Chapter 514: A Cruiser Armed to the Teeth

“Tick…tick…pop” the hour and minute hands were pointing at 12 o’clock.

Anka, Il, Murat…exploded one after another. From the sky, almost all the warships of the Black Sea Fleet were on fire.

The sudden explosion made no one expect that some naval soldiers on the warships had already jumped into the sea like dumplings.

The captain of the flagship Anka was obviously panicked. The shock caused by the explosion just now made him hit the wall directly, and blood flowed from his head for a while.

“What…what’s going on?”

“Captain, go! There was an explosion in the armory, and the flames have spread. The power room has been completely damaged.” The adjutant quickly dragged the captain out of the control room.

“Boom…” The continuous explosions and the smoke produced by the burning instantly covered the cabin.

The soldiers on the deck were fine, they could jump directly into the sea to escape; the soldiers in the cabin were directly fainted by the toxic smoke and died inside.

This scene appeared on almost every warship. Only a few warships were lucky enough not to cause ammunition explosions and barely put out the fire on the warships.

The change in the Black Sea Fleet made Tuhachi stunned for a moment, but he immediately realized that this should be Commander Li Qing's plan.

"Listen to my orders, re-lock the target and fire!" Tuhachi said in surprise.

The Chinese soldiers on the missile frigate finally reacted.

"Quick, quick, re-aim at the target, the destroyer that is not on fire at the three o'clock direction." The instructor of the No. 1 ship was so excited that he quickly gave orders.

"Instructor, the radar is locked!"

Instructor No. 1 rubbed his hands and pressed the launch button directly. This was his first actual combat strike since he joined the army.

"Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh..." The anti-ship missile instantly took off, drew a graceful arc in the air, and rushed straight to the destroyer on the opposite side.

Then the destroyer on the opposite side was penetrated by the anti-ship missile for a while, making a huge explosion, flames splashing, and half of the hull was wrapped in thick smoke.

The anti-ship missiles of Ships 2 and 3 were launched almost simultaneously, flying towards several intact warships on the opposite side.

The opposite side was already in a panic, and the armory room on the warship suddenly exploded, directly disrupting their plans.

With the serious damage to the power system of the warship, let alone counterattack, there is no escape now.

There are only two or three destroyers that can still move, hoping to distance themselves from the Liaonei Fleet and intend to counterattack in a roundabout way.

These destroyers took advantage of their speed and went around to the side. The anti-ship missiles on the destroyers also soared into the sky, and came towards the bulky cruisers of the Liaonei Fleet at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This scared Zuo Feng, Qi Gang and others who were watching the satellite images. With the speed of the cruiser, they could not avoid the anti-ship missiles at all.

However, Tuhachi was not worried at all, "174A interceptor missile ready... launch!"

"Swoosh, swoosh..." The interceptor missile was launched and accurately intercepted the anti-ship missiles on the opposite side.

Seeing this scene from the satellite, William smacked his lips and remembered the Aegis defense system that Li Qing bought from him.

"The Turks have no chance at all!"

If there hadn't been a sudden explosion at the beginning, the Turks might have been able to take down the Liaonei Fleet with their advantage in the number of weapons.

Now the situation has reversed, and the Liaonei Fleet is almost invincible with the Aegis defense system.

Even if there are scattered missiles, they will be intercepted!

The Liaonei Fleet did not give the Black Sea Fleet any chance, and directly opened fire. A total of 24 RGM84G missiles soared into the sky as if they were free, and directly hit the warships of the Black Sea Fleet that launched missiles.

A cruiser can carry up to 8 RGM84G missiles, otherwise Tuhachi and his men could have brought a few more.

Of course, this does not explain the full combat power of the cruiser. As a naval weapon before the appearance of aircraft carriers, it also has 128 launch units, equipped with 4 Tomahawk cruise missiles, 12 "Sea Sparrow Missiles", 16 RIM174A interceptor missiles...

So the cruisers of the Liaonei Fleet are already armed to the teeth, with sufficient firepower for sea, air and ground.

Of course, the disadvantages are also obvious, that is, bulky and slow.

