Chapter 2009 Sea Monster Attacks, Heavy Losses
Booming artillery fire sounded, and the lethal weapon of modern warfare has already shown its fangs.
It's as if the Stark government can conquer hell with the help of aircraft, cannons, and nuclear bombs. Under the powerful power of modern weapons, the so-called gods and monsters are actually not as scary as imagined. Unless it is those characters who have touched the ceiling, the idle guys can completely wipe them out with artillery fire.
And if you can't kill such an opponent, then you can only say that your caliber is not big enough, and your artillery fire is not enough.
Although this giant octopus, which looks like a Norwegian sea monster, has a huge body of hundreds of meters, and can freely play with ships like submarines as toys, in the end, it is still a mortal body.
There is neither an immortal body that can be continuously regenerated, nor an indestructible body that can resist all physical damage. In this way, it will only have one end when dealing with saturated artillery strikes, and that is death.
It can be said that there is not even a symbolic resistance. In the huge explosion, the body of the big octopus has been blasted to pieces. Countless flesh and blood flew across, almost dyeing the entire surface of the sea red. Seeing the ending where not even a complete limb could be found, all the officers and soldiers were stunned for a moment, and then immediately cheered in unison.
It has to be said that since the new century, this is the first time that the Australian Navy, which has been at peace for a long time, has fought such a life-and-death war. For the vast majority of soldiers who have only practiced from enlistment to retirement, all of today's events are not only reborn, but also enough to add a bit of what a soldier should have in their bones.
It can be said that they can even use everything that happened today as the basis for their bragging to ordinary people, not just talking about trivial things that happened when I was a soldier.
This is a point that many people are aware of, so after realizing that they have won this kind of victory over monsters, many people began to laugh with each other.
"My God, we actually won. I thought we would all be dragged down into the deep sea by this sea monster?"
"Did you see that big eyeball? I aimed and shot it myself. I must tell my wife what happened today, and see if she dares to laugh at me as a coward in the future."
"See that fatal bomb drop? Hell, I hit it right! I feel like I could go down in Navy history as a bomber pilot."
This is a catharsis for the sudden relaxation of tense nerves all the time, and it is also a release of the adrenaline that is too surging. There is nothing strange about human nature. Even if it has been steady in the formation,
The commander of the fleet, who was in charge of the overall situation, couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief at this time, feeling a sense of relief.
In order to maintain his majesty, although he would not behave the same as those soldiers outside, but in his heart, his feelings were actually similar.
Although there are sacrifices, it is inevitable. Compared with the benefits he has obtained in the current battle, this is undoubtedly an ending where the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. He personally laid the foundation of Australia's South Pacific hegemony. Such a feat, even with his current prominent position in the military, cannot remain indifferent.
It can be said that in the next few years, if he still wants to climb up, this achievement will become the capital he can rely on. And as long as he thinks that he can also reach the top of the political arena one day, his heart can't help but be filled with fantasy.
Men? They are creatures of power. Few people are indifferent to power. Moreover, not only power, but also ideals. The fleet commander himself has such an ideal, that is, he hopes to lead Australia to break free from the previous embarrassing situation.
It is no longer a commonwealth country, nor is it a dog leg of the United States. It is Australia, the master of the South Pacific. Even going further, it is not impossible to take over the banner of the Commonwealth of Nations from the hands of the United Kingdom and become the current helm of the Commonwealth of Nations.
Of course, this is an ambition, and it is still a long way from being realized. But it depends on human effort, he feels that as long as he can climb up, then these things are just a matter of time.
The entire fleet is beaming, and everyone is looking forward to the future with an optimistic attitude. But at this time, the sonar systems on all the ships issued warnings in unison.
Although the crew members who have been monitoring the sonar are no exception, at least they have not forgotten their own duties. He was the first to notice the reaction on the sonar, and this made him change his face immediately, and he screamed on the radio directly with his throat torn.
"An unknown sonar response was discovered. There are huge objects coming towards us. There are a lot of them... more than ten!"
"What?" Not only the crew members who heard the radio, even the fleet commander himself was so shocked by the news that he couldn't speak.
What kind of concept is a dozen monsters? You know, in order to kill the big octopus before, they have already paid the price of four submarines and a dozen patrol ships. And now, if there are more than a dozen of the same kind, he really can't be sure that he will be able to win so easily like before.
Of course, although he was shocked, it didn't mean that he completely gave up his plan to resist. In this case, fighting is the only way out. Knowing this truth well, he quickly stabilized his emotions, and gave orders to the fleet officers and soldiers again.
"All the crew immediately entered the combat state. The plane immediately filled with ammunition and was ready to take off again. The torpedoes were loaded and the guns were ready! Whether you can go back alive and make contributions, this time it is up to you. It is not for others, but for yourself My little life! Give me all your best."
The situation was dire and he had to make some war mobilizations. And his words obviously reached the hearts of every crew member, they obviously didn't want to just die in such a ghostly place, in the mouth of these monsters.
Therefore, almost everyone can use 120% of their energy to do their jobs well. And while they were so busy preparing, the crew monitoring the sonar was already counting down with nervous expressions.
"We are still two hundred meters away from the closest target contact, one hundred meters, fifty meters... here we come!"
With a loud "boom", a huge black shadow jumped out from under the water. The dark streamlined body, the huge and exaggerated mouth with sharp teeth and the famous sail-like dorsal fin can be seen at a glance. This is the image of the killer in the sea - the shark.
The only difference from ordinary human cognition is that the size of this shark is beyond their imagination. The length of the head and the tail is nearly a hundred meters, and it doesn't look much inferior to their frigate.
