Chapter 1316 Missing a Hit (Plus 2)

The stupid bird flies first, and the slow-running warship can only be dispatched first.

The Paris Commune belongs to the Gangut class and is the only first-class battleship inherited from the Tsarist era in the Soviet Union. It and its contemporaries were almost all commissioned in 1914.

Up to now, it has been nearly 30 years old, and the overdue service has made this battleship show an old-fashioned decline. Just when it was ignited, it was found that one of the boilers had malfunctioned, causing its steam power to be insufficient.

So, as a last resort, after the battleship was ignited, it drove out slowly, and the battleships behind were still waiting for the final decision of the fleet, who would command and so on.

In this gap, the Paris Commune had to embark on the journey first. Anyway, it hadn't left the cover of the port, and it didn't have much preparedness. It was still far from the German Navy!

It had its navigation lights on, so that the warships behind could see it.

At this time, on the bridge, Captain Nikolai was listening to the latest telegram.

"The command has made a decision, and General Gorshkov will command our naval formation. Now, General Gorshkov is going out to sea on the red Caucasus. Our course is temporarily correct. General Gorshkov ordered us to continue. Go ahead, and better be able to fix the powertrain."

Listening to the deputy captain reading this telegram, Nikolai's face was helpless. If it was possible, of course he wanted to repair the warship, but it was a pity!

In fact, there has been a problem with the boiler for a long time, but the funds of the Red Navy are limited. After investing in the aircraft carrier and the Soviet-class battleship, it cannot even spare the funds to repair the battleship.

Overdue service, no mid-term maintenance, let this battleship have the current failure, which is also helpless.

Of course, Nikolai didn't know that at this time Gorshkov was a little annoyed that he didn't take this battleship.

"Go ahead, we need to reach the designated sea area before dawn. After dawn, the German reconnaissance plane will definitely come to scout us." Nikolai said.

They had to leave at night, and after dawn, there was almost no time left for them.

Black smoke rose from the chimney, and the Paris Commune was on the sea at a speed of 15 knots. It didn't know that it had gradually entered the hunting position of German submarines.

"No. 1, No. 2, No. 3, No. 4 launch tubes, G7U torpedoes, fixed depth of 5 meters, maximum speed." Shepke said.

G7U, that is the most advanced hydrogen peroxide torpedo in Germany, only the most experienced captains can use it, because it is quite expensive, and now, against the target, Schepke loaded four hydrogen peroxide torpedoes at one time, That is also because the target is too rare, and it must be fatal in one blow!

Now, Shepke is quickly converting in his heart, while the opponent is sailing in a straight line, how should he shoot to accurately hit.

"Tube No. 1, No. 2, launch!" Shepke exclaimed, according to his calculations, now is the best!

Although four were loaded, in his eyes, two were enough. After all, torpedoes were too precious, and he had to keep them to ambush other Soviet warships behind.

"Bang, bang!" The high-pressure air ejected the torpedo, and the torpedo tube was filled with sea water at the same time, making a shocking sound. The two hydrogen peroxide torpedoes sprinted to a speed of 46 knots in a short period of time, and sailed quickly towards the front.

Shepke has been using the periscope to observe the target.

If it is daytime, he can clearly see the small bubbles that rise up on the sea after the torpedo is launched, which will expose the trace of the torpedo, which is also the biggest disadvantage of this torpedo in use.

And now at night, there is no such concern, you can use it with confidence!

The opponent's size is so large, there is no reason not to hit, Shepke is already waiting for the sound of the opponent's battleship exploding.

The battleships during the First World War focused on the armor protection above the waterline, fearing that they would be hit by the opponent's shells, but the underwater parts were quite weak.

Therefore, during World War II, many battleships were renovated on the slipway, and an important point was to increase the underwater protection.

But the Soviet battleships did not, so Schepke was very confident.

Time passed little by little, and Schepke's face was full of disappointment.

Did not hit?

According to the time, his torpedo should have swam to the opponent's position, but now the other party continues to sail intact, without any impact, nor did he find that he was attacked.

He actually missed the target!

Schepke was very disappointed.

what happened?

He operated in full accordance with the operating procedures, and at the same time, the two torpedoes were also carefully maintained, there could be no mechanical problems, and it was impossible for both to fail at the same time.

In the moonlight, the Paris Commune was still sailing, and would soon leave his attack range.

"Left rudder, No. 3, No. 4 launch tubes, launch immediately!" Without hesitation, Schepke decided to shoot out the remaining two torpedoes.

The torpedo with a fixed depth of three meters spit out small bubbles one by one under the water, and the bubbles rose up and floated to the sea.

It's a pity that Shepke can't see it. If it is daytime, he can see clearly. The torpedo is not walking in a straight line, but gradually curved. Although the curvature of the curve is not large enough, it makes it Eventually diverge from the target and leave again from the rear of the target!

The two torpedoes fired again did not hit again. It seemed that the Black Sea had God protecting the Soviet Navy. Shepke frowned, he had realized something.

It must be a hydrological problem!

If a submarine wants to sail in the ocean, it must know the hydrological data at each location.

Therefore, every country that has a submarine force has a scientific research vessel. In the name of scientific research, it monitors the hydrological data of various sea areas and draws detailed hydrological data for use by submarines.

In the simplest terms, the ocean currents underwater may be different from those on the water, and if a submarine sails underwater, it may experience a large yaw due to the continuous action of the ocean currents.

Similarly, the same is true for launching torpedoes. When encountering a large ocean current on the side, the torpedo will bend its trajectory. If the hydrological conditions are known in advance, adjustments can be made in time.

In the periscope, the profile of the target has passed. Shepke gritted his teeth and was very unwilling. Could it be watching the other party slip away like this?

Continue to catch up and fight from the side? No, there must be something weird in it, and you may not be able to hit even if you hit it again.

"Tube 5, tube 6, load T4falke torpedoes! Full speed, full left rudder, catch up from behind!"