The officers and men of the aircraft carrier "Taizong" did not abandon the heavily damaged aircraft carrier. The most terrible thing was a bomb that penetrated three decks and exploded in the power compartment, as well as the four torpedoes.

More than a dozen damage management team members wearing asbestos firefighting suits immediately rushed into the power compartment of the fire, but they all died quickly, the fierce fire, hundreds of degrees of heat, made the asbestos fireproof clothing as fragile as silk. In the end, the acting captain had to give the order to fill the power compartment with water. However, this creates a new problem. The four torpedoes directly caused the flooding of 12 compartments, four of which were connected, and within five minutes, 2,500 tons of seawater had already poured into the aircraft carrier, and if the engine room was filled with water, it would only speed up the intake. At the same time, the centralized arrangement of power units on the aircraft carrier also caused problems, the pumping machine could not operate at full power at all, and the drainage rate was much slower than the water intake. In other words, if all 12 intake compartments were filled with water, then the aircraft carrier would definitely sink.

A major flaw in the design of the "Emperor" class aircraft carrier was exposed. In order to increase the number of fuel and ammunition carried, and to increase the number of carrier aircraft, the aircraft carrier has minimized the number of compartments and adopted a large compartment design when designing. If it was a battleship of the same length, then there would be dozens of watertight compartments below the waterline, so that even if more than a dozen watertight compartments entered the water, the battleship would not be sunk. However, if 10 of the "Taizong" aircraft carriers, which only have 18 watertight compartments, are flooded, the aircraft carrier will undoubtedly sink to the bottom of the sea unless the pumping speed is faster than the speed of water intake. And the problem is that when designing large compartments, in order to increase the area of hangars and ammunition magazines as much as possible, all the generators were arranged in a compartment, and if this compartment was also destroyed, then it was impossible for the pumping machines on the aircraft carrier to run at full power. And now, the electric engine room of the aircraft carrier "Taizong" has been damaged.

But that's not all. There is a partition wall in the middle of the waterline of the aircraft carrier's hull, so the underwater compartment of the aircraft carrier is actually divided into two parts: left and right. Now, the compartment on the left side is seriously flooded, as a result of which the center of the aircraft carrier is shifted to the left, resulting in a serious ****. If the **** reaches 30 degrees, then the aircraft carrier will capsize directly, and it will be completely hopeless. And within five minutes, the **** of the "Taizong" has reached 20 degrees, and if it is not stopped, then the aircraft carrier will soon be finished. As a result, after the acting captain ordered the engine room to be filled with water, he also ordered to fill the 8 compartments on the right side with water, to eliminate the **** of the aircraft carrier, at least, not to let the aircraft carrier sink too fast.

At this time, the officers and men on the aircraft carrier still did not give up their efforts to rescue the warship, and many of them consciously participated in the damage management work. Their efforts, though, were largely in vain. Ten minutes after the end of the attack by the Japanese bombers, the aircraft carrier had sunk by five meters, and the battleship was basically unsaved. Although two cruisers in the vicinity came up and threw cables onto the aircraft carrier to provide electricity to the aircraft carrier's pumps. However, even if all the pumping machines are now working at full capacity, there is no way to reduce the amount of water entering the aircraft carrier.

Fifteen minutes later, when the flight deck of the "Taizong" was only five meters above the sea, the acting captain gave the order to abandon the ship. Officers and men were forcibly removed from the battleship. For the officers and men of the "Taizong" aircraft carrier, the battleship is their home, more like their relatives, but now they are leaving their home where they fought and lived, leaving this relative, they can't bear it, and they are even more unwilling.

Tan Renhao witnessed the entire operation process of the "Taizong", and it was he who directly gave the order to the acting captain to abandon the ship. The officers and men have done their best, and in the case of not being able to save the warships, then the officers and men of the Imperial Navy, who have been tempered in actual combat and have proven themselves with their actions, is the last choice. In other words, in the Imperial Navy, talent was much more important than battleships. Warships can be built quickly, and it is much more difficult to train excellent naval officers and men, and to equip them with actual combat experience, to be able to calmly deal with enemy attacks and organize attacks on the battlefield full of artillery fire.

The retreat of the abandoned ship was carried out in an orderly manner, and the officers took the initiative to maintain the order of the retreat, and according to the order, the first to retreat would be the command staff of the aircraft carrier, followed by the ordinary sailors of various departments, and finally the junior officers. This is also a characteristic of the Imperial Navy, and it is also a manifestation of the Imperial Navy's emphasis on naval officers and sailors, especially those sailors who have made unsung contributions at the grassroots level.

"Renhao, it's not your fault, in fact, we are all responsible." Lei Shaoqing knew his friend's thoughts very well, and he really wanted to comfort Tan Renhao.

Tan Renhao nodded slightly, then let out a sigh and said, "Prepare to accept the returning Zhang Naiding group, and we will also return to the flight." ”

Lei Shaoqing hesitated for a moment, and after finding that Tan Renhao's expression had not changed, he nodded to Hao Dongjue, who had just arrived. Now the "Xuanzong" aircraft carrier can receive the returning bombers, and the officers and men of the "Taizu" aircraft carrier are also stepping up to remove the debris from the flight deck. The aft deck was not damaged, so it was acceptable for the fighter to land, but it was no longer possible to allow the fighter to take off.

"Shaoqing, Dongjue, look at it, wait for General Ji Xiaobin to come, and ask him to take charge of arranging the return flight!" Tan Renhao smiled bitterly, "I'll go and rest for a while, if there's nothing wrong, don't bother me." ”

Both of them were stunned, and before they could answer, Tan Renhao left the aviation war room. At this time, the fleet had already begun to turn, and Ji Xiaobin, who had begun to go to the navigation bridge, had already given the order to return to the ship, and notified the Zhang Naiding group that was returning by telegram, and asked them to fly directly towards the route of the fleet's return.

Tan Renhao returned to his cabin, he locked the door, and when he saw the furnishings in this small cabin, he suddenly felt a sense of loss. He had never shown the grief and guilt in his heart, but he had been blaming himself for why he couldn't have been more vigilant at the last moment, just a little vigilance, maybe this disaster would not have happened.

Outside, there was a burst of explosions, and it must have been the destroyer that fired a torpedo at the "Taizong" and sent the battleship to the "Dragon Palace" at the end. Tan Renhao also lay on the bed, staring at the ceiling above his head in a daze, until he finally fell asleep from exhaustion.

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