Tokyo Detective

Chapter 525 Air Raid on the Base
Typhoon Hagibis's cloud band has reached Seoul, South Korea, bringing heavy rainfall and gale-force winds of up to level 11 to the entire country.

America's Pyeongtaek military base is America's largest overseas military base and the location of its headquarters in South Korea. It covers an area of ​​14.7 square kilometers (equivalent to 2080 football fields), with a total investment of US$130 billion and 45000 soldiers and their families.

The Air Force and Army are the strongest at all bases in South Korea, and arguably the strongest overseas.

Pyeongtaek Humphreys Air Base is located 70 kilometers south of Seoul and is the southernmost of the three major military bases near Seoul that have air force capabilities.

(Osan Air Base is located 50 kilometers south of Seoul, and Suwon Air Base is located 25 kilometers south of Seoul.)
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The 602nd Air Support Group has 2800 personnel and is equipped with various transport helicopters.

The 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade has 1600 personnel, 4 Patriot systems, and 1 THAAD system.

The 501st Military Intelligence Brigade, with 900 personnel, is responsible for store reconnaissance stations and electronic warfare aircraft.

The air force consists of the 51st Fighter Wing, which has 48 F-16C/D fighter jets, U-2S high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, MH-60 (Black Hawk) special operations helicopters, and most importantly, 24 newly added F-35A fighter jets.

2nd Combat Aviation Brigade: 24 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.

The original Pyeongtaek base was already very strong, and now America is increasing its troops throughout South Korea. Even though it is ostensibly to prevent terrorists, it has still made the northern neighbor nervous and has begun to increase its troops in the border area.

Seeing that their northern brothers dared to increase their troops on the border, the Koreans had no choice but to increase their own troops as well, creating a tense atmosphere.

At Pyeongtaek Air Base, all aircraft were hidden inside hangars because a typhoon was approaching.

The more expensive F-35 fighter jets have just arrived, and 12 of them are in a state of combat readiness, stored in the ground hangar ready to take off at any time. The underground bunkers, which are very sturdy, still house F-16s and F-15s.

The air force area occupies one-third of the base area and has a 3100-meter runway.

Two patrolling soldiers braved the wind and rain to patrol.

"One soldier complained."

"Lyle, we still have to patrol during a typhoon. I'm really fed up with those people up there. They never seem to come out and patrol for a second."

Private Lyle gave a wry smile.

"The higher-ups won't actually come out and test it. The local authorities are demanding that the entire South Korean garrison be on high alert, so they've just arranged for more patrols as a formality. If you really want to blame someone, blame those lunatics in Japan."

"The YMCA is really crazy. What do you think would happen if their president stormed in all by himself?"

Lyle rolled his eyes at his companion.

"Is this a problem? They're definitely dead beyond any doubt. As a senior who's about to be promoted to private first class, let me tell you, there's no way a fight will break out. There's absolutely no way a fight will break out."

How can you be so sure?

"If a fight really breaks out, I'll go eat stones."

The two privates exchanged a glance and burst into laughter. "Indeed," they thought, "aside from that mysterious nation, who on Earth could possibly destroy their Pyeongtaek base?" (Bharat: "It is I.")

Lyle suddenly noticed something flash across the sky above his field of vision, but looked around and found nothing.

"Did I see it wrong?"

"what happened?"

"It's okay, let's go."

After the two privates left, a huge eagle appeared in front of the hangar window. Its feathers gradually changed from green camouflage to the color of the window. It was able to see the situation inside the hangar through the ventilation opening, and then took off again to its next destination.

With its camouflage, it went unnoticed during the typhoon.
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Over Gyeonggi Province in South Korea, a massive aircraft flew through the clouds – a B-2 bomber, followed by an E-2D early warning aircraft and a four-aircraft formation of F-35s.

The AWACS radar had already seen everything below clearly, while the target's radar was being interfered with by the ionosphere from the likes of Hanyu Naoki.

Naoki Hanyu, with his true form visible through the eagle's perspective, had a clearer view of the target's location. Seeing that it was approaching the skies above Hirasawa City, he spoke in a deep voice.

"The Pyeongtaek base is just across the river, America's largest overseas base. Everyone, don't mess up and stick to the plan."

"Understood, you can rest assured about our capabilities."

"Remember not to get bogged down in battle, and don't underestimate the strength of the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade."

Naoki Hanyu looked at the instrument and confirmed that it was time to release it.

"We have reached the target area. Death Squad, please prepare."

As soon as he finished speaking, Naoki Hanyu faced ridicule from the "Death Squad".

"What kind of death god are you calling yourself? You're clearly a suicide squad. You're such a hypocrite. I wanted a good fight, not to die."

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Ignoring the dissatisfaction of some of his clones, Naoki Hanyu began preparations, switching the airborne radar to synthetic aperture mode, using the infrared optoelectronic system to reconfirm the target, opening the hydraulically driven hatch, and automatically activating the airflow disturbance compensation system.

Meanwhile, inside the bomb bay, ten clones "voluntarily" chained themselves to various bombs, creating a huge uproar.

"Damn it, why me? Why me? I refuse to accept this! I demand a restart!"

The rational clone looked at the clouds below with burning rage, but did not disobey the main body's orders.

"My fate is in my own hands, not in the heavens. This shouldn't be happening, ah."

Before his rational self could finish complaining, he had already dropped the GBU-57A Massive Ordnance Penetrator along with it, leaving only his voice and image behind.

