"What is the direction of the war between India and Pakistan now?" Defense Secretary Dennis Healy asked. He was only a minister and could not find the latest information on his own. The information had to be collected by civil servants before it was returned to him.
"The land aspect is still the same as before. If there is anything that stands out, it is that the Indian Navy performed pretty well this time." Alan Wilson replied, "The aircraft carrier formation blocked the coast of East Pakistan in the Bay of Bengal and was very successful.
.And the battle in the west was even more unexpected."
Alan Wilson briefed the Prime Minister and ministers on the latest situation they had just received.
The Indian Navy dispatched a special formation to Arabia. In addition to an oil tanker responsible for logistical support, there were also two anti-submarine frigates and three small Mosquito-class missile boats.
Their mission is to use the Soviet Union's relatively new SS-N-2 Styx anti-ship missile to directly attack Karachi Port, where the main force of the Pakistan Navy is located. This new naval warfare weapon purchased from the Soviet Union, the Indians must not only use it to attack ships in the port
, and also prepared to bomb the oil depot in Karachi Port.
There is still huge controversy over whether anti-ship missiles can aim at and attack land targets. Even the Soviet Union, the country of design and production, has not thought of similar attempts.
However, the Indians were still determined to give it a try and launched Operation Trident. The formation was deployed 400 kilometers away from the enemy's coast throughout the day, thereby avoiding the reconnaissance eyes and ears of Pakistan Air Force aircraft.
It wasn't until nightfall that the ship began to dash forward three hundred kilometers, approaching Karachi Port from the south without anyone noticing.
But at this time, the radar on the ship suddenly discovered a suspected enemy target. After confirming that it should be a patrol warship of the Pakistan Navy, a Mosquito-class turned northwest and launched an SS-N-2 anti-ship missile.
The Pakistani warship that was attacked did indeed detect the incoming missiles with its air defense radar, but mistakenly thought it was an attack launched by the Indian Air Force. As the ship's main guns and anti-aircraft guns failed to intercept, the huge Styx crashed directly into the
The explosion immediately triggered on the right side of the ship also destroyed the ship's power system, causing it to immediately lose power.
The correspondent on the ship sent a distress signal in panic, not only reporting the wrong location, but also attributed the attack to the Indian Air Force aircraft. Before the Pakistani Navy rescue team found them, the Indians fired a second SS-N-2
The missile sent it completely into the seabed.
After achieving epoch-making results with a small but powerful force, this Indian naval formation, which was by no means powerful, decided to pursue the victory and continue to expand the results.
The Indian naval formation moved closer to Karachi Port. The second Mosquito-class speedboat moved forward and attacked the new target they discovered.
They were the Venus Challenger cargo ship that transported weapons and ammunition to the Pakistan Navy, and the destroyer Raja Khan that escorted it. The former had a big explosion after being concentrated by a Styx and quickly sank into the water. The latter also
After being hit by such a missile, it lost power and struggled to stay afloat.
The two missile boats, which were already considered to have outstanding achievements, stopped 20 kilometers offshore Karachi for the final attack, and launched the remaining two SS-N-2 missiles towards the oil depot that was barely locked by the radar.
The first one quickly missed the target, but the second one successfully hit the oil depot. The ensuing explosion destroyed the entire oil depot. The large amount of fuel of the Pakistan Navy was declared scrapped, and the fire and thick smoke spread far away.
, all the Indian navy officers and soldiers who have not left can see it.
After successfully attacking the oil depot, the Indian Navy's raiding formation had retreated from enemy waters. Before leaving, the third Mosquito-class ship attacked a minesweeper detected by radar. With only one missile, the Indians
She was launched into the water. Due to the speed of sinking, the correspondent on the ship did not even have time to send a distress telegram.
So far, the formation of three missile boats carrying anti-ship missiles has achieved results of two destroyers, a minesweeper, a transport ship, and a large oil depot on the shore.
In this era, the Middle East war broke out just when Israel was just founded. Without the Suez Canal War, Britain and France led Israel to level up, causing Israel to stay in the memory of the war that was not very dominant when the country was just founded. Therefore, the Middle East War Egyptian Navy
There is no record of sinking an Israeli destroyer.
The free world still believes that the Soviet Union, which built missile boats, is just a poor country's navy. As for the batch of missile boats made by the British and sold to Egypt, they are nothing more than bells and whistles used to fool Egypt. They are just catamarans. The shipbuilding country cannot build them.
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"There is such a big result? Is it the battle report released by India? Is it the result of the manipulation of public opinion?" Defense Secretary Dennis Healy was shocked. Can a naval battle be fought like this?
It has to be said that the Indian Navy is so imaginative that it has achieved such great results against its old enemy. It is so amazing that even the British Secretary of Defense couldn't believe it.
