It was several Chinese submarines that carried out missile strikes on the US anti-submarine fleet. China has deployed dozens of submarines in the Indian Ocean Fleet, half of which are in the waters connected to South Africa and the Arabian Sea, and in order to maintain the efficiency and stability of the mission, even if the ship is alone, there are other submarines in the waters around it, and the rest of the ships can be quickly rushed to reinforce in the event of an emergency.

Although the besieged 093 nuclear submarine did not report its exact location at the time of the siege, the command of the Indian Ocean Fleet in the general sea area still knew about it. Therefore, not only did the Backfire bombers raid the anti-submarine fleet, but even the nearby submarines also took advantage of the large-scale reconnaissance of the US anti-submarine fleet to approach the opponent and carry out surprise attacks.

At the moment of the attack, several Chinese submarines were discovered by the other side regardless of their own positions, and at this time it was already a life-and-death situation, and they wanted to completely stun the US fleet with one blow, so as to create a window for their own submarines to get out of trouble.

Among these submarines are China's main attack nuclear submarine Type 095, and there is also a Type 039D AIP submarine, all of which have the ability to launch submarine-launched anti-ship missiles, and Type 095 also has the ability to launch six anti-ship missiles at the same time.

There are six main battle surface ships of the US anti-submarine fleet, and the USS Boone has been sunk just now, and there are still two Alex-Burke-class destroyers, three Perry-class frigates, and two support ships, which can be ignored. Even if it is the Aegis system of the Alex Burke class with an impregnable wall, but in the face of the Chinese anti-ship missiles that attack at supersonic speed, it is also a lot of pressure, the Aegis destroyer launched several missiles in a row to intercept, but the effect is not very good, one destroyer and two frigates were attacked by Chinese heavy anti-ship missiles, and the damage was heavy, only the destroyer was in slightly better condition and did not sink quickly, while the other two frigates were basically not saved.

However, if the USS Virginia and the USS New Hampshire want to attack the Chinese submarines, they must move at high speed and approach the Chinese submarines before they can use torpedoes to attack, and although the anti-ship missiles have a long range, they obviously cannot attack the Chinese submarines below the surface.

As the most effective weapon against submarines, the crew members of the US anti-submarine planes firmly believe that they can make these sloppy Chinese submariners pay a heavy price.

However, the fact is not as they imagined, the American anti-submarine plane, which caught the Chinese submarine and was about to launch an anti-submarine torpedo attack, was directly hit by an anti-aircraft missile that appeared out of nowhere before it could show its dominance over the submarine. One anti-aircraft missile is obviously not enough for the P-3C to fall directly from the sky, but it also directly makes it incapacitated, and it can be finished at any time.

"Damn, that missile came out of the water, could it be that the Chinese developed a submarine-launched anti-aircraft missile?" Seeing this, the other anti-submarine aircraft immediately raised the fuselage and was no longer ready to attack the Chinese submarine, after all, even if the Chinese submarine was sunk, it was shot down itself, although it was quite cost-effective in exchange, but the life was his own, and the pilot who really drove the war plane was not willing to exchange it like this.

That's right, the attack on the P-3C is indeed a submarine-launched anti-aircraft missile developed by China, codenamed Thorn-6, which was first equipped with a thundering small submarine for near-shore defense, and was later modulated and installed in the vertical launch unit of the Type 095 nuclear submarine, giving this itself a super-powerful ability to attack nuclear submarines against air targets. Fixed-wing anti-submarine aircraft and anti-submarine helicopters have always been the great enemy of submarines, unlike surface ships and submarines that have weapons to deal with, they are powerless to deal with air target submarines.

During World War II, there were submarines that were equipped with anti-aircraft guns, but obviously in modern naval warfare, submarines could not be required to surface and attack with anti-aircraft guns, and with submarine-launched anti-aircraft missiles, it was obvious that the vulnerability of submarines to air threats in actual combat was greatly reduced. The Thorn-6 submarine-launched anti-aircraft missile is a medium-range anti-aircraft missile with a range of more than 30 kilometers, which exceeds the attack radius of most light torpedoes.

In the case of the incompetence of fixed-wing anti-submarine aircraft and anti-submarine helicopters against Chinese submarines, several Chinese submarines in different directions completely dominated the battle.

"It's now, let's rush out!" The young captain of the trapped Type 093 nuclear submarine excitedly gave an order, originally he thought that he would have to wait for a while before rescue appeared, but he did not expect his comrades to arrive so soon.

