There is a way to be the prophet of the plumbing duck in the spring river, and often the ones who can see through the essence of things the most are the smart people who are closest to the grassroots.

When the general did not know whether he could win a war, in fact, the soldiers were the first to know the outcome of the war.

When soldiers find that everyone around them is brave and brave and wants to fight for their country until the last moment, the war is often very likely to be won.

But if the soldiers find that their comrades-in-arms around them are slack and confused, the next war will not be very likely to win.

Looking at the sea in the distance, the British sailors seemed to miss their homeland, and the western Indian Ocean was already lifeless, and this homesickness became even more lonely.

"The submarines of the Germans simply could not be detected by us, we did not even have decent anti-submarine equipment." Looking helplessly at the sea, the British captain who had found nothing complained in the bridge.

He commanded a cruiser, and an ordinary light cruiser stationed in India.

The guns on the battleships were not much more powerful than those of the destroyers, and there was not much armor protection.

The only good thing is that the battleship can carry enough fuel to perform a long enough mission on the surface of the sea.

The ship, of course, did not have any anti-submarine equipment, not even depth charges. It was not designed with submarine warfare in mind, as there has never been a submarine threat in the Indian Ocean.

"15 degrees on the port side! Speed up! We are a complete waste of time here, so we might as well go to Somalia and have a look. Looking out to the distant sea again, the British captain gave a new order.

He instinctively felt that this was a dangerous place, because it was already an area where German submarines were active.

A warship without anti-submarine capabilities, staying in an area with high submarine activity, is definitely a matter for Fei County.

As he gave the order, a small black dot was moving slowly on the sea in the distance.

It was the newly raised periscope of a German submarine, and at the other end of the periscope, the German star captain Prien was staring at a distant target with a pair of eyes.

"The torpedo is ready!" With a soft snort, the assault weapon was ready. Like a shark approaching its prey, the U-boat is looking for an opportunity to attack.

"The firing angle has been calculated!" By inputting the angle of firing into a converted mechanical computer, an accurate value of the firing angle can be quickly obtained.

With this data, the submarine can launch torpedoes from a more scientific angle and improve the probability of hitting.

"Wait! Wait a minute...... "Prien saw that his target was turning, which was a very bad thing for aiming.

Torpedoes are precious, so Prion can only wait for a one-hit kill. He patiently observed and saw that the cruiser was speeding up itself as it turned.

"It seems to have spotted us...... The goal is accelerating! Realizing that he might lose this goal, Prion muttered in frustration.

Submarine warfare is boring, and even the best submarine commander can miss his goal.

This can be inexplicable, because sometimes luck can make or break between the target and the hunter.

Compared to the wonderful moment when a torpedo salvo was fired and then the enemy's most elite battleship was sunk, in fact, the submarine officers and men spent most of their time aimlessly looking for their targets.

Spotting a target does not mean that there is a chance to attack the target, and sometimes it is just a small reason for an angle, and the submarine can only watch the target drive in front of its eyes.

Of course, even if the angle is right, the target is important, but in the heat of battle, whether there are torpedoes on the submarine that can be used to attack, or even artillery shells, is a serious problem.

Countless submarines have watched their targets pass by on their way back, but there are no torpedoes to attack?

What is depressing is that when the target is found, it happens to have the ability to attack, which is a very small probability event. Most of the time you can't attack, you can only continue to wait.

This is also an important reason why Dönitz invented the wolf pack tactic: the attack power of the submarine itself is actually directly related to reconnaissance and intelligence.

Sometimes, providing timely and accurate intelligence to more submarines behind you is a wiser option than barely firing.

"They're speeding up! This is not a good time to attack...... I guess they really found us! "It was Prien's first hunting trip to the Indian Ocean, and the first prey he encountered escaped in front of him.

"The other party has no intention of slowing down, their course is west, not returning......" Watching the prey flee far away, the U-shaped submarine with a hidden posture was like a shark in the air, quietly wandering in its territory.

"Forget it! There's no chance to attack......" Pryan said to his first mate regretfully as he removed his eyes from the periscope.

The first mate shrugged his shoulders, he was used to it. While they were hunting in the Atlantic, it was not surprising that more ships escaped from their eyes.

"Lucky for them!" Prien reluctantly gave up his intention to attack, and looked at the first mate and ordered: "Raise the snorkel and charge the battery pack!" ”

At this time, the speed of the submarine can be increased a lot, although it still cannot be compared with the ship on the sea, but after all, it will be more than twice as fast as the state of sailing on all batteries.

The diesel engine roared happily, and the speed of the submarine was obviously much faster than before. The batteries began to recharge, and the lights became extravagant.

"Goal! West Coast of India! Let's go over there and see if the British have any big guys worth taking out. With more lighting, Prien's mood brightened.

With ample lights, you can surface in an hour to enjoy the fresh air and salty sea breeze, and everyone will be cheerful.

"Let's go! Let those British know that the Indian Ocean is not a safe place either! The first mate helped to raise morale and loudly encouraged everyone.

"Oh!" There were cheerful shouts from everyone, and the people in the submarine seemed to come back to life all at once.

And everyone on the British cruiser that left in the distance obviously did not know that death had just passed by them.