Damn the World, Ride a Submarine - Chapter 174



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Episode 174 – Flash and Smoke

OSS planned targets included major military positions along the Laos and Vietnam fronts.

Ports, airports and civilian oil storage facilities used as military facilities in mainland China were also targeted.

It included military communications facilities, supply bases, military maintenance depots, and Zhongnanhai in Beijing.

This attack did not deal a decisive blow to China. However, I thought that they should continue the OSS tradition of ‘paying back 10 times more?’

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During the 48 hours we had given, China seemed to be in chaos, and time was passing relentlessly.

The time has come.

A war correspondent accompanying our fleet was reporting this.

[ … This is CNN reporter Chris Suliman. I’m aboard the OSS’s arsenal ship, the Shin-Gi-Jeon II.

Arsenal ship refers to a joint force that the United States also considered developing at one time.

The U.S. Navy planned to develop an Arsenal Ship that could carry around 500 missiles, but this OSS’s Shin Gi-Jeon 2 is equipped with around 700 missiles.

That means the OSS has a sea-based missile force that even the US military does not have.

Recently, the Chinese People’s Army is said to have attacked the OSS’s base in the Philippines, Camp Xing, and attempted to assassinate Representative Lee Si-eon, who is also the chairman of ESSO.

In response, the OSS has announced missile strikes against 1,000 locations in mainland China, with the timing of the attacks imminent.

As a warning, OSS has granted CNN exclusive permission to broadcast the attack live, with reporters and cameras aboard the Shin Gi-2 and the aircraft carrier Gaius.

There is a ship that appears to be the Shingijeon No. 1 out in the distance at sea, and the OSS is known to have five arsenal ships.

The moment I speak…]

CNN reporters continued their coverage of the massive missile attack by the OSS fleet.

[ … missile launch began from the OSS’s Arsenal Ship Shingijeon-1.

– Ttung, kuuuuuung.

Smoke and missile contrails streak across the sky, accompanied by flashes of light.

The OSS estimates that at least 1,500 surface-to-air missiles will be launched in this attack.

The missiles are said to be launched simultaneously from the OSS’s Arsenal ships, Shingijeon 1-5, and dozens of Aegis ships.

– Ttung, kuuuuuung.

– Ttukung, kuuuuuuung.

You are watching a screen showing missiles being fired one after another from Aegis destroyers and air defense cruisers escorting the OSS aircraft carrier.

– Ten!

– Nine!

– Eight!

The launch countdown has also begun on the Shingi-Jeon 2, which the reporter is riding.

– Three!

– two!

– one!

– Ttung, kuaaaaang!

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The VLS cover of the Shingijeon-2 opened and the missile soared into the sky with a roar. The sound was enough to drown out the voice of the CNN reporter.

[ … The OSS fleet is cyclically firing missiles from Arsenal ships and Aegis ships.

It feels to the reporter like missiles are being fired at a rate of one per second.

The skies around the fleet began to become covered with missile contrails.

War is a horrific event, but the sight of missile trails covering the sky is nothing short of spectacular.

I just hope that this will be a turning point in the war.

– Ten!

– Nine!

Ah, the countdown has started again in Shin Gi Jeon No. 2. Let me take a look at the screen for a moment. I’ll hand the mic over to the studio… ]

On the TV screen, missiles were firing nonstop from ships all over the blue sea.

The contrails created by the launched missiles stretched into the sky and headed somewhere, and the launch flashes and launch trajectories of newly launched missiles were drawn in the sky.

Hundreds of smoke pillars filled the space, and red flashes of light were disappearing into the distance in the sky.

The spectacular view of the smoke embroidering the blue sky and the deep blue sea was captured on camera and relayed.

Even the CNN newsroom, which had received the microphone from a reporter on the scene, was speechless for a moment and just watched the scene.

[ … This is the CNN Newsroom. We’re joined by an expert to learn about the OSS missile strikes.

The person sitting with him is Mark Wahlberg, who has held high-ranking positions in the U.S. Navy and the State Department.

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“What is the scale of the OSS missile attack?”

– In short, it is a large-scale air raid that has never been seen before in history.

– The number of cruise missiles launched by the US over 40 days during Operation Desert Storm, when the US attacked Iraq, was 290.

“When you say it like that, I get a sense of how massive the OSS raid was.”

– So, at that time, we supplemented the lack of firepower by mobilizing F-117 stealth bombers to drop precision-guided missiles.

“So then, does that mean that the OSS has a missile force far superior to that of the United States?”

– Yes. The OSS has demonstrated that it is possible to launch a bold air strike of 1,500 cruise missiles in just one day, or even in just 20 minutes.

“How is it possible to fire so quickly?”

– The United States still does not have an Arsenal ship.

