Chapter 397 Ballistic missiles hit aircraft carriers
"General, the Somali fleet is only more than 600 kilometers away from us, and their speed seems to have accelerated today!" At this moment, the latest intelligence came from the AWACS aircraft, and an operational staff officer hurriedly said. Gotney only paused slightly, and then walked directly to the combat staff officer, through the information sent back by the AWACS aircraft, it can be clearly seen that the speed of the Somali fleet has accelerated a lot compared with before, and through the speed analysis next to it, the speed of the Somali fleet is still maintained below eight knots.
"Can you get in touch with the San Francisco Atlanta?" Gottney suddenly thought about it and asked suddenly.
"They've lost contact since they sent back a report of spotting enemy troops ten hours ago!"
"It seems that the Somalis are in the same trouble as we are, continue to monitor them, and we look forward to their results!" Gottney's originally blue face finally showed a smile, and he said confidently. He believes that the Somali fleet has been slow because his two nuclear submarines have held them back and made them feel threatened.
Unfortunately, this was not what the Gottneys had expected. The two submarines, the Atlanta and the San Francisco, did spot the Somali fleet, but they were not in a position of attack, as Gottney claimed, but rather a dangerous rush.
After they discovered the Somali fleet one after the other, they were unfortunately also accidentally discovered by Somali anti-submarine aircraft. It's just that their luck is not as good as that of Somali submarines, and after the Somali anti-submarine aircraft determined their position, the two of them were each surrounded by a swarm of sea tails. Although the effect of these scorpions is very small, they can be regarded as nemesis against them, so they can't help but hide in Tibet.
The Red Police Corps also have some perseverance, they will always search the lost place again and again, and they will never be discouraged. However, the Americans did not know about this matter, they only knew that as long as they left the hiding position, they would be pursued and attacked, and they could only look for the next hiding point.
In fact, all this is not luck, after getting the detailed charts of the United States, many things have a basis. When the American submarine disappeared. Those scorpions only need to be compared with these sea maps. I know if there is a place where submarines can hide, so they will search and attack there persistently to hunt down their prey.
As for the reason why the Somali Indian Ocean Fleet is moving so slowly, it is because they are waiting for the arrival of surprise troops.
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Under the cover of a whirlwind. All medium-range ballistic missile launchers of the 2nd Tactical Missile Brigade of the Missile Unit of the Red Guard Corps. In addition, the medium-range ballistic missiles produced by Li Lan recently were also brought with them. The long convoy drove out of the underground bunker. Staring at the storm and using all means of reconnaissance failed, the missile convoy drove to the foot of the mountains east of Bossaso.
They have only one purpose. Using the range of medium-range ballistic missiles, all of these missiles were launched into the waters west of the British Indian Ocean Territory, which is only 2,500 kilometers away from Bossaso. The straight-line distance from Bossaso to the British Indian Ocean Territory is 3,100 kilometers, and the coalition naval battle group is closer to Bossaso and is completely within range.
Originally, a missile brigade had only 36 missiles, but under Li Lan's rapid production, all of them were temporarily incorporated into the Second Tactical Missile Brigade, and at the time of departure, the Second Tactical Missile Brigade of the Red Guard Corps had 60 medium-range ballistic missiles, and all of them were ready on launch vehicles. Just move to the destination and launch vertically.
The arrival of the whirlwind has very well become a cover for the actions of the missile troops, and any means of reconnaissance will not be able to penetrate the huge whirlwind cloud at all. Under the raging storm, hundreds of cars passed through the highway between Bossaso and Bagua City, and in just three hours, they arrived at the launch site in the plan.
"Brigade commander, this is a telegram from the commander just now!" The communicator ran over and handed a telegram to the brigade commander Chen Yongqiang, who was in the command vehicle. Chen Yongqiang took the telegram and glanced at it roughly, with a happy smile on his face, looking at the puzzled eyes of several people around him, and said with a smile: "Order all troops to enter the combat position within an hour!" ”
Although Chen Yongqiang had a smile on his face, he knew the urgency of the time, the cyclone is currently moving towards Ethiopia, and the wind strength in Bossaso has gradually subsided at the moment, according to the forecast of the meteorological department of the brigade headquarters, according to the wind speed of the cyclone, the wind strength in Bossaso will last for another hour at most, and the impact of the cyclone will weaken to a negligible intensity.
