PFC Chapter 259: Anti-Ship Missile Debuts
Chapter 259: Anti-Ship Missile Debuts
"Report," the Japanese communicator came to Taichi Wada and reported, "Our first main fleet is only 35 nautical miles away from us."
"well!"
Hearing this, Nagata Taichi showed a proud expression. He used his superb command skills to leave the Qin naval fleet far behind without losing a single warship. With such a record, how could Nagata Taichi not show a proud expression.
"Speed ahead."
Taichi Nagata came to the command cabin and said, "Tell the captain that we can act as bait to lure the Qin army's naval fleet to the reef area and then destroy it in one fell swoop."
"Hiyi."
The communicator quickly conveyed Taichi Koda's tactics, and the captain of the First Navy Fleet of the East Asian Kingdom also agreed with this tactic, leading the Qin Empire's naval fleet to the reef area and then annihilating it in one fell swoop.
As long as the Great Qin Empire's Qianhai Fleet suffers a devastating blow, it will be a huge blow to the entire Great Qin Empire's navy.
Because the Qin Empire had only two naval fleets, if one of the naval fleets was severely damaged, the Qin Empire's maritime power would be insufficient to support ocean-going operations, let alone attack the mainland of the Eastern Kingdom.
After realizing this, Taichi Wada began to intentionally attract the Qin naval fleet to pursue them, and the first main fleet of the Oriental Kingdom also began to deploy its troops. As soon as the Qin naval fleet arrived at the reef area, their heavy artillery would teach the Qin Empire's navy a lesson!
As time went by, Taichi Wadada drove three warships to the reef area. He was familiar with the environment here, so he quickly passed through the large reef area.
Seeing that he had successfully passed through the reef area and learning that the Qin army's naval fleet was following closely behind, Taichi Wadada showed a treacherous expression.
In addition, the First Main Fleet is only 18 nautical miles away from them. As long as the Qin Navy fleet is affected by the reef waters, the Great East Ocean Empire's naval guns will tear the Qin Empire's warships into pieces in an instant.
Little did they know that at this time, every move of the three warships including the Taichi Nagata was under the surveillance of the Qin Army's naval fleet, and the sudden appearance of the Japanese main fleet was also under the surveillance of the Qin Army's early warning radar.
Seeing the Japanese sending out their main fleet, Chen Hai's mouth curled up slightly. He resisted the urge to destroy the three Japanese warships in order to lure out the Japanese main fleet. Now it seems that the other party has taken the bait.
Now that the fish has taken the bait, the bait is naturally useless.
"The big fish has been hooked, and now we can eat the bait," Chen Hai said with a murderous look on his face, "Order the First Flanking Squadron to launch anti-ship missiles to destroy the three Japanese warships in front of them, and then the entire fleet will turn around and cooperate with the Hanhai Fleet to encircle the main Japanese fleet."
"Yes, Vice-Captain."
After Chen Hai's order was issued, the three Changnan-class missile destroyers numbered 007, 008, and 009 began to aim at the three warships directly in front of the Japanese, and then began to launch anti-ship missiles under the captain's order.
"Unlimited launches until the target is sunk. Fire!"
At the command, 90 Jiaolong-0.7 anti-ship missiles were rapidly ejected, firing accurately at the direction of the Japanese warships at a speed of Mach.
There are three types of guidance methods used by anti-ship missiles, namely inertial guidance, satellite positioning, and active radar. With the assistance of these high-end equipment, the error of the Jiaolong-1 anti-ship missile is very small, and its hit rate is much higher than that of naval guns.
As the world's first anti-ship missile, it has an astonishing range of 55 nautical miles and weighs 681 kilograms. Even the Yamato-class battleship, known as the Japanese fortress on the sea, will die in the sea if hit by an anti-ship missile.
"Boom."
The Jiaolong-23 anti-ship missile crossed a distance of nautical miles and arrived next to the Japanese Aoba-class heavy cruiser, causing a huge explosion. Taichi Wadada was so frightened that his legs and feet went limp and he almost sat down on the deck.
"idiot!"
"Where did this shell come from?"
The sudden explosion scared Taichi Wadada, who didn't understand where the bomb came from.
Because they maintained a safe distance from the Qin army's naval fleet, 23 nautical miles, or 42 kilometers.
Even with the world's largest caliber naval gun, it is undoubtedly very difficult to cause damage to a warship from 42 kilometers away, so there is a safest distance in naval combat, which is 40 kilometers.
Of course, aircraft carriers carrying carrier-based aircraft are not included. After all, if carrier-based aircraft are deployed, there is no such thing as a safe distance.
And Taichi Nada had been keeping this distance from the Qin fleet, so when he was suddenly heard of an explosion, he was frightened and quickly asked where the explosion came from.
But before Taichi Nagata could ask clearly, the second and third explosions came one after another. One of the anti-ship missiles, with the assistance of active radar, hit a warship next to the Aoba-class heavy cruiser, which was the Japanese "Agano" class light cruiser.
The Agano light cruiser has a full load displacement of 8543 tons and is one of the most advanced light cruisers in the East. Its construction cost reached 3000 million yen. However, such a huge cruiser was instantly cut in half by an anti-ship missile.
"Boom!"
Flames shot up into the sky as the Jiaolong-1 anti-ship missile hit the vital part of the Japanese Agano-class light cruiser, which was also the core area.
Under the destruction of this anti-ship missile, the Japanese "Agano" class light cruiser was cut in half, and the flames directly engulfed this steel behemoth with a tonnage of more than 8000 tons. The Japanese soldiers on it were swallowed by the fire dragon in an instant and became wreckage on the sea.
"idiot!"
The captain of the Aoba-class heavy cruiser, Taichi Nada, watched this scene and felt the scorching flames slapping his cheeks. He was so scared that he shouted, "Sail at full speed and move in a circle to avoid the attack of the shells."
"boom!"
As soon as Taichi Wada gave the order, the light cruiser not far away was attacked by a swarm of anti-ship missiles. A total of 12 anti-ship missiles hit the light cruiser, and the huge explosive force tore the light cruiser to pieces.
"What kind of shell is this?"
Seeing the two warships being destroyed one after another, Wadada Taichi swallowed his saliva in fear. He saw with his naked eyes the fast-flying shells hitting the Agano, but it was certain that the shells that hit the Agano were not from naval guns, but he had no idea what kind of shells they were.
"Oops!"
Taichi Nagata suddenly thought that the Qin army's naval fleet was able to accurately hit their warships from 23 nautical miles away, so why didn't they attack before, but kept following it? It is very likely that the Qin army fleet was using them as bait to lure out the big fish, the main fleet!
"Damn it!"
After realizing this, Taichi Wadada wanted to quickly convey the news to the main fleet, but 33 anti-ship missiles attacked in an instant and accurately hit the -ton heavy cruiser, causing a huge explosion.
And Taichi Nada was also swallowed by the sea of fire. At this time, he was only one step away from the communication warehouse, but this one step away was also the other side that he could never reach.