Tokyo Detective

Chapter 481 The Sinking of the American Fleet

The Ticonderoga-class cruisers retaliated, opening all 122 launch cells one after another, launching Standard Missile 2 anti-aircraft missiles and gradually accelerating to track the enemy.

The Ticonderoga-class cruisers also have the more advanced Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) anti-aircraft missiles, but those are beyond-visual-range long-range missiles and simply cannot keep up.

With the radar-corrected trajectories of numerous Seahawk helicopters, even if Tomahawk missiles fly close to the sea and interfere with radar, their hit rate remains very high.

The two missiles, both engulfed in flames, collided on the sea surface, creating a massive explosion. One after another, the first wave of six Tomahawk missiles was completely intercepted. Now, the interception of the second wave begins, with the Standard Missile 2 (SM-6) once again taking on this task.

"Boom boom boom boom boom"

The explosion was so powerful that it killed a sea fish that had just surfaced. In the end, a Tomahawk missile broke through the encirclement, and the Standard Missile 2, which was responsible for interception, was unable to stop it due to interference from the seawater.

The captain of the Ticonderoga-class cruiser shouted.

"Don't panic, operate according to normal training: launch Sea Sparrow close-in defense missiles, electronic jamming, and launch chaff."

"Yes."

Ultimately, the Tomahawk missile plunged into the sea 800 meters away from the cruiser, not because it was shot down by a Sea Sparrow, but because it was electronically jammed.

This relieved the crew, but two more waves of missile attacks followed. The battle was not over yet, and the cruiser's launch units continued to fire missiles, giving the impression that they were going to use up all 35 Standard Missile 2 missiles on board.

However, the Tomahawk missile's use of solid rocket boosters for terminal acceleration, reaching an astonishing Mach 2.5, greatly increases the difficulty of interception by air defense missiles. After all, the Standard Missile 2's maximum speed is only Mach 3.5 (4287 km/h), and the distance is too short to reach its maximum speed.

In the captain's command center, the radar operator shouted.

"The interception success rate is 50%, and three Tomahawk missiles are still being fired at us."

Captain Carson's face darkened as he gave the order.

"Stay calm, continue with the same air defense measures as before, equip the close-in weapon systems, and everyone on the ship be prepared for an attack."

"Yes."

Three Tomahawk missiles hurtled forward like meteors, followed by eight Sea Sparrow missiles launched in succession. However, these small missiles are most affected by the sea surface.

The first shot missed, the second shot missed again, and in the end, only one of the eight sea sparrows hit the target.

Carson clenched his fists upon hearing the battle report, but as captain, he couldn't show it.

"We must stop them."

"Click"

Two 6-barreled 20mm Gatling guns rotated their muzzles to aim at the sea surface, and the next second bullets poured out like a storm, with the muzzles changing position as the Tomahawk missiles moved.

"boom"

A Tomahawk missile was hit by a rapid-fire cannon at a distance of 300 meters. This was the last second. Keep in mind that the Tomahawk missile was traveling at a speed of more than 1000 meters per second, and it crashed into the stern of the ship like a meteor.

"boom"

The sailors who were clinging to objects at the stern to protect themselves from the impact were instantly engulfed by the explosion, and some sailors were swept up by the impact and fell into the sea.

Thick black smoke billowed into the sky, and the entire cruiser began to list. Although it was somewhat lucky that the missile did not hit the launch unit, it still severely damaged the cruiser and began its sinking countdown.

The ship's violent rocking caused chaos in the command center, and Captain Carson couldn't care less about his broken head.

"Report the damage to the ship immediately."

"The stern was hit by a Tomahawk missile and took on a lot of water. The hangar was destroyed, the aviation fuel tank caught fire, and the propulsion system was completely disabled."

Captain Carson looked extremely grim because the reported situation was truly appalling.

"Can we close the sluice gates to prevent seawater from spreading?"

"I'm sorry, everything is out of control."

Captain Carson's clenched palm was pierced by his own fingernails; the warship he had commanded for 11 years was beyond saving.

"Tell everyone to abandon ship, quickly."

"Yes."

If I remember correctly, another wave of Tomahawk missiles is coming. If we don't run fast, things will get really bad.

As captain, Carson did not intend to leave. Instead, he found an excuse to expel all the crew members and then contacted the Pentagon himself.

"I am Captain Carson of HMS Yorktown. Gentlemen, I am sorry to inform you of some bad news. HMS Yorktown has been sunk by the enemy, and I, as captain, will go down with the ship."

The Pentagon on the other side couldn't help but loudly offer advice.

"I'm the chief of staff, Colonel Carson, calm down, don't do anything foolish..."

Before the chief of staff could finish speaking, Carson had already shut down the communications. The old navy man sat in the captain's seat, awaiting his death.

On the cargo ship, 19 members of a special team, fully armed, had arrived on the deck. Among them, two women were in full-body powered armor, four were in semi-powered armor, and the eight logistics personnel behind them were in ordinary combat uniforms.

They witnessed the entire process of the cruiser being hit and fell silent.

"Susan Jones asked casually."

"Should we retreat? The enemy's offensive is more intense than we expected."

Hunter Clinton nodded in agreement, saying he was just a secret service agent, not a soldier.

Now that the cruiser has been sunk and the amphibious assault ship has been damaged by a powered armored vehicle and needs their rescue, the situation is truly dire. Squad leader Hayden shook his head.

"We are soldiers. We are all heading to the amphibious landing ship by helicopter to provide support. Have confidence in the team and in the country. Our America's powered armor is the strongest."

"Yes, we are the strongest. Now let's go and kill those stinking rats."

Whether it was genuine or not, the special team's morale was indeed high on the surface.

