The USS Del Pinar is the most powerful warship in the Philippine Navy today. When he arrived in Manila Bay on August 23, 2011, he was personally greeted by President Ah Ji Nuo. At the receiving ceremony, His Excellency the President confidently said: "The commissioning of the 'Del Pinar' symbolizes the great improvement of the modernization of the Philippine Navy! It will pose a great challenge to China's naval power in the South China Sea! ”

Well, probably for the Filipino people, for the first time, they have a "powerful" warship with a displacement of "up to" 3,390 tons, which is a rare event since the founding of the country, and it seems that it is worth cheering about more than the US Navy ships parked at their doorstep.

But for the "challenged" Chinese, the effect can probably only be brought by no more than half a day of group ridicule on military forums.

In the words of some mean-spirited military fans, the "Del Pinar" is so powerful that it can probably challenge the "Fishery Administration" 310.

So, how "powerful" is this warship, which has been pinned on the high hopes of the people of a country and added great confidence to the Philippine Navy? Just look at her stats and you can see a thing or two.

"Gregorio. The Del Pinar is a second-hand ship purchased from the United States, originally a Hamilton-class patrol vessel used by the United States Coast Guard. Its beam is 13.1 meters, the draft is 6.1 meters, and the maximum speed is 29 knots. Propelled by diesel engine, when maintaining a speed of 15 knots, the endurance is 9600 nautical miles; Propelled by a gas turbine, it has a cruising range of 2,400 nautical miles at a speed of 29 knots. One 76 mm rapid-fire gun is installed in the bow, which is mainly used for air defense operations, but can also be used for sea attacks. Rate of fire 80 rounds / min. One MK15 "Phalanx" 20-mm near-fire gun is installed in the stern of the ship. For short-range anti-aircraft defense. The ship also has two 12.7 mm machine guns and two MK38 25 mm guns mounted at the rear of the left and right ports. The ship has a large helicopter deck in the stern. Equipped with a telescopic hangar that can carry 1 HH-65 "Dolphin" helicopter or SH-2F helicopter.

(Note: The above content is copied and pasted from Baidu Encyclopedia, not counting the number of words)

When it was sold to the Philippine Navy, the patrol ship had been in service for 44 years! That's right, it's such a long life, and the quality of American industrial products is good!

By this year, the ship is 47 years old, which is in the history of the century-old Navy. can be regarded as a dying old man. But for the Philippine Navy, it is already a rare good thing.

It's just that such an "advanced" warship is not something that the Filipinos can easily master, and after entering service, the maximum establishment that could originally accommodate 167 people, the Philippines only gathered 13 officers and 82 soldiers. Of course, you have to say that technological progress and equipment upgrades have led to a lot of manpower savings.

Now, this warship has greatly enhanced the strength of the Philippine Navy, the 32nd most powerful Philippine Navy in the world. It is coming at a high speed of 25 knots, relying on the familiarity of the ship's commanders and fighters with the nearby waters. Don't worry about hitting the reef and heading straight to the lagoon exit!

In the bridge command room, Captain Omar. Santos stared coldly at the increasingly distinct flagpole lighthouse, and the horns of the two black fists sounded as if he had encountered unprecedented humiliation and provocation. Such a mood greatly affected the other officers and soldiers, and an atmosphere of indomitable and angry quickly spread.

At this time, the radar soldier reported in a sharp voice: "Sir! Spot suspicious ship movements! Judging by the judgment, it is very likely that they found out about the arrival of our battleship and wanted to escape! ”

The vice-captain shouted angrily, "Sir! You can see it all, the Chinese are so arrogant and cunning! They took advantage of our inattention to openly set up a lighthouse on our land, and now they still want to escape, it is so shameless! In my opinion, it is necessary to teach the other side a lesson with naval guns and let them know that the territory of our country is sacrosanct! ”

His voice buzzed through the command room, but did not attract echo or support. The eyes of the others were focused on the captain, and there was not much desire to fight.

