"The tank drains and is ready to float!" Fang Renxu's words made his deputy's eyes widen, and now the water is full of American warships. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 info But in a state of war, the commander's orders are beyond doubt. The Orca, which had been lurking in the deep sea for more than an hour, began to slowly rise from the deep sea to periscope depth.

"The intensity of the attack of the American destroyers has become noticeably weaker, and the intensity is not at all proportional to the intensity of the attack at the beginning." Fang Renxu said softly, "The most important thing is that the direction of the attack is now very far away from us. ”

"Then we should sneak out of here quietly, right?" The first mate asked out in a puzzled voice, "What are you doing?" ”

In normal thinking, if you have a rare chance to escape, you don't hurry up and sneak away, but take a huge risk to float up, what is this going to do?

Daming's scientific and technological capabilities are very advanced, but they have not yet reached the level of alien civilization. The closer the submarine is to the surface, the more likely it is to be spotted by sonar, and the more dangerous it is. The first mate didn't understand why Fang Renxu did this.

"We're dealing with a huge fleet!" Fang Renxu's eyes flashed with a blazing light, "If my calculations are correct, our current location is in the waters near the very center of this huge fleet. There are bound to be targets of great value all around. This kind of opportunity is really, really rare, and I don't want to let it go. ”

"Actually." Fang Renxu paused, and then said softly: "Let's not say that we have a great chance of taking advantage of the chaotic timing of the Americans and the bad weather cover this time to successfully escape. Even if we are left here in the end, as long as we can achieve great results, then we will be worth it. ”

I have to say that Fang Renxu is indeed a pure excellent soldier. At this moment, such an opportunity to penetrate the enemy fleet in bad weather conditions is really rare. When there was a turning point for survival, Fang Renxu did not choose to accept it when he saw it, but was determined to maximize his benefits. From a purely numerical point of view, this is an incredibly sensible and utilitarian choice. A submarine to exchange for a large warship is an opportunity that no commander will choose to pass up.

It's just that this situation is rare for front-line commanders. After all, people always yearn for a better life. It is really rare for someone to be able to give up their lives and forget about death. Fang Renxu may have this kind of character.

But another reason is that he knows that it will not be easy to really escape, after all, there is a whole fleet above his head. If you can't completely muddy the water, it's not easy to escape. The American warships can wander around the sea for a few days, but how many hours can the submarine hold it underwater? Once you wait until dawn, you really don't have a chance. If nothing else, there is not enough oxygen in the boat.

"The sonar room reports a lot of propeller noise in the vicinity, and it is speculated that there are multiple large boats in the vicinity of our boat." After hearing the words of the first mate, Fang Renxu held the periscope tightly and remained silent.

"Float to periscope depth!" The operator's words made Fang Renxu suddenly open his eyes and quickly raise the periscope.

“...... The bow torpedo compartment is ready for launch! Set coordinates and depth, hurry up! As soon as Fang Renxu got on the periscope, he suddenly jumped up and shouted: "The enemy ship is in front!" ”

Coincidentally, the Orca floated in the heart of Task Force 59, with several large ships sailing nearby. Hundreds of meters and less than a thousand meters in front of the Orca, a huge aircraft carrier was moving fast, and there was no better fighter for a submarine.

Previously, when hiding from attacks underwater, the torpedo compartment in the submarine was not idle. They have reloaded their torpedoes and are now able to go on attack soon.

Without the slightest hesitation, the six torpedo tubes at the bow of the Killer Whale activated one after another, and all six torpedoes were fired. The white torpedo trail pulled a long wake on the dark and rough sea, and swooped straight for the huge aircraft carrier not far away.

"Urgent dive! Retreat at full speed! After the torpedo was fired, the sweaty Fang Renxu shouted loudly and ordered his submarine to quickly retreat. He has done everything he can do now, and whether he can escape or not depends on his luck this time. However, Fang Renxu was nervous, but he had a feeling of quiet relief. Even if he didn't escape this time, he wouldn't be sorry because he had already made a lot of money this time.

"Starboard torpedo !!" With the terrible howl of the sentries at the lookout, the huge Essex-class aircraft carrier CV37 Princeton was instantly plunged into incomparable chaos. The battleship, which was already in high tension due to the attack on the fleet, suddenly fell into a panic.

"Right full rudder!" The sweaty captain threw himself on the rudder and beat the rudder to death, trying to turn the bow in the direction of the torpedo attack to reduce the area of the bomb. It's just a pity that the ship is too big.

