Chapter 68: Rescue
Lieutenant Commander Becky, the fleet command ship, was also stunned when he heard the message from the House, why were there so many enemy ships nearby. The current situation is not for him to continue to consider.
Because, from the moment the House discovered the enemy, another David on the right was torpedoed. And when he went to look for the enemy's traces, the Thor was entangled by the enemy, and the Harry could not be contacted.
One of the five escort ships was injured and basically incapacitated, and the other three were entangled, only he had not been attacked, and in his experience, if he hadn't understood what was going on at this time, he wouldn't have to be the captain.
However, knowing what was going on, there was nothing he could do. Because, it is impossible for him to withdraw the battleship that is engaged with the enemy, which will give the enemy ship an opportunity.
If you don't withdraw, the current transport fleet is like a girl who doesn't know an inch, with only a small fan in her hand to cover it, where do you say you are blocking at this time?
The helpless command ship of the Callahan could only be in the communication channel, calling:
"All ships, destroy the enemy in front of them in the shortest possible time, and then quickly return to defense!"
At this time, the ship House had already completed its turn, and the torpedoes fired by the enemy, passing fifty or sixty meters from the hull, could not cause any damage to the House at all.
While everyone was rejoicing in dodging the enemy ship's torpedoes, Fang Lang began to worry about the transport fleet behind him, after all, his main task was to protect the transport fleet. For so many days, it has been peaceful, but it seems that today is not good.
Just when Fang Lang was still worried about the transport ship, cheers rang out from the ship. It turned out that the enemy submarine was directly hit by its own naval guns. Looking at the enemy ships on the sea, it was obvious that the flames of the explosion were violently emitted by the explosion.
Everyone was ecstatic, this was the second sinking record of the House, how could it not make everyone happy! This is also the only record of the Brazilian Navy to participate in the sinking of World War II!
Fang Lang saw that the enemy ship had been sunk, so he no longer had nostalgia, and directly ordered:
"The right rudder is full, and we return to the escort position."
Then he came to the radio and called:
"Callaghan, this is the House, our ship is in the 041 direction, sank an enemy U-boat, and now returns to the escort position. Complete! ”
"Callahan received, the House is located in the direction of your ship 239, and a transport ship has sent a distress signal, and now orders your ship to check it, over."
Hearing the command on the radio, Fang Lang knew that this must be the result of a German submarine attack. Hoping that the people on the ship would survive, Fang Lang did not hesitate and replied directly:
"House received, now head to direction 239, carry out the rescue mission, over"
"House, stay safe, over!"
Fang Lang quickly found the distress signal that Callahan said in the telescope, and directly ordered it.
"Twenty right rudder, 239 azimuth, speed 30 knots, our ship will pass through the transport fleet internal rescue, please pilot and lookout post, pay attention to observation, do not collide with the transport ship."
"Understood, azimuth 239, right rudder 20, speed 30 knots."
Soon the House reached the rescued ship safely, but by this time the rescued ship had its tail cocked into the sky and was about to sink. Fortunately, the crew of the ship escaped in two dinghys.
Looking at the spectacular scene of the sinking of the freighter, Fang Lang's heart was also mixed, this is all money! I don't know how much of the environment to pollute, but fortunately it's not an oil tanker. Otherwise, it will probably explode.
"Put down the middle climbing net and rescue the crew, second officer, you go and ask them to see if they know how they were attacked."
"Yes, sir."
After Fang Lang arranged the rescue, he began to continue searching on the sea with a telescope, although the night sky was dark, he still hoped that his sixth sense could help him find the hidden enemy again.
It's a pity that Fang Lang didn't find anything abnormal this time, it seems that he can't rely on his sixth sense alone! It is still necessary to combine advanced scientific and technological equipment.
Soon the second officer came to report that all the personnel had been rescued, and no one saw the torpedo fired from that direction. But the explosion began from the left front side of the ship.
It looks like the enemy is coming from your own defensive area! It's just that now there is a dark night as a cover, and the sound of propellers is everywhere, and the sonar cannot detect the enemy, so it can only rely on the radar against the sea.
