Chapter 884 Discovering the Submarine

The position of the island country determines that they will definitely regard the Pacific Ocean as their own battlefield. The navy of the island country also needs to be able to gallop across the Pacific Ocean, but unfortunately, the power of the island country is still not strong enough, so they build large submarines, Also to be able to make a difference in the Pacific.

Of course, the facts of history can only show that the submarine force of the island country exists like a scum without a record. Anyway, the surface warship of the navy has also brought out the Pearl Harbor incident, which makes the island country feel as excited as chicken blood. A year or two.

The island nation's submarines did nothing.

This is also related to their thinking. Now, German submarines have begun to pay attention to underwater speed, so that the submarine has the most suitable body shape underwater, which leads to the underwater speed exceeding the water speed.

However, submarines in island countries still spend most of their time on the water.

For example, now, this I-74 has a very strong speed of 23 knots on the water, but it only has a speed of 8.2 knots underwater. At the same time, when it enters the water, even if it travels at a speed of 3 knots, it is only 65 knots. nautical mile voyage.

These defects are destined that it can only maintain the state of sailing on the water at ordinary times, and will only dive when attacking. This is the biggest difference from German submarines. Now, German submarines only surface at night. Most of the time, it is the snorkel state.

This time, they have successfully completed their mission. They could have been out at night and returned slowly. However, recently, the US Navy in the Pacific Ocean has been searching for submarines at sea like crazy. In order to prevent accidental injury, the base camp asked them to quickly Return home, stay away from right and wrong.

In this way, they can't use batteries to sail underwater at low speed, float to the surface, use diesel engines, can drive to high speeds of more than 20 knots, and go back in a few days.

Saburo stood on the command tower and observed the sky. Soon, he found a black spot in the distance, which was flying towards him quickly!

"Report, found a suspicious target." Saburo shouted down.

"Continue to observe." Captain ** said defiantly.

Now, we are in the voyage of returning home, and we are in a floating state. Even if we find any suspicious targets, can we still attack ourselves?

"Yes." Saburo continued to open his eyes wide, looking at the target in the sky in the distance, and soon, he recognized that it was an American seaplane!

Before radar, reconnaissance/observation aircraft acted as the eyes of the fleet. These aircraft, deployed at coastal bases or ships, were able to search hundreds of miles of water in the air, monitor the movements of enemy submarines and surface ships, and Our warships observe the impact point of bombs, carry out shipwreck rescue and so on.

Founded in 1917, the Chance-Water Company is the leading manufacturer of water observation aircraft for the U.S. Navy. It produces a series of pirate carrier-based biplanes, which are equipped on U.S. cruisers, destroyers and other warships.

Now, they have developed the latest model, the single-wing OS2U-1 Kingfisher reconnaissance aircraft, which was designed and manufactured in 1937, and gradually delivered to the US Navy in 1938.

Pilot Chris, in the front seat, and behind him, in the wide open cockpit, was his companion Schroeder, the tail gunner, radio operator and spotter.

The front 450-horsepower Pu-Hui R-0985-48 star-shaped air-cooled engine is rumblingly running, driving the reconnaissance plane to fly over the sea. At the same time, the two people's eyes are constantly cast to the sea. .

Half an hour ago, they were ejected from the destroyer USS Lawrence-Taylor, and their mission was clear: to search for German submarines on the sea!

A few days ago, a cargo ship in the United States was destroyed by an unknown target while crossing the Pacific Ocean. Almost all the facts are that it was done by the Germans. Now, they need to find out the German submarines. Then sink them!

Let the Germans know that the Pacific Ocean is not their stage!

However, this is also very difficult. After all, they have already got the exact information. The German submarines are equipped with snorkels, which means that they can't see the German submarines floating on the sea at all. It's just a small snorkel.

If the time was delayed for another year or two and waited for the development of radar technology and underwater listening technology, it was easier for them to spot the German submarines, and now, they do not have surface search radar to scan the snorkels on the sea, they Only use your own eyes!

They flew very low, and while flying, they kept searching the sea surface. This was definitely looking for a needle in a haystack. At the same time, there were more than a dozen teams, just like them, searching aimlessly, hoping to find the target.

Suddenly, Chris in front was excited: "Ahead, I found a floating submarine on the sea!"

As a pilot, you must have a pair of sharp eyes. When he found the submarine over there, he was extremely excited. He stepped through the iron shoes and found nowhere, and it took no effort to get it!

Living in the narrow space of a submarine for a long time, smelling the smell of diesel oil volatile in the air, listening to the continuous noise of the engine, it is easy for the submariner to suffer from various psychological obstacles, especially the German submarine, which is around the world. They must be more lonely if they have come over half the world. It is completely okay to float up and blow the sea breeze when it is safe.

I was finally caught by my side!

He pushed the accelerator lever, and the front engine exploded with a louder roar, flying towards the opponent at the highest power state.

"What flag are they flying?" After flying for a few kilometers, I could see it more clearly. I could see the high flag fluttering in the wind, but I couldn't see what it was.

Schroeder in the back seat stuck his head out, facing the airflow, trying hard to observe.

"Black, I saw black on it. It looks like a black swastika flag. Well, there is also red, red bottom, black, which is the swastika flag!" Schroeder said with certainty.

"Quick, send a telegram to our mothership, we have found a German submarine, it is currently submerged, azimuth 27-0-36, request to attack!" Chris shouted excitedly.

The Germans are so careless and so arrogant!

Sailing on the sea, and daring to fly the national flag at the same time, aren't they looking for a beating? Don't think it's okay to float!

Kingfisher reconnaissance aircraft, not just a reconnaissance plane, it can also carry weapons.

At the nose of the nose, there is a fixed Browning .30 machine gun, and there is a .30 machine gun that can be tilted at the back. At the same time, the kingfisher has a bomb rack under each wing, and now, just hang a 100-pound aerial bomb.

Thinking of these sneaky submarines attacking cargo ships recklessly, Chris was in a rage.

The Pacific Ocean belongs to the US Navy and cannot be left to the Germans!

The Kingfisher reconnaissance plane, with a rapid and violent attitude, pounced on the defenseless "German" submarine on the sea!