Chapter 467: Our Lady
Warships and civilian ships are different. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
For example, if the shipbuilding industry is developed, it can build tens of thousands of tons, hundreds of thousands of tons of super tankers, or even hundreds of thousands of tons, but it does not have the ability to build an aircraft carrier of tens of thousands of tons.
One of the important aspects is that the anti-strike ability of warships is far stronger than that of ordinary ships, so civilian ships of tens of thousands of tons can take off fighters when they are made into flat decks, but they must not enter the war zone, otherwise they will be looking for death.
And now, the civilian Navasota, after being torpedoed and being able to hold on, is already very good, and after two more shells, it will completely stop.
Countless crew members, jumping from above, jumping into the icy water, some were able to catch a lifebuoy, some didn't catch anything, however, they still jumped off, otherwise what else could they do? Sink with the ship?
But even if you jump into the sea, what is the way to live? Surrounded by icy waters, they would never be able to swim hundreds of nautical miles ashore!
If you want to live, there is only one way!
When he fell overboard, Teucer swam desperately to the German submarine over there, and they had to rely on the German submarine to be rescued!
At this time, they were only worried about the attitude of the German submarines, would it save them?
At this time, the hatch above the submarine conning tower was also opened, and wearing his own naval cap, Captain Prien was faced with a difficult choice.
To save, or not to save?
If he dives and leaves, then it will be easy to get rid of everything here, but these people will all disappear into the icy waters.
From a humanitarian point of view, it is difficult for Prion to slap his ass and walk away, as a soldier of the Empire, he has a chivalrous spirit.
Attacking British merchant ships, weakening Britain's war potential, and completely blocking Britain's material transportation would be useful for winning the war. He performs such a task, without the slightest psychological pressure, and what about civilian ships? Aren't all war materials being transported?
However, the people on this civilian ship are ordinary people, not soldiers.
"Captain, what should I do?" Next to him, the lookout asked him, and by this time the lookout had already prepared the 20-mm twin machine gun.
As a submarine, in addition to carrying torpedoes, it is also equipped with other weapons, in addition to the 88-mm guns on the deck, it is equipped with a 20-mm twin machine gun and 1-2 7.9-mm machine guns on the conning tower.
These people swim over, what should they do? The lookout's meaning, of course, is to kill them!
If you fire at this time, the sea will be covered with corpses!
Closing his eyes, Prien hesitated and said, "No, let's take them to safety." ”
Save! In the battle, Prien's heart was as hard as iron, and now, after the battle, Prien's heart has the existence of the Virgin again.
Save them! Otherwise, they all have to die!
"But we don't have enough space." Hearing Prien's words, Ike, the deputy captain under the command tower, climbed up and spoke to him.
Looking at the sea, I'm afraid there are hundreds of people! Who would have thought that there would be so many people on this cargo ship? Now, to get them in, fill them up.
Moreover, what is even more terrifying is that once these people get on the submarine, the number of them will be more than their own, in case they want to produce any moths, I am afraid that their own submarine will be captured by the other party.
This is even more dangerous.
"Let them all stand on the deck, the deck is not enough, we can tow their lifeboats." Prien said.
The cargo ship sank quickly, and before it sank, a few lifeboats were released, and it was no problem for a dozen people to sit on a lifeboat, but there was no power.
With a rope, drag them behind, and some of them stand on the deck, so that these people can be saved.
"Then we won't be able to dive." The co-captain shouted to the top.
"Carry out the order, let's float, go to the nearest island, put them down, and we'll dive again." Prien said.
When Prion says this, it already means that there is no room for negotiation.
The army is not a place where democracy is emphasized, what the army wants is unconditional obedience to orders, as the captain of a submarine, after going to sea, he is the highest authority, and he can even directly kill disobedient subordinates.
Now, if he wants to do this, Ike can't object.
"Fly the flag of the Red Cross." Prien said, "Come up alternately and keep an eye on the crew. ”
When the submarine is in the floating state, the crew can come up alternately to breathe fresh air, and at the same time, they now have an additional task, which is to take care of these crews!
Wetting his body, he struggled towards the submarine, and he was very pleased to see that the submarine did not leave, but waited in place.
Finally, he swam to the side of the submarine, and on the deck, a German submariner actually stretched out his hand to him!
In an instant, Teucer knew he was safe.
"Thank you." Teucer said in English, gasping for air, the swim he had just taken was overwhelmed.
When he rested, he went to pull the other personnel, one by one, next to each other.
Bruce also came up, and his eyes were still unruly.
"Everyone sit down, and we have to listen to the arrangement of our German friends." Teucer said to the man who came up.
Now, they're captives, and Teucer doesn't want anything to happen.
These people, they are all soldiers, but they have no weapons, and now, alive, is the greatest hope, and when they arrive in England, they will fly fighter planes and machine guns, and it will not be too late to fight the Germans!
When I saw the German submarine rescuing the crew who had fallen into the water, the lifeboats also approached.
The sailors at the stern threw out the ropes and tied each other to their own tail, and now, the submarine was full.
On the deck, there was a dense crowd of people, and behind, dragging three lifeboats, the submarine U-47, slowly sailed eastward.
On the conning tower, the submariners were still on guard with machine guns, and if the sailors who came up made any abnormal moves, they would not hesitate to open fire.
Prion returned to the conning tower, where Ike continued his report: "Captain, this cargo ship is strange. ”
The attack of the submarine needs to be photographed at the same time, otherwise, how to confirm the results of the battle? Just now, Ike took several photos of the sinking of the Navasota, and at the location of the ship's broken hull, looking at the photos with a magnifying glass, you can see the cargo transported inside.
That's a fighter with a folding wing, and next to it, two tanks!