Battle of the Third Reich Chapter 525: The whirlpool (below)
"Left full rudder! Two cars at full speed!" The captain yelled at the position where the periscope disappeared.
The second launch of the submarine was regarded by the captain as a humiliation against the [Xi Li] and her personal. This kind of behavior is too arrogant. Obviously, this imperial Japanese Navy destroyer has not been taken seriously.
The [Bailu]-class destroyer is equipped with two Type 94 depth charge droppers (called Bomb Projector in Japan) on the stern deck, which are in fact imitations of the Y cannon developed by the British Navy in the late World War I. As the name suggests, the side of this weapon looks like an English letter Y, each with a throwing rack on the fork of the Y. When in use, place depth charges on the throwing rack, use gunpowder as power, and throw depth charges to both sides of the ship, with a projection distance of about 20 to 30 meters, which can be used to attack targets in shallow water areas and ensure The safety of the destroyer itself.
The performance of this weapon is also remarkable. After all, the Royal Navy itself is still using it. The problem is that you must first find out the location of the enemy submarine when using it. Otherwise, no matter how powerful it is, it will only Can be used to murder seafood.
Using the anti-submarine ability of the [Xi Li], it is obviously impossible to do it. The operator of the listening device can’t wait to put the earphones in his ears, but no matter how much I debug, I still can’t hear any suspicious sounds. The fleet was lively and tight, with a lot of propellers making noisy noises.
"Can you still hear nothing? How can it be repaired! (Animal) She is not far away, she must be below. The thunder is ready to launch! The left rudder is fifteen degrees!" Youben's face became more and more ugly, he Some regrets rushing to show up, if nothing was hit this time, this would have lost the face of the Imperial Navy. The commander of the team, Major General Omori Sendaro, would definitely think of trying to wear his own shoes.
"Captain! [Abu Kuma] sent the commander's order to prohibit the attack! Return immediately!" At this moment, the telecommunications squad leader climbed onto the compass bridge with a long and narrow telegraph.
"Nani! (What)" Youben was stunned and took the telegram from the telecom squad leader.
"Ma Ziyi (Oops)!" The next moment Youben rushed to the commander of the mine who was issuing orders, and grabbed the phone from the opponent.
"The commander licks the west, expands the country and destroys the list! (Stop the attack! This is an order!)" Before the words fell, two explosions almost superimposed on the stern of the ship.
Youben poked his head out of the bridge window, only to see a black spot being thrown high, and then rolling down a beautiful parabola towards the sea.
"Mosimosi? (Hello?) Chop the foot, Nani, order it (captain? What order?)" Squad leader Blast's inquiry came from the microphone.
"Expanding the country is called Diss, Ali Mododis, and the controller is licking the west. (This is the captain, you have Ben, stop attacking.)" You Ben said weakly, and then handed the microphone back Give the mine chief.
"Commander, [Xi Li] threw a bomb!" A staff officer reported to Takasu.
"What? Did you hit the submarine?"
"There is no further report, it should not be hit."
"Okay, I get it." Although Takasu wanted to scold his mother in his heart, he couldn't care about anything anymore. He only prayed that the situation would not expand anymore, and let his wife take it with him. The fleet reached its destination.
The French Far East Fleet has automatically entered the onlooker mode. They lined up loosely one kilometer north of the Japanese fleet, monitoring the rescue operations of the Japanese Navy.
Major General Corinne sent a telegram to ask the Japanese if they needed the help of the French navy. Of course, Takasu declined the other’s kindness, saying that everything was still under the control of the Imperial Japanese Navy. The Imperial Navy expressed sincere enthusiasm to the French counterparts. thank.
That's what I said, but Takasu's heart has always had an ominous feeling, especially after the [Xi Li] commanded the attack, this feeling became stronger and stronger.
"The Joint Fleet Headquarters sent a letter asking what is going on with the [Old Eagle]." The communications staff walked up to Takasu and reported.
"The report is currently under investigation."
"Lieutenant General Yamamoto asked if he needed support, how about [King Kong] and [Haruna]."
"Tell your Lord Yamamoto that the third team did not have any damage."
"The Commander of the Southern Fleet Shimada called. The Sixth Destroyer Squadron has set off from Kaohsiung Port. He also asked about the number of casualties in the fleet."
"Thanks to Commander Shimada, and inform him as soon as the number of wounded persons is counted."