Some people may ask how the radar can detect the enemy when there are ships everywhere! This has to say that the British still have merit, in the early days of the invention of radar, Britain also invented the friend or foe identifier at the same time.
"We made a U-turn, made a roundabout, and returned to our escort positions."
I came to the internal communicator to contact the war center:
"The center of the war, this is the bridge, have you found any enemy ship targets?"
De la Torre's slightly tired voice came:
"Boss, on the sea radar, there is still no abnormal target."
Just when Fang Lang was still distressed that he had not found the enemy's target, the command ship sent another order:
"House, this is the Callaghan, I just received a distress signal from the Harry, please go to the rescue. Complete! ”
Hearing what came from the radio, Fang Lang couldn't help but be stunned, what's the situation, the Harry needs to be rescued, doesn't this kid like to point fingers? Why don't you contact us directly, but ask the command ship for help!
It seems that the British aristocracy is very face-conscious! I don't want to be saved by someone I look down on! It's a pity that the command ship obviously doesn't have time to pay attention! Let's take a look at what happened to the poor British aristocratic lord!
"Callaghan, House received, go to the rescue of Harry now! Complete! ”
Although they felt that it was rude to laugh at this time, many of the crew members of the House had unconsciously leaked a mocking smile.
At this time, the House was actually four distances from the Harry, so it took the House nearly an hour to advance to the sea where the Harry was located.
As soon as the Harry was twenty nautical miles away, a communication was sent from the War Center:
"The bridge, this is the center of the war situation, in the 068 direction, at a distance of 29 nautical miles, a suspected enemy U-boat target has been found."
"The center of the war, this is the bridge, what do you mean?"
"Boss, our ship's maximum detection distance of the sea radar is 30 nautical miles, and this time the enemy's signal, as before, is fleeting, and it is suspected that as soon as the other party enters the detection range of our ship, it will start diving, so our ship cannot accurately capture the target."
"Roger, please be vigilant and report the anomaly at any time."
Fang Lang, who put down the communicator, unconsciously began to be vigilant, it seemed that he had met an opponent this time. This enemy is cunning!
Fang Lang picked up the telescope again and looked at the sea in the distance, as usual, he didn't find anything abnormal, but Fang Lang's sixth sense in his heart began to keep alarming, as if there was a man-eating beast hidden in this sea area.
Turned around and walked into the bridge and ordered:
"Ten on the left side, one-third power, detours forward. Connect me to the Harry comms! ”
"Understood! The left rudder is ten, one-third powered, and the forward detour. ”
"Sir, Harry, the communication has been connected."
Fang Lang stepped forward and picked up the communicator and said:
"Harry, this is the House, our ship was ordered to rescue you, please explain the damage to your ship."
An unfamiliar voice came from the communicator:
"House, this is Harry, thank you for your help, our ship was torpedoed and lost power in the tail rudder. Drag and drop may be required. ”
"House received, did you spot any enemy ships?"
"The enemy ship has been torpedoed and sunk by our ship, and the enemy who hit the stern rudder of our ship is unknown. Beware of enemy sneak attacks. ”
"House, I know, my good brother is all right!"
"Rest assured House, Commander Reinhardt is fine, just hit on the head and is resting."
"The House understands, please be patient, our ship will come to the rescue immediately."
Just finished the call, everyone looked at Fang Lang with a strange expression. At this time, the first mate, Amar Reyna, said suspiciously:
"Sir, when did you and Reinhardt become good brothers!"
At this time, Fang Lang said with a solemn face:
"That's right! When did we become good brothers with Reinhardt. ”
Reina heard the meaning in Fang Lang's tone:
"Boss, you mean there's something wrong with the Harry!"
Fang Lang looked at Reina, nodded and smiled:
"Reina, you're smart. Our radar found the submarine in line with the Harry's habit of coming to spy on the target, but just now the Harry said that the enemy ship had been sunk by them.
The submarine was less than nine nautical miles away from the Harry, and we could spot them, so couldn't the Harry be so close? The Harry said that he was only damaged in the tail rudder, so why didn't the ship's guns and torpedoes attack the enemy ship? ”