With a full load displacement of nearly 37,000 tons and a length of 266 meters, the Princeton is moving at a cruising speed of fifteen knots. In such a situation, it is almost impossible to avoid a deadly attack that is only a few hundred meters away and the torpedo sails for only a few tens of seconds.

All the guns on the starboard side of the Princeton rained frantically towards the dark sea, and the huge searchlight column pierced through the dense rain to reflect the trail of speeding torpedoes. But the rain of bullets that stirred up endless columns of water on the surface of the sea failed to save the Princeton, and not a single torpedo was detonated.

Under the desperate gaze of many crew members on the USS Princeton. Three torpedoes swept across the bow of the huge aircraft carrier, while the other three torpedoes slammed into the carrier in turn. Huge columns of white water mingled with deadly firelight lit up the stormy sea.

All the U.S. warships around them were whirling around like mad bulls. No one knows how many Ming submarines are hidden in the dark waters in this stormy weather.

A large number of large ships without any anti-submarine capabilities accelerated and scurried away from the area under the escort of their respective frigates. Vice Admiral Fletcher, as the commander of the fleet, was unable to fully control his fleet at this time, nor was he able to give any effective orders in time. As a result, the entire fleet was plunged into chaos on an even larger scale.

Many large ships are speeding up to escape, because no one knows how many Daming submarines are lurking at the bottom of the sea. The frigates of these large ships are also scrambling to protect their main ships and leave.

There were also ships that wanted to come to the rescue of the battered warship, and others wanted to attack the Ming submarine that launched the attack. Because the fleet commander did not give effective and correct instructions, the commanders and captains of the various sub-fleets could only act according to their own understanding and judgment of the battlefield situation.

The whole scene was chaotic, there was not enough coordination, the sky was dark, the enemy situation was unknown, and the torrential rain directly caused the entire 59th task force to fall into a panic. There were even tragic accidents of ship collisions.

The escort destroyer USS Steinbell, which wanted to rescue the Princeton, collided with the aircraft carrier Antidan, which was desperately turning to get away from the treacherous seas.

The tremendous force of the impact caused the Tambell to sink on the spot. The Antitan aircraft carrier was not easy, and it was also knocked out of a huge gap in the bow, causing the sea to rush in and suffer heavy damage. The combination of various reasons made the entire 59 task force lose its combat effectiveness in a short period of time. If the weather conditions are good at this time, and there is an aircraft carrier formation of the Ming Navy nearby, then this fleet is finished.

Under these circumstances, the frustrated Vice Admiral Fletcher, seeing that he could not control the situation, had to order the detachments to leave separately and wait until dawn to regroup. By the time the Americans finally recovered from the panic, the orca had already escaped from the seabed.

In this textbook submarine attack, the large ocean-going submarine USS Orca sank a heavy battleship of North Carolina and a large aircraft carrier USS Princeton at the cost of only 12 low-cost naval torpedoes and minor damage to the pressure-resistant hull. At the same time, a Fletcher-class destroyer of the US Navy, the USS Steinbell, was forced to sink due to a ship collision accident, and the bow of the aircraft carrier Antitan was damaged and had to suspend its combat mission and return to the dock for overhaul. As a result, the combat strength of the US Navy was greatly reduced.

During the entire battle, only one crew member of the Killer Whale submarine suffered a sprained ankle due to an accidental fall, and became a combat casualty. And the 59th Task Force of the US Navy was killed, missing, and wounded nearly 3,000 people!

Many of the crew members of the North Carolina managed to escape after Captain Raymond ordered them to abandon ship. However, due to the chaotic situation, the order to abandon ship was issued very late, and many of the crew members and crew of the bilge did not have time to escape, and sank to the bottom of the sea with their own warship.

And the worst of all was the destroyer USS Steinbel. Because of the collision with the aircraft carrier Antitan at high speed, it was seriously damaged, and it was declared sunk in a short time, and all 353 crew members on board sank with the ship!

Such heavy losses of warships and men were just before the decisive naval battle. If the commander of the 59th Task Force, Frank. Jack. Vice Admiral Fletcher is not a recipient of the U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor, and the name of the Fletcher-class destroyer is Frank. Fred. Admiral Fletcher's own nephew. If it weren't for the imminent war now, if it wasn't for the fact that there was really no one to replace it. Lieutenant General Fletcher will definitely be removed from his post immediately!

This rainy night fiasco cast a thick shadow over the hearts of all US Navy officers and men. A submarine can cause such huge losses, what if it is replaced by the main force of the Ming Navy?

Contrary to the Americans, when the news reached Daming, Fang Renxu, who was originally a star captain, instantly became a national hero! (To be continued.) )