Captain Santos took a deep breath and said solemnly: "It's better to be cautious about firing." We must fulfill our mission, and at the same time make sure that we do not cause trouble to His Excellency the President. Let's catch the daring ship first. ”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, but the deputy captain could not hide the disappointment in his heart, and asked unwillingly: "Sir, what if the enemy takes the initiative to provoke us?" Do you just look at him arrogantly like that? Although our Philippine Navy is not strong enough, it represents the dignity of the country after all! In my opinion, there should be some preparation for this! ”

His strange persistence made the hearts of other officers and soldiers rise to the air at one time, and they wondered in their hearts: "What happened to Commander Lopez today?" changed his usual caution and didn't dare to do anything when he encountered a disturbance on a Chinese fishing boat, but now he has repeatedly asked for war, is he drinking too much before leaving! ”

Don't look at Ah Ji Nuo's confident statement, the Philippine Navy itself knows best that the so-called challenge to the Chinese Navy is simply a joke!

All the ships of the South China Sea Fleet rampant in the vicinity, any one pulled out with missiles, even the smallest tonnage 022 missile boat, any YJ-83 can make the "powerful" Del Pinar rest on the spot! Antagonism? War? Provocation? That's because there are warships of American masters behind them. Otherwise, if you borrow a hundred of their courage, you will never dare to gasp and raise your voice.

Captain Santos certainly understood better than his deputy, he looked at the other party deeply with strange eyes, hammered the table with a "bang", and shouted undoubtedly: "I have my own decision, carry out the order!" ”

The vice-captain was intimidated by his usual majesty, and reluctantly closed his mouth and stepped aside. In the corner where others could not look at him, his eyes dripping and gurgling, and the small wind in his heart was twisting and turning, thinking: "We must find a way to obtain command, otherwise it will be difficult to provoke this timid guy to take the initiative to attack that Chinese." Well, it looks like we're going to have to put in place a plan. ”

Thinking of the huge amount of extra money that is about to be obtained, the family can immigrate to the United States and get a two-story cottage east of the sky. Effortlessly become the middle class. He, Lopez, is full of energy. This vote. Gotta do it anyway!

Although Captain Santos did not dare to promise to open fire on the Chinese ships, he would never allow the "Weiyuan", which had just done something bad, to run away with oil under its feet.

Although the Philippines has in fact lost control of Scarborough Shoal, it usually does not even dare to approach the "Del Pinar", so it can only use speedboats to go around, bullying and bullying fishermen. But Yang Hao directly erected the lighthouse and the national flag, if the Philippine government did not react and express its stance at all, they would really lose it completely!

If it is a Chinese Navy ship, or an official engineering ship. They didn't have anything to do.

However, it is still possible to deal with a bold and reckless Chinese civilian and take advantage of the opportunity of the US Navy to contain him in front of him to bring back some face.

Only for the strange performance of Vice Captain Lopez, Santos had some bad guesses in his heart, and he couldn't help but secretly give birth to the embankment. He will never allow anyone to make trouble under his nose, at least not to borrow his hand to cause uncontrollable trouble!

Looking down at the faxed photograph again, Yang Hao, with scissorhands, roughly identified in English as a headache - China's most famous tycoon, with a heavy cruiser and two full-size battleships under his private name, plus a German-made torpedo boat converted boat.

This is information that Santos has obtained from other sources. He was secretly glad in his heart. It's thanks to the fact that I was prepared early, otherwise. I don't know if I will be killed by one of the enemies in the shadows! If you use the rude attitude of dealing with ordinary fishermen to annoy such a super-rich man who is said to be ranked first in the world, you will definitely end up miserable!

But for now, at least we can't let the other party slip away.

The smooth posture of the "Weiyuan" is like a vigorous and agile shark in the dark night, speeding out of the gap in the lagoon! The surging power of the twin propellers pushed the front of the hull slightly up, and it was an arrogant attitude that could be lifted away at any time.

Santos' eyes lit up, and he ordered loudly: "Turbine unit, all the power is on!" The battleship increased to 28 knots and stopped the suspicious ship! ”

Then, grab the radio and turn on the loudspeaker and shout in broken English: "Listen to the cruise ship ahead!" This is a Philippine Navy warship, you have illegally invaded the territorial waters of the Philippines and seriously damaged the islands of our country, please stop the ship immediately and accept the investigation! ”

In the wheelhouse of the "Weiyuan", Yang Hao also turned on the horn power to the highest level, and shouted solemnly in Chinese: "Listen to the Philippine patrol ship on the other side, you have illegally entered China's territorial waters, which seriously violates the territorial dignity of the Republic!" As a Chinese citizen, I would like to issue a solemn warning to your ship to leave China's territorial waters immediately, otherwise all the consequences will be borne by you! ”

Santos couldn't understand Chinese, but he had been dealing with Chinese ships and fishermen a lot in the South China Sea, and some of the words were vague and vaguely knew the meaning, plus a translator next to him reminded him that he finally figured out what Yang Hao was talking about, and he was furious!

