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Chapter 66, Typhoon God of War Halsey

A gloomy sky as black as the bottom of a pot, and a raging sea with violent winds and waves.

Oh, God!The fleet is broken, the battle is over, maybe I will be miserable this time!

Standing on the bridge with the floor swaying violently while leaning on the bulkhead, the first captain of the [-]-ton "Hawaii" battleship with the largest tonnage in the United States of America, Colonel Warner R. Edsel, was about to appear in front of his eyes. I was stunned by the sight!

While pressing the bloody forehead that had just been smashed with sterile gauze, he looked at the gloomy sky outside the porthole, the stormy waves covering the sky, and Halsey who was struggling between the crests and valleys. The fleet couldn't help feeling a little absent-minded for a while.

The entire field of vision has been completely occupied by strong winds, huge waves, heavy rain, and dense fog. The huge waves are connected one after another like hills, turbulent and churning; the sea water seems to be boiled, and it is carried by the strong wind again. It hit the deck with incomparable power.

The hazy dark clouds and the same hazy seawater meet together, turbulent, making it almost impossible to distinguish where is the sky and where is the ocean. Only when the lightning flashes across the sky can you see a blur from the only light horizon.However, when the storm began to pour down, even this last trace of the difference between heaven and earth was completely obliterated.Amidst the lightning, thunder, and turbid waves, the poor sailors had to roar to hear each other clearly, and they couldn't see anything clearly from a few hundred yards away... Everyone in the cabin was holding on tightly to the Things, the knuckles turned white from too much force, until the arms were sore.Everyone's hearts were tense and could not be tighter. One recruit who had just joined the army was even lying on the edge of the compass dial. Individuals are scared the shit out of them.

Damn it!How did things come to this?

According to Colonel Edsel's many years of sailing experience, under normal circumstances, at least in tropical seas, compared to the North Atlantic, which is full of wind and waves all day long, the Pacific Ocean is indeed quite peaceful. Ships can sail on calm seas for several months. without encountering any storms.

When the Magellan fleet sailed across the Pacific Ocean, they "enjoyed" the good weather for two months along the way, and they were hungry for two months by the way.

It wasn't until this moment that he finally realized what a huge and terrifying energy was lurking in this seemingly calm sea!

——When the first signs of disaster appear, everything is not so obvious.It's just that the wind speed on the sea gradually increased to [-] knots, and some ships with smaller tonnages began to become uncontrollable... No one expected that an unprecedented typhoon was rushing towards them.

As a battle-tested veteran seaman, Admiral Halsey would not be afraid of such a small storm at all, and still commanded the fleet to continue advancing.But by this time, the ocean was already becoming more and more violent at an alarming rate.A large amount of gray-white sea water, stirred into foam by the strong wind, swayed and rushed towards the US fleet.The smaller thousand-ton destroyers and the medium-sized landing ships of only more than 900 tons were all violently bumping up and down in the ever-growing huge waves.Although the captain and the first mate were still trying their best to control the direction with the rudder, the huge waves directly lifted the entire stern out of the water, like a giant hand playing with bugs. Balance the hull!Even the propellers of some ships were damaged!

As a result, the rapidly deteriorating sea conditions caused the huge and bloated US fleet to be gradually blown away.Some of the out-of-control ships were torn by the strong wind and gradually moved away from other ships.The original fleet order could no longer be maintained.The undulating and bumpy aircraft carrier deck has brought great trouble to the reconnaissance aircraft of the US Navy Air Force that is taking off and landing.One of the guys was so slow to land on the bumpy deck that he had to parachute out after the plane ran out of gas and was lost in rough seas despite a destroyer keeping an eye on his whereabouts .

It was only at this time that Admiral Halsey of the flagship Enterprise belatedly issued a wind and wave warning, but unfortunately it was too late to adjust—bad news from various ships kept coming through the radio.Several ships reported that someone had broken his leg, and someone on a certain aircraft carrier accidentally fell into the water during deck operations. It was too late for others to rescue him, and there was no one on the sea.A water reconnaissance plane had no time to return, lost its way in the bad weather, and finally disappeared into the vast ocean... But compared to the nightmare that followed, these losses are nothing.

