latelenovela Chapter 725 Walking in Order
Chapter 725 Walking in Order
At this moment, Li Shaoyi was sleeping very soundly in the captain's lounge of Dingyuan. He had made all the necessary preparations for the Japanese submarines. In addition to the destroyers around him, the planes in the sky also carried depth charges.
Using seaplanes to attack submarines is a tactic that only emerged at the end of World War II and is still under research, but it is not a problem for Li Shaoyi at all.
The only technical difficulty that needed to be solved was that there was no way to bring the water bomb back.
This is not a big deal for Li Shaoyi. All the planes participating in the training will drop all the water bombs. Take the actual combat now as an example. If the fuel is used up in the sky and your four water bombs are still tied to the plane, you can just find a place where there are no boats to drop them. We can afford the compensation.
Li Shaoyi is so wealthy that this kind of training method is certainly possible in some relatively wealthy countries, but it can also be achieved in Li Shaoyi's fleet.
"Submarine traces found at position 202."
On the left side of the Zhiyuan cruiser, a soldier holding a telescope discovered the periscope.
This is the periscope that has just been raised again, and it is also the submarine of Colonel Higashimura.
"The enemy launched a torpedo, and the torpedo is heading towards us."
The officer on the left side of the warship also immediately noticed the white waves in the water.
"Full speed ahead, start the secondary engine immediately."
Ding Hanhai, who was commanding on the Dingyuan, immediately ordered the Zhiyuan to stop turning.
It is basically impossible to turn at such a distance, and due to the angle problem, the commander on the Zhiyuan cannot see the overall situation. On the contrary, the people on the Dingyuan can see that the torpedo attack is mainly in the rear half. If all the power of the entire ship is used, it should be able to rush through.
The New Orleans-class cruiser underwent a major modification in 1946, with the addition of an auxiliary engine to provide a certain amount of thrust. When Li Shaoyi exchanged it, this thing was also installed on it, which increased the original speed by 15%. This can be regarded as a secret weapon on the warship.
Normally, when we don’t take it out to use, we think that the original speed has reached the maximum, but when we take it out to use, the speed can be suddenly increased.
Colonel Higashimura also saw this scene on his way to the kingdom and was dumbfounded. How could the speed of a 10,000-ton cruiser be observed to increase with the naked eye?
In his understanding, he only knew about the warships of the current era, and it was impossible for him to know the situation nearly ten years later, so it was normal for him to have such an expression.
The other two submarines' targets were the surrounding destroyers. Destroyers are small and easy to turn around. After discovering the submarines, all the warships strengthened their vigilance. If they couldn't even avoid the torpedoes, then these people would be unworthy of Li Shaoyi's training funds.
"Colonel, why didn't those destroyers rush over? They..."
Both rounds of torpedoes have been launched. Normally, the destroyers on the surface should have rushed over like crazy at this time. They would desperately throw depth charges to the bottom of the sea in an attempt to blow up the Japanese submarine. However, the Japanese submarine was already diving and turning rapidly, but the destroyers on the surface had not made any movement. What was the reason for this?
"Could it be that they are all just empty-headed people who have no idea how to conduct anti-submarine warfare?"
An officer nearby immediately put forward his own idea, which won the approval of many people. In their opinion, the Longguo Navy is only concerned with face, but its actual combat capability is not that good at all, just like the Battle of the Yellow Sea.
Before the war, they carried out all kinds of propaganda, even making the world recognize them as a naval power. However, when it came to the actual battlefield, their mobility was really poor. Is this the case with Li Shaoyi's fleet now? If it's just about saving face, then we've made a lot of money this time.
Just as they were happily awaiting victory, the entire submarine suddenly began to shake. This was impossible. Those destroyers were far away. Even if they had just started to speed up, it would take more than ten minutes for them to reach us. What was going on? Where did these depth charges come from?
"Dive quickly and turn southeast."
Seeing that his men were a little panicked, Colonel Higashimura immediately shouted loudly. After hearing his voice, many people immediately calmed down and turned according to his orders.
Unfortunately, it was no use staying calm. There were too many depth charges falling around. Three planes saw the situation here and dropped twelve depth charges in an instant. When the last plane flew over, it could even see a trace of a submarine through the clear sea surface.
A ferocious smile appeared on the pilot's lips. According to this depth, it is less than 20 meters. If you can escape, I will fly the plane to bury you.
There was a violent explosion on the sea in the distance, and Li Shaoyi also came to the deck from the lounge. When Li Shaoyi came out, he saw a lot of black things mixed in the water column in the distance. It was obvious that the submarine was blown to pieces.
"Reporting to the commander-in-chief, we have discovered three Japanese submarines. Two of them have been destroyed. The remaining submarine is surrounded by two of our destroyers and is currently dropping depth charges."
When Ding Hanhai saw Li Shaoyi, he immediately gave a brief report on the surrounding situation. Li Shaoyi smiled and nodded. The Japanese really came. If they hadn't come, they would not be a group of despicable guys.
The Japanese were prepared for a sneak attack, but they didn't know that Li Shaoyi's military weapons had advanced to this level. The reason why the destroyers didn't surround them immediately was because there were planes in the sky. The speed of the planes was much faster than that of the destroyers. The bombs were dropped in just tens of seconds.
Japanese submarines either had to be equipped with wings or they could only accept the baptism of these depth charges.
As for the submarine that is being surrounded, they violated Colonel Higashimura's order and did not launch torpedoes at the first time, so they were not exposed. However, our warships are equipped with sonar. As long as you turn on your motors, do you still think you can escape?
Come in good order, leave in good order...