Chapter 477: Pick the Biggest!

At night, the Mediterranean sea breeze caresses the waves. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info But this calm sea has not been so peaceful and tranquil since the beginning of the war, and the hidden murder under the water can break the tranquility of the water at any time, just like now.

The calm sea suddenly rolled up, and white foam churned on the surface of the sea, dragging a trail on the surface of the sea, like the prelude to the legend of the sea monsters that brought disaster to the ships as the seafarers had spoken.

The movement of the sea surface is getting bigger and bigger, and the underwater monster slowly shows its posture, the tall black and gray "fins" are erected on the back, and the place connected to the body stirs up white waves on the sea, and the back that gradually rises to the surface of the water discharges the water that rushes up, as if the sea is uplifted.

The huge body slowly stopped, the water washed down its back, and then the sea returned to calm, and the slender hull of a V-boat gently rose and fell on the Mediterranean Sea at night.

The hatch opened, and the German sailors poured onto the foredeck, greedily breathing in the fresh air with a hint of salty smell. On the aft deck, however, it was a different story. Eight men in waterproof suits stood on the aft deck, carrying heavy oxygen cylinders on their backs with the help of sailors.

"We're 1.5 nautical miles northwest of the entrance to Alexandria, and we can already see the lighthouse of Alexandria, so you're going from here." A young naval captain had a final exchange with the eight men: "It's 21:13 before we leave the cabin, and we'll be here until 4 o'clock tomorrow morning, and we'll leave as soon as the time comes, so you'll have more than six hours." A young Navy captain made one last conversation to the eight men before the action.

"Understood, thank you so much for taking care of you along the way, Captain Singul." The man who was already dressed held out his hand to the young captain, and the two men shook hands tightly.

"Good luck to you and your teammates, Captain Banfield." Captain Singul was the first to salute the other party.

Eight people jumped into the sea, the sailors on the rear deck untied the cables attached to the hull, and the four torpedo-like objects on both sides of the hull broke free, and then gradually submarined under the tugs of the people in the water, after which they stepped on these torpedoes, started their engines, and gradually disappeared into the night under the thin track.

There were no cheers, and the sailors on the deck waved their arms silently at these distant comrades.

"Captain, will they succeed?" The co-captain asked.

"I hope they succeed, but even if they don't, the British don't want to come out in peace." Looking at the sea, where nothing could be seen, Singul said: "We have six hours to recharge the battery immediately. Also, let the kitchen hurry up and cook. ”

At this moment, Captain Banfield's team slowly approached Alexandria, all of them the elite of the underwater demolition team in the KSK, and the target of their trip was the British Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet docked in Alexandria.

Although after the reorganization of Fisher's fleet, the strength of the Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet was greatly reduced, and the main force of the fleet at this time was only 8 Dreadnought-class dreadnoughts, but thanks to the convenience of the Suez Canal, the Mediterranean Fleet could draw forces from the Indian fleet and the Chinese fleet at any time, and with the support of the Straits Fleet in Gibraltar, the Mediterranean Fleet could still complete the Royal Navy's control of the eastern Mediterranean region.

Although the German side sent submarines into the eastern Mediterranean to carry out the operation of breaking diplomatic relations, since there were no other large-scale actions in the Mediterranean, the Mediterranean Fleet of the Royal Navy also stood still in Alexandria, and the two sides were at peace for a while. This time, though, the Germans clearly wanted to make a move.

Captain Banfield didn't know what the higher-ups were planning, but he was excited about the operation. After the Battle of the Gulf of Helgoland, the results of the Ocean Fleet not only lifted up the whole of Germany, but also raised the mood for war within its own Mediterranean Fleet.

Although the submarine force has achieved good results, it has sunk 7 merchant ships of the Entente countries so far, and the UB-103 submarine under the command of Captain Singul, who sent his team to Alexandria, has already had 1 coal carrier and 2,900 tons.

But compared with the Ocean Fleet in the Battle of the Gulf of Helgoland, the results in the Mediterranean were simply miserable. The record of the submarine force counterparts sinking five armored cruisers overnight made the submariners of the Mediterranean Fleet even more red-eyed. During the short time spent on the UB-103, Captain Singul more than once showed a desire to sink the warship, as well as envy for himself.

Because your actions will be a powerful response to the British, you have infiltrated our defense zone and fled in disarray, while we have to infiltrate your harbor and sink your warships!

