I built an armada.

They were unsure of what to do, after all, it wasn't an ordinary anti-ship missile.

Whether it's the close-in weapon system on the USS Condor, the Ticonderoga-class cruisers, or the Arleigh Burke-class destroyers, they all carry anti-aircraft missiles; they simply don't have interceptor missiles capable of performing anti-missile missions.

It can be said that anti-ship ballistic missiles are the nemesis of aircraft carriers!

For them, this was an extremely dangerous act; they were in the very center of a chaotic situation, leaving them no choice but to feel tense and fearful.

At this moment, the radar monitor reported again: "Report to the captain, based on the speed of the incoming missile, at a distance of 34km, it will only take 7 seconds for it to hit our ship."

Only 7 seconds left?

Douglas felt a sudden chill rise from the soles of his feet and shoot straight to the top of his head!
There are only 7 seconds left. In such a short time, they can't even take a few breaths. What can they possibly do? It's simply not enough time for the computer to react.

From the issuance of combat orders to the speed of signal transmission, and then to the computer's reaction and activation of anti-aircraft missiles, this entire process takes at least 5 seconds.

There can be no problems along the way, otherwise all our efforts will be in vain, and we will be hit before we even launch the anti-aircraft missiles.

What pained them most was that even if the process was undisturbed and each warship used all its capabilities, there was only one chance to intercept!

After all, the time was too short to build a second line of air defense.

That is an anti-ship ballistic missile specifically designed to strike ships like aircraft carriers. The biggest difference between it and conventional missiles is that its speed is terrifying, and it also uses a top-down attack, minimizing the probability of interception.

It would be naive to think that launching only a few anti-aircraft missiles would be effective; it would be like launching a giant firework.

Therefore, faced with this anti-ship ballistic missile falling almost vertically, they only have one option, and the only one: to unleash their full air defense firepower and try to launch as many air defense missiles as possible at once to increase the probability of interception.

This allows them to compensate for the disadvantage of the incoming missiles being too fast by using sheer numbers.

This is similar to a close-in weapon system firing thousands of shells at an incoming target in a very short time, creating a barrage that causes incoming missiles to collide with it and thus intercept them.

Douglas is now trying to do this, hoping that one of its anti-aircraft missiles will collide with the incoming anti-ship ballistic missile, thus saving the aircraft carrier from attack!

If they still can't intercept the incoming missiles, then there's no need for them to organize a second round of interception, because by then the aircraft carrier will have already been hit and there's no way to turn the tide!
"Fake!"

Douglas cursed angrily, the bitterness in his heart known only to himself.

He never expected that the Condor carrier fleet, on its first voyage after undergoing domestic upgrades, would be equipped with the Aegis combat system, which was coveted by the navies of other nations on Earth. This allowed them to brazenly intrude into other countries' territorial waters under the guise of freedom of navigation.

This time, however, they will face the most severe test yet, and the most dangerous enemy in this system!

The Enterprise carrier strike group failed to intercept that anti-ship ballistic missile before, so will we be lucky enough to shoot it down?
Douglas rubbed his face hard with both hands, then let out a long sigh: "It's hopeless, it all comes down to luck. Even if God came in a helmet, it wouldn't make a difference."

Now, the only thing he can control is to launch all the anti-aircraft missiles within five seconds; otherwise, they won't even have a chance for a last-ditch effort.

Once launched, the incoming ballistic missile will be only 12 kilometers away from the aircraft carrier.

During the interception, Yunfan II was only one kilometer away from the warship, and at that moment its speed exceeded Mach 14.

Currently, the anti-ship missiles commonly equipped on Earth have a speed that does not exceed the speed of sound and fly at subsonic speeds, taking more than 3 seconds to travel one kilometer. However, the Yunfan-2 can fly more than 4760 meters, which is equivalent to directly breaking through to the aircraft carrier.

At this distance, it is extremely dangerous for any ship, to the point where close-in weapon systems (CIWS) and close-in missiles must be used for interception.

If all these measures fail, then the ship will have to withstand the missile attack by its hull. It will be a matter of toughing it out. If it can't withstand it, it will sink into the vast ocean and become a fishing island at the bottom of the sea!
Aircraft carriers are enormous. Even if a single ballistic missile fails to sink one, it will cripple the carrier, rendering it unable to conduct any carrier-based aircraft take-off and landing operations. In this case, the carrier is like a tiger with its teeth pulled out; it looks very imposing, but it is actually useless.

With a terminal penetration speed exceeding Mach 14, Yunfan-2 would also be unable to intercept it.

In summary, Douglas was well aware that his only remaining option was anti-aircraft and anti-missile interceptor missiles, and he had to hope that they would be effective in intercepting missiles.

As for carrier-based aircraft performing patrol missions, they have no chance of even being directly rammed by pilots into anti-ship ballistic missiles that travel at such high speeds. Therefore, they are dispensable and at most just spectators in the air.

In fact, before Douglas issued the interception order, both the cruiser and the destroyer had already detected the incoming Yunfan-2 anti-ship ballistic missile with the radar of the Aegis combat system on board and immediately initiated the interception procedure.

The reason it is so fast is entirely because the Aegis combat system greatly reduces manual operation, and instead, the entire process of locking and intercepting is automated by computer.

This is a completely new combat system; no matter how fast a human can react, it can't match the speed of a computer!

They are the carrier's bodyguards, protecting its safety at all times and ensuring that it can carry out carrier-based aircraft take-off and landing operations without any external threats.

In essence, even if an aircraft carrier develops to the 100,000-ton nuclear-powered level, it is essentially a mobile sea-based airfield, enabling the deployment of carrier-based aircraft to target sea areas for combat missions. Carrier-based aircraft are the carrier's fist, its eyes, and a force multiplier!
It is precisely this difference in escort vessels that makes the Fukuno carrier fleet less efficient than the Eagle Tribe carrier fleet in performing air defense missions, as well as in attacking sea targets or land targets. It can be said that the two are not even in the same league.

