Wind of force 4 or 5 blew on the sea, and the sea breeze rolled up waves on the otherwise calm waters of the Gulf of Finland, and the swarthy C-1 submarine was heading for the sea off the port of Helsinki at a maximum speed of 20 knots. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 On the INFO bridge, Berg and Marinesko also held binoculars and braved the droplets that were splashed and washed up on the bridge at high speed, carefully searching the sea.

The outline of the Finnish coast could be seen from afar, but not a single ship could be seen on the surface of the sea except itself: the Soviet Union had announced to the world the extent of the "belligerent seas", the entire Gulf of Finland and the Gulf of Bothnia were blocked, and all third-country ships in this area had left at high speed or headed for the ports of Estonia and other countries for temporary evasion.

Berg was not worried that Finnish coastal observers would find their submarines, the distance was safe in the dark, and the bad weather provided sufficient cover for the submarines.

"The weather should stay that way tonight, hopefully we can find something." Marinesco shouted to Berg.

"Good weather!"

Berg likes this kind of weather the most, no matter how bad it is, no one can find anyone, the current sea conditions are most suitable for submarine combat, whether it is on the surface or under the water to attack, it is difficult for the submarine opponent to be discovered, Berg is in love with this wave!

"According to the information sent back yesterday by our comrades lurking in the port of Helsinki, one-third of the ships of the Finnish Navy are in the port, and if they want to survive, they can only risk leaving the port and going to the Gulf of Bothnia, or they will run to Sweden and stay in Helsinki or wait for death."

"It's up to our luck to meet or not!"

In the environment close to minus 20 degrees, everyone on the bridge wrapped themselves tightly, but even wearing a covered raincoat was splashed by sea droplets, and the droplets got into the raincoat, and the hood was a layer of ice slag for a while. Cold to cold, but all on the highest alert, and perhaps, as the captain said, a fierce naval battle beckoned to the brave sailors' door.

Chef Zhiganev, who was "speeding up" by the captain's comrades, had already completed the task very well, and before receiving the telegram, he had already taken the opportunity of the diesel engine to start cooking dinner with the electric stove in the kitchen - the sound of the diesel engine starting was his work signal, and this was the old rule for many years: all the equipment in the kitchen was a guy who used electricity, and the power consumption was amazing, and when he was underwater, he could only get some dry food and canned food for his comrades, and if he wanted to eat a hot meal, he had to race against time, so no matter what time it was, If you can cook, hurry up and cook. Not to mention that there are people on the boat 24 hours a day, there are a bunch of people who eat during the shift change, and from time to time there are a few big stomachs running to get something to add to the stomach, and you have to find a way to leave something hot in the cauldron-like insulated tank, and you will get sick if you eat cold food in a submarine that is cold like an ice cellar during diving.

The crew likes to sail on the water, not only the air is good, except for the bridge duty personnel there is no concern about freezing, the heater comes into play, the engine room is a big stove, even through the hatch can also heat up the whole submarine, the comrades in the engine room are wearing a sanitary shirt (the special name of the older generation, a bit like a cotton sweater, but thicker). That's enough, the "happiest" bunch of people in the submarine in winter, provided you get used to the smell of diesel and lube, of course.

Less than 40 minutes after Berg gave the order to move at full speed, the C-1 submarine had reached its intended position.

"A quarter of the two cars, each cabin reports the situation!" Berg gave a loud command through the intercom.

"Everything is normal in the first torpedo compartment!"

"The command module is normal!

"The three cabins are normal!" It was the navigator Chang An Dong who spoke, because the battle alarm had not yet been raised, and he could still bear to lie down on the bunk in the third cabin and sleep soundly.

"The engine room is normal, the engine is running normally!"

"The tail torpedo compartment is normal!"

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Four hours after nightfall, the C-1 had already circled along the predetermined route, and because the search for the offensive in the sea area under its actual control was the first in line, and the surface state search could see farther and more clearly, Berg did not order the submarine to dive to the depth of the snorkel to search through a periscope or by a listening device.

"Found a ship in the direction of the port side of the stern! Direction 150! The shouts of the aft searchers rang out from the bridge, and Berg and Marinesko immediately pointed their binoculars in the direction pointed by the searchers on the port side.

There was a small black shadow in the far distance, which could not be detected if you did not look closely under the cover of the coast.

"Turn off the diesel engine, immediately dive to periscope depth, combat alert!"

