Reborn South Africa as a police officer

Chapter 1974 Don't Challenge Southern Africa's Capabilities

Only one of the explosions monitored by the "Shark" came from a torpedo, and the other two came from the explosion of ammunition piled up on the deck of the "Lexington".

The threat of torpedoes to warships is actually not great. As mentioned earlier, until the early stage of World War II, torpedoes were not very reliable weapons. It was difficult to hit the target at a distance of [-] meters. It may not explode, and various accidents may occur during the use of torpedoes, because torpedo explosions cause warships to sink.

Although torpedoes have various problems, in the era before missiles were invented, torpedoes were the biggest magic weapon for small warships such as destroyers and submarines to pose a threat to battleships and aircraft carriers.

What poses a fatal threat to the "Lexington" are the aerial bombs piled up on the deck of the "Lexington".

Although the "Lexington" was running in a zigzag motion at full power when the "Sea Eagle" launched its attack, several bombs still fell on the flight deck.

This is actually not enough to cause fatal damage to the "Lexington". The wooden deck used by the "Lexington" can be replaced quickly, but another consequence of the wooden deck is that it is extremely easy to ignite.

The aerial bombs produced in southern Africa for the navy, even the high-explosive bombs, have added flammable components, the purpose is to cause more trouble for the enemy.

The bombs that the Americans are surviving and preparing for fighter-bombers are all piled up on the deck.

A combination of multiple reasons led to irreversible consequences.

After the explosion, the fire on the "Lexington" could not be extinguished, and the thick smoke rose hundreds of meters high and could be clearly seen several kilometers away.

Before the captain of the "Lexington" gave the order to abandon the ship, many sailors on the "Lexington" directly jumped into the sea to try to escape. The flight deck was already in chaos at this time, and everyone was panicked. Sailors, the fire has begun to spread to the interior of the ship at this time. The damage control department tried to control the fire, but unfortunately there is nothing they can do. Other US ships are also trying their best to provide assistance to the "Lexington", but what they can do is extremely limited.

The "Lexington" was unable to take off and land at this time, and Victoria Airport was attacked by the air force of the new government and was also unusable.

The pilots who took off from the "Lexington" were unable to return to the ground, and their morale collapsed instantly. Some pilots tried to make an emergency landing on the sea surface of the "Cerberus" that had run out of fuel, but because of poor technology, they fell directly into the sea. It can only sink into the bottom of the sea with the "Cerberus" in despair.

There are also pilots who showed great courage and tried their best to deal with the "gale wind" and "strong wind", but they were finally outnumbered and shot down one after another.

More "Cerberus" fled in all directions. Aircraft in this period did not have high requirements for airports, and they could land on slightly flat roads or grasslands.

Although the Victoria Airport and the "Lexington" can no longer land, there is an airport in Kitchener Port nearby that can be used, and the coastal road in Kitchener Port is extremely wide. This issue was considered when it was built. The isolation belt in the middle of the road needs to be removed, and the Binhai Avenue can be used as a temporary wartime airport.

All U.S. fighter jets flew to Kitchener Port, hoping to make an emergency landing at the airport in Kitchener Port.

At this time, another oolong occurred.

The radio system that can communicate with the tower has been installed on the aircraft in southern Africa, a technology that Americans have not mastered yet.

Therefore, in air combat, government pilots can communicate directly with language, while American pilots can only rely on gestures, or passively accept orders from ground towers. The impact of this on the ever-changing battlefield can be imagined.

In order to avoid communication interference, the frequency bands used by the government forces and the U.S.-Pakistan coalition forces are different. The Kitchener Port belongs to the Iron Four Corners, and it uses another frequency band. The signals sent by the U.S. military aircraft cannot be received.

This caused an oolong. When a "Cerberus" of the US Navy flew over the Kitchina Port, due to poor communication between the two parties, the Kitchener Port could not judge the purpose of the "Cerberus", so the two A "Strong Wind" belonging to the umbrella was scrambled into the air to intercept the "Cerberus".

At this time, no one knew whether the "Cerberus" was going to make an emergency landing at Kitchener Airport or whether it was going to conduct an air strike on Kitchener Airport.

When two "Strong Winds" intercepted the "Cerberus" over Kitchener Harbor, the pilots of the "Strong Winds" desperately gestured to the pilots of the "Cerberus" and asked about the purpose of the "Cerberus".

"Cerberus" had already run out of ammunition at this time, and was running out of fuel, and perhaps had a little contempt for the umbrella company, so it did not respond in time.

The two "Strong Winds" cooperate tacitly. When one "Strong Wind" is flying next to the "Cerberus", the other "Strong Wind" is flying behind the "Cerberus". "Cerberus" shot down.

