Chapter 402： Fateful encounter

Scarpa Bay is the anchorage of the British Royal Navy's main fleet on the British Isles.

It is located in the Orkney Islands north of Scotland. It is located at the key point of the German maritime transport line to and from the North Sea. It is of extremely important strategic significance.

Therefore, for any German naval officer and soldier, this is their goal, and for the submarine soldier, it is even more tempting.

However, if other indestructible fortresses are the same, Scarpa Bay is heavily guarded, especially for possible submarine attacks.

Once, during the First World War, the submarine UB-116 under the command of Umsman dived into Scapa Bay in October 1918, but it sank due to a mine strike and all crew members were killed.

From that time on, the German navy never had the idea of ​​playing Scarpa Bay again, and the British thought it was unbreakable.

However, in World War II, the German Navy did it at sea.

On October 14, 39 in history, the U-47 submarine of the German Navy used a torpedo to sink the British warship "Royal Oak". The leader at the time was Captain Prien. The result of the sinking was Captain Prien became famous in one fell swoop.

And now, history has undergone amazing changes. With Cyrenk’s crossing, the German navy and air force are much stronger than in history, and now they are attacking violently in Scarpa Bay, causing the British fleet to lose. heavy.

However, there are still fish that slip through the net.

For example, the current Royal Oak stayed in a corner, silently, and the surrounding explosions seemed to have nothing to do with it.

The Royal Oak battleship is the fifth ship of the Sovereign class battleship. This is the eighth British warship named after the Royal Oak. It commemorates an oak tree where King Charles II of England hid Congressmen during the British Civil War.

Like other warships, the Royal Oak began construction at the Devonport Naval Base in 1914. It was commissioned in 1916 and participated in the Battle of Jutland. It is also considered a deadly enemy of the German Navy.

Just after the end of the First World War, the Royal Oak was modernized and rebuilt and then stationed in the Mediterranean fleet. During the Spanish Civil War, the Royal Oak cruised off the Iberian Peninsula.

After the civil war, the Royal Oak returned to Scarpa Bay, where it temporarily served as a shore fort.

Because it is too old.

After many modifications, armor protection was added each time, but the power system of this warship has not been modified. Now, this warship can move up to a speed of 20 knots.

At this speed, it is impossible to catch up with the main warship. Therefore, the British navy simply kept this warship, mainly for shore artillery, and then went to sea when needed.

When the bombing in the sky began, most of the officers and soldiers on the Royal Oak were on the shore, and some had not even returned.

The captain, Rear Admiral Mailer, was also the commander of the First Battleship Squadron. When the bombing began, he ran frantically towards the warship from where he lived.

There are not many 30,000-ton-class warships in the UK, so one can protect one ship!

How to protect?

Mailer was very self-aware. Originally, this warship was an old ship, and it took a lot of trouble to set fire to everything. It would be even more delusional to start fighting. Therefore, the best way to protect this warship is to smoke!

So, he greeted his men, lit a few bonfires on the shore, billowing smoke, and flew into the sky, plus the smoke from other exploding warships, so that the sky above the warship was wrapped. stand up!

This place was originally a corner, and it was not easy to be taken seriously. In addition to the dense smoke, the dive bombers coming down from the sky were rarely considered!

Major General Mailer’s plan was quite correct. The Royal Oak escaped the attack of the JU-290 bomber and the JU-88 bomber, as well as the current torpedo aircraft.

When the torpedo is attacking, it is close to the sea surface, but it will not always be on the sea surface. Almost always search for the target in the air first, find the right one, then turn to low altitude and stand high and see far. It is basic common sense, and the height of one kilometer can capture the entire harbor.

However, the smoke screen will block.

So, the Royal Oak hid quietly in a corner, waiting for these terrifying monsters to leave.

Of course the UK will fight back, but it will definitely not be now. At this time, they simply have no ability to fight back those terrible aircraft.

In particular, communications were interrupted.

It must be the Germans who are doing a ghost. No matter whether it is wired or wireless, it can't be used. This makes Major General Mailer nervous. Now, the signal soldier is driving to the nearby air force base for help. However, the distance of nearly two hundred kilometers, at least It took three hours to arrive.

Three hours! By then, this place would have been blown into ruins long ago!

While Major General Mailer was worried, he greeted his subordinates and continued to light the bonfire to release a smoke screen in the sky.

He didn't know that the Royal Oak had been discovered.

If you look at it from the sky, you can never find it. From the sea, if the height of the torpedo is a little higher, it is not easy to find, but now it is a submarine.

The periscope is just beyond the sea surface, and the line of sight is almost close to the sea surface. Therefore, the Royal Oak under the smoke screen can easily be spotted by the periscope!

I also left a big guy for myself, not bad!

Prien's eyes kept looking at the warship, and at the same time, he ordered his submarine to move on.

Two cars, one forward!

After finding out, it is necessary to occupy the attack position!

Submarines need to use torpedoes to attack each other. This weapon is still primitive in this era , and the attack position is very particular.

If it is launched from the front or back of the opponent, it will miss the target 100%. Only from the side, aiming at the side of the opponent is the best!

"Launch tubes 1 to 4, T2 torpedoes, fixed depth 9 meters, maximum speed." The submarine was still maneuvering, and Prien gave orders to reload and set the depth.

At this time, he had already judged the opponent's model, which was the British Royal Oak. This kind of warship had a draft of eight meters, so a set depth of nine meters was enough!

The two most powerful special torpedoes were used up. In his submarine, the rest are ordinary T2 electric torpedoes, which may not be powerful enough, so let's get on the four together!

After thinking about it, he felt that it was not enough, and then said: "The tail torpedo compartment is loaded with the same torpedo."

The U-47 submarine has four launch tubes at the bow and one at the tail. The one at the tail is used to fill the gun.

The torpedo soldiers quickly loaded and set the depth, and the U-47 submarine, the huge hull, had come to the side of the opponent.

"Left full rudder." Prien gave the last order before the attack.

The hull of the U-47 submarine, like a slow carp, turned around. The bow of the submarine was just facing the side of the opponent. The distance was three kilometers, the best attack position.

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