Reborn as a police officer in South Africa

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

The threat of torpedoes to warships is actually not great. As mentioned earlier, until the early days of World War II, torpedoes were an unreliable weapon. It was difficult to hit the target at a distance of 10,000 meters. After hitting the target, it was difficult to hit the target.

It may not explode, but various accidents may occur during the use of torpedoes, because torpedo explosions lead to the sinking of battleships.

Although torpedoes have various problems, in the era before missiles were invented, torpedoes were the biggest magic weapon that destroyers, submarines and other small warships could pose a threat to battleships and aircraft carriers. It was useless to use them, so the status of torpedoes was very embarrassing.

What posed a fatal threat to the "Lexington" were the aerial bombs accumulated on the deck of the "Lexington".

Although the "Lexington" was running at full power and making a "zigzag" motion 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 quickly replaced, but another consequence of the wooden deck is that it is easily ignited.

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

The Americans were so desperate that they piled bombs prepared for fighter-bombers on the deck.

A combination of multiple reasons ultimately led to irreversible consequences.

After the explosion, the fire ignited by the Lexington could not be extinguished, and thick smoke rose hundreds of meters high and was clearly visible from several kilometers away.

Before the captain of the "Lexington" could give the order to abandon the ship, many sailors on the "Lexington" jumped directly into the sea in an attempt to escape. By this time, the flight deck was already in chaos, and panicked people were everywhere.

Sailors, the fire had begun to spread to the interior of the ship at this time. The damage control department tried to control the fire, but unfortunately there was nothing they could do. Other US warships also tried their best to provide assistance to the "Lexington", but what they could do was extremely limited.

The "Lexington" was no longer able to take off and land at this time, and the Victoria Airport was attacked by the new government air force and was also unable to be used.

The pilots who took off from the "Lexington" could no longer return to the ground, and their morale collapsed instantly. Some pilots tried to make an emergency landing on the sea with the "Cerberus" that had run out of fuel, but due to poor skills, they fell directly into the sea.

He can only sink to the bottom of the sea with the "Cerber Dog" in despair.

There were also pilots who showed great courage and tried their best to fight against the "Gust Wind" and "Strong Wind", but in the end they were outnumbered and shot down one after another.

More "cerberus" fled in all directions. Planes of this period did not have high requirements for airports. They could land on slightly flatter roads or grass.

Although the Victoria Airport and the "Lexington" are no longer able to land, there is an airport in the Port of Kitchener nearby that can be used, and the esplanade in the Port of Kitchener 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 Binhai Avenue can be used as a temporary airport in wartime.

All US military fighter jets flew to Kitchina Port, hoping to make an emergency landing at the Kitchina Port airport.

At this time, another mistake occurred.

Aircraft in southern Africa have been equipped with radio systems that can communicate with towers, a technology that Americans have not yet mastered.

Therefore, in air combat, government pilots can communicate directly using language, while US military pilots can only rely on gestures or passively accept orders from the ground tower. The impact of this on a rapidly changing battlefield can be imagined.

In order to avoid communication interference, the government forces and the U.S.-Pakistan coalition use different frequency bands. Kitchener Port, which belongs to the Iron Square, uses another frequency band, and the signals sent out cannot be received by U.S. military aircraft.

This caused an error. When a U.S. Navy "Cerberus" flew over the Kitchina Port, due to poor communication between the two parties, the Kitchina Port was unable to determine the purpose of the "Cerberus", so the two sides

The "Strength" belonging to the protective 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 launch an air strike on Kitchener Airport.

When two "Strong Winds" intercepted the "Cerberus" over the Kitchina Port, the pilot of the "Strong Wind" tried his best to signal the pilot of the "Cerberus" with hand signals and asked about the purpose of the "Cerberus".

At this time, the "Cerberus" had run out of ammunition, was running low on fuel, and perhaps had a little contempt for the Umbrella Company, so it did not respond in time.

The two "Strong Winds" cooperated tacitly. When one "Strong Wind" flew beside the "Cerber Dog", the other "Strong Wind" flew behind the "Cerber Dog". Its cannons had already locked on the "Cerber Dog" and were ready to attack it at any time.

"Cerberus" shot down.

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

The "Cerberus" pilot did not hesitate and parachuted directly, letting the "Cerberus" fall into the densely populated living area.

"Cerberus" directly hit a civilian's yard. The "Cerberus" simply had very little fuel left, so it did not cause much damage.

This behavior also became the focus of controversy between the federal government of southern Africa and the United States government after the war.

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

The federal government of Southern Africa insists that Southern Africa did not participate in the war, and the Port of Kitchina is a third party. U.S. Navy aircraft should not choose to land at the Port of Kitchina Airport at all, and the Umbrella Company is fully qualified to maintain the security of the Port of Kitchina.

, it is the U.S. Navy that should be held responsible for the forced landing of U.S. warplanes in the living area of ​​Kitchener Harbor.

Crash landing?

Who has ever seen an emergency landing where a plane was smashed into a pile of scrap metal?

Of course, these controversies 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 completed.

The "Lexington" class aircraft carrier is the main battleship of the U.S. Naval Aviation. The "Lexington" was sunk, leaving only the "Saratoga" alone, and the U.S. Department of War did not dare to destroy the "Saratoga".

Latoga" was sent to Brazil, otherwise what would happen if it was sunk again?

The news of the sinking of the USS Lexington spread back to the United States, causing an uproar in public opinion and shock to both the government and the public. All 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 definitely not be able to protect 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 and for all

Passed 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 began developing the "Yorktown" class aircraft carrier two years ago.

The overall performance of the "Yorktown" class aircraft carrier is equivalent to that of the "Elizabeth" class aircraft carrier. After experiencing the controversy between "big aircraft carrier" and "small aircraft carrier", the U.S. Department of War had to admit that the "Elizabeth" class was the first to be 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 the "Yorktown", the "Island" class in Southern Africa had already begun laying the keels. In order to fight

The Southern African Navy has a growing aircraft carrier advantage, and the U.S. Navy is ready to break through the "Washington Naval Treaty" and "London Naval Treaty".

"The 15,000-ton 'Langley', the 43,000-ton 'Saratoga', plus five 18,000-ton 'Rangers', you are ready to tear up the "Washington Naval Treaty" and "London Naval Treaty"

"?" At the Palais des Nations in Geneva, Sean Ferguson felt heavy and felt like a storm was coming.

Regardless of the fact that Sean Ferguson has always had a strong attitude towards Americans, which is just rhetoric. After all, the United States is the only country in the world whose industrial strength can rival that of southern Africa. The situation has developed to the point where it is on the verge of getting out of control.

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The Washington Naval Treaty stipulates that the total tonnage of U.S. aircraft carriers is only 135,000 tons.

If all the current U.S. shipbuilding plans are completed, the total tonnage of U.S. aircraft carriers will reach 148,000 tons.

"Sean, if the Basutoland is sunk, what will southern Africa do?" Hoover asked rhetorically. The United States had just joined the League of Nations and something like this happened. If the United States did not retaliate, then the United States might as well just disband.

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

The implication of Sean Ferguson is that the "Lexington" should not have participated in the war at all, so it deserved to be sunk!

"This is the same thing. The dignity of the United States cannot be insulted. Blood debts can only be paid for with blood. The Brazilians - and everyone involved in this war will pay the price!" Hoover roared crazily, pointing his sword at the Ministry.

Africa.

"Are you sure?" Sean Ferguson was furious and shameless.

The Americans are working hard to build aircraft carriers, but Southern Africa can do it too, and Southern Africa has more experience in building aircraft carriers than the Americans. Don't challenge Southern Africa's capabilities in this regard.