Chapter 517: Crossing Cape Horn
Of course, another reason for the harsh climate here is the large temperature difference. On the opposite side of the strait is the South Pole, where the temperature is quite low and the heat from the equator spreads here.
In this way, there is a difference in temperature between the polar regions and the equator, the energy from low latitudes is transported to the poles, and the cold air from the polar regions is constantly invading southward, and these two air currents with large differences between cold and warm air will meet in the mid-latitude zone, and the cold and warm air currents continue to converge and move, resulting in frequent storms.
Now, this is the case, the huge aircraft carrier, the hull is swaying from left to right, and when the waves are high, it can even hit the deck of the aircraft carrier.
When the water went down, there were fish jumping on the deck.
No one would be interested in such a picture.
Emily's chest is already a little blocked, over the years, she has been to many places, and she has been able to hold on calmly, but she has suffered seasickness here, and it is incredible that she is seasick on a huge aircraft carrier.
If this is a small boat, the shaking will definitely be even worse.
In the midst of the bumps, Nathan still stood firmly on the bridge, which was his post.
"The eaglets report that everything is fine in the air and no anomalies have been found." Andrew's voice was still clear.
When Andrew was learning to fly here, Nathan was his instructor, and Andrew always used Nathan as a role model, so he gave himself the nickname Eagle.
This nickname, once Nathan's nickname.
Before entering this complex sea area, the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier catapulted four Tomcat fighters in a wave to protect its own safe passage through this sea area.
At the beginning, they pretended to be enough, and kept saying that they were going to pass through here, and if they were ambushed by the other party here, it would be the most unlucky, so they had to be prepared.
After all, this is far from the Argentine coastline, and if the Argentines come to sneak attack, it must be a small number of planes, so it is enough for their side to take off four Tomcat fighters.
Ejected before entering the storm area, now, these carrier-based aircraft fly above 10,000 meters, there are no bad weather conditions here, they have already flown into the stratosphere.
It's calm, and for them, emergencies can arise at any moment.
The Tomcat fighter took off this time, and under the belly, it was mounted with four undead birds, which can be said to be a typical long-range interception mount, in case an enemy plane comes, or an anti-ship missile attack, they will be able to greet each other with the undead bird missile.
And under the air intake, there are two 1022-liter drop fuel tanks, their flight time this time is very long, in order to increase the endurance time, it is necessary to mount the drop fuel tank, after all, although they take off and land, they can only wait a few hours before the aircraft carrier leaves this stormy sea.
Fortunately, this is not the southern waters of Argentina, otherwise, my own fighters may have to take off, as if they were facing a great enemy.
Nathan heard the voice on the radio and said, "Keep scouting, don't let your guard down." ”
If the other side wants to attack, now is definitely a good opportunity, which is also the flaw of not having escort warships.
If there was even a Type 42 destroyer, although it was swaying left and right, the Sea Javelin could still be fired, but now, it can only passively meet the enemy.
Of course, in such sea conditions, it is not suitable for combat, after all, the waves are so big, ordinary anti-ship missiles will definitely not be able to distinguish between waves and warships.
"Lieutenant Colonel Brown, how many times have you been here?" Nathan asked the captain.
It is an honor for a sailor to conquer Cape Horn, and one pass here is enough to show off for a lifetime, and if you pass it five times, you will be the best.
Lieutenant Colonel Brown had a smile on his face: "Back then, when I was a sailor, we used to operate sailboats together and conquer here. ”
Suddenly, everyone was in awe, sailing ships, conquering Cape Horn, that is a miracle in the sailors' world!
"Back then, our sailboat was overturned by the wind and waves, and all of us struggled to get ashore, and I was lucky enough to pick up a life." Who knows, Lieutenant Colonel Brown's next words made everyone's hearts frightened.
Was it a foreboding foreboding that it turned out to be a failed conquest in which the ship was capsized and nearly lost its life?
"Look at you like this, can you compare to me now? We have the largest warship in the British Navy, and God will bless us just after a combat mission, bombing a bomber regiment of the Soviets and blowing them to pieces. ”
Lieutenant Colonel Brown's words made everyone put down their burdens, that's right, God will bless us, this is an aircraft carrier, how can it be compared with a small sailing ship?
After a few hours, finally, the wind and waves subsided.
"Eagles, attention, prepare to land, the second group is ready to take off." Nathan gave the order.
At this time, the Tomcat fighter in the sky had been flying for more than five hours, and the fuel was about to run out, so it had to land.
Just now, in the midst of the storm and waves, almost all the fighters have left the hangar, and now, it is necessary to bring the fighters up from the hangar before they can be ready for release.
That's when the power of the beveled deck comes into play.
Using a broadside lift, the fighter plane is lifted out of the deck and catapulted off on the bow deck, while on the beveled deck, the carrier-based aircraft that have just completed the flight patrol mission can land without affecting each other.
Deck operations, in an orderly manner, the century-old navy, which is definitely not covered.
"Zizi." On the Tu-22M bomber variant, suddenly, Pugachev heard a voice, along with which a strong smell of vodka could also be smelled.
So, Pugachev put his hand behind him: "Take it!" ”
Borisov, who was behind, could only reluctantly hand over the vial and put it into Pugachev's hand, and Pugachev took it, sniffed it, and then poured it into his mouth.
The spicy vodka entered his stomach, and immediately a flame burned, and he was once again filled with endless strength.
"Come, take a sip per person, you can't drink more." He handed the bottle to the pilot next to him, who took a sip and handed it to the radar officer in the back.
At this time, at an altitude of 10,000 meters, in the pressurized cockpit, the smell of wine was fragrant, and the fatigue of long-distance flight was actually solved.
Vodka, sure enough, is a good thing.
"We're running out of fuel."
"Okay, call the air tanker, get ready for air refueling." Pugachev said.
He turned his head and looked at the air tankers flying next to him, and now they were flying over the equator, only halfway through the long flight.
And the second half of the voyage can only go alone.
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