Chapter 957: Fleet Breakout Battle

Li Lan immediately received the signal of war, and he took pictures from the bed for the first time, and he didn't care about washing, so he came to the control platform as soon as possible.

At the moment when he stepped into the control platform, the space of the control platform was instantly transformed, and the picture of the naval battle breaking out in the South Atlantic appeared in front of his eyes.

And at this moment, Natasha was already waiting for him here, she hadn't slept all night, and Li Lan was also notified by her.

In the brightly lit Supreme Command, thousands of young officers also began to get busy.

A large number of orders were issued to every unit, and the fighting alarm was sounded throughout the Somali Federation, and every barracks was lively.

At hundreds of military airfields in the Federation, all the pilots were urgently assembled, and all the ground crews began to overhaul the planes, carry fuel and ammunition, and load the fighters with live ammunition.

The strategic bomber units were also quickly in position, and the bombers, which had already prepared their bombs, were taxiing towards the take-off runway.

In just a few minutes, the entire Federation was completely boiling, all the soldiers began to distribute live ammunition, and every unit received a combat mission.

This atmosphere immediately spread to the Middle East, and all countries in the Middle East immediately sounded the battle alarm, and all air defense weapons were on high alert.

When the alarm just sounded, NATO fighters taking off from Europe had already entered the airspace of the Middle East, but they were soon intercepted by the warplanes on alert, and the air battle broke out immediately.

Over the South Atlantic, fifteen minutes after the outbreak of the war, the entire sea and in the air. There was the sound of firefights everywhere.

From time to time in the fleet, intercepted missiles are lifted into the air, flying in the night sky.

The Somali Atlantic Fleet is located in the middle of four multipurpose destroyers. At the moment when the battle broke out, he was sent to the periphery by Lynch for the first time.

The first line of defense on the surface of the water.

on two supercarriers. In addition to taking off and landing carrier-based aircraft as much as possible, a large number of weapon systems also began to operate, and the hexagonal prism located on the radar of the bridge was shrouded in mystery for the first time.

If someone sees it at this time, they will definitely feel extremely magical, because this thing is exactly the same as the shape of the mysterious towers scattered throughout Somalia.

Especially the prism at the top, except for the size, there is no difference at all.

On the side along the ship island, in the middle of the second and top decks of the aircraft carrier. A two-meter-wide weapon platform stretched out, and four electromagnetic railguns were revealed for the first time.

On the other side of the aircraft carrier, on the same two weapons platforms two meters wide, two more electromagnetic railguns were stretched out.

On the electromagnet railgun after it is energized, the arc of electricity flashes blue in the night.

The shells weighing up to five kilograms are ready, and these defensive electromagnetic guns and laser towers are not aimed at opposing warships, but for air defense.

Because the aircraft carrier is deeply protected in the fleet, the electromagnetic cannon on it can also attack at such a long distance. So it can only be used for air defense.

Of course, don't underestimate the anti-aircraft capabilities of the electromagnetic gun, because it has extremely high speed, as long as the fighter is locked. Almost all of them are difficult to escape.

At this time, the two sides have already done it thoroughly, just twenty minutes. Both sides lost more than thirty carrier-based aircraft, and every minute fighters were destroyed.

In order to seize air supremacy. Both sides were also attacking and counter-attacking with great intensity.

The two aircraft carrier battle groups combined had only ninety-six Apollo carrier-based aircraft, in twenty minutes. Despite the defeat of twenty enemy aircraft of the opposing side, the loss of ten was also carried out.

The number of carrier-based aircraft owned by the other side is twice that of Somalia, so this record did not give the Somali side the so-called advantage.

The battle between the fleets on the sea surface also entered a white heat, and a large number of anti-ship missiles flew on the sea surface, and under the tight defense, casualties still began to appear.

Twenty-three minutes after the start of the war, an American Ali Burke-class destroyer was hit by two supersonic anti-ship missiles, one of which hit the stern, causing the warship to lose power, and the second missile was in the middle of the Ali Burke-class destroyer.

