Seven Hundred and Forty-Four Game Time

For a while, the confusion of the two ghost submarines filled the mind of the commander of the British escort fleet. That was a submarine full of mystery and terror. One of them had already caused a headache for Iceland, and now there were two of them, which would definitely shock the entire British fleet.

But before he came back to his senses, several ships in the transport fleet that was taking an evasive posture in front of him were hit and exploded. A huge flame exploded, and sparks flew everywhere.

"The transport ship h12 is sinking, they sent a telegram for help! h13 is burning, and the ship is transporting food, and it seems that it can last for a while. The h30 has been broken and is sinking rapidly. Its captain Already killed in battle." A telegraph operator held a few telegrams and nervously reported the losses caused by the attack that just happened.

"The destroyer on the left wing accelerates forward immediately! Set up an anti-submarine formation and drive away the German submarines! Even if there are two ghosts, I will sink them! The sea power of the British Empire for a hundred years! We will not give in easily! The spirit of Nelson Stay with us!" The commander who came back to his senses roared loudly, and issued an order to encircle and suppress the opponent's submarine.

"Speed ​​forward! Catch up with the opponent's submarine! Depth charges, prepare for battle! Adjust the course! Sonar, confirm the position of the opponent's submarine! Report its route and speed at any time!" The chief officer also issued the basic combat order of the ship. The latest anti-submarine destroyer launched by the United States immediately rolled up the waves like chicken blood, and rushed towards the position of the German submarine, killing it.

And not far behind this destroyer, an old British destroyer with double funnels is exploding violently. The torpedo just now caused great damage to it. Sea water poured into the hull, and there is no way to continue to rescue it. .

On the sea farther away from the exploding destroyer, more transport ships are in a mess, and some unlucky ships have caught fire and exploded. The sea is full of drowning crew members calling for help, and some people are standing on the side of the ship trying to find a way Lower the lifeboat attached to the side.

The speed of the entire fleet has dropped to an almost static level, because there are burning and exploding shipwrecks on the starboard side and directly in front, so some ships began to turn to the left, hoping to avoid these obstacles and increase their speed .

"Avoid those torpedoes! Slow down! Reverse! Hurry up!" Looking at the burning and exploding ships on the sea, the captain of a transport ship loudly ordered his subordinates, but his reversing action soon affected others. Another transport ship was moving forward in the distance, and the two ships could only slow down and stop in the end, preparing to adjust their course before continuing.

It's a pity that one ship never had such an opportunity. Before the transport ship on the left stopped, it was hit by a torpedo that leaked from the side all the way, and the entire ship shook violently. , and then began to sink slowly like other ships that were hit.

More troublesome things happened right in front of the fleet. The destroyers who were going to attack the German submarine discovered that there were two targets in their sonar positioning system, and they were two almost identical targets. They are equally quiet and both are very fast.

The two targets seemed to be able to sense the approach of the opposing ship, and they scattered and fled to both sides at an incredible underwater speed. When the sonar soldiers on the British destroyer recognized that these were two submarines, everyone was completely desperate.

"There are at least 10 torpedoes in the first wave of attack. This attack speed has been confirmed. It is indeed the ghost! Except for it, no submarine can have such a fast torpedo loading speed." A British military officer looked at the loss report , frowned and said with a headache.

Another piece of evidence was quickly confirmed. The speed of the submarine that launched a sneak attack on the right wing has exceeded 10 knots. This kind of speed has never been heard before. Only one submarine can do it. That is the legend. in the North Atlantic Phantom.

But before the three destroyers chasing the ghost submarine caught up and drove the ghost away, the analysis report from the other side was also sent to the fleet commander. It is unbelievable that the attack density of the front exceeds that of the side, and at least 20 torpedoes attack at the same time in the frontal attack. This attack density is almost the entire attack firepower of a wolf pack submarine formation.

What's even more frightening is that after the attack, the opponent split into two ways to escape, and the sonar signal showed that there were only two sound sources, and the speed of both had exceeded 10 knots. Know exactly what's going on.

