759 West Wind Flame (5)

"No. 1 and No. 2 water tanks are drained. 【 I want: super fast update ]"

"The speed is 5 knots, the course is due west, and it is expected to reach the periscope depth in one minute!"

"Left rudder 15 degrees, ready to raise the periscope."

"Torpedo compartment debriefing."

"The torpedo compartment is ready."

"Power cabin, power cabin report loss!"

"The power compartment water pipe is ruptured, and a helper is needed!"

"Creek, big head, go help!"

"Captain, on the right, a lot of noise!"

"Is the periscope ready?"

"Alright, rise up!"

In the sound of the motor, Sima Lin held the armrest of the periscope with an excited expression, and when his eyes just touched the lens, it seemed to be pouring rain overhead.

This was the second time he had poked out of the periscope, the first time he saw a battleship, and sent a telegram to greet his companions, but he was forced to dive by a destroyer, and now he had sneaked up again, and naturally he did not intend to return in vain.

The water, which was drenched in hair and clothes in an instant, did not disturb the attention of the meritorious captain, and when the slowly turning periscope rested on a British armored cruiser, the large hand holding the handrail burst bruises.

"The distance is 4200 meters, the course is 030, the speed is 20 knots, and the enemy cruiser is one."

"Right rudder 7 degrees."

"Adjust the firing angle."

"Ready...... torpedoes No. 1 and No. 3 are fired! No. 2, No. 4 are on standby. ”

At the same time that two trembling sounds came from the center of his feet, Sima Lin had already seen that two white waves rushed out of the bow of the boat, and after a while, they disappeared under the sea like phantoms, and after counting to 10 in his heart, he shouted again: "No. 2, No. 4 launch!" ”

"Torpedoes No. 2 and No. 4 have been fired."

"Destroyer! Damn, fill all the tanks with water, go down! Let's dive! ”

Before the torpedo could hit the target, Sima Lin saw two destroyers suddenly rushing towards him from the left at high speed, and hurriedly stomped his feet and shouted.

"Boom, boom, boom......."

The sound of a violent explosion and the sound of a cannonball exploding at close range sounded almost simultaneously, shaking everyone around, and the moment the periscope was quickly retracted, the submarine also began to dive rapidly, and everyone prayed not to be hit by the shell, but also stared at the depth gauge next to the helmsman. 【 I want: super fast update 】

"10 meters!"

"20 meters."

"30 meters!"

“……。”

"70 meters."

"Stop diving and keep your balance!"

"Speed 3 knots, left rudder 30 degrees, Chen Tao, prick up your ears." Just as the depth gauge reached the yellow area, Sima Lin immediately stopped diving, took care of the listener, and walked to the chart to look at it.

An old battleship!

The encounter was just a glimpse, but Sima Lin believed that he would not be mistaken, it must be a battleship with twin 305mm naval guns, in order to verify that he did not see the battleship but saw an armored cruiser when he just ascended for the second time, which means that at least this should be a sub-fleet, if you are lucky, even the entire Indian Grand Fleet!

It's a pity that the two observations were blocked by the other party's speed and couldn't see too clearly, so it seems that it must be up once, but if it is really a large fleet, I am afraid it will be ...... to go up again.

Sima Lin bit the tip of his pen, a little undecided, just now he had sent a telegram, I believe that the comrades around him have received the surrounding round, do you want to risk going up again to confirm?

Before he could decide, the suppressed voice of the listener Chen Tao had already sounded.

"Depth charges! Right over our heads! ”

"Bastard." Sima Lin dropped his pen, quickly grabbed the telephone and asked, "Power cabin, how's it going?" ”

"The power compartment is flooded, but the battery is fine and can continue to be used."

"Great." Sima Lin quickly drew a few times on the chart, calculated the position of the faint shadow of the ship in the center of his head, and immediately said: "The right rudder is 40 degrees, and the speed is maintained at 5 knots." ”

"Here we are, God, there are a lot of them!" Chen Tao held the headphones with one hand and clenched his fists nervously.

The air inside the submarine instantly froze, and the sound of a heavy object entering the water began to reach the ears, and everyone grabbed the nearest fixation, even Sima Lin kept the handrail, and his heart hung in his throat.

The navigation clock, walking in a grid, in the silence, everyone can even hear the beating of the heart, and the sound of electricity in the power compartment, which was originally inaudible, is almost as clear in the ears as the neighing of the ship's guns.

Suddenly!

"Boom......."

Everyone heard it, and a loud bang suddenly exploded overhead, and the 1,100-ton Tiger Shark-class large ocean-going submarine seemed to have been twisted by something, and the violent vibration made everyone stagger, and even the chandelier flashed a few times and almost went out.

Before Sima Lin and the others could recover from the explosion, they felt as if they had become a leaf sampan in a raging storm, and the rumbling explosions kept coming from all around, and the submarine was swaying from the left and right by the shock wave.

"Bang!"

A water pipe at the back of the integrated command cabin couldn't withstand the impact and burst open, and in an instant a thick column of water poured into the cabin, the first mate hurriedly took off his clothes and rushed to plug the leak with several soldiers, and the rest of the people also ran to close the gate.

The explosion continued to explode all around, and the shock wave continued to wash over the hull of the boat, and cracks began to appear in many water pipes, and the water in the boat spread to the instep.