The warship, which was almost broken down by the waist, eventually turned into a floating incendiary object on the sea, slowly sinking, and a large number of surviving American soldiers had no choice but to jump into the water to escape.

However, the Somali side was not comfortable, and the four Aegis ships, which occupied four corners, were also hit by a Harpoon anti-ship missile, and a large hole more than three meters wide appeared in the entire bow, and they all began to pour into it.

The situation is also very critical, and this Aegis ship has become the main target of the attack of the NATO joint fleet.

In the 28th minute, due to a large amount of water entering the bow, the speed was reduced again and again, and finally it was hit by three Harpoon anti-ship missiles in succession, and it reluctantly began to sink.

The officers and men on the ship, under the orders of the captain, jumped into the water one after another to escape, because the rescue boat had already rushed to the rescue.

However, just when the Aegis ship was sunk, a Ticonderoga-class missile cruiser on the NATO side also hit two supersonic anti-ship missiles in a row, one of which also directly commanded the vertical launch system in the stern, which instantly detonated the missiles inside, and the entire cruiser, directly from the position of the vertical launch system in the tail, was broken into two, and the warship also sank quickly.

In just half an hour, both sides were already in full swing, especially when the other side's warships were slowly approaching, and the peripheral warships of the two fleets were not even more than 50 kilometers apart.

This distance is already within the attack distance of the main guns of both sides.

However, the firing of the main gun did not start, and compared to the main gun, it was naturally still enjoyable for anti-ship missiles.

Because there are only eight anti-ship missiles on Burke-class destroyers, many warships have already run out, and there are still a certain number of anti-ship missiles on Aegis ships and multi-purpose destroyers.

However, he didn't use large-scale attacks again, and he started attacking when he was looking at his opponent.

And in this short half hour, the NATO coalition side has already lost three ships. And the Somali side also lost two, after the loss of the first Aegis ship. Another multipurpose destroyer was destroyed by an anti-ship missile.

Thirty-five minutes later, the remaining three Aegis ships. At the same time, an air defense alarm sounded, which was different from a normal missile air defense alarm, and the sound was slightly peculiar.

This is the siren of the enemy plane's attack, under the monitoring of the high phased array radar, the radar soldier immediately reported loudly: "Bearing 014, the number of enemy planes found is 8, the height is 60 meters, and the distance is 120 kilometers, it is a NATO drone." ”

"Prepare to intercept immediately. The opposing side must not be given the opportunity to launch missiles. "The commander of the weapons of the combat logistics center gave the order decisively at the first time.

The other two Aegis ships were the first to spot the incoming fleet, and the news was quickly conveyed to the defense fleet inside.

The multi-purpose destroyer of the second level also began to prepare for interception, and the inner Nycadella, although it also had only sixteen vertical launchers, began to prepare for interception.

On the command ship, Lynch also received the news as soon as possible, and after handing over the defense work to the three defense circles, he immediately gave an order: "Immediately let the Sky Knight UAV Wing take off and target the command ship of the US Navy's Sixth Fleet." Take out the opposing command structure at any cost. ”

On the two aircraft carriers, a large number of Sky Knight drones were hung on catapult frames, and then quickly ejected into the air, in just a few minutes. Twenty-four Sky Knight drones have been lifted into the air.

The formed group of planes immediately clinged to the sea and rushed towards the US Sixth Fleet, which was facing the rear of the fleet.

And at this moment, dense anti-aircraft missiles have begun to intercept the US X-47B carrier-based drones flying at ultra-low altitudes. Dozens of anti-aircraft missiles, which took off from all corners of the fleet in an instant. Fly towards these approaching drones.

The base controlled the platform, and Li Lan did not command the battle. Instead, he quietly watched the whole battle.

His gaze was incomparably focused, looking down on the entire battlefield.

The sound of dense explosions and missiles whistling everywhere around him was filled, and the distance between the two fleets was getting closer, and the battle was becoming more intense.

