The first thousand three hundred and sixty-three chapters fierce battle escort fleet
The reaction of the opponent's warship was within Deng Jiegan's expectation. Although the projection of the deep-water bomb was a little larger, in Deng Jiegan's plan, the 21 submarines responsible for the first wave of attack were the main force of the attack regiment next, rather than the main force of the escort warship attack. The first wave of dismantling the remaining targets will be handed over to the remaining submarines to complete. These 21 ships only need to wait for signals. When most of the escort fleets are killed, they will be put into the attack of the merchant ship of the opposite regiment. Now they only need to wait patiently. As long as they protect their own safety, they will give the Allied regiment a final blow when the opportunity comes.
In itself, even if the Qin-class submarine is running at high speed, the decibels are outside the detection range of the sonar. This reduces the ship's speed and deliberately runs below the merchant ship, which is even more confusing. The sonar has lost the possibility of discovering them. When countless deep-water bombs are thrown down, the result is already destined. No matter how many deep-water bombs they put in, they will not produce any effect.
Amid the explosion, thousands of deep-water bombs exploded countless fish, which also shocked the entire sea surface. During such shock, Deng Jiegan led the remaining submarines and were using the periscope to make the final preparations before the attack. The first wave killed 8 ships, 2 light patrols, and 6 destroyers. This was the main target, and two destroyers were traumatized. There were 2 light patrols and 6 destroyers left, which posed a threat to the submarine. The two destroyers that were injured in the first wave were already unable to support them at this time. They not only left the deep-water bomb drop team, but began to control damage.
Among the battleships that the Allied Power has combat power, two light patrols have less threat to submarines than the rest. It is an old light patrol, for the purpose of decisive battle at sea, that is, the artillery light patrol, rather than the anti-submarine light patrol that was born after the first battle. Such light patrols are inherently weak due to the inherent weakness of the design, even if there are deep-water bomb projectors, they are quite weak. Two or three are considered too many, and it is impossible to have seven or eight units at once like destroyers. Such light patrols can be postponed among all targets. In other words, at least 4 destroyers and up to 6. This difficulty is greatly reduced from the previous time when targeting the ship.
Of course, Deng Jiegan currently has less power. The first wave of 21 submarines cannot continue for the time being. Fortunately, he still has 10 people at hand. While the destroyer was scattering deep water bombs, Deng Jiegan used radio orders to get 10 submarines to gradually approach them. This time, because they were still crazy, the submarines would not approach within 1 kilometer of the destroyer. This is also the first time that the submarines attacked more than 1 kilometer away. To be on the safe side, they chose to attack four of them, and the destroyers that were not damaged among the destroyers. The rest should be put aside.
The submarine is one kilometer away and launching torpedoes is the first time in actual combat. However, on the training ground, on the way to Europe, the submarine attacks more than once at 1 kilometer or even more than 2 kilometers. The flying fish torpedo is not only extremely fast, but also exceeds the range of most torpedoes, with a total range exceeding 3.5 kilometers. In the extreme experiment, theoretically, within 5 kilometers, there will be no kinetic energy and a certain lethality. 1 kilometer is only within 3.5 kilometers. It is a very inconspicuous front section. At this point, the flying fish torpedo is stronger than other torpedoes. Between one kilometer and two kilometers, it is also the range of attacks by most submarines.
At this moment, of course, it is impossible to adjust as before the war begins. It can only maintain a rough direction. The nearest one is about 1,000 meters, more than 900 meters, and the farthest one is no more than 1,250 meters. Then 10 submarines aimed at 4 destroyers. At the first moment, the 30 torpedoes were launched, aiming at four destroyers that were throwing deep water bombs frantically. They are also this escort fleet, and there is still the last, complete power left.
Because of the sudden attack, the damaged destroyers were just rescuing themselves. Those who had nothing to do naturally gathered together. These four destroyers were collectively acting, which gave the submarines the opportunity. The four separate destroyers were much more difficult to deal with than those who gathered together.
This may be a mistake, but it is not. From the beginning of the warships entering modernization, the cluster effect quickly emerged. The density and destructive power of the four destroyers collectively dropped deep-water bombs was much stronger than the four individual launches. They did not expect that submarines were absolutely weak for destroyers. After the sneak attack was completed, the opponent not only did not take the initiative to retreat, but instead came forward to it.
