Battle of the Third Reich: No. 528 Hunting
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Captain Mantan, the commander of the [Saekong River], learned about the conflict on the French-Siamese border half an hour before sailing. The Bangkok Headquarters did not tell them how the battle was going, and only asked them to be careful when returning. note.
At that time, this coastal defense ship was docking at Nakhon Si Thammarat on the Malay Peninsula. The ship was carrying 70 officers and trainees from the Royal Naval Academy. As usual, [Sam Kong River] was carrying out voyage training missions. I did not expect to be involved in the war.
Because of the fear that these officers and students would make trouble on the ship because of their passion, the captain did not inform the students of the news of the war. As a result, in the military court after the war, this became the most unforgivable crime of Colonel Mantan.
[Yukong River] could have stayed at Nakhon Si Thammarat, but because of concerns that the sea area would be blocked by the French fleet, Colonel Mantan insisted on setting sail as originally planned. The voyage was very smooth at the beginning. Except for the busy merchant ships, no French warships were encountered. The captain judged that the French Far East Fleet might not be ready to attack because the distance from the mainland was too far. These European colonies were encountering The performance is usually very slow during emergencies.
After lunch, the deck under the scorching sun was scorched hot. Except for the officers and watchmen on duty on the bridge, the off-duty sailors and students all hid in the cabin, opened the portholes and prepared the ventilation system Nap, because you can reach the home port of Bangkok before dinner, the atmosphere on the ship is very peaceful and calm.
At around 1:30 in the afternoon, the lookout post on the mast found an unknown ship in the southwest direction of the ship, and it was quickly approaching the ship. The first mate who was drowsy was immediately frightened. He was one of the few officers and soldiers who knew about the ship. The first mate hurriedly notified the resting captain through the phone on the ship and asked if he wanted to prepare for the alarm. fighting.
Captain Mantan showed the calmness of a naval officer, and he immediately rejected the first officer's suggestion to sound the alarm. The facts proved that the captain’s judgment was correct. This was indeed a false alarm. The unidentified warship was another naval training ship [King Parluan] sailing out of Pattani. She also received a telegram from the Navy Command. At this time, it is speeding to return to Bangkok Port.
Although it is an old British R-class destroyer, its speed is much faster than that of the newly built coastal defense ship [Yekong River].
Because the opponent’s speed was too slow, [Paluan King] refused [Yekong River]’s request to form a formation to sail together. The destroyer swept from the side of [Yekong River] at a speed of 25 knots. After that, he quickly left the coastal defense ship far behind.
[Yegong River] can only continue to cruise at a cruising speed of nine knots, completing her last voyage alone.
At 2:15 in the afternoon, when the temperature reached the highest time of the day, the two watchers on the top of the bridge were unobstructed, and their heads were fainted by the sun. They could only rely on constant drinking to cool down.
"Look at what that is? Dolphins?" The sailor Na Long wiped the sweat from his hands on his uniform and lifted the heavy high-powered telescope again.
"What did you find?" asked Lonnie, the sailor in the same class, holding the kettle.
"There was a flash of something white over there, and I can't see it now." Na Long pointed to the sea in the distance.
"Oh, it may be a dolphin, do you want water?" Lonnie shook the kettle.
"Save a drink, there is still half an hour to change shifts." Nalong said to his companion with a smile.
"It is a [Yekong River] class coastal defense ship." In the command module of U106, Captain Wang handed the identification manual to Captain Robin.
"Right rudder fifteen degrees, two-thirds two-thirds, heading 270." Robin glanced at the manual, and then issued a steering command.
"This is a new type of coastal defense ship, equipped with four 120mm main guns and no anti-submarine armed." Igor marked the position and course of the [Yekong River] on the chart.
"We only have one chance, King, let your people take a closer look." Robin said to several national navy lieutenants guarding in the corner of the command cabin.
"Yes, captain." Captain Wang took the lead and promised loudly.
The [Yekong River] had lost the last chance to escape. At this time, no one knew that a fierce steel shark was approaching quietly under the water less than two kilometers away from itself.
"Time is up." Robin looked at the nautical clock on the bulkhead, turned around and boarded the escalator leading to the command tower enclosure.
"Keep course, Igor." The captain settled down on his special seat in the enclosure, and then opened the cover on the protective shell of the attack periscope.
"The periscope is in place, captain." The first officer raised his head and reported loudly.
"Okay, let me see..." Robin put on his combat hat, his eyes closed to the periscope lens.
"She's there, beautiful guy, facing us on his side, with a distance of 700, a course of zero and sixty, and a speed of nine knots." Robin reported the target parameters, and the first officer entered the data into the torpedo computer.
It is a complicated mechanical equipment. By inputting the course and speed of the own boat and the target, it can automatically calculate the steering angle required after the torpedo exits the tube. At that time, submarines used direct torpedoes most often. When attacking a moving target, a front angle was calculated. The torpedo computer greatly reduced the time consumed by manual calculations, and there were no calculation errors and wasted valuable attack opportunities.