It's completely a white-hot table.

At this moment, after paying a certain amount of losses, a large number of incoming drones have already fired several anti-ship missiles at the two supercarriers in the fleet, and they chose to return to the first place.

At this time, the Sky Knight drone brigade, which had just set off, followed behind these drones and flew towards the NATO fleet.

The two Silveries responsible for the internal encirclement were hit by anti-ship missiles, but neither of them was hit to the vital point, but they almost lost control.

The remaining missiles were all intercepted, and although the opponent's target of attacking the aircraft carrier did not succeed, it once again made the two warships of the fleet lose their combat effectiveness.

The number of warships on the NATO side began to form an overwhelming advantage.

At this time, Natasha seemed to be about to hold back, and said, "Commander, it's time to let the lurking submarine attack!" Otherwise, the Atlantic Fleet will be really dangerous, and we have lost nearly 20 fighters in battle, and if we continue to maintain such high-intensity operations, our fleet will completely lose air supremacy, and time is running out. ”

"I'm waiting for a better opportunity, waiting for an opportunity that can really save the Atlantic Fleet, if we attack now, the NATO Combined Fleet, which still retains its vigorous combat effectiveness, will rely on the joint defense network to intercept our attack, and then the Atlantic Fleet will really be finished."

Li Lan shook his head, he was still calm, and the next time was the time of life and death for the Atlantic Fleet.

Don't look at the fact that the losses of the NATO Combined Fleet are higher than those of the Atlantic Fleet, but both the rhythm of the offensive and the formation are kept very intact.

The joint defense network composed of the five fleets is still very strong, and at this time, even if the latent submarine force launches a general attack at the first time, it will not be able to inflict heavy damage on the other side.

At the very least, it is to blow up and sink a few warships of the other side, which will not help the overall situation at all.

"What about the underwater battle?" Li Lan then asked.

Natasha glanced at the command map behind her and said: "We have lost two attack nuclear submarines, and the other side has also lost one Seawolf-class and two Los Angeles-class attack nuclear submarines, and the current advantage is still in the hands of the other party, and their number of submarines is too many." ”

"Immediately order the submarines of the fleet, stop entangling with the submarines of the other side, and follow in the footsteps of our fleet. Prepare to break through to the southeast. Li Lan ordered.

"Yes."

As soon as Li Lan's voice fell, his eyes focused on the Sky Knight drone approaching the US Sixth Fleet on the sea.

Follow behind the X-47B. The Sky Knight drone, which already looked similar, approached the periphery of the opposing fleet very smoothly.

Until the soldiers on the fleet. When the Sky Knight drone could be seen with the naked eye, the alarm was urgently sounded.

And at the moment when the alarm sounded, all the Sky Knight drones sped up and quickly passed through the outer defense circle of the US Sixth Fleet.

At this time, the anti-aircraft firepower of the second defense ring of the US Navy also began to exert force.

A large number of anti-aircraft missiles swooped towards the Sky Knight drones, but these icy fighters had no intention of retreating at all, except for dodging the incoming missiles.

After paying half of the drone. The remaining twelve Sky Knight drones finally quickly approached the core area of the US Navy's Sixth Fleet.

At the same time, laser weapons began to operate on the supercarriers of the US Navy's Sixth Fleet.

However, the Sky Knight drones that have approached this range have also launched anti-ship missiles.

A full twenty-four anti-ship missiles, the vast majority of which were aimed at the command ship next to the supercarrier.

Then, all the drones chose to return as soon as possible, but the dense anti-aircraft fire had surrounded them, and only four drones escaped in the end.

They also completed their mission smoothly, and one of the anti-ship missiles attacked the aircraft carrier. But for the huge aircraft carrier, this attack does not have much effect at all.

However, the command ship was not so lucky, although the dense anti-aircraft fire and jamming devices intercepted most of the missiles.

