2371: C2371 The Most Tragic Accident

C2371 The Most Tragic Accident

In the era of World War One and World War Two, it was time for battleships to march on the battlefield. The Naval Gun of both sides shot at each other, it was the most spectacular scene in a naval battle. At that time, the warship's armor was already quite thick. Generally speaking, even if they took a few cannonballs head on, it wouldn't be too much of a problem. It also had multiple waterproof designs, and so on.2

However, the battleship was hit and then sunk. It was also a common occurrence, the real reason why it sank. It wasn't the direct shot of an armor-piercing bullet, but its self-destruction. That's right, it was the self-destruction of its ammunition.

A battleship's Naval Gun was the most direct way to get rid of the enemy. At the same time, it was also his greatest threat, the interior of the Naval Gun. It contained a lot of ammunition packages, which could push artillery shells to attack the enemy. It could be a big threat to you, too. For example, when the armor-piercing bullet hit his turret, it pierced through the outer armor. Even if a spark splashed onto the firing capsule, it would cause the most violent explosion of the turret! This kind of explosion was the final reason why the battleship was destroyed. At the same time, it was also fundamentally impossible to stop it, even if it was immediately poured in seawater. It was simply too late. Those super battleships were destroyed. Almost all of this was the reason.

And now, the Iowa battleship was still considered lucky, even though its turret exploded with ammunition. But it was still a test firing exercise after all, not a real battle. In this era, there were too few times when battleships were needed to fight. So, it also wouldn't fill it up according to its ammunition base. Just carrying the smallest amount of ammunition, to be precise, if it was 70 gunpowder packs, then it would be seven at a time. It was only enough to load ten of them. After three rounds of shooting, there was not much left.

It was precisely because there were not too many packages that it was saved. Even so, the result of the battleship's explosion was hard to accept.

When the thick smoke began to spread, the rescue of the battleship. It also began. The rescue work was carried out by the nearby ships. They set up high-pressure faucets and sprayed seawater at the warship from afar. They hoped to put out the fire quickly, and they also took the risk of being implicated. After the explosion, everyone on the Iowa warship lost their voices. The radio communication was also cut off, just like the people on the warship. It was as if they had died a violent death.

"Iowa, please reply when you receive it. Iowa, please reply when you receive it!" The battleship at the side kept calling out. However... There was no response from the Iowa. This ship... It was as if it had turned into a ghost ship. Everyone was dead?

"Take off a helicopter and fly over to take a look!" The captain of the destroyer said.

A battleship like the Iowa did not have a helicopter in the past. It carried a navy airplane. It launched and took off, landing on the water surface and using a crane to retrieve it. And during the latest modification, it also found an empty space. It had been installed with helicopter landing equipment and hangar. At the same time, because of the size of this battleship, it could carry four helicopters. The area of the deck was also quite large.

Now, the helicopter of the destroyer also took off at the risk of danger. Currently, the No.2 turret on Iowa was still emitting black smoke. It was unknown how much the fire inside had burned. Especially... If the flames entered the first turret, there might be a risk of a second explosion.

The captain looked at Iowa, who was emitting black smoke, and was deeply worried.

The Sea Eagle Helicopter soon took off from his deck and flew toward Iowa. When they landed on Iowa, they were stunned by the scene in front of them.

The people they met were all lying on the ground. They were not dead yet, and their hearts were still beating and breathing. However, they had all passed out. They were knocked out by the huge explosion just now!

This was... This kind of explosion was similar to the explosion in the ammunition warehouse. One could imagine the commotion. Furthermore, the difference between it and the ammunition warehouse is that the interior of this warship is hollow... When the sound of the explosion was transmitted, the reflection inside would be strengthened. To be specific, it was similar to the sound in the loudspeaker. This huge explosion... It knocked out most of the crew members. Some of them even heard it... Blood had already flowed out.

It had been a long time since they had operated a battleship. They had never thought that the explosion of a battleship would bring such a terrifying result.

Of course, if they were on the battlefield, these people would be jolted awake by the continuous explosions, or they would be splashed by the sea water. Whether or not they could survive would depend on their luck.

This state was everywhere, making them very shocked. This was definitely the most tragic experience the navy had ever experienced since the end of the war.

When they walked on the Boarding the Ship Bridge, as expected, the situation inside the bridge was the same. The captain was lying on the bridge, motionless, and unconscious. Only the communication device was still calling.

"I am Sergeant James. We have boarded the Iowa." The person who came up said.

"How is the situation on the ship?" The other side asked anxiously.

"It's quite bad. The number of deaths is unknown, but the number of injuries is estimated to be more than 1,500. Many of them might be permanently disabled." Sergeant James looked around and sighed.

This situation was too tragic. The entire structure of the warship... There were more than 1,800 people, but under normal circumstances... They were all dissatisfied with the arrangement. Currently, there were about 1,500 to 600 people on the warship, right? It was estimated that none of them were uninjured, even if it was just a slight rub. When the explosion just happened, the commotion was too great. No one could stand still.

As for the dead, there must be. Everyone in the turret was reimbursed, and they couldn't even find their bodies.

Sergeant James slowly walked forward. At this time, the smoke inside the turret had dispersed. The door of the turret was more than one meter thick. In the explosion just now, the door was blown away. Now, when they walked in through the door, what they saw was darkness. Everyone... They were all carbonized in the explosion of the ammunition.

Someone had vomited. Even the soldiers who had undergone rigorous training could not withstand the torture of such a scene. This was simply hell on earth!

YCountry Navy, at the end of the 1980s, the most tragic accident happened just like that!

When the news spread out, the entire Y Country was shaken. Even the center of power in the Y Country had half a flag lowered to mourn. The entire Y Country was filled with grief. The list of the dead had also been released. In this accident, 47 crew members had died a violent death. 1517 people had been injured by the explosion. It had created the biggest record in the past 20 years!

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