Seven Hundred and Forty-Five Weapons on the Gap

In another corner that the poor sailor can't see, there is actually a periscope that is constantly observing every move of the transport fleet here. At such a delicate moment, the German submarine finally revealed all its ultimate moves, and began to pour deadly torpedoes at the opponent who had no power to fight back.

The sailor who found that there was also a German submarine on the port side cursed and before he had time to run away, a torpedo hit the iron plate below the deck where he was standing.

The huge inertia caused the torpedo to hit the iron plate heavily, and then the vibration activated the torpedo fuze, which ignited the explosives behind it. In just a moment, the action of excitation was completed, and the entire body of the torpedo was torn into pieces by the terrible chemical energy. Countless fragments that cannot be seen.

Without waiting for the poor sailor and those around him to realize the next thought in his head, the explosion's air waves and flames swallowed their bodies completely, and then the sea water pushed away by the torpedo explosion began to shake repeatedly Tear, twist and destroy the ship's sides.

The human body appears so humble and insignificant in the face of such violent power. With the spread of the shock wave, these sailors near the center of the explosion circle were all pushed high into the air, and because the power was too strong, they were thrown into the air by the flying boat. The process is interrupted into several or dozens of pieces.

There is no need to notify other ships, nor do you need to notify your own captain, because as long as you are not blind, you can see the gorgeous fireworks, and as long as you are not deaf, you can hear the deafening sound.

Seawater poured into the ship's interior, and it was impossible for a merchant ship without heavy armor protection to resist this terrible weapon. The huge force that even the battleship could not resist destroyed the support structure of the ship in an instant. The noise of the huge explosion can still be heard clearly.

The buoyancy of the two sections of the hit transport ship did not change in a short period of time, but the weight in the middle increased sharply due to the large amount of water ingress in the cargo, but lost the buoyancy effect, so with the sound of clicking, the damaged The steel keel began to crack, and the extremely strong and huge steel bars were forcibly twisted into two sections by a stronger force.

With the deformation of the keel, those strong rivets on the surrounding iron plates were squeezed out like bullets, splashing around inside the cabin, flying around like bullets, piercing the chests or stomachs of those unlucky sailors. Blood seeped into the sea water, turning bright red and dazzling.

After just a dozen seconds, the transport ship broke apart from the middle, and the stern and bow of the two ends were raised high, leaving the sea surface with dripping seawater, and the bottom of the ship that had been soaking in the water all year round It is covered with creatures in the ocean, and it looks far less smooth than other parts.

"The transport ship h19 was sunk! My God! That's the position on the left! There are enemy submarines over there! There are enemy submarines over there too!" At the core part, a crew member shouted loudly with a telescope,

His shouts were full of despair, as if the god of death had already stood on top of his head.

In order to protect the safety of the entire fleet, and to better protect important and scarce supplies, the large fleets heading to Iceland line up the ships in the fleet according to their importance: the outermost ships generally transport worthless Food or cheap materials; further inside are personnel and some weapons and equipment; the core part of the ship is more dangerous, either fuel or ammunition.

In the current situation, the formation of the entire fleet is already in disarray, and it is obvious that the Germans came prepared. It is obviously a very desperate thing to be on a ship with 10 tons of explosives and 30 tons of shells and ammunition.

Sure enough, before the crew on the arms transport ship studied how to improve their current situation, they saw a transport ship in the core position not far away hit the hull by a missed torpedo. The water column that exploded in an instant rose at least as high as a 20-story building. Accompanied by the explosion, there was also the heroic explosion of the tanker loaded with the most fuel in the entire fleet.

This huge fireball similar to the ultimate explosion blew the horn of the British collapse. Some transport ships that were on the edge and were very good at breaking away from the large force began to do evasive actions while leaving the fleet and fleeing in other directions. And those destroyers that were supposed to protect merchant ships are now scrambling to deal with those tricky German submarines.

The periphery of the fleet is actually not very flat. As time goes by, the British destroyer has dropped a series of depth charges, making a series of dull sounds in the depths of the ocean. The huge explosion repeatedly pulled the sea water, and finally spread this powerful tearing force to a considerable distance.

