Chapter 602: One-shot explosion
Zhang Tuohai quickly produced 20 improved Tomahawk missiles to replace the old Tomahawk missiles in the vertical launchers.
At this time, according to the Global Hawk's report, the fleet was still 73 nautical miles away from Zhang Tuohai.
"We drove 27 nautical miles in one hour, which is not a slow speed."
Zhang Tuohai took a look at the situation of the fleet at this time. The Seahawk anti-submarine helicopter had already begun to search the sea area ahead.
The electronic warfare system also captured the opponent's radar waves and determined that the opponent's various radars had been turned on and were on alert.
"You are quite vigilant. I will use you to test the power of the new missiles."
Zhang Tuohai directly pressed the launch button.
An improved Tomahawk missile rushed out from the cell, turned in the sky, and shot towards the distant fleet.
"Xiao Ai, prepare the electronic warfare suppression. Once they find the missiles, activate the electronic warfare suppression and interfere with their radar as much as possible to assist the missiles in breaking through the air defense firepower network."
Zhang Tuohai said while staring at the screen.
"clear."
Xiao Ai immediately mobilized all the computing power to prepare for electronic warfare suppression, and even directly deactivated the live2d virtual image for this purpose.
At this time, in the command cabin of the Iowa-class battleship, an old man in a suit was sitting on a leather sofa, listening to the report from his subordinates in the first mate uniform.
This person is Leonard, the chairman of United Pharmaceuticals.
"Mr. Chairman, there is still no response from the destroyer Maggie, and there is no information from the Alcatraz base. In addition, according to the news from the Peninsula Laboratory, a large number of armed thugs suddenly appeared on the Peninsula. Therefore, it is suspected that Alcatraz was also attacked by these thugs. It is estimated that the communication equipment of the destroyers such as the Maggie was damaged, so they lost contact."
"Then keep in touch and make sure to find out where the Maggie is. Remember, every warship is extremely valuable to us now and we cannot allow any loss." Reynard said in a deep voice.
"I understand. I've already notified them," said the first mate.
"Is the fleet's defense deployed?"
Leonard hooked his finger, and immediately a young woman dressed as an envoy appeared behind him, poured a glass of red wine and handed it to him.
"Air defense, anti-submarine, and anti-ship radars have all been turned on, towed sonars have been deployed, anti-submarine helicopters have gone out to sea to search, anti-aircraft missiles have been deployed, and single-ship combat preparations are ready. May I ask if we should deploy in battle formation?"
the first mate asked.
"Um……"
Just as Leonard was about to continue giving orders, a shrill alarm suddenly sounded.
"What happened?" the first mate asked the crew member around him.
"Air defense alarm, radar detects incoming missiles." The crew member said while holding the walkie-talkie.
"Have you determined the missile model and target?"
the first mate asked hurriedly.
"Because the fleet is too dense, the target of the attack cannot be determined for the time being, but the type of missile has been analyzed and it is a Tomahawk cruise missile."
Said the crew member.
Hearing what the crew said, the first mate felt relieved.
He was really afraid that it was a special anti-ship missile. At this time, the fleet was still in a dense formation. Once attacked, it would not be easy to maneuver.
However, there is no need to be afraid of cruise missiles.
It's just a subsonic missile with a fixed landing point. If you're not prepared, it's easy to be attacked by surprise. However, with all our air defense radars and full firepower, let alone one Tomahawk missile, even ten or twenty of them would not be able to break through our air defense firepower network.
"Is there a problem? Can it be intercepted?" Leonard asked worriedly, the red wine glass in his hand shaking unconsciously.
He has lived to such an old age, and the reason he is doing such crazy virus research is to gain eternal life.
Now, he finally saw some light and the hope of eternal life was less than a hundred nautical miles away. He couldn't fall here, otherwise, wouldn't all his previous efforts be in vain?
"Don't worry, Mr. Chairman. Our ship was taken over intact from the military, and we have also received special training. It's just , it can completely ..."
Before the first mate could finish his words, a loud explosion was heard from a distance.
A violent vibration ensued, and even the first mate, who had experienced many storms, almost couldn't stand still. Leonard, who had raised his glass to drink, was completely unprepared, and the wine spilled all over his clothes.
"What happened? Where did the explosion come from?" Leonard suppressed his fear and asked calmly.
"Go and find out what's going on." The first mate shouted at the crew members around him.
He had just boasted, but an explosion happened in less than a second. Isn't this a slap in his face?
At this moment, he prayed secretly in his heart that the missile would not break through the air defense system, otherwise he would be in trouble.
"Report to the first mate, we have checked everything. That Tomahawk missile is very special. We launched two Sea Sparrow missiles for terminal interception. However, the missile suddenly began to make irregular snake-like maneuvers, bypassing our interceptor missiles and hitting the Juneflower's vertical launch system, triggering the missile inside to explode. The Juneflower has disintegrated and sunk. The explosion just now was the Juneflower's explosion."
"Damn it!" The first mate clenched his fists when he heard the crew say this.
The USS Juneflower is an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, responsible for leading and escorting the fleet. Now it has been hit by a single shot , and the remaining Zumwalt-class arsenal ship is unable to support the whole fleet, which is equivalent to opening the door.
"Immediately send the Familiar to take over and keep an eye on the fleet's frontline defense. Also, activate the left and right defense systems to prevent the missiles from breaking through the defense zone again. Also, have the Peninsula Laboratory send out aircraft to assist in reconnaissance and find out where the missiles came from!"
The first mate yelled at the crew.
The crew stumbled over to convey the order.
"Chairman, I'm sorry I can't stay here for long. I have to go back to my post to supervise the battle."
The first mate saluted to Reynard and hurriedly turned away. He didn't dare to stay here any longer. If he stayed, he would be the one to bear the brunt of any problems.
While people at United Pharmaceutical were in a panic, Zhang Tuohai was extremely excited.
He watched the USS Juneflower missile destroyer slowly sinking on the screen and pumped his fist excitedly.
This improved Tomahawk cruise missile is really useful. It sank a missile destroyer with one shot.
He waved his hand and said to Xiao Ai, "Keep firing missiles and destroy those escorting ships. Oh, leave the flagship to me. I'm going to dismantle it. But destroy the weapon system first and don't leave any hidden dangers."
Zhang Tuohai said in a cold voice.
"Should we keep that Perry-class frigate? We have never dismantled a ship of this type."
Xiao Ai asked.
Zhang Tuohai glanced at it and said, "Let's attack it first. If it survives by chance, we'll dismantle it. Its armament is far inferior to that of the Arleigh Burke, so it's boring. Let's focus on the Iowa in the middle, and let the others take their chances."
Zhang Tuohai's appetite has been spoiled. After dismantling the Arleigh Burke and Zumwalt, the inferior frigates like the Perry class are no longer in his eyes.
"clear."
Xiao Ai activated the missile vertical launch system.
Tomahawk missiles broke through the cells and rushed towards the United Pharmaceutical fleet.
