Chapter 290: The Day of Shame for the Japanese Navy
The cruising speed of the torpedo is amazing, the speed of the Nagato has not yet been raised, and the fastest tail torpedo has already hit the chrysanthemum of the Nagato.
Chrysanthemum was stabbed twice, a huge explosion was heard, dozens of meters of high sea water splashed from the stern of the Nagato, and the huge battleship shook violently.
Both torpedoes hit the chrysanthemum of the Nagato, and the Nagato's speed slowed down instantly, and soon it could only float on the surface of the sea.
The tail armor that was blown up, a large amount of seawater poured into the power compartment, and many Japanese sailors who were blown up were surrounded by icy sea water before they could react.
The battle of life and death began, and the hunter picked up the shotgun and killed the prey's ability to move, although the prey had two wolves around him, but it seemed that it was not enough to see the cunning hunter, and the hunter with the gun.
Two more explosions came, and the Nagato, which had almost stopped, could not avoid the torpedo attack at all, not to mention the defensive artillery on the deck, which was also in a time when no one was operating.
The Nagato, which almost released the empty door, was hit by torpedoes one after another, and six torpedoes hit one after another, and the underwater explosion did not cause a fire, but a large amount of seawater poured in, and the wounds that could barely be repaired could only be allowed to be poured in.
However, the Nagato was also lucky, although it was attacked by six torpedoes, the torpedoes on the left and right sides did not hit the vital point, and the cabin that entered the water was immediately sealed, blocking the continued flow of seawater.
The first power compartment in the tail section was also urgently shut down to prevent more seawater from being injected into the warship.
However, the Nagato, which had lost its power system, was no longer capable of moving, and with the infusion of seawater, the hull of the ship tilted towards the tail, and the draft of the tail of the battleship increased by more than three meters, and the bow of the ship was raised by more than two meters.
The situation of the loss stabilized, which made the Yano hero somewhat relieved, as long as it didn't sink, there was still a chance.
Because behind them, there are two more destroyers.
Although the Japanese do not have many opportunities for anti-submarine actual combat, they also have a set of experience accumulation.
The main thing is that Hero Yano believes that it is impossible for the opponent's submarine to attack again, because the two destroyers behind him are approaching the Nagato at a speed of thirty-two knots at high speed.
The Nagato, the submarine of the Red Alert Empire, which has already been heavily damaged, is already a big victory, and can go home to receive enthusiastic applause, instead of risking being sunk by a destroyer and continue to fight here.
This is common sense in the Navy, after all, the performance of submarines in this era is not destined to be an opponent for destroyers.
In this era, there is no submarine that can be hard steel with destroyers, and you should flee as soon as you complete a sneak attack.
Hero Yano also gave the order to the two destroyers to quickly pursue the submarine at the first time, this is to drive the enemy's submarine away from this sea area, otherwise it will always be peaceful.
At this moment, the Yano hero didn't think too much, the Japanese Navy wanted to have a long and short time with the Red Alert Empire in the Pacific Ocean, and the Nagato couldn't fall here.
Although it has been hit hard, as long as it does not sink, it can still be used if it is dragged back for repair.
Not to mention the fact that there were more than a thousand experienced Japanese sailors on board the ship, and he needed to bring these soldiers back home.
However, Hero Yano was wrong from the beginning, that is, the attacking submarines were not three, and the submarines did not want to leave.
The Japanese submarine, which was quickly pursued, did not find the location of the submarine at all.
In this era of naval warfare, although everyone knows that destroyers can suppress submarines, the premise is that destroyers can find submarines.
The location of the submarine could not be found, and the destroyer was also a target for submarine attacks.
The two destroyers approached quickly, and many of the surviving sailors on the Nagato also quickly entered the combat position.
Just as they were about to wait for safety, the two destroyers that were rapidly approaching suddenly turned into fireballs.
The loud sound of the explosion came from the sea, and the destroyer, which was nearly two thousand tons, was completely engulfed by the explosion, and everyone on the ship did not even have a chance to struggle under the explosion.
Hero Yano looked at the two destroyers that had been blown up, his hands and feet instantly froze, and his heart was even more shrouded in death.
The last chance of survival is gone.
The submarine of the Red Alert Empire showed him what it means to be fierce.
"Farewell message to the Empire......"
Hero Yano understood his own end, and he also understood the end of the Nagato, and without any luck, he directly sent a farewell message to the Ministry of Navy, and at the same time reported the performance of the enemy's submarine in detail.
It was his last contribution to the Imperial Navy.
Yang Kang in the submarine, naturally, could not let go of this Nagato, and the last torpedo attacks were all aimed at the starboard side of the Nagato, and the attack unfolded, and everything was over.
In the desperation of the Japanese sailors, the huge explosion opened six huge openings on the starboard side of the Nagato, and more seawater poured into the hatch.
But until this moment, the Nagato was still strong. Standing on the surface of the sea, most of his body is just slowly sinking.
For such a target, it is already possible to stop the attack, because in a few hours, the 40,000-ton battleship will disappear from the sea.
However, Yang Kang did not stop attacking, but continued to fire torpedoes, and launched an attack on the part that continued to float on the sea.
The third wave of torpedo attacks finally made it impossible for the battleship to continue to hold on, and the last surviving Japanese sailors, holding hands, closed their eyes and let the biting sea water surround them.
And the hero of Yano has already been seppuku in the captain's room.
Of the more than a thousand Japanese sailors, not a single one survived.
It wasn't until the Nagato was all sunk that Yang Kang let the submarine float to see if there were any Japanese sailors in the lifeboat.
The submarine that floated up, on the sea, did not find a single lifeboat, and all the Japanese sailors were buried in the sea with the Nagato.
"Report the results to the command, return at full speed, we are already without torpedoes." Yang Kang put down the binoculars in his hand and ordered.
For the officers and men on the submarine, this was the shortest operation to go to sea, and in less than 10 days, the torpedoes were not only exhausted, but also achieved very astonishing results.
Compared with Yang Kang and others who cheered and cheered, in the Japanese base camp, the heavy and oppressive atmosphere made everyone freeze and forbid not to move.
Because just as the news of the attack on the Nagato came, the transport and supply fleet, which had just left Tokyo Bay for less than twelve hours, also came with bad news, the transport and supply fleet was killed, and one cruiser and six destroyers were all sunk.
This was only the first day that the two sides declared war, and this kind of loss, which humiliated the entire Japanese Navy, was secondary, and the key was the lost strategic advantage in the Pacific.