Tokyo Detective

Chapter 608 The War of Nuclear-Powered Submarines

The Little Britain Base in Cyprus is a military base shared by Little Britain and America.

The entire airport was in complete chaos, with the raging wind and rain leaving the crew members helpless.

"Damn it, where do enemies come from in stormy weather?"

A gust of wind blew by, and several logistics personnel wearing raincoats slipped instantly, some even being blown several meters away.

The logistics captain hurriedly shouted.

"Stop dawdling, the fighter jets need to take off."

"Captain, this is really difficult."

The captain, who was already in his forties, couldn't help but complain about these pampered soldiers. What had happened to Little Britain? Their generation had been ridiculed by their predecessors for being useless, and now this generation was even worse than them.

After finally clearing the debris from the runway, an F-16 took off and soared into the sky, but what happened next shocked the logistics captain.

"It's over."

He saw several missiles gradually become clearer in the rain, and then shoot down the F-16 that had taken off.

"Enemy attack! Find cover quickly!"

The logistics captain hurriedly pulled the young man aside. Based on his experience of bombing the YMCA last time, the runway and hangar would be the main targets.

Sure enough, guided bombs fell one after another. With the rain covering them, ordinary people had no idea where the enemy planes were or from what distance they were launched.

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom"

Explosions ripped from the runway into the hangar. Based on past experience, Naoki Hanyu's clones were very accurate with their attacks. The building that had escaped destruction two years ago was now completely destroyed in the explosions.

"what"

"Quickly put out the fire."

Instead of putting out the fire, most people wanted to escape to the underground bunker because the explosion enveloped the entire base, making it feel like it was coming from all directions, adding a warm fire to the winter.

Above the storm, the fighter wing consisted of 47 F-35 fighters, 5 Super Hornets, 2 electronic warfare aircraft, and 1 early warning aircraft.

This is Naoki Hanyu's air force wing. On paper, their strength is enough to destroy a small country, let alone the fact that they are piloted by Naoki Hanyu and his crew.

"A super bomb is coming."

A 900-kilogram guided bomb was dropped, and in an instant, the entire large hangar was destroyed.

When Commander Roger saw this scene, his eyes were bloodshot, and he wished he could kill these terrorists.

"Anti-aircraft guns, drag the anti-aircraft guns out here! Didn't the Pentagon approve a dozen or so anti-aircraft guns for us a while ago?"

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The staff officer looked troubled upon seeing this.

"Commander, but you said a while ago that you didn't have enough manpower to form an anti-aircraft artillery battalion, and that we should wait until the new recruits arrive in a few months."

Roger's face stiffened instantly; he remembered that he was a member of the Missile Party.

Indeed, within the American military, there are factions regarding the direction of weapons research, since funding comes from money.

Their side is more concerned with upgrading and developing air defense missiles than wasting money on developing new anti-aircraft guns, because the new anti-aircraft gun project is in the hands of their old rival.

"hateful."

"boom"

The terrible explosion destroyed the command center, which hadn't been able to evacuate to the underground bunker in time. The enemy planes came too fast, as if they knew their layout and had launched a premeditated attack, just like the Pearl Harbor attack.

Five minutes later, the base was engulfed in blood and fire, and the remaining people walked out with lingering fear.

Keep in mind that the base had several thousand people. Although two-thirds of them survived the initial attack, all their weapons for resistance were gone.

The enemy planes were clearly more concerned with attacking important locations than with killing people.

Naoki Hanyu's Death Wing flew back to the aircraft carrier from Cyprus and landed calmly to the astonishment of the ghosts, something that seemed impossible to professional soldiers.

Landing on an aircraft carrier at near typhoon intensity is something even ace pilots might not be able to do.

The Twilight Legion members were unaware that each of these clones was a level above ace pilots. Although their skills were similar, the clones' physical attributes were all above 100, and their reaction speed was exceptionally high.

The crew hurriedly pushed over missile fuel to replenish the fighter jets' ammunition and fuel. Destroying Cyprus was just an appetizer; the real battle was against a dual-carrier strike group with three times the number of warships.
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Meanwhile, at the America carrier headquarters, tense communications went unanswered.

"Commander, there is still no response from the Cyprus base."

Fleet Commander Nathan frowned as he listened.

"It seems Cyprus is in grave danger. Those people from the Revival Society are really ruthless. They crushed a base of several thousand people in one fell swoop. First, the air defense system was destroyed, and then there was a dense bombing, which also destroyed the only fighter jets that could resist."

The deputy commander, who held the rank of brigadier general, suggested.

"The Zhenxing Association came prepared. They couldn't possibly be unaware that our fleet is three times their size, with two aircraft carriers, two Hornet-class amphibious assault ships, and twice the number of our fighter jets. Yet they still launched an attack. Should we retreat from the canal to the Red Sea for a tactical transfer? If they dare to pursue us, we can annihilate them."

