course to change and caused huge losses to the Seventh Fleet again, but this is a good thing for us, and the relationship between the Japanese and American governments will continue to deteriorate, at least for a short time."

"In view of Japan's strategic position in Asia, especially the neighboring Russia, Northern Korea, and China, although the US Government will not make a big deal about it, it cannot easily let go of the Japanese Government, and a large amount of compensation is indispensable, and the amount is enough to make the Japanese Government unbearable." Wu Chen received Thompson's report and was greatly surprised by the unexpected situation.

"Boss, our mercenary corps is also short of money now, and Marcus has siphoned off most of the liquidity for the upcoming collapse of the U.S. stock market, and it is just taking advantage of this matter to make a big fuss and make up for the predicament it is facing."

"This mercenary corps has killed a major general, two brigadier generals, plus more than 120 colonels, which is an incalculable loss for us, this is a middle and high-level elite commander who has been trained from actual combat, and it is unacceptable in any country, I am ready to ask the Japanese government to compensate 15 billion US dollars, and I have to add the loss of a strategic transport aircraft!"

"I believe that the U.S. government will definitely support our request, because the dead are all Americans, or secret undercover personnel of the Department of Defense and the CIA, they don't know what the situation is now, I will report to the U.S. Department of Defense as soon as possible, and the big names of the Department of Defense and the CIA will have wonderful expressions on their faces at that time." Thompson said with a smile.