Huge explosions and flashes of fire continued, making it feel like hell on earth. In the northern sky, spectacular fire dragons continued to pass through the low sky, tearing apart the hot air in the dark night.
In the beach fortifications of the Aldabra Islands, the Japanese soldiers who were resting against the tunnel were disturbed from their sleep by the fire dragons passing overhead at high speed. They all raised their heads, and soon everyone opened their mouths in shock.
, almost couldn't believe their eyes, and prayed in their hearts that they were having a nightmare.
However, the development of facts does not depend on human will. As new explosion points and flames continue to appear, the Japanese field airports, military camps, radar stations and fortifications on the island have risen several meters or even dozens of meters high.
of flames.
Along with the missiles carrying high-explosive warheads, there are also incendiary bombs that can bring violent fires and cloud bombs that are designed to destroy the defense personnel in the fortifications. The smoke columns that shoot straight into the sky are mixed with the scorching heat.
, with a huge shock wave, sweeping across all targets it touches.
With the support of advanced technologies such as radar, satellite, infrared and laser guidance, the first wave of missile attacks achieved eye-catching and astonishing destructive effects. The two barracks and field camps built by the Japanese army on the Aldabra Islands
The airport turned into burning ruins amidst the deafening roar.
More than two hundred Japanese soldiers were blown into pieces of rotten flesh while they were sleeping. In addition, about the same number of Japanese soldiers instantly lost their combat effectiveness due to various burns and trauma.
The huge casualties were only a small part of the Japanese losses. Half of the more than thirty missiles were concentrated on the Japanese field airport. Amidst the rain of missile strikes, the runways, aprons, and oil depots of the Japanese field airport were damaged.
, ammunition depots and hangars were turned into smoke-belching ruins.
More than 40 Japanese fighter jets and bombers parked throughout the airport were instantly reduced to nothing in front of the falling cloudburst warheads. Although the Japanese air defense positions that luckily escaped the attack fired fiercely at the air, they were unable to lock on the lightning-fast missiles.
Missile attacks can only be passively suffered.
The continuous explosions, high temperature and high pressure not only powerfully destroyed various facilities and killed and wounded armed personnel, but also completely destroyed the confidence of the remaining Japanese troops on the island.
In the face of such precise attacks, personal efforts seem so feeble.
The airship of the Anjia Army Air Force hovering over the Aldabra Islands had shielded the Japanese radio station before the attack was launched, and the napalm splashed by the incendiary bombs adhered to the surfaces of various buildings and burned wantonly.
The Japanese communications soldiers who were shouting wildly in the bunker were unable to make any contact with the outside world.
"Buzz-"
More than 30 carrier-based fighters and bombers, which took off from the deck of the only aircraft carrier in the surprise attack fleet an hour ago, flew over the Aldabra Islands, using infrared detectors to detect the impact of the strike, and to attack the remaining targets and weapons.
personnel to attack.
"Bang bang——"
"boom--"
In the night, intensive anti-aircraft gunfire suddenly sounded, and an S1-A carrier-based bomber cruising nearby turned into a gorgeous fireball with its mounted bombs.
The falling debris was filled with the excited howls and cheers of the Japanese soldiers.
However, the happiness only lasted for less than two minutes. This hidden air defense point that sprayed flames was quickly locked by the air-to-surface missiles launched by the three surrounding F2-B "Golden Eye Eagle" carrier-based fighter jets. There were violent explosions and "beep beeps".
"Boom" flames instantly enveloped the anti-aircraft artillery position.
The four 75mm anti-aircraft guns that were arranged extremely cleverly turned into twisted red scrap metal after being severely roasted by the high temperature. The ammunition boxes originally piled up behind the anti-aircraft gun positions were ignited and exploded, killing dozens of people in an instant.
The Japanese anti-aircraft soldiers were crushed into fine pieces of flesh and bone.
Four Japanese torpedo boats anchored at the simple pier in the south discovered that the airport and military camp were under attack. They immediately left the pier like a frightened bird, preparing to flee to Asampson Island, which is more than 30 kilometers south, and issued a warning.
Six S1-B dive bombers rushed over quickly. As the fire control switches were turned on one by one, more than twenty bombs instantly broke away from their pylons and rushed towards the sea below.
"Boom boom——"
Violent explosions were heard one after another, and water splashed into the sky. Four torpedo boats were hit by aerial bombs and rolled over to the bottom of the sea in an instant.
At five o'clock in the morning, two Marine battalions came ashore and cleared away the remaining Japanese troops on the island without much effort.
At eight o'clock sharp, an IV airship landed at the temporarily cleared airport. A battalion of engineers and construction machinery were sent to the island to urgently repair the airport and strive to operate it as an island before the Japanese could react.
A fortified stronghold ahead.
Due to the shielding of the Japanese military's mutual radio contact and the close monitoring of high-altitude radar, the Japanese military did not detect any abnormalities in the Aldabra Islands, and still sent reconnaissance aircraft and submarines to search for the possible existence of the weapon in the waters near Cerf Island.
Traces of the Anjia army fleet.
Zhao Lei led the surprise attack fleet without stopping at the Aldabra Islands. He bypassed the Aldabra Islands from the eastern sea and continued southward. He arrived at Assumption Island at three o'clock that afternoon and occupied it two hours later.
This island is only 240 miles north of Madagascar.
