Chapter 67, Typhoon God of War Halsey Since ancient times, typhoons have been a terrifying monster for residents in coastal areas.
But for some island countries, typhoons are the patron saints that protect them from being conquered by foreign powers.
The famous battle example of "Battle of Hong'an": In the late thirteenth century, the Mongolian army, which had almost conquered the world, crossed the sea to attack Japan twice.
As a result, it was swallowed up by typhoons in the coastal areas of Japan and the entire army was annihilated.
The ancient Japanese who were lucky enough to escape at that time cheered for it and called these two typhoons that saved the country's destiny "kamikaze".
And now, when the military boots of the United States of America set foot on Tokyo, the "divine wind" blessing Japan has actually arrived again The wind and clouds in the Pacific changed color, the heaven and earth wept, the American emperor was frightened, and the world was shaken.
USA, Washington, Oval Office, White House "The modern version of Don Quixote Halsey led his fleet to suicidal challenge to the typhoon" "Big news, big news, comparable to the sinking of Atlantis, a super sea that killed 80,000 young men from the United States and died in the sea."
"Japan's red fascist regime issued a statement full of gloating about the misfortune, declaring that the storm disaster suffered by our army was a divine punishment."
"Religious experts claim that Japan has a tradition of treating typhoons as its patron saint since ancient times.
The United States must be prepared to defeat typhoons.
General Halsey, are you really ready to become the god of war who defeats typhoons?"
Looking at those dazzling black headlines in the newspaper, President Truman had the urge to tear them to pieces immediately and then stomp on the ground to vent his anger.
However, he still had some politician's self-restraint after all, and he just held back the anger in his chest. , just handed the newspaper to Admiral Jin sitting opposite.
Although the American media industry often exaggerates newspaper headlines in order to attract customers' attention, this time it is obviously not sensationalism, but a bloody fact.
As expected, I only glanced at the newspaper headlines a few times.
General Kim, who is "always angry", frowned, "With such news that shakes the morale of the military and confuses public opinion, why doesn't the government decisively block it?
What is the government doing?"
"How can a blockade block the country's radios like Hitler did?"
Secretary of State Cordell Hull, who was sitting on the sofa next to him, retorted with a depressed expression.
"The Japanese and the Soviets had already published this matter in the newspapers with embarrassment. , and on the radio station News commentary programs are broadcast on a rolling basis.
Even newspapers in Africa and South America have received the news.
If we continue to block news in the country, we can only deceive ourselves and others.
Are we waiting for those reporters to secretly reveal it and then let the people take to the streets of Washington to protest?
protest" Even during a war, even if martial law is implemented, it is very difficult for a democratic country like the United States to completely block public opinion, especially heavyweight news related to the war.
Nowadays, the American news media is paying close attention to the Pacific War situation.
It is really difficult to conceal and lie to the public on such a major matter, and once it is discovered, the consequences will be unimaginable.
According to Secretary Hull, rather than letting all kinds of false rumors fly in the sky, it is better to reveal the truth of the matter.
Although this terrible truth really makes people want to go crazy, Halsey's fleet struggled in the typhoon for nearly two days and two nights.
After the sea surface calmed down, it took the fleet headquarters another full week to let it go.
These ships that had been blown to pieces returned to the team one after another, and once again They gathered together and began to count the losses.
Perhaps the Japanese are really a nation blessed by typhoons.
In this devastating typhoon with astonishing destructive power, the U.S.
Pacific Fleet sank more ships and lost more people than any previous large-scale naval battle.
It takes far more sacrifices After the typhoon hit, the Halsey fleet consisted of two large aircraft carriers, four light aircraft carriers, five battleships, three heavy cruisers, five light cruisers, 15 destroyers, six escort carriers, and 24 medium landing ships. and tank landing ships, thirty-nine transport ships and auxiliary ships were sunk during the typhoon due to hull rupture, wind and waves capsizing, cabin fires and explosions, or collisions with each other.
What makes the Pentagon and the White House most distressed is that the new super battleship "Hawaii", which is the supreme pride of the United States of America's shipbuilding craftsmanship and has a displacement of 105,000 tons and a 20-inch cannon, has not yet had time to compete with the Japanese combined fleet.
My hand was buried under the sea in this typhoon disaster.
In addition, there were more than a hundred ships.
Although they did not directly sink or capsize immediately, they also lost power, had their rudders damaged or their propellers fell off, and they could only rely on other ships to tow them.
Since the structural strength of landing ships and troop carriers is generally not as good as that of warships, the US military's landing force scheduled to attack the Mariana Islands actually lost more than 80 of its troops in this typhoon.
Technical equipment such as tanks and heavy artillery were even more It's a total loss.
Another troop transport ship was captured by a Japanese naval patrol destroyer after losing power and drifting for a week.
