Chapter 1307: 1308 Unlucky transport fleet
Chapter 1307 1308 The unlucky transport fleet
Hence, the torpedo launch speeds of modern submarines are not the same, and the actual attack capabilities of some poorly designed submarines must be discounted.
Of course, whether the modification is good is another matter. After all, this type of submarine is now in active service in various countries. What is inside needs to be kept secret, and it is impossible to truly show it.
Tang's submarines naturally used the drawings provided by Tang Mo, and they were naturally the best in design. With the help of semi-automatic auxiliary loading equipment, six torpedoes were loaded and awaiting launch.
"Two salvos! Give them a surprise!" When the sonar soldier reported that the destroyer Thunderbolt had actually missed their location and rushed to the other side of the sea like a headless fly, Tang Guo's captain ordered.
The sound of launching a torpedo will probably reveal their location, but it doesn't matter, the torpedo will hit the opponent first.
Ever since, the torpedo tube was opened, the compressed air pushed out the torpedo, bubbles rolled in the sea water, and the sonar crew of the Thunderbolt also heard the whisper from the **** of death.
“There’s noise! Behind us!” The sonar soldier of the Lions Empire shouted excitedly because he discovered the target.
"Turn! Turn now!" The captain of the Thunderbolt immediately ordered excitedly after learning the target coordinates. According to his experience, the opponent still has no way to launch torpedoes!
A submarine with all its torpedoes fired is a lamb to be slaughtered. No matter how sharp its teeth are, a beast that cannot open its mouth is no threat.
Everyone in the bridge of the Thunderbolt was very excited. They felt like they had won. The cunning opponent revealed his flaws, and they finally had the chance!
Just as they turned, the torpedo had already risen to the set depth and began to rush towards the side of the Thunderbolt.
Because the distance was closer, the two white tracks were just revealed, and the lookout sailors on the destroyer Thunder discovered them.
He opened his eyes wide and loudly reminded the people at his feet, pointing at the two white tracks and shouting: "Torpedoes! Torpedoes! There are torpedoes over there!"
In the bridge of the Thunderbolt, which was turning at full speed, the captain and first mate of the Thunderbolt followed the shouts of the sailors and saw the two white tracks very close at hand.
Everything was too late because the distance was too close. The captain of the Thunderbolt was frightened at this time. He simply did not understand why the submarine torpedoes of the Tang Navy were loaded so fast.
Of course, if he communicates with the dead Wang Luo, John Cleeves and others, he will know that in this war, past experience does not seem to be very useful.
A few seconds later, the first torpedo directly hit the middle of the hull of the destroyer Thunderbolt, and the second torpedo exploded under the bridge, directly blowing the entire destroyer into two pieces.
Thunderbolt sank rapidly and disappeared on the sea before even having time to send any message. At this time, the officers and soldiers of the Stickleback submarine were still floating on the oily sea.
The belatedly arrived destroyer Heavy Rain did not dare to leave the protected transport fleet, and could only watch the friendly forces on the two destroyers soaking in the water.
To be honest, the captain of the Lions Empire on the Heavy Rain was really scared. He was really afraid that his ship would also be sunk here and be buried with the two destroyers. At the same moment, another large transport fleet was also attacked by Tang Army submarines. This fleet was not so lucky. They encountered two Tang Army submarines.
In just a few minutes, six transport ships were sunk, countless supplies fell into the sea, and a large amount of weapons and equipment sank to the bottom of the sea with the ships.
The Lanes Imperial Navy fleet has been completely in disarray as it focuses on one thing and the other. They didn't even understand why they were being attacked or who was attacking them...
The main fleet of the Lions Empire Navy, which has already understood the situation, has been confused by a bunch of true or false intelligence in its hands at this moment.
Bloemeyer looked at the report in his hand with confusion, and did not say anything for a long time: They took off 50 carrier-based aircraft and flew to the sea area about 120 kilometers directly in front of them. As a result, they could not find any Tang Army warships there. .
More than 50 carrier-based aircraft have been searching, and even flew to the sea 200 kilometers away, but they still have not been able to find a target that can be attacked.
They had to return after running out of fuel, and the second attack prepared by the Lines Imperial Navy aircraft carrier group had to be cancelled.
The fully fueled carrier-based aircraft must make way for the landing position of the first batch of returning attack aircraft, so they must return to the hangar to stand by.
Yes, almost like the United Fleet, the carrier-based aircraft with bombs and torpedoes hung and filled with fuel was stuffed back into the hangar...
To the anti-ship missiles of the Tang Empire, these aircraft are simply time bombs. They will explode and burn. They can easily become amplifiers for anti-ship missiles and destroy the entire aircraft carrier.
"How is it possible that the enemy's fleet was not found? Their fleet should be right here!" A somewhat panicked Bloemeyer stared at the chart and was already at a loss.
There was no other way. What he was sure of and what he believed in had collapsed just now. In this case, the fact that he didn't go crazy immediately was considered amazing.
Another officer who relied on his own common sense and experience to dispatch and command, fell into a state of downtime because his own experience and common sense were subverted.
"General! What should we do now?" Lions I frowned and asked his general with a pale face. He is here to supervise the battle, and in terms of command level, he is not as good as Blomyer.
He still doesn’t know that the transport fleet behind him has been attacked by a submarine and suffered heavy losses. Otherwise, his condition at this moment would be ten times worse.
"The opponent's fleet cannot disappear out of thin air... They must have used some method that we don't know about! They avoided the search of our carrier-based aircraft!" Bromeier insisted.
They don't have any radars back up yet, and their radios can only survive over short distances. The entire fleet is now in disarray and they need time to regain their composure.
"No matter what, we have to recover the first batch of carrier-based aircraft first! Your Majesty, things may not go as smoothly as we imagined." The Commander-in-Chief of the Lanes Imperial Navy told Lane worriedly. Si I said.
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Two updates today, any missed updates will be made up tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)