Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

There is no need to change it to the last century. If it were ten years ago when radio was not popular, the "Statue of Liberty" would probably be doomed. If the "Resolution" really wanted to launch an attack on the "Statue of Liberty", then in the vast Atlantic Ocean

, the "Statue of Liberty" is really not responding to calls from the sky and the earth.

Now is different from the past. The popularization of wireless telegraphy has given the "Statue of Liberty" more protection. As soon as the "Resolution" appeared, the "Statue of Liberty" had already reported to the mainland. At this time, if the "Statue of Liberty" was attacked

If there is an attack, then the entire responsibility lies with the Americans. At least there is a guilty party and a creditor.

The "Resolution" is indeed tough. Compared with the 10,000-ton "Liberty", the "Resolution" is smaller in tonnage, but it has the situation under control, so the "Resolution" does not notice the surface of the sea when it goes up and down.

Torpedoes getting closer and closer.

As mentioned before, the 533mm torpedo equipped in Southern Africa weighs 950 kilograms and has a warhead charge of 190 kilograms.

The "Resolution" has a displacement of 1,450 tons. This class of destroyers was newly built after the signing of the London Naval Treaty. It is a standard treaty-class destroyer. Although the performance of this destroyer is good, if it is hit by a 533 torpedo, it will definitely cause fatal damage.

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Similarly, if the "Resolution" discovers a submarine first, then if a depth charge is dropped, the submarine will most likely be buried on the bottom of the sea.

From the perspective of the "Statue of Liberty", you can see it more clearly.

The hull of the "Statue of Liberty" is relatively high, so Thomas watched the torpedo disappear on the side of the "Resolution", and then the sea surface around the "Resolution" suddenly swelled, and the "Resolution" seemed to be being hit by an invisible force.

Like a big hand holding up the sea, the hull of the boat was still in the air. Cracks suddenly appeared. The steel hull was torn directly. The "Resolution" was cut into two parts in the air and hit the sea heavily. The splash was nearly 100 meters high.

, the wreckage only stayed on the sea surface for about a few seconds, and then sank to the bottom of the sea.

Only then did a huge explosion sound heard.

On the bridge of the "Statue of Liberty", Thomas and Mires looked at each other with strange expressions.

The "Resolution" is a US Navy warship. If it was directly sunk by a torpedo, would it lead to an all-out war between southern Africa and the United States?

Also, the "Resolution" and the "Statue of Liberty" were sailing side by side just now, which means that if the torpedo did not hit the "Determination", it would pass over the "Resolution" and directly hit the "Statue of Liberty"

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This is crazy——

Only now did Torres and Mires feel like they had a brush with death.

And the most critical question is, how could a southern African submarine appear in the offshore waters of Brazil?

"Is it a submarine?" Torres's throat was a little dry and his voice sounded a little hoarse.

"Who knows--" Mires was searching the distant sea with a telescope.

There was nothing unusual, no warships, no submarines, not even a periscope.

submarine--

It's just so weird.

"Sir, there are Americans on the sea asking for help. Do you want to carry out rescue?" the boatswain hurriedly reported.

"What American?" Thomas didn't react for a moment.

With an explosion of this magnitude, coupled with the vortex formed by the sinking of the ship's hull, even if there are sailors who survive, they will be swept under the water by the vortex.

"Why save them? Let the Americans die!" Mires said decisively. Southern Africa has always believed in tit-for-tat.

"This is not in line with our principles. We have to save people if we can -" Thomas was not as ruthless as Mires. There are rules for maritime navigation.

So the "Statue of Liberty" lowered its lifeboat to rescue people.

It was indeed the US military, but there was only one sailor named Powell. He was lucky enough to catch a lifebuoy at the moment the "Resolution" sank, so he survived.

After rescuing people on the "Statue of Liberty", a group of people immediately gathered around and started talking.

"You Americans have gone too far. How can you open fire on civilian ships?"

Wrapped in a blanket and dripping wet, Powell looked pitiful. The order to attack was given by the captain. Now that the unlucky captain has sunk to the bottom with the "Resolution", he deserves what he deserves.

"If it weren't for our kind captain, you would have to wait here to feed the sharks. Be a good person, American."

A crew member brought Powell a towel and a cup of hot coffee.

Powell thanked him and sat on the deck with his head down without saying a word.

"What happened?" Thomas pretended to be curious.

When the "Resolution" opened fire, the passengers on the "Liberty" were hiding in the cabin. It is estimated that few people saw the scene of the torpedo crossing the sea and hitting the "Resolution".

"I don't know. The 'Resolution' is a new ship and has just been commissioned." Powell could still recognize the captain's uniform. He probably felt that his answer was wrong. Powell subconsciously thought: "-it should be the ammunition on the ship."