The next morning, when the fleet was advancing towards Xmoledo Atoll, located east of the Aldabra Islands and Assumption Island, a Japanese fleet consisting of five destroyers came westward, apparently
It was the lack of news from the Aldabra Islands for a whole day and night that aroused the alarm among the top brass of the Japanese army.
"The fleet immediately enters combat mode! Order the 16th and 18th Destroyer Fleets to be prepared to attack enemy ships from a long distance. The 16th Destroyer Fleet will temporarily launch the attack. Order the radar department to search the sea surface with all their strength and avoid enemy ships.
! Order the sonar department to be careful of Japanese submarines!" Zhao Lei decisively issued a series of combat orders.
As the battle alarm was sounded, officers, sailors and other off-duty personnel sleeping in their clothes in the accommodation cabins of each battleship belonging to the fleet jumped out of their beds as quickly as possible. They opened the hatches and ran to their respective cabins.
Battle position. The numerous and winding passages on the warship, like a maze, were immediately filled with noisy footsteps.
However, after only a few minutes, the passage was empty again, with only the radio still repeatedly issuing battle warnings.
On the deck of the "Yangtze-class" guided missile destroyer "Ziwuhe", as the combatants were in place, the four-unit missile launcher began to move slowly. The direction pointed to the direction where the Japanese warship was discovered.
As the operator input a series of instructions into the fire control system, three consecutive "Falcon II" anti-ship missiles flew straight out of the launcher like arrows.
On the "Shimakaze", the flagship of the Japanese destroyer fleet, which is sailing westward, the commander of the Japanese Navy's 35th destroyer fleet, Admiral Mitsuashio, is checking the charts in the command module of the ship island to speculate on what happened in the Aldabra Islands.
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"Commander, an unknown object has been discovered ahead and is approaching us at high speed!" came the panicked voice of the observer above the bridge over the radio, quickly attracting Sanxiachao's attention.
"Is it our reconnaissance plane? There has been a lot of turmoil recently. Army and Navy reconnaissance planes often fly in this sea area. Make no mistake!"
After finishing, Colonel Sanxia, who was a little worried, strode to the bridge outside, raised his telescope and looked at the front of the battleship, his eyes suddenly widened.
Under the blue sky and white clouds, some cigar-shaped things were flying towards the fleet at super high speeds against the sea. Under the reflection of the sun, the fronts of these things shined with dazzling light.
It may seem like a long distance, but for an anti-ship missile with a speed of up to Mach 0.9 per hour, it's just a blink of an eye.
At this time, the destroyer fleet's air raid siren had not yet sounded, and most people did not know that the crisis was approaching. Those Japanese naval officers and soldiers who observed this spectacle were still wondering what it was. At this time, the first anti-ship missile
It had already pierced hard into the side armor of the "Fubuki" class destroyer "Dangbo", the leader of the five destroyers.
The hard tungsten alloy warhead of the "Falcon" II anti-ship missile tore through the destroyer's side armor in an instant and penetrated into the hull. Under the action of the delay fuse, the high-energy explosives loaded on the anti-ship missile were fired in the boiler room.
After the internal explosion, the remaining fuel of the rocket and the heavy oil used for the boiler burned violently under the action of the pure oxygen carried by the projectile. Almost instantly, the steel cracked and twisted, flames overflowed, and a blazing heat wave and a thick smoke column shot straight into the sky.
"Rumble--"
The destroyer "Dangbo" was hit by three missiles. Violent explosions occurred at the bow, amidships and stern of the ship. In addition to causing the burning of fuel, the ammunition depot was also hit. Violent explosions came one after another, and violent explosions.
The wind even made people on the decks of other ships feel the power of the violent explosion.
The "Dangbo" swayed violently on the sea surface like a dance, and finally the middle part of the hull broke, and the "Dangbo" quickly disappeared into the turbulent sea currents.
Just when other destroyers were evading and preparing to escape this sudden disaster, it was already too late. You must know that each of the six "Yangtze-class" guided missile destroyers has two four-unit missile launchers. Even if one "takes care of
"One boat is more than enough.
As a result, the Japanese destroyers were hit, including the flagship "Shimakaze", which was attacked at a snap. On the destroyer "Shimakaze", a missile hit the island of the ship first, and the poor Captain Mitsushio didn't even react.
, he fell from the bridge, his head cracked when it hit the hard deck, and his brain mixed with blood flowed around.
The second missile hit the stern of the ship, directly opening a large hole and flooding the ship with a large amount of water. Unfortunately, the third missile missed the target. Due to the violent explosion and high temperature in the surrounding area, the missile's navigation system had problems and it fell.
It reached the side of the ship and became a near miss.
Fortunately, there was only one near-missile, and the other missiles almost perfectly demonstrated their abilities. With one strike, four of the five destroyers were sunk, and the flagship "Shimakaze" also tilted by about 20 degrees. The remaining Japanese troops had to give orders to abandon the ships.
The sea area around the sunken ship was full of floating objects. Many corpses of Japanese sailors were among them. They were swaying back and forth with the waves. There were also some sick and wounded people screaming for help on the sea surface. However, because the attack came too suddenly, four ships sank. None of the destroyers had time to lower the lifeboats. The few lifeboats could not meet everyone's needs, and a considerable number of them sank into the sea after exhaustion of strength.
It took more than two hours for the surprise attack fleet to arrive at the scene of the incident. Zhao Lei sent a small boat to search and rescue the remaining Japanese sailors.
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