Chapter 118 The Sinking
Against the background of lightning and thundering night, four fish that suddenly jumped out of the water on the turbulent sea made everyone on the Ticonderoga stupid. It was not until four thunders hit the sound of wind that they all returned to their awakening one by one, but what's the use of sobering at this time?
Fortunately, the machine would not be frightened. Just when the first water mine eye hit the head of the ship, the dense array near defense system opened fire. Six-barrel 20mm automatic cannons with a firing rate of thousands per minute sprayed long flames and instantly shot out nearly a hundred cannons, shooting a dazzling curtain on both sides of the mine.
Then…
Then the mine that was so close to him exploded.
"No!"
As the captain screamed in horror and despair, the terrifying power of the nearly two hundred kilograms of black rope explosion wiped away everything on the deck of the ship's bow like a huge broom, deep cannons, deep firing frames, and the sailors gathered there, instantly flew up like a tyrannical flame monster.
Just as this mine exploded, another dense array also detonated a mine that was close to him.
Two mines completely destroyed the combat capabilities of the Ticonderoga.
At this moment, in the messy command room, the sonar screen suddenly returned to normal, but what made the captain desperate was that the other five light spots were less than five kilometers away from him.
Nassau.
The amphibious assault ship with a displacement of tens of thousands of tons was in the surging waves, and was circling from the front at high speed from the front to the starboard side of the Ticonderoga in a dangerous sharp turn.
Its sonar also returned to normal. All the battleship sonars in the entire fleet returned to normal. The strange loud noise disappeared almost at the same time, but the five nearly 200-kilometer-raid light spots five kilometers away from the starboard side of the Ticonderoga made everyone have no time to care who was interfering with them at close range. Even the Yorkshire, forty kilometers behind the right of the Ticonderoga, was accelerating, and two Perry-class frigates were also coming to reinforce from more than ten kilometers away.
At this time, there was no need to care whether the enemy was playing lures away from the mountain. It was necessary to ensure that the Ticonderoga was not sunk. Even if it was sent back to the city's cemetery, it would not be allowed to sink to the bottom of the sea.
But unfortunately, no one can save the cruiser now. Because the other two mines that were not hit by the dense array had already hit its waterline at this time. These batches of tentacle mines, which were like sea urchins, had their tentacles hit the steel plate of the hull, and the charge inside was detonated. As two dazzling flames rose, two large holes were blown open on the starboard side of the Ticonderoga, and the sea water began to rush in.
Of course, this injury will not cost its life. The watertight design of modern ships is very complete. The retired Sprounz class of the US once used as a target ship in the exercise. It had a record of being blown off the entire bow without sinking. Compared with its larger Ticonderoga class, of course, it is also highly resistant to sinking.
But what if five of the same mines were added?
The second wave of attacks arrived less than a minute. As Nassau turned, he frantically fired rocket depths. At the same time, three swordfish and two sailfish flew past fifty meters below the Ticonderoga. At the moment he passed, he spit out the sound mines in his mouth, and then plunged into the deep sea, and above their heads. Five mines rose rapidly under the action of buoyancy. Before they could hit Ticonderoga, they were detonated by the propeller sound when it turned rapidly.
The power of a ton of black cords is enough.
The unlucky cruiser, which was already scarred, suddenly jumped up from the middle at a strange angle at the moment the explosion arrived, and then huge waves surged from both sides. At the same time, the middle part of the ship suddenly spewed out dozens of meters high with flames and steel debris. You can even see a section of the hull that was blown away inside. When all this dissipated, the Ticonderoga had turned into two pieces and slowly began to sink on the sea surface.
Looking at the surviving sailors who rushed into the surging waves to survive, Major General Thomas on the Nassau couldn't help but sigh. This was the fourth battleship that the US Navy had been sunk, including nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, nuclear-powered submarines, Aegis destroyers, and this Aegis cruiser, the core forces of the US sea at sea finally gathered together tonight.
However, the tragedy of the Free Will Fleet did not end. Just as the Nassau released a small boat to rescue the surviving crew, the Perry-class frigate behind him asked for help to the flagship.
Five monsters are launching raids on it.
The Yorkshire, which was originally the first line of defense on its periphery, had already left its position in order to rescue Ticonderoga.
"These bastards!" Major General Thomas gritted his teeth and cursed, then ordered the Yorkshire to return to its original position immediately, and at the same time, nearly two frigates behind him turned around and rushed to reinforcements.