A clone strapped to a JDAM Combined Direct Attack Bomb scoffed disdainfully. "Wait like a girl, whining and complaining even though you deserve MVP. I'd like to be strapped to a giant bunker buster myself!"

Before he could finish speaking, he and his clones had already dropped the bomb.

"The wind howls, the Yi River is cold; the brave warrior departs, never to return."

"Here comes the little flying stick."

"Accept divine punishment."

The bombs were concealed by the ionosphere of the clones, making them undetectable by any radar in the base, including the Patriot and THAAD systems.

Only a few patrolmen noticed the arrival of the bomb, but before they could react, the largest bunker buster bomb landed first.

The massive 13.6-ton bomb, with its own weight and hard metal warhead, smashed through the concrete ground and penetrated more than 20 meters into the underground bunker area, where an Air Force lieutenant colonel was patrolling the bunker with his men.

The next second, a massive explosion engulfed everyone. The terrifying explosion not only swallowed up a large area of ​​the bunker, but also caused a large bulge to rise in the ground, resulting in a massive collapse that was a full 300 meters long.

This attack struck directly at the vital point, making it impossible to defend against.
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Zachary Moore, the commander of the American forces stationed in South Korea, plans to stay at the base due to the typhoon. He is a four-star general and a high-ranking official in the American military.

Zachary Moore, who was having dinner, suddenly felt a strong earthquake, followed by a violent explosion, which spilled his dinner onto his pants.

"What happened? Could it be the ground?"

Before Zachary Moore could finish speaking, he was stunned by the scene outside the window. Flames and explosions created a hellish scene, and nearly 10 small mushroom clouds rose from the air force area a kilometer away, most of which hit hangars, runways, and other locations.

Zachary Moore muttered to himself.

"What's going on? Am I dreaming?"

No, no, no, it's impossible to be dreaming; this is an enemy attack.

"Contact base command immediately. I need to know what's going on."

"Yes."

The assistant immediately called the major general's headquarters, but couldn't get through no matter what he tried.

"Commander, we can't get through to the base command no matter what we try."

Zachary Moore had already considered that the command might be destroyed; the enemy could launch a sudden and precise attack on the air force area, and of course, they could also take down the ground command in advance.

"Damn it, where is the radar department? How come the 35th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade didn't detect the enemy? Are they out of their minds?"

Zachary Moore's expression suddenly changed drastically because he saw fire falling from the sky, so close that he could see it with his naked eye. This meant that the Patriot system and THAAD were useless.

"how is this possible?"

One minute earlier, as Naoki Hanyu issued the order to start the war and dropped bombs, four F-35 fighter jets swooped down from the clouds at an altitude of tens of thousands of meters, and only launched Hellfire missiles when they were within 5 kilometers of the ground, a total of 12 missiles were launched at once.

Faced with the attack from the sky, the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade had already learned of the attack from the Patriot system radar vehicle. The information was transmitted to the armored command vehicle, which then calculated the interception position and transmitted it to the missile launcher.

A Patriot system consists of one radar vehicle, one command vehicle, and four missile launchers, and the entire process takes 14 seconds.

Thus, numerous anti-aircraft missiles rose from the ground of the entire Pyeongtaek base, intercepting the enemy at a speed of two kilometers per second.

However, the command center of the air defense artillery brigade was not so optimistic, with the staff officer shouting anxiously.

"It's too late. We found out too late. Brigade Commander, you should be prepared."

Brigade Commander Nathan Clark tacitly agreed with an extremely gloomy expression, because the staff officer's words were not a problem.

It's too close. A typical missile takes 20 to 36 seconds to fall from 5 kilometers away. Subtracting the 13-second activation time of the Patriot air defense system, the interception time is only a dozen seconds. Moreover, the Patriot missile cannot activate terminal interception within five kilometers, as it is not even at its maximum speed. How can it be intercepted?

Not to mention that 5 kilometers is exactly within the cone-shaped blind zone of the radar beam, making it even more difficult to lock on. There have been experiments where the success rate of interception within 5 kilometers was less than 40%, not to mention the impact of typhoon weather.

Nathan Clark prayed inwardly.

"We hope to eliminate the gap through sheer numbers."

Anti-aircraft missiles formed a beautiful sight under the rain curtain, welcoming Hellfire missiles; some narrowly missed, while others were hit by sheer luck.

Ultimately, Nathan Clark's idea proved impossible, and as the earthquake struck, the data his subordinates presented made him turn pale.

"Two Patriot command vehicles were hit, the helicopter hangar was hit, the air force runway was hit, and the air force barracks was hit."

Soon his subordinates brought him new information.

"Four suspected F-35 fighter jets were detected flying at low altitude, which could not be detected by radar, suggesting that they may possess stealth capabilities unknown to us."

Nathan Clark instantly recalled the air battle that took place in the Mediterranean six months ago, but he didn't have time to consider the connection between the two sides or whether they were the same force. The most important thing now was to retaliate.

"Notify my four air defense battalions to take down these guys for me."

"Yes."

Nathan Clark was actually quite pessimistic. The Avenger system's Stinger missiles, which are used for short-range air defense, are infrared. In typhoon weather, the effectiveness of infrared guidance is reduced by more than half. Even laser guidance is significantly affected, not to mention that radar is completely useless.

The worst part is that America removed traditional anti-aircraft guns from the air defense system a few years ago, and now the brigade only has some 25mm chain guns and 20mm rotary guns, though in considerable numbers.

The next second, countless shells shot into the sky, forming a barrage of fire.

(End of this chapter)