The Chief Officer shook his head hesitantly, "Can't be sure, but the caliber is huge, over 400 millimeters!"
"400?!"
The captain sharply turned his head, thinking the officer was joking, but the Chief Officer nodded with conviction.
"Order the aircraft carrier to retreat 50 nautical miles away, turn and proceed at full speed."
Major General James Anderson made a decisive goodbye, not feeling ashamed at all, "Order the destroyers and missile ships to strike back at Saint Lucas Point, order the fighter jets to take off!"
"Yes!"
Though the British Navy was frantic, it was after all a Regular Army, capable of responsive action. When the cannons fired, the protective ships alongside the aircraft carrier group began to raise their gun barrels.
As the orders were issued,
the remaining 3 destroyers and two frigates fired together, Harpoon missiles whooshing into the sky with piercing screams, heading toward the distant.