Unfortunately, they were still one step late. When the Yorkshire reached the nuclear anti-submarine launch distance, their enemies were less than one kilometer away from the frigate. In the next close-up battle, although all the sailors on the frigate were crazily blocking, they only killed one enemy, and the other four still grabbed it and released mines.
The ending of this frigate is no different from that of the Ticonderoga, and it was directly bombed into two parts.
Fortunately, Wang Yue's attack tonight ended. In fact, he suffered a lot of losses. Not only did he lose two swordfish, but he also had four gun shrimps killed by a deep explosion at close range. Although these were acceptable consumables for him, it was still a bit regrettable after all. Obviously, such a strong attack was not wise, and sneak attack was the best way.
But if you attack, you must put your opponent forward a little further, because the sea water in this area is too shallow and it is not suitable for his number one general's operation. In addition, its scouts have not arrived yet. This method of tracking and positioning with gun shrimps can only be used once, and it will definitely not be used next time. In fact, three of the four dead gun shrimps were killed by the deep bombs thrown by other warships at close range. It is obvious that some people have realized that they are at the bottom of their ship.
If you play like this next time, maybe the first time the interference here will be hit like raindrops. The small body of the Gun Shrimp, a deep explosion within twenty meters will be dead. However, such a distance will not cause much damage to the warship. Any captain who is more courageous can play. Although the supplement of Gun Shrimp is not worth mentioning to him, at least this time, he will not be able to send more Gun Shrimps in time, so he must pay attention to their losses.
Just as Wang Yue withdrew all the thugs and began to study the next combat plan, the distant Western Pacific Ocean, after a terrifying night, the Free Will Fleet finally ushered in dawn. After the rain, the sky was clear and the sun was shining. Of course, the Ticonderoga and the frigate could not be seen. They had already sunk into the seabed more than 500 meters deep.
And at the same time, this fleet also welcomed an opponent.
The Lucie Asian-Pacific Fleet visited Venezuela, and four warships led by the flagship Varyag appeared on the radar screens of the Yorkshire and Gates. They also appeared on the Luciean radar screens. Then the Luciean Ministry of Defense announced that their visiting fleet to Venezuela will carry out a series of half-month training activities in the Western Pacific. In other words, in the next half month, the fleet will follow the Free Will Fleet like a bone-bearing maggot, and use their high-power radar to monitor all the movements of the Free Will Fleet.
But the guests of the Free Will Fleet are not just Lucians. The Chinese Ocean Training Fleet is also sailing into the search distance of radars on both sides. A Shishi Shield, two large frigates, an Ocean Supply Shield, and the Lucian Fleet, one south and one north to cross the Free Will Fleet.
The US government was very angry. They protested and opposed it, but they could do anything about it. This is the high seas, and even the exclusive economic zone of the US is not counted. They have the right to sail freely. As for using the alert radar to track them...
It’s not like using fire control radar, do you have to worry about it?
"Didn't the US emperor look for you when he started active sonar last time?" Wang Yue asked Lin Ying curiously.
The latter sent him a bodyguard today because it was said that a team of American agents sneaked into the country from the northwest. It goes without saying who the target was. Although there were dozens of military agents around Wang Yue, because this guy refused, these people could only protect them from the periphery, so this time Lin Ying specially sent him a temporary personal bodyguard.
"Open active sonar? Why don't I know when?" Lin Ying said sensiblely.
Well, Wang Yue understood that when he turned on active sonar last time, the Connecticut was only at the communication depth, but did not release the communication float to the outside. In other words, it could only receive long-wave radio commands unilaterally, but could not send messages to the outside world. When it floated up, it was already hugged by Ersha before it could surface.
The US did not know the role played by the Chinese fleet during the sinking of this Seawolf-class nuclear submarine. Of course, it is possible that there is no conclusive evidence to identify it. Once the trouble starts, it will not end well. After all, China cannot admit it, so it will simply suffer a loss.
After Lin Ying left, the guy immediately turned his gaze to his bodyguard.
"Xiao Hanhan, you have fallen into my hands today with Brother Wang. Come on, let me check your health first." He said with a ill-hearted smile.
Tian Zihan looked at him timidly, then pulled the collar to his shoulder very happily, showing a terrified expression, and screamed softly with tears that he tried hard to squeeze out: "Sister Xiaoya, save me!"
"Uh?!" Boss Wang ran out with a black thread. It is not finished.
Chapter completed!