China Fires 520 Missiles — 12 US Ships Empty All 450 VLS Cells to Survive
On October 15th, 2025, China launched 520 missiles at twelve US Navy warships in the East China Sea. The saturation attack included 240 DF-21D ballistic missiles, 180 YJ-18 supersonic cruise missiles, and 100 CJ-10 subsonic cruise missiles. Between 3:50-4:10 a.m., the twelve ships—eight Ticonderoga cruisers and four Arleigh Burke destroyers—fired every defensive missile in their arsenal: 48 SM-2s, 96 SM-6s, 128 ESSMs, 82 RAMs, plus Phalanx guns. They destroyed 487 of 520 missiles (93.7% intercept rate). But thirty-three missiles penetrated all defenses. USS Gettysburg, Vicksburg, and Cowpens were struck and sunk. Three more ships severely damaged. Total casualties: 312 wounded. This was the largest missile defense engagement in history, demonstrating both Aegis capability and the impossibility of perfect defense against saturation attacks.
SUB NOW 👉🏻 / @navymissionusa
👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻
#NavyMission #AegisSystem #China #SaturationAttack #MissileDefense #NavalWarfare #EastChinaSea