The deputy commander's suggestion wasn't out of cowardice, but rather because he didn't trust the oil-producing countries' assistance, which is why he wanted to retreat to the Red Sea.

At that time, America's various air bases in the East, with missiles from several bases and over two hundred fighter jets, can provide timely support. Moreover, the storm's impact on the fleet will disappear, making it a foolproof method.

Nathan interrupted.

"We have the advantage and there is no possibility of retreating. Notify all naval forces to take off while we are still some distance from the eye of the storm. I am going to destroy the enemy."

The deputy commander hesitated, but could only nod and obey in the end, since the other party was the commander.

Fighter jets took off against the gale-force winds. This will be the only confrontation between aircraft carriers in 80 years, and the first confrontation between modern aircraft carrier battle groups.

However, America's aircraft carrier still encountered problems, with one of its fighter jets being ejected and crashing into the sea.

(All of America's aircraft carriers had steam catapults, except for the Ford-class carrier, which had a problematic electronic catapult.)
This news made Nathan nervous; losing a plane before even fighting was not a good thing.

Just then, the messenger brought news.

"The submarine force's sonar has detected the location of the target enemy carrier strike group and requests permission to intercept it."

"You've located it?"

Nathan's face lit up with surprise. Without Cyprus's radar, they could only determine the enemy's location intermittently through radar, let alone strike with missiles.

"Send the submarine to the enemy's position."

"Yes."

The five submarines at sea were in snorkel mode due to the storm, meaning they had surfaced to a distance of 10 meters and could obtain air through the snorkel. The reason for this was that the nuclear power plant and other submarines required physical ventilation.

This state can reduce radar signature in storms, but torpedo accuracy is reduced by 30%.

"The Lennar is en route to its target location."

"Holy Land"

The five submarines set off, unaware that a huge trap awaited them.
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Despite the constant swaying and impact of the storm, 30 Seahawk armed helicopters continued to carry out their mission.

They dispersed, forming four groups of five aircraft each, covering a 200×200 km sea area. Each group conducted parallel searches at 20 km intervals, using dipping sonar and magnetic anomaly detectors to perform "skip-and-go" detection of suspicious areas (staying at each point for 3 minutes, with a detection depth of 500 meters).

A dipping sonar is a device similar to a missile, dropped onto the sea surface, with a wire extending from its bottom to connect to a small sonar detector used to locate submarines on the seabed.

A few minutes later, one of the clones shouted loudly.

"Hey, look what I've found! Five rats are dropping bait on us." That's right, the location the enemy submarine discovered was actually a sonar decoy released by a Seahawk helicopter to simulate the noise of a warship, luring the enemy submarine into the helicopter's strike range.

The prey is now inside the encirclement.

The rational mind issued the order.

"Attack team, prepare; reconnaissance team, conduct low-altitude sea-skimming penetration."

The 30 Seahawks were divided into a reconnaissance group of 20 aircraft, equipped with a large number of dipping sonars and decoys, while the attack group of 10 helicopters was the Blade, which was only equipped with anti-submarine weapons.

As for low-altitude sea-skimming penetration, there are two advantages: lowering to 15 meters below the sea surface can avoid the strong winds of the shear layer, and at the same time, the storm and rain curtain can be used to shield radar signals, reducing the risk of being locked on by enemy submarine anti-aircraft missiles.

Lightweight anti-submarine torpedoes and air-launched anti-submarine missiles were launched one after another. When these underwater killers appeared on the sonar and radar of the America submarine formation, and were fired simultaneously from multiple angles without blind spots, the submarine captains were shocked.

"What's going on? Where did this anti-submarine strike come from?"

"Hurry, sink faster, hurry up."

"Hide, hide."

"Counterattack! Counterattack immediately!"

While rapid descent (i.e., high-maneuverability deep dive) can evade torpedo attacks, it consumes an enormous amount of power and may also trigger a "deep dive".

(Depth drop: When high-density seawater suddenly enters a low-density layer, the buoyancy decreases sharply, causing uncontrolled sinking (sinking several meters to tens of meters per second).
Although nuclear-powered submarines are much less likely to lose depth than conventionally powered submarines, it is still possible, so they generally do not do so.

"A missile is coming! Get out of the way!"

"Oh no, our boat is out of control and sinking. The engine room pipes have burst and are flooding."

The attack caught the five submarines completely off guard, making them look foolish.

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom"

Explosions continued to occur in the sea. Surprisingly, the two submarines that were hit were not blown up, but were paralyzed in place. Due to water pressure issues, the submarines even deformed and jammed, and subsequently lost their maneuverability. As for the crew inside, most of them died.

