Chapter 178: Sinking
The Blue Ridge's Ship Island Command Center.
Lieutenant General Willard listened in silence to the sound coming from the radio, the final farewell of Hami Adams, and the gunshot.
Apparently there was no chance of salvage for the Los Angeles.
Eight destroyers and six auxiliary vessels, which arrived in a hurry, were surrounding the USS Washington for rescue.
Thankfully, the watertight compartment kept the Washington from completely sinking, and a third of the hull was still exposed to sea level.
Two specialized maintenance support vessels approached the USS Washington, one on the left and one on the right, ready to assist the USS Washington in discharging water and righting the ship.
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Qinling, Base 006.
Ye Qi and Li Yuanchao looked at the satellite monitoring screen and couldn't help but look at each other.
They didn't expect it to turn out like this, and the result was unexpected.
Originally, according to the plan, they planned to interfere with the Washington's nuclear reactor irregularly, so that the other side would think that the reactor was malfunctioning, and force the Washington to return to the Yokosuka base for repairs.
I didn't expect the neutrino stream to shield a nuclear submarine together.
And the nuclear submarine actually collided with the Washington by accident during the emergency ascent, and directly knocked the Washington overturned.
I'm really not afraid of god-like opponents, but I'm afraid of pig-like teammates.
"What now," Ye Qi asked helplessly.
Li Yuanchao thought for a while, looked at the satellite surveillance screen carefully, and after a while, he proposed: "I suggest turning off the neutrino shield in ten minutes." ”
"Why"
"That nuclear submarine must have been unlucky, and when it had no power, it was hit again, and it should have sunk to the bottom of the sea in about ten minutes." Li Yuanchao explained.
Ye Qi thought about it too.
"And now our neutrino shielding is actually helping Washington suppress the reactor, if we ...... in ten minutes," Li Yuanchao said with a sly smile.
Ye Qi's eyes lit up, and he immediately thought of the situation after the neutrino shielding was lifted, and now the nuclear reactor of the Washington was in an uncontrolled situation.
Once the neutrino shield is lifted, the reactor will inevitably release heat again, possibly allowing the propeller to run again if the power system is not shut down; If the power system is shut down, then the heat that has nowhere to be placed will inevitably overload the reaction build-up heat.
Either way, it's enough for the Washington to drink a pot.
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The auxiliary vessel is helping the Washington to drain the water quickly, and then slowly straightens the hull by balancing the amount of water in the left and right cabins.
Helicopters and search and rescue boats are also busy, rescuing sailors or pilots who have fallen overboard.
Willard reported the current situation to the Pentagon with a headache, and he knew that this time there was big trouble.
Before he could succeed, he sank an Ohio-class ship on his side and seriously injured the Washington.
On the USS Washington, because the ship island overturned into the water, although the command cabin inside did not enter the water, the sudden rollover also caused the people inside to be thrown to pieces, and many people even broke their heads and bled out.
It was very difficult to control the ship now, and the captain of the ship, Martins Barry, who had not been able to die, had no idea how to break his arm, and pushed away a man who was pressing on him.
At this time, he felt that the boat was slowly turning back to level.
"All sober people, immediately assist in straightening the hull."
"Ahem......"
"Yes, Captain Barry."
A few soldiers, who were not seriously injured, hurriedly climbed up to the console leaning on it.
However, they did not know that at this time on the dashboard, the data about the reactor was returning to normal, and if the ship was in a normal state and the reactor was back to normal, then there would be no problem.
But now that the Washington was lying on its side, the power system that had not been turned off was slowly activated again, and the propellers in the sea were rapidly spinning.
The two auxiliary maintenance boats, which were displacement, suddenly felt that something was wrong.
"Oh! Shetter ...... "The captain of the auxiliary ship was shocked because he saw the USS Washington maneuvering.
"Quick, evacuate ......"
However, before he could finish his sentence, the auxiliary ship was wrapped in circles by the Washington, which was in a circle.
Willard, who had just finished reporting the accident, was stunned by the situation in front of him.
"What's the situation that the momentum of the Washington has been restored"
However, the Washington, which had lost control, had no intention of stopping, and the propeller power was full, desperately pushing the hull in circles. 78 Chinese first release www.7* m.7*
The two auxiliary ships that were forced to suffer suddenly fell into blood mold, and the auxiliary ships on the side of the ship island were directly popped with chrysanthemums by the ship island.
After all, the auxiliary ship has about 15,000 tons, and compared with the Washington with a displacement of more than 100,000 tons, it can't withstand this brute force impact at all.
Martins Barry, who had just come to his senses, was once again thrown down on the bulkhead, as were the soldiers who were trying to climb up to the console.
Suddenly, the protective glass of the cockpit of the USS Washington was cracked by a heavy object, and the terrifying propeller was directly inserted into the cockpit of the ship island.
Martins Barry felt a pang of cramping in his body, and it turned out that the propeller was inserted into the cockpit, cutting many people inside.
But even if it wasn't cut, it wouldn't have escaped death, because the sea had already rushed in.
Grunt...... Martins Barry felt pain like never before, the pain of her body being torn apart, the suffocation of the sea submerged.
In those long ten seconds, he experienced the last pain in his life.
Countless fragile flowers of life withered at this moment.
The destruction of the cockpit on the island meant that the USS Washington lost the last chance of control.
After a series of accidents, the water that had been discharged from the interior of the Washington poured in again unscrupulously, and because the hull of the ship was constantly circling in place, other ships could not approach it at all.
The power of a nuclear reactor is not like a heavy oil steam turbine, and there is no possibility that the fuel will be consumed in a short time.
Not only is the USS Washington going to be finished, but the two auxiliary ships that were wrapped in a circle are now crying without tears.
The one that was blown up by the ship island with chrysanthemums has sunk more than half of its body.
In the trench of the Pacific Northwest, the USS Washington sank after grinding for more than three hours and sinking two auxiliary vessels.
Willard could only watch as the USS Washington sank itself.
"It's over!" Willard sat down in his seat, perhaps mourning the sinking of the USS Washington, or mourning his future.
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Qinling, Base 006.
"God help me." Ye Qi laughed.
The rest of the people also had a heated discussion, but they didn't expect that the neutrino launcher would overturn an Ohio-class nuclear submarine, an aircraft carrier Washington, and two auxiliary ships for the first time.
And they just paid millions of kilowatt hours of electricity, and this transaction is definitely a big profit.
As soon as they thought of the future and the completion of 12 neutrino launch stations, Ye Qi and others couldn't help but be excited.
"Everyone, take a break, I'll report the results."
"Yes."
Huang Mingzhe, who was in Shanmei, was also frightened by Ye Qi's results after receiving the relevant report.
The Netherworld immediately convened an emergency meeting to discuss the situation ahead.
The other thing is to keep this matter strictly secret, if it is exposed, this is the rhythm of the full opening of the film, even if it is to be exposed, it will have to wait until the twelve neutrino emission stations are completed.