Takasu took his staff and stood on the top of the hangar deck of the "King Kong", and everyone looked at the "Old Eagle" with black smoke billowing in the distance.
The damage of this heavy cruiser looks worse than expected. The cause of the explosion is still unclear, but according to the available evidence, it should be quite similar to the quadruple torpedo tube on the starboard side of the battleship. Relevance, because the center of the current fire is at the location of the torpedo tube.
The powerful Ninety-three sour torpedo that gave the Japanese Navy high hopes is regarded by the Navy as the most secret super ace. Super long range, super power, super concealment, is the decisive weapon used by the Japanese navy to fight against the powerful enemy on the other side of the Pacific. Now that this trump card has not been played, it has exploded the re-patrol of his own home. What bothered the Japanese navy even more was the French navy surrounded by a circle.
Because of fear of leaks, the [Old Eagle] dared not throw the remaining nine-three torpedoes into the sea. It seemed that the fire had been contained, but the temperature near the deck was rising sharply.
The drive motor of the torpedo loader was damaged. The sailors braved the hot heat and pungent smoke, and with the strength of milking, they only transferred one torpedo to the bow deck. In order to worry about being seen by the French, they also specially covered it with canvas.
This heavy cruiser is equipped with a total of sixteen Type 93 oxygen torpedoes, with eight on each side. It is certain that one or two torpedoes in the port side launch tube have exploded, and two torpedoes are currently It is also installed in the burning launch tube. If the remaining two torpedoes are detonated by flames, whether the [Old Eagle] re-tour can survive, then even Amaterasu doesn't know.
"Commander, if the situation can't be improved, you must consider giving up [Fuying]." The fleet chief of staff was also temporarily transferred, Lieutenant General Takahashi Yiwang said, wiping the sweat of his forehead.
"Don't say such things now, sir, give up [Gu Ying], none of us can bear this responsibility." Takasu glanced at the chief of staff and raised the telescope again.
"The [Xili] has returned, waiting for orders." A staff officer stepped forward to report.
"Order her to stay with the flagship and be on guard." Takasu replied impatiently.
"Ha, order [Xi Li] to be on guard." The staff trot and turned to leave.
"Flagship order, let us serve as a guard on the left wing." The signal soldier's face has been swollen, and now his voice is leaking.
"Did you see her?" Youben asked, holding his head up on the fence.
"Starboard southwest, look, she has come up! It's the submarine!" The masthead watcher screamed loudly.
"What? Where?"
"Beast, do you look down on people?"
"I bet it must be the most advanced submarine of the French!"
"We weren't defeated. That was the order poi from the superior."
The officers and soldiers on the bridge were talking about it.
Yu Ben looked at the glasses, and the glasses stared at the sea in the southwest. I saw a light gray periscope breaking through the water and galloping forward at an astonishing speed. It was estimated that it would have a speed of almost eight to nine knots ~ IndoMTL.com ~ This has surpassed most of the Japanese Navy's submarines.
Following a burst of waves scattered and splashed, the half blue-gray command tower was exposed to the surface of the water. It is completely different from the submarine command towers that we have seen in the past. This command tower has a smooth arc shape and a wet shell reflection. Looking at the sun, it looks like the back of an orca from a distance.
The submarine did not continue to float up, only a command tower was exposed on the surface of the water, and the entire body of the boat was still hidden under the azure blue water. This aroused a strong curiosity. He believed that there must be no action under the surface of the water. A well-known mystery can be seen from this command tower, this submarine must have a distinctive appearance.
"U1001, is U1001 Karma...the submarine Karma of the Independence Navy!" a watchman shouted.
"It's the most advanced submarine in the country! It's amazing, it's amazing!" Youben exclaimed. He also saw the white number brushed on the submarine control tower. The huge U character represents Great Germany. The prestigious name of the submarine force of the Imperial Navy.
"Camera! Bring the camera here!" Youben felt that this was a huge discovery. He should take a picture of such a submarine that he had never seen before.
The huge gray control tower split the waves, and the splashing water was like her white wings spreading to the sides, and then the control tower began to slowly descend, obviously the submarine was diving again.
"Don't, wait a minute!" Yu Ben hurriedly opened the camera's holster, and when he turned the viewfinder to the submarine, only a huge vortex and white foam that continued to rotate with the waves were left on the surface of the sea. .
(To be continued.)