After the 21st century technology modulated after the classic torpedo, play an amazing performance table xiàn!

Plunged into the sea from the depth of the periscope, under the rapid propulsion of the seven-bladed propeller, the slender and sleek steel body was like a shark that smelled blood, dragging a long string of fine bubbles, splitting the water waves and rushing out! The distance of less than three kilometers passed by with the rapid increase of its speed, and in the blink of an eye, the slender body of the "Qiangsheng" appeared in front of him!

The "A-2A" self-guided torpedo, which is specially designed to deal with high-speed targets, is combined with an active and passive sound guidance array on the top of the mine, and the sensitive range of the warship propeller that violently stirs the sea during navigation in this era is as high as seeing a bright torch in the dark night!

Because it was an oblique attack, the two torpedoes fired in succession immediately sensitively captured the source of the sound after rushing to a close distance, and then the trajectory bent and changed, and synchronously surfaced to the surface.

At this point, the splash from the agitation of the stern is clearly visible. And the arc-shaped track is extremely abnormal, if someone carefully observes, they will definitely judge that there is something suspicious running down there! In addition, the speed was also terrifyingly high, at least more than forty knots! Definitely not a natural thing!

As if it was destined for the British, the "Mighty Strong", which had more than 800 people down from Captain Williams, all attention was focused on searching for distant enemies. They have deduced all kinds of possible encounters, without exception, and they have all established [in China, ships rushing from a distance, directly intercepting or covertly attacking, shelling with cold artillery ten kilometers away, and then a violent engagement may break out, etc.]

From start to finish. But none of them suggested that they would be torpedoed from close range.

In the British Navy of this era. Such an idea is ridiculous. A torpedo with a range of only a few hundred meters. The torpedo boats, at the risk of being shattered by rapid-fire guns, must desperately get close to the side of the enemy ships, release the torpedoes, and then hope that they can be blinded - yes, it's Meng!

Within a few hundred meters, it is almost face-to-face release, and not even the blind can see clearly. Small-caliber rapid-fire guns on battleships were being made for them. And in terms of the self-defense firepower of the "Qiangsheng", she has 28 12-pounder and 3-pounder guns. The possibility of being attacked by torpedo boats in close proximity was completely avoided.

As a result, all the lookouts and observers of the ship craned their necks and looked at the calm sea ten kilometers away, but they completely ignored that right under their noses, a dangerous ghost was quietly approaching, and two sharp swords had stabbed at their fate!

In the stern, an officer overlooking the railing accidentally saw the zigzag track and couldn't help but be stunned. It was by no means a broom-like track caused by the battleship's thrusters splitting the water at high speed, and it was particularly incongruous. He subconsciously fixed his gaze. Suddenly I saw the surface of the water layer, and the two black figures were steadily reopening the waves. Arrows pierce the back of the battleship!

"Not good! It must be a very dangerous strange thing! ”

The officer's heart throbbed, his body trembled involuntarily, and he was about to shout at the top of his throat.

But it's too late! The torpedo, which had already entered the stage of rapid galloping, rushed under his nose in a blink of an eye, and under his desperate gaze with round eyes, it sank to the bottom of the "Qiangsheng".

In the next moment, a surging force like a mountain and a sea of mountains brewed vigorously from the water, surging out! On the surface of the sea, a huge water platform with a diameter of more than 200 meters suddenly swelled up, rushing upwards more than ten meters high in an instant!

After an instant, the middle of the water platform protruded violently from the depression upwards, and a thick column of water pierced the sky fiercely, like a giant dragon out of the water, wantonly showing its infinite strength!

The "Qiangsheng" was violently lifted by the water platform, and the stern was suddenly raised by one or twenty meters, and the sturdy keel could not withstand such an arrogant force, and it was twisted and broken, making a terrible creaking and strange scream! But this was only a momentary change, and then the keel and hull structure were crushed alive by the heavy force like a mountain below, and the second half of it shattered and cracked, and in the earth-shattering loud noise, it turned into tens of thousands of pieces, splashing and flying towards the vast sea!

The poor officer didn't have time to spit out a word before he was crushed and crushed by Pang Pei's strength along with the hull!