Just when the "Cerberus" was about to fly over the airport, the "strong wind" behind finally couldn't bear it, and opened fire brazenly to injure the "Cerberus".

The "Cerberus" pilot did not hesitate to parachute directly, allowing the "Cerberus" to fall into the densely built living area.

The "Cerberus" directly smashed into the yard of a civilian, and the fuel for the "Cerberus" was running out, so it did not cause much damage.

This behavior also became the focus of controversy between the federal government of Southern Africa and the US government after the war.

The U.S. government insists that Umbrella, as a commercial enterprise, has no right to attack U.S. Navy military aircraft, so Umbrella should be responsible for all consequences of the attack.

The Federal Government of Southern Africa insisted that Southern Africa did not participate in the war. As a third party, the US Navy's aircraft should not choose to land at the Kitchener Airport. The umbrella company is fully qualified to maintain the safety of the Kitchener Port. Therefore, the U.S. Navy should be responsible for the forced landing of U.S. warplanes in the living area of ​​Kitchener Harbor.

Forced landing?

Who has ever seen a plane being smashed into a pile of scrap metal for an emergency landing!

Of course, these controversies have become insignificant in the face of the fact that the "Lexington" sank.

The United States has only two "Lexington" class aircraft carriers in total, plus the "Langley" that has been deployed to the Philippines, and the "Ranger" that has not yet been built.

The "Lexington" class aircraft carrier is the main battleship of the U.S. Naval Air Force. When the "Lexington" was sunk, only one "Saratoga" was left alone, and the U.S. Department of War did not dare to put the "Saratoga" on its own. "Latoga" was sent to Brazil, otherwise what if it is sunk again?
The news of the sinking of the "Lexington" was sent back to the United States, causing an uproar in public opinion, and the government and the opposition were shocked. All the previous controversies about the Brazilian Civil War disappeared, and revenge became the consensus of the United States.

With only one aircraft carrier left, it will certainly not be able to safeguard the interests of the United States.

The previous controversies caused by the unreasonable design of the "Ranger" have all disappeared. Congress has repeatedly rejected the War Department's request to build more "Rangers". After the "Lexington" was sunk, Congress once Pass the plan to build five "Rangers" and put the plan for the "Yorktown" class aircraft carrier on the agenda in advance.

In response to the design flaws of the "Ranger", the United States has begun to develop the "Yorktown" class aircraft carrier two years ago.

The overall performance of the "Yorktown" class aircraft carrier is comparable to that of the "Elizabeth" class aircraft carrier. After experiencing the controversy between "big aircraft carrier" and "small aircraft carrier", the US Department of War has to admit that it is the first "Elizabeth" class aircraft carrier built in southern Africa The performance of aircraft carriers is more balanced.

But the problem is that the "Elizabeth" class aircraft carrier was built in southern Africa before World War I. When the U.S. Department of War began to develop "Yorktown", the "Island" class in southern Africa had already begun to lay keels. With the increasing carrier advantage of the Southern African Navy, the US Navy is ready to break through the "Washington Naval Treaty" and "London Naval Treaty".

"15000 ton 'Langley', 43000 ton 'Saratoga', plus five 18000 ton 'Rangers', you are ready to tear up the Washington Naval Treaty and the London Naval Treaty Is it?" At the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Sean Ferguson was in a heavy heart, feeling like a storm was about to come.

Don't look at Sean Ferguson's attitude towards the Americans all the time. It's just a mouthful. After all, the United States is the only country in the world whose industrial strength can match that of southern Africa. The situation has developed to the point where it is on the verge of losing control. .

The "Washington Naval Treaty" stipulates that the total tonnage of US aircraft carriers is only 13.5 tons.

If the current US shipbuilding plan is fully completed, the total tonnage of the US aircraft carrier will reach 14.8 tons.

"Sean, if the 'Basutoland' is sunk, what will Southern Africa do?" Hoover asked back. The United States had just joined the League of Nations, and this happened. If the United States does not retaliate, the United States may simply be disbanded.

"No, no, no, these are two different things. The 'Basutoland' will never appear where it should not appear." Not only the Americans are unreasonable, but also the southern Africans.

Sean Ferguson's implication is that "Lexington" should not have participated in the war at all, so it deserves to be sunk!
"This is the same thing. The dignity of the United States cannot be humiliated. The blood debt can only be paid with blood. The Brazilians—and all those who participated in this war will pay the price!" Hoover roared wildly. Africa.

"Are you sure?" Sean Ferguson was furious, shameless, right?

Americans are desperately trying to build aircraft carriers, and southern Africa can do it too, and southern Africa has more experience in building aircraft carriers than Americans. Don't challenge southern Africa's capabilities in this regard.

(End of this chapter)