21st Century Goguryeo

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November 26, 2023, 06:25 (04:25 Russia time)

Above Hakasia in Russia (exosphere)

A total of 109 ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles) survived the Zeus Strategic Interceptor Satellite's first interception, resulting in a total of 146 ICBMs being ambushed without even breaking through the atmosphere.

That was not what the Russian General Staff and strategic rocket forces expected. As a result, he couldn't help but be embarrassed.

The surviving ICBMs continued to rise in altitude as they broke through the atmosphere by separating and operating the first or second stage rockets.

In particular, they were the RS-24 Yars (NATO name: SS-27 Mod 2), which were launched by the 16th Guards missile division and had a range of 11,000 kilometers and a maximum entry altitude of 1,250 kilometers.

Coo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coo, coo.

In the exosphere, 100 kilometers away from the 22 remaining ICBMs that were attempting to separate up to the second stage rocket before they reached their maximum altitude, there were flying objects travelling at a speed close to Mach 30. Those flying objects were nothing more than the Second Space Fighter Wing squadron and the Indian squadron's CFS/A-31SP three-legged space fighters.

The Second Space Fighter Wing squadron, which was flying in a transverse formation at a tremendous speed at an altitude of 1,300 kilometers, began to intercept the RS-24 Yars (Nato Myung: SS-27 Mod2), which is soaring at a slope close to 45 degrees with the force of a booster of a three-stage rocket.

Following the instructions of the senior squad commander, the avionics commanders were assigned the targets they needed to intercept and soon began preparing for interception.

At that moment, the ICBM to be intercepted was more than 150 kilometers away. However, in outer space, that distance is considered a lot closer and can be reached in the blink of an eye. Therefore, the eight CFS/A-31SP three-legged Space Fighter jets switched jockeys by slowing down in their respective target directions and executing full-fledged interceptor maneuvers.

As targets to be intercepted were set according to the calculation of the supercomputer, the four CFS/A-31SP three-legged space fighters flew toward the target and began to shoot 50-millimeter ultra-powerful laser beams.

Jureung! Jureung! Jureung!

The laser beams flashed and pointed in the direction of the RS-24 Yars (Nato Name: SS-27 Mod 2). Whenever the red laser light was drawn in space's quiet outer atmosphere, an explosion occurred without any mistake.

Consequently, the 22 RS-24 Yars (Nato name: SS-27 Mod2) crashed to the ground even before finishing the final stage of nuclear warhead separation.

At that very moment, the five three-legged space fighters intercepting Russian ICBMs were flying in various locations in the exosphere over central Russia.

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November 26, 2023, 06:25,

Northeast sea 42° 25' 18.76" N, 133° 31' 28.04" E (Knyaz Oleg [K-553])

The strategic ballistic missile submarine Knyaz Oleg (K-553), which received the secret encrypted texts from the Far East Fleet through SDS-Surrogat, was slowly heading to the surface to follow the orders for decryption.

When the Knyaz Oleg (K-553), which began surfacing at a depth of 600 meters, reached the depth where the vertical launch tube could be used, it immediately fired the R-30 (RSM-56) Bulava (NATO name: SS-NX-30). Strategic Minister, Shakob Zuraev was already at the CIC (Combat Information Center), holding one nuclear key in each hand.

The two nuclear keys he carried were given to him by the Troop Information and Education Officer, and they were used to unlock the safeguards of ballistic missiles.

"Enter the targeted coordinates. Set 2 Blava for each target."

"Currently, it is surfacing at a depth of 290 and a speed of 10 knots per hour! It will arrive in one minute!"

"No suspicious noise up to 10 kilometers radius from the ship!"

Reports had been continuously posted from various operators at the CIC.

As the Knyaz Oleg (K-553) arrived at its desired altitude after floating vertically at 10 knots, Captain Maxim Shatskih nodded his head to the Minister of Strategy.

As a result, strategic minister, Shakob Zuraev, took a deep breath and carefully inserted the nuclear keys one at a time into the console's hole before turning them to the left.

Click! Beep! Beep!

Two beeps sounded and a red siren began flashing inside the submarine.

It was to signal to the entire crew that the Bulava (NATO designation: SS-NX-30) launch limiter had been released. Recognizing this, the crew members' reactions varied greatly. Andrei Kumanchov and Pavel Yashkopra, who were dissatisfied with the silent submersion, greeted each other with fists, while other crew members put their crosses to their mouths and muttered prayers in fear of a nuclear war.

The orders were given to the fire controller by Captain Maxim Shatskih.

"Open the roof doors from number one to twenty and launch them all at once!"

"Open the roof doors from launch tube one to launch tube twenty."

The launch tube roof doors on the upper deck of the Knyaz Oleg (K-553) started to open one at a time, and soon all 20 roofs were opened.

"All the roof doors are open."

Captain Maxim Shatskih, who had been waiting for the operator's completion report with bated breath, finally ordered the launch.

"From the first launch tube to the twentieth launch tube, launch the missiles one at a time!"

"Fire missiles sequentially from tube one to tube twenty!"

Following the order, the operator pressed the launch button one by one.

Tour-ung!

The launched R-30 (RSM-56) Bulava (Nato Name: SS-NX-30) escaped from the first launch tube causing blast-induced vibrations everywhere along with a loud underwater explosion. Soon after, it splashed through the water and appeared on the surface.

It then soared to about 10 meters before bursting the first-stage rocket's booster, spraying red flames and white smoke behind them. Soon it soared into the southwest sky and flew away. For a few seconds, these scenes were repeated.