"Captain, the second wave is coming!"

Just carried this wave of depth charge attacks, before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, Chen Tao shouted again, Sima Lin is frown, the explosion just now was already unexpectedly ferocious, if he did it again, he could not guarantee whether he could dodge it.

"Keep diving!" Sima Lin decided to take a gamble, because the Tiger Shark-class submarine can reach a maximum depth of 130 meters, and the extreme experiment is even 150 meters.

The helmsman slowly pushed the steering wheel forward, and the water began to rush forward as a sign of the bow falling, and the depth gauge on the bridge slid little by little to the yellow area, and when a touch of red poked out of the bottom, a creepy creak was suddenly heard.

The terrible creaking sound kept ringing, everyone's heart hung in their throats, even Sima Lin felt that his fingers began to tremble, for any submarine, this sound represents extreme danger, because this is the first sign of the contraction and collapse of the hull steel plate caused by excessive external pressure, as long as there is a rivet or weld problem, it is the result of the destruction of the boat, and there is no chance to escape!

Seeing that he was about to reach the red zone, Sima Lin immediately ordered to restore his balance, although the creaking sound was still incessant, but the explosion above his head was obviously far away.

As the minutes and seconds passed, everyone's eyes were focused on him, and when the next explosion was over for more than ten minutes and no sound could be heard, Sima Lin ordered the drainage.

The yellow color and everyone's nervousness subsided at the same time, and when the pointer returned to the green zone, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. "Prepare to float, the torpedo compartment is ready." After thinking about it, Sima Lin decided to go up and have a look.

A few minutes later, a short tube as thin as a bamboo pole was re-probed on the surface of the sea, and Sima Lin saw the armored cruiser in the distance that was aimed by him with four torpedoes and was sinking, although he did not see the hit with his own eyes, but this scene had been predicted, at a distance of 4200 meters, it was bitten by four spear-3 oxygen torpedoes, and it was impossible for any battleship to escape!

The periscope turned little by little, and the scenery on the sea began to slowly become clear, and when the shadow of a ship came into view, Sima Lin's face changed suddenly! Immediately handed over the periscope to the first mate, jumped to his feet and shouted.

"Bastard, this is not the Grand Indian Fleet, there are some camouflaged ships there!"

"Release the buoy, the radio is ready, and the signal will be sent out at the speed of the water as soon as it comes out of the water!"

"Captain, 3 o'clock, 2 destroyers."

"The left is full of rudders, and the torpedo is ready to ......."

"Report!"

In the bridge of the heavy aircraft carrier Nanchu, the loud report interrupted several officers who were discussing around the charts, and the slender Gu Junhuo raised his head and picked up the coffee cup: "What's the matter?" ”

"I received an urgent telegram from the 25th, and they said that the fleet in the Octave Strait was not Campbell's main force."

"Oh?" Gu Junhuo didn't seem surprised, in fact, he didn't think that Campbell would be stupid enough to go straight to the Octave Strait, which is located between Ceylon and the Maldives, but to be safe, he continued: "Contact 25, reconfirm." ”

"General, 25 after sending the telegram Mou sighed and hung his head: "Contact has been lost. The voice made Gu Junhuo squeeze the hand that grabbed the coffee cup fiercely, and his fingertips instantly lost their blood color and looked a little pale.

Zhou Cheng also took two deep breaths, then walked to his side and said, "The bombing and torpedo aircraft brigade that took off from Ceylon is expected to reach the sky over the strait in another ten minutes, do you want to ......." ”

"No need, whether it's true or not, kill them!" After a cold light crossed his eyes, Gu Junhuo turned his head and walked to the porthole.

The fleet is heading south at full speed, and the 80 warhawks on the deck are all ready, in addition to the Nanchu aircraft carrier, which is temporarily the flagship, there are 6 light cruisers and 16 destroyers by its side, as well as 4 Hebei-class battleships and another 12 destroyers that are being chased from Gapo.

Judging from the strength on paper, not to mention the need to be distracted to deal with the South African fleet that is rapidly heading south, it is not enough to deal with the Indian fleet alone, in fact, he also knows his own shortcomings, especially the 4 Hebei-class ships will be able to meet in at least 2 days, so it is impossible to deal with at least 40 warships with only one heavy aircraft carrier.

But he is not without killer weapons in his hands, the 6 Yangtze River class light cruisers are all equipped with radars, as long as they can find Campbell's main force and let the aviation wing launch a wave of attacks to drag the other side, then the destroyers scattered around the search can rush there at full speed, bite and tear the enemy!

"This Campbell really has two hands!"

"Hmph, as long as we can bite the air wing, I dare to promise to kill a few of them."

"Wait, unless he can fly!"

Seeing that Gu Junhuo did not continue to speak, everyone chatted, and as the sun rose little by little, the atmosphere in the fleet became more and more anxious, just like the sultry weather in the Indian Ocean, giving people a feeling of being depressed and breathless.

Campbell, where are you already there?

"I just need a chance to ......." Looking at the turquoise Indian Ocean outside, Gu Jun Huo muttered to himself, and when he turned around and was about to put it on the table, footsteps like a drum suddenly sounded outside the cabin door.

Raise your head, your eyes suddenly brighten.

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