Captain Williams, who was standing on the top of the command tower and watching the enemy's formation, was extremely lucky to be swept out by the sudden force together with several lookouts, and flew dozens of meters in the air with his teeth and claws, plunging into the icy sea!

Before they could control their bodies and struggle upwards, the huge waves formed by pushing the swollen sea water like a city wall slapped fiercely, rolling them in the middle and rolling out hundreds of meters into the distance. In the process, they heard an earth-shattering, dull loud bang!

"Boom!"

The first torpedo hit the bottom of the ship and exploded, detonating the second one, which was close at hand, and at the same time, countless tons of force generated in an instant squeezed the seawater, shattering the rear half of the hull of the "Qiangsheng" on the spot!

Originally, it was used to deal with those super battleships with mine-protection compartments and bottom armor decades later, even the majestic "Yamato" had to be called a terrible killing weapon of motherhood, and it was used on the thin-skinned "Qiangsheng", which was simply a cannon to fight mosquitoes!

The full exertion of 350 kilograms of high-explosive charge lifted the water platform with a diameter of 200 meters on the sea surface, forming a huge pillar like a mountain that rushed into the sky for 2 to 300 meters! Half of the hull of the "Qiangsheng" was swept in the middle, like a toy in the hands of a giant beast, and it was thrown out fiercely, moving forward and sliding sharply along the crest of the bulging wave!

It has only been in service for a long time, and before he has time to exert his proud posture and powerful firepower, he fell into the sea water inexplicably, and sank crookedly!

From beginning to end, there were not even three minutes in total, and the "Qiangsheng" was only half of the erected bow and the broken mainmast still swaying on the water, and quickly disappeared completely!

Of the 894 crew members of the ship, except for a very small number of lucky sailors and officers on the deck, on the conning tower, above the turret, etc., more than 800 people were blown up or stunned on the spot, and sank along with the broken battleship!

On the X401 boat, everyone kept their mouths shut. Prick up your ears and listen. From the short time after the torpedo was launched. They clearly felt that every second passed so slowly.

Jiao Hai and several engineers and technicians clenched their fists. The corners of his eyes trembled uncontrollably, and he couldn't stop praying in his heart: "I will definitely be able to hit, and I will definitely be able to detonate successfully!" ”

Finally, a dull roar came from afar, slammed into the hull of the submarine, and erupted into a roar like ringing a giant bell!

Jiao Hai couldn't help but wave his fist and shouted in a low voice: "It's exploded!" ”

Cai Tinggan was unmoved, but quickly raised the periscope. Observing in the direction of the explosion, when the broken "Qiangsheng" toy was lifted high, countless broken hulls and sailors with teeth and claws flew in the air, the huge waves were emptied and rushed, and the impact of the water column had not yet completely fallen into the eye sockets, his arms holding the handle trembled slightly, and he shouted in a deep voice: "Hit!" ”

All the crew members unanimously waved their fists in the air!

That's great! The first official bomb cruise, the first attack, there was such a huge gain. It's just a good start! This indicates that they will usher in a bright future!

Cai Tinggan forcibly controlled his own feelings. Turning around to get out of the way, he beckoned Jiao Hai over: "See with your own eyes the effect of the weapon." ”

It is a wise attitude to share a moment of honor.

Jiao Hai nodded gratefully, went over to take over the periscope, and immediately saw the tragic scene in the distance!

The battleship with a displacement of more than 10,000 tons was blown up in half, and the squeezed and broken planks rained down one after another, soaring hundreds of meters with the wind. Some of the pieces were even blown away a kilometer or two, and the tattered flags were blown by the wind for a long time.

What caught Jiao Hai's eyes was the water splashing on the surface of the sea in the area where it was still boiling, and countless wooden planks were pushed in all directions, mixed with a large number of things that seemed to be corpses passing by in a flash. The vague bow of the ship was unnaturally tilted upward, and someone kept falling from above.

It's miserable.

Rao is Jiao Hai had experienced a hard battle, and he couldn't help but sigh at this time. At the same time, it is also proud from the heart. It was the weapons they made with their own hands that killed the enemy's plot and smashed the seemingly powerful forces to the ground, which directly saved how many losses and how much ammunition was saved, it is impossible to calculate!