The men on the bridge quickly slid through the hatch along the slipway of the ladder into the command compartment, and the last one to return to the boat Marinesco closed the hatch and tightened it hard. At this time, the lights in the boat had turned red, and the off-duty crew quickly returned to their respective posts, and the last one quickly closed the watertight door, and the calm and serious faces of the sailors and officers unconsciously revealed a trace of excitement!

A group of sailors on the Baltic Sea is eager to fight, and they want to prove their loyalty to the Soviets, to communism with the blood of the enemy!

"Comrade captain, the No. 1 and No. 4 water tanks have been filled with water." Anton, who had returned to his post earlier, reported loudly to Berg.

The submarine was slowly diving, and the sea water gradually flooded the bridge with the rumble of the tank filling.

"2 meters, 5 meters, 10 meters, 12 meters, horizontal rudder leveling. Comrade Captain, we arrived at periscope depth. Marinesco reported loudly.

"Raise the periscope."

The entire submarine lay silently under 12 meters of water, and there was not a single sound in the boat except for the sound of the periscope's electric motor, and everyone was waiting for the captain's order from their posts.

After finding the location of the shadow, Berg adjusted the periscope to its maximum magnification.

"It's two ships." After observing for a while, he turned to Marinesko and said, "Come and see, what ship is the Finns." ”

Marinesko walked over to the periscope. If it weren't for the glimmer of light from the two Finnish ships, Berg wouldn't have been able to tell the difference between the two ships.

The tall masts, due to the distance, Marinesko could not confirm the type of enemy ships at once, but one thing he was able to confirm: "Captain, according to their course, we should be able to intercept them." ”

Marinesco's expression and tone of voice exude confidence.

"Put down the periscope, adjust the course to 090, maintain the periscope depth, and move forward at half speed with both cars."

"Yes, Captain. Heading 090, double car half speed. Marinesko repeated Berg's command loudly, "3 seconds later began to turn, 3,2,1. Veer. ”

"Comrade Captain, the turn is complete. The two cars moved forward at half speed. ”

"Yes." Pick up the phone hanging on the bulkhead and turn the lever to the listening room, "Master Sachf, command cabin, I'm the captain, pay attention to the 090 direction, have you noticed the situation." ”

"Nothing found, Captain."

"Listen closely and report any anomalies immediately."

"Yes, Comrade Captain, report any abnormalities immediately."

Putting down the phone, Berg walked over to the drawing table and quickly calculated: as the deputy captain had predicted, the submarine was now on course just enough to meet the two targets at an angle of 90 degrees, which was the perfect line of attack.

At this time, the telephone indicator light on the bulkhead flashed and flashed, and Berg picked up the phone, "Listening room, command cabin, I'm Saxo, I found that there is the sound of the propellers of surface ships in the direction of 090, it should be two ships equipped with medium-speed propellers, and the distance is not easy to estimate for the time being." ”

"Keep listening."

"Yes, Captain, keep listening."

"Raise the periscope."

"Yes, raise the periscope." Marinesco fulfilled the captain's orders perfectly.

With the approach to the target, the shape of the target in the periscope has become relatively clear, but it is still impossible to determine the model unambiguously. A moment later, a report came from the listening room that Saxf had calculated the distance and speed of the target.

"The target speed is 14.5 knots, maintaining the original course."

This would allow Berg to measure what Saxf had reported through the periscope, "The target is of the same model, and the mast is tall. ”

Suddenly, everyone in the command cabin heard a hint of excitement in the captain's voice, this was the first time in two months of contact that he had heard such a fluctuation in the captain's mood, "It's the Finn coastal defense battleship!" The Wienermoyne, the Ilmarinen, there are no escort ships! ”

"Put down the periscope. Maintain the original course and speed. The first torpedo compartment was combat-ready and waited for orders. ”

Marinesko picked up the torpedo compartment: "Command compartment, torpedo compartment ready for battle, waiting for orders." ”

"Yes, Command Module."

"Lieutenant Marinesco, we've caught a big fish this time!"

"Yes, Comrade Captain. We caught the flagship of the Finnish Navy! ”

Everyone in the command cabin looked at each other excitedly, everyone knew that the Finnish coastal defense battleship without escort ships was the meat on their own chopping board, and the speed of the Venamoinen and the Ilmarinen was not as fast as the surface speed of the C-1, and it was very likely that the two coastal defense battleships would be sunk on their side under the current situation!

(It's another month, and Blood Bat struggles to stay updated.) I'm embarrassed to see the monthly pass ranking today, book friends, let's give it a hand, blood bats are here, thank you! (To be continued.) )