When the time comes, it is quite possible that it will be detected, the presence of the 2nd Brigade. There is a one-minute time difference between the missile raids.
According to calculations, before the missile enters the atmosphere and returns to the ground, during this minute, the enemy's satellites will not be visible due to the effect of the cyclone. A minute later, before the news of the missile strike reaches the enemy's fleet, it will directly attack the enemy's fleet by relying on the high speed of returning to the ground.
Considering so much, it is all because there is nothing wrong with the range of these missiles hitting 3,000 kilometers, but the trajectory is fixed, and they do not have the ability to change orbits at the end. It is basically impossible to hit an aircraft carrier moving at high speed. Therefore, in the setting of missile strike targets, it is a dense sea area. These 60 missiles cost Li Lan 1.2 million yuan in base funds, and he did not have much extravagance, as long as he could take out a US aircraft carrier.
This is also a helpless consideration, because on the battlefield of naval warfare, the battle groups of the coalition forces are extremely scattered, forming defensive circles one after another, and 50 missiles can carry out saturation attacks, so that they can confidently cover a certain area, and pass through the interception net as much as possible to cover the surrounding area of the aircraft carrier's activities. At that time, as long as one out of fifty missiles can hit, this aircraft carrier will become the biggest disaster for the coalition fleet. It would be even better if the nuclear reactor in the aircraft carrier could be damaged.
As for whether the nuclear reactor will explode, there is no need to consider it at all, because the nuclear reactor is not a nuclear bomb, and if it does not meet the conditions for explosion, it will only form nuclear leakage and nuclear radiation. As for the extent of the impact, it depends on the condition of the damaged reactor. In the event of a leak, it will be for the soldiers on the warships around the aircraft carrier. Not good news.
This is also for the reason, once a nuclear-powered ship breaks down, the first thing to ask is not whether anyone is injured, but whether the nuclear reactor is damaged.
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An hour later, in the Middle East branch of the CIA, during this time, Portkas had been sitting in his office and pondering that this intelligence organization, which is known as the most mysterious and powerful intelligence organization in the world, had failed again and again in the intelligence war against Somalia, and even many intelligence officers had died in the hands of Somalis. Of course, he also captured quite a few Somali agents. The same thing was done. But that still doesn't make up for his mistakes. Because these so-called Somali agents are, at best, a bunch of temporary informants who have been bribed, and have little value to squeeze.
"Director!" While Portcas was pondering, his secretary pushed open the door and walked in. High heels bang on the ground with an imaginative sound. A hot body. Dress sexy. A beautiful blonde woman stood in front of Portcas. If anyone thinks that such a delicate beauty can be flirted with at will, then he must have died a miserable death. However, there is no such taboo for Portcas. Without waiting for Portkas to speak, the beautiful woman said directly: "Emergency military situation." Merchant ships docked in Bossaso have sent back the latest intelligence that Somalia is deploying missile units in Bossaso! ”
Portcas had no intention of admiring the beautiful scenery in front of him for a moment, and immediately grabbed the red telephone beside him and said, "Pick me up Mr. President!" ”
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On the Lassalle, Gottney, who was walking on deck, was frightened by a telegram that had just been sent to him by the Pentagon. Bossaso, less than three thousand kilometers from its own place, the Somali medium-range missile units are easily able to cover this place and complete a saturation attack on themselves. Gottney couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat all over his body, and hurriedly walked to his command position and said, "The whole ship accelerates and begins to move south!" ”
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When Suleiman, who was sitting on the aircraft carrier Carlin, received Chen Yongqiang's telegram, his face showed a trace of joy, and he immediately walked to his command position and said: "Transfer the position of the Americans to me, don't let our prey escape!" Order the fleet to move at full speed, it's time for us to get to work! ”
The large screen in the command center immediately shifted the picture, and with the help of the AWACS aircraft and the space station, Suleiman was able to clearly see every move of the Americans. As you can see from the picture, two aircraft carriers of the U.S. Sixth Fleet are recovering aircraft, and the direction in which the fleet has advanced has been pointed to the south.
