Chapter 484: Two Defeats (Plus One)

The cannonballs came like a torrential rain, hitting all around the Deutsches, splashing continuously, but none of the cannonballs hit!

Just like firing a tank gun on land, it mainly relies on optical aiming, and it is quite particular to hit the target.

Take the tanker as an example, I haven't seen any commander fire while the tank is still in a hurricane, it is absolutely impossible to hit, and within 500 meters, you have to stop and aim.

And now? It was at sea, and the Deutsche in front, because of the damage to the power system, was slow to move, and only had a speed of about 10 knots. In this case, its firing accuracy was undoubtedly higher, and the main target of the Deutsche was to chase after it. Get on yourself, the warship that appears on your side.

In this way, it is convenient to take advantage of the artillery, and at the same time, it is easy to aim. You must know that the relative speed is the lowest when sailing in the same direction.

At the same time, on the other hand, in the development of sights, Germany's technology is advanced, their optical technology is extremely advanced, and the produced sights have high precision.

On the British side, it's not enough. The big guys behind are almost all rushing at full power. In this high-speed sailing, they still want to hit the Deutsches? Don't be kidding, just shaking the hull left and right can make the shells empty!

Therefore, Stanger is not worried about the opponent being able to hit at all.

In fact, in naval battles, it is very common to shoot at each other. It is really lucky to be able to hit each other. If you hit hundreds of shells, it is good to have one hit.

In this case, the Deutsche was like being blessed by God. The first shot hit can be explained by luck, and the second time, it hit one!

Moreover, all the shells of their own side were emptied.

On the Queen Elizabeth, Admiral Tovey's eyes lit up as he watched the Deutsches, in the first round of salvos from his side, it was safe and sound, and his voice appeared loudly on the radio: "Volley, Keep firing!"

At this time, what are you waiting for, continue to fire and kill each other!

No one noticed that on the sea, a small periscope was being baptized by the waves.

Submarine U-47, after firing the first hydrogen peroxide torpedo, maneuvered to regain the attack position, and in the periscope, Prien saw the big guy.

There are still six torpedoes on U-47, of which there is only one T11 torpedo, so there is no need to save it. In the face of a big guy, I have to shoot out the torpedo as soon as possible, and get another victory!

To deal with merchant ships, one is too much, and sometimes it is solved by direct deck guns, but to deal with such a big guy with tens of thousands of tons, it is absolutely necessary to attack with all your strength!

A T11 torpedo, three ordinary T2 torpedoes, as the sea water poured into the torpedo launch tube, one by one, the torpedo swam out of the launch tube and rushed towards the huge battleship.

Among them, the T11 torpedo was the fastest, quickly reaching a top speed of 48 knots, and swooped towards the Queen Elizabeth!

During the First World War, German submarines were already the most elite, and in World War II, the German submarine force will also play a greater role!

Technically, they have more advanced torpedoes that can rip through the bottom of large battleships!

On the sea, the waves were still rough, and the T11 torpedo with a fixed depth of five meters was attacking the opponent.

If you look at it from the outside, it is very strange, just like the ancient Chinese saying, the mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind.

The British naval formation was besieging the Deutsches, and a German submarine, behind them, launched a sneak attack on them.

There are bubbles emerging from the tail, which is an inevitable disadvantage of thermal power torpedoes. It is a thermal engine and needs to be exhausted. Under normal circumstances, these bubbles can easily expose the position of the torpedo.

But it is different now, because now the waves are rolling on the sea surface, and the waves are flying a few meters high. In this case, the situation five meters below the sea surface can't be seen at all!

The periscope was constantly blocked by the spray, and Major Prien's eyes were fixed on him, he wanted to see if the target could be sunk by himself.

No, the other party is slowing down!

Prien's heart sank. Just now, the opponent was in a high-speed pursuit. He set the launch of his torpedo according to the opponent's speed, but now, the opponent has slowed down.

The new generation of torpedoes are still under development. The current torpedoes still do not have advanced guidance systems. Most of them are self-propelled torpedoes. In the same way, for this kind of attack, the speed, heading, etc. of both sides should be calculated in advance, and a precise collision should be carried out.

But now, the other party has slowed down!

The fastest T11 torpedo just swam away from the opponent's front. This precious torpedo did not get any results!

The second torpedo also swam in front of the opponent, and both torpedoes were abolished.

"Boom!" The third torpedo finally met the opponent, and an explosion occurred at the opponent's bow.

This explosion stunned the British. At this time, the entire British fleet was slowing down in order to have higher precision to attack the Deutsche.

But now, the Queen Elizabeth is actually shot, and the muzzle of the Deutsche is not aimed at it, which means that the other party has other means of attack!

"Watch out for the German submarines!" said Admiral Tovey.

He understood right away, and as the hull shook, he knew that he was hit by a torpedo, but now, when his alarm sounded, he was still in a dilemma.

Anti-ship and anti-submarine are different, now they are anti-ship, one-line column, if they want to switch to anti-submarine, then they need to continue to reduce the speed, or even go to the Z-shaped route to repeatedly release anti-submarine deep bombs, in this case, then The Deutsches fled.

Obviously, the German submarines are here to relieve the siege of the Deutsche!

"Boom!" The second explosion followed the first, two torpedo explosions, which caused some damage to the Queen Elizabeth. However, with the rapid progress of damage control, the battleship was hard-pressed. After two torpedoes, I can still hold on!

"Order Birmingham, withdraw from the pursuit formation, conduct anti-submarine operations, and find the German submarine!" Admiral Tovey's order was quick: "The rest of the warships, salvo!"

The speed was fast just now, but it all flew away. This time, the speed has been slowed down, and you must not let it go!

"Boom, boom!" Relying on the high rate of fire, Deutsche's shot started again, this time, it aimed at the cruiser Southampton.

Whoever rushes up will be beaten!