But three missiles still hit the command ship of the Sixth Fleet, and one of them directly ordered the bridge.

Although these three anti-ship missiles. None of them caused fatal injuries to the command ship, but for the combined fleet, the attack was absolutely fatal.

Li Lan, who had been waiting for a long time, saw that the attack was successful. Natasha immediately ordered: "Order the submarine forces that are lurking, and immediately concentrate a qiē firepower." Attacking the USS Kennedy aircraft carrier battle group in the southeast direction of the US military is incomparably tearing a hole. Break the other side's blockade.

At the same time, he ordered Lynch to immediately break through at full speed in the southeast direction, distance himself from the other side as much as possible, and tell them that our two Kunpeng transport planes have already carried a large number of self-detonating drones to the battlefield, and will help them block the pursuing forces in the air when the time comes. ”

Li Lan's order was conveyed as soon as possible, and on the calm bottom of the South Atlantic, several giant squid waved their tentacles, and the two Typhoon-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines that had been in it for three months calmly slowly surfaced. In the dim seabed, a large number of swimming fish were frightened away.

From the depth of the trench to a depth of 600 meters, to a height of 30 meters above the sea surface, the entire process of ascending lasts nearly three minutes.

When the two Typhoon-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines came to a place about 30 meters above the sea surface, they all came to a standstill.

In the next second, the hatches of the twenty-four huge missile vertical launch systems on the back of the submarine slowly opened.

Immediately after that, dense bubbles suddenly appeared from the launch canister, and then a large number of anti-ship missiles ejected from the launch canister.

Inside the base control platform, the picture shifted to the top of the two submarines, and Li Lan witnessed a very grand scene with his own eyes.

One after another, the missiles were quickly ejected from the sea, and at a distance of only 10 meters from the sea, all of them were changed to a state of level flight, and then ignited and flew in a northwest direction.

The missiles on the bottom of the sea seemed to be endless, and the entire sea surface was boiling, one after another, as if rushing to gather, and this kind of launching work lasted for five minutes, almost one missile appeared every second, and lasted for almost 300 seconds.

The two Typhoon-class ballistic missile nuclear submarines finally launched all the 288 supersonic counterattack missiles they carried, and when the mission was completed, the two potential ships closed the launch hatch as soon as possible, and then left the sea area at full speed as soon as possible.

Three minutes later, after six minutes of rapid flight, a large rain of missiles finally arrived at the periphery of the USS Kennedy aircraft carrier battle group.

However, every US military officer who was about to organize a defense instantly changed his face when he saw the dense signals on the radar.

The message sent by the AWACS aircraft was still trembling in his voice, because there were too many missiles, and more than 500 anti-ship missiles could not be intercepted by an aircraft carrier battle group, even if it was the entire combined fleet.

Dense anti-aircraft missiles, lifted from the vertical launch system, and a dozen anti-ship missiles flying at the front were intercepted.

But the next second appeared on the sea level, hundreds of anti-ship missiles.

It's like feathered arrows flying from the sky, dense and unstoppable.

Then a minute later, the outer defensive circle of the USS Kennedy aircraft carrier battle group was destroyed in an instant.

The two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers and the two Ticonderoga-class missile cruisers were instantly overwhelmed by missiles, and in the blink of an eye, they were already full of holes, and the dense explosion blew these four warships to smithereens in an instant.

However, the sacrifice of these four warships was also worth it, because they stood in front of the USS Kennedy and helped the USS Kennedy block a large number of attacks.

When the anti-ship missile group passed, the USS Kennedy aircraft carrier battle group was left with only two frigates and the aircraft carrier itself, and several anti-ship missiles were also hit on the aircraft carrier, but fortunately there were no bones.

And at this moment, Lynch had already given the order to break through in the southeast direction at full speed.

When Robert. By the time Gates was transferred from the command ship to other warships, the Somali Atlantic Fleet was already about to break through the encirclement.

At the same time, Li Lan also received a piece of news that made him very excited. (To be continued......)