Under the undulating sea, 5 meters deep in the night is already dark, a long round body like a giant moray eel swims forward gracefully and agilely at a speed of more than 20 meters per second, the tail propeller that powers it only has a slight humming sound and a very small number of bubbles in the high-speed operation, a thin line that is almost hidden in the sea water extends from the middle of the propeller, and pursues it backwards for a thousand meters, a black diving body larger than the blue whale is silently suspended at a depth of nearly 20 meters. The line of sight wanders, and within more than ten kilometers of the vicinity, highly similar situations abound, which looks quite shocking.

Unlike the quiet, eerie, and murderous underwater world, the world above the sea is boiling, noisy, and filled with blood and death. The 12,000-ton steel body was being eroded by deadly tongues of fire, and the billowing smoke gushing out of the port side of the cruiser was like a broken bottle leaking soy sauce, but it seemed to be gravitationally pulled from the opposite direction of the earth's center, spreading upward, soaring hundreds of meters into the air; Those originally neat and mighty triple main guns were like wild dogs whose heads had been struck with a stick, with crooked eyes and drooping tongues, looking like they were dying and gasping; More than 1,200 well-trained sailors, some of whom returned to heaven at the moment of the explosion, others who were still tormented and struggling in the flames and smoke, seeking a way out of fear and fear, many hurriedly put on their life jackets or jumped unprepared into the Atlantic Ocean, where the water was only 10 degrees Celsius.

The sudden explosion of the friendly ship stunned the American officers and men who were engrossed in chasing the wonders in the night sky, except for the commander and helmsman of the ship, the others could hardly only watch the light cruiser explode one after another and quickly tilt and sink, some people mistakenly issued a torpedo warning because of the mottled light and shadow on the sea, and after a rush of gunfire they found that it was only a false alarm, but the real crisis was not resolved. When a part of the light cruisers and destroyers closely guarded their own aircraft carriers from the cruiser whose tragic fate could not be changed. The other two destroyers tried to cover the heavy cruiser with a special mission to speed away, their respective intentions were not achieved, and the violent explosion broke out again, the second victim was the 30,000-ton Essex-class aircraft carrier "Oriscany", the impact caused by the 220 kg of intense ** caused the huge hull to rise on the left side in a strong tremor, the spacious flight deck and the lower hangar had a maximum inclination of more than five degrees, and a HnS-1 reconnaissance in the rear right corner of the deck/ The liaison helicopter fell into the water with improvised anti-submarine bombs, and the ship's hull tilted quickly to bounce back and forth under its own structure and gravity, and although there were no more non-combat losses, the flight deck and hangar were already in shambles.

Judging by the experience of the Pacific War. A single torpedo may not have caused fatal damage to an Essex-class aircraft carrier, and people are still surprised by the external explosion of the "Oriscani", and the bad luck finally befell the "culprit" that killed and injured hundreds of American sailors and brewed an even greater tragedy, the heavy cruiser "Boston". In the case that the crew on the lookout guard and on duty did not find any obvious abnormalities at all, the left part of the bow of the ship suddenly splashed high, this is not a fountain show in the park, thick gray-white smoke mixed with blazing flames instantly engulfed the bow of the ship, and the violent shock instantly spread throughout the ship, many people fell on the deck unguarded, and the people who fell into the water were not counted, and the hull that was hit by the explosion even swung a large wave to the right......

The two flagships were hit hard one after the other. The bustling sea is finally heating up under the fierce fire, and it is only one step away from boiling. The escort destroyers on the left flank of the fleet screamed like a wild cat with its tail stepped on, and a number of 5-inch main guns and gunwide guns were lifeless and poured shells into the sea two or three hundred meters away, and large and small water columns were constantly splashed in a huge area, trying to detonate the fuze-sensitive torpedoes or change the direction of the torpedo through the impact of the explosion. If the battle is daytime and the light is good, there is a certain chance of success if the torpedo track is discovered and intercepted and knocked down in this way, but the night battle is under the condition of unknown enemy situation. Indiscriminate shelling will only interfere with the sight, mind, and normal functioning of your sonar equipment. …,

"Damage management situation! Report the damage management situation! ”

In the armored bridge, where the internal and external structures had not yet been damaged by the invasion, the naval officer with two horizontal bars on the epaulettes hurriedly yelled into the communication microphone, his white naval uniform was severely wrinkled at the elbow and the right placket was severely wrinkled and stained with light brown stains, and the skin on his right cheekbone was broken, and there was little blood left, but Huo Ran bulged a green bag.

