55 The ravages of the hunt
A hammer knocked out a hole, Captain Heshu, Major Gu Nan, and Lei Rui were dumbfounded, and Major Dalgreen looked over a few times, and ordered very calmly: "Wrap it with a double-strand thin cable, and go back to the dock to repair it!" ”
The others looked at it like nothing one by one, and then turned their heads, and they were busy with whatever they wanted, and the captain Major Dalgreen came over and comforted Major Gu Nan: "Don't worry, it's just a slight water seepage, this old boat is older than most of the people on board, it's very old, but it's still okay!" ”
Lei Rui could clearly hear the swallowing sound of Captain Heshu and Major Gu Nan, and probably swallowed the words that came to his lips, since Major Dalgreen of the captain said so, they really shouldn't have interjected to ask more questions.
"Dive 100 feet!" First mate Henry's voice was deep, he was the oldest, a little older than Major Dargreen.
Major Gu Nan still couldn't help but ask, "How deep will we dive?" ”
"Generally 150 feet!" Major Dalgreen replied, "If you go deeper, you will have difficulty draining, and if there is a problem with the drainage of the main tank and the water tank, the submarine will keep sinking." ”
The people in the control room all looked back, Major Gu Nan and Captain He Shu were at a loss, but Lei Rui understood the eyes of these crew members who had been fighting with German submarine ships in the sea all year round, they thought that Major Gu Nan had too many questions, so that when the captain explained to him, he said such unlucky words.
150 feet, converted to the metric system, that is, less than 46 meters, Lei Rui from the era of science and technology brought by the understanding, this depth is indeed not deep, but now from the solemn expressions of everyone, as well as the situation of this classic boat leaking everywhere, Lei Rui realistically realized that this depth is not simple!
"Dive 150 feet!" First mate Henry announced.
Second Lieutenant An Mi immediately ordered: "Balance the wings front and rear, keep the zero degree balance!" ”
The S-33 submarine remained at a depth of 150 feet, dived smoothly at two-thirds full speed, and in less than an hour, resurfaced, activated two diesel engines, and went at full speed, and the speed was suddenly increased to 20 knots, which translates to 37 kilometers per hour.
Lei Rui was speechless at this speed, in his era, when the car drove to this speed, it would be jokingly called turtle speed by those old drivers, but now, this speed is definitely the highest speed that a submarine can achieve in this era.
Captain Heshu and Major Gu Nan convened a meeting of all the officers of the ship, the first mate Henry was in the control room to act as the captain's command, Lei Rui's rank was too low, although he was brought by Major Gu Nan, but he was not qualified to attend the meeting, and he still stood in the control room, watching how everyone controlled the submarine.
He had to watch and figure it out with his heart, this task seems to be smooth sailing at present, but when it comes to the back, it is definitely life-threatening, but it is a pity that he is a layman, even if he can see the name, he only knows it and does not know why, and he seems to understand it or not.
After returning from the meeting, Captain Taylor selected 9 crew members, and first explained the use of Thomson's submachine gun by Major Gu Nan, and then each was issued with an empty magazine to familiarize everyone with the firearms, and divided into two groups, and he and Lei Rui were trained separately.
The submarine was sailing on the surface of the sea, and there were two people with binoculars on the lookout platform, and Lei Rui took Masura, Gliss, Trigg and Coney the rabbit to train on the foredeck.
The four of them are not very old, they are the same as Lei Rui, Trigg and Rabbit Kony are relatively thin, and at first glance they are good children who are more docile and teachable, Masura is much stronger, and obviously has his own ideas, without the presence of the chief, he didn't take Lei Rui in his eyes at all, didn't listen to Lei Rui's explanation, and fiddled with his Thomson submachine gun by himself.
Grace was better than Matsula, but his thoughts were stuffed in his heart, and he didn't show them obviously, only occasionally showing a hint in his eyes.
Lei Rui is demonstrating the shooting points of the Thomson submachine gun, if you want to shoot accurately, you must aim with the eyes and shoot mainly at the point, if it is an emergency, pay attention to the short-term firepower output, you must shoot at the waist to expand the coverage of firepower.
"Hey! We've all understood this for a long time, and we're not like you landlubbers, who can go straight to the battlefield without knowing anything! Masura yelled, "When are you going to give us the bullets?" ”
Lei Rui ignored him, and after demonstrating the essentials of shooting, he said to the four of them very seriously: "Remember! On the battlefield, if you react a little faster than the enemy, you may be the one who survives! How can I be responsive? Practice! Practice over and over again! Like this, practice the end gun over and over again, shoot the gun, and make the action part of your muscle memory, rather than starting the action after the brain gives instructions! From the time you see the urgency of the situation, to the time when the brain reacts, and then gives nerve instructions to the muscles, and the muscles start to move, this reflex arc takes time! This time difference, maybe at a critical moment, can save your life! ”
Trigg and Rabbit Kony didn't seem to understand, but the two of them still listened and started practicing very honestly on the side, Grace's practice was perfunctory, and as for Mathura, he looked at Trigg and Rabbit Kony with idiot eyes, and muttered disdainfully: "Can practice be quick to react?" Gab! ”
"You think that's?" Lei Rui asked Mathura.
Grace took two steps back, and in the other compartment, Trigg and Korny the rabbit also looked over. Masura replied disdainfully, "Isn't it?" ”
If Major Gu Nan was here to explain the training, Masura would never dare to say that, but in the face of Lei Rui, he didn't pay attention to it at all, Lei Rui looked the same age as them, and he was also the lowest private, the army infantry they called landlubbers, many of them were country boys who couldn't read a single word, unlike them sailors, who had to be able to read and write in order to pass the training of the Navy and become a qualified sailor.
Masula is an aspiring young man who is determined to enter a military academy for further study, so he naturally looks down on Lei Rui even more.
"Good!" Lei Rui said seriously, "I am now a sailor on a German submarine, I will go to the lookout platform, you board the submarine from here, note that you are pretending to be a German soldier to board the submarine, you can't just take your Thomson submachine gun, but hide it in your clothes." Okay, that's it, let's walk through it. ”
After Lei Rui walked to the lookout, on the back deck, Major Gunan was training another team, and the first mate Henry was also in it, and he was training more seriously than anyone else.
When he saw Lei Rui appear, he turned his head and said a word to Major Gu Nan, then walked over and asked with concern, "Is everything okay?" ”
Lei Rui replied with a smile: "Yes, first mate, everything is fine, I am rehearsing with Masura the scenario of a sudden encounter on boarding." ”
First mate Henry frowned, obviously he knew all about the personality of the sailor, but he didn't say anything, just asked, "Can I sit by?" ”
"Of course, First Mate," replied Lei Rui, "but please just sit here and watch, okay?" ”