Chapter 1,323 Deterrence Military Exercise

On July 1, a cargo ship bearing the logo of the Saudi royal family departed from Jeddah Port and headed away from the Gulf of Aden. The patrolling U.S. soldiers did not conduct too many checks on the ship and quickly released it.

On the morning of the same day, the Star Ring Trade Navy and the Moro Navy launched a joint military exercise in the Western Pacific.

Not only limited to maritime anti-ship, anti-submarine and air defense exercises, this joint military exercise also includes landing operations and urban street fighting subjects, code-named "Defense Resolve", which lasts for three days. Although this military exercise ended up being a one-off show for Star Ring Trade to show off its high-tech equipment, it still achieved the effect Jiang Chen wanted - to make his position clear to the angry NATO.

If NATO launches retaliatory military operations against the Moro Kingdom, Star Ring Trade will never sit idly by.

If you want to expand the war to places other than South America, then think carefully about it.

The third day of the military exercise.

Five guardian-class frigates modified with Type 50 J-type electromagnetic guns are lined up on the sea, and there are more than ten ships such as anti-submarine destroyers, guided missile cruisers, supply ships, submarines and other ships sailing around. Except for the fact that it does not have an aircraft carrier, the lineup of this fleet is not inferior to any aircraft carrier battle group in the world.

Standing side by side with Ivan in the flagship's bridge, Jiang Chen squinted at the satellite images on the holographic screen.

Under the "Sky Eye" military satellite of Starlink Trading, there are no secrets on the Pacific Ocean. The positions of both the enemy and ourselves are marked on this satellite image, and various distance, direction, and speed parameters are listed.

Santos and the naval officers of the Moro Kingdom also stood in the bridge, looking at the holographic screen floating in front of them in wonder. Everything here is rare to them, especially the satellite image that can mark the location of the enemy and ourselves. Anyone with a discerning eye can see at a glance what this means for naval warfare in the information age.

"It's a pity there is no aircraft carrier."

"If the Star Ring Navy has an aircraft carrier, in the face of such a huge information advantage, there will be no opponent in the world who can compete with this fleet."

Standing in the audience, someone let out a sigh of regret.

In today's naval thinking, the aircraft carrier is the core of a fleet and the soul of a fleet. A fleet without aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft is incomplete.

In fact, when it comes to the issue of aircraft carriers, Jiang Chen actually considered developing aircraft carriers for the Star Ring Navy before, but after thinking about it, he finally gave up.

First of all, Jiang Chen does not intend to waste too much of the future military industry’s production capacity at sea.

So there was no plan to build a warship from start to finish. Most of the warships of Star Ring Trade are produced in Russian shipyards, and then brought to the ports of the new country for secondary modification by the military industry of the future.

The Russians are willing to sell their aircraft carriers to Starlink Trading, but their willingness here is limited to conventionally powered aircraft carriers. There is no need to think about core technologies such as nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. Even if the relationship is strong, it is useless, just like Starlink Trading will not sell the Type 50 electromagnetic gun.

Converting a conventionally powered aircraft carrier into a nuclear powered aircraft carrier is not at the same level of difficulty as changing the main gun on a Guardian-class frigate. Of course, it's not technically impossible, it's just not necessary.

After all, the Aurora-20's ultra-long cruising radius, whether it has an aircraft carrier or not, really doesn't mean much.

"The horizontal distance is 127 nautical miles, the target is locked."

"emission!"

The launch hole of the missile cruiser opened, and with the roar of "Woo-Woo", the orange swords shot towards the sky one after another.

One hundred and twenty-seven nautical miles away, six junk ships serving as target ships were arranged in a triangular formation on the sea, sailing in the direction of Guam at a speed of 20 knots.

There were six missiles in total, all of them hit the target and none missed the target.

The flames of the explosion burst out one after another, and the freighters formed a chain and sank to the bottom of the sea.

When the high-altitude drone transmitted the picture of the destroyed target ship back to the bridge, a thin line of black smoke from the explosion was floating from the junction of the sea and the sky. Captain Lei Zheng put down the telescope in his hand and turned back to Jiang Chen and Ivan gave a military salute.

"Report to the leader, the target is confirmed to have been destroyed! All six shots hit, and none missed the target!"

Applause broke out in the audience, including not only Moro representatives, but also people from China, Russia, Germany, and even Japan. The expressions on their faces were all full of surprise.

It's okay to hit all six shots. They can do it with drone guidance.

What really surprised them was the cruising speed of the Star Ring Trading anti-ship missile...

Are you sure that's not a cannonball?

After the report, Lei Zheng returned to his post as captain and began to direct his subordinates to prepare for the next stage of the drill.

Jiang Chen looked away from the satellite image and looked at Ivan.

"What's the next subject?"

"All the maritime training subjects have been completed. The next one is the island landing operation." Ivan replied.

"Time to test out the new gear."

Jiang Chen and Ivan looked at each other and grinned.

…

Finally, the opportunity for the Moro Kingdom to perform came.

Of course they can't afford cruisers and frigates, which cost hundreds of millions, but they can still make do with dozens of rubber boats.

Landing operations are the only drill subject in which they can perform well.

Guardian-class frigates lined up on the sea, four thick and long Type 50 J-type electromagnetic guns aimed at the coast. Dazzling white lights flashed one after another, orange-yellow ballistics cut through the sky, and clouds of explosive dust They joined together on the fixed bunker on the shore.

After a round of fire coverage, the assault boat was put down on the large transport ship of Star Circle Trading. Most of the people lying on the assault boats were Moro army soldiers.

Almost at the same time as the assault boat was put down, thirty 'Crocodile' 20-type amphibious assault vehicles suddenly shot out of the sea about fifteen meters away from the coast, like crocodiles pouncing on food, biting towards the position on the beach. go.

As soon as they rushed to the beach, the well-equipped Star Ring Marines quickly logged in from behind the "Crocodile" and followed the amphibious assault vehicles and attack drones toward the bombed positions.

At the same time, the Moroccan landing craft also rushed to the shore. Soldiers wearing military green camouflage rushed to the beach with light weapons. They quickly seized the fixed bunkers that had been bombarded by naval guns and set up bunkers and machine gun positions. A little red flag went up.

Before the landing battle began, Jiang Chen walked from the bridge to the side of the ship.

Compared with the narrow command tower, the view here is wider and the view is clearer.

Holding on to the railing of the ship's side, Jiang Chen put down the telescope in his hand and squinted at the shore. Feeling the sea breeze blowing, he was so excited that he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth and said to Ivan standing next to him.

“I always feel like there’s something missing there.”

"What's missing?" Ivan asked immediately.

"It's right at that location," Jiang Chen pointed towards the shore and said with a smile, "Don't you think there's a Statue of Liberty missing there?"

Ivan was stunned for a moment, and then started laughing too.

"How about I have someone build one there and then practice it again?"

"No need," Jiang Chen smiled, shook his head, and waved his hands, "If that day comes, it won't be a drill."