The anti-ship missiles launched from the torpedo tubes jumped out of the water like dolphins, and with splashes and fire, rushed towards the anti-submarine surface ships of the US military. The supersonic flight mode makes the distance of hundreds of kilometers become only a moment, and when the active radar of the anti-ship missile is turned on, the US surface warship realizes that it has become a live target for Chinese missiles.

The Aegis system of several Aegis ships of the US military is in continuous operation, and it has also made a rapid response to missile attacks, but these Chinese anti-ship missiles are all supersonic missiles, and the penetration of the terminal stage is above Mach 3, and the flight altitude is basically at an ultra-low altitude of 3 to 5 meters, so that some US air defense missiles are unable to attack such a low target, and only the Phalanx system can deal with these missiles, but even the Phalanx tracking such a high-speed anti-ship missile is quite difficult.

The Chinese Navy has taken saturation attacks to the extreme, launching dozens or even dozens of anti-ship missiles at the same time for each wave of attacks, and even if the U.S. military has the ability to intercept them, they are most likely to be confused in a hurry, not to mention that most weapons systems are not able to maintain normal operation at any given time. Just like this time, there was a problem with the VLS system of a Ticonderoga-class missile cruiser of the US military, and there was no time to carry out the launch.

Except for two anti-ship missiles that deviated from the target and one that was swept away by the phalanx, all the rest hit the target, and the huge warhead of the heavy anti-ship missile made it basically impossible for the ship to sink as long as the missile hit a ship under five or six thousand tons.

There was also an Alec-class destroyer that was hit directly on the bridge, and the entire ship's command system was wiped out in one fell swoop. Most of the officers, including the captain, were killed, and although the ship did not sink immediately, it was completely incapacitated. The Perry-class frigates of the U.S. military, as well as the frigates of the rest of the allied countries, were basically opened after being hit by an anti-ship missile, and the sea water began to pour inwards violently, and the hull sank or capsized at an alarming speed.

This round of heavy supersonic anti-ship missile attacks alone caused the detachment of surface ships used for anti-submarine warfare to be directly sunk by as many as 7 Chinese submarines, and 5 ships were damaged in various ways, and the Yan Zòng people were no longer able to continue fighting.

The battle report was sent back to Connell, the commander of the fleet sitting in the main force of the US fleet, and this commander, who had been under heavy pressure since the beginning of the war, almost did not breathe, and went directly to the breath, and after a while he slowed down, and said helplessly to the left and right: "We have thousands of defenses, but we still have not prevented the Chinese's submarines, these weapons like black holes in the deep sea, after being equipped with the Chinese's supersonic long-range missiles, have become our most terrifying enemy, even more terrible than the Chinese's group of stealth aircraft." Regardless of the outcome of this battle, the United States must do its utmost to develop something that can counter Chinese submarines and supersonic long-range missiles, otherwise we will suffer such a severe setback as today on any battlefield in the oceans! ”

Cornell's statement has already dampened the fleet's sharpness and morale, but even if he doesn't say such things, ordinary U.S. and NATO allied officers and soldiers will feel the pressure. After the expeditionary fleet came into contact with the Chinese Navy, it cannot be said that the Chinese Navy did not suffer any losses, but the losses of the US military and NATO allies were quite numerous. Confidence has been lost in their hearts, even if it is not weaker than the Chinese navy in terms of overall strength, but it is inevitable that there will be a situation of timidity in the fight.

At this time, Cornell put his energy back on how to achieve victory, even in such a disadvantaged environment, it does not mean that the US military does not have the slightest chance of winning. After all, in terms of the comparison of forces, the expeditionary fleet is stronger than the Indian Ocean Fleet of the Chinese Navy, and even if it loses a lot of ships, it is similar in size to the Indian Ocean Fleet at this time.

"We need fixed-wing anti-submarine aircraft, a large number of anti-submarine aircraft, and at the same time the main force of our fleet will increase the intensity of anti-submarine aircraft, and anti-submarine helicopters will be on duty at maximum intensity, increasing the frontal width of the fleet deployment, and firmly protecting the core ships. To strengthen the attack of aviation, we must completely overwhelm the Chinese in the air, our superiority is in the air, as long as the air supremacy is seized, the nightmare of the Chinese is coming! Cornell clenched his fists, trying to show confidence and determination, in fact, what he said is not wrong, the US military since World War II to build a navy is basically based on aircraft carriers as the core, the Soviets have developed generations of nuclear submarines, supersonic anti-ship missiles, and the Americans focus on the construction of their own carrier-based aviation. This also shows that when the US military confronts the Chinese fleet, there is basically no way to do it in other ways other than using aviation.

