Chapter 931: News Big Bang
As the commander of the Japanese Self-Defense Force said, the Japanese military base in Djibouti was indeed turned into ruins at this time.
Djibouti Japan Military Base is located on the north side of Djibouti International Airport, covering an area of about 120,000 square meters. It has headquarters office buildings, barracks, p3c anti-submarine patrol hangars, officers and soldiers dormitories and gymnasiums and other facilities.
This was the first military base established by Japan overseas more than 60 years after World War II.
The military base established by Japan in Djibouti not only ensures the security of the maritime channel on which Japan imports oil and natural gas in the Middle East and Africa, but also effectively monitors the specific situation of China's reliance on this maritime "lifeline" to obtain strategic resources such as oil.
About three-quarters of the oil currently imported by China comes from the Middle East or Africa. Whether it is importing oil from the Middle East or Africa, its maritime transportation lines must pass through the Cape of Good Hope, and its ships must refuel and refuel in the hub port of Djibouti.
After the Japanese military base is completed, the ships that China pass here will often be under surveillance under Japanese P3C anti-submarine patrol aircraft. According to Japanese military experts, Japan's dispatch of two P3C anti-submarine patrol aircraft with excellent reconnaissance performance is not a waste of money. In addition to taking on anti-piracy missions, it actually has an important task, namely, paying attention to the escort of the South China Sea Fleet, which also carries out escort missions in the Somalia waters of the Gulf of Aden.
After reporters from various countries stationed in Djibouti arrived at the Japanese base, everyone was surprised when they saw the scene. From a distance, thick black smoke was still emitting from the base at this moment, and there was a big fire burning. It was probably because the fuel warehouse was bombed and caught fire.
When they got closer, Djibouti's army had arrived and set up a cordon to prevent reporters from entering the Japanese military base. The United States also sent troops to impose martial law here in the name of protecting the safety of its allies.
In fact, the Americans’ idea is that they are unwilling to let more people know what is happening here, or they can hide it for a while, and they always have to give them a time to react and say a word, right?
After all, it was its own warship missile that bombed the Japanese base.
But can this stop omnipotent reporters? It is impossible. These reporters have great powers and can naturally understand information from other channels.
Besides, the Japanese base is so big that it is still bombed into ruins at this moment, without guarding it, and there are loopholes everywhere, so naturally someone can find a suitable place to get a glimpse of the inside.
miserable.
Too miserable.
At this time, the Japanese military base was full of ruins.
The headquarters office building has completely collapsed and has become a pile of rubble. It is also the original command center location, but now only bricks and stone fragments are left.
In the distant apron, several fighter jets were broken and fell to the ground, turning into piles of rotten iron.
This is not only a garrison base, but also a supply base for the Japanese fleet. The oil tank stores a large amount of fuel, which is burning at this moment, illuminating the dark sky.
In the playground of the base, there were also a large number of Japanese corpses in the barracks. At this moment, Djiboutian soldiers were already restraining these corpses. They saw corpses being lined up on the playground. The light of the fire shone on them, making it look extremely terrifying, like a dead place.
At this time, someone saw a car driving out of the base. The reporters blocked the door and looked into the car. Some reporters recognized that the executive counselor of the Japanese Embassy was sitting inside. People blocked the road where the car was moving, held up microphones, slapped the car glass to ask questions.
"Can you tell us who attacked the Japanese military base?"
"Mr. Diplomat, how many soldiers died and how the base is lost."
"We heard several consecutive explosions, whether they were terrorist attacks or missiles from other countries, please tell us."
"Is Japan ready to start a war?"
Executive Counselor Miyazaki Kurara's face turned gloomy and cursed in his heart: "War is going to start, and it's going to be a war. Are we going to go to Americans?"
At this time, Djiboutian soldiers who were responsible for maintaining order came up and drove the reporters away, so that the cars could leave the door. Miyazaki Kurao wanted to return to the embassy and report the latest situation here to the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The losses were too great and had reached an unbearable level.
It was dawn and the sun rose the next day.
The fire at the Japanese military base has been put out, but thick smoke can still be seen coming out from all over the place. The playground is full of corpses, rows of which are very neat and spectacular.
This scene was frozen in the camera by the reporters.
The next day, major media around the world reported on the explosion of Japanese military bases in Djibouti. It has to be said that the word "magnificent power" is really wrong when used on journalists and media. The explosion of Japanese military bases actually made them understand.
"Japan's military base in Djibouti was razed to the ground, which was done by the United States."
"Four Tomahawk missiles attacked Japanese bases."
"The United States bombed Japanese military bases, killing and wounding nearly 400 people."
Shocking titles appeared in newspapers, TV, and the Internet, and some media reported the matter in detail.
"The USS Traxton destroyer launched four Tomahawk cruise missiles to attack the Japanese military base in Djibouti. The Japanese military base in Djibouti was bombed into ruins. According to incomplete statistics, 322 soldiers have been killed and injured at the Japanese military base, 13 injured and sent to Djibouti hospital, and 82 are missing."
"It has been confirmed that the deceased include Lieutenant General Ichiro Shin-chi, deputy chief of staff of the Japanese Self-Defense Forces General Staff who was inspecting the military base, and all base officers including Major General Kurosawa, commander of the Japanese military base in Djibouti."
"The Djibouti government has launched active rescue operations and is confident that the whereabouts of the missing persons will be found soon."
"The reason why the USS Traxton destroyer launched Tomahawk cruise missiles to attack Japanese military bases is not clear yet, but there are reports that the USS Traxton destroyer had previously submitted exercise statements to the Sixth Fleet and Japan that the Japanese military bases would be targeted on land attack, but why they were attacked by live ammunition, whether intentional or misoperated, is the reason for it is unclear."
"There is another news that the USS Traxton destroyer launched 16 missiles at the same time, and the target of the other 12 missiles was the aircraft carrier George Bush. It is not known whether the aircraft carrier George Bush was damaged."
Netizens were talking about it online.
American netizens, isn’t Japan our ally? Did he make the military headquarters unhappy again? I remember that I used to just plunder them economically.
British netizens, this is a disaster. Did the captain of the American warship ship shipped it? How could it turn the exercise into a massacre?
Australian netizens hope that similar situations will not happen next time they conduct joint military exercises with the US Navy. It is terrible.
Chinese netizens, can I say I like it? Suddenly my appetite grew. Today I asked my buddy to eat beer and celebrate after get off work.
Japanese netizens, Americans have been enslaving Japan. We must stand up and let the United States give Japan an explanation, let the American fleet leave Japan's main island, and the Americans get out of Japan. (~^~)
Chapter completed!