The battleship Mikasa was the fourth ship of the Japanese Navy's Shikishima-class battleships, and it was on this ship that the commander of the Japanese Navy's Combined Fleet, Togo Heihachi, commanded the entire fleet and defeated the Russian Navy on the labor expedition in one fell swoop, thus laying the foundation for Japan's victory.

Although the battleship Mikasa was commissioned on March 1, 1902, it has been in service for almost eight years until now. However, in the face of the lack of funds for the Japanese Navy's shipbuilding, a number of old ships such as the 'Mikasa' battleship are still the main force of the Japanese Navy. However, after being hit by two torpedoes from submarines of the Imperial Navy one after another, the battleship with a displacement of up to 15,000 tons still could not escape the fate of being sunk.

Since both torpedoes hit the amidships of the Mikasa, the huge force directly blew off the keel of the Mikasa. In the tooth-sore sound of steel cracking, the battleship was directly broken in two. The sea frantically poured into the battleship from the breach, causing the battleship to sink into the sea quickly.

From the time it was hit to the time it sank, it took only five minutes before and after the battleship Mikasa sank into the sea. Of the more than 800 naval officers and men on the battleship, except for a few people, the rest sank into the sea with the battleship.

On the battleship Katori, the flagship of the Japanese Combined Fleet, Admiral Goro Ijiin and others watched in amazement as the battleship Mikasa sank. This is undoubtedly a heavy blow to them. The battleship Kashima had already been sunk before, and in the blink of an eye, the battleship Mikasa had been sunk again, which meant that the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy had lost two of its most powerful capital ships.

The explosions continued, and the attack of the submarines of the Chinese Navy on the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy was not over. Twelve submarines were targeted, and the battleships Kashima and Mikasa, which were sunk, were the first to be sunk.

The battleship "Iki" was a battleship with a displacement of less than 10,000 tons. Among the battleships of the Japanese Navy, they were the smallest in displacement, only slightly larger than those armored cruisers. This battleship was a battleship of the Russian Navy captured by the Japanese Navy during the Russo-Japanese War. Although it is an old ship that has been in service since 1891, it is still used as a capital ship in the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy. However, it had a maximum speed of 16 knots when it was first put into service. Now there are only twelve or thirteen verses left. In terms of armament, there is only a twin-mounted 305-mm main gun of 30 times caliber and a few single-mounted guns. This kind of firepower is indeed very poor.

However, the battleship "Iki" was still selected as a target by the Imperial Navy's submarine No. 006. When submarine No. 006 came afloat, it was discovered that the submarine 'Iki' was exactly one kilometer ahead of him. So, after adjusting the direction, he aimed at the hapless battleship. Immediately after the attack of submarine No. 001, submarine No. 006 launched an attack.

Two torpedoes hit the amidships and stern of the battleship "Iki". Although the waterline armor of the battleship 'Iki' was up to 360 mm thick. But that old-fashioned armor. It is simply impossible to imagine with the current armor steel. The 360 mm old armor is only equivalent to more than 100 mm of new armor. In the face of the 533-mm heavy torpedoes that the Reich submarines were equipped with, such armor was no different from papier-mâché and could easily be pierced. Two large holes appeared in the underwater part of the battleship "Uki", which directly killed the battleship "Uki".

In less than ten minutes, the efforts of the damage management personnel failed. The captain of the ship, Uemura Tsukiyoshi Daisa, immediately ordered the ship to be abandoned, and this order saved most of the officers and men on the battleship. 611 officers and soldiers. More than 400 people were rescued, and only 200 are missing.

Other than that. In the first round of attacks by the submarine forces of the Imperial Navy, in addition to the battleships Kashima, Mikasa, and Iriki, the armored cruisers Yakumo and Tokiwa were also sunk. The submarines that attacked the two armored cruisers were submarines No. 009 and No. 011, respectively. Where they floated, they did not find the capital ship of the Japanese Navy, so they had to aim their torpedoes at the Japanese armored cruisers. But. As the main force second only to battleships, the sinking of armored cruisers is not a small gain.

In addition to this, the light cruisers "Tsushima" and "Soya" were sunk. These two light cruisers, with a displacement of more than 3,000 tons and 6,000 tons, respectively, could not withstand 533-mm heavy torpedoes. Even if only one torpedo hits. It is also enough to destroy it.

