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At the same time, after quietly marching all night, the 2nd Armored Division arrived 30 kilometers north of the Japanese coastal defense force. If they went further, they would enter the area heavily guarded by the Japanese.

Guo Ditie immediately ordered the self-propelled artillery regiment to load rocket-extended range bombs, and with the cooperation of the helicopter reconnaissance battalion to adjust various parameters, they bombarded the Japanese coastal defense artillery positions.

The huge helicopter naturally could not escape the eyes of the Japanese. When they reported to their superiors one by one, the cumbersome procedures made them lose the only time to counterattack.

In an instant, several 203mm coastal defense guns and dozens of cannons of the Japanese coastal defense forces were paralyzed.

The 1st Destroyer Squadron also seized the opportunity and fired 6 twin-mounted 130mm naval guns at the opposite shore, blocking the enemy's escape route!

At this moment, the Japanese fleet, which was also traveling overnight, was about to arrive.

"Report, two large enemy warships spotted 80 kilometers away!"

On the Kunming, the communications soldier reported the radar soldier's detection information to Sun Wufan.

This is the power of the 051 sea search radar on the 354 destroyer, which can detect large warships 100 kilometers away. This is inland and was interfered by some terrain, so it was only discovered 80 kilometers away.

Only the other four destroyers with a displacement of 4 tons were not detected.

Sun Wufan was the commander of the 3st Destroyer Squadron, but since the st Destroyer Group did not have a suitable captain, he led the way and commanded the three destroyers of the st Destroyer Group to rush to the front.

"Our warships have weak armor and cannot engage the Japanese warships at close range. Moreover, our 130mm naval guns are mainly used for ground and air attacks, and their penetration effect for anti-ship fire is poor!

We have two ways to fight back: using 324mm torpedoes or using Sea Eagle 1 anti-ship missiles!"

The captain of the Kunming hesitated at this time and said: "Our warships are indeed strong in long-range strikes, but when facing enemy heavy cruisers or battleships, close combat is the biggest weakness! Especially battleships, whose armor thickness is generally more than 300 mm, even our 324 mm torpedoes are not easy to penetrate!"

Sun Wufan was also a little confused, thinking, I don't know what the Marshal was thinking, he actually made a destroyer with such thin armor that we don't even dare to fight in close combat!

"We still don't know whether the Japanese warship is a destroyer or a cruiser. I hope it's not a battleship! Otherwise, we can only use missiles! But the right to launch missiles is with Commander Bai. So, contact Commander Bai, inform him of our situation, and request the right to launch missiles!"

Missiles are too expensive, so Xu Le made a rule that warships can only use missiles with his or Bai Shiyi's consent.

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Because it was the first time, Bai Shiyi did not agree immediately, but contacted Xu Le.

"Hmm? The Japanese large warships are coming? That's a bit troublesome. The 051 destroyer is equipped with 324mm light torpedoes, which can only hit small ships. If it is used against today's armored cruisers and battleships, I'm afraid even 10 torpedoes won't be able to sink them!"

Xu Le was caught in a dilemma. He knew that the Japanese naval forces were on the coast of Myanmar, but he did not expect that the Japanese would drive large warships into the inland.

As for why he dared to conclude that the Japanese were carrying a large warship, it was because the 354 radar only had a detection range of 100 kilometers on the open sea. If it was inland, the terrain would be undulating and the size of the detectable target would be affected.

But in this case, it can still be detected at 80 kilometers, which can only mean one thing, that the Japanese warships are very large, at least heavy cruisers of tons.

The warhead of the Sea Eagle 1 anti-ship missile weighs 500 kilograms, and at most two missiles can sink a 3-ton battleship.

But the problem is, this is an inland river, and the guidance method of Seahawk 1 is scanning radar. The terrain on land will disrupt radar detection and make it unable to hit the target.

Thinking about it, Xu Le picked up the map and looked at it: "The position of the fleet is exactly at the continuous bends of the river. In this way, the fleet will give up the attack on the opposite bank and leave the Japanese troops on the shore to the 2nd Armored Division!

Let them advance 10 kilometers quickly. There is a 30-kilometer-long almost straight river basin. Use anti-ship missiles there to wait for the devil warships! "

Xu Le's order was passed down, and the three destroyers immediately went at full speed and headed for the wide waters!

The coastal defense forces are no longer effective and cannot stop the passage of warships!

"Are you all ready? This is our first time using missiles, so make sure you don't make any mistakes. If you miss, you'll be in big trouble when you get back!"

Sun Wufan gave the order with an extremely heavy look, requiring both naval guns and close-in defense guns to undergo countless live-fire shooting exercises during training.

Various radars have also simulated detection many times, and the sailors had no problems using them.

The only exception is missiles. They have only received written theoretical training and have never conducted live ammunition shooting.

20 minutes later, the three destroyers arrived at the designated waters, and the water ahead was almost flat.

"Report, radar detection response, in addition to the original two large ships, four medium-sized ships have been detected, 2 kilometers away!"

Generally speaking, ships with a displacement of more than 3000 tons are large ships, and ships with a displacement of less than 3000 tons and more than 500 tons are medium-sized ships.

When he was in the National Guard, Sun Wufan was a capable general under Bai Shiyi and naturally had a lot of experience.

"A medium-sized ship, that should be a Japanese destroyer. The armor of this type of ship is relatively weak, almost the same as ours! It's not worth using missiles, naval guns or torpedoes can solve it!"

"Even if those two ships are the enemy's battleships, their naval guns are only effective within a range of 20 kilometers, and the hit rate is very low even beyond 10 kilometers! Pass my order, cancel the launch order of the Sea Eagle 1 anti-ship missiles, and lock on to the two large enemy ships. When the distance reaches 25 kilometers, fire one missile at each!"

After all, it was the first time, and without actual combat experience, Sun Wufan was not sure how powerful the missile was.

About another 20 minutes passed.

Sun Wufan looked at the display on the radar detector in the missile control room and finally issued the final command: "Anti-ship missile, launch!"

In an instant, the Sea Eagle missiles on the Kunming and Chongqing ignited, rising in a curve to about 200 meters, the trajectory remained completely horizontal, and then flew rapidly in the direction locked by the radar.

Xu Le and Bai Shiyi naturally would not miss such a good viewing opportunity.

They each sat in an Apache helicopter, watching through binoculars from a distance.

Xu Le was fine. Although he had never seen a missile launch live in his previous life, he had seen a lot of them on TV, so he was not that surprised.

Bai Shiyi was quite frightened. From the moment the ignition was lit, his mouth opened wide and his screams were almost louder than the noise of the helicopter propeller.