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Chapter 1002 Storm Corner

"Knowing the facts but not the reasons is a big mistake! Some of you have been through training and assessment. Can anyone tell me what is written in the training materials of the Navy General Staff?"

Hong Tao immediately pouted and began to criticize this self-boasting expression. However, he did not announce the answer immediately, but encouraged other captains and staff officers to brainstorm.

"Reporting to His Majesty, I remember that the training materials are updated frequently. In the update notes for the 29th year of Jing Yang, the sea areas in southern Africa were specifically divided. The east of Cape Agulhas is the Indian Ocean, and the west is the Atlantic Ocean. The hydrological data is also divided into two parts, the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean."

At this time, it depends on the introverted Yan Bushi. He does not have as many tactical ideas and drive as Setel, but he is more cautious and thorough.

“Yes, the training materials of the Navy General Staff are obtained by surveyors on communication ships who risk their lives through repeated field surveys. Almost every year, a communication ship is lost.

The reason for paying such a high price is not just to improve the nautical charts and training materials so that you can prepare for the exam.

Every number and longitude and latitude they summed up has a very important practical use. They prevent future generations from being ignorant of nature like them. They use their lives to mark the footprints and tell you where you can walk, where it is difficult to walk, and where there are dangers.

Specifically, on the nautical chart, it is clearly a whole coastline, and the latitude is not much different, so why do we have to mark the east and west of Cape Agulhas? In addition to planning the ocean, there must be a more important purpose.

You are not commanders stationed in Enniao Port, and you have no chance to sail in the Atlantic Ocean. You may not have known about this purpose before. But now that the fleet is heading to the Atlantic Ocean, you must know it.

Setel, your problem is not that you don't know, but that you are too arrogant. You always think that you are invincible with strong ships and powerful guns. Advanced weapons are indeed something to be proud of, but there are not only enemies in the world. As a navy, you must always think about another powerful enemy, the sea conditions. Anyone who ignores it will be in big trouble. "

Yan Bu Si saved Setel and the captains present. If no one could answer, they and the Navy Staff would be punished. They would not be demoted, but they would definitely be demoted. It was so hard to get promoted half a level, but it was much easier to demote. It was a snap and it was a level. Five or six years of hard work was in vain.

"…Your Majesty, is the sea condition west of Cape Agulhas different from that east?" If it were someone else, they would have been discouraged by the Emperor's criticism. But Celt was not too affected and continued to ask.

“You will know the difference in one day. When you see it with your own eyes and experience it yourself, it will be more impressive than any number of times you are told about it.

Now I will arrange the battle deployment first. Yan Bu Si, you lead five warships and armed cargo ships to form the first team, responsible for covering the left wing of the main fleet.

Remember, when sailing, you must not line up in a column, each ship must be staggered, and navigation lights must be hung at all times of the day and night. If you encounter a special situation and there is no time to report, all ships must immediately withdraw from the battle and gather at the temporary assembly point.

Here are the coordinates of three temporary assembly points, use them in order. Communication is likely to be poor during combat, but it doesn't matter, you can keep the enemy within your visual range during the day and wait patiently, and then drive away at night to prevent a surprise attack.

Don't worry about losing the target. The enemy is building a port, and a large number of personnel and supplies are landing. They will not give up and leave easily. If they really want to escape, we must block the route to the north and force them to turn south. But I have a request, no matter what the situation is, they must not exceed 45 degrees south latitude. The enemy can not be annihilated, but orders must not be disobeyed. Anyone who does not obey will not be able to serve in the navy in the future. Okay, adjourn the meeting, return to the ships and explain the orders to the subordinates clearly, and make sure that everyone is united. "

Hong Tao glanced at the young face, stretched out his hand to push him away from him, and began the pre-war preparations for all the officers. Unlike the past, this preparation meeting basically did not talk about combat methods, but talked about a lot of auxiliary and self-protection methods without giving too much explanation.

But an order is an order, and as the saying goes, a higher-ranking official can crush a person. Now the order is directly given by the commander-in-chief. No matter how many questions you have, you have to put them in your mind and then execute them immediately according to the order.

When many people talk about the Cape of Good Hope, they always think of it as the southernmost tip of Africa. In fact, the real southernmost tip is Cape Agulhas, more than 150 kilometers east of the Cape of Good Hope.

The Cape of Good Hope is located at the southwestern tip of Africa. It is a very narrow and long cape that extends deep into the sea to the south, like an arm guarding the False Bay. Cape Town is built on the root of this arm, and there is also the peculiarly shaped Table Mountain.

European sailors used to call it Cape of Good Luck, not because it could bring good luck, but just a good wish. Because its original name was not Cape of Good Hope or Cape of Good Luck, but Cape of Storms, which sounds like a bad name.

The west wind howls and the waves are huge all year round. It is not enough to describe it as "three feet waves without wind". It should be changed to "three meters waves without wind".

The winds and waves are strongest in the summer in the northern hemisphere and in the winter in the southern hemisphere. From July to October, there is almost no peace. The sea is always like a boiling pot, with huge waves of seven or eight meters, and sometimes more than ten meters high.

In later times, large ships of more than 100,000 tons passing through here were afraid of encountering such strong winds and huge waves, and usually would go to port to avoid them after receiving weather forecast warnings. In the era of sailing, not to mention the lack of accurate weather forecasts and communication methods, even if there were, sailboats could not pass such sea conditions, and encountering them would mean a life-threatening situation.

In the winter in the northern hemisphere, the Cape of Storms is a little better. The westerly wind will still blow, but the wind will be weaker, and the waves will still rise, usually not exceeding 4 meters.

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These few months are the best window for sailing around the Cape of Good Hope. As long as you are familiar with the waterway and your luck is not particularly bad, a small sloop of sail tonnage of dozens of tons can pass safely.

Why is this so? There are three main reasons: ocean currents, atmosphere and topography.

The warm Mozambique Current flows from the east coast of Africa around the southern tip to the Cape of Good Hope, where it collides head-on with the Benguela Current moving northward from Antarctica.

Fluctuating temperatures can cause colds, and the same is true in nature. When two ocean currents, one hot and one cold, mix together, the intense energy exchange not only affects the sea water, but also causes local changes in the climate and intensifies the wind.

At 40 degrees south latitude, except for the small tail of South America and Australia's Tasman Island, the entire world is almost entirely ocean. The rotation of the earth has little effect on the land, but has a greater impact on the ocean, which creates the westerly wind belt waves that rage without any shelter.
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