In real combat, the situation at sea is changing rapidly. German submarine attacks are not always successful. In order to increase the hit rate, German submarines often fire multiple volleys and use torpedoes to deploy a death fan, but even so It is often empty for various reasons.
However, this time U106 has approached within one kilometer of the target. A torpedo attack at this distance is rarely possible.
This is also because this coastal defense ship does not have any anti-submarine capabilities, and it does not even have a basic listening device. Apart from searching with the naked eye, it is impossible to find a submarine sailing underwater. The next opponent is an experienced battlefield veteran. When she was targeted by U106, she had already lost the opportunity to escape.
"The torpedo tube hatch is open." The deputy captain reported aloud.
This is the most critical moment, because the air squeezed out when the torpedo tube enters the water can easily expose the whereabouts of the submarine.
"Torpedo tube number one, launch. Torpedo tube number two, launch, torpedo tube number three, launch." Robin ordered loudly and decisively.
Following the command of the captain, there were a few dull blasts from the torpedo compartment on the bow of the submarine. If you are on the scene, you can still hear the sound of the torpedo rubbing against the rails in the tube.
The piston that locks the tail of the torpedo is pushed by high-pressure gas. The heavy torpedo, which is more than seven meters long and coated with lubricating oil, is pushed out of the launch tube at a speed of 15 meters per second. The torpedo engine starts immediately and pushes the torpedo. Fast forward to the goal. The piston retracts into the launch tube along the guide rail at the bottom of the tube, and the high-pressure gas in the launch tube is also retracted into the submarine through a special pipeline.
The entire launch process is completed within one second. In order to control the balance of the ship at the moment of launch, part of the sailors must enter the bow torpedo compartment at the same time as the launch, to prevent the sudden loss of the weight of the launched torpedo and the bow due to buoyancy. Increase and suddenly rise, this is a fatal situation on the battlefield.
After the bow ballast tank is filled with water and balance, the extra sailors return to their original positions, and the officers and soldiers in the bow torpedo tank begin the next round of reloading.
"Put away the periscope! Right rudder fifteen degrees, dive to 25 meters." Although the opponent did not have anti-submarine equipment in the data, U106 still carried out evasive maneuvers in accordance with the regulations.
"Fifteen seconds to reach the goal." Igor held the stopwatch in his hand, and everyone in the command pod waited with bated breath.
"The first shot...." Before the first mate's voice fell, there was a dull roar from the sea outside the boat, followed by another sound. Five or six seconds later, the third explosion When the sound came, cheers suddenly sounded in the U106 boat.
"Three shots hit, congratulations, captain." Igor waved his hand and saluted Robin in a playful military salute.
"It was a perfect attack, worthy of being the trump card of the German navy. It really opened our eyes." Captain Wang and other state officials also stepped forward to congratulate.
"The left rudder is fifteen degrees, the two cars are at full speed at one-third, and they float up to the depth of the periscope." Robin smiled and gave a salute to the first officer, and then ordered loudly.
"The depth of the periscope, captain." The third-level officer looked at the depth gauge and reported.
"Raise the periscope."
"Yes, sir, raise the periscope." The silver main periscope quickly rose from the guide shaft, and Robin stepped forward and opened the folding handle.
The [Yekong River] was attacked by three German electric torpedoes in a row, but the watchman didn’t find a faint torpedo track on the water until the moment before the torpedo hit. It was not until the two soldiers figured it out. When ~IndoMTL.com~ the torpedo has hit the hull directly below the bridge.
The torpedo immediately blew up a five-meter-square hull. The shock wave destroyed all the cabins under the bridge. Colonel Mantan, who was resting in the captain's room, was immediately seriously injured. The water column triggered by the explosion exceeded the battleship. Masthead.
Before the huge water column descended, the second torpedo arrived. This torpedo hit the power compartment. The bulkhead of the ship without armor protection was like aluminum foil in front of the 200 kg charge. Similarly, the ship's hull was blasted through a seven-meter-long gap, and within a few seconds, the sea water had already covered the knees of the surviving officers and soldiers.
But the nightmare of [Yekong River] was not over at this time. When the sailors who survived in the power cabin were struggling to save themselves, the third-party torpedo hit the stern of the ship and gave this poor coastal defense ship the last one. hit. This torpedo destroyed the hull structure of the stern of the coastal defense ship, and the entire stern was completely broken from the front of the No. 4 main gun.
The huge water column fell back to the surface, and the warship of only 1,300 tons began to sink quickly.
The people on the ship were almost unprepared when they were attacked. Most of them were still having a sweet nap on the hammocks in the forehouse of the warship. When the ship sank quickly, the vents and portholes opened. The speed of water intake was accelerated. As a result, among the more than 90 Siamese naval officers and soldiers in the bow, only a few lucky ones were able to escape from the ship.
When Robin began to observe through the periscope, he found that the entire deck of the warship had sunk under the water, and only half of the bridge was still exposed.
U106 waited in the water for a while. After finding that there was no danger, the captain ordered the submarine to float up, and at the same time ordered the crew to go to the deck to save the Siamese naval officers and soldiers who fell into the water.
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