In short, by this time, even the dullest person could understand that their fleet had probably encountered a strong typhoon this time—the most terrifying demon in the Pacific Ocean.And now it is indeed summer in the northern hemisphere with frequent typhoons...

However, in the era without satellite cloud images, human beings have very limited ability to predict typhoons. Whether it is the maximum wind force at the center, the future movement path, or even the location of the typhoon eye, they can only rely on experience and guesswork, and there is always Mistakes—for example, this time, Admiral Halsey made a wrong judgment, thinking that as long as he slightly modified his route, he could bypass the typhoon and continue to advance to the predetermined battlefield.

Therefore, after fine-tuning the course, the U.S. fleet thought it was going around from the back of the typhoon to a safe sea area, but in fact it plunged into the center of the typhoon's eye-after a while, even with a full load displacement of [-] The thousand-ton battleship USS Hawaii also began to shake violently, tilting suddenly from time to time, or being thrown violently and then falling to the other side, and then a huge wave hit it head-on... Every ship was shaking Struggling in the sea, the road ahead seemed to be blocked, it felt like a stone wall was blocking the way of the fleet.And the radars on several large battleships have even detected the location of the typhoon's eye, and found that the fleet has been heading there—unfortunately, it's too late!

By this time, the weather on the sea was far worse than they had imagined before.The field of vision was filled with fog, the air pressure dropped to 920 hPa, but the wind speed broke through [-] knots.The turbulent waves of the sea crazily hit the warship, as if the entire steel giant ship would be overturned in the next moment.The flag on the mast had already been blown away, and even the sturdy antenna and radar began to creak, as if they would break apart in the next second.

On the sea, visible through the mist, the highest waves had risen to fifty feet.From time to time, they surged from the rear of the battleship, easily lifted the stern, and then pushed the bow of the ship into the huge wave trough.The battered fleet tactical commander finally no longer asked to maintain formation, but issued the order of "wind resistance priority".The most important thing right now is undoubtedly to save the thousands of ships in this sea area under the attack of the typhoon.

As the fog thickened, one ship after another disappeared from sight. In the gray color, the occupants of each ship seemed to feel that they were the only ones left on the sea. The sound of calling can also confirm that they are not alone.

Alas, the radios were all bad news: through the shrill howling of the wind and the moans of despair creaking from the hulls, the radios kept reporting the loss of other ships.People continued to fall into the sea, or were blown away by strong winds, and were injured by being thrown from the ceiling in the turbulence.People kept reporting that their bulkheads were damaged and the hull was leaking, and they hoped that other ships would go to rescue them, but everyone was helpless.Several other ships lost signal forever after sending out desperate radio waves of "the ship is shaking too much... may capsize soon...".

——In the hoarse exclamation of the lookout, a huge wave suddenly rose from the sea, like a slowly closing curtain, and accompanied by a huge howling sound, a destroyer was embraced in his arms, and then Together with the waves themselves, they belong to the dark green abyss of death...

At this time, the air pressure measured on the ship has dropped below the measurement range of the barometer, and the pointer arrow of the anemometer has also touched the top - eighty knots!The pointer vibrated violently and made a piercing scream.The sailors on the battleship Hawaii could not stand upright in the wind, and those who were forced to work on the deck all fell down desperately and firmly grasped the ropes; the strong wind mixed with droplets, hitting the body like needles generally.

Then, a ship caught fire, and it was Admiral Halsey's flagship USS Enterprise!The planes on its deck were thrown into the sea, and the planes in the hangar were bumped with the hull, and finally fell apart, the gasoline leaked, and somewhere it caught a spark and caught fire.Soon, the flight deck and cabins below were on fire, and the ship was out of control.The panic-stricken headquarters immediately ordered several other ships to support the burning flagship Enterprise, but everyone could not protect themselves... A plane thrown out of nowhere was surrounded by huge waves and flew like a shell. It hit the mainmast of the battleship USS Hawaii accurately, and fragments of steel and aluminum alloys flew all over the sky like raindrops, and the radar screen was suddenly gray.