Ultimately, it boils down to a low level of informatization and a lack of comprehensive information advantages!
"Damn it, if our technology were a little more advanced, we might be able to lock onto and intercept anti-ship ballistic missiles."

Douglas clenched his fist and slammed it hard on the control panel. Even though the recoil hurt him terribly, he seemed to feel nothing at all, his whole body was numb.

He knew very well that even though their naval equipment was advanced enough compared to that of other countries on Earth, the Aegis system was still not perfect and its reaction speed was not fast enough.

The interceptor missiles on board the ship weren't fast enough; otherwise, he would have been able to react promptly to the Yunfan II, which reached Mach 14, instead of feeling so anxious now. The Aegis Combat System is designed to deal with conventional incoming missiles, and it's powerless against such a terrifyingly fast target!

Even now, he still couldn't understand why the Dragon Summer Tribe had suddenly chosen him as their target, but Douglas dared not be negligent in the slightest.

"Quickly, full left swerve, both cars advance ten!"

At this point, he had to get the aircraft carrier maneuverable and make various emergency maneuvers in an attempt to make the incoming ballistic missiles miss their target.

However, aircraft carriers are simply too large, and their top speed reaches 32 knots. Under such circumstances, it is naturally very difficult to perform such large-scale maneuvers, which would cause great damage to the ship.

In other words, even if it were extremely lucky to evade the incoming ballistic missiles, the USS Condor would still have to return to port for inspection and maintenance after the operation.

But now it's only 7 seconds, which is too short.

Seven seconds isn't enough time for even a fighter jet to travel that far, let alone such a behemoth. The potential for deviation is negligible. But Douglas knew very well that if he didn't take a gamble, he would have no chance at all and might be left with permanent regret!
Just after giving the order, Douglas turned to the communications soldier and yelled, "Quickly, tell headquarters about the situation here. Tell them that the information from the garrison base is correct, and that the Longxia tribe's ballistic missiles are targeting the USS Condor!"

"Yes, Captain!" the communications officer hurriedly replied.

At this time, all the ships carrying out escort missions around the aircraft carrier were operating at full firepower.

Anti-aircraft missiles and anti-missile interceptors shot into the sky like fireworks, their roar echoing throughout the area, and the smoke engulfing all the warships.

If viewed from above, one would certainly witness the spectacular sight of hundreds of anti-aircraft missiles being launched almost simultaneously—a feat accomplished by dozens of ships.

It's fair to say that this has never happened before, even since the establishment of the USS Condor carrier fleet.

Unfortunately, none of the crew members on the USS Condor carrier fleet were in the mood to appreciate such a magnificent view.

Standing in front of the radar display, Douglas's eyes were wide open. It's no exaggeration to say that he didn't dare to blink, for fear of missing any detail.

Keep in mind that in the blink of an eye, an incoming ballistic missile can travel a great distance.

At this moment, the atmosphere in the main control room was extremely tense; even heavy breathing was not allowed.

Many people have already started doing impact-resistance exercises!

Inside the Operations Command Center of the Eagle Tribe, Firelulu Island Pacific Command.

Four-star General Kurila sat in the chief seat, while many high-ranking commanders around him sat upright, each looking very serious, but inwardly they were all panicking.

So much time has passed, has the air defense system at the garrison base shot down the incoming medium-range ballistic missile? Was it a nuclear weapon or a regular warhead?

A series of questions lingered in their minds, like a stone pressing on their hearts, making it almost impossible for them to breathe.

Finally unable to sit still any longer, Kurila turned to look at the staff: "What's the situation now? Why haven't we received any news yet?"

The staff officer shook his head and said, "Reporting to the general, there is still no response from the garrison base. We are trying to contact them."

“Okay,” Kurila replied expressionlessly.

We still haven't been able to make contact. Does that mean the military base has met with some misfortune and been hit by an incoming medium- or short-range ballistic missile?
The high-ranking commanders were getting increasingly grim, and some even felt a chill run down their spines.

They were genuinely afraid that the entire garrison base would be wiped out, and that even Generals Cruz and Koro would be blown up so badly that their bodies would be nowhere to be found.

It is important to know that the core temperature of a nuclear explosion can exceed 6,000 degrees Celsius, which can easily vaporize steel, let alone a mortal human being.
"No, I need to contact Cruise myself."

Kurila couldn't stand the peace any longer and decided to contact Cruise personally to see what was going on at the military base and whether he was still alive.

Just as he picked up the satellite phone, the staff officer who had left not long ago strode over, his face full of seriousness.

"General, breaking news from the USS Condor," the staff officer reported urgently.

USS Condor?
What happened to them? Could they have been ambushed by the Longxia Navy's front-line fleet? Or has something else happened?
"Read quickly."

Kurila frowned deeply and said impatiently.

He quickly remembered that the USS Condor had previously sent an air wing to reinforce the USS Enterprise carrier fleet, but it was ambushed by the Dragon Island Navy fleet en route, losing several carrier-based aircraft, and the support mission was ultimately abandoned.

The garrison base is about to be hit by a medium-range ballistic missile launched by the Longxia tribe. If the Bald Eagle carrier fleet is ambushed by the Longxia navy's front-line fleet, the situation will be very bad.

Of course, as long as the Condor carrier fleet does not suffer too many losses in this round of conflict, it is perfectly acceptable. He will not punish Douglas in any way, and will even recommend him for credit.

Upon receiving the order, the staff officer picked up the telegram and glanced at it. His expression immediately became even more grave; he almost dared not read it aloud—the content was simply too horrifying. (End of Chapter)