Reborn Tech Maniac

Chapter 383

As long as there are patrons who are willing to provide resources to set up a stage, there will never be a shortage of people willing to join in the show, and Tang Huan is playing like this now.

Perez de Cuellar sent two accompanying observers. Tang Huan took the title of humanitarian special envoy to observe and report the situation in the conflict area. Headquarters is responsible for liaison tasks.

Hearing that Tang Huan and Ted Turner were going to personally go to the frontline of the Falklands to deal with the detention of two war reporters, the American media instantly became overwhelmed. The generous boss was so touching.

So when Tang Huan was recruiting members of the press team for this trip, various media outlets, including those from Europe and the United States, enthusiastically signed up, which was overwhelming.

When Silicon Valley One was about to take off at New York Airport to Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, hundreds of reporters stood on the tarmac to see off, and all mainstream TV media in Europe and the United States broadcast the whole process live.

Some people who like to watch the excitement are naturally disgusted. When the war situation began to heat up rapidly, both Argentina and the United Kingdom responded with an unwelcome attitude towards this nondescript United Nations observer mission. They would have said clearly, "If you are accidentally injured, If you don't, then you are seeking death, so don't blame us."

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As early as March 3, when the first Argentines landed on South Georgia Island, set up camp and hoisted the Argentine flag, the HMS Endurance icebreaker, carrying a platoon of Royal Marines, attempted to reach the site Demolish the camp and expel the Argentines.

But when it was learned that the Argentine Navy dispatched the 5000-ton transport ship Happy Bay to transport 100 soldiers, the British had no choice but to return without success.

When Argentina officially attacked the Falklands on April 4, the British on the island only mobilized for war in a symbolic manner, and then surrendered the next day.

The disadvantages of the British in the early days of the war can be said to be exposed at a glance.

Because of this, the effective war mobilization carried out by the United Kingdom subsequently attracted the attention of the world
Throughout the operation, 43 British merchant ships, "ships taken up from trade", served or supplied the task force.

Container ships and oil tankers that provide fuel supplies have formed an 8000 nautical mile logistics line from the UK to the South Atlantic.

This kind of war mobilization ability, originally in the military education of Chinese universities in time and space, must be included in the analysis of battle cases, and it is a special book.

The United Kingdom code-named this counterattack military operation "Operation Corporate" - "joint operations". When its task force set off from the United Kingdom, the headline on the cover of the American "Newsweek" magazine was "The Empire Strikes Back" - "The Empire Strikes Back," apparently the title of the 1980 "Star Wars" film, is a pun intended as a metaphor for the British Empire.

This kind of intriguing, as long as you distinguish it a little, you can understand the meaning of watching the excitement.

You have to save face by yourself. At this time, the patriotic enthusiasm of the British is high, which also transfers social conflicts. The victory of the government and the army is self-evident.

In mid-April, the United Kingdom completed the establishment of an offensive base on Ascension Island, a British overseas territory in the South Atlantic, and the official confrontation between the two sides of the war began.

The UK's first step is to recover South Georgia Island and the South Sandwich Islands. This place is located in the east of the Falklands, about 1300 kilometers away. into one,
However, this operation code-named "Operation Paraquet" - "Operation Little Parrot" did not go smoothly at the beginning. Due to bad weather, the first landing originally scheduled for April 4 had to be cancelled.To make matters worse, a helicopter crashed in thick fog.

On April 4, when the British army planned to continue their operations, they discovered the Argentine submarine Santa Fe, which was about to attack.

It has to be said that the Santa Fe was reckless. It did not collect enough intelligence before the action, and it did not expect that it actually encountered a British fleet.

As a result, the Santa Fe failed to attack and was beaten by the opponents.The various weapons on the British helicopters, frigates, and destroyers set fire together and sank it on April 4.The Afghan army had to abandon the ship and land, and surrendered to the British army at a breakwater on South Georgia Island.

Soon, the Argentine defenders on South Georgia Island surrendered without a fight, and the British army recovered South Georgia Island.

Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher immediately released the good news to the media, vividly describing it as "celebration with the world".

After the battle ended, the center of firefighting naturally switched to the main battlefield, Falkland Island, which also meant that the war escalated accordingly.

You must know that before this, the Argentine military used civilian Boeing 707 passenger planes to track and detect the British fleet. They were intercepted by Falcon fighter jets outside the blockade area several times, but did not receive any attacks.

But this restraint no longer exists.

On May 5, the British army launched a series of five air strikes by the Royal Air Force's Vulcan bombers at the airport in Port Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands.

From Widiawick Air Force Base on Ascension Island, the rear base of the British army in this war, to Falkland Island, the one-way flight distance needs more than 6000 kilometers, and the Vulcan bomber can fly more than 4100 kilometers at most, plus a full load of ammunition At that time, the fuselage weighed more than 77000 kilograms, which required at least 4 aerial refuelings to complete the bombing mission.

In this way, the British army set a record for the longest bombing distance in history, which took 16 hours for a single raid and a round trip of more than 12500 kilometers.