Listening to the hoarse news on the radio one after another, Colonel Edsel's spine felt chills, and the boundless fear engulfed his whole body like a thick fog at this moment—the various crises described in the radio also had the same effect. It could happen to his ship at any moment.Immediately afterwards, the huge waves that surged onto the deck smashed open several watertight doors that were not closed tightly, and poured into the cabin like a waterfall.Sailors had to line up to help bail out the water.

Suddenly, a huge wave slapped the stern of the USS Hawaii, lifting the [-]-ton ship into the air like a puppy throwing up an old shoe.The propeller was exposed, and the keel of the ship shook violently.Then as soon as the bow fell, it was immediately engulfed by the sea again.The captain, Colonel Edsel, couldn't stand still, and was thrown from the floor to the other side of the bridge. His forehead just hit the handle of the cabin door, blood spurted out immediately, and one shoulder fell off. Mortar... But in the face of the current crisis, he could only endure the dizziness and pain, stood up and continued to work.

The situation was getting worse and worse, the radio signal became intermittent, and even the lights in the cabin became flickering.Looking out from the window of the bridge, the violent hurricane is like a ferocious behemoth, running more and more recklessly on the vast undulating sea.

Under the relentless whipping of the strong wind, the undulating sea surface stirred up more and more turbulent waves, one wave after another, like undulating mountains.The whole world that Colonel Edsel could see seemed to have become irrational, and he began to frantically interpret the true meaning of the so-called "chaos" at a bold pace. Anger, or the ecstasy from the devil's heart.

And the [-]-ton battleship USS Hawaii, now helplessly placed in this disordered world, has been completely reduced to the Creator's plaything.Although in the eyes of humans, the Hawaiian with a displacement of [-] tons and a main gun with a [-]-inch caliber is already an indestructible floating city of steel.But in the face of the vast ocean, it is still nothing but a tiny thing, and in the face of the terrifying power of a super typhoon, it is even more powerless!
In occasional bursts of lightning and thunder, the huge battleship was thrown from one wave to the bottom, and then to another wave.Just like this, rolling and swinging helplessly on the sea surface, at the mercy of the strong wind and rainstorm, like a dice that is constantly rolling in the hands of a gambler...

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Fortunately, the battleship Hawaii has a displacement of up to [-] tons and extremely thick armor plates, which are somewhat useful.Even such a monstrous and devastating wave only smashed its superstructure into a mess, but could not tear its hull after all-after some effort, the mate managed to turn the bow back. into the wind and slowed the battleship USS Hawaii.Compared with the worst scenes just experienced, although the wind is still howling, the sea is still rough, and the boat is still bumping and jumping in the typhoon, at least there is no need to worry about capsizing for the time being.

However, before all the officers and soldiers of the ship could breathe a sigh of relief, almost instantly, a more terrifying disaster came crashing down!
Under the beating of huge waves, the entire fleet was already in chaos. According to the newly repaired backup radar, several ships were rushing towards the Hawaii from all directions!The radar officer was so scared that he let out a hysterical cry of despair!

"...Three thousand yards from the starboard bow, there is a ship approaching!"

"... Straight ahead, two thousand yards, there is a ship approaching!"

"... Fifteen hundred yards to port bow, there is a ship approaching!"

"...God! Is this going to crash?" Colonel Edsel, the captain with many years of sailing experience, cried out, feeling as if his heart had jumped out of his chest, and seemed to have stopped beating—he said I have never encountered such a dangerous situation in my life.Since it was already difficult for him to control his own boat, it is likely that these approaching boats were also out of control and were moving erratically.