Cai Tinggan calmly ordered the radio operator: "Send a message to the command center, and our ship has successfully sunk the enemy's suspicious ship." ”

"Yes!"

The young soldier excitedly agreed, ticking out a telegram.

In the command center, Yang Hao and everyone suddenly burst into jubilation, congratulating the Navy X401 boat on its victory. immediately called Cai Tinggan back: "The results are commendable, keep up the good work." Also, be sure to hide your tracks and not expose them. ”

Cai Tinggan knew what this meant, there were still enemy sailors alive on the sea, but it was impossible for them to expose the submarine to go out and capture the prisoners. Whether the other party can survive until the arrival of the rescue ship depends on their luck.

Retracting the periscope, he ordered the submarine to turn around and speed away towards its intended location in the Seto Inland Sea.

The "Qiangsheng" sank quickly, but it was not a silent finish. Not only was the destroyer "Dengzhou" watching from a distance more than 30 kilometers away, but on a small island in the north, a group of people were looking over here with the help of binoculars.

When the thick column of water suddenly rose into the sky, and then there was a loud thunderous noise, these British and Japanese bureaucrats and soldiers were all shocked at the same time!

They didn't see any other warships attacking, and the "Qiangsheng" exploded without warning, as if they had accidentally blown up the ammunition depot and ruined their innocence!

They hurriedly sent a telegram to the long-prepared backup force on another coast, and asked them to rush to the rescue of the shipwrecked shipwreck, while continuing to search the horizon without giving up, trying to find a perpetrator in order to complete their grand plan.

It's a pity that no one was fooled!

The "Dengzhou" wandered 30 kilometers away in the southern waters unhurriedly, relying on radar scanning and observation from the ship, avoiding possible approaching eyelines, and rounding the perimeter around the center of the explosion. It wasn't until the rescue ship from the direction of Shikoku Island rushed in that Sa Zhenbing ordered the battleship to return to the course and sail to the water area where the accident occurred in a step-by-step manner.

From beginning to end, it was as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

However, the British, who had carefully planned this qiē, were helpless when they got the news.

Sa Daoyi looked at each other with a group of bureaucrats involved in the plan. In the end, I had to sigh: "Our battleship exploded and sank for unknown reasons." Memories of those who have been rescued at the moment. No signs of attack were found. It's a lot like a torpedo or an ammunition depot exploding in a disaster. ”

"Isn't that too much of a coincidence? We sent warships to try to break through, and immediately exploded and sank, shouldn't it be that the Chinese noticed the signs and then used means that we did not know to carry out an interception attack? ”

Someone immediately retorted that the coincidence was too big and it seemed weird.

"Besides, it doesn't really matter if the Chinese did it. We just need an excuse to drive the battleship to Kyushu Island. It's just that the price is a bit big. ”

The politicians' indifferent tone angered the Navy officers present, David Murphy. Major Betty angrily slapped the case and scolded: "The price? What do you think of the Imperial Navy?! This is war, this is sacrifice! It's the precious battleship and the lovely naval officers and men paying for your stupid schemes! I absolutely don't agree with such a ridiculous statement! You have to come up with an explanation for this! ”

The navy hates conspiracy, and all they need is a dignified victory over an enemy. "Qiangsheng" represents the face of the Huang family's navy, but it is inexplicably finished in the tentative operation, and it is not honorable at all.

Sa Daoyi stopped the quarrelsome two sides and decided in one word: "It doesn't make much sense to forcibly carry it on the heads of the Chinese." They have formed de facto control over the island of Kyushu and the Seto Inland Sea. Unless we decide to start another head-on confrontation, it's just an additional record for the other side. Let's try to figure out the truth about the explosion. As for our planned ....... ”

Don't wait for him to finish. David. Major Betty interrupted unceremoniously: "I will ask the Far Eastern Navy to refuse to participate in this plan. You can use small sampans to carry the Japanese to test the guns of the Chinese warships, the precious power of the Royal Navy cannot be wasted on this! ”

Sa Daoyi had a headache. If the navy doesn't cooperate, he won't be able to play the tricks behind him.