"I think the Americans will confirm the news." Alan Wilson replied. The U.S. task force has passed the Strait of Malacca and arrived in the Bay of Bengal. Of course, it is followed by the Soviet Eighth Squadron stationed in Jakarta and two guided missile cruisers.
Two guided-missile destroyers, four guided-missile frigates, and as for the submarines, they have not surfaced. The British forces in Malaya detected the signal, but they were unable to determine how many were below.
As for the Soviet fleet that has already passed through the Tsushima Strait, the fleet is mainly composed of three guided missile destroyers. I believe that the U.S. base in Okinawa should know the movement and where it is.
At this time, the Soviet fleet had already realized the use of missiles as its main weapons, and was fully capable of sinking or severely damaging U.S. aircraft carriers immediately.
I don’t know if Washington has noticed that India’s battle report has been released. Styx is the first generation anti-ship missile of the Soviet Union. The anti-ship missiles carried by the Soviet Red Navy are no longer of this type.
The area of the Bay of Bengal cannot be said to be small, but it is not actually a very ideal location for an aircraft carrier formation. On the contrary, it is very suitable for the Soviet missile fleet.
The Prime Minister and two cabinet ministers were still immersed in the small and huge results of the missile boats. Foreign Secretary Patrick suddenly asked, "Sir, Pamela's shipyard seems to build missile boats, and many of them have been sold to Egypt. With this
It’s going to happen.”
"Yes, dear minister, the navy of a poor country is often laughed at by others." Alan Wilson said in a tone that he wanted to show off but had to restrain himself. After this India-Pakistan war, I believe the sales of missile boats will be greatly reduced.
Open a lot.
Of course, he understood the meaning of Foreign Secretary Patrick's question and answered directly, "The Malayan fleet is indeed lagging behind a bit, but there is absolutely no problem with one thing, and that is the fleet's protection. After all, battleships rely entirely on armor protection.
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Our country, Britain, is still remarkable at present. It is by no means that there will be more generals than tanks in future generations. In fact, in a few decades, although many people say that Russia is severely corrupt, it is not certain how much military spending will be realized.
But if you look at the three countries of Britain, France and Germany, you must know that the military expenditures of these three countries are actually on the same level as Russia. If you look at the size of the armies of the three European powers, corrupt Russia has nearly one million troops and hundreds of third-generation aircraft.
, thousands of tanks and 6,000 nuclear bombs.
As for the military expenditures of the same scale of the three European powers, it is completely unknown where they are reflected. If the US military expenditure of 800 billion US dollars can be said to be millions of dollars, it is unknown where the military expenditures of Britain, France and Germany have gone.
Put new aircraft into service? Launch warships? Anyway, Greece has maintained an army of the same size and spent 6 billion US dollars in military expenditures. Greece must have 60 billion US dollars in military expenditures to squander, and it must not hang up Turkey and beat it?
This situation is just not noticed under the dazzling light of the US military expenditure of 800 billion. The US military industry can still produce something.
After this raid, half of the fuel in the Karachi area was wiped out. Not only was it difficult for navy ships to dispatch, but even air force planes at nearby airports were short of fuel. Coupled with the huge losses at the port itself, Pakistan's foreign trade also suffered a huge blow
Influence.
The Indian Navy took the opportunity to control the entire Pakistani coast and stipulated that all merchant ships must pass through a self-defended route before entering the Karachi Port.
The cabinet is not without disagreements over the use of two strategic transport aircraft to land in Sikkim. Faced with this issue, Alan Wilson explained that now that Pakistan and India have officially declared war, the previously safe route from West Pakistan to Nepal is no longer safe.
, which means that there is no possibility for these two strategic transport aircraft and the soldiers on them to return safely.
On the contrary, the Nepal border is relatively safe. It cannot be said that reaching Sikkim is completely without danger, but the success rate is still quite high.
While the British side was negotiating, Washington also received intelligence analysis of this new naval battle and learned the causes and consequences.
For a while, the atmosphere in the White House was very delicate. It was certainly shocking that three missile boats defeated the Pakistani Navy so that it did not dare to leave the port. If it were normal times, this would have become a research topic for the Pentagon, but at this time, something happened
Such an example?
You must know that the US task force has entered the Bay of Bengal, and behind the task force is the Eighth Squadron of the Soviet Red Navy. India can use missile boats to clean up the Pakistan Navy. Is it possible that the guided missile cruisers and guided missile destroyers following the task force are
No threat at all? How is this possible?
When the Pentagon conveyed this news to the 74th Task Force in the Bay of Bengal, the entire command team was silent. The calm sea was no longer relaxing at this time. Not only them, but also the
After receiving the news, the Soviet Red Navy also had many thoughts.
For a time, the navies belonging to the two most powerful countries in the world faced each other far away in the waters of the Bay of Bengal, and it seemed that the atmosphere in the entire Bay of Bengal was extremely subtle.