How he will explain to the Emperor of the Dorne Empire is unknown. After all, that is his domestic affair. But if Qin's fleet is ruined in his hands, then how he will explain to the Emperor of Qin is another matter.
Already.
Just as John Cleeves watched the USS Talens aircraft carrier being hit and exploded by a Harpoon anti-ship missile, out of his sight, another sailing United Fleet aircraft carrier, the USS Talens, was also hit by a Harpoon anti-ship missile.
The fork missile hit.
The two regions of Talen and Shiron were kingdoms before. They were annexed when the Dorne Empire expanded, and they were conquered by the Empire's twin heroes Bolton and Strauss for Dorne I when they were in Dorne.
Now these two areas are the hinterland of the Dorne Empire. After more than ten years of rule, they have become important industrial areas of the Dorne Empire.
Therefore, the latest aircraft carrier produced by the Dorne Empire was designed and built with reference to the Essex-class aircraft carrier, which has outstanding combat capabilities. The sister ship with a tonnage of nearly 40,000 tons is named after these two places.
The Talens had burned and started to sink, and the Hillens was not much better. It also exploded, mixed with oil, gas, and ammunition, and was hit by an anti-ship missile. The situation was certainly not optimistic.
We can also see some problems from here: The design of an aircraft carrier is definitely very detail-oriented. Every detail requires repeated scrutiny and consideration, and the optimal solution needs to be found in actual use.
The Dorne aircraft carrier, which was built with reference to the Essex-class aircraft carrier, actually did not fully learn the essence. The pipeline and oil circuit of the entire aircraft carrier was not particularly scientific, so problems occurred at critical moments.
These problems are usually invisible and will only appear at critical moments. And these critical moments are the time to decide the outcome.
The main reason why the Neon Nation's aircraft carrier fleet was shattered at the first touch during World War II was that many details were not paid attention to. They simply pursued combat effectiveness, armored protection, speed, deck size, and the number of carrier-based aircraft.
As a result, these hard indicators do look good, but during the battle, if something goes wrong, it will cause a chain reaction and cause irreparable disaster consequences.
The same is true for Mao Xiong's tank. Looking at the design indicators alone, each one is actually very scary: the IS-2 tank's armor protection, power, and artillery power are all top-notch when taken individually, but in fact they are not as good as those of Santoku.
When Zi’s big cats compete, it’s embarrassing to lose more than they win.
In fact, many details are ignored and the problems caused by not considering the cost. From a strategic point of view, there is no problem in doing so, but for the soldiers who drive and operate these tanks on the front line, these tanks are not so perfect.
The more mankind develops, the more technology advances, the more advanced weapons become, and the more expensive they become. If we continue on this road, the more weapons need to be crafted and closer to perfection.
When it reaches the point where it can only purchase dozens of fighter jets and launch one aircraft carrier a year, ignoring the details is asking for death.
The few remaining aircraft in the Hillens hangar were relatively safe, but the missile hit the refueling equipment, ignited the aviation fuel, and caused a fire.
Damage control personnel are working hard to save the fire. They are constantly spraying seawater on the burning equipment and pipelines. The ground is already full of water, and the repair efforts seem to be working.
Fortunately, there were not many aircraft carrying ammunition in the hangar, because many aircraft had been released and prepared for the second counterattack.
The aircraft used for the third counterattack had just been sent to the flight deck by elevator, and the missile did not affect it there.
But the Talens aircraft carrier on the other side was not so lucky. It was burning! Really burning! The sky-high fire engulfed the Talens' bridge, and the entire battleship was shrouded in black smoke.
In the distance, a Dornish destroyer tried to approach the Talens, hoping to use its sprinkler fire-fighting device to help extinguish some of the flames.
But all the efforts were in vain. When the destroyer approached the Talens aircraft carrier about 100 meters away, it found that it could no longer get closer.
The blazing flames made it very dangerous to get close. Explosions continued on the aircraft carrier, and the entire battleship had tilted severely to one side.
From the look of the destroyer, it is not clear how damaged the aircraft carrier is, but the other side is obviously seriously flooded, and everything is out of control.
There were oil stains floating on the sea, which could be ignited by flames at any time. In the end, the Dornish destroyer could only fish out 20 lucky people from the sea, and then turned around and escaped from the aircraft carrier that might be bombed again at any time.
A few minutes later, the Talens aircraft carrier had another huge explosion. This time, its bridge shrouded in thick smoke could no longer be found...
John Cleeves stood on the bridge of the Dornish Empire's aircraft carrier Viva, and watched helplessly as the Talens was destroyed. His aircraft carrier had already approached Talens and Sirens, but the distance was still more than 4 kilometers.
Because of the exaggerated billowing smoke, it is now possible to confirm the position of the Talens without a telescope. Although the Hilens on the side is also emitting black smoke, the visual impact is indeed not the same as the fireworks.
The numbers are comparable.
The United Fleet's luck seems to have run out. The first aircraft carrier that was sunk was the weakest in the fleet. Now the two aircraft carriers they lost are the most powerful in the fleet.
"Report! The Talens aircraft carrier cannot be contacted. We can't see the semaphore or the light signal... There is no response from the Talens in the message sent." The officer in charge of liaison reported the fleet's situation to John Cleeves.
Damage situation.
After talking about the Talens, which had begun to sink, he then talked about another injured aircraft carrier in better condition: "The Talens was seriously damaged, their hangar was penetrated, and the oil line leaked.
There was no way to refuel the plane, and the elevator in the middle of the ship was damaged by the fire. They had no way to take off the plane..."
Only four of Dorne's seven aircraft carriers are still operational at this moment. Two of them are Essex-class aircraft carriers purchased from the Tang Empire. The other two are the flagship Dorne Empire Viva and Poseidon.
Blessed Dorne.
As soon as you hear the names of these two aircraft carriers, you can tell that they have high hopes, but in fact, because they were built relatively early and are almost complete copies of the Essex class, they do not carry as many aircraft as the Hillens and Talens.
many.
"Have you not discovered the enemy's fleet yet?" Seeing that he had lost nearly half of his fleet, John Cleeves looked at the commander of the aviation unit in annoyance and asked.
