Six objects with orange flame tails streaked across the gray night sky and smashed into the sea like meteors.

"Boom, boom...... Boom, boom, boom, boom ......" Immediately there were six muffled sounds under the sea, and six thick water columns rose one after another.

Then, the beams of light from two high-powered searchlights swept over, along with hundreds of expectant or nervous glances. Searchlights swept back and forth across the sea, illuminating the water as if it were daytime.

"Did you hit?"

"I'm going to see, did I hit?"

"Is it a Dutch submarine?"

"It doesn't matter if he's or not, since he sneakily approached us, and we found out without revealing his identity, let's talk about it. ”

"It must have been the Dutch, and as soon as we came over, it actually ran away. If it weren't for the weakness of the heart, what would it run......"

"Damn, this bunny must have been with us for a long time......"

"That's right, whoever runs away must be a Dutch submarine......"

"And what about those who didn't run?"

"That's the well-trained Dutch submarine ......"

A large number of officers and men of the destroyer Qingdao who were not on duty all ran to the deck to be onlookers, and many people took out their binoculars, and they nervously observed the sea surface while discussing with great interest. This is not because they did not abide by the regulations, because in the early anti-submarine warfare, because the search technology was limited, many officers and men were required to act as human flesh search engines to assist in observation. In World War II, when anti-submarine warfare was carried out, the decks of warships were full of people, which was more lively than festivals.

Besides, anti-submarine warfare is different from traditional naval warfare, and submarines basically have no backhand power in the face of anti-submarine ships, and there is no danger to these onlookers. If the submarine really dares to float up and fight hard with naval guns, it is a good thing that cannot be desired. At the moment, this unknown submarine obviously had no intention of desperately, and after discovering that the destroyer Qingdao was approaching and asked it to identify itself with a light signal, it urgently dived and escaped.

As soon as the Qingdao destroyer saw that it was about to slip away, it unceremoniously fired a half-salvo at it with the deep anti-submarine rocket in the bow. But the attack was a shameful failure, and later the Qingdao fired two and a half salvos, still missing the slippery submarine.

Now not only are the anti-submarine weapons aimed at that side, but the main guns and machine guns on the ship are all pointed at that area, so as long as the submarine can't hold back its afloat, then prepare for the rain of bullets.

On the bridge of the navigation ship, Zhu Zhenyue, the captain of the Qingdao, also looked at the sea surface with a telescope and asked nervously: "Did you hit?"

Several listeners are also busy in front of the terminal of the sonic underwater detector (that is, sonar), they are sweating profusely staring at the display screen, carefully distinguishing the echo signal on the screen, and even taking out the manual to compare, at a glance it is a group of rookies. The vast majority of the officers and men on this Qingdao are rookies, and even the captain Zhu Zhenyue is also a rookie captain; he used to be in charge of large torpedo boats and gunboats, but after the expansion of the Chinese fleet, he was parachuted in to take charge of the destroyers.

This can't be blamed on them, the equipment of sonic underwater detectors is also a new gadget that has only been equipped with the troops for a short time, and the operators of the whole army are rookies. What's more, this is the first time it has been used in actual combat, so it's no wonder if you're not nervous.

The Qingdao is the lead ship of the Qingdao-class destroyer, which is the second type of destroyer made by New China. Standard displacement 2550 tons, full load displacement 3450 tons. The power system consists of 4 heavy oil boilers and two steam turbines, with a total power of 48,000 kilowatts. The maximum speed is 36 knots, and the cruising range is 5800 nautical miles / 15 knots. The capacity is 336 people.

The armament system is: three twin 130-mm 45-fold diameter high-level dual-purpose guns, two quadruple and two twin 40mm cannons, four twin-mounted and four single-mounted 20mm cannons, and two quadruple 600-mm torpedo tubes. The anti-submarine armament is two twelve-mounted 210-mm anti-submarine rocket depth launchers (anti-submarine rocket launchers), four twelve-mounted 180-mm anti-submarine mortars (an improved version of the hedgehog projectile), and two deep bomb launch tracks.

Its state-of-the-art equipment is also the electromagnetic wave detector (radar) and fire control system, which is equipped with an air search radar, a sea search radar, two fire control radars, and a bow acoustic underwater detector (sonar) for anti-submarine use, and can also deliver towed sonar.