And if this operation is successful, he and his squad will be the first German unit to sink the Entente ** ship in the Mediterranean theater, and his own results may be more brilliant than those of his comrades in the Ocean Fleet, because there are 8 battleships in Alexandria!

As the most important military base of the British Royal Navy in the Eastern Mediterranean, Alexandria is heavily guarded, especially after the German submarines infested in the Eastern Mediterranean, Alexandria's anti-submarine measures have become more stringent, and it is difficult to sneak into the harbor. The submarine could not complete this task, and the only thing that his team could rely on was the four leech underwater transporters that he was riding.

Speaking of transporters, the leech looks like a large torpedo. The diameter is 600 mm, the length is 8 meters, it is driven by an electric motor, the speed is 2 knots, and the range is 7 nautical miles. Even its producer is the company Tskoop, which specializes in the production of torpedoes!

In fact, this thing became like this, which was not what Jochen wanted, and the original design request for Jochen was to be a submersible of the size of the US Navy SDV underwater transporter. However, the limitations of battery technology have led to the fact that the thing can't drive far before it runs out of power. And if you want to have a larger range, the volume will continue to expand, and finally it will directly become a pocket submarine.

The step was too big, and Jochen, who was pulling the egg, could only turn around and honestly ask the developer to operate the torpedo, and the final product was this leech, although it was called a leech, but the shape of this thing was more like the pig-man torpedo used by the Italian Navy Commando during World War II.

However, in order to commemorate the first man-operated torpedo that appeared in World War I, this thing was named a leech, and in order to avoid reminiscent of the Japanese fucking Huitianren (suicide) torpedo, so the name underwater transporter continued to be used.

Banfield didn't know that the equipment he was using was just the product of compromise, for leeches, KSK internal evaluation is quite high, 2 knots speed and 7 nautical miles range can help himself save a lot of physical strength, detachable head can choose to install explosives or equipment box, whether it is to carry out underwater blasting missions or to help himself carry various equipment is very convenient. And now, all 4 leeches of the Banfield squad have warheads with 400 kg of explosives installed in their heads.

The first interception in Alexandria was indifferent in front of leeches, and several metal cylinders connected with steel cables formed an underwater blocking line that could effectively intercept submarines, and the vibrations and sounds produced by the collision would immediately cause alarm, but in the face of a large torpedo, the gap was obviously large enough. With the engine turned off, the control valve opened, and the horizontal rudder adjusted, the leech slowly sank, and Banfield and his teammates dived under the water to push the leech slowly through the mesh.

Reoperating the leeches to float to the depth of their heads just above the water, the four leeches slowly headed towards the harbor. Banfield's operation was risky, as he and his teammates were driving in the middle of the approach channel, ready to catch a passing patrol boat or a sweeping searchlight.

But Banfield did not choose to lean against the shore breakwater, although the shadow of the tall breakwater could hide the figure of his group, but the British might have a second or third line of anti-submarine nets, and these anti-submarine nets would inevitably leave only the channel and stop all the other places, and it would only be a waste of time to rush to the shore.

Even if he took the risk, he couldn't waste time, and Banfield decided to continue along the course without being detected because his head could be buried in the water at any time.

Soon, the facts proved their judgment, and a barbed wire fence hung with explosives stopped in front of him. But the question arises, how exactly was the entrance channel of the British set up? Which direction should I go to get to the entrance? Once you go in the wrong direction, it still takes a lot of time to turn around and try again.

Just as Banfield was about to give the order to split into two teams and grope for the entrance, he felt a vibration from the water, a propeller! There's a boat approaching!

The moment Banfield re-dived underwater, the searchlight swept over, it was a patrol boat, the vibration caused by the propeller of the patrol boat not far from Banfield made the small leech sway in the water, the noise of the propeller and the current of the water made Banfield have the illusion that she would be sucked in and crushed, but she told herself where to go!

Following the anti-submarine barbed wire fence along the direction from which the patrol boat came through an entrance again, and resurfaced, Banfield saw a scene that he would never forget, a row of huge black shadows appeared in front of him, in front of the warships of the British Royal Navy's Mediterranean Fleet!

Banfield turned his head, and even if he couldn't see clearly in the night, he could feel his teammates just as shocked as he was. Resisting the excitement in his heart, Banfield gestured to his teammates to split up, his team can only attack 4 boats, so let's pick the biggest one! (To be continued.) )