Chapter 183: Torpedo Firing

The British fleet moved forward unsuspectingly, gradually entering the ambush circle of submarines.

It was already the middle of the night, and all but four destroyers were on duty only in the wheelhouse. The faint lights on each boat flickered and flickered, prompting neighboring ships to keep their distance.

Under the bright night, due to the humidity of the seawater, the unique geographical environment of the bay, and the slightly cool autumn wind, the entire sea surface seems to be covered with a layer of thin veil, which looks a little hazy.

On the calm sea, more than a hundred white water belts suddenly burst out, and they rushed towards the British fleet.

More than two o'clock in the morning is the time when people are most likely to relax, not to mention that this place is still far from China. Even if the Chinese fleet was dispatched, it would not be able to hide many eyeliners, so the entire fleet was not vigilant at all, even the British sailors on the destroyers, and they were not vigilant at all. For everyone, the crisis is still far from them, this place is two or three thousand kilometers from China, there is no need to worry about anything at all.

Walking on the destroyer at the front, a British sailor walked drowsily to the side of the ship, unbuttoned his pants, and was about to release the water. I stumbled upon something approaching rapidly in the distance, and the sailor hadn't yet reflected it, but there was a little strange thing about what it was. As the torpedo got closer and closer, the appearance of the torpedo also came into the eyes of the British sailors, and for a moment, the British sailors were completely sleepy.

At first, the British sailor thought that he was hallucinating, and rubbed his eyes to make sure that it was not a hallucination. And at this time, the torpedoes were already very close, and the appearance of the two torpedoes was clearly imprinted in his eyes.

"Torpedo, torpedo is coming...", without pulling up his pants, he began to run towards the conning tower, and a terrible scream came from the mouth of the British sailor.

The quiet sea was boiled by the shout, and the other sailors on the destroyer were confused by this. Torpedo, April Fool's Day has long passed, no kidding, where did the torpedo come from in this place. At this time, everyone has not yet reflected what is going on, this is the first reflection in their hearts.

The observer on the destroyer also suddenly sounded the alarm, unlike the others, when the observer heard the torpedo, he immediately noticed an inexplicable object approaching, combined with the shouting just now, he did not hesitate to sound the alarm.

The captain of the destroyer, who was on the control tower, was a little displeased when he heard the shouts of the sailors, and like the others, he thought that the soldiers were pranking or hallucinating. But the sirens that followed set the destroyer into an uproar, and not only that, but the entire fleet was in a commotion. All the searchheads on the ship were lit up at the same time, constantly shining on the surface of the sea.

It's just that it's too late, and unless Jesus possesses him, there is absolutely no chance of salvation. When the sailors on the destroyer were just about to run to the combat post, the sailors who had been woken up in their sleep were about to run out before they had time to get dressed, and the captain of the destroyer was shouting quickly to dodge. Three torpedoes came from the first three directions, left and right, and were less than ten meters away from the destroyer.

The destroyer, which was still advancing, seemed to be frozen in an instant. There was a pause as if it had hit something, and then a violent explosion erupted. The second explosion, the third.

All the sounds that were originally on the surface of the sea were drowned out by the sound of explosions, and a bright ball of fire erupted in front of the fleet, as if to light up the entire night sky, and countless sparks flew out of the fire, like fireworks blooming in the night sky. It's just that the price of this "beautiful" scene is too great.

But the fire, like the explosion, quickly died down. The destroyer, which had been formidable, had completely disappeared, and only a few small fires were left burning on the floating debris, which could prove that there was a ship before here.

Just a few seconds after the explosion here, a loud explosion was heard in the other three directions of the fleet. The sky in the distance in three directions was also lit up by flames, which came and went suddenly and quickly. Thousand-ton destroyers, under three torpedoes, there was no chance of getting lucky, only a pile of floating debris remained.

At this time, all the troop carriers began to be crowded, and some of the army soldiers on the troop carriers ran out without even wearing pants. More than sixty troop carriers were full of shouting, and many soldiers slept in a daze, not knowing what was going on. They were all woken up by the sound of sirens and explosions, and the shouts of torpedo attacks were heard from the troop carriers, which added to the confusion.

For many Army soldiers, fear has almost taken over all their thoughts. What fate was it for the troop carrier to meet the attack? The explosion just now, many people don't know what's going on, but that's enough. The haze of death hangs over the entire fleet.

The first salvo of three submarines was one hundred and twenty torpedoes, and it would not take a few to blow up four destroyers. The remaining torpedoes were like a group of knights who were not afraid of death, rampaging through the fleet.

