931 Battle of Jutland (6)
At the scene of the bombardment of the German battleship by anti-ship missiles, there was a murderous plane hidden under the seemingly calm and waveless water. The three Datang submarines of the pen & fun & pavilion www.biquge.info had secretly approached the position of the German naval fleet. The three submarines are led by a Swordfish-class attack nuclear submarine, and the other two are fin whale-class conventionally powered submarines of the same class, which Datang has built in large quantities in recent years.
One of the fin whale-class submarines, the Tern Ray, has a somewhat unusual identity as the captain, who is Bai En, the son of Bai Nan, the former president of the Tang Dynasty. In order to follow in his father's footsteps, Bai En, who has a calm and generous personality, entered the navy, but in all fairness, the president's son is not the most outstanding talent in the navy, and his promotion is relatively ordinary, plus he is promoted to an officer, so compared to some outstanding officers of the same age, his rank is lower, and the thirty-five-year-old Bai En is now a lieutenant colonel. This rank can basically be the captain of frigates and conventionally powered submarines in the military, while the battleships above the destroyer level are colonels, and the capital ships such as battleships and aircraft carriers must be colonels.
Bai En was also leading a battleship for the first time, and he was a little nervous, and a dense layer of fine sweat appeared in his palms. But he couldn't convey his nervousness to his crew, it would only get worse. In fact, many of the ship's crew may have a better mentality than their captain, and many people have strong confidence in the Datang Navy, thinking that cleaning up the opponent is like cleaning up the chickens and dogs.
"Captain, enemy underwater targets have been spotted ahead."
Bai En heard the report, nodded slightly, and said in a very soft voice: "Kill the underwater target first." ”
The submarine should not speak loudly, and the movements should be light-hearted, and the officers and men on the submarine have developed such a habit. The fin whale-class submarine is manufactured in large quantities, and its performance is also the best Datang conventionally powered submarine, with a submersible displacement of more than 3,100 tons, a teardrop-shaped hull, a double-hull structure, single-shaft propulsion, and a pair of horizontal tail rudders and vertical rudders at the tail. Its quiet performance can reach 120 decibels, of course, this degree is equivalent to flattering the blind to see, because even if it is more than ten or twenty decibels, Europeans still will not necessarily find it. Armed with six 533-mm torpedo tubes in the front, it is also capable of firing submarine-launched anti-ship missiles.
It can be said that the existence of a simple fin whale class is quite strong enough to act as an escort submarine for the aircraft carrier fleet, and it can also be deployed for use in offshore waters to carry out defensive and ambush operations.
The fin whale class is also powerful because it is the first type of submarine in Datang with a comprehensive shipborne combat information integration system, and the submarines produced before are more dependent on manpower, collecting intelligence and then processing it and transforming it into combat operations. The fin whale class can comprehensively receive radar and sonar information, which enhances the ship's engagement capability.
Bern first chose to attack the Germans' U-boats, also from the perspective of escort, and the Tern Ray and the other two submarines were first escort submarines of Task Force 4 before carrying out the attack mission. After the German decisive battle fleet was almost defeated, Task Force 4 would come over to finish it. At that time, there must be no targets that threaten the Datang battleship underwater, and torpedoes can be a lethal weapon for any ship, even if the armor of the Datang battleship is thick enough, and repairing it after taking a break is equivalent to temporarily removing a combat force of the Datang Navy.
When the Datang Air Force attacked the German fleet, the U-boat immediately dived with the fleet's action, in order to prevent being attacked. When the three Datang submarines touched it, the U-boats were still unaware. At this time, there are explosions everywhere on the water, and even ships are sinking, so the underwater acoustic environment can be said to be extremely noisy and chaotic. It is more difficult for U-boats to recognize their surroundings, but the technological advancement of Datang submarines is reflected, and they can firmly stick to the enemy through the capture of special underwater sounds, rather than being affected by other noises.
It is also thanks to the strong anti-jamming ability of the torpedoes used by the Datang Navy, otherwise they would not be able to fight in this environment.
The Tern Ray fired a wave of torpedoes first, targeting the same U-boat, which was not even clear what had happened when it was hit. Four torpedoes hit the U-boat directly, and when it was hit in a submersible state, the fate of the submarine was basically determined.
Bai also made sure that the enemy had lost all combat capability, and then moved on to the next target. The number of U-boats that the Germans came with the fleet was neither small nor small, a total of six, exactly double the number of submarines of the Tang Army, but this double number did not seem to have much effect.
In a very short period of time, several U-boats were killed by Datang submarines one by one. In the case that they could not grasp the intelligence advantage and did not know where the opponent's location was, they could only be harvested by the submarines of the Datang Navy as a result of the battle.
The Tern Ray was ready to attack the next U-boat, but this time the torpedoes missed. During the entire underwater engagement, the panicked U-boats also fired torpedoes everywhere, but even the side of the Datang submarine was rubbed, but a violent torpedo deviated and actually hit a German frigate. The frigates were of small tonnage, and when they ate a torpedo under the waterline, they could not stand it and began to sink.
In the battle, the Datang nuclear submarine was the most performant, this Swordfish-class attack nuclear submarine with faster speed, depth, and stronger detection capabilities, killed three U-boats in a row, and another fin whale-class also killed two, and Bai En killed one.
However, the main task of the Datang submarine was not to fight the Germans' U-boats alone, their actual goal was to continue to attack the Germans' main fleet. After all the underwater U-boats were destroyed, the Germans also faced a major crisis underwater.
The fin whale class can carry a total of 18 torpedoes, for example, the Tern Ray just shot down 12, there are still 6 left at this time, and the rest of the submarines are in a similar situation. To be relatively safe, these submarines will shoot four, keeping two for self-defense or just in case.
Although the 533 mm torpedo is not a heavy torpedo, due to the special warhead and the key to guidance, these torpedo weapons are also good at killing and injuring large German warships.
Bainn's next opponent picked a German heavy cruiser, and because it was fired at a relatively close distance, all four torpedoes hit the enemy, causing huge and huge damage. The other two submarines also achieved success, and they also chose to attack the cruisers with relatively weak armor, and the other two cruisers were seriously damaged and began to sink. (To be continued.) )