Chapter 92: Variables
On the weapons elevator below the deck of the Carl Vinson, a junior was bored guarding the elevator, muttering something that didn't know what to say, but judging from the shape of his mouth, it was nothing more than "FUCK", "SHIT" and the like.
After a long period of peace, the US military, which has the so-called most powerful force in the world, has long been accustomed to being domineering, but today's red alert came inexplicably, and everyone was fully armed and ready to fight, but nearly 24 hours have passed, and the target country is still confused. Japan? How can it be? Who doesn't know that the small country that can only nod and say "Hai" is the most loyal follower of the United States of America? However, the commander did not reveal a word about this, and as a private, of course, he was also aware of the silence.
Could it be that he has taken a fancy to some kind of interests, first pulling the fleet over to scare it, and then brazenly eating and taking it?
But that's not right. The carrier-based aircraft have already dispatched more than a dozen waves in a row, eight E-2C early warning planes of two early warning aircraft squadrons and six RF-14A aircraft of two reconnaissance aircraft squadrons have always maintained uninterrupted reconnaissance and command, and the weapon elevators they are stationed on have gone up and down more than a dozen timesγγγγγγ This is clearly going to war.
At the thought of going to war, the junior couldn't help but shrink his head, and subconsciously felt a chill in his head. Although in the entire emergency task force battle group, the Carl Vinson is in the absolute core, and the triple protective network is protected layer by layer, but the world has not studied the tactics of hunting aircraft carriers for a day or two, whether it is a high-three-dimensional, large-depth all-round strike or a saturation attack, theoretically it can break through the protection of the aircraft carrier battle group and directly attack the aircraft carrier itself.
And to put it mildly, the privates themselves feel that their own government is like, seems, probably a little bitγγγγγγ Truculent.
After greeting the president's female relatives again, the junior looked left and right, secretly took out a cigar, first put it on his nose and took a deep breath, then bit it in his mouth and took out a lighter.
Just as the private's lighter was on the cigar and the sparks flickered, the sound of "doodoo" suddenly sounded on the console next to the weapon elevator, which was a reminder that the next wave of fighters was about to return and the parking compartment was ready for rotation; But for the inferior soldiers who were violating the discipline of the battlefield, this sudden sound was like a thunderbolt, and in a panic, there was a tremor in his hand, and the cigar and lighter fell at the same time.
βOHSHIT!β The private was in a hurry, the cigar was a limited edition Cuban cigar that he had won from the first mate the last time he played cards, and it was worth $1,000 each on the black market in the United States.
The private, ignoring the sound on the console, snatched it out in one step, so that he could pounce on it with the agility that he himself would be surprised to follow, and finally received it in his hand before it hit the ground. As for the lighter, God willing, it can continue to be used.
The lighter, which was still flickering with sparks, was thrown out by the private, and it bounced twice on the weapon elevator, then jumped out of the deck of the elevator and quietly fell into the sea.
At this time, the giant bubble containing a large amount of methane had already swayed and floated to a distance of less than 150 meters from the surface of the sea.
"Puff"
The sound of the lighter falling into the water was almost inaudible in the howling sea breeze, but it sounded like Huang Zhong Dalu in Ming Yanwei's ears, buzzing.
What happens if you fall into a giant bubble by this lighter?
Within two seconds, the high-temperature gas in the bubble dries the lighter movement, and within three seconds, the liquefied gas in the lighter is detonated at a high temperature and high pressure of hundreds of degrees Celsius, and the flames will instantly ignite this huge methane bubble, and then there is a "bang" sound, which will explode under the sea surface of more than 100 meters away from Carl Vinson, and then the temperature and pressure of the sea water will dissipate the explosion power to the maximum extent, and the big waves formed may cause a lot of impact on the Carl Vinson. But sinking will be a long way off, and because of the methane gas leak, the experienced U.S. Navy will immediately understand what is happening under the surface, and then the entire emergency task force will be quickly moved; It was impossible for Ming Yanwei to sink this already activated super sea fortress without the help of external forces.
If that's the case, will Ming Yanwei be able to harvest enough side plots and bonus points from other places to offset the obliteration in the next day? I'm afraid that Wang Yang doesn't have this ability.
Gaia's consciousness really won't sit idly by and watch his killing game be solved.
The B-rank side story quest of the main god is really not so easy to get.
Now Ming Yanwei has two choices: one is to immediately retreat to the bottom of the sea and gather a methane bubble again, but it loses the effect of the raid, and the success rate of the second time can be imagined; The second is to quickly bypass the huge bubble with a diameter of 300 meters and intercept the falling lighter, although there is little hope, as long as it succeeds, everything can return to the track that is favorable to itself.
Almost without thinking about it, Ming Yanwei's mana was agitated, her body soared like an arrow, and at the same time, she raised the dragon horn bow, stretched her bow and set up an arrow, pointing at a small lighter that was difficult to see.
Because of the salt content of 35 parts per thousand, the buoyancy of the sea water is considerable, and the weight of a ZIPPO lighter does not exceed 200 grams, under the offset of the two, in fact, the sinking speed of the lighter is not fast, at least when it is still dozens of meters away from the bubble, Ming Yanwei has already bypassed the bubble and shot an arrow.
Although it can condense arrows in the water, the rate of fire is more rapid than in the air, and even if it can't hit the target, the cold force is enough to destroy the lighters, but each arrow of sunflower water takes at least three minutes to form, enough for ten lighters to sink into bubbles. However, with the use of ordinary water element force arrows, the rate of fire and accuracy are not guaranteed.