This is currently the most advanced destroyer in the world, because of its relatively large tonnage, some countries count it as a small cruiser, such as the Netherlands. But don't count on the armor, the Qingdao class only has a conning tower, the main turret, ammunition depot and engine room have a thin layer of 50-100 mm thick armor, and the rest of the parts are naked.

At this time, the wind and waves were strong, and in passive mode, the feedback signal was a complete mess, and the listeners were busy for a while, but they did not find the target, so they switched the bow sonar to active mode. As a result, invisible sound waves hit every object on the bottom of the sea, and this sound wave is very lethal, and in a short time some unlucky fish are stunned alive and rise to the surface with white bellies.

The echoes produced by different objects are completely different, and if the submarine sinks to the bottom of the sea at this moment and turns off the main engine, it may be mixed in the bottom echo and pretend to be a reef. But now it's suspended in the water, and it's obviously impossible for such a large metal submarine to pretend to be a fish and get away with it. The Qingdao quickly found its target.

"Captain, it didn't hit just now, it's still ......" The sonar sergeant hurriedly shouted: "Run, it run, it ran in the direction of 11 o'clock......"

The sonar control computer also quickly displayed the target information: "azimuth 323, course xxx, distance 1560, depth 35 ......"

The number obtained by the sonar equipment is transmitted to the central fire control computer, which then quickly calculates the shooting elements, and then the computer controls the two anti-submarine rocket launchers at the beginning and end to adjust the pitch angle and direction.

At this time, the communications non-commissioned officer reported: "Captain, the Jiangyin and Pudong have come to help......"

The corners of Zhu Zhenyue's mouth twitched, and he said very unpleasantly: ", they are obviously here to grab food! Do a ghost a favor......

Behind the Qingdao, two more warships came, the destroyer Jiangyin and the frigate Pudong. Obviously, this is because the fleet commander Li Ang was impatient, and when he saw that the Qingdao was playing table tennis for a long time without results, he sent two more warships to help.

However, Zhu Zhenyue didn't think much about it, seeing that the duck was almost cooked, how could he be cheaper for others? Therefore, when the signal light representing the "ready" of the anti-submarine rocket artillery was lit, he immediately ordered: "Adjust the dispersion a little more, and all the bow and stern rockets will be fired in a salvo!" The port side anti-submarine mortars are on standby......

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

Twenty-four 210-millimeter anti-submarine rockets dragged their long flame tails into the sea, followed by a series of explosions.

"Damn, if you still can't hit, just go over and hit it with a mortar!" Zhu Zhenyue said viciously.

The firing range of anti-submarine rocket artillery is 350-3500 meters, but the volume of the rockets is relatively large, and even a large destroyer like the Qingdao class can only carry four salvos, so it is necessary to save money. The volume of the deep shell of the anti-submarine mortar is much smaller, it is not a problem to bring a few hundred rounds, it can be thrown vigorously, and it is not as big a battle as a rocket launcher when it is fired, and it is relatively hidden. But its range is only 150?800 meters, which is far less useful than rocket artillery. So these two anti-submarine weapons are complementary and are used according to the actual situation.

"How about it? Did you hit?" Zhu Zhenyue hurriedly asked, this time two anti-submarine rocket launchers can be fired in a salvo, if they still can't hit, they will lose a lot.

The listeners were busy again, and waited for a while before the sonar non-commissioned officer pointed to the monitor and said, "Captain, this time it may have hit, you see, the echo just now is gone!"

At this time, the watchtower also called: "Captain, a large area of oil and debris has been found in the target area, and the suspicious target may have been destroyed......"

Zhu Zhenyue finally smiled and said happily: "Well, but I have to confirm it carefully, so as not to misreport the results and lose face......"

So the Qingdao began to continue the search in that area, and after a while, the Jiangyin and Pudong also rushed over, they had already learned that the Qingdao might destroy the target, but still held on to the hope of what happened. After all, it's dark at this time, what if it's Zhu Zhenyue's false alarm, won't we have a chance to get the results?

Three warships with different moods turned on active sonar and searchlights, and circled around this sea, shocking and stunned many fish and shrimp, but they still did not find it, but more and more oil and garbage floated up. It wasn't until a sharp-eyed sailor on the Jiangyin spotted a floating lifebuoy that everyone was sure that the unknown submarine had been sunk just now.

Huangshan.

