Eh? Do you also want to try the iron fist of the humanoid girl?

Ammunition, weapons, seven boxes of camping equipment, and some other small items.

The cabin was dark except for the faint light coming from the cockpit.

One of the Osprey crew members came out, which surprised the people around him. They were surprised to find that he was not wearing night vision goggles.

What the hell is going on?

Without night vision goggles, how can you see the infrared markings of treetops, rocks around the landing zone, and other dangerous areas?

A few seconds later, the side-rotor helicopter showed signs of sliding again.

"The wind was so strong that I couldn't keep it in the landing zone."

The communications recorder faithfully recorded what Rhodes said.

The people outside the plane only knew that the plane started to slide, and they left one after another, complaining about what the guy flying the plane was doing.

Colby Fielding had just picked up the medicine when he felt the plane moving forward and then suddenly left the ground. He immediately jumped out of the plane and broke his leg when he landed.

"Is everyone okay?"

"Doc, one of our guys fell."

The shouting around the landing field made the landing zone manager very annoyed. He found that two of the wounded soldiers who were scheduled to be sent away were left behind.

So he said to Rhodes again: "Land from east to west, please control the plane." His speech speed became faster and he was very angry.

The accident occurred during the third landing attempt.

The landing zone officer saw with his own eyes that as the aircraft was descending, the tail suddenly swung to the left, causing the right rotor to hit the rock.

The propeller blades exploded instantly, and thousands of fragments flew everywhere. The soldiers in the landing zone began to quickly seek cover, and the administrator jumped down to a protruding rock below the cliff.

The plane was completely out of control at this point, and no matter how hard the crew tried, they were powerless to save the situation.

……

Bradley said to Raphael, "Okay, are you sure you have footage of the fall?"

"Yes, but I need your ID."

“As long as you can find footage of it being recorded in real time.”

Raphael took Bradley's seat again, and Bradley found that this new electromagnetic countermeasures officer seemed to understand the command system better than he did.

If you have this ability, why do you want to be an electromagnetic countermeasure officer? You can just seek a position in a better unit.

Bradley felt that his temple was too small to accommodate the great gods that refreshed in the wild.

Chapter 205 Potential dangers

After the helicopter's rotor was shattered, it rolled sideways down the cliff, hit the rocks below and exploded. It slid down about two hundred meters before it stopped and turned into a huge fireball.

Although the cause of the accident was clearly visible and there were a large number of witnesses, the NTSB still sent an investigation team after receiving the news.

……

In the CIC Combat Situation Center of the Bougainville, Rex Water had been monitoring the military instant messaging software. In the dedicated chat room of TF 1-41, a line of red words suddenly appeared: "Osprey down, X-Ray landing field."

At first, Rex thought it meant Rhodes' helicopter had landed safely at "X-Ray." But then he saw a second message: "Osprey down, Osprey down, near X-Ray landing field."

A third message spelled out the helicopter's situation: "Crashed near X-Ray."

Rex stood up and rushed to the aviation operations center upstairs. When he came to the corridor and had not yet entered the door, he heard the high-pitched Texas accent of the landing field commander coming from the aviation operations center next to the bridge. He was reporting the current situation.

"Give us a battle damage assessment of the crash site," the captain asked his air wing commander.

"The situation is terrible. The temperature down there is too high and it's a steep cliff. There's no way to get close to the crash site before the fire is out."

The Marine Corps staff began to plan and proposed:

"We can send the Marines to search and rescue. The AH-1Z Viper has enough hardpoints to carry spotlights on its wingtips to assist in search and rescue."

Other officers thought of the wide impact of the explosion and should strengthen the task force's air cover. Although the people at the scene of the accident knew the cause of the accident, those brainless monsters would follow the sound.

The fleet commander grabbed the communicator. "Hey, Viper 6," he asked, "Stop talking nonsense and tell me, did you see any survivors?"

Everyone is waiting for the answer.

"...No," the Viper 6 pilot replied, "No one could have survived."

The twenty or so staff members in the room fell silent. Everyone knew that Viper 6's words were probably correct, and they could draw a conclusion by observing with the thermal imaging camera carried by the helicopter.

No one made eye contact and everyone lowered their heads at the same time.

A few minutes later, Rex Water walked to the suspended corridor outside the bridge to get some fresh air. He needed to sort out his emotions.

At this time, the chaplain assigned to the expeditionary strike group came up and gave him a hug to comfort him.

How could he be sacrificed? He was obviously a veteran in flying. He remembered the last conversation he had with Rhodes Brewster, which was two days ago when he met Rhodes in the gym who had just returned from the front.

Brewster looked very tired at the time, his hair had not been taken care of for some time, and he smelled bad, a smell of aviation kerosene.

Two weeks of high-intensity flying left him exhausted.

Nevertheless, upon seeing Rex, Brewster immediately asked him, "Did you see that chess set I brought?"

Rex doesn't know how to play chess and feels like he has seen it somewhere.

"I'll help you look for it." This was all he could say first.

This guy has a lot to think about, about the flight mission, about his one-month-old daughter...

At this moment, Rex felt that the world was unpredictable. Brewster's little daughter had just been born, and he hadn't had a chance to hold her. She was gone just like that because of the strong wind that blew over the landing area.

……

The next morning, Raphael, Lingyin and the others rested in the officers' club and watched many old hands scheming against each other at the pool table.

"Captain Raphael," the messenger squeezed into the crowd, found the girl watching the battle, and said in a low voice, "Brigadier General Nicholson is looking for you."

"Oh...ah? Looking for me."

"Yes, he's waiting for you on the flight deck."

"Just me, no need to bring anyone else?"

The messenger briefly explained Nicholson's intention and asked her to follow him to the crash site.

