Starting from the earliest "Strong Wind", southern African fighter jets have evolved into more than a dozen different models. The derivative model of the naval aviation reconnaissance aircraft is called "Seagull", the fighter jet is called "Goshawk", and the attack aircraft is called "Sea Eagle"
, the torpedo bomber is called "Sea Harrier", except for "Seagull", it is a raptor of water.
There are also Raptors. The most powerful long-range bomber in southern Africa is called the "Raptor".
Yes, it’s the kind of “raptor” that Nikola Tesla could throw around.
The two aircraft that attacked the "Terror" were both "Sea Harriers". As the latest generation torpedo bomber, the "Sea Harrier" has a longer range, a larger bomb load, faster speed, is small and flexible, and is good at using low-altitude raids.
, is a powerful weapon to break through the defense circle of the enemy navy fleet.
The destroyer "Terror" is more than 120 meters long. Compared with the huge "Freedom", although it is petite, it looks like a slow-moving turtle to the "Sea Harrier" pilot.
Like the destroyers of most countries, the "Terror" was not initially equipped with anti-aircraft weapons. After World War I, the Brazilian military government modernized the "Terror" and added some anti-aircraft weapons. However, these anti-aircraft weapons
Compared to the nimble "Sea Harrier", it's just better than nothing.
After all, the Brazilian Navy has not truly experienced the baptism of war for a long time. Exercises are not the same as real battles after all. What’s more, the Brazilian Navy is limited by funds and does not have many opportunities to organize exercises. The anti-aircraft weapons of the "Terror" are still there.
When it was not ready for battle, the "Sea Harrier" had successfully arrived at the combat position and released the torpedo.
After the torpedo is launched, it will not float on the sea. Instead, it will sail underwater for a period of time and then surface with full power. This is why the torpedo cannot be launched too close to the target, otherwise the torpedo will float due to the distance.
It is too long and passes under the bottom of the target ship.
The pilots of the "Sea Harrier" were experienced and would definitely not make such a mistake. The location where the torpedo was fired was neither far nor close, and the angle was tricky. The "Terror" could not avoid it, so in full view of thousands of people, it launched the torpedo.
The torpedo successfully hit the "Terror", but something surprising happened next.
After the "Terror" opened fire on the "Freedom", more than a thousand officers and soldiers of the Southern African Union troops were shocked and angry. However, as a merchant ship, the "Freedom" itself did not have any attack capabilities, so the officers and soldiers could only attack
"Terror" jumped around and yelled but was helpless.
The arrival of the "Sea Harrier" made the officers and soldiers cheer. The powerful power of the 533 torpedo, one was enough to blow the "Terror" into two pieces. The imaginable explosion scene did not happen, and everyone was stunned for a moment.
, don’t know what happened.
What else could happen? Think about it, this is the crappy year of 1932. This crappy torpedo technology, even in southern Africa, cannot guarantee that the torpedo will hit the target 100%, and even if it hits the target, there is no guarantee that the torpedo will explode.
The captain of the American submarine "Blackfish" during World War II must have been deeply impressed by this.
What the officers and soldiers of the "Liberty" didn't know was that the "Sea Harrier" carried the latest "Swordfish" torpedo developed in southern Africa. Although Rock did not agree to bring advanced weapons such as helicopters and rockets to Brazil for experimentation, the torpedo was still acceptable.
This is the first actual combat of "Swordfish". Although it did not achieve the expected results, this is the purpose of the experiment. Only when problems are discovered can we continue to improve on them.
For the officers and soldiers of the "Terror", in just two minutes, the "Terror" completed a magnificent turn from hell to heaven. The moment the swordfish hit the "Terror", everyone thought it was doomed, but the arrow
The fish didn't explode, but the mood was so high and low at that moment that people with weak hearts probably couldn't bear it.
However, before the officers and men of the "Terror" had time to cheer, dangers came one after another.
While the "Sea Harrier" was firing torpedoes on the sea, there was another "Sea Harrier" diving in the air.
Seeing the torpedo hitting the "Terror", the pilot of the diving "Sea Harrier" probably thought that the "Terror" was doomed, so he gracefully circled above the "Terror" and flew away, voluntarily giving up on the "Terror"
Attack of the Terror.
As a result, the torpedo did not explode, and the "Sea Harrier" circled in the air in the distance and continued to climb, regaining a favorable position to attack the "Terror".
This time the performance of the sailors of the "Terror" was much better. During the time when the "Sea Harrier" was climbing, the sailors of the "Terror" were finally ready for battle, and all anti-aircraft weapons were on standby to prevent the "Sea Harrier" from diving.
Of course, the "Sea Harrier", which has already occupied a favorable position, will not retreat. The best advantageous position is directly above the "Terror", which is also a theoretical blind spot in the "Terror" defense network.
Any anti-aircraft weapon has a pitch angle. With the current technical conditions, it is still difficult to achieve 360 degrees of anti-aircraft weapons without blind spots. Moreover, there are not many anti-aircraft weapons installed on the "Terror", except for two 20mm high and flat two
In addition to machine guns, there are only two twin 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine guns. These anti-aircraft weapons are not enough to pose a threat to the "Sea Harrier".