"Is it a Dutch submarine that was sunk?" asked Leon.

The operational staff officer replied: "Yes, detachment commander. The Qingdao and other three ships all salvaged a number of items, some of which had the Royal Netherlands Navy insignia, and the words on one of the lifebuoys indicated that it belonged to the K-2 submarine of the Dutch Navy......"

"Alright, since we've killed this hanging boot ghost, let's move on......" Leon looked at his watch and said, "It's been a long time coming...... In addition, a report was sent to the flagship that our 1st Task Force had sunk a Dutch submarine, possibly K-2, at 23:45. ”

"Yes, detachment leader......"

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Nov. 23, 2 a.m. Flagship of the Dutch Far East Fleet, the Dutch Sovereign.

At this time, the weather was already very bad, and it was pouring rain in the sea in this area.

The commander of the fleet, Cruyff, the chief of staff, and others had already gone to rest at this time, and on duty in the bridge was the deputy chief of staff of the fleet.

Looking at the raging wind and rain outside, the deputy chief of staff couldn't help frowning, this kind of weather is not a good weather for a naval battle, not to mention anything else, just asking for the enemy is a problem. He asked the officer on duty next to him, "Why hasn't the K-2 submarine sent a message yet?"

"Report to Your Excellency Deputy Chief of Staff, submarine K-2 has lost contact with us, and according to the plan they should contact us every hour," said the communications officer. Their last contact was at 11:10, when they claimed to have been spotted by the mid-* ship and were about to dodge. I haven't been in touch again since then......"

"Oh......" The deputy chief of staff nodded, there was no need to ask anymore, the K-2 submarine was probably already more than lucky. He thought for a moment and said, "We need to keep abreast of the movements of China's A fleet, what about other submarines? Are there any of our submarines nearby?" The Dutch referred to the two Chinese fleets they had discovered as A and B, and Leon's first task force was named "Fleet A," which was also their chosen target this time.

"We now have a total of 18 submarines, two O-class ones are overhauled in Jakarta, eight are in the Sulawesi Sea and the Maguru Strait, two are in the eastern Java Sea, and only six are in the northern and western Java Seas, and now the K-2 is out of touch, and the K-5 is monitoring the Chinese B fleet, and there are four more," the operational staff officer said. ”

"Then mobilize all four ships and order them to assemble in the waters of Belitung Island......"

"But, Your Excellency. At present, their position is relatively far away from this Chinese A fleet, and it is difficult to get to the ...... now."

"Anyway, let them do their best......"

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Just as the Dutch fleet was moving submarines, they did not know that there were two submarines in their immediate vicinity. However, they belong to the Chinese Navy. Both are Project 903 SEAL-class ocean-going attack submarines that were sent to Jakarta near Jakarta last week to monitor the movements of the Dutch Far East Fleet.

Since the decision to attack the Dutch East Indies, the Chinese navy has sent a large number of submarines here, and there are currently Chinese submarines monitoring all major ports and shipping routes in the East Indies.

The closest to the Dutch fleet is the project 053 submarine, because the Netherlands now has no radar and no sonar, so it is very bold, only 4 kilometers away from the outermost destroyer of the Dutch fleet, and it is also in a snorkel sailing state.

At this time, the periscopes of Chinese submarines all had low-light and infrared night vision, and although it was late at night, the captain of the 053 could see it clearly. While observing the Dutch fleet, he couldn't help but complain: "What a pity, this damn weather!"

Not only is his stomach on fire, but all the crew members are the same, and they can't eat the feast in front of them, which is really uncomfortable. But this can't be helped, it is difficult for torpedoes to hit the target in such weather.

Originally, No. 053 was also going to take advantage of the night to infiltrate the array of the Dutch fleet, but it tried several times without success, and the destroyers of the other side were very vigilant. Once discovered by the other party, if he hadn't slipped away quickly, he would have almost been shot deeply.

At this time, the communications non-commissioned officer reported "Captain, call 062 and ask if we want to attack and try ......":

"Sue them, wait a minute, don't waste the torpedo...... the captain said angrily. Earlier, he fired two torpedoes at the Dutch battleship, and the other party did not notice it at all, but all the torpedoes missed, and he did not know where they were washed by the waves.

"The task given to us by our superiors is to monitor, just keep an eye on them. Don't force your attacks ......"