Regardless of the danger of capsizing, the first mate at the helm insisted on turning the rudder to starboard, but it was useless under the pounding and disturbance of the huge waves.After the chief engineer got the news, he was running around in a hurry beside the engine, trying to maximize the horsepower and rush out, but he made a mistake in his busy schedule. Instead, he broke the transmission system, so that the engine idling and the entire battleship lost thrust. He couldn't move, so he just stood there obediently.

All those who understood the actual situation gathered around the portholes, staring in horror at the battleship approaching from the mist a few hundred yards away.It was as if he had already seen the shadow of the god of death hanging over his head.Everyone on board heard the screams of terror and despair through the ship's radio.

A heavy cruiser passed by less than [-] yards away from the USS Hawaii by chance, and blew its whistle four times as a signal of danger, and then quickly disappeared into the strong wind.But then the oncoming battleship Montana could no longer escape—Colonel Edsel only had time to shout a sharp and desperate "shock-proof preparation!" to the ship's radio, and the terrible collision It happened!

Accompanied by an earth-shattering bang, the two giant steel ships, which the United States of America regards as pride, were entangled with each other.

As the sparks burst out, the violent collision caused all the sailors on the two battleships who were not holding on to something to be thrown high in an instant.Then they fell heavily on the hard bulkhead and floor, their heads were bleeding, their bones were broken and their tendons were injured. The wailing sounded one after another like a sea tide, echoing in the aisles of the cabins of the two giant ships.A few of the most unlucky people even fell into the sea screaming, only struggled twice before never floating again.

The entire bow of the battleship Montana was inserted into the hull of the USS Hawaii, completely tearing off the solid hull, and the layers of deck structures were all exposed to the huge waves!And the hull of the battleship Montana itself was torn open with several twisted huge cracks!
Driven by the gust of wind, the sea water crazily poured into the hulls of the two battleships, rushing all the damage control team members who were trying to block the opening to the side.When the two super battleships were tightly hinged together and were dying on the sea, another light cruiser that was already on fire crashed into the stern of the Hawaiian, and in the form of self-detonation and disintegration, it gave the already half-dead Hawaii No. Added a fatal blow!
Five minutes later, the entire ship of the USS Hawaii lost power; half an hour later, the keel of the USS Hawaii broke and began to disintegrate from the middle; four and ten minutes later, the battleship with the largest tonnage in the history of the United States of America had not had time to fight a serious battle During the naval battle, he sank into the bottom of the sea in a typhoon full of unwillingness.And when it was buried in the raging sea, the "murderer" Montana who assassinated it was also dragged into the cold and dark hell together...

And the tragic loss suffered by the US Pacific Fleet in this "nightmare typhoon" is far more than the above... When the sun reappeared in the sky and the sea returned to its previous tranquility, the fleet had already lost three points. One of them disappeared forever on the sea level, a third turned into twisted and overturned steel garbage, and the remaining third was dilapidated and horrible...

Soon, all of this spread to the United States on the other side of the Pacific Ocean through radio waves, and caused a huge sensation in the news media and the public.

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PS: This weekend is really lively. First, there was the terrorist attack on crazy trucks in France, then the mutiny in Turkey, and now even Armenia has mutinied. Is it the rhythm of a big news every day?The incident in the South China Sea was covered up by such a shock, but not many people cared about it...

On the bridgehead in Istanbul, there was another scene where heavily armed soldiers of the coup army were dragged out of their tanks and beaten violently by the people, disarming without firing a single shot.It's like a repeat of the scene in Moscow back then.But it cannot be blamed that these soldiers are too weak and spineless.Because they were not supporters of the coup d'etat at all, but were fooled by false orders. They thought they were doing a drill, but after reading the president's speech on the Internet, they realized that they were rebelling. Obviously, the coup d'état didn't regard them as their own at all, so why would they serve as thugs for those crooks?As for being brutally beaten and killed by peace-loving people after handing over the guns... This is also common sense in today's world. People who take to the streets are generally more brutal than soldiers!