24 RGM84G missiles were launched, and the Black Sea Fleet on the opposite side was completely quiet. Even the few ships that were hit had signs of sinking. Only naval soldiers were fluttering like ants on the entire sea.

The entire Black Sea Fleet has completely lost its combat capability. At this time, less than ten minutes have passed since the start of the war.

The meeting room of the Turkic military department was full of senior officials, and they were all waiting for the news of the naval battle.

"What...what? You said that the Black Sea Fleet suffered serious losses?" The president was shocked and received the news of the Black Sea Fleet's damage at the first time.

This news made the senior officials in the meeting room explode, and they looked at the admiral in disbelief.

The attack plan was carried out by the navy, and the admiral, as the person in charge, must give an explanation.

"How is this possible?" The admiral's face was pale. He could never have imagined that his fleet would be so severely damaged in such a short time. Was the enemy a heavenly soldier?

"General, please issue an order quickly! The Liaonei fleet's attack is still continuing." The subordinate said hurriedly.

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the admiral, especially the president's vicious eyes that wished to tear him apart alive.

The admiral could only calm down and remain silent for a moment, "Immediately let the submarine fleet behind launch an attack!"

It turned out that he had arranged for the submarine fleet to detour to the rear of the Liaonei Fleet, hoping to completely annihilate the Liaonei Fleet after the defeat.

Unexpectedly, the Black Sea Fleet was defeated. Fortunately, he deployed a submarine fleet. As long as he could completely destroy the Liaonei Fleet, he could still keep his position as the admiral of the navy with his connections.

Otherwise, he might really have to find a rope to hang himself.

"Beep beep..." A rapid alarm sounded on the radar of the Liaonei Fleet cruiser.

The radar on the cruiser was also obtained by Li Qing personally from the military of the United States. It is the AN-SPY-1B multi-function radar and fire control system. This is one of the most advanced multi-function radars sold by the United States. It can detect ships up to 170 nautical miles from the sea surface.

As for underwater, it can detect up to 30 nautical miles.

"General Tuhachi, there is a submarine 30 nautical miles behind us." The radar sergeant quickly reported the situation to Tuhachi.

Tuhachi immediately ordered the three cruisers to lock the target and launch MK54 anti-submarine torpedoes.

The 053 series frigate, loaded with Yu-7 anti-submarine torpedoes, was also launched immediately.

The Turkic submarine fleet did not notice that they were discovered until dense red dots appeared on their radar.

"Torpedo... Torpedo..." The radar soldiers in the submarine screamed, and they moved quickly, and the interceptor missiles were launched instantly.

Unfortunately, there were too many torpedoes in the Liaonei fleet. There were 50 torpedoes of various types on the three cruisers, plus the Yu-7 on the frigate.

The interceptor missiles of the submarine fleet were simply a drop in the bucket!

Amid the desperate shouts of the submarine soldiers, various torpedoes directly hit several submarines, directly tearing the submarines apart, and seawater instantly poured into the submarines due to the pressure difference.

Several submarines instantly disappeared on the radar of the Liaonei cruiser!

After receiving the news that the submarine fleet was completely destroyed, the admiral collapsed in his seat. No one could save him this time. Someone must be held responsible for the failure of this naval battle.

The president looked at the admiral who had lost his energy and rubbed his stinging temples, "What should we do now? Is there still a possibility of annihilating the Liaonei Fleet?"

Everyone lowered their heads silently, without saying a word. No one could take over this mess now.

"Army?"

The army general shook his head, "The coastal defense artillery can't reach that far!"

"Air Force! Yes, send fighter-bombers!" The admiral of the navy shouted as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw.

Although the navy also has fighters, most of the aircraft are in the hands of the air force.

The air force general glared at the navy admiral. No one dared to step forward at this time. If they won, it would be fine. If they lost, they would definitely bear the same responsibility as the navy.

Without waiting for the air force general to speak, the president said directly: "Send fighters. This time, we must keep the Liaonei Fleet in the Mediterranean, otherwise we Turks will become a joke in the world!"