Chapter 1795: An Unexpected Discovery
"Thank you for your support." At this time, on the dock, the German captain Terry said to Carlos, the head of the dock.
Carlos, also a native of German descent, came to Argentina with his family more than 50 years ago, and since then they have settled here, and over the years, they have multiplied in Argentina.
"These are the things we should do." "We slaughtered hundreds of cattle and made fresh canned beef, and we prepared the best for our own people," Carlos said. ”
Argentina is a large livestock country, with countless cattle and sheep, and in order to supply the German army, they slaughtered it on the spot and made it into canned beef to maintain the freshest taste.
The route of the German advance is absolutely secret, but in many cases, some circumstances can be speculated, for example, now, German supply ships come here to resupply, and they are loaded with high-grade aviation fuel, they must be able to guess something.
They are also very excited, the German flag has been flying throughout Europe, as Germans, the status in South America, has suddenly become higher, and the whole of Argentina, is full of confidence in the future.
With the help of Germany, it was easy to recapture the Malvinas Islands, which had been occupied by the British.
"Well, it seems that it will be installed tonight, and we will leave overnight." Terry said.
As long as the German fleet docks, it will be supported at the highest level, for example, now, after they dock, the dock will mobilize all the forces to carry out the first loading operation for them, and tonight, they will be all loaded.
"Yes, my friend, I'm already looking forward to our next meeting."
The two chatted, looking at the busy scene on the dock, and at this time, they did not know that in the distance, under the water, a pair of eyes were staring at them.
It was a complete accident.
The U.S. Navy's Catshark-class submarine Horse Mackerel originally served in the Pacific Fleet, but now, with the return of Midway, there are not too many problems in the Pacific Ocean for the time being, and even if the island nation wants to continue to make trouble in the Pacific Ocean, it can no longer afford to make any waves.
Therefore, a large number of submarines were transferred to the Atlantic Ocean to prepare to start attacks on shipyards in Europe, although anti-submarine facilities appeared in the shipyards, so that the submarines in the early stage suffered great losses, but the US Navy immediately changed its tactics, loitering in the outer seas, waiting for opportunities at any time.
And the horse mackerel was almost the last to rush over. It had missed a few times of its daily routine calls, and by the time it received the message, a week had passed.
At that time, it happened to be playing hide-and-seek in the South Pacific and several warships of the island nations, and there were not many supplies, so after careful consideration, Captain Bill decided to go from the south of South America to the Falkland Islands for replenishment.
So, it went all the way.
This is a new generation of submarines newly built by the United States, with a displacement enlarged to 2,400 tons, which belongs to the category of large submarines and is suitable for ocean-going operations. The transformation of the United States was very fast, and when it was discovered that the Atlantic was dominated by the Germans, it immediately began to counterattack, and submarines were the best weapons.
The submarine force of the United States has also been expanding rapidly.
However, it did not change to an elongated teardrop shape like the German submarines, and mainly used underwater navigation, and it still regarded surface navigation as the main way.
In the Pacific Ocean, it had been in a state of surface navigation, and after turning Cape Horn, it came to the Falkland Islands, and after replenishing enough supplies, it intended to cross the Atlantic and set up an ambush in the place indicated by the command.
However, in the middle of the voyage, it found a German oil and water supply ship!
Instantly, it was curious.
The ship did not fly the German flag, and even the ship number on the side of the ship was painted, and Bill was immediately curious.
Keep up with that boat!
Due to the lack of a snorkel, Bill could only take a risk, using the surface navigation state, following the opponent from a distance, only seeing the opponent's mast from a distance, and just like that, he followed all the way to the Argentine capital, after which he entered the diving state and began to get closer and observe quietly.
"The supply ships of the Germans, loaded with cargo in Argentina, where are they going?" Observing all of this from inside the periscope, Bill was quite strange.
The Germans have already laid Greenland, intending to land across the sea from Greenland, through Canada, into the US mainland, which is already known to almost everyone.
Even in a small restaurant on the street, people talk about this topic.
In this case, the main force of the Germans should be in the north, how could there be such a large supply ship in South America?
Strange, so weird.
It is normal if it is an ordinary cargo ship, such as transporting a large number of livestock from Argentina to Europe, but this kind of supply ship is too unusual.
There must be a problem, there must be a problem!
"Captain, are we going to open fire?" The first mate on the side asked.
Now, as long as it can be determined that the other party's ship is a German cargo ship, then it can open fire, and now the two countries are in a state of confrontation.
Submarines, as a hidden killer hidden underwater, destroying enemy cargo ships is a major task, historically, Germany did the most, and the Americans did not do less, most of the tonnage sunk was cargo ships.
"No, let's follow it and see where it goes." Captain Bill was more experienced, and at the same time, he had a strong premonition in his heart that he was discovering a big German secret!
He could only wait quietly in the water.
The technology of the United States is backward, and it is a generation behind Germany in all aspects, and the same is true when it comes to submarines.
Even if it is a diesel-electric submarine, Germany has also realized a snorkel that can sail underwater for a long time, and other countries, historically, only discovered this divine operation of the Germans after the end of World War II, and then used it on their own submarines.
Not to mention that now Germany has begun to have AIP submarines, and with nuclear submarines, it is ahead of the United States in an all-round way.
The current Horse Mackerel can only use batteries underwater, and if you want to track the German supply ships during the voyage, you can only risk sailing on the surface.
Fortunately, when the other party set sail, it was at night, and as the captain of the submarine, he had to be patient enough, and he commanded his submarine and carefully followed. When I saw the other party continue to the south, preparing to bypass Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America, I was even more excited, this is a big discovery!