Looking at the "Weiyuan" again, there is no intention of stopping the ship at all, and it rushes out with full horsepower! Judging by their speed, it is very likely that when they come out, they will pass not far in front of the ship! If the technique is good, it can also set off a wave to spray the battleship in the face!

It's impossible to cause damage, but it's enough to be humbling.

Lopez next to him also understood the content of Yang Hao's shouting, and immediately jumped out and shouted, "Sir, did you hear everything?" The other party is too rampant to take us seriously at all! If you don't give him a little color, our Philippine Navy will lose its face! ”

Santos hesitated for a while, his eyes were fixed on the "Weiyuan", and he judged with his years of experience and the information he had collected that if the other party was allowed to continue to accelerate, he would not only succeed in breaking through the interception, but would also quickly get rid of the interception of the ship with its extremely high speed.

This is not one of the usual unarmed slow fishing boats, but a luxury cruise ship that can cross the sea! As long as the other side runs a hundred kilometers, it may be sheltered by the terrifyingly powerful missile destroyer in the distance. When the time comes, it will be the turn of the "Del Pinar" to flee in disarray!

He couldn't help but think of what someone had told him before. Although he did not agree on the spot out of caution, it was impossible to say that he was not impressed.

The deputy captain's obvious abnormal performance must have agreed to the conditions of those who were hiding behind him, and he was promised extremely richly. Speaking of which, I can't help but feel a little jealous in my heart!

But if they do what they ask. If Yang Hao is directly bombarded to death. Do you have your life to enjoy the promised benefits? I'm afraid not, right? Who can guarantee that it will not attract severe punishment from China? That's going to bring the whole country to bad luck. Least least. Yang Hao's family will also take revenge, with the strength of their world-class rich, where can they hide to be safe?

It's definitely not okay to kill people, and you have to prevent the money-obsessed deputy captain from doing stupid things. But just arresting people shouldn't be a big problem, right? The benefits you can get may not be less.

The plan in his heart has been decided, Santos shouted solemnly: "The dignity of our Philippine country cannot be trampled on, and the majesty of our navy cannot be provoked!" Immediately intercept the enemy ship at full speed. If necessary, allow your own ship to ram the enemy ship and force it to stop! ”

The order was met with a cheer and cheers. Not only was Santos not happy, but his face was very ugly! This shows that many of his subordinates are actually looking forward to similar orders, so are they also being bought?

The people who are hidden in the shadows are really willing to pay their blood!

The thought that he might be involved in a battle between the world's richest men shuddered, and he regretted giving such an order.

The entire crew of the battleship was extremely excited! A steam turbine that has just been well maintained is a rare operation at full power, pushing the propeller to rotate at high speeds. Pushed the speed even further to the extreme, almost breaking through to thirty knots!

For a 47-year-old battleship. This is to squeeze out the last lifespan, and the sharp bow of the ship cleaves the waves, almost as light as flying!

Yang Hao whistled and laughed: "Hehe! The Philippine monkey has two brushes, and he can drive a broken boat at such a high speed, and it is really not in vain! However, haven't they heard a classic saying, it's easy to pull eggs when the steps are too big! ”

Captain Nelson couldn't understand his mouth full of firewood, and frowned and reminded: "Boss, do we really want to risk colliding with each other?" I must warn you that the danger of rushing straight through is too great, and there is more than a seventy percent chance of collision or friction! ”

With the physique of the "Weiyuan", it will also bully other small yachts. In the face of a regular warship with a full row of 3,390 tons, it is far from qualified and too fragile. Even if it is directly on someone's waist, at most a hole will be opened, but this ship will inevitably be shattered!