The 'Spring Breeze' of the 'kamikaze-class' destroyer and the 'Asagiri' of the 'Haryu-class' destroyer were also sunk. This resulted in the loss of three battleships, two armored cruisers, two light cruisers and two destroyers by the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy in the first round of attacks by the submarine forces of the Imperial Navy. Two more submarines failed in their attack and failed to hit the target. But even so, the results can be described as very brilliant.

You know, this is just the first round of attacks by the Empire's submarine forces. After firing the first wave of torpedoes, the submarines sank to avoid the search of the Japanese Navy's warships, while also reloading the torpedoes and waiting for the next attack.

Each submarine also had four torpedoes, which, if played well, were enough to once again cost the Japanese Navy dearly.

"Yaga, how can this be? Who attacked us? "On the battleship 'Katori', Admiral Goro Ijiin was furious. The battle damage report had already been delivered to him, and in just ten minutes, the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy had actually lost three battleships and two armored cruisers, and two light cruisers and two destroyers had been sunk. Such a loss has never been seen even in the Battle of Tsushima! What's more, they haven't figured out where the enemy is coming from until now.

The light cruisers and destroyers of the Japanese Navy set out to move, searching the sea with searchlights for signs of possibility. But even then, they didn't notice it at all. The Japanese Navy now knew that the sunken battleships had been torpedoed. However, there was no trace of the destroyers of the Chinese Navy around. Could it be that those Chinese Navy warships still dived underwater?

The entire combined fleet of the Japanese Navy, like a school of frightened fish, suddenly became panicked.

On the surface of the sea, a long rod rises, and this is the submarine of the Imperial Navy searching for a target. After the previous torpedo was fired, the submarines had already made an emergency dive and then reloaded the torpedoes. Once they are ready, they will rise again and attack again.

"Good opportunity, a big guy is just around the corner! Torpedo ready, launch! "When submarine No. 002 was afloat, a behemoth was spotted passing a few hundred meters in front of them. The captain immediately gave the order to fire the torpedo.

"Bang, bang!"

With two soft sounds, the two torpedoes were already rushing towards the huge battleship. At a distance of several hundred meters, these two torpedoes took less than half a minute.

The battleship Hizen was a battleship of the Russian Navy captured by the Japanese Navy in the Battle of Tsushima, and after being restored, it was incorporated into the sequence of the Japanese Navy. This battleship, with a displacement of up to 13,000 tons, a maximum speed of 18 knots, and two twin 305-mm guns of 40 times the caliber, can be called the main force of the combined fleet of the Japanese Navy.

After the Combined Fleet was attacked and the other battleships were inexplicably hit, the captain of the battleship Hizen became nervous and immediately ordered the battleship to start. However, it was surrounded by other warships of the Japanese Navy, so the speed of the battleship Hizen could not be raised at all. However, in order to prevent an attack, the captain ordered the sailors to go to the sides of the battleship to observe, and when they found danger, they immediately warned them.

The sailors on the battleship opened their eyes wide and looked around, vigilantly watching the direction of the coming danger. Huge searchlights also searched the sea. Because the battleships were constantly sunk, the Japanese sailors on the battleships were in a state of panic.

Private Saburo Ozawa was trying to keep his eyes open and look at the sea, when suddenly, he saw two obvious water marks coming towards the battleship Hizen.

"Torpedo, this is a torpedo!" Saburo Ozawa immediately shouted a warning. However, when the torpedo was discovered, it was only more than 200 meters away from the battleship Hizen. Although the 'Hizen' battleship immediately began to turn to evade, it was not so easy for the huge battleship to turn, and it was as if it were a snail.

Under the frightened gaze of Saburo Ozawa and others, two torpedoes kissed the battleship 'Hizen'. Two huge flames erupted on the side of the battleship Hizen, and the massive battleship trembled violently. Saburo Ozawa and others became the first Japanese sailors to be killed. They had been completely torn apart in the shock wave that formed when the torpedo exploded.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

The battleship Hizen suffered heavy damage after being hit by two 533-mm torpedoes. This old battleship has relatively weak waterline armor. In addition, the distribution of watertight compartments is unreasonable, so that after a large number of battleships are flooded, it is simply impossible to save them.

The battleship Hizen sank soon after being flooded in large quantities. The vast majority of the more than 700 naval officers and men on board the battleship sank into the sea with the battleship. (To be continued.) )

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