Even though it was so hard work, the results were not ideal. After only hitting the runway once, the ground crew of the Argentine Air Force restored the runway to the standard for C-24 transport aircraft to take off and land within 130 hours. The creation of fake craters on the Internet made Britain misjudge the results of the battle.

However, the air strike code-named "Operation Black Buck" also made the Argentine side deeply afraid, so they transferred the Mirage 3 fighter jets to the airport in the north far away from the conflict zone to undertake the air strikes including the capital Buenos Aires. Air defense missions to stop British bombers from attacking home cities.

Also on May 5st, Argentina, which judged that the British army had landed on the Falkland Islands, launched the first large-scale attack on the British army consisting of 1 aircraft.

In fact, although the Falklands is about 500 kilometers away from the mainland of Argentina, its geographical advantage is not as great as imagined.

There are three small airports on the Falkland Islands, the longest and most complete runway is only in the capital, Port Stanley.However, the runway at Stanley Airport is still not long enough for jet fighters to take off and land.

Therefore, the Argentine Air Force had to take off from the mainland to attack, which seriously affected its strike range, the frequency of combat air patrols, and its ability to provide close support. The time spent in the air by its aircraft in the Falkland Islands was thus shortened.

As for the Argentine Navy, from the earliest stages of the war it was wisely decided that most of its ships should avoid engagement with the Royal Navy.

Therefore, in the air battle that took place in the waters around the Falkland Islands, it is hard to say which side is more dominant, Argentina or the United Kingdom.

And Tang Huan and his party arrived in Montevideo, the Uruguayan capital opposite the Argentine capital Buenos Aires, on May 5, the day when the war was in full swing.

Along the way, two reporters from Xiangjiang Media Asia TV became the focus because of the advanced equipment they carried, such as the shoulder-mounted camera.

Following the home video recorder, Tang Huan extended his tentacles into the professional field of TV broadcasting. One step earlier than Sony's Betacam and Panasonic's VHS-M, Tang Huan launched S-VHS. Each video tape can record 4 hours of programs.

There is no doubt that this alone will give you an advantage in this news gathering operation.

Seeing such a good thing, Ted Turner was anxious at the time, pulled Tang Huan and asked, "Why didn't you introduce such advanced equipment earlier."

"It takes time to go from the R&D center to the production plant. As a steady person like me, of course I can't hype up new products. Don't worry, this equipment can be used casually by CNN." , Panasonic's tricky competition, there is no need to put it on the table.

With Tang Huan's clear guarantee, Ted Turner resignedly gave up.

Another thing that everyone is interested in is the Fangyuan laptop, the "spy device" used by Argentina to find an excuse to imprison two CNN war correspondents.

This time I finally saw the true face of Lushan Mountain, which made the curious ones fulfill their wishes.

With so much fun hunting, the long and tense journey is not so difficult.

The ones who came to pick Tang Huan were Lu Xiaohu and Zheng Gang. They arrived in South America urgently via Europe to supervise the preparation of the super luxury ocean cruise ship "Twin".

When everyone saw such a luxurious sea city, they couldn't help exclaiming, "Titanic!"

No way, in the past month, this word has become so popular in the world that they instinctively shouted it out immediately to describe the luxury ocean cruise ship in front of them.

"Are we going to Falklands on this big ship?" someone asked excitedly. After receiving a definite answer, they couldn't help but praise repeatedly, "This operation is so happy. I thought it would be very hard, but I didn't expect it. First, I took a luxury private jet and flew comfortably from the northern hemisphere to the southern hemisphere, and now I’m going to enjoy a luxury cruise to the final destination.”

Such a joyful atmosphere infected almost everyone, but the news of the fierce air battle in the Falklands immediately made everyone serious again.

There is no mediocrity here, Tang Huan takes the stage, and other people's performances are true, but there must be a role with enough weight to appear on the stage.

The current situation is so severe that even the most luxurious material comforts cannot offset the dangers faced.

According to Tang Huan's idea, the whole team set off on the morning of May 5 after a short rest.

But Han Anyuan clearly opposed his nephew's decision, thinking it was too dangerous to do so.

The others just watched the quarrel between the nephew and uncle without expressing their opinions.

In fact, people who can speak, including the two UN observers and Ted Turner, are secretly on Han Anyuan's side. After all, Argentina and the United Kingdom don't want to see their team. It's already red-eyed, if it is accidentally injured, there is no reason to go.

Tang Huan, who spoke dryly, unbuttoned the collar of his shirt, took a few steps back and forth irritably, and finally stood up on a high place and said: "Everyone, I think you know the meaning of this trip, and you chose to come As a war reporter, I must have my own professional philosophy of journalism. Yes, the current situation is indeed dangerous, but can this be a reason for us to back down? Stick to it, or hold back, you decide!"

As Tang Huan said, since everyone has chosen to be a war correspondent, they must have already assessed their risk tolerance.

