Chapter 560

In terms of the Soviet class battleship alone, it may be the largest battleship in the world so far. It is equipped with 9 large caliber guns, and its layout is somewhat similar to that of Japan's Yamato. However, there are some differences between the two. For example, the original 406mm main gun of the Soviet class (the same as the Daiwa class) was changed to the 381mm main gun because of the difficulty in design.

However, such a battleship with the largest tonnage built after World War I was not equipped with radar, and its fire control system was only a relatively backward version. As a result, this class of battleship did not fully meet the performance of World War II battleship, and could only be regarded as the strongest battleship in the later stage of World War I.

After comparison, prion put down his pamphlet, and then issued a combat order: "dive to a depth of 20 meters, prepare to release torpedo for attack, continue to observe, and confirm the position of other enemy ships on the water."

"Dida... Dida..." the echo of the sonar came from the earphones hanging on the ears of the German sonar soldiers, some monotonous and some hypnotic. However, the Sonarman was still listening attentively to this kind of sound. For him, the monotonous and unchanging sound was more important than the eyes.

He can tell the approximate distance between the submarine and the enemy ship from the sound, and can also tell whether the other side's course is far away or close. He can hear the sound of anti submarine weapons falling into the water and the explosion of torpedo hitting the target. It can be said that under the water, he is the eyes and ears of the whole submarine, and is prion's only dependence.

"Behind the battleship, there seems to be a destroyer! Besides, his profile is so big that I can't see another angle. Does his side follow more enemy ships? " The chief mate reported his observation results: "the ship following can't see the size clearly. It's too far away."

"Calculate the angle! Adjust the fixed depth of the torpedo, the preset depth is set to 9 meters! Come on Prion gave a new order.

The front torpedo cabin of the submarine began to be busy, and the technicians began to move the gears and valves to adjust the fixed depth of the torpedo. The adjustment depth of each torpedo is different, and the explosion depth directly affects the damage degree of the torpedo to the target.

The closer the attack is to the bottom of the ship, the easier it is to cause greater structural damage, which has a lot to do with the sea extrusion mechanics and the design of the ship. Usually, the side of the warship is laid with thick armor, but the bottom of the warship is relatively fragile. Close to the bottom, the explosion can destroy more cabins, fill more seawater, and cause more trouble for maintenance.

Of course, it is impossible to set the depth of all torpedoes in advance. The ideal depth for attacking battleships is mostly more than 10 meters. However, if this depth is used to attack destroyers or cruisers, torpedoes can only pass through the bottom of the opposite ship. The situation of merchant ships is similar, but merchant ships are usually very vulnerable, and one torpedo is enough to solve the problem in most cases.

So most torpedoes are temporarily loaded and then launched. Pre loading torpedoes in the submarine torpedo launching cabin only occurs in two cases: the first case is that the submarine captain is expected to launch the most torpedoes at the fastest speed, such as the battle of prien's raid on the British port; The second situation is that the submarine has just gone out to sea and needs to carry the most torpedoes in limited space for combat.

"Torpedo adjustment complete!" After adjusting the depth of the torpedo, the sergeant who adjusted the machinery reported it to the command room. There was no pause in the command room, and then came the order of loading.

"Load!" At the sergeant's command, four soldiers pushed the two torpedoes into the launcher. The door of the heavy torpedo launcher was closed by the soldiers, and then the two men worked together to tighten the valve knob on the door.

"Load!" They adjusted four torpedoes, so after loading two torpedoes, we didn't spare time. Instead, we quickly loaded the other two torpedoes. Soon, the four torpedoes were pushed into the launcher, and the other two launchers were also loaded with two torpedoes that were inserted when they started. The setting depth was about 3 meters, not for attacking battleships.

At this time, the enemy ships were not far away from them. Prion, who returned to the periscope position, confirmed the number of enemy ships through the periscope. In his periscope, there were four Soviet warships, one Soviet class battleship, one unknown cruiser and two destroyers. This fleet is obviously going to Leningrad through here. It's ridiculous that it didn't adopt the standard forward formation of anti submarine.

have a chance to! In this way, it seems that after the successful attack, there is still hope of escape! After thinking about it for a long time, prion finally decided to take a chance. After all, such an opportunity is not common. Maybe I will never meet such an opportunity again in my life.

"Correct course! Heading 5 degrees to the left Prion had to fight for the best angle to make sure he had enough time to escape after he successfully killed the battleship. After all, two destroyers are not furnishings. God knows if the other side will come after them.

"Ready to launch the torpedo!" Prion is waiting for an opportunity. The bow of the submarine has pointed to the course of the other side. The torpedo can be launched directly without adjusting the angle. This is the most typical submarine attack, and the difficulty is relatively low.

If the destroyers of the Soviet Navy use anti submarine formation, it is not easy for prion to find such a perfect launching position. However, it seems that it will take a long time for the Soviets to learn the British escort standard procedure. Prien felt that he needed to teach the Soviets a lesson so that they could remember something earlier“ Torpedo 1, torpedo 2, torpedo launch! No.3, No.4 torpedoes, launch torpedoes Prion didn't volley out his four torpedoes. He faltered for about half a second. He was turning slightly at this time, so his torpedoes could cover a fan area more than ten meters wide. Waiting, now the rest of the time he can do only wait, long wait, enough to make people upset waiting. Of course, you have to find something to do in the waiting time, such as turning to escape and so on! Left full rudder! Speed 4 knots, turn off the interior lighting, save electricity Prion gave orders smoothly. He was not only on the run for the first time, but also in a worse situation than today. So now he is full of confidence, because this situation is just a "small scene". On the sea full of broken ice, the white waves overturned by torpedoes are like four straight lines, extending forward from the original position of the submarine. It is very obvious in the air, as if someone had drawn four white lines on the sea. The chimney of the advancing Soviet fleet, the flagship Soviet battleship, is not very strong smoke. Warships are on their way to Leningrad at almost the fastest speed, ready to further threaten the coast of Norway and Finland. The fleet commander thinks that if he wants to get rid of the threat of submarines, he must increase his sailing speed. Once the speed of the fleet exceeds 25 knots, there is no way for submarines to attack them. This conclusion is learned from the British, because the British statistical report says that the higher the speed of the transport ship, the lower the probability of being attacked. So this fleet of the Soviet Union swaggered into the classic Snake formation, or the classic World War I formation headed by battleships. Prion is a little embarrassed to attack such a pure fleet commander. For him, it's like a two meter tall man bullying the first grade pupils. At this time, on the watchtower of the flagship Soviet fleet, a Soviet naval officer frowned and saw an unknown object swimming on the water. At first, he thought it was a seal, but he found that the object was moving too regularly, so he picked up the telescope. A periscope! He was stunned by the image in the telescope. It's a periscope that's turning away from itself. The soldier on duty quickly grabbed the phone: "submarine! starboard! German submarine! Attention Just when he nervously reported his discovery, he could see four white waterlines not far from the starboard side of the warship without the telescope. He grabs the phone and screams, "torpedoes!" like a frightened instinct