Helicopters in the sky were finding places to land one after another. Susan Jones had just climbed into a plane when she saw another wave of missiles appear on the horizon and couldn't help but mutter to herself.

"It's really hopeless. I doubt many people will escape."

The next second, Susan Jones's face stiffened, because her eyes saw that the three missiles were heading in the wrong direction. They didn't seem to be heading towards the cruiser, but rather towards them.

"Take off quickly."

The pilot explained.

"Taking off."

"Hurry, the missile is targeting us."

"us?"

Before the special task force could even board the helicopters, the fourth wave of Tomahawk missiles had already split up and headed toward their respective targets: three cargo ships, two cruisers, and one amphibious assault ship.

"Boom boom boom"

The power of a Tomahawk missile with a warhead of nearly 500 kilograms is unimaginable; even warships would struggle to withstand it, let alone cargo ships, which have less robust defenses and lack torpedo protection compartments.

The first Tomahawk missile tore through the ship's structure, creating an 8-meter-wide breach above the waterline. The second missile triggered a chain reaction that capsized the ship, causing countless fragments to explode, even damaging helicopters preparing for takeoff on the deck.

The third bomb was the most lethal, severing the keel and causing the 7-ton cargo ship to break in two and sink into the sea. The special team was also buried with the ship, and the expensive and advanced weapons used on board to deal with the YMCA were also destroyed.

The Japanese government and military had planned to test the weapon's performance on the "battlefield," but it was destroyed before it even began, resulting in the loss of over a billion US dollars worth of new products—enough to build a destroyer.

At the same time, the other two ships were also attacked. Two Tomahawk missiles struck the cruiser without any interception, even detonating the ammunition inside the warship and causing a large explosion.

Naoki Hanyu glanced at the small mushroom cloud from afar, wondering what kind of weapon on the cruiser could cause such a massive explosion.

Not only did the wrecked ship sink completely in just a few minutes, but most of the crew members who were organizing the evacuation were also killed by the bomb.

The Ticonderoga-class cruiser originally had 365 crew members, but now it seems that it is lucky that 50 people were able to evacuate.

At the same time, Naoki Hanyu was not having an easy time either. He had boarded the ship to catch the enemy off guard and destroyed more than 10 helicopters that had not yet left.

However, it became difficult to handle once the landing ship organized a resistance from its crew. This warship had a crew of 1100 people. Fortunately, the other side did not bring in the Marines this time, otherwise there would have been more than 2000 people.

Now these people are fearless and fighting him with their weapons, even though they are using things like the M27 assault rifle, MP5-N submachine gun, M249 squad automatic weapon, and M240 machine gun that can't break through his defenses.

However, there will always be a few individuals who possess rocket launchers, portable anti-aircraft and anti-ship missiles, and the like.

After fighting for several minutes, Naoki Hanyu ran out of ammunition. His shoulder cannon and machine gun were now useless, so he could only pick up the opponent's weapons to fight back.

A U.S. soldier was firing wildly at a heavy machine gun, ignoring the fact that the barrel was overheating.

Bullets left dense sparks on the armor surface. Naoki Hanyu originally didn't want to pay attention to these endless ants, but a sense of crisis made him raise his shield. The next second, a rocket launcher hit the shield and exploded. The force of the explosion shook Naoki Hanyu's body. He then raised his light machine gun and fired, killing several people.

Naoki Hanyu became increasingly annoyed as the fight progressed, but thankfully "reinforcements" arrived.

A Tomahawk missile struck the center of the landing ship, but the damage was not as great as when it hit the cruiser. After all, the landing ship is a behemoth with a displacement of 45000 tons and a length of 258 meters.

The ship rocked violently, and the crew members who were resisting couldn't help but show their fear, because the ship had been hit by bullets.

Should we retreat in a small boat or continue fighting? Perhaps we'll perish at sea along with the America.

Without giving them time to hesitate, another explosion suddenly occurred at the bow of the ship, followed by an explosion at the hull below the sea level, caused by two torpedoes.

A large amount of seawater flooded into the landing ship. Several sailors who were lucky enough to survive the torpedo explosion were swept away by the seawater and drowned in the engine room as the water level inside the ship rose higher and higher. The escaping sailors tried to lower the compartments and gates to stop the seawater from spreading, but only two of the three holes could be lowered, and the gate at the bow could not be closed.

The surging seawater caused the bow of the ship to tilt, a scene that gave Naoki Hanyu a strange sense of déjà vu, like watching a disaster movie.

Seeing that a large number of navy personnel were only concerned with escaping in lifeboats, Naoki Hanyu had no intention of continuing the fight. After all, he had already obtained an 8-star sin reward, and even if he killed the remaining hundreds of people, it would be impossible to condense it into a 9-star reward.

He'd be better off doing something else important, like finding the landing ship's ammunition depot to replenish his ammunition, like Hellfire missiles. His Apache attack helicopters are almost used up too.
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Shortly afterward, the amphibious landing ship exploded again, this time from being hit by another torpedo. This time, it sank much faster, with most of the ship submerged in water.

When Naoki Hanyu returned to the deck, all the navy personnel had already left. Many lifeboats could be seen on the distant sea, but the deck was not deserted. Two metallic figures were already waiting.

Upon seeing this, Naoki Hanyu strode towards the other person.

"Thor's powered armor, huh? I see. Now I know what a special team is."

These words made the two people opposite him look very ugly. It was because someone had leaked their plans that the attack occurred.

"The black man, Hayden, shouted through gritted teeth."

"Heavenly Punishment, you deserve to die."

Naoki Hanyu twisted his neck.

"Are you sure you can do it?"

(End of this chapter)