The "McCampbell", whose bow was originally pointed at the "McCain", continued to turn to the right under the huge inertia. Although the "McCain" had begun to turn sharply to the left with full rudder, however, the full load displacement of nine
For a huge warship of more than a thousand tons, it is not easy to complete the steering in a distance of only a few hundred meters!
Both Burkes were sailing in the same posture as before under the huge inertia. The situation changed from the bow of the "McCampbell" facing the starboard side of the "McCain" to the bow of the latter facing the port side of the former.
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This is undoubtedly the worst situation, because the "McCain" is turning at a high speed of 30 knots. At this moment, it is carrying huge energy and rushing towards the port side of the "McCampbell" at high speed!
The tragedy is inevitable.
The bow of the "McCain" hit the middle of the port side of the "McCampbell" heavily. The warship of more than 9,000 tons collided with it at a speed of up to 50 kilometers per hour, carrying an energy equivalent to more than a dozen
A heavy anti-ship missile!
Captain Kane saw himself flying into the air, and then his head hit the ceiling hard, and then he fell unconscious and his life or death was unknown.
The "McCampbell" was pushed sideways for more than a hundred meters. Under the influence of the huge inertia, the "McCain" continued to push the former sideways without losing momentum.
Finally, the critical point of stiffness of the hull built with military standards was exceeded. The entire midship was sunk, and the front and rear parts of the hull were folded in half. Then, Li Hai's lens captured the "McCain"
The precious footage of the "McCampbell" being rammed into pieces!
The situation of the "McCain" is not good either. The entire bow is broken off by more than ten meters, dozens of cabins in the front are flooded, and the first, second, and third watertight compartments are all damaged.
However, compared to the "McCampbell" which was hit and broken in the middle, the "McCain" was much luckier...
Li Hai faithfully fulfilled his duty as a historical recorder. He used the military-style Seagull camera in his hand to record the entire collision of the two Burke-class destroyers from beginning to end through photos and videos.
He did not forget to turn on the battlefield situation awareness system of No. 037 J-7EGGHS, and collected information including but not limited to radio signals, TV videos, images, navigation parameters and other information.
Zhan Yuntian, in an excited and nervous state, tried his best to keep the fighter plane hovering at the prescribed height, recording the historic moment with his eyes...
"well……"
With a long sigh, Li Hai put down the military version of the Seagull camera and said, "Old Zhan, you accept the filming, and I fly the fighter plane. They must be in misery, and we have to find a way to provide some humanitarian relief."
"Understood!" Zhan Yuntian handed over the control of the fighter plane, picked up the camera and continued to take pictures.
Li Hai shook the wings, lowered the altitude and circled for observation, and then called on the international channel, "USS McCain, most of the crew of the wrecked ship fell into the water on the starboard side. Repeat, USS McCain, most of the crew of the wrecked ship fell into the water on the starboard side."
Falling into the water.”
After the "McCampbell" was hit, the hull tilted to the right. When the hull broke in the middle, many crew members could only abandon the ship from the starboard side under the influence of inertia.
It should be pointed out that because Captain Kane was disabled after being hit, and his deputy was also severely injured, the ship was leaderless for a time, and the ship's non-destructive state lasted for more than 20 minutes, accelerating the sinking of the ship.
J-8F No. 81104 arrived, and Dang Weimin arrived seven minutes earlier than requested. When he saw the tragic scene in front of him, he couldn't close his mouth for a long time, and almost asked Lao Li, did you launch an anti-ship missile?
"Dongsanguai, what's going on at the scene?" Party Weimin asked.
Li Hai smiled and replied, "Hello, Dong 4, yes, the situation at the scene is like this. Five minutes ago, two Burke-class ships collided violently. At that time, one of the Burke-class ships collided at a speed of thirty knots.
The impact force in the middle of the other Burke-class was very large. You can now see the scene where the two Burke-class hit. The current situation at the scene is not very optimistic. The Burke-class that was hit was broken in the middle, and a large number of crew members
fell into the water, so now everyone can see that the perpetrator is using all possible forces to rescue the crew who fell into the water. However, the perpetrator himself was also seriously injured, and the situation is still not optimistic, hole four."
The Party for the People almost would have laughed, if it had not been for communication discipline.
"This kid is quite capable of troubleshooting." Dang Weimin chuckled to himself.
"Well, hole four has been received, I will keep my distance and be on guard, it's over." Dang Weimin pulled the lever to climb up and turned the nose of the aircraft towards the outside.
He was carrying anti-ship missiles. In order to avoid suspicion, he needed to keep a distance.
"When Dong Sanguai received it, I called passing ships to carry out humanitarian rescue for the wrecked Burke-class ship," Li Hai said.
The party serves the people, so you should take more good photos...
The Great Wall A surfaced, and it appeared about one nautical mile west of the sea area where the incident occurred. After hearing a second, larger explosion on the sea surface, Zhao Yunlong immediately ordered the surface to surface. At the same time, he took an attack posture as a precaution.
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As a result, he saw an unbelievable scene through the periscope. He quickly climbed up to the observation deck on the enclosure and looked through the telescope. He could see more clearly. One Burke-class was broken into two parts and was sinking slowly, and the other was sinking slowly.
The Burke-class ship, whose bow was severely damaged, is scrambling to rescue...
"Suck..." Zhao Yunlong raised his head and glanced at the plane in the sky. He didn't recognize the model of the plane, but it was painted in HNA paint, and murmured, "It couldn't be him, right?"
When Li Hai saw the Great Wall Afloat floating, he was greatly relieved. He quickly used Wave Number 6 to call: "Great Wall A, this is Peter Pan Cave Sanguai. Is your situation normal? Over."
After receiving the report, Zhao Yunlong quickly went down to talk to Li Hai, "Peter Pan Cave Sanguai, our boat is in normal condition. May I ask about the scene? Over."
After Li Hai briefly introduced the situation at the scene, he said, "Great Wall A, Nanzhi requires you to return as soon as possible, over."
"Understood, our boat will return immediately, Peter Pan, thank you!"
"You're welcome, have a safe journey and see you later."
"goodbye."
The Great Wall, which was responsible for the important test mission, left safely, and Li Hai's mission was completed. As for the two Burke-class collisions due to operational errors, it was a complete surprise.
The "McCampbell" was very miserable. This new ship, which had been in service for only eight years, was severely damaged during the Mediterranean Spring confrontation drill but survived. However, it seemed that it was fate, and it did not escape its fate after all.
Ten minutes later, the two hulls completely sank into the water, leaving a mess behind.
This advanced destroyer, which cost the American people more than a billion dollars to build and subsequently spent hundreds of millions of dollars for overhaul, completely disappeared in an unexpected maritime accident.
The "McCain", which was several years older than it, watched all this happen irrevocably. It waited until it could no longer be seen, and then began to scramble to save itself.
Destiny, nothing can be done about it~
Li Hai sighed deeply again and shook his head slowly. He didn't know what he was thinking. Or should he draw a Burke-level line on the fuselage of No. 037 J-7EGGHS?
