"Good morning."
"Good morning, Captain Simpson." A sweet female voice.
"This is D97 Edinburgh reporting to you. The weather is fine and everything is normal on the west coast, over."
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This is the British Naval Coast Guard Command, but there is no electronic sound, no rustling of walkie-talkies, and no loud noises and staff coming and going... After all, it has been fifty years since World War II. Technology is developing at a rapid pace.
The Type 42 destroyer HMS Edinburgh was officially commissioned in 1979. It is the main air defense destroyer of the British Royal Navy. As a semi-new ship that has been in service for just over ten years, the Edinburgh is already slightly behind the times. It is said that the "Next Generation Common Frigate" (cngf for short) jointly developed by the UK, France and Italy has been launched, and the follow-up model of the 42 has begun paper work... In fact, the 42 type is also constantly improving.
The D97's "Phalanx" moves forward, and a "Sea Mosquito" bait launcher and data link will be installed later...
"Huh~" put away the messy thoughts, took his eyes back from the Seadarin missile launcher on the front deck, and Simpson closed the video call with the Coast Guard Command. Perhaps because he is more sensitive as he gets older, Simpson feels that he has been a little upset recently. Of course, this may be because he was a little unhappy after hearing the latest news about the new generation of destroyers. He also hopes to continue sailing the Edinburgh for another twenty years.
Coffee, navy uniforms...what was I thinking?
"Give me the latest satellite cloud images and photos!" He began to work, "and the report from the radar team. Tell an that he is already late!"
"." The communications officer whose name was abbreviated said awkwardly. He was standing there holding a stack of reports, and he had obviously just arrived outside the door. "We discovered something," he explained. an knew that Captain Simpson was most impatient when he looked anxious. It’s best to stop talking nonsense at this time and get to the point! So he went a little overboard and directly placed the report in front of Simpson, then opened it and took out a radar photo to signal the captain's attention.
"The radar detected a shadow here, but I swear, it was definitely not there when we last cruised." He continued to show other data, "It is approaching the island at a speed of 30 knots."
"Ship? Intercept them immediately and ask them to show their identities! What are we waiting for?!" As soon as Captain Simpson saw the long and narrow shadow, he subconsciously thought it was a ship. Occasionally, stray ships will break into British territorial waters, and intercepting these illegal ships is the purpose of the Coast Patrol. "Aim the satellite at that area, and then give me the latest satellite photos! Immediately!" he shouted, and the orderly was moved like a top.
Finally, he turned to an and said, "Tell me your judgment."
"Yes, Captain." An swallowed. He felt that what he was going to say next would probably make the guy in front of him furious. "My judgment is...either the Soviet Union has invented the latest anti-radar technology, or what we want to intercept is actually a floating island...The radar detection shows that there is no steel or electronic equipment reaction, it is a stone! Captain."
"Ying Chui Si Ting", who knew that after hearing his words, Captain Simpson not only did not get angry, but instead touched his chin and began to think deeply. It seemed like my mood improved in an instant. "Go, give me the latest broadside photo, the biggest one."
An went away confused, he didn't know. The captain suddenly remembered that when he was in school, he had the fun of identifying the identity of a ship by looking at side photos - this was a super cool skill during World War II! Those star commanders, no matter how disguised the enemy ship is, they can identify the identity of the enemy ship at a glance by looking at the side photo! Of course, this course has now been cancelled... Computers are far better at recognition than human eyes, and there are more ship type databases stored...
Technology advances too fast. This is why veteran captains like Simpson feel lost. They increasingly find their own value.
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"Captain, photos!" The communications soldier and an took the latest photos one after another.
Simpson stroked his beard with satisfaction. Although he was a little reluctant, he still asked first, "What do those computers say?"
"Sorry", an looked embarrassed when asked, "Computer comparison did not find any results... If it is really a ship, then it should not be in the database." an said reluctantly, on the ship He is a technical person! But even though he didn't want to admit it, the intelligence fed back from several directions showed that it was a ship, and it looked like a very large sailboat! But the computer failed to recognize it... This was obviously enough for the captain to brag about for several years. It was probably the fault of some rich man!
"Besides, it's a useless machine." Simpson's voice was moderate. He picked up the enlarged photo of the side and held it up to his eyes. The ship, a sailing ship, was over 400 feet long, with a high waterline, three masts, four sails, and multiple decks... It was such a fascinating design, and his expression became more and more interesting. Finally, under the searching eyes of An and others, he coughed twice and said strangely, "If today is not April Fool's Day, I can confirm that the ship is... the HMS Bellona third-level battleship !
Don't look at me like that, I'm talking about the one that was decommissioned in 1814 and is now in the museum! "
"Remove the protection." Looking at the black line appearing on the horizon, Charlie ordered.
The wizards standing at the four corners of the ship lowered their wands, allowing the "Azkaban" sailing ship to officially appear in front of the world. Anti-radar detection is very simple in magic, and anti-satellite photography is even simpler. These are not difficult things in principle. The magic side already has a mature plan - otherwise, why can the magic side hide for so many years without being discovered? ?
What's more, Charlie is now wearing a wide-brimmed hat, and the Ravenclaw diadem is hidden in the hat, which is said to store all the knowledge on the magical side! Charlie didn't say that this rumor was unconfirmed; however, Lu Yuan did store a lot of scientific knowledge in it, which allowed Charlie to deal with the weapons of the Muggle society with ease.
"We are not thieves. Our purpose is not to sneak onto that big island and steal the wealth in the palace!" Charlie explained and explained, "What we want to do is a revolution that breaks the shackles! This is It’s an upright battle, from the beginning we have no hesitation, to the end we still have no hesitation!”
Watching the steel battleship appear on the horizon, intercepting the "Azkaban" route.
"It seems they have discovered us, but they don't know who we are yet...raise the flag!" Charlie said loudly.
"Woo~" The ancient horn sounded again in this sea area! When Captain Simpson heard the horn sound again in the distance, he felt as if he had returned to decades ago, and he even felt like tears filled his eyes! He blocked the request to prepare an attack, decided to give the other party another chance, and tried to contact the other party...
But a moment later, a red hammer-and-sickle flag flew high on the sailing battleship opposite!
"I'm Tefak!" he cursed angrily, "launch missiles!"
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ps: My wife is at home on weekends and seems to have no time to type. Because time flies so fast, watching movies and eating meals are gone...