Americans never thought that the war would be fought like it is today, they have always considered themselves to be the most advanced countries in terms of weaponry, and American soldiers are also accustomed to beating each other with the weapons of the advanced generation to the death of their parents. But when it really got into a fight with China's PLA, the Americans realized how ridiculous they had always been. In terms of fighter planes, China's fighter planes are not weak, and it is not a problem to fight with the US military, which is why the US military has been unable to tear apart the air defense line formed by China's naval aviation fighters for a long time despite the fact that the number of fighters is larger.

In the key link of anti-submarine warfare, the US military does possess a very large number of anti-submarine weapons, and a series of equipment such as fixed-wing anti-submarine aircraft, anti-submarine helicopters, and anti-submarine frigates have made US anti-submarine warfare very efficient. However, the silence level of China's attack nuclear submarines is around 90 decibels, or even lower, which makes it extremely difficult for the US military to detect them. And even if this group of submarines is discovered, these perverted attack nuclear submarines still have long-range anti-ship missiles with a range of 200 to 300 kilometers, and they can attack US ships first, because the range of US anti-submarine weapons is tens of kilometers beyond the sky.

This kind of technological gap that is difficult to make up for in the past was the generation advantage of the Americans, but now it belongs to their own enemies, and their high-value weapons have to constantly bow down in the face of the advanced science and technology of the Chinese.

On the other hand, Zhang Juzuo, commander of the Indian Ocean Fleet, was beaming with joy after hearing about the meritorious service of his submarine force, as if he had seen the dawn of victory. Just when he wanted the submarine force to continue to pursue the submarine force with victory, the US fighters began to compete more frantically with the Chinese carrier-based air forces, especially in the airspace close to several US warships, and the US fighters began to constantly squeeze them out of this area.

The reason why the U.S. military wants to do this is because the Chinese nuclear submarine launches supersonic long-range anti-ship missiles, which basically only plays the role of a launch platform, and if the missile really wants to hit the enemy ship, it needs the relay guidance of friendly units in front, and it is the Chinese fighter jets in the vicinity that do this job. After the Americans figured out this, they immediately went all out to squeeze out the Chinese fighters and provide shelter for their surface ships.

At the same time, several US attack nuclear submarines that followed the fleet's activities also participated in the countermeasures against Chinese submarines, but their actions were relatively cautious, because it was obvious that China did not know how many nuclear submarines were ambushed underwater, and the number was absolutely very large, and it was very easy for US submarines to be besieged.

When Zhang Juzuo learned that the US military had made such an action, he knew that he could only fight with the strength of the other side's air force, and the reserve force he left behind before was fully dispatched at this time, and the more than 100 fighters carried on the three Chinese aircraft carriers, except for a very small number of fighters left on the flight deck of the aircraft carriers for emergency standby, all the others were lifted into the air for battle. More than 300 Chinese and American fighters fought in the airspace over the entire Mozambique Channel, and as the fighting became more tragic, more and more Chinese and American fighters continued to fall from the sky. However, even so, the two sides still cannot distinguish the superior, and neither side can obtain absolute air supremacy, but can only drag the two sides to continuously consume their own fighters with each other.

After the normal air battle lasted for more than four hours, it was basically impossible for the fighters of the two sides to continue the fighting, and they had to withdraw their respective planes. However, it was also at this time that the U.S. Navy showed itself to be more professional and familiar with aircraft carrier operations. Previously, Cornell had held on to two squadrons of air and did not send them until both sides were exhausted.

On the Chinese aircraft carrier battle group, most of its fighters have already landed on the flight deck intensively due to lack of fuel, and except for a few fighters, Zhang Juzuo can no longer send more fighters for a decisive battle. The Chinese fighters, which had not landed, began to turn around to deal with these sudden enemies, but due to the fatigue of the pilots, the loss of fuel and ammunition of the aircraft, and other reasons, the engagement was very unsmooth, and the Chinese air force suffered a lot of losses. Taking advantage of this opportunity, several US warplanes also entered the attack radius of the Chinese ship and launched air-launched Harpoon and Slam missiles to attack the Chinese ship.

The Aegis systems of China's Type 055 cruisers and Type 052D destroyers on the periphery are much more advanced than those of the US Aegis, and in addition, it is much less difficult to intercept missiles such as Harpoon and Slam than to intercept YJ-12 and YJ-18, and these anti-ship missiles were all shot down by Chinese Aegis ships.

Even if they have a certain advantage, these US fighters find that they cannot take much advantage, and the Chinese Aegis ships continue to shoot down US fighters by firing missiles, so that these fighters can only give up and continue to entangle and return home.