Break Through Even in Death!
A small error can lead to a huge difference!
After ten minutes of fierce fighting, the battle finally came to a conclusion.
The YJ-21 anti-ship missile, taking advantage of its speed, directly penetrated the close-in weapon system of the Eagle Sauce destroyer.
Unless intercepted successfully in the initial stage, once the YJ-21 missile enters its later stage, its speed is simply beyond the interception capabilities of the Aegis Combat System and sea-based anti-missile systems.
With the precise targeting of the Eagle Sauce 815A frigate, a large portion of the US Harpoon Missiles were directly intercepted by the Type 055 Destroyer's guided missiles in the mid-to-late stages of their flight.
With each exchange, the battle has been decided.
After a brief period of intense fighting, the conflict subsided once again.
When the entire Arleigh Burke-class destroyer fleet of the Eagle Sauce Country was wiped out, only 8 Type 055 Destroyers were sunk.
The casualty ratio was approximately 3:1.
Unfortunately, the Eagle Sauce Country destroyers are indeed top-tier, and their guidance systems have a lag, making it impossible for them to completely intercept Harpoon Missiles.
After all, they were all Lin Ye's doing; it was just a matter of handwriting, so there wasn't much difference between them.
Such a low casualty ratio is quite astonishing among all of Lin Ye's Instance records.
It's worth noting that in the last the Great Wall Watch Instance, when Katerina's Queen's Fleet clashed with the Dragon Country's Nanming Fleet, the Dragon Country's fleet was able to annihilate the Challengers's forces almost without sustaining any damage.
It's quite astonishing that the Eagle Sauce Country has managed to fight to this extent.
However, this result clearly did not satisfy Xiaochuan, Yamamoto Sanjūhachi, and others.
"Damn it! Dragon Country's Type 055 Destroyers have an advantage over ours."
"And their missiles are clearly more advanced."
Yamamoto Sanjūhachi roared angrily.
"Xiaochuan, is it necessary to send more troops? If we had more ships in the previous battle, we should have been able to annihilate the Dragon Country's reconnaissance team."
"What a pity, what a real pity!"
Xiaochuan frowned, pondering as he looked at the strategic map.
"We cannot send any more troops. In a war of this magnitude, rashly launching an attack could very well result in total annihilation."
"General Fuchikawa, give the Air Force the order! Take advantage of the chaos and have all unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft fly towards the Dragon Country army."
Fuchikawa Yasuhide's expression turned somewhat unpleasant.
"Commander, how many Type 055 Destroyers are left in this reconnaissance squadron? Dragon Country's destroyers have strong air defense capabilities. If we send all the drones into the fray, they'll be completely wiped out."
"Although it's a drone, it's still an important weapon for us..."
Xiaochuan let out a cold breath, then slowly said:
"This was the only option; the reconnaissance team was essentially a suicide squad, designed to obtain firsthand information."
"We're already at a disadvantage from the very first step. If we don't give it our all, we won't even know the basic situation of the Dragon Country's fleet. How are we supposed to fight then?"
"If we don't know the Dragon Country's fleet deployment, we can only fight on the spot... Dealing with an enemy like the Dragon Country, fighting on the spot is incredibly difficult!"
Fuchikawa Yasuhide could only nod and issue the attack order to the drone formation at Midway Atoll.
Even if the entire army is wiped out, we must obtain information about the Dragon Country's formation!
The order has been issued.
Thousands of unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft flew directly from Midway Atoll.
They sped off towards the direction of the Dragon Country's fleet.
To find the main force of the Dragon Country, they first need to get through the first wave of defenses of the Dragon Country's reconnaissance squadron.
These unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft are not combat-capable, so this operation was essentially exchanging weapons for Military Ordnance, with the intention of crashing.
It must be said that Xiaochuan made the right decision this time.
In battles of this caliber, pre-battle intelligence is of paramount importance.
If we don't know the exact strength of the Dragon Country's troops, all subsequent battle plans will be just empty talk.
Using "suicide squads" to obtain intelligence is, to some extent, the best option for the Eagle Sauce Country right now.
The echoes of the recent battle still lingered, the setting sun shone like blood, and the sea rippled with waves. The Type 055 guided-missile destroyer, like a steel behemoth, stood proudly atop the waves.
They immediately detected the subtle and strange movement in the sky.
Almost instinctively, the destroyer immediately activated its air defense system and began launching air-to-air missiles frantically!
In an instant, the sky seemed to be filled with countless dazzling meteors, forming a spectacular wall of fire from the distant horizon to the top of the firmament!
Faced with such a dense and precise barrage of fire, the unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft were utterly powerless, and countless of Reconnaissance Aircraft were instantly shattered into pieces.
The already devastated sea surface is now littered with countless new wrecks.
These unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft are electronically controlled and were not operated by Challengers, so they did not take any defensive actions whatsoever.
They just charged forward headlong!
These destroyers, having just completed a firefight, had very little ammunition left.
Each Type 055 Destroyer is equipped with 112 missiles, and once they are used up, they need to be replenished by a supply ship.
This resupply time gave the Eagle Sauce Reconnaissance Aircraft an opportunity to break through.
Even the Type 055 Destroyer has limitations on its attack frequency!
Xiaochuan dispatched over 1,000 unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft in one go; the reconnaissance fleet's firepower alone simply couldn't handle them all.
A large number of unmanned Reconnaissance Aircraft broke through this defense line and sped westward into deeper territory.
About ten nautical miles later, another reconnaissance fleet from Dragon Country quietly appeared in sight. Its formation was no different from the previous one— the Type 055-Class Destroyer served as the backbone, surrounding the Type 815A Electronic Intelligence Ship, like twin stars of steel behemoths, together weaving an invisible information network.
At this moment, the sky once again became a battlefield. Driven by the powerful vertical launch system, anti-aircraft missiles shot like arrows, instantly piercing the sky and heading straight for the densely packed Eagle Sauce of American aircraft.
Each launch, each explosion, was accompanied by a deafening roar, painting the sky with layers upon layers of smoke.
This time, the situation was even more urgent. Not only did the appearance of the reconnaissance formation cause a sensation, but Dragon Country's J-20 stealth fighters also descended upon the battlefield like ghosts. They silently darted through the clouds and launched an unprecedented attack on the Eagle Sauce drone fleet.
"Commander Xiaochuan..." Fuchikawa Yasuhide swallowed hard.
"The Dragon Country fleet is quite cunning; it has dispatched numerous reconnaissance squadrons, which are scattered throughout the country!"
Xiaochuan stared intently at the map on the Light Screen. At this moment, the location of the drone swarm was very close to the vague location given by the Heavenly Eye Eagle Sauce.
"Hmph... The more it's like this, the closer the aircraft fleet is to the core forces of the Dragon Country."