It's not two ghost subs, it's three goddamn them! What concept is this? This almost represents a message, that is, there is indeed such a new type of submarine in the damn Third Reich Navy submarine force, the performance is so good that you fill it in, and at the same time, this terrible weapon is still being mass-produced!

The reason why the superstitious legend of ghost submarines has been circulating in the British Navy fleet is partly due to ignorance of gossip. On the other hand, it has to be admitted that this is the subconscious mind of the British Navy who does not want to see more ghost submarines.

Just imagine if it is really a ghost submarine driven by ghosts and goblins, then at most the UK only needs to endure the torture of such a submarine, which is enough. But one day it is known that this thing is an epoch-making super weapon developed by the German technology department, so how much will the British pay?

One ship is still a headache, but what if there are ten? What if it is a hundred ships? With so many unsinkable and unsinkable terrifying weapons appearing on the waterway, can the British navy, which has become no longer powerful, keep its fragile transportation line?

What makes people desperate is that even with such fear and prayer, the last thing they want to see still appeared in front of the British Royal Navy. The facts clearly prove that the German submarine technology is indeed mature, and It can be mass-produced and equipped with troops on a large scale.

"Gentlemen! Now, let's start the game! Let the Brits see and see! What is a real navy!" Prien put away the periscope, glanced at the two sonar soldiers, and said loudly: "Start down Dive, the depth is 110, the speed is increased to 15 knots, the left rudder is full and the course is changed, let them listen to our voice!"

"The heading is 15 knots! Increase the output of the motor!" The sailor in charge of the power replied Prien's order. And behind him, the helmsman had already started to turn the steering wheel to the end, and the entire submarine shook slightly due to the acceleration and steering, and everyone seemed to be stepping on a soft sponge under their feet.

"The tail torpedo is on standby! If the opponent, the sonar personnel pay attention to distinguish the enemy's sound signal! Confirm the opponent's speed and course!" As the depth of the submarine began to change, Prien knew that his advantage was getting bigger and bigger, although he couldn't tell How many British ships were sunk, but the dull explosion in the distance can still be heard in the earphones of the sonar soldiers.

If there is no accident, Prien's attack this time can at least cause the loss of about half of the ships of this huge fleet. In the past, this kind of record could only be achieved at night and with good luck. But now, the German submarines are blatantly killing, but the British are more effective and have not even organized a counterattack.

In the past, the old German U-boats had only 4 torpedo tubes on the bow, so if you want to launch more than 30 torpedoes in one go, you need at least 8 submarines to do it. Today's new submarines can launch 12 torpedoes in one go, so if you want to launch more than 30 torpedoes, you only need 3 submarines to do it. This increase in attack density can be described as heaven and earth.

That's why Prien dared to use five new submarines to form a pack of wolves, and launched a sneak attack when the opponent was most relaxed at dawn. Facts have also proved that his attack this time was very successful. At least for now, his attack tactics have caused huge losses to the British.

Prien doesn't know what kind of record his friendly submarine has played now. He only knows that his submarine has sunk at least one destroyer and three transport ships of the opponent during the dive. As for the others, he can only Hand it over to the friendly forces in the other two directions to confirm.

The friendly submarines in the other direction, that is, the two new-style submarines on the front did not live up to their reputation as hunting aces. They were the first to be equipped with new-style submarines. The previous record of these German sailors was not simple. Every team is a ruthless character who has sunk at least 20 ships, and all of them are underwater demons hated by the British Empire.

This kind of one-sided performance crushing is simply a grand game for the captains and crew who are used to dealing with the opponent's destroyers with old equipment. They hunted to their heart's content in the vast Atlantic Ocean, increasing their record as much as possible in order to become the strongest hunter.

Just when the entire British fleet was struggling with the three "ghosts" that appeared at the same time, a British crew on a transport ship at the outermost left position of the British fleet, who was in charge of observing the movement of the water, saw a ghost through the lens of the telescope. A slender periscope cut through the water surface, and approached him bit by bit not far away.

He put down the binoculars, stared at his companion with wide eyes, and cursed loudly in the most desperate voice: "Oh, ****, we are in trouble this time!"