The reason the submarine wasn't destroyed was that Naoki Hanyu modified all the torpedoes used to attack submarines to use shaped charge warheads. This allowed for precise penetration, focusing the explosive energy to pierce the propulsion shaft, steering gear room, or power compartment at the stern of the submarine, rather than detonating the reactor or ammunition compartment in the middle of the hull.

After all, these are nuclear-powered vessels. If even one of them were to explode, it would cause massive pollution to the local waters. With all five sunk, it would be an underwater "Chernobyl," polluting the seas for five hundred years.

Not to mention the difficulty of salvage. Back then, the Russian nuclear submarine accident resulted in the deaths of 118 people. Although it did not cause a nuclear leak, the salvage cost was as high as $1.3 million.

Therefore, Naoki Hanyu doesn't want to destroy the Mediterranean. As for the worst-case scenario where the nuclear-powered submarine explodes, he also has a solution: he will personally salvage it. With more than 100 clones, he can definitely handle all the nuclear materials in the sea.

To be honest, Naoki Hanyu is the best choice in the world to handle the nuclear issue.
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The attack crippled two submarines, and another submarine was also in a state of depth loss and out of control, making its chances of survival extremely slim.

Only two submarines escaped. They merely launched a round of anti-aircraft missiles before continuing their deep dive. Who would have thought that a deadly trap awaited them on the surface?

"Retreat quickly."

"Hurry up."

As the two submarines retreated, unbeknownst to them, a Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarine was waiting on the seabed.

Naoki Hanyu's submarine had long been lurking in deep-water channels (such as the edge of a trench) where enemy submarines might retreat, shutting down non-essential systems to remain silent, and using the seabed topography to shield active sonar.

Now we've finally arrived, and it's very close, only 2 kilometers away.

Soon the submarine launched two heavy torpedoes, a deadly weapon capable of delivering a fatal blow at close range of 10 kilometers.

By the time the two submarines spotted the torpedoes, they were already unable to dodge and were directly hit by them.

However, the explosion they had imagined did not occur. The torpedo only dented the hull of their submarine and then sank.

"what's the situation?"

The captain was dumbfounded; he had no idea what was going on.
Just then, a strong electromagnetic pulse suddenly passed through the entire submarine, causing damage to the machinery inside and causing it to begin to sink; even the machinery started to smoke.

Meanwhile, on the surface of the submarine, several clones of Naoki Hanyu were lying on the submarine, and it was they who worked together to release electromagnetic pulses to destroy all of the submarine's propulsion systems.

As for how to salvage America afterward, that's not up to Naoki Hanyu.

Khorne's clone spoke to the other clones.

"Doll doll"

(Should we salvage him and retaliate against America in our submarine?)

"Whoa whoa whoa"

(I'm not going to do that; it's too much trouble, and we don't have enough manpower.)
In just a few minutes, the five nuclear-powered submarines were dealt with, much to the surprise of not only America's side but also Naoki Hanyu.

So he hugged Elsa, who was in the command room, and kept kissing the blonde beauty on the face.

"Haha, Elsa, you're such a treasure to me, give me a kiss."

Elsa seemed to blush as she was kissed, after all, there were many Twilight Legion soldiers watching, and who knew if they would think she had used her body to get the position.

Of course, she deserves a large part of the credit for the swift and decisive destruction of the submarine fleet, after all, it was she who proposed the expertise and plans.

Elsa quickly pushed her away.

"Commander, please don't interfere with my work. There's still a major battle to be fought."

Naoki Hanyu said in a low voice.

"That means we can finish the fight, Commander Elsa."

"you"

Naoki Hanyu looked at the screen with great joy. Yes, now only the final battle, fighter jets and missiles, remained.

"The distance has reached 240 kilometers. Tomahawk missile launch."

"Yes, Tomahawk missile launch."

Three destroyers, one frigate, and even the submarine launched Tomahawk missiles, one after another, a total of more than 50, at the enemy fleet.

Meanwhile, Nathan, the commander of the America carrier strike group, was truly panicked. The submarine had just reported that it had been attacked, but that was the end of the story.

"Are none of the submarines responding?"

The correspondent was sweating profusely.

"not yet."

Nathan didn't mention the submarine either, because he also felt that the submarine fleet was likely doomed.

But how did the revitalization plan achieve this? First Cyprus, and now five submarines—five nuclear-powered submarines! If they were all destroyed in the Mediterranean, how could this ocean and the surrounding countries survive?
"Are the oil-producing countries ready?"

"Their reply is ready; all air defense systems will cooperate to intercept."

"Ah."

With America in a hurry, the two carrier-based aircraft formations have detected each other's positions. Hanyu Naoki's side is using radar, while America's side is using newly researched infrared.

"Target found."

"Target found."

What could be called the biggest air battle in 80 years took place, with Naoki Hanyu on one side and America on the other with nearly 200 fighter jets.

(End of this chapter)