Dark Seas | The Brutal Battleship that Pounded Japan for It's Greatest Revenge @DarkDocsSeas | Uploaded March 2024 | Updated October 2024, 3 hours ago.
In the dimly lit confines of the battleship USS New Mexico's communications room, Radioman Petty Officer 1st Class Walter Rougeux hunched over his equipment, his ears tuned to the crackling radio frequencies.
As a member of the Fifth Fleet's radio intelligence unit, Rougeux has been intercepting and decoding enemy transmissions since March, key to the Battle of Okinawa.
But it's now May 1945, the enemy is getting desperate, and threats are more present than ever.
Just as the sun begins setting, an urgent message from a nearby ship shatters the feeling of tranquility. Enemy aircraft have been detected approaching the Task Force. With New Mexico as the flagship, they are likely the primary target.
The Captain's order is immediate and urgent, pushing Rougeux into high gear. His skilled hands race across the dials, swiftly confirming their suspicion: enemy planes are only minutes away.
With this, the entire battleship springs into action. Alarms blaring, dozens of men run to man their battle stations and point their weapons, prepared to defend their vessel against the impending aerial assault.
In the dimly lit confines of the battleship USS New Mexico's communications room, Radioman Petty Officer 1st Class Walter Rougeux hunched over his equipment, his ears tuned to the crackling radio frequencies.
As a member of the Fifth Fleet's radio intelligence unit, Rougeux has been intercepting and decoding enemy transmissions since March, key to the Battle of Okinawa.
But it's now May 1945, the enemy is getting desperate, and threats are more present than ever.
Just as the sun begins setting, an urgent message from a nearby ship shatters the feeling of tranquility. Enemy aircraft have been detected approaching the Task Force. With New Mexico as the flagship, they are likely the primary target.
The Captain's order is immediate and urgent, pushing Rougeux into high gear. His skilled hands race across the dials, swiftly confirming their suspicion: enemy planes are only minutes away.
With this, the entire battleship springs into action. Alarms blaring, dozens of men run to man their battle stations and point their weapons, prepared to defend their vessel against the impending aerial assault.