– The OSS has five Arsenal ships with 700 missiles each, and dozens of Aegis ships, air defense cruisers, and SSGN submarines with over 100 missiles each.

– Depending on the ship type, the continuous launch speed can take from 10 seconds to several minutes, but this is possible because numerous ships launch missiles sequentially according to a pre-planned operation.

“This is amazing. This is amazing…”

– For China, an attack would be a catastrophic blow, comparable to a nuclear strike. In some ways, it would be more troubling than a nuclear strike.

“What do you mean, ‘more of a headache than nuclear weapons?’”

– I checked the list of planned targets released by OSS. All targets are targeting communication, supply and logistics lines. And they made it public.

– I checked with my human intelligence and it seems that there are quite a few targets that even the US did not know about. Even the US intelligence agencies, including the CIA, are surprised.

– To put it another way, the OSS is looking inside China like an MRI, and this airstrike is severing nerves and blood vessels everywhere.

– If one arm is cut off, you can hold a gun with the other hand, but if all the nerves are cut, you can do nothing.

– That means that while firepower remains, communications and operational capabilities return to World War I levels.

– Perhaps after this airstrike, the Chinese military will have no choice but to use civilian communications networks.

– The Chinese People’s Army will have to communicate through WeChat and Telegram. This will not only cause confusion on the ground, but also make military security quite vulnerable.

“I heard that Telegram is very secure. Is it a problem to use it for military purposes?”

– Just because confidential information is not leaked doesn’t mean much from a military or security perspective.

– A situation where the entire army, not just a part of it, becomes dependent on it is a situation where the chain of command breaks down and becomes uncontrollable.

– In addition, mutual verification is not possible due to security reasons.

– In other words, the difficulty of mutual verification means that it is not only difficult to determine the authenticity of the order…

– It would be a better environment for spies to gather information. And if the entire military’s communications were paralyzed, it would be a spy’s paradise.

“Listening to you, the military and intelligence power of the OSS is beyond imagination.”

– Yes. In terms of overall military power excluding nuclear weapons, it ranks second in the world, and in certain areas, it possesses asymmetric power that even the United States does not have.

“Isn’t nuclear power also something that OSS possesses through ESSO member countries?”

– Yes. In fact, that is what we are seeing, but the nuclear power of the Far East Republic and North Korea is not formally classified as the nuclear power of the OSS.

“So, among the asymmetric powers you mentioned earlier, in which areas does OSS excel over the United States?”

– First, there is the joint firepower ship you are looking at now, the Arsenal Ship.

– The joint firepower ship refers to a firepower ship that integrates the firepower of the land, sea, and air forces.

– The US promoted it in the 1990s under Admiral Jeremy Mike Border, but it was abandoned due to resistance to the new concept and the struggle for hegemony within the US Navy’s aviation forces, known as the carrier fleet.

– I’m a little off topic. Back to the main point…

– The next strongest asymmetric force of the OSS lies in its submarine fleet.

“Don’t several countries have submarines?”

– The submarine fleet of OSS-SC is a little different. First of all, no other country has as much combat experience with modern submarines as OSS. And OSS-SC also operates hundreds of unmanned torpedo boats and underwater drones in its submarine operations.

“An unmanned torpedo boat?”

– Yes. Although they are submarines in size, they are unmanned, so they do not require facilities for crews. Therefore, each one has the same level of combat power as a conventional submarine. In other words, it is like the OSS owning hundreds of submarines and operating them in perfect order. It is known that the US government also requested the OSS to introduce this technology, but was rejected.

“This is technology that even our US military would want.”

– The OSS submarine fleet was instrumental in destroying the Russian Black Sea Fleet and disabling four Chinese aircraft carriers.

“That’s great. Finally, what kind of person is Chairman Lee Si-eon?”

– I met him once when he proposed to OSS to participate in the Russo-Russian War.

“Oh! Really?”

– Yes. At the time, I was in charge of East Asia at the State Department. He is like a combination of Steve Jobs and Elon Musk in the military and security community. He is very smart, very clear-sighted. He also has a firm grip on his organization and has the charm to win people over.

– It seems like Mr. Wahlberg has also fallen for Chairman Lee Si-eon’s charm. (Laughs)

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Admiral Son Il requested a secure communication. It was for an operational report.

“Sir, Operation ‘Great God’s War’ has been completed.”

“Thank you for your hard work. How was the result?”

“1,550 surface-to-air missiles were fired, and 1,501 of them accurately hit their planned targets. 13 missed their targets, and 37 were intercepted by the enemy.”

“It was a great success.”

“Yes. I think it is the result of training and practical experience.”

“It was a historic air raid. Thank you for your hard work. How are you preparing for a Chinese response?”

“Currently, all early warning systems, including E-2, are activated, and the entire fleet is in evasive maneuver. And we have intercepted two Chinese reconnaissance aircraft.”

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