For a moment, the confusion of the two ghost submarines filled the mind of the commander of the British escort fleet. It's a submarine full of mystery and terror. One submarine has already given Iceland a headache. Now there are two submarines, which will definitely shock the whole British fleet.
However, before he came to his senses, several ships were hit and exploded in the transport fleet that was taking evasive posture in front of him. The whole sea was just like the fireworks factory that was lit. Huge flames were bursting everywhere, and Mars was flying everywhere.
"Transporter H12 is sinking. They sent a telegram for help! H13 is burning. The ship is carrying grain. It looks like it will last for a while. H30 is broken, sinking rapidly, and its captain is dead. " A telegraph operator was holding several newspapers and nervously reporting the damage caused by the attack.
"The destroyers on the left are speeding up at once! Set up an anti submarine formation and drive out the German submarines! Even if there are two ghosts, sink them! One hundred years of sea power of the British Empire! We will never give in easily! The spirit of Nelson is with us The recovered commander roared loudly and gave the operational order to encircle and suppress the other side's submarines.
"Speed up! Catch up with the submarine! Deep water bomb, get ready to fight! Adjust the route! Sonar, confirm the position of the submarine! Report its route and speed at any time The first mate also gave the ship's basic operational orders. The latest US launched anti submarine destroyer immediately rolled up the waves like chicken blood and killed the German submarine.
Not far behind the destroyer, an old British destroyer with double chimneys is exploding violently. The torpedoes just now have caused great damage to it. The sea water has poured into the ship, and there is no way to continue to rescue it.
Further out on the surface of the exploding destroyer, more transport ships are in a mess. Some hapless ships have caught fire and exploded. The sea is full of drowning sailors asking for help. Some people are standing on the side of the ship trying to put down the lifeboats hanging on the side.
The speed of the whole fleet has been reduced to almost static level, because there are burning and exploding ship wrecks on the starboard side and right in front, so some ships began to turn left, hoping to avoid these obstacles and increase their speed.
"Avoid those torpedoes! Slow down! Back up! Hurry up Looking at the burning and exploding ships on the sea, the captain of a transport ship loudly orders his men, but his reversing action soon affects the other transport ship not far away, which is moving forward. Finally, both ships can only slow down and stop, ready to adjust the course and then continue to move.
Unfortunately, one ship never had such a chance again. The transport ship on the left was hit in the tail by a torpedo that leaked all the way from the side before it stopped. The whole ship shook violently, and then began to sink slowly like other hit ships.
As like as two peas, the more difficult things were in front of the fleet, and the attack on the destroyers of German submarines only revealed that they had two targets in the sonar positioning system, and two targets that were almost identical. They are also quiet and fast.
These two targets seem to be able to feel each other's ships approaching, and actually use incredible underwater speed to disperse and escape towards both sides. When the sonar soldiers on the British destroyer recognized that these were two submarines, it made everyone despair.
"There are at least 10 torpedoes in the first wave of attack. The attack speed can be determined. It's really the ghost! Except for it, no submarine can have such a fast torpedo loading speed. " Looking at the loss report, a British official frowned and said with a headache.
Another corroboration was soon confirmed that the speed of the submarine, which suddenly launched a cold arrow attack on the right wing, has exceeded 10 knots. This speed, which has never been heard of before, can be achieved by only one submarine, which is the legendary North Atlantic ghost.
However, before the three destroyers pursuing the ghost submarine could catch up with the ghost, the analysis report on the other side was also sent to the fleet commander. It's incredible that the attack density of the front is higher than that of the side. The front attack has at least 20 torpedoes attacking at the same time. This attack density is almost the total attack firepower of a wolf pack submarine formation.
What's more terrible is that after the attack, the other side ran away in two ways. The sonar signal showed that there were only two sound sources, and the speed had exceeded 10 knots. The destroyer who went to the front to carry out the anti submarine combat mission was confused for a moment, and did not know what was going on.
These are not two ghost submarines, but three damn submarines! What is this concept? This almost represents a message, that is, there is a new type of submarine in the Third Reich Navy submarine force. Its performance is good enough for you to fill in, and this terrible weapon is still being mass produced!
The reason why the superstitious legend of ghost submarines has been circulating in the British navy fleet is partly due to rumors and ignorance. On the other hand, we have to admit that it is the British Navy's unwillingness to see more ghost submarines in their subconscious mind.
Just imagine if it is really a ghost submarine driven by demons and ghosts, then at most, Britain only needs to endure the torture of such a submarine. But one day we know that this is an epoch-making super weapon developed by German technology department. How much will the British pay? One ship is a headache. What about ten? What if it's a hundred? There are so many terrible weapons that can't be grasped and attacked. Can the British navy, which is no longer strong, keep its fragile transportation line? What makes people despair is that even if they are so afraid and praying, the last thing they want to see is in front of the Royal Navy. The fact clearly proves that the German submarine technology is really mature and can be mass produced and equipped with large-scale troops“ Gentlemen! Now, let's start the game! Let the Brits see! What is a real Navy Prynne put away his periscope, looked at the two sonar soldiers, and said aloud, "start diving, depth 110, speed up to 15 knots, left full rudder change course, let them listen to our voice!"“ Heading 15 knots! Increase the output of the motor! " The marine in charge of power answered prion's order. Behind him, the helmsman has begun to drive the steering wheel to the end. The whole submarine shakes slightly because of acceleration and steering. Everyone's feet are like stepping on a soft sponge“ Tail torpedo standby! If the opponent, sonar soldiers pay attention to identify the enemy's voice signal! Confirm the other side's speed and course As the depth of the submarine began to change, prion knew that his advantage had become greater and greater. Although he could not tell how many British ships he had sunk in the end, he could still hear the dull explosion in the distance from the Sonarman's headphones. Not surprisingly, prion's attack could cost the huge fleet at least half of its fleet, a feat that had to be achieved at night and with great luck in the past. Now, the German submarines are blatantly killing, but the British are more effective, and even the counterattack has not been organized. In the past, there were only four torpedo tubes in the bow of the old German U-type submarine, so at least eight submarines could launch more than 30 torpedoes at one time. Today's new submarines can launch 12 torpedoes at one time, so if you want to launch more than 30 torpedoes, you only need three submarines to do it. This increase in attack density can be described as the sky and the earth. That's why prien dares to use five new submarines to form a wolf pack and launch a sneak attack when dawn comes and the other party is most relaxed. Facts have also proved that his attack was very successful. At least for now, his attack tactics have caused great losses to the British. Prion didn't know what kind of battle record his friendly submarines had made. He only knew that his submarine had sunk at least one destroyer and three transport ships of the other side while diving. As for the others, he could only give them to the friendly forces in the other two directions to confirm. On the other hand, the friendly submarines, that is, the two new submarines on the front side, did not live up to their reputation of hunting trumps. They were the first group to be equipped with new submarines. The achievements of these German sailors before were not simple. Each team is a ruthless character who has sunk at least 20 ships. All of them are underwater demons hated by the British Empire. This kind of one-sided performance is a grand game for the captains and crew who are used to using old equipment to deal with their opponents' destroyers. They hunt in the vast Atlantic Ocean, and increase their achievements as much as possible in order to become the most powerful hunter. Just when the whole British fleet was in a mess for three "ghosts" that appeared at the same time, a British crew, who was in charge of observing the movement of the water on the transport ship at the outermost left position of the British fleet, saw a thin periscope in the lens of the telescope, cut the water, and got close to him not far away. He put down his telescope, looked at his companion with wide eyes, and then yelled in his most desperate voice, "Oh, we're in trouble this time!"