When a submarine is discovered, it is the most difficult thing to face a destroyer. The clear waterline of the torpedo is easily avoided as long as the destroyer operates at high speed, even if the torpedo can be at a speed of 65 knots. At this time, the power of the flying fish torpedo is shown. Even if the torpedo is fired one kilometer away, even if the opponent's destroyer is fully alert, except for the sound of sonar discovery, there is nothing left. The torpedo in a 2-5-meter operation will not generate huge bubbles. The propeller driven by the motor also brings out the knowledge of fluid mechanics to the extreme and is as concealed as possible. At least, it is difficult to see the trajectory of the torpedo attack on the water surface.
The distance of 1 km is only 0.6 minutes for a torpedo of 65 knots. It is converted into seconds, but only 36 seconds. Perhaps for a 100-meter athlete, 36 seconds is more than three hundred-meter sprints. Even when the destroyer accelerates to the highest level, it may take 0.36 nautical miles in one percent of an hour. This is five or six hundred meters, which should be enough to escape.
Unfortunately, this is completely useless, because the destroyer realizes that it may be attacked, but he doesn't know where to hide. The sound of torpedo propellers and the sound of the warship's propellers are two completely different sounds. The sonar often trains the sound of the propellers of the submarine and is not familiar with the torpedoes. This is also the fundamental reason for the powerful battle results of the previous torpedoes. The sonar can hear the general position of the submarine from the sound of the propellers based on the sonar. Even if he hears the sound of the torpedoes, he does not know where the torpedo is. This greatly enhances the effect of the torpedo launch.
The four destroyers stopped to throw deep-water bombs and began to evade. Unfortunately, the 30 torpedoes had only about 36 seconds of navigation. From hearing the sound to the captain's stopping to throwing deep-water bombs, the destroyer entered the evasion state. At least ten seconds was wasted in the middle. The remaining time had no correct reaction at all. They avoided according to habits, but the effect was not good. The 30 torpedoes had sealed all positions. The situation of these 4 ships was much more dangerous than the previous 10 ships, and there were dense torpedoes from all directions.
The British navy's combat qualities are still more than the US military. They are in absolute danger. The sonars did not determine the distance and direction of the torpedo. The destroyer still avoided it. If there were not enough torpedoes against the four destroyers, they would have been run away. In this way, three destroyers were hit by torpedoes, and the other was exploded at close range by the torpedo, directly injured the bow of the ship.
Three severely injured and one slightly injured. The quality of the British Navy was enough to make Deng Jiegan amazed. Unfortunately, it was useless. The war had reached this level and the dust had settled. The powerful power of the flying fish torpedo was not something that any destroyer could withstand. The two destroyers with crazy deep-water bombs before were just to cheer up Yu Yong and run at high speed, which was not conducive to their control of damage. In particular, the crazy release of deep-water bombs has occupied manpower. The speed of these two destroyers has been reduced by about half, and there are obvious signs of tilt. Now they are in danger and cannot complete the basic tasks, and they cannot even protect themselves.
18 warships, 2 equipped patrols have no submarine attack capabilities, and 2 have not been damaged yet. Their attack power is only one-quarter of ordinary destroyers. The remaining battleships are either severely damaged or sinking, and have basically lost their ability to strike submarines. The submarines led by Deng Jiegan have achieved most of the victory in the attack on the Allied super escort fleet. Next, it is the question of how many results can be achieved by taking advantage of the victory.
Not only did the British army know about this situation, but Deng Jiegan also saw clearly. After leaving behind several submarines and continuing to attack the destroyers with resistance, the rest began to bloom from all directions to encircle and suppress the remaining merchant fleets. By the way, the attacks on the equipment patrol and two light patrols that were not damaged were attacked. This was the biggest big fish. Only by taking this can we declare this raid and achieve a successful victory. A new round of attacks began on the entire sea, and it was in chaos.
It was only a few minutes from the beginning to now. It was soon enough. Everything was flashing like a kaleidoscope. Until now, the British army responsible for escorting this huge ship was still unable to tell where the opponent was and where the submarine and torpedo came out. However, according to past naval experience, the Supreme Commander knew very well that he might not have threatened any enemy submarines. Those submarines were like assassins hiding in the dark. After launching a sudden attack, they hid others, making it impossible for them to tell where the other party was.
This is the strangest and most dangerous situation that all British officers have encountered since they were engaged in the navy. They cannot take care of so many things at this moment. They must make a decision as soon as possible. Otherwise, the entire fleet will face a catastrophe, especially the two equipped patrols. This is a 15,000-ton big guy, but such a main warship has little effect on dealing with submarines. (~^~)
Chapter completed!