The first torpedo accurately hit a peripheral troop carrier, followed by the second and third. The troop carrier looks not small, it is also more than a hundred meters long, but this is only a modified merchant ship, and it is not defenseworthy at all. Don't look at the destroyers and small troop carriers, there are many them, but one is a warship and the other is a civilian ship transformation, which is not a concept at all. If a torpedo can make a five-meter hole in a destroyer, then on a troop carrier, it can blow up at least a hole of not less than eight meters. And there will be a lot of damage to the structure of the hull, basically, as long as it hits the center line of the troop carrier, one torpedo can blow the entire ship into two sections.

The first troop carrier to be hit was lifted by the waves for a moment, and the entire hull was twisted and folded in the sound of the explosion. The second torpedo hit made the whole troop carrier even worse, just hitting the bow of the troop carrier, and the bow that had been slightly upturned was completely destroyed, leaving only the iron anchor that had just run up. The third torpedo was fatal, hitting the center line of the ship's side directly, and the whole ship was blown into two sections directly from the middle.

The fireworks were staged again, and the soldiers on the wrecked troop transport ship just now became the protagonists of this fireworks funeral, except for the lucky ones. This was the first troop carrier to be destroyed, but definitely not the last. Because the explosion sounded again, this time it was still very dense, and seven or eight troop carriers were hit at once. Although under the searchlight, the ships were also trying their best to dodge, but the speed of the troop carriers was only 11 or 2 knots, but the torpedoes were all high-speed torpedoes, which could reach 50 knots, and the speed difference was more than four times. Moreover, troop carriers are very cumbersome, and they are not ships with a relatively high degree of agility such as battleships. Although the idea is very good and very hard, the truth is cruel.

After the submarine forces fired the first batch of torpedoes, they quickly approached the British fleet, the destroyers had been eliminated, and at this time they were no longer worried about their danger, and they had dived to a depth of thirty meters, but now they all dived to the height of the periscope.

Listening to the rumbling explosions above, the officers and men of the entire submarine force were excited, but they did not forget their accusations, and they were happy, but the battle had just begun. The opposing fleet still has a lot of targets to destroy, and they will not forget that this mission is to completely destroy the British fleet.

The next step is to attack alone, striking the target in front of you.

A submarine painted with the Q205 broadside number was rapidly approaching the fleet, and the captain was a rough man, looking at a target on the water with a periscope.

"Thirty degrees to the left, five hundred meters away, the target speed is twelve knots. Torpedoes No. 1 and No. 3 are ready and launched!. After confirming the target, the captain shouted: "Give me a good fucking beating, and let these British Yankees see how powerful the Chinese soldiers are." Let's see if they dare to be so awesome, and if they see us in the future, they will take a detour. ”

In a short time there were two loud explosions, and in the periscope, the troop carrier was already fully tilted in the explosion, and there was fire everywhere on board, and many British soldiers jumped into the sea.

"It's really enjoyable, and the British are going to cry to death. Haha..."The laughter of the captain in the submarine never stopped. But the rest of the crew is used to their captains, and it would be hell if there wasn't such a reaction.

The captain was not satisfied, and his goal today was to finish all the torpedoes. It's only been six torpedoes now, and he's not quite happy yet.

"Aligned with the center line, at a distance of six hundred meters, the target speed is thirteen knots. Torpedoes No. 2 and No. 4 are ready, one, two, launch! Having already eliminated a troop carrier, he immediately locked on to the next target, and in the periscope, a troop carrier happened to be not far from the troop carrier that had just exploded, and the firelight imprinted its figure, which just fell into his eyes. In fact, you don't need a fire to shine, the periscope itself has an infrared function, but it's a little more obvious.

The explosion came again, in fact, at this time, the entire sea was already full of explosions, it was just a matter of distance and proximity. Both torpedoes hit the target accurately, but this was a ship transporting weapons and equipment, and there were not many people on board. In the explosion of torpedoes, a fire broke out on the ship, and more than ten seconds later, a huge explosion was heard on the ship, which was the fire that detonated the ammunition compartment. The huge explosion in the ammunition compartment caused the 10,000-ton transport ship to disappear completely from the sea. The artillery pieces and barrels that were thrown high in the explosion flew far away, and some of them were even less than 50 meters away from the submarine, which shows how powerful it was.

These cannons are all the artillery equipment of these 200,000 reinforcements, and a transport ship has at least carried nearly 100 guns, and now all these things are buried at the bottom of the sea. However, compared to the deaths and wounds of those soldiers, how much can these artillery equipment be worth.

Once all the 200,000 reinforcements are buried in the belly of the fish, no amount of money can be returned.

(To be continued)