Chapter 1416: Fan Launch
Americans are acutely aware of the precariousness of the situation they are in, that the United States is the only remaining base in the free world, that they have a great responsibility, that the isolationism of the past has disappeared, and that they are all worried about the coming war.
There will definitely be a war between the United States and Germany, and just after Germany defeats the Soviet Union, it will come to the United States for a duel, and this world war will finally end with the confrontation between the United States and Germany.
Now the United States must support the Soviet Union, this is the responsibility of the United States, and, of course, it is beneficial for the United States to drag Germany only at the cost of some money, without paying the price of life.
Now, that's what Ralph thinks, but in Mitchell's eyes, it's not like that.
"We need time, Germany needs time, and when Europe becomes a united Europe, what chance will we have?" Mitchell muttered, "Oh God, how could that madman be allowed to rule Europe!" ”
Germany also needs time, once Europe completes integration, how can the United States deal with it!
If you really want to deal with Germany, it is better to simply send troops now, go to the land of the Soviet Union, and directly push all the way to destroy Germany, with Britain occupied by Germany, the United States will definitely not be able to open up a second battlefield.
Waiting for the Soviets to wear down Germany's strength will also give Germany opportunities.
Ralph also had this idea, but he was just a small colonel, and it was not his turn to worry about this kind of thing, and now what he needed was to send this shipload of weapons to the Soviets' port to support the Soviets' war.
Little did he know that they were in great trouble.
As the U-801 got closer, it was in a suitable position to attack, and at this point, Otto's periscope was presented with an incomparably clear target.
Three, escort aircraft carriers, at this time, the deck of each one, is full of fighters! The Americans are indeed generous, and they are bold.
In the north of the USSR, on the route of the Arctic Ocean, the climatic conditions were quite harsh, so the German surface fleet did not dare to come, and the underwater submarines could not reach it.
This is a free result!
"Six electric torpedoes are ready, set to a depth of three meters." Otto said.
The displacement of this super submarine has been increased by two times compared to before, reaching a terrible figure of 6,000 tons, but its weapon system has not changed much, only six torpedo tubes in the bow.
It is not wise to simply increase the number of torpedo tubes, because submarines are underwater ghosts, and in an ambush operation, they can deal with at most two or three targets, and with advanced mechanized loading equipment, torpedoes are also very fast.
At the same time, this is also due to the fact that there needs to be a huge space in the bow to accommodate a large sonar system, leaving only this space for the torpedo compartment.
Although there were only six torpedo tubes, due to the huge space inside the hull, it carried a large number of torpedoes, and in the case of occupying some soldiers' resting space, it could be loaded with almost thirty torpedoes!
For the torpedo crews, they have long been accustomed to it, and when they go out on the expedition, the torpedo compartment is stuffed to the brim, and after two battles, there is space, and a hammock is hung in the torpedo compartment, which is much better for sleeping hot.
Now, with Otto's order, in the torpedo compartment in the bow of the boat, the sailors began to prepare with great interest, one to six torpedo tubes, to load torpedoes in turn!
At this time, on the sea, the formation was still sailing at a speed of 15 knots, not realizing that danger was coming.
"Right rudder one, ready to launch." Otto shouted.
With the rotation of the tail rudder, the bow of the boat began to move slowly, and as the bow turned, Otto gave the order: "One to six launch tubes, one second apart, launch!" ”
It's the most exciting time.
"Bang, bang!" With the sound of high-pressure air, one after another torpedoes, from the open launch tube, like a dragon out of the water, the tail propeller stirred the seawater, and rushed towards the target at the highest speed!
When they were launched, the bow of the boat still turned, so when the torpedo went out, it actually went out in a fan, and this action alone showed Otto's best command.
Those three escort aircraft carriers are together, how to hit all three in one strike? Of course, it is the most secure to launch in a fan!
Even if it is misaligned, it can hit the target, this attack is definitely cost-effective, you know, the cost of a fighter above is equivalent to a torpedo.
Although German scientific and technological personnel have begun to study wire-guided torpedoes and use sonar to locate them, their service is still far away.
In the past, no captain dared to do this, the torpedoes were too precious to be wasted, and there were only a dozen of them on a single voyage, and many captains were eager to float up and solve the opponent with deck guns.
So far, the other party has not reacted at all, which means that the other party does not care about any underwater threat at all.
After all, this was the coast of the Soviet Union, and before that, it was an absolutely safe area, and it would be a joke to say that the German Navy dared to come into this area.
It is still possible to say that the navy of the island country is still possible, but the people of the island country are not necessary.
The torpedo was happily sprinkled under the water, closer and closer, closer and closer.
"The weather department has sent a report that there is a big storm forming in our north and we need to speed up and take shelter from this big storm." Just then, an order came.
Ralph looked at the telegram, the weather conditions here were quite harsh, and the Soviets did their best, they set up a weather station on this route, to provide weather forecasts to the fleet, and they were still holding on to this cold route.
The entire bridge is closed, and if you go to the deck, you can hang ice ballast on your beard with just a word.
"Order the fleet, speed up." Ralph said.
Speed was not a strong point for cargo ships, but now that they heard the order, they all began to pick up slowly, and thick black smoke came out of the chimney, struggling with difficulty.
"Boom!" At this moment, suddenly, there was a violent explosion underwater, and in the explosion, a large hole was blown open in a cargo ship emitting black smoke.
"Oh no, we're sinking!" On board, the sailors shouted in amazement, and at this time, they were all filled with great fear.
It's the North Pole here, and anyone who knows how to swim will have to freeze to death!