Chapter 1413 The Subtle Bay of Bengal

"What is the direction of the war between India and Pakistan now?" Defense Secretary Dennis Healy asked. He was just 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.

"On land, the trend 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 sent a special formation to Arabia. In addition to an oil tanker responsible for logistical support, there are also two anti-submarine frigates and three small Mosquito-class missile boats.

Their mission is to use the Soviet Union's relatively new SSN2 Styx anti-ship missile to directly attack the Karachi Port where the main force of the Pakistan Navy is located. This new type of naval warfare weapon purchased from the Soviet Union will not only be used by the Indians to attack ships in the port, but also to bombard the oil depot in Karachi Port.

There is still huge controversy over whether anti-ship missiles can target and attack land targets. Even the Soviet Union, the country of design and production, has never thought of similar attempts.

But the Indians were still determined to give it a try and launched Operation Trident. The formation was deployed throughout the day at a distance of 400 kilometers from the enemy coast, thereby avoiding the detection of PAF aircraft.

It wasn't until nightfall that the ship began to rush 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 SSN2 anti-ship missile.

The air defense radar on the Pakistani warship that was attacked did detect the incoming missile, but mistakenly thought it was only an attack launched by the Indian Air Force. As the ship's main guns and anti-aircraft guns failed to intercept, the huge Styx directly crashed into the right side of the ship's hull. The ensuing explosion 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 did he report the wrong location, he also attributed the attack to Indian Air Force aircraft. Before the Pakistani Navy's rescue team found them, the Indians launched a second SSN2 missile, sending it completely into the seabed.

After creating epoch-making results with a small but powerful force, this Indian naval formation, which was not considered powerful by any means, 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.

That was the Venus Challenger cargo ship that transported weapons and ammunition to the Pakistan Navy, and the destroyer INS 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 lost power and struggled to stay afloat after being shot by such a missile.

Two missile boats, already considered to have outstanding achievements, stopped 20 kilometers offshore Karachi for the final attack, and launched the remaining two SSN2 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, and a large amount of fuel for the Pakistan Navy was declared scrapped. The fire and thick smoke spread far away, and the Indian navy officers and soldiers who had not yet left could see it.

After successfully attacking the oil depot, the Indian Navy raid formation has retreated from enemy waters. Before leaving, the third Mosquito-class ship attacked a minesweeper detected by radar. With just one missile, the Indians sent her into the water. Due to the speed of sinking, the ship's correspondent did not even have time to send a distress call.

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 first founded.

Without the Suez Canal War, Britain and France led Israel to level up, causing Israel to stay in the memory of the less dominant war when it was just founded. Therefore, there is no case of the Egyptian Navy sinking an Israeli destroyer in the Middle East War.

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 Britain 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. ?

"There is such a big result? Is it the battle report released by India? Is it the result manipulated by 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 was followed by the Soviet Eighth Squadron stationed in Jakarta, two guided missile cruisers, Two guided missile destroyers, four guided missile frigates, and as for the submarines, they did not surface. The British Malayan Army detected the signal, but could not 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 in the first place.

I don’t know if Washington has noticed that India’s battle report has been released. Styx is the Soviet Union’s first-generation anti-ship missile. 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 Let’s get it over with.”

"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 Open quite a bit.

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. "

Our country, Britain, is still remarkable at the moment. It is definitely not 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 implemented.

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 six thousand 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 U.S. dollars is said to be worth millions of dollars. I don’t know where the military spending of Britain, France and Germany has gone.

New aircraft in service? Launching a battleship? Anyway, Greece raised an army of the same size and spent 6 billion US dollars in military expenditure. If Greece has 60 billion US dollars in military spending to squander, why not hang Turkey up 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 at least produce something.

After this raid, half of the fuel supply in the Karachi area was wiped out. Not only were Navy ships unable to dispatch, but Air Force aircraft at nearby airports were also short of fuel. Coupled with the huge losses at the port itself, Pakistan's foreign trade has also been greatly affected.

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 arriving in 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 deal with the Pakistan Navy. Is it possible that the guided missile cruisers and guided missile destroyers following the task force are Is there any threat at all? How is this possible?

When the Pentagon conveyed this news to Task Force 74 in the Bay of Bengal, the entire task force command fell silent. The calm sea was no longer relaxing at this time. Not only them, the Soviet Red Navy who also received the news was also thinking a lot.

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.