Chapter 776： Underwater thug (middle)

A new day has begun, and the busy sea shipping has also begun. Transport ships from the Aegean Sea continue to head towards the island of Cyprus.

There are both single ships and large fleets on this road. Generally speaking, the ships that run orders are small and small ships, two to three thousand tons of transport ships. They are conscripted by the navy, loaded with ordinary living supplies from the port and then hurriedly headed for the island of Cyprus, even There are also transport ships of several hundred tons.

Larger ships, such as those over 5,000 tons, are generally more regular. They are equipped with military materials such as personnel and ammunition to form a fleet and transport them to the island of Cyprus under the **** of warships.

The reason for these two situations is mainly due to the insufficient number of small Romanian warships. At present, Romania has 21 light cruisers, 41 destroyers, 69 frigates, torpedo boats, minesweepers and other small warships.

These small ships not only need to provide escorts for the fleet, but also protect waterways and transport fleets, mine clearing, mine-laying, etc., plus rotation, the Romanian Navy currently has the most use of small warships. In many cases, the work that should have been done by five small warships was basically done by four warships, and in the extreme, it was done by three.

The reason for this situation is also very simple, that is, the previous shipbuilding work basically focused on ensuring the construction of large warships. The Navy’s research on the last war showed that the construction of large warships required the most time and materials in the war, and the time was too long, while the construction time of small warships was much lower.

Therefore, after the completion of the construction of large warships, the Romanian Navy began to build new light cruisers, destroyers, and frigates to complement the work. Especially in the construction of destroyers. At present, not only the navy’s own shipyards are being built, but civil shipyards with better capabilities are also building small warships. These built warships have already been paved in the shipyard.

Although these are small warships, the shipbuilding time for the main destroyers is at least 8 months. At present, these warships are still waiting in the shipyard. It will take at least the second half of the year to launch them into service.

Therefore, the current captains of Romania's small warships still need to be overloaded and busy for more than half a year before they can get a chance to breathe.

For the hard work of the small Romanian warships, Edward on the Union did not show any sympathy for them. He even wished that the people on these warships would be exhausted to death. Because of this, he can make his working environment safer.

The Union submarine sneaked in in the dark last night, and now he is lurking in less than 20 nautical miles of the island of Cyprus. This is neither close to the heavily guarded port area, nor in an unusually vigilant channel. It is in the area before entering the port. In this area, the vigilance of ships will be greatly relaxed, and this is also the best. Hunting area.

Since this place is so good, why are so few submarines coming here?

The reason is simple. It is also the most dangerous area for submarines. As long as it is found, the aircraft from the **** and destroyer and the island will leave the submarine nowhere to hide, so it is generally not the submarine to hunt here.

And Captain Edward was so bold (can you say that he took the wrong direction at night), and he came to this area.

"Captain, when will we launch an attack."

Inside the submarine, first officer Boll asked the captain who had been observing the sea with a periscope.

"What to panic, don't worry, we have to be patient."

Edward knew why Boll asked this, because he had not attacked after several ships, which made many officers and soldiers in the submarine feel a little confused.

"We only have one opportunity, so we can't waste it, we can only wait for the right opportunity. You make everyone be patient, and we will catch the big fish."

After explaining, Edward ignored him and continued to observe the sea with his periscope. In addition, he looked at his watch and calculated the timing of the next float.

The first officer also informed the others of Captain Edward's words, which also eased everyone's mood.

Time just passed, and in this, they also floated up dangerously for a change of breath. At other times, they hide quietly under the sea, waiting for opportunities.

When the sun drifted to the west, everyone gradually became a little impetuous, and this time even Edward was a little impatient. Because it was too dangerous here, and the big fish he was waiting for never appeared. I have seen scattered boats several times, and these boats mustered their momentum and hurried to the island of Cyprus.

If you change places, maybe Edward will attack them, but now he has a bigger goal, letting go of these ships first.

Just when he was about to give up the big fish and choose a small fish, a faint plume of smoke rising from the distant sky caught his attention.

"Is it the big fish I'm waiting for...hurry up and show your true face and let me see...hurry up, don't be shy...YES"

In Edward's expectation, the smoke column in the distance got bigger and bigger with time, and only when he could see the ship did Edward smile.

What appeared in his periscope was a fleet of ten-year-old transport ships, and three destroyers served as escorts beside them.

Edward put down the periscope after the observation, now he needs to prepare the attack plan.

"This is a big meal, I need to get closer slowly."

After saying this, Edward picked up the ruler and pencil and began to calculate. After making a simple plan, Edward gave the order.

"We approached the fleet from a position 30 degrees westward at a speed of 6 knots."

The first officer who received Edward's instructions immediately issued his operation loudly.

"6 knots speed, 30 degrees westward!"

Following Edel's order, the submarine leaned in from the west to the fleet, and Edward raised the periscope to observe continuously, and adjusted the speed and angle.

"The angle is adjusted to 35 degrees."

"35 degrees."

"The angle is adjusted to 40 degrees."

"40 degree."

"The speed is reduced to 4.5 knots."

"Section 4.5."

"parking."

"..."

With Edward's constant command, the Union is now 6-7 kilometers away from the fleet. If the fleet does not change course, they will drive over from the Union submarine 1,000 meters away, and Edward is here quietly waiting for them.

"Fill the bow torpedo tube with water."

"The torpedo tube in the bow is filled with water."

Under Edward's order, the crew of the submarine immediately began to open the gate and fill the torpedo tube of the ship's bow. With the operation of the crew, sea water quickly poured into the torpedo tube that opened the gate.

Now the torpedo can be launched, but they still need to wait for Edward's order.

The opportunity they were waiting for came quickly, because the fleet had no idea that there were dangerous hunters underwater.

"The torpedo tubes were adjusted at an angle of 3 degrees each So under Edward's order, the crew who operated the torpedo tubes immediately adjusted the angle.

"Torpedo No. 1 launched."

"Wow." In the sea, the bow of the Union submarine immediately spewed a torpedo. The torpedo quickly hit the fleet.

"Launch number two."

"Launch number three."

"Launch number four."

In just 15 seconds, Edward finished the four torpedoes on the bow of the boat.

And without waiting for the observation results, he immediately issued orders. "Transfer now and move eastward at a speed of 3 knots."

Yes, Edward is not waiting for the results of the test, and now he needs to transfer immediately. Now that offense and defense have changed hands, they will become prey.