The propeller blades of the nuclear submarine began to rotate, the submarine slowly discharged the seawater in the water tank, and the hull of the ship began to slowly float upward, and the whole process was quite thrilling, after all, as long as there was a slight mistake in this work, it could cause all the nearly 100 officers and men of the entire ship to die in the sea. However, they were lucky, and with careful maneuvering, the Type 093 submarine rose smoothly from the seabed and sailed away.

The other Chinese submarines are not bent on destroying the U.S. fleet, because it is clear that the longer they stay here, the more U.S. ships will be transferred from South Africa, and it will not be so easy to leave at that point. After sinking three U.S. frigates, seriously damaging a U.S. destroyer, and shooting down a U.S. P-3C and a SH-60 helicopter, five Chinese submarines began to return without losing a single combat unit.

This was the first heavy blow suffered by the US Navy in the Indian Ocean theater of operations, and it was a severe blow to the morale of the US expeditionary fleet. Tactical defeat, in exchange for a certain strategic success. The 093 nuclear submarine trapped incident made the Chinese Navy understand that the US military still has considerable strength to carry out destructive strikes against Chinese submarines, and the large-scale submarine activities around South Africa have been forced to come to an end, and the Americans have also obtained relative navigation safety in and out of South Africa, so that the expeditionary fleet can continue to march north, threatening China's dominance in the western Indian Ocean.

Qi Yiming also sighed slightly when he learned in Dalinor that the Navy had decided to reduce its submarine activities in the waters near South Africa, where the US military's anti-submarine forces are strong. The Navy's decision is not right or wrong, but it is based on retaining its strength as much as possible and leaving it for a decisive battle with the US military. However, it is clear that the task set by Zhang Juzuo to weaken the strength of the US fleet as much as possible before the decisive battle cannot be fully realized.

"The U.S. military can take off and land anti-submarine aircraft relying on South Africa, plus the S-4 anti-submarine aircraft and SH-60 Sea Hawks of the three-carrier fleet, if we dare not take risks, such a fleet can sail directly along the Mozambique Strait to Somalia, East Africa, and then strike at our base in Mogadishu. In this way, the sea battle that we expect may be some time in advance. Qi Yiming said, and next to him sat Ye Yaozi, the deputy director.

Ye Yaozi also followed Qi Yiming to live in Dalinor, although Qi Yiming seemed to be avoiding Dalinor, but in fact he was still very busy, although Ye Yaozi wanted to take care of his children, but he couldn't bear to see Qi Yiming so busy, so he came with Dalinor to help.

"In fact, the Navy's plan is not wrong, we lack a strategic fulcrum near South Africa, like the situation when the submarine was besieged this time, we actually wasted all our efforts to save it. If we had a naval and air base in our vicinity and more forces to rely on, the situation would be very different. In the waters off the east coast of Africa, after all, we have a base in Mogadishu, and the US military's antisubmarine aircraft will be intercepted by our shore-based air forces, and the supply and operation of submarines will also be more reliable. Ye Yaozi expressed his opinion, and Qi Yiming also nodded slightly.

Qi Yiming looked at the fleet's moving position map displayed on his electronic screen in real time, and said: "Zhang Juzuo has already begun to gather the aircraft carrier battle group of the Indian Ocean Fleet, and it seems that he no longer has much hope for his submarine attack strategy, and is beginning to prepare to confront the Americans head-on." Hey, I'm actually looking forward to the battle and see how the modern aircraft carrier battle is fought. ”

Ye Yaozi rolled her eyes and said, "Do you still know how the war will be fought?" Joke. After all, Zhang Juzuo is also in charge of a fleet campaign for the first time, although he is very capable, but don't you feel worried? If this battle is lost, what will you do, if you lose the sea control in the western Indian Ocean, you know better than anyone what the consequences will be, I really hate you to bite you like this. ”

Qi Yiming looked at Ye Yaozi, who was in his thirties but still young and beautiful, couldn't help laughing, and raised his arm jokingly and said, "Just bite it." ”

Ye Yaozi was very speechless at this forty-one-year-old guy still teasing him like this, and waved his arm open.

Qi Yiming was no longer playful, and said: "First of all, the possibility of us losing is relatively small, in terms of advanced equipment, we surpass the United States by a lot, and relying on the two major bases in Gwadar and Mogadishu, it is absolutely difficult for the US military to move an inch on the east coast of Africa." Moreover, even if I lose, I am not afraid, DF-21 missiles are deployed in Somalia and Pakistan, and our Red Alert fleet is also on standby, if things are not harmonious, the Americans will definitely not celebrate the victory for more than three days. ”