Under the influence of the current, the lighter could not mix in the water, sometimes left and sometimes right, and the sinking trajectory was not traceable at all.
Twenty meters γγγγγγ Fifteen metersγγγγγγ Ten meters, seeing that the deadly lighter was about to fall into the bubble, Ming Yanwei stabilized her somewhat messy breath, and did not rush to shoot arrows again, but stared at the fluttering and sinking target, and only after five seconds did she release the finger that was buckling the string.
A slightly blue arrow of water elemental force glided silently through the seawater, piercing through the darkness and water pressure, and head-on the lighter that was as slippery as a loach.
This is the last chance, and the closest to success, whether it is distance, mentality, concentration, or the control of the change of water element force, Ming Yanwei is sure to shoot.
If there is no Gaia consciousness to intervene.
Just when the arrow of the water element force that tied Ming Yanwei's net worth and life to the first line was about to make close contact with the inevitable lighter, a second offshore current appeared, enveloping the small lighter with a strange turn, avoiding Ming Yanwei's last arrow, and then suddenly accelerated and fell straight towards the bubble.
The giant bubble with a diameter of three hundred meters has exceeded the limit of Ming Yanwei's ability to manipulate the water element force, and even if Ming Yanwei can still free his hands now, this kind of unprovoked offshore current cannot be controlled in an instant.
"Takashi"
There was a loud thunderous thud in the ocean, like a hammer slamming into everyone's chest.
The ignited methane bubble suddenly erupted into a huge gas mass, instantly squeezing the sea water around, and then the gas continued to expand rapidly, and moved to the water surface with the least pressure of the sea water, and a huge water ball with a diameter of more than 200 meters suddenly rose on the surface of the sea where the Carl Vinson was moored, and the power of the explosion was so strong that the Carl Vinson with more than 100,000 tons was directly held up like a toy, when the surface tension of the sea water was less than the pressure generated by the explosive gas, this huge water ball could no longer maintain its integrity, As the explosion broke through the seawater suppression and merged into the air, the large water balloon immediately turned into an incomparably huge column of water, which rushed straight into the night sky at a height of 100 meters with a deafening roar.
After the explosion, the gas produced by the burst of the giant bubble was released, and the huge space formed by the gas squeezing the seawater was immediately filled with the influx of seawater, and a suspontion-strong high-speed water flow was immediately generated, and the Carl Vinson's own 100,000 tons of gravity fell to the bottom of the sea.
The deck of the Carl Vinson, which had long since lost its balance, was tilted almost to thirty degrees, and a dozen A-6E Intruders and A-7E Corsair attack planes were dropped like dumplings. And the most terrifying thing is the high-speed current generated by the backfilling of the seawater, with its powerful suction and its own weight, the Carl Vinson plunged headlong into the water like a high-altitude diver, and most of the hull sank into the sea.
Several fighters that had slipped down were washed back to the deck with the help of the returning sea water after the aircraft carrier sank to the surface.
It has to be said that the Carl Vinson is equipped with more than 2,000 protective rubber and watertight compartments to provide a strong floating capacity, and when the suction energy of the returning seawater disappears, the huge hull immediately resurfaces.
The aircraft carrier suddenly turned into a roller coaster, and all the American GIs in the cabin who fell in a mess were stunned.
"Woo wooγγγγγγ"
A heart-rending siren suddenly sounded in the cabin of the Carl Vinson, waking everyone out of their trance:
"Warning! Warn! The hull was attacked from underwater, the attack weapon was unknown, the explosion distance was 100 meters, the explosive yield was 5000 tons**, and it was suspected to be a deep-water cluster bomb or a TEST-71ME heavy torpedo. β
The cold sweat of the captain of the aircraft carrier fell.
"Torpedo compartment, cast torpedo bait." He paused and roared, "Turn on the active sonar system, scan the water in all directions with maximum power, and cast the underwater robotγγγγγγ Immediately report the situation to the fleet commander and request support; At the same time, the USS George Washington was informed and alerted to be strengthened. β
The Carl Vinson was suddenly thrown on his back, and everyone was running like clockwork. No one knows better than the sailors on the aircraft carrier what it means to be bullied by an enemy capable of firing heavy torpedoes - the originally powerful sea giant will degenerate into a fragile and clumsy fixed target, and the enemy will be able to send this seemingly invincible sea steel monster to the bottom of the sea with only a few heavy torpedoes, and even if it dodges the impact of the explosion, it will not be able to escape the huge whirlpool formed by the sinking of the huge hull. The Vincennes was buried in the belly of the fish.
"Sir!" The young sonar soldier was quick to report: "Active sonar detection shows that there is only one living organism under the water. Judging by the feedback graph, it seems to be a person. β
"Whatever it is," the frightened captain immediately red-eyed: "Order: all radar and sonar devices lock onto her, fire anti-submarine torpedoes, launch anti-submarine missiles, fire depth chargesγγγγγγ Launch all the anti-submarine weapons, and be sure to send the Carl Vinson to God before she sinks! β
"Order all anti-submarine ships to move closer to us, all anti-submarine carrier-based aircraft to take to the air, and immediately return to those that have already flown in the direction of Tokyo, and stop all foreign military operations until the absolute safety of the Carl Vinson is ensured."
A major general officer with two silver epaulettes reminded: "Sir, the order of the Pentagon isγγγγγγ β
βFUCKοΌβ The captain grabbed him by the collar: "To hell with the Pentagon order!" If the Carl Vinson is sunk and everyone is waiting to be court-martialed, tell me, first mate, is this what you want? β
The major general shrugged: "Of course, you are the commander, you have the final say." β