When Rafael followed the brigadier general and other commanders to the crash site of the helicopter, the fire had not yet been completely extinguished, and the wreckage of the aircraft was scattered all over the valley.

Thermal imaging equipment showed that the temperature at the accident site was as high as 3000 degrees Celsius, and people could be burned to ashes.

Raphael looked at the soldiers who were still tirelessly searching the valley... Three weeks of continuous mobile operations and ten hours of wandering near the wreckage of the plane left them covered in dust and oil.

Their eyes were bloodshot and their faces were dirty, making it hard to tell whether it was sweat or tears.

The search continued until 4 p.m., when it was almost dark.

All they found were two charred bodies curled up in a ball, so unrecognizable that it was impossible to tell their identities.

"Don't you have any dog ​​tags?" Nicholson asked knowingly.

"Nothing was found. Everything was burned."

"Which one is Rodes Brewster?"

No one knew, and everything fell into silence.

"Well, I allow you to break the confidentiality rules and inform the family of the death."

Nicholson knew that this would most likely violate the deceased's living will. Everyone here had designated a "representative for notification of next of kin," and it was the designated person who should go to report the death.

In addition, military families must fill out a "Family Combat Readiness Group" form, which lists their friends in case something happens.

They become the point of contact. When the next of kin informs the representative of the death, they go together to comfort the family of the deceased.

Because the identification of the body will take time, the official notice will not be issued until later.

On the other side, Raphael talked to everyone present in the landing area, and she found out that there was not only thick fog and strong wind on the day of the incident, but also that the crew of Rhodes Brewster was probably not wearing special night vision goggles for night flying.

The two escorting Viper helicopter crews also told her that after entering the fjord, their communication with Rhodes was not smooth.

During this time, Lingyin and Fei Niao looked through the maintenance records of the Osprey aircraft and found that there were many problems.

A large number of maintenance inspection flight data items and aircraft power system inspection items were not completed, and it was not the so-called "no time to fill out the forms" at all.

The mission commander that day believed that the landing gear had been properly repaired and would not affect the flight.

The hidden dangers were ignored by everyone.

Accidents happen by chance, but they are also inevitable. They are not isolated events. Injuries may occur suddenly at a certain moment, but they are the result of a series of events.

After Raphael processed the information, he waited for the Transportation Safety Board to arrive.

Chapter 206 Successor

After reading the information compiled by Raphael, the two investigators sent by the Transportation Safety Board of the National Transportation Safety Board immediately thought that she was going to use the information to interfere with the investigation. They were used to such small tricks to confuse the public in their work.

As the investigation progressed, they spent a lot of time questioning the people present, but the results they obtained were almost the same as the information submitted by Raphael.

Raphael didn't care what the two investigators thought. She did what she had to do, while Lingyin and Luhui watched over the fixed original documents, waiting for them to be handed over.

It is undeniable that this was a pure tragedy.

Frankly speaking, this incident will alert everyone and make them realize that everyone has the possibility of death. At the same time, they realize that it is good to have people around who act in a traditional way, because they will make potential dangers disappear because of their persistence.

The military chaplain chanted in front of the coffins of the crew members: "God will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away..."

The sudden accident ended the work of TF 1-41, and Washington had to redeploy personnel for rotation.

When Joe Lindsay arrived at the amphibious assault ship Bougainville, she looked extremely depressed. Rafael did not go up to say hello. After all, she was out of the sea of ​​suffering, and there was no need to make the dirty quarrel between the two of them known to everyone.

Before he left on the transport plane, Raphael noticed that the guy was a little dizzy.

Is this possible? It must be exciting.

Perhaps it was the fishy smell brought by the sea breeze, she did not smell the stench unique to leaves.

He was chatting idly with the people around him, his eyes wandering, unfocused, emitting an abnormal glow.

Although she knew about the drug epidemic, she was still surprised, considering it was still morning.

After sending off those who were supposed to leave, the task force welcomed a new commander: Michael Davis, an Atlanta native who attended ROTC at Mercer University in Macon.

It is said that Davis is excellent in tactics, knowledgeable about counterinsurgency, and has performed very well in the Latin American war.

As soon as he arrived at the "Bougainville", which served as a transit station, he lost his temper twice. It was not difficult to see that Davis had a very bad temper. He was expressionless the moment before, but he was furious the next moment.

Taking over a unit whose commander had been fired was difficult enough, and for Davis, Joe Lindsay's operation and the Red Navy were a painful task.

This means that he not only has to complete the task brilliantly, but also has to restore the army's reputation in front of his opponents, superiors, and politicians.

Raphael stood in the corridor outside the bridge, watching with interest the vested figures coming and going below, as well as the moody new commander.

When you pull yourself out of the vortex of chaos, the desire to have fun naturally takes over.

At this moment, Davis looked up.

Raphael's happy expression suddenly froze. He was right, the scanning eyes finally fell on her.

Trouble is coming.

The crew member who received Davis pointed in the direction of Raphael. The two of them followed closely and found him in less than half a minute.

"Hello, Captain Raphael."

Davis put his expression in order and asked politely:

"I heard that you were a member of the advance team. I will take over Colonel Lindsay's job soon. Do you have any good suggestions? Or in other words, what should I pay special attention to?"

Rather than saying that he has a bad temper, Raphael feels that "treating people differently depending on their personality" is a true portrayal of Davis.

“There’s not a lot to be aware of.”

She thought about it for a moment.

“When you decide to break the silence, you must use the most powerful firepower to eliminate the enemy in front of you, and then move away quickly.

Once you are entangled by the ELID distorted monsters, it will become like the defense battle of the Bergen Port Forward Base, with more and more of them. "

"Much better. I'll make a note of that."