In addition, he had a vague feeling that things might be worse than he imagined. If it is really the Chinese who are making trouble, then are they demonstrating in this way, proving that they have absolute certainty and ability to put an end to a temptation?

Failure again made him feel very uncomfortable. When did the British Empire's flexible diplomatic strategy and powerful political influence become so useless?

He could only continue to arrange for the Japanese to drive a small steamship of dozens of tons, and after the Chinese warship had sailed, he would cross the Bungo Waterway like a thief and transport the limited resources and soldiers to Kyushu Island. This is akin to the support of ants moving, and it is tantamount to a drop in the bucket for the rebels on the island who are struggling to fight against the tough blows of the Sino-North Korean coalition.

The news of the explosion and sinking of the "Qiangsheng" reached Britain, and the Admiralty convened an emergency meeting for this purpose. Sir White listened to the preliminary findings with a gloomy face, and firmly denied the possibility of torpedo detonation.

"The new torpedo from Whitehead is of reliable quality and can be trusted! The absurdity that it is impossible to explode yourself unless you are hit by a shell! I prefer to believe that it was destroyed by enemy torpedo attacks! ”

It's good to trust the quality of your own weapons, but that's definitely a bit out of place. After all, anything strange can happen at sea, and this time is no exception.

An Admiralty official shook his head: "We have limited intelligence at the moment to make further analysis. However, according to survivors' accounts, no one noticed a ship attacking in the vicinity. I trust the integrity of the officers and men of the Navy and do not lie. ”

Sir White frowned and fell silent.

With a range of up to 7,000 yards, Whitehead's improved version of the "Bald Torpedo" was a revolutionary advance, and it was by no means overflowing, and only Britain's most advanced warships could be equipped with it.

The people on the "Qiangsheng" were obviously not so stupid that they couldn't even see the battleship a few kilometers away. So, who exactly launched the attack that led to this tragedy?

"Huh? Perhaps, submarines ?! ”

Sir White raised his head suddenly, as if he had been touched by something, and his eyes swept coldly to the naval bureaucrats: "Is there any intelligence that the Chinese are building submarines?!" ”

"Submarines?"

Everyone was confused, and Rear Admiral Fisher keenly captured his train of thought and helped prompt: "A sudden and imperceptible attack on the completely open sea can only be done by submarines." Yes, if it is a torpedo fired by a submarine, it is quite possible that it will lead to such a result. ”

The officer in charge of intelligence on the Far Eastern side shook his head decisively: "We have not found anything. Also, I don't think a submarine attack can go undetected. If the people on the 'Qiangsheng' were not even aware of the submarine's approach, it would be too unbelievable. ”

Submarines in this era are still very reluctant to say practical. It is not to mention how ridiculous it is to drive a torpedo and not be detected when you go close.

"Ladies and gentlemen, according to Colonel Williams, they were sailing at 21 knots at the time of the explosion. I don't know what submarine in the world can pursue and attack at such speeds. ”

21 knots, as fast as a galloping horse, even aiming at a target moving at such a speed on land, is extremely reluctant. Everyone knows very well what the virtue of a submarine in these years is, and it is too far-fetched to insist that this thing did it.

William White always felt that something was wrong, but without enough information to back it up, he couldn't make a straight cut, that seemed too irresponsible.

The quarrel did not solve the problem, and the meeting did not come up with a convincing conclusion in the end. In any case, the General Directorate of Naval Ordnance absolutely does not admit that there is a problem with their weapons, and the officers and men of the Navy naturally cannot say that they are blind, and a qiē speculation is attributed to the fact that "the Chinese may have made secret weapons that we do not know", prevaricating the past.

Don't think this conclusion is ridiculous, the upper echelons of the great powers in these years are ruled by the aristocracy, and I don't know how many strange excuses to say, such a conclusion just right to avoid someone carrying the black pot, which can be said to be a great joy.

Sir White and Major General Fisher, however, did not stop there. They began to seriously discuss possible potential threats and tried to influence the Royal Navy to incorporate the study and construction of submarines into the new generation of naval equipment. (To be continued......) R1292