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November 26, 2023, 06:25

41° 40' 51.08" N 132° 56' 39.17" E (Dosan Ahn Chang-ho [SSP-089]).

Dosan Ahn Chang-ho (SSP-089), the latest Hokula submarine, commissioned in 2022 after launching in 2021 and assigned to the 11th Aircraft Submarine Fleet, has been working for two days to remove the Russian submarine power from the depths of the Northeast Sea. It had also shot down two kilo-class conventional submarines the night before.

For a brief moment, the Dosan Ahn Chang-ho (SSP-089) IUSW-B.L's 02 sonar-type radar, which had been conducting anti-submarine alert operations at a depth of 200 meters in the Northeast Sea in a three-shift mission method for the previous 24 hours, began to make a slight noise.

The sonar operator, First Lieutenant Hong Kwon-gil manipulated the controls on the sonar console to locate the source of the noise. The location of the unknown noise was marked with a red dot on the battle control room's large screen.

It was exactly 0-1-5 in azimuth, 98 kilometers in distance, and 280 meters in depth from the Dosan Ahn Chang-ho (SSP-089).

"What? Is it a Russian submarine?"

Tactical control officer, Kim Won-hyun, who was checking the red dots on the screen, came into the radar room and asked.

"We are not sure yet. We're currently analyzing it with a 3D scan."

At the words of First Lieutenant Hong Kwon-gil, Kim Won-hyun waited for a while.

"Ah! The analysis has been completed. It has been identified as a Borey-class nuclear submarine and based on the number of air bubbles, it must be floating!"

The supercomputer of the Dosan Ahn Chang-ho (SSP-089) selected the exact sound from the submarine out of the various noises detected and displayed the type of submarine in 3D format on the console monitor.

"Borey-class?"

"Yes, that is what the computer analysis shows."

"Done! Finally, we're going to catch a big fish!"

"First Lieutenant Hong! Maintain surveillance and pass on all the information to the combat control room immediately!"

"Yes, I will."

Hearing the confirmation from the sonar operator, the tactical control officer, Kim Won-hyun returned to the combat control room and dispatched a deputy officer to wake up Captain Lee Doo-won, who was sleeping after working late into the night.

"What's going on?"

"Yes, Captain! We are spying on a Russian submarine."

"Really? What type is it?"

"It seems to be a Boray-class."

"If it's a Boray-class, then it is Russia's latest nuclear submarine. Good, let's go!"

Captain Lee Doo-won, who rushed into the tactical control room only partially dressed, was given a brief overview of the situation by the tactical control officer.

"Done! Done! Since we don't have time, let's start preparing for the attack right away."

"Yes, Captain!"

"What's the weapon of attack?"

"For now, there is only Black Shark B, Captain."

The improved Black Shark B super-joint Dartan torpedo had a range of 100 kilometers, which was double that of the existing Black Shark B super-joint Dartan torpedo's range of 55 kilometers. Only the Dosan Ahn Chang-ho (SSP-089) of the naval submarine force possessed it. As a result, if it had been another submarine, the attacks would have been useless.

In other words, the Dosan Ahn Chang-ho's (SSP-089) detection of the Russian nuclear submarine was advantageous for the South Korean navy which meant doom for the Russian submarine.

"Great! There can be only one reason for a nuclear submarine armed with ballistic missiles to float! We'll attack immediately."

"Load the Black Shark B into the first and second launch tubes."

"Yes, Black Shark B has been loaded into launch tubes one and two."

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November 26, 2023, 06:25

40° 53' 57.88" N 136° 4' 58.62" E (7th Mobile Squadron).

The 7th Fleet, which led to the great victory over the Far East Fleet, was on high alert to find the Russian submarines, as was the 11th Aircraft Submarine Fleet two days ago. However, for the time being, all anti-aircraft radar networks had been activated, and the system had been converted to an anti-aircraft reinforced alert in order to intercept the Russian ICBM missiles heading toward Korean territory.

While all crew members waited impatiently for an anti-aircraft alarm to sound, an unknown noise was heard in the sonar room of the Sukjong the Great (DDG-1005), similar to the one heard at Dosan Ahn Changho's (SSP-089) sonar room.

The sonar operator started analyzing the noise and soon reported that it was a Russian Boray-class strategic ballistic missile submarine. As a result, Captain Na Dong-hyun left the deputy captain's bridge and went straight to the combat control room.

"The analysis has confirmed the presence of a nuclear submarine of the Boray class! The distance is 126 kilometers in the northwest and the depth is estimated to be 200, but it is still rising."

Lieutenant Colonel Ahn Hyun-dong, a tactical controller, reported the confirmed information so far.

"Submarine?"

"Yes, sonar analysis revealed that there were numerous air bubbles around the submarine as a result of its vertical movement."

"Then it can't be! Is it floating in order to launch missiles?"

"Yes, I agree with the captain."

"Can we use the cannon to attack it right now?"

"I believe using the cannons to attack will be difficult because they are currently submerged. The missile torpedo Trident might be a viable option, instead."

"Okay! Let us proceed with the Trident launch procedure. It would be better to sink the missile before launching it."

"I'll hurry up."

After a while, when the settings for the target were completed, an S-SSSFM-500B Trident ultra-joint missile torpedo, which could attack with 660 knots underwater and a range of 150 kilometers, fired a blue flame at the C-VLS4A (vertical launcher).