Of course, another reason for the harsh weather 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 will spread here.
In this way, there is a difference in temperature between the polar regions and the equator. The low-latitude energy is transported to the polar regions. At the same time, the polar cold air keeps invading south. The two airflows with large differences in cold and warm will meet in the mid-latitudes, and the cold and warm air will continue to converge , Resulting in frequent storms.
Now, this is the situation. The huge aircraft carrier is swaying from left to right. When the waves are high, it can even hit the aircraft carrier's deck.
When the sea went down, there were still fish jumping on the deck.
No one would be interested in such a picture.
Emily’s chest is already a bit blocked. Over the years, she has been to many places, and she has been able to hold on calmly. However, she suffered seasickness here. She was seasick on the huge aircraft carrier. It's incredible.
If it were a boat, the shaking would definitely be more severe.
Amidst the bumps, Nathan still stood steadily on the bridge, here is his post.
"The young eagle reports that everything is fine in the air, and no abnormalities were found." Andrew's voice is still clear.
When Andrew was learning to fly here, Nathan was his instructor, and Andrew had always followed Nathan as an example, so he gave himself the nickname of a young eagle.
This nickname was once Nathan's nickname.
Before entering this complex sea area, the Queen Elizabeth aircraft carrier ejected a wave of four Tomcat fighters to protect oneself from this sea area.
At the beginning, it was enough to pretend to be forced. They kept saying that they would pass through here. If they were ambushed by the opponent here, it would be the most unlucky. Therefore, they must be prepared.
After all, there is a long distance from the coastline of Argentina. If the Argentines come to attack, it must be a small number of planes. Therefore, it is enough to take off four Tomcat fighters.
They ejected before entering the storm zone. Now, these carrier-based aircraft flew to an altitude of 10,000 meters. There would be no bad weather conditions here. They had already flown to the stratosphere.
There is peace here, and for them, there may be emergencies at any time.
The Tomcat fighter took off this time. Below the belly, four phoenixes were mounted. It can be said to be a typical long-range interception mount. If an enemy aircraft comes, or an anti-ship missile comes, they will be able to Greeted the opponent with Phoenix missiles.
Under the air intake, two 1022-liter auxiliary fuel tanks were mounted. They had a long flight time this time. In order to increase the endurance time, they had to mount the auxiliary fuel tanks. After all, although they took off and landed, You can only wait a few hours before the aircraft carrier leaves this stormy sea.
Fortunately, this is not the southern waters of Argentina. Otherwise, all our fighters would have to take off, just like a big enemy.
Nathan heard the voice on the radio and said, "Continue investigating, don't let your guard down."
If the other party wants to launch an attack, now is definitely a good opportunity. This is also the defect of no escort warship.
If there was even a Type 42 destroyer, even though it was swaying, the sea javelin could still be fired, but now, it can only passively meet the enemy.
Of course, this kind of sea conditions is not suitable for combat. After all, the waves are so big, and ordinary anti-ship missiles certainly cannot distinguish between waves and warships.
"Lieutenant Colonel Brown, how many times have you been here?" Nathan asked to the captain.
For a sailor, conquering Cape Horn is an honor. Passing here once is enough to show off for a lifetime. 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, I used to operate a sailboat together and conquered here."
Suddenly, everyone was in awe, sailing, conquering Cape Horn, it was a miracle in the sailor world!
"Back then, our sailboat was overturned by wind and waves. All of us struggled to get ashore. I was lucky enough to get my life back." Who knows, Lieutenant Colonel Brown's next words shocked everyone.
It turned out to be a failed conquest. The ship was overturned and almost lost his life. Is this an ominous premonition
"Look at what you look like. Can you compare with me now? The one under our feet is the largest battleship of our British Navy. We have just completed a combat mission and bombed a Soviet bomber regiment, blasting them to pieces. , God will bless us."
Lieutenant Colonel Brown’s words let everyone lay down their burdens. Yes, God will bless us. This is an aircraft carrier. How can it be compared with a small sailboat
After a few hours, finally, the storm subsided.
"Young Eagle, pay attention, prepare the ship, and 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, and it had to land.
Just amidst the storm, almost all the fighters were removed from the hangar. Now, the fighters need to be lifted up from the hangar to prepare for release.
At this time, the power of the angled deck comes into play.
The side lift is used to lift the fighter aircraft from the deck and eject from the bow deck. On the oblique deck, the carrier-based aircraft that has just completed the flight patrol can land without affecting each other.
Deck operations are being carried out in an orderly manner. For the century-old navy, this is definitely not covered.
"Zizi." In the 22m bomber type, Suddenly, Pugachev heard a voice. With this voice, he could smell a strong vodka.
So Pugachev stretched his hand to the back: "Come here!"
Borisov at the back could only reluctantly hand over the small bottle to Pugachev's hand, and Pugachev took it, smelled it, and poured it into his mouth. .
The spicy vodka entered his stomach, and there was a flame burning immediately, and he was filled with endless strength again.
"Come on, take one sip for each person, not more." He handed the bottle to the pilot next to him. The pilot took a sip and then handed it to the radar officer behind.
At this moment, in the supercharged cockpit at an altitude of 10,000 meters, the smell of wine smelled, and the fatigue of the long-distance flight was solved in this way.
Vodka, really is a good thing.
"Our fuel is about to run out."
"Well, call the air tanker to prepare for air refueling." Pugachev said.
He turned his head and looked at the air tanker that was flying next to him. Now, they had already flown over the equator, and the long flight was only halfway past.
In the latter half of the voyage, he could only go alone. (End of this chapter)