You must know that although the big octopus looked more scary, it was hundreds of meters in size, but considering the size characteristics of the octopus, most of them rely on tentacles to support the scene, and the water inside is definitely not small. But the current shark is not the same, its huge size does not add a little water. It's just a mouth full of blood, and when it opens, it has a posture that can swallow an entire ship. Of course, it might be a little exaggerated to say this, but it is not false at all to say that it can swallow half of the bow in one bite.
This is the case in reality. The giant shark jumped out, opened its bloody mouth, and bit the bow of a frigate. Although the frigate has a steel shell for protection, for a monster of this size, mere steel can't stop their sharp teeth from biting. Maybe a few teeth will be knocked off, but for a shark that needs to replace 3,000 teeth in its lifetime, a few teeth are really not a problem.
Amidst the gnawing sounds, the bow of the frigate was already badly bitten by the giant shark. A large number of shells were destroyed, and the keel was almost torn apart. Not surprisingly, the ship was finished. And if you don't escape as soon as possible, then what awaits the crew on this ship is the fate of sinking into the sea with the ship.
"Let them abandon the ship and escape. Also, all other ships, attack quickly! At this time, there is no time for them to hesitate!"
Even if he doesn't say this sentence, others understand it in their hearts. However, it is a big taboo to shoot at your comrades on the battlefield. Without the permission of the superiors, even if they know that this is the most correct choice, they are somewhat hesitant. Regardless of the present situation, with the consent of the fleet commander, their actions are already guaranteed. And in the spirit of being a dead fellow Daoist and not a poor Daoist, all the artillery fire has already covered the past in the first time.
With such a huge body of the giant shark, it is impossible for it to exist in a situation like in the movie, where the intensive artillery fire sweeps over but only hurts a skin. In fact, with the precise fire control system of modern weapons, even high-speed rockets can be shot down, let alone a live target.
There is no such thing as a miss, but as long as it hits, with the powerful firepower of modern weapons, such a flesh and blood body can be easily shredded.
The navies have never doubted this fact, because previous examples have proved that their firepower is effective. Against such monsters, the problem is not firepower, but numbers.
Here, the artillery fire has just hit the giant shark, like a chainsaw sawing beef, tearing it to pieces while flying blood and flesh. On the other side, a new sea monster jumped up from the sea.
Huge whales, ancient species that looked like mosasaurs, sea serpents, giant lizards that looked a bit like Godzilla... one after the other, each one dealt a heavy blow to the fleet.
It can be said that in just a moment, the entire fleet has fallen into a critical survival situation. And in order to survive, all the people were almost blood-red, and began to attack those monsters from the deep sea recklessly.
Explosions, roars, flames and flesh intertwined, pervading the sea area, dyed the entire sea a thrilling bright red. Along with the surge of the sea current, while the blood color was slowly fading away, the roars and gunfire from the sea also began to gradually stop.
There is no doubt that it is the Australian naval fleet that can survive to the end at this time. Although the monsters are powerful, they are not opponents of modern firepower, especially when they are unable to shake the Canberra and Adelaide, which are more than 200 meters long and weigh more than 20,000 tons. Still have the last laugh.
Of course, even if the Australian Navy had the last laugh, it was just a miserable laugh. The price they paid was not insignificant, not only the patrol ships were wiped out, but also the submarine force. In addition, the frigates serving as escorts were also damaged in sevens and eighties, and even the supply ship sank one.
It can be said that such a war is equivalent to directly bringing the Australian navy back to 20 years ago. Faced with such a result, the fleet commander inevitably cursed with a livid face.
He didn't understand why someone else's mere destroyer fleet was able to retreat completely, but when it came to him, it almost took most of the fleet into it? Although there is a difference in strength between generations, it shouldn't be that big. Moreover, compared to this question, he was more annoyed by his own country's mistakes in reporting.
What may be a lose-lose situation, now it is just a ready-made bargain. This is simply a matter of course. Politicians can slap their heads and say such bullshit, but they never think about how many soldiers they say will cause them to die on their mistakes.
Maybe there is a little bit of shirking responsibility, but his idea is still right after all. What happened today, those domestic politicians should bear most of the responsibility. He had already made a plan in his heart. If those guys couldn't give these soldiers who died in battle a good explanation after returning home, then he would use all means to retaliate against them.
The country cannot be handed over to these short-sighted politicians, they will only drag the country into the abyss.
He already had such an idea in his mind, and while he was still brewing this idea, the voice of his adjutant had already rang in his ears.
"Sir, the losses have been counted. Today we sank 23 ships, and another four ships were incapable of combat and had to be returned to the factory for overhaul. The other five or six ships were also damaged in varying degrees. In addition, there were heavy casualties .The death toll so far is 623, more than 800 are seriously injured, and 1,400 are slightly injured. Some people are still missing and have not been found yet...Sir, what should we do next manage?"
The adjutant couldn't help swallowing when he said this, because he had already sensed the seriousness of the problem. With such a huge loss, even a general like the fleet commander will inevitably be held accountable by a court-martial, let alone a small shrimp like him. All he can count on now is that his boss can find a way to deal with it. Facing the prayer in his heart, the fleet commander resolutely made up his mind after hesitating for a while.
"Notify the country and let the port send ships to pick up the wounded and damaged ships. As long as the other crew members and warships are active, they will all be repaired in situ, and we will set off in two hours! After paying such a high price, we must obtain Results. Otherwise, the only thing waiting for us is the military court!"