There was an explosion in the library, otherwise it wouldn't have been so powerful."

oh!

The onlookers suddenly realized that this explanation was too reasonable.

"Where is your destination?" Powell was shocked. No matter who has experienced that kind of terrifying situation, it will take a long time to calm down.

"Whale Bay in Southern Africa—" Thomas frowned, not knowing what to do with Powell.

"God, I can't go to Walvis Bay in southern Africa, I want to go back to Victoria -" Powell was shocked. He was an active duty soldier in the United States. If he went directly to Walvis Bay, would this be considered an invasion?

"Then you have no choice but to swim back." Thomas was decisive and would definitely not return to Victoria for Powell.

Powell glanced at the lifeboat on the side and did not dare to speak.

Row back?

Don't be ridiculous, the sea area where the incident occurred is more than 100 nautical miles away from Victoria. Not to mention whether Powell's physical strength can handle it, if he gets lost, Powell doesn't think he will always have such good luck.

But solving the problem is also very simple. Powell took off his clothes and threw them into the sea. Then he said frankly: "Okay, I am no longer an active duty soldier in the United States——"

Thomas simply didn't notice: "Wrap the blanket first -"

It's so easy. Is it so easy for you Americans to get out of the military?

Then continue to Whale Bay, and Powell also begins his magical journey.

Powell came from a rural town in Illinois. Before joining the army at the age of 18, Powell had never left his hometown and had no chance to go to a big city.

The "Liberty Lady" is the most advanced luxury cruise ship. It even has a presidential suite on board, so the conditions are needless to say.

There were still a lot of empty rooms on the ship, so Thomas found a second-class cabin for Powell. It had a bed, a table, and a bathroom. Although it was not comparable to the presidential suite in the first-class cabin, it was enough to satisfy Powell.

"You can't take a bath in the bathroom, you can only take a simple shower. You go to the restaurant to eat at seven o'clock in the morning, noon, and six o'clock in the afternoon every day. From the looks of it, you probably don't have money to pay for the meals. I'm going to ask the captain what I should do.

"The crew took Powell to the room and very thoughtfully taught him how to use the facilities in the room.

If he didn't teach him, he might not know that the shower head can produce hot water.

For everything in front of him, Powell was very fresh.

There is no extra space on a warship, let alone private space. Every inch of space must be utilized to the extreme.

Compared with warships, luxury cruise ships are extremely luxurious. Not to mention single rooms, there are actually bathrooms in the rooms. In Powell's mind, only the captain's lounge can be so luxurious.

There was also a phone in the room that could be used to call the front desk directly. There were wine and snacks prepared for the passengers on the table. The crew member took a look at it and showed no intention of putting it away. He opened the drawer and pointed to the location of Powell's cup, and then left directly.

leave.

As soon as Powell opened the wine, the hatch was pushed open.

It was Peter who came to see Powell.

"Name, age, place of origin -" Peter was here for interrogation.

That's right. Powell immediately stood upright, raised his head, and answered the question seriously: "My name is Powell Wharton, from Illinois, serving on the USS Resolution-"

These are all routines that have been learned by heart. Even if Powell didn't confess, it was still on the dog tag around his neck.

No matter what Peter asked next, Powell kept repeating this sentence over and over again.

"Don't fool me, I'll tell you the truth, if you don't cooperate, I will throw you off the ship -" Peter is not polite, the new government has declared war on the United States, and Powell is now a prisoner of war.

Ocean sailing is very dangerous. It is normal to accidentally fall into the sea while going for a walk on the deck. The Geneva Prisoners of War Convention does not apply.

"You can't do that. Southern Africa is also a signatory to the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War." Powell answered fluently and seemed to have really practiced.

"Haha——" Peter sneered and raised his finger to point to the national emblem on his chest.

Powell's face suddenly turned pale.

On Peter's chest is the national emblem of the new Brazilian government. The new Brazilian government has just been established and has not yet had time to sign the Geneva Convention on Prisoners of War.

"Do you know what to do now?" Peter sneered, even if signed, the "Geneva Prisoner of War Convention" is not a universal talisman.

"Yes, I got it -" Powell looked downcast and faced reality honestly.

In fact, nothing can be asked. Powell's level is too low to reveal any important information.

In other words, it has no value.

Probably Powell himself knew it, so when Peter asked what happened on the "Resolution", Powell insisted that the "Resolution" ammunition depot accidentally exploded, causing the "Resolution" to sink.

This attitude is very good.

The time from the explosion to the sinking of the "Resolution" was too short to send a telegram to the outside world. By the time the Americans realized that something had happened to the "Resolution", the "Statue of Liberty" might have already arrived in the Bay of Whales.

Of course, Thomas did not forget to report to the mainland. This is not the first time that the US-Pakistan coalition has opened fire on civilian ships in southern Africa.