Chapter 682: Chapter 295 Missile Duel_3 Chapter 682: Chapter 295 Missile Duel_3 The anti-ship missiles launched by the Artificial Whale were fired in batches, so the arrival of the anti-ship missiles was also staggered, with each wave of attack separated by 30 seconds. From the moment the first wave of anti-ship missiles commenced their attack on the United Fleet, subsequent missiles flew in relentlessly, targeting the isolated warships of the United Fleet without interruption.
Since the anti-ship missiles deployed by the Artificial Whale featured extremely advanced technology and were considered the most advanced anti-ship missiles in the world today, there was a huge technological chasm between the attackers and the defenders. Even if those isolated warships fought back desperately, they couldn't escape the fate of being sunk by the anti-ship missiles. Thus, in the waters surrounding the United Fleet, gigantic explosions occurred incessantly, with ship after ship being sunk by the anti-ship missiles fired by the Artificial Whale. The unlucky ones sank immediately without survivors; those with better luck had a brief window to escape, with at least a few managing to get away.
By the time all two hundred anti-ship missiles had vanished from the sky, all 24 warships on the outer perimeter of the United Fleet had been sunk, and another eight were critically damaged, struggling on the surface of the water. However, it wouldn't be long before they too would sink to the ocean floor.
The attack by the anti-ship missiles didn't last more than 8 minutes, yet it dealt a devastating blow to the United Fleet. Under the assault of the high-performance anti-ship missiles from the Artificial Whale, all the warships on the periphery of the United Fleet were annihilated except for the core area where Japan's two “Point Ten Fleets” were located.
Even the core “Point Ten Fleets” lost two warships under the missile attack. If it weren't for their well-maintained formation during their advance and activation of the Regional Air Defense in response to the missile rain attack from the Artificial Whale, which involved coordinated defense, they would have barely held off the assault. Otherwise, these two “Point Ten Fleets” could have been reduced to a few remaining ships.
However, the loss of those isolated warships on the perimeter was too great, particularly for Canada and Australia– their naval fleets had been completely destroyed. Now the sole survivors were the two main “Point Ten Fleets” of Japan's Maritime Self-Defense Force. But even so, Japan's two “Point Ten Fleets” had also lost two escort ships, and gaps had appeared in their regional air defense network.
Meanwhile, shortly after the Artificial Whale's missile attack on the United Fleet, the anti-ship missiles fired by the United Fleet reached the skies above the Artificial Whale, poised to deliver a vengeful attack. By this time, the Artificial Whale had already completed launching all ten waves of anti-ship missiles, and the openings for the missile launchers on its back began to close.
Just as the United Fleet's missiles entered their diving attack phase, ready to completely obliterate the fearsome Artificial Whale, it flicked its tail and began to submerge. Its descent was incredibly fast–in just an instant, it disappeared beneath the sea surface.
No sooner had the Artificial Whale vanished than the anti-ship missiles plunging from the skies dove into the sea water, triggering a never-ending series of explosions that churned up the water violently. However, these explosions, apart from killing countless fish, did not cause the slightest harm to the Artificial Whale.
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