However, these exploding depth charges obviously did not have their due effect, because the location of the explosion was too far away from the target they were going to attack. The U-47 submarine has already used its excellent speed to get rid of the British destroyer that was chasing it. After all, the sound of explosions in the distance affected the sonar detection of both sides. The current combat environment is very harsh, which is conducive to the avoidance of submarines.

If the British Royal Navy ranks the German ships it hates, then the first place is the German submarine. This damn weapon should not appear in the minds of the British. This thing is simply trampling on the invention of the British Empire.

Speaking of the epic Battle of the English Channel, the British always felt that the German Navy’s aircraft carrier fleet was invincible. They believed that if the German spies did not happen to come out at a critical moment, then the final winner of the naval battle must be the British Royal Navy. navy. So even after losing command of the sea, or in other words, after losing command of the sea and air, the British Navy is still full of confidence that it will win.

The spirit of Nelson, which has been deeply rooted in the bone marrow for a hundred years, and the arrogance and strength that have only been erected for a hundred years, cannot be affected by a small setback. The only thing that makes the British Royal Navy unforgettable is the shame of losing the homeland.

They even believed that the only real threat to the Royal Navy was the German submarine and the damn "Admiral Raeder" battleship. As for the aircraft carrier, as long as the U.S. supports the U.K. with an aircraft carrier in place, it's not a big threat at all.

It's a pity that since the ghost ship appeared in the North Atlantic, the British began to face up to their opponents. When one battleship after another sank under the German torpedoes, the British finally felt their backs, and anxiety began to permeate their hearts.

Now, a desperate thing has happened. There was only one ghost, but now there are several. Those technical solutions to deal with the German ghost submarine are still in the laboratory, and there is no possibility of mass production.

Some people imagined using bait and a large number of aircraft to preset an ambush position to kill the ghost, but so far there has been no record of aircraft discovering the ghost submarine, which is too coincidental to be summed up by luck.

According to the analysis of the technical department, the Germans have made progress in the technology of radar miniaturization. At least the radar can be installed on this submarine, thus avoiding various patrol aircraft in the sky.

A large number of spies operating in France have also taken blurry long-distance photos of this submarine. From the analysis of the reference in the photos, the tonnage of this submarine is larger, and weapons such as anti-aircraft guns have been cancelled, so some underwater noise has been reduced. Stealthier and faster.

As for why this kind of submarine can drive at a speed of more than 15 knots underwater, and can lurk underwater for a long time, this can only be summarized by conjecture and inference. The British and American naval technical departments believe that this submarine is likely to use an unknown power source. Some clues judge that this ghost submarine is equipped with a very high-performance battery system.

Coupled with the known super-high torpedo rate of fire of this submarine, a general outline of this submarine is formed-this weapon is enough to be described as epoch-making. At least the intelligence agencies of the United Kingdom and the United States have offered sky-high prices. Who can get it? The design drawings or partial design drawings of this thing will be awarded 5 million US dollars.

As for why German torpedoes can attack oncoming ships head-on, this is a simple technical trick. The two German submarines lying in wait for the opposing fleet to approach silently, changed the touch detonation fuze of the torpedo to a timed detonation through the simple calculation device on the submarine, and set the detonation time.

This simple computer is the latest product of Turing's working group. Although it does not meet the complex calculation requirements in advance, it can do some simple fixed calculations, which is just used on the new submarine to help set this timing fuze. The torpedo didn't explode when it touched the opponent's hull, but exploded around the hull when it reached the designated time.

It is precisely because of this attack method that Prien arranged two submarines to block the way in front of the British transport fleet. It is also because of the dense formation of the opponent's ships that the hit probability of this delayed automatic detonation fuze is increased. The British probably would never have imagined that the Germans used mathematical methods rather than technical methods to increase the attack mode of their torpedoes.

This is a technological victory, a deliberate weapon research and development, and a revolutionary subversion against backward tactics and equipment. If divided according to the technical point of view, the German submarines have half a foot into the threshold of modern submarine design, while the British escort ships and escort methods are still at the end of the poor First World War.