Then, there were nine escort carriers and two light aircraft carriers whose entire flight decks were blown off by the typhoon.
The flagship Enterprise was paralyzed by the fire and could only sail at a maximum speed of three to four knots.
The hull was exposed everywhere.
With the welded seams and iron plates exposed, the flight deck seemed to have been demolished by a directional blast.
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The remaining decks and elevators of the aircraft carriers were also severely damaged in the typhoon, and they basically lost their ability to take off and land.
In other words, Halsey's fleet no longer has an aircraft carrier available, and his naval aviation carrier-based aircraft unit has completely lost its combat effectiveness.
Next, the sea-to-air radars of all ships in Halsey's fleet were basically damaged by wind and waves, and a considerable number of ships even had their radios broken.
Only the submarine force hiding underwater suffered relatively minor losses, but one submarine also lost its signal during the typhoon.
In addition, because the typhoon swept across Midway Island after this typhoon, this small island also fell into darkness.
The airport, fortress and military camp on the island also suffered heavy blows.
More than a thousand troops defending the island were swept away by the typhoon and three-quarters of them were wiped out.
The hangars, oil depots, aircraft, and control towers at Midway Airport were all missing, and not even a single traffic boat remained at the dock on the island.
However, a heavy cruiser, the USS Louisville, was thrown away by the storm and is now leaning on the reef of Midway Island, severely damaged beyond repair.
The survivors on Midway Island are now in a critical situation, with no fresh water, food, medicine, or fuel, and they are repeatedly calling for help on the radio.
All in all, if you include those ships that are still barely floating on the sea, but have been judged to be of no repair value, the total tonnage of various types of ships lost by the U.S.
Navy in this typhoon has actually reached an astonishing 180 tons.
One hundred thousand tons To use a concept that is easier for Chinese people to understand, the Yankees were blown away by a typhoon and lost fifty of their Beiyang naval forces.
You see, even a giant like the United States can still handle it, but other countries can't even rip off their belts and can't get enough ships to sink them.
In fact, such an exaggerated loss figure, even with the wealth of the U.S.
Navy, was broken by a heavy hammer, and it can no longer be hardened.
Therefore, after preliminary statistics of the fleet's loss figures, to be precise, the statistics After seeing the number of survivors of the fleet, even a tough guy like Admiral Halsey couldn't help crying.
Then he ordered the cancellation of the battle plan and turned back in despair.
However, the tragedy of the United States of America and the U.S.
Pacific Fleet is still far from over at this point.
To make matters worse, that damn super typhoon seemed bent on opposing the U.S.
Pacific Fleet.
After destroying the Halsey Fleet and Midway Island, it continued to move eastward to Hawaii, directly at Pearl Harbor, the headquarters of the U.S.
Pacific Fleet.
Login Just this morning, the White House and the Pentagon had just received a damage report from Hawaii: the entire archipelago was completely without power, five villages and two towns were razed to the ground, three destroyers, two light cruisers, and an escort aircraft carrier It was washed up on land and broken into several pieces.
The Pacific Fleet headquarters building collapsed in the wind, about a thousand aircraft were destroyed, and more than 7,000 local soldiers and civilians were killed or injured.
What's even more terrible is that because the port facilities and shipyards and docks were severely damaged in the typhoon, Halsey, who was about to return from his voyage, fleet, it is likely that it will not be repaired in time at Pearl Harbor At this point, in addition to the submarine force that escaped the storm underwater, the frontline fleet trapped in Tokyo Bay, and the coast guard on the west coast of the mainland, the United States of America's ocean-going naval fleet in the North Pacific has almost been affected by this incident that clearly protected the Japanese.
The "divine wind" swept away the As a result, President Truman and Chief of the Navy Ernest King sadly discovered that the key priority now seemed to be no longer how to intercept and annihilate the Japanese naval combined fleet, but to prevent the Japanese naval combined fleet from taking the opportunity to attack Pearl Harbor again and seize the opportunity.
Hawaii.
This is really a cruel and sad cold reality, but it is what they have to face bravely. s: The French Prime Minister is out of his mind again, announcing that terrorist attacks have become a part of daily life in France.
I hope everyone will not be afraid, and they will get used to it.
By analogy, Chairman Chiang can probably say that civil war is a daily life in China, and everyone is used to killing and killing.
However, the French Prime Minister also told the truth, that is, even if the terrorists succeed and make France green, There will only be more bombing attacks, not less.
Then, trouble broke out under the rule of Nazar Khan of Kazakhstan, with shootings taking place in the streets.
It is not yet known whether it was a terrorist attack or a coup.
Since the accidental missile launch of Taiwan and the confrontation in the South China Sea at the beginning of the month, there have been so many big news.
Could it be that July this year is really a month of military disaster oshow7: