Chapter 411: Escape

"Fast, up to 10 knots. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info We have to get out of here as soon as possible. Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz ordered, his face full of excitement and nervousness at the same time.

There is no doubt that their operation this time has been successful. The explosions they heard earlier undoubtedly indicated that the torpedo they fired had hit the target. Regardless of whether the torpedoes fired in the second round can hit the target or not, their results this time are already very good. If the six torpedoes fired in the second round were able to hit one or two targets again, it would have made them even more successful.

However, for the current Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz and the rest of the crew, the most important thing is how to escape Scarpa Bay safely and escape back to Germany. Otherwise, the angry British would have torn them to shreds.

The submarine U-037 began to make its way quickly towards the waterways of Scapa Bay, trying to escape from here. After they hit quite a few of the capital ships of the British Navy, they already angered the British Navy. On the sea, searchlights were flickering everywhere, and destroyers began to search for suspicious targets in all directions. If they stay any longer, I'm afraid it won't be long before they are sunk. Therefore, it is necessary to flee as soon as possible to ensure your own safety.

At this moment, in Scapa Bay, the officers and men of the British Navy's Grand Fleet have gone crazy. The sudden sneak attack caused them heavy losses. This is a disgrace to every soldier of the Royal Navy. They all wanted to do their best to find out the German submarine and destroy it in order to wash away the shame. Of course, even if they sank the German submarine, they would not be able to compensate for the losses. The cost of a capital ship is more than 20 times that of a submarine!

"Boom! Rumble! Rumble! ”

Suddenly, inside Scapa Bay, another explosion was heard. Two battleships, once again, were hit. This made the officers and men of the Royal Navy stunned.

'Oh God!' The Giants and Neptunes were hit. ”

"Damn, isn't there more than one German submarine sneaking in?"

The battleship "Giant" and the battleship "Neptune" are both dreadnoughts, armed with 305 mm guns, and their armor is even weaker than that of ultra-dreadnoughts. The battleship "Giant" ate two heavy torpedoes, and the waterline armor was blown out of two large holes and directly began to sink. The battleship "Neptune", although relatively lucky, ate only one torpedo. However, its weak underwater armor still could not resist it, and a large hole was torn open. Sea water is frantically pouring into the hull of the battleship Neptune. Such an injury can be regarded as a heavy injury.

John? Admiral Jericho and David? Lieutenant General Betty and the two of them were pale. Originally, the Royal Navy was already at a disadvantage in the face of the German Navy. Now, they were attacked by German submarines in Scarpa Bay, causing them heavy losses. In this way, the strength of the Royal Navy will be further weakened. Their disadvantage will be even more pronounced when facing the German Navy.

If the Royal Navy had a 20% chance of winning before, now they have almost no 10% chance of winning.

It can almost be said that the Royal Navy is doomed to defeat in future naval battles. Such an outcome is undoubtedly unacceptable to anyone. Before the battle was fought, they had already lost. Which makes John? Admiral Jericho and David? Lieutenant General Betty and the two were very unwilling.

"All your strength to rescue the wounded battleship! Also, send more destroyers to search, be sure to find the German submarines! "John? Admiral Jericho said through gritted teeth.

Now he could only hope that the wounded battleships were lightly wounded. In this case, it won't be long before it can be repaired. If you get seriously injured, it will take more time. Obviously, the German Navy would never give them that much time.

John? Admiral Jericho hated the German submarines that attacked them even more. If Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz and the others were standing in front of him now, he would definitely kill them all without hesitation.

"Yes, General." David? Lieutenant General Betty nodded. His heart is also very negative. This time, the situation is undoubtedly worse! It has become more difficult for the Royal Navy to win future naval battles.

"Damn the Germans, where the hell are they hiding like rats? Quick, pursue to the south. Prepare for depth charges to blow those Germans out for me. The captain of a British destroyer ordered.

Soon, depth charges were ready. These depth charges, which seemed to be buckets, were pushed into the sea by the British sailors.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

A dull explosion came from underwater, except for a few dead fish.

The submarine U-037 of the German Navy, hiding underwater, wanted to escape. Although their speed has increased to ten knots, their speed is still very slow compared to the destroyers with a speed of more than thirty knots.

"How long will it be before we can escape Scarpa's Bay?" Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz asked.

"Sir, at the current rate, it will take at least another hour."

Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz's brow couldn't help but furrow. For them, this hour is undoubtedly the most dangerous time.

The destroyers of the British Navy kept passing over their heads, so that they did not even dare to raise their periscopes. If it was discovered by the British Navy, it would mean certain death.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

A dull explosion sounded, and it was the British Navy depth charges exploding. The shock wave generated after the explosion shook the underwater submarine. The German submariners inside were even more pale, for fear that the submarine would be hit.

"Crunch! Crunch! ”

This is the sound made by the pressure hull of the submarine, and the huge water pressure formed after the explosion of the depth charge is also a huge test for the hull of the submarine.

Fortunately, the performance of the latest U-200 submarine is very good, and it successfully resisted this huge water pressure, which made the submariners of the German Navy breathe a sigh of relief.

Next, the British Navy's pursuit of the U-037 submarine continued, but it was not successful. It was not until after dawn that the British Navy gave up the pursuit. Because they until, the German submarine had managed to escape.

Although the North Sea is not large, it is also very difficult to hunt down a submarine in the vast sea.