Battleship "Missouri" - umnikazi we-Pacific

Naphezu kweqiniso lokuthi lo yempi impi usephumile kude esikhathini esidlule, siqhubeka zibabaza la ubuhle steel, okuyinto isikhathi eside abangu wethiwa "amakhosi zezilwandle." Ukuvela engxenyeni kwekhulu XIX yesibili, lezi zilwane yensimbi emashumini elandelanayo nqumela ku abanye besaba ukuthi kuyoba nangokuthuthumela. Enye yezintambo zokugcina lwemikhumbi enjalo, okuyinto zashiya izibazi ku lonke emlandweni wemikhumbi yempi, kwaba yempi "Missouri".

Lokhu giant sabekwa omunye shipyards eNew York ekuqaleni abesabekayo 1941 futhi umkhankaso ngo-January 1944. Kakade lapho kwakhiwa iphrojekthi yempi uye washintsha abalulekile kakhulu, ngenxa izici of impi yi-izindiza German kanye Japanese. Ikakhulukazi, ukunakwa eside sakhokhwa Ukuvikelwa kanye nezinhlamvu umbhoshongo nezibhamu kwakubangelwa olukhulu ngempela indiza German kanye Japanese. I ukujiya esiphezulu zempi ifinyelele umkhumbi amamilimitha angu ayizinkulungwane, okwenza kube cishe invulnerable.

Battleship "Missouri" kwadingeka umlilo isibhakela enamandla ogxile izibhamu ezintathu osezingeni 16 amasentimitha. Ngiphakathi ngaphambi noma ngemva kwalokho akukho wempi United States azange abe amathuluzi anjalo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, lo mkhumbi wathwala amabili 25-mm izibhamu 100 izibhamu anti-aircraft ukuvikela ekuhlaseleni emoyeni. I speed esiphezulu we umkhumbi 35 ifindo, okwenza kube omunye esheshayo ekilasini yayo.

Battleship "Missouri" waziveza hhayi kuphela ukungqubuzana imikhumbi Japanese futhi izindiza, kodwa futhi kutsho ngesikhathi ehlasela izinqaba.

Ngakho, amatilosi lokhu steel silo ehlanganiswa uqobo ngenkazimulo ezingafi empini isiqhingi Iwo futhi Okinawa. Futhi ngenkathi Salvo kwezibhamu komlilo main zonke emhlabeni umkhumbi futhi kwakhiwa ngaphakathi isikhwama cleaner, ukuze amatilosi nezikhulu isikhathi esithile kwakunzima ukuphefumula evamile.

Battleship "Missouri" wehlela emlandweni, hhayi nje ngobe nezigigaba lakhe lempi, izici emangalisa lobuchwepheshe, kodwa futhi yokuthi kwaba ebhodini kwaphenduka phezu ikhasi lokugcina kule nhlekelele embi. Septhemba 2, 1945 kuyisenzo yokubuyiswa Japan, okwakuthatha umlawuli American e abakhulu D. MacArthur sasayinwa lapha.

Zempi kweMpi Yezwe II wafakazela ukuthi ngesikhathi bazimisele iziqondiso eyinhloko ukuhilizisana olwandle. Nokho, njengoba isikhathi siqhubeka, indima imikhumbi lolu hlobo kancane kancane sehle. Abaningi babo abaye bathweswa iziqu izinsuku zakhe ngesikhathi esebhokisini labasolwa, kokuba uthathe yizicucu ngabanye. Kule ndaba, iqhawe lethu waba nenhlanhla naphezu ngeminyaka, waba nethuba ukubamba iqhaza izinkampani ambalwa. Ikakhulukazi ngo-1991 yempi "Missouri" Lesi esinye sezenzakalo ezimbalwa imikhumbi emgqeni, kuyiphi kweminsalo zavezwa phakathi nokubhonywa Iraq. Ngaphambi usuqede duty lakho lempi, umnqobi uyaziqhenya ocean sikhala esisele lonke esizifanele. Manje iwashi lakhe ezilwandle nakuzo izilwandle yimikhumbi ezihlukene kakhulu, kodwa ngaphandle isipiliyoni wawoyise nobuqhawe bekungeke kudingeke lanamuhla usuku Navy.