Of course it doesn’t look like this to others.
When the "Sea Harrier" began to dive, all the anti-aircraft weapons on the "Terror" were fully opened. Fire chains formed by several tracer bullets spurted out from the "Terror" in an instant, and a fire network composed of several fire chains suddenly formed in the sky.
, the visual effects are absolutely amazing.
At this moment, the Union officers and soldiers watching the battle on the "Liberty" were extremely worried.
The "Sea Harrier" pilot is indeed very experienced. After entering the dive state, he can adjust the dive angle and flexibly avoid the fire net composed of fire chains. The "Sea Harrier" successfully reaches the attack position and drops all four 50-mm missiles on the "Terror".
kilogram of aerial bombs, and then flew away in a graceful arc along the chimney of the Terror.
At this time, the "Terror" below the "Sea Harrier" was already in a sea of flames.
Compared with experimental torpedoes, aerial bombs are already a very mature technology. The aerial bombs in Southern Africa have been optimized according to the characteristics of warships. Even high-explosive bombs also contain incendiary components. The specific effect is the same as that of experimental torpedoes.
Almost like napalm.
Napalm bombs are said to have a temperature that can even dissolve steel. Even if the power of the Southern African aerial bomb is not as powerful as napalm bombs, it is almost the same.
The "Sea Harrier" pilots were highly skilled. Three of the four bombs successfully hit the "Terror". One of them hit the "Terror"'s main gun. The huge power blew up the main gun turret directly and landed dozens of meters away.
On the sea surface, the water column stirred up was nearly 100 meters high.
Immediately after the shells stored in the main gun turret exploded, the successive explosions opened a large hole with a diameter of two meters in the side of the "Terror". Fortunately, the hole was located far away from the waterline, and seawater could not flow in for the time being.
Entering the "Terror", the huge wound still looks shocking.
The second aerial bomb directly hit the bridge of the "Terror". The bridge is known as the brain of the warship. During the battle, all major commanders directed the battle from the bridge.
So after the violent explosion, the entire bridge was torn into pieces. The "Terror" captain, first mate, second mate, boatswain, chief engineer, gunnery chief and other more than ten officers were directing the operation in the bridge.
They all died in an instant, and even the bodies could not be found. Moreover, the fire caused by the explosion was spreading to the interior of the "Terror", and sailors had already begun to jump into the sea. The "Terror" was doomed.
The third aerial bomb hit the chimney behind the "Terror". After a violent explosion, the "Terror" gradually lost power and floated on the sea. At this time, water began to enter the front side of the "Terror".
The dozens of surviving officers and soldiers had no time to save themselves. The only lifeboat capsized because there were too many people crowded in. The cry for help could be heard clearly from the "Liberty" hundreds of meters away.
The sea water is still a bit cool in January.
If the "Liberty" does not rescue, these sailors will undoubtedly die.
After all, Fred could not sit idly by. Although the "Terror" had opened fire on the "Liberty" before, when the officers and soldiers of the "Terror" fell into the water and needed help, Fred still ordered the lifeboats to be lowered and the "Terror" survived.
Officers and soldiers received the "Liberty".
At this time, the "Terror" had too much water in the front cabin, and the entire hull had tilted greatly. The stern rudder was exposed high on the sea, and the unexploded "Swordfish" torpedo in the middle of the hull was clearly visible.
But at this moment, except for the two "Sea Harrier" pilots, no one else is in the mood to pay attention to this detail.
"Sea Harrier" pilots should pay attention. This is their mission. Although it seems now that this "Swordfish" torpedo will probably sink to the bottom of the sea with the "Terror", it is impossible to take it back for technicians to analyze the cause of the failure.
You can still take a few photos.
So the two "Sea Harriers" kept taking photos around the "Terror" until the film ran out, and the "Terror" finally made a heartbreaking sound of metal breaking, broke directly from the middle and sank to the bottom of the sea.
So the belated arrival of the USS Courage and the Brazilian Navy's Victory only saw the huge splash made by the second half of the Terror when it hit the water.
By this time, the destroyer HMS Endeavor of the Southern African Navy had also arrived at the scene.
Watching the "Terror" sinking to the bottom of the sea, the captain of the "Victory" was blinded and roared to avenge the "Terror".
The "Victory" is also an American destroyer produced in the last century. It was eliminated by the U.S. Navy and then refurbished and sold to the Brazilian Navy. Its performance is much different from the "Endeavor".
So before the "Victory" had time to launch an attack on the "Liberty", the "Endeavour" arrived first and blocked directly between the "Victory" and the "Liberty".
At this time, there was the faint roar of engines in the sky, and the figures of several Southern African Navy "Sea Harrier" torpedo bombers flickered in the clouds. Farther away, there were several "Goshawks" cruising in formation.
If the "Victory" dares to take action, then it must be prepared to sink to the bottom of the sea and stay with the "Terror".