"What's going on? How come no one reports! Suleiman immediately sensed that the Americans might have some information and were preparing to escape, so he couldn't help asking. A staff officer beside him immediately replied: "Report to the commander, we have just discovered the actions of the Americans, and we have not had time to report to you yet!" ”
Suleiman's face changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure, tapped the computer screen in front of him a few times with his hand, and after calculating the time difference, he said: "Order the air force to take off, target the US Sixth Fleet!" "Suleiman didn't want to startle the snake, but he didn't expect that the Americans had already discovered that they could only send planes to attract the other side and force the other side to stay in that sea area, and they could also launch attacks continuously.
On the command ship Lasalle, Gottney, who was directing the retreat, just wanted to rest for a while, but heard an alarm, hurriedly opened his slightly closed eyes, glanced at the screen and said, "What happened?" ”
"Report to the commander, the Somali fleet has suddenly picked up speed, and a large number of aircraft are breaking away from the aircraft carriers, forming formations in their air, and it is expected that the target may be us!"
"What?" Gottney's answer was obviously taken aback, and he didn't have to think about speeding up and the plane taking off, knowing that the Somalis were going to attack him. Gothney hesitated at this point, the entire carrier fleet now has only a dozen warplanes circling around the fleet, while the others are just beginning to be recovered, and the Ministry of Defense has also told itself that it is possible for the Somalis to attack them with ground-to-surface missiles, so that they can temporarily leave the attack position and stop the attack until they are sure what the Somalis want to do.
"Your Excellency General, if we leave like this, we will definitely be attacked by the other side!" A staff officer hurriedly suggested after seeing Gotney's hesitation. Once the enemy's aircraft break through the defense line of the aircraft carrier, the threat to the aircraft carrier will rise rapidly, and irreparable damage may be caused. The counselor's suggestion made Gottney even more hesitant.
"Order the fleet to leave at full speed, retreat to a safe area, and then counterattack!" Although the general will not be subject to foreign military orders, but after all, the news over there may be true, and he is still careful, so Gotney still decided to listen to the Ministry of Defense. When the staff officer heard Gottney's order, a look of disappointment appeared on his face, and in his opinion Gotney's decision was wrong, and he would send the entire fleet to hell.
Just when he was about to make another suggestion, the AWACS aircraft in charge of the perimeter attacked again, and found a large number of high-speed unidentified flying objects flying towards them in the direction of Bossaso, suspecting missiles. Just when Gortney asked the staff to analyze these UFOs, the AWACS aircraft once again came with "good news", that is, their guess was correct, it was missiles!
Gothney immediately remembered that more than ten years ago, there was a news report: "China has a killer weapon to restrain aircraft carriers, that is, the DF-21D surface-to-surface missile, which can autonomously change the target of attack at the end and cause powerful damage to aircraft carriers!" When I saw this news report at the time, I just smiled helplessly. This is because the Americans have been creating the theory of the China threat to contain China's development. He even often takes out some vague pictures to accuse China of developing weapons, and conducts a "professional" analysis of this picture, which may not even be clear to himself, to serve as evidence for the theory of the Chinese threat. It can also be used as a good means for the military to get money from the state.
However, before the United States could try China's so-called anti-aircraft carrier ballistic missiles, it first encountered Somali ballistic missiles.
"Damn the Somalis, it's too insidious!" Things have come to this point, and I have no choice but to hurry up and leave. It seems that Suleiman, who was behind him, ordered the plane to go out not to entangle himself, but to take advantage of this time to break through his own defense network in one fell swoop and kill himself, thinking of this, Gottney couldn't help but shout. "Get out of here now! Order the ships to prepare for air defense! ”
However, at this moment, a scene that shocked everyone was extremely shocked. (To be continued......)