Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 524: The whirlpool (middle)

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The destroyer [Xi Li] launched an impact at the sea area where the periscope disappeared at full speed. The warfare of the officers and soldiers on the ship was extremely high. Many people have actually connected the explosion on the [Old Eagle] with the unidentified submarine ahead. Together, they are all anxious to save some reputation for the Imperial Japanese Navy.

After finding that the destroyer turned and approached, the submarine immediately retracted the periscope, leaving only a frothy ripple on the sea.

"The loading is complete." The loading squad leader reported loudly to the turret Nagato Chief Special Agent.

"Shoot!" The turret leader glanced at the aiming hand, and after receiving the confirmation from the opponent, he gave a loud firing command.

After a roar, the [Xi Li] fired its first salvo of live ammunition in this incident. Two warheads weighing 23 kilograms were directed towards the sea 1,500 meters away at a speed of 800 meters per second. Fly away.

After two dull explosions, two sharp water columns rose up on the surface of the sea. The shooting was of course missed, but the Japanese naval officers and soldiers on the battle deck of the ship cheered as if they had won some victory.

"What is [Xi Li] doing? Why is it shooting? Who is she firing at!" Takasu was startled by the sound of the gun, and he rushed to the port deck with his adjutant.

"Malu Yelang! There is this guy! Send a signal immediately, ordering [Xi Li] to stop the attack and immediately return to the formation." The commander roared and ordered.

Takasu has now begun to regret that he agreed to [Yu Tachi] to attack. Obviously, he was afraid that the incident was not big enough. If the French submarine was sunk and wounded, it would definitely bring a great deal to the Japanese Empire. Lawsuit. At that time, let alone the Minister of Military Order, even the Secretary of the Navy will not be able to protect himself, he may still be a scapegoat... No, it should be said that he will definitely be thrown out as a scapegoat to block the population. If you are lucky, you may be returned to reserve , I was almost lucky to have a taste of military law.

The [Xi Li] has already ran out of the semaphore communication distance at this time, so the [King Kong] can only use radio to notify the flagship of the second team [Kawauchi], and then Kawauchi will transmit the order to stop the operation to [Xi Tachi].

Someone asked why [Xi Li] misunderstood the command of the flagship. It is not complicated to explain this problem, and it did not happen once or twice in the Japanese Navy.

Because Japanese commonly used inversion grammar, for example, the military education film Tunnel Warfare of New China, in the dialogue between Japanese Captain Yamada and Puppet Commander Tang, "The military is not in the mud, and the tactics are not understood." With standard Japanese grammar, all the actors and actresses participating in the performance had personally experienced the war of resistance, and even had direct face-to-face contact with the Japanese army, otherwise they would not be able to grasp such tiny details.

The problem with the [Xi Li] is here. The flagship’s order is "Escape the submarine. Attack is forbidden." If it is changed to Japanese, it becomes "Deviation of the submarine. Attack is prohibited." Because of the distance between the two sides, the sway of the ship, the influence of sunlight and smoke, etc., anyway, the last "prohibition" was inexplicably eaten by the signalmen, and the flagship was given a "received" order in a serious manner.

But if you are worried that [Yi Tachi] will sink and injure the submarine and cause diplomatic trouble, it is obvious that Lieutenant-General Takasu Shiro thinks too much, because it relies on the current anti-submarine technology of the Japanese Navy, even the ordinary U- You might not be able to catch the Type VII, let alone gather a bunch of U1001 with the top technology at the time.

Captain Heinck is full of confidence in the submarine he is driving. This belief has been established through dozens of confrontation exercises. Even the latest British anti-submarine destroyer cannot push U1001 out of the sea. Without active sonar, ordinary destroyers could not even find her whereabouts.

This submarine can dive 400 nautical miles under the water at a silent speed of six knots, and can launch an underwater sprint at a maximum speed of 19 knots. She can dive into a depth of three hundred meters in an emergency. It is currently known No anti-submarine weapons can do anything against it. She can use her powerful underwater maneuverability to cleverly seize a favorable launch position. She can use the bow sonar to aim and position underwater, and use electric torpedoes with no track to launch a thunder on surface ships. One blow, it can be said that if the captain wants, he can reverse the identity of the hunter and the prey at any time.

The [Xi Tachi] is the fourth ship of the [Hakulu] destroyer designed in the 1930s in Japan. It is 111 meters long and has a drainage capacity of 1,685 tons. It is an improved model of the [Chunchun] class. The developed one solved the problem of the high center of gravity of the [Chuchun] class. Only a 12.7 cm caliber combined turret was retained for the front main gun.

As the main force of the Japanese combined fleet's surface tactics, the task of this destroyer is to launch a wave-like impact on the enemy fleet when the main enemy fleet encounters it, and use torpedo salvo to attack the enemy ship in order to disrupt the enemy fleet’s surface Formation.

This is a ship that was developed solely for fleet warfare. From the very beginning, the Navy's senior officials did not consider using it to deal with submarines. The Japanese navy has always had a wrong tactical understanding of submarines. In the concept of the Japanese navy, threats always come from the surface of the water. The naval attack by the giant guns of large ships is the fate of the navy men.

However, the Japanese navy has always followed the British navy as its model, claiming to the outside world that it conforms to the trend of the times. British destroyers are all equipped with anti-submarine equipment, so of course the Japanese navy’s destroyers must have them.

Previously, Japan's underwater detection technology was completely blank. Although the underwater listening device is not a cutting-edge technology, the British are not willing to export it. In the end, the Japanese navy got the technology from the Germans. Hitler was hungry at the time, and he dared to sell anything as long as he was willing to pay. Japan has purchased German underwater listening devices and a full set of production technology~IndoMTL.com~German-made underwater listening devices are called Bao-style underwater listening devices. Japan's own imitation is called Niu San-style, but it is the same thing. .

To tell the truth, Germany had the most advanced submarine technology in the world at that time, but when it comes to German surface anti-submarine technology, it really can only be regarded as a third-rate level. In terms of detection and anti-submarine technology of German surface ships, it has always lagged far behind allied forces such as Britain, France and the United States. The main reason is that the halo of U-boats is too brilliant, which blocked the embarrassment of the German naval anti-submarine forces.

The 93-type hydrophone, imitating the German hydrophone, has almost never played a role in actual combat. What Germany exported was actually a hydrophone equipment used on submarines, not suitable for surface ships. The Germans obviously left a hand on this, and they did not explain it to Japan.

The Japanese navy originally installed it on its own submarine, but the shipbuilding department saw that the destroyer’s technical indicators had this requirement, and other similar equipment could not be found in the equipment manual, and it was not even changed. Just install it and use it directly.

The [Xi Li] rushed into the sea where the submarine was submerged. As expected, there was nothing in the brand new Type 93 underwater listening device that was installed at the beginning of the year, except for the noisy propellers and engines on the side of the fleet. Hear any movement of the submarine.

"Periscope! Nine hundred meters on the port side!" The watcher exclaimed.

"This is impossible!" The captain picked up the periscope and rushed to the port side of the bridge.

"It is impossible for her to run to that position. Could it be that there is more than one submarine lurking under the water here!" Seeing the periscope sinking slowly from 900 meters away, the face of Ben Shao Zuo changed. Up.

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