"How's it going?" A thunderous voice came from the hatch that had just opened. A peculiar acidic smell of gunpowder smoke and an inexplicable smell of burnt smoke poured into this safe space that had not yet filled the smoke of gunpowder, but this throat was like a reassuring pill with miraculous effects, and the atmosphere of panic in the hearts of the people suddenly settled, and the embarrassed officers seemed to have found their respective positions again.

The officer with two bars hurriedly gave way to the captain who was carrying four bars on his shoulders and was at least one round older: "The damage management has not been paid off!" Sir! You and General Jetlica ......"

The captain of the ship, who was over fifty years old but still as strong as a bull, said angrily: "Hmph, I was almost thrown into the sea, it's really terrible, it must be a torpedo and not a mine, our situation is not optimistic!" ”

The middle-aged officer with two bars was about to say something optimistic and humorous. The telephone used for communication in the ship buzzed, and the captain's thick and broad right palm grabbed the microphone almost immediately: "I'm Colonel Angelo...... Is the situation serious? Oh? That's a real disappointment......"

After the tone of the epaulettes changed from anxious to low, his tone suddenly sank, and his tone was extremely firm: "The fireproof compartments that close the No. 1 and No. 2 ammunition magazines, immediately!" All evacuated, and the emergency passage will be closed within two minutes! ”

Put down the phone. The stiff captain bowed his head and closed his eyes with a sad face, and for a moment, he gritted his teeth and turned his head to look at the officers around him, took a deep breath, picked up the phone and asked for the damage management center, repeated the order just given to the damage management team, and then ordered with great pain: "Immediately fill the two bilges 16 and 18 on the starboard side evenly, keep the ship balanced, and be sure to report the tonnage of water injection to me at any time!" ”

Just then I hung up the phone, and the strong vibration that had increased unabated from the previous time was accompanied by a huge deafening roar, and in an instant it seemed that the whole world was distorted, and people only felt that the sky was spinning and there was nowhere to stand, and those who grabbed the handrail inevitably hit the bulkhead hard. Completely out of balance was even worse, with flesh and blood bumping into a hard, uncushioned bump against a hard floor or bulkhead.

In this era when football is quite popular, people are familiar with the names and roles of forward, midfielder, defender and goalkeeper, and Captain Anglo's action after falling to the ground fully shows the second reaction of the goalkeeper...... What a terrible sight that was! On the boiling sea, the flames of the sky actually rise, expand, and dissipate one after another, like the flame light of fresh egg yolk shining on the ships that are concuving, exploding, burning, spewing smoke, capsizing, and sinking. The rumbling roar is reminiscent of the wildest summer storms. A few minutes earlier, it had only been a poor cruiser, a strong aircraft carrier, and this heavy cruiser barely able to withstand a torpedo hit in the secondary position, and in the blink of an eye, it was as if the fleet had strayed into a fire, and everywhere there was a dancing fire, everywhere there was rising smoke, and the dark light was no longer reflected by the clean sea, but the hell covered with oil and blood!

"Oh God...... What's wrong with us? The captain stood dumbfounded in front of the porthole, the officers spoke loudly in mutual support, and the telephone hanging on the bulkhead rang monotonously. After the hatch was opened, all kinds of chaotic sounds poured in from outside, but he heard nothing at this moment, and the melancholy tune of the Scottish bagpipes was inexplicably circling in his head, which he had often heard in the British Allied garrisons and Scottish ports when he was fighting in Europe, and in the case of victory after victory, he did not understand why the British chose such sad military music, only at this time. He seemed to understand and have an epiphany, the cruelty of war is the same for everyone, but some people taste it early and some taste it late. …,

I don't know how long it took, the resolute-looking American Navy colonel finally felt that someone was pulling his sleeve, and the shouts of "sir" and "sir" had already made his eardrums hurt a little, and he turned his head ignorantly. I saw that my first mate's face was covered in blood.

"Poor old Henry, are you alright?"

"Thank God, I thought you were stupid with a banging on your head!" The first mate of the ship, who had a pair of sky-blue eyes, wiped a handful of blood and sweat mixed liquid on his face, and said: "The right-wheel engine room is flooded in large quantities, and the damage management team is sprinting from the bow to the stern, the situation looks very unoptimistic, if we evacuate the personnel and close the compartment, we will lose at least half of the power." You have to count on the rudder to function properly. ”

"Right Wheel Engine Room ......" Colonel patted his head, feeling a lot of pain, and his thoughts seemed to be unable to concentrate.

"Either let everyone plug the leak with all their might, regardless of the danger, then there is still a chance to regain momentum." The first mate proposed the second option.

"No, you can't be that risky." The Colonel said with a voice from within. "Evacuate first, close the waterproof compartment, and let the damage management team find a way. Belch...... Damn, right-wheel nacelle, why right-wheel nacelle? ”