Yang Hao smiled mysteriously: "How can we take that kind of risk?" Let them increase their speed to the highest level, and the course cannot be changed, and then well. I have a request, Mr. Captain, that no matter how you do it, be sure to slow down when you are pushing into a nautical mile of the opponent, and then keep the speed of twenty-five knots and turn the rudder from its close range. Get as close as you can. Questions? ”

This is the standard trick of sea drag racing, and if you play it well, you can scare the opponent a lot, or spray the opponent with water.

Captain Nelson's face softened slightly, and he nodded categorically: "There is no problem. ”

Yang Hao held it with both hands: "Then I'll leave it to you." ”

He turned and left the cab again and went up to the top again. Captain Nelson glanced sideways at his back, shook his head silently, sighed, and thought to himself, "What strange tricks is he going to do?" Before, three yachts were obtained, but now, even warships can have a way to deal with them? It's incredible! ”

He only hoped in his heart that Yang Hao would never do any more anti-equipment sniping, that thing might be able to penetrate the hull of the old battleship opposite, but it wouldn't bring much damage. Once you annoy the other party and bombard it with Otto's 76mm naval guns with an astonishing rate of fire, the small body of your own yacht really can't bear a few hits.

Yang Hao really didn't play sniper, nor did he bring out any terrible firearms to bombard the other party - he was a little sensible, but in China's territorial waters, he took out prohibited weapons to use them indiscriminately, and he was going to be suppressed by the government's iron fist.

He didn't know where to get a high-definition camera, connect the signal directly to the satellite, and connect it to the Internet. He first took pictures of the opposite battleship on the platform for a while, and then walked into the camera range, and in the howling wind, he said loudly: "Good morning, everyone! What you're seeing now is a live footage I took near Scarborough Shoal. The Philippine warship in front of us is brutally blocking our facts, and claiming that this is their territory. As a Chinese with a sense of justice, I will absolutely not allow any foreign enemy to flaunt its might in our territorial waters. Therefore, I decided to make a solemn protest to them in front of the boat! ”

There was not much delay in the satellite signal, and soon a fragment appeared on the network. Although the relevant departments made preparations early and blocked the clips transmitted to several major domestic platforms as soon as possible, they could not stand the control of Chloe in the middle, and at the same time copied thousands of copies, took sensational names and then pushed them to mainstream platforms including overseas Twitter, Must Die, and Oil Mop.

In circles such as major forum websites, micro-letter groups, etc., countless people have been paying attention to his follow-up actions early on. The video clips are compressed small enough to be downloaded in the blink of an eye. Even if you only survive for 10 minutes, it is enough to be retweeted millions of times, causing a huge impact like a flood!

Some of the grumpy ones were angry at the time: "Grass! The Philippine monkey is too disagreeable, he ran to our country's territory and was arrogant, and he dared to do a black hand to Yang Dashao, this is death! ”

"I've long seen that they are not pleasing to the eye, and I have to get a second-hand piece of tatters there, if it weren't for the navy not hesitating to take care of him at all, teach him to be a man in minutes!"

"Yang Dashao is awesome! A guy poked out such a big basket, I don't know if I can escape this time, it seems that our 052d is nearby, right? Hurry up and escort it! ”

"Where is my Great Navy? Yang Dashao smashed more than 100 million yuan for you, why do you have to hold up the field? ”

There are many people who understand, and some calm parties immediately pointed out: "This matter is too strange! Not to mention why Yang Da defeated the family suddenly ran to Huangyan Island, and erected a lighthouse and a flagpole, and sent photos in the middle of the night to create momentum, obviously deliberately provoking disputes! This kid has bad intentions and deliberately provokes a war! ”

Someone immediately retorted: "Maybe Yang Dashao is just doing fun on a whim, and there is no need to go online." Besides, since the state has taken back Huangyan Dao, it is only a matter of time before sovereignty and development and utilization are clarified. I think this is something to encourage! ”

There are different opinions, shouting good worries, schadenfreude, all kinds of things.

However, as the second video was turned over the wall, netizens closed their mouths and widened their eyes for fear of missing every frame.

On the high-definition picture, under the faint lighthouse light, Yang Hao grabbed the railing with both hands and straightened his waist firmly. Directly ahead, the slender figure of the "Del Pinar" zoomed in rapidly, and in the last shot, the two ships seemed to collide violently!

Then, the screen goes black! (To be continued......)

PS: I can actually write 500 chapters! Sprinkle flowers to celebrate!