In the original time and space, Iraq, Syria and other Middle East regions were full of gunpowder, but Western reporters still rushed there in an endless stream. It is nothing more than that, although there are risks, there are also great benefits. To use the Chinese saying "wealth and wealth are in danger" The old adage of "seeking" has made the most of the mystery.

Now these reporters were instigated by Tang Huanyi, and immediately shouted: "Tang, a billionaire like you is not afraid, how can we back down, besides, this is our job."

"Then follow what I said and set off tomorrow morning." Tang Huan made a firm gesture, "Of course, the necessary caution is also indispensable. Our Gemini will first announce in the UK the range of 200 nautical miles around the Falkland Islands." Observe carefully outside the no-fly zone."

In this way, under the full push of Tang Huan, the Gemini sailed from Montevideo to the war-torn Falklands on the morning of May 5.

In the middle, they even received a piece of news that Peruvian President Fernando Belaunde Terry proposed another peace plan, which made many reporters mutter to themselves that there would be no news to catch.

Tang Huan did not fool everyone. The Gemini was currently sailing in the non-blockade area 200 nautical miles away from the Falklands. However, he secretly issued an order and rushed to 6 degrees 55 minutes south latitude and 24 degrees west longitude around 61 p.m. 32 points position, but would rather be late than early into the waters.

"Datang, what are we going there for?" Lu Xiaohu looked at the chart and asked suspiciously.

"Give us a chance, and give others a chance, it depends on whether God is willing to make this happen." Tang Huan replied leisurely, holding a coffee cup.

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The Argentine Navy's intention to avoid the British Royal Navy is a matter of helplessness and self-esteem.

In order to save face, the cruiser General Belgrano, with two escorting destroyers, the Good Rock and the Butchar, departed for patrol on April 4, and on April 26, they arrived in the area south of the Falkland Islands.

It's just that this small fleet would not have thought that even though they retreated, bad luck still came to their heads.

On April 4, it was discovered by the British Royal Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine Conqueror. The captain of the Conqueror, Lieutenant Colonel River Brown, immediately reported this information to the fleet commander, Rear Admiral Woodward.

At this time, these Argentine ships had left the 200-nautical-mile blockade zone of the Falklands declared by the United Kingdom, but it was ridiculous to expect the enemy to be merciful. The British army still regarded them as a threat and had no intention of letting them go.

After Rear Admiral Woodward reported to British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the Prime Minister consulted the cabinet. After intense debate and discussion, the cabinet agreed to sink a capital ship to severely damage the enemy's popular support and morale. Therefore, the Prime Minister authorized the conqueror to launch an attack.

When this series of procedures was completed, at 5:2 pm on May 3, the submarine Conqueror commanded by the Royal Navy entered the attack position.

虽然配有虎鱼鱼雷，但其可靠性只有40%。于是征服者号发射了3枚各有800磅弹头的二战时期的8号4型鱼雷，
Two of the torpedoes hit the cruiser General Belgrano, one hit the armor belt 15 meters behind the bow, so no casualties were caused, but the other hit three-quarters of the ship's hull, resulting in wear. Exploded near the mechanical room and blasted up through the two-story dining room and entertainment room.

Although the explosion did not cause a fire, it quickly filled the ship with thick smoke and, more importantly, damaged the ship's electrical equipment, making it impossible to send out a radio distress signal.

Due to the power outage, a large amount of sea water poured into the ship through the gap created by the torpedo, but it was unable to pump the water away, and the ship began to sink.

At 4:24 p.m., the captain, Captain Bonso, ordered to abandon the ship, and the crew began to escape in lifeboats.

As for the two escort ships of the cruiser General Belgrano, the Good Rock and the Bucha, they have not yet discovered the dangerous situation of the main ship, and continue westward.

The climate of the Falklands region is a cold, windy and humid maritime climate, with daily weather changes, and don't forget that the seasons in the northern and southern hemispheres are just opposite.

Therefore, the lifeboats that disembarked from the cruiser General Belgrano faced the severe weather of cold, strong winds and huge waves, and many lifeboats were washed away. danger of death.

Seven or eight hundred people, although lucky enough to escape the catastrophe of the war, quickly fell into pessimism and despair in this boundless ocean.

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Adhering to the principle of "safety first", the Gemini entered the target sea area two hours later than Tang Huan's plan at [-]:[-] pm. The reporters who didn't know were shocked by the scene in front of them and rushed to the water. Deck to watch.

Tang Huan was equally astonished. Although he claimed to be well-informed with his many memories, most of them were literary plays, which had the full impact of the fighting in front of him.

With the light, you can faintly see the lifeboats dotted on the sea, and the helpless struggle of the weak life makes everyone feel the cruelty of war and the magnificence of nature.

"What should we do, should we save them?" Someone asked at a loss.

"Nonsense, I'm the world's most benevolent person. Now that I've met them all, can I still do nothing?" Tang Huan murmured to himself while commanding his subordinates, "Maybe among the hundreds of people, there is a certain Argentine footballer." Famous relatives."

(End of this chapter)