Chapter 2371

In the era of World War I and World War II, when battleships galloped on the battlefield, the mutual firing of ship guns on both sides was the most spectacular scene in the naval battle. At that time, the armor of battleships was quite thick. Generally speaking, even if they were hard hit by a few shells, there would be no big problem. It also had the waterproof design of multiple compartments, and so on.

However, it is not uncommon for a battleship to sink after being hit. The real cause of its sinking is not the direct shooting of armor piercing bullets, but its self explosion. Yes, it is the martyrdom explosion of its ammunition.

The naval gun of a battleship is the most direct means to kill the enemy. At the same time, it is also its own biggest threat. The interior of the naval gun is loaded with a lot of firing charges, which can not only push shells to attack the enemy, but also become a great threat to itself. For example, when the other party's armor piercing projectile hits its own turret, it breaks through the outer armor, Even if a spark splashes on the launching charge, it will cause the most violent explosion of the turret! This kind of martyrdom and explosion is the ultimate reason for the destruction of battleships. At the same time, it is impossible to stop it. Even if it is poured into the sea immediately, it is too late. Almost all of the super battleships were destroyed.

At present, the Iowa warship is lucky. Although there is a martyrdom explosion of ammunition in its turret, it is in the state of exercise and test firing after all, not a real battle. In this era, there are too few battleships to fight. Therefore, it will not be filled according to its ammunition base, but only carries the minimum amount of ammunition. To be exact, It's 70 launch kits. If you load seven at a time, it's only enough for ten times. There's little left for three rounds of volley.

It was precisely because there was not too much, that it was saved. Even so, the consequences of the martyrdom and explosion of the battleship were unacceptable.

When the smoke began to diffuse, the rescue of the warship began. The rescue work was carried out by nearby ships. They set up a high-pressure faucet and sprayed seawater at the warship from a distance, hoping to put out the fire quickly. They also risked being tired. After the explosion, the whole Iowa warship, Everyone's voice was lost, and the radio conversation was interrupted, just like the people on the whole warship died.

"Iowa, please reply, Iowa, please reply!" the warship on one side kept calling, but there was no echo on the Iowa. The ship seemed to become a ghost ship. All the people were dead?

"Take off a helicopter and fly over and have a look!" said the captain of the destroyer.

In the past, there was no helicopter for the battleship like Iowa. It carried a seaplane. It ejected and took off, landed on the water surface, and then recovered it with a crane. In a recent refit, it also found an open space and installed helicopter takeoff and landing equipment and hangar. At the same time, due to the large size of this battleship, it can carry four helicopters, The area of the deck is also quite large.

Now, the destroyer's helicopter also took off at risk. Now the No. 2 turret on the Iowa is still emitting black smoke. I don't know the extent of the combustion inside. In particular, if the combustion enters the No. 1 turret in front, there may be a risk of being killed and exploded for the second time.

The captain looked at the smoky Iowa, worried.

The Seahawk helicopter soon took off from his deck and headed for the Iowa. When they landed on the Iowa, they were stunned by the scene in front of them.

All the people they met were staggering and lying everywhere. They were not dead yet, but they had a heartbeat and breathing. However, they all fainted. They were directly stunned by the huge explosion!

This kind of martyrdom explosion is similar to the explosion in the ammunition depot, and the movement can be imagined. Moreover, it is different from the ammunition depot. The interior of this warship is a cavity. When the sound of explosion is transmitted, it will be reflected and strengthened in it. Specifically, it is similar to that in the speaker. This huge explosion makes most of the crew faint, even in some people's ears, Blood has been shed.

They have not operated the battleship for a long time. They would not have thought that the explosion of the battleship would bring such terrible consequences.

Of course, if on the battlefield, these people will be awakened by the continuous explosion, or they will be awakened by the sea water. Whether they can survive depends on their luck.

They were shocked by this state everywhere. It was definitely the most tragic experience of the Navy since the end of the war.

When they got on the bridge, sure enough, the bridge was in the same state. The captain lay on the bridge, motionless and fainted. Only the call was still coming from the intercom.

"I'm Sergeant James. We're on the Iowa," said the man who came up.

"How's the situation on board?" asked the other side anxiously.

"It's quite bad. The number of deaths is unknown, but the number of injuries is estimated to be more than 1500. Many of them may be disabled for life." Sergeant James looked around and sighed.

This is a terrible situation. The whole warship has more than 1800 people, but under normal circumstances, they are dissatisfied with it. There are 15600 people on board. It is estimated that none of them are not injured, even if they are slightly touched. When it just exploded, the movement is too big, and no one can stand firm.

As for the dead, there must be some. Everyone in the turret reimbursed. They couldn't even find the body.

Sergeant James walked slowly forward. At this time, the smoke inside the turret had also dispersed, and the door of the turret was more than one meter thick. In the just explosion, the door was directly lifted off. Now, when they walked in through the door, they saw darkness, and all the people were carbonized in the explosion of ammunition.

Someone vomited out. Even the soldiers with strict training can't stand the torture of such a scene. This is hell on earth!

Eagle Navy, in the late 1980s, the most tragic accident happened like this!

When the news came out, the whole Eagle country was shocked. Even the power organization center of the eagle country lowered the flag at half mast to observe silence. The whole Eagle country was full of grief, and the list of the dead came out. In this accident, 47 crew members died and 1517 were injured, setting the largest record in nearly 20 years!