Chapter 764 West Wind 10

In the two downward concave gaps in the middle of the deck, the two thick five-pack torpedo launchers are particularly ferocious in the night. Compared with the bow gun, the torpedoes are the largest killer on the destroyer.

Especially this kind of new torpedo that was only equipped after the war!

Lao He sat next to the launcher with a helmet and looked at the simple sight with his eyes. His comrades-in-arms had stood behind him, holding the trigger in his hand and ready to go at any time. The wind in his ear told everyone that the destroyer had begun to accelerate.

The destroyer he is in has a name that everyone in the world knows, Cheng Zhijie!

In those years, the three-board axe of the old monster Chen was famous all over the world, especially the last move to "pick out the ears". The two horses staggered, turned around and swept, and I don't know how many heroes fell under the axe.

This move requires war horses to be staggered, which is somewhat similar to the torpedo attack, and when "picking the ear", it will also encounter the enemy's attack with a knife and axe. Just like the destroyer will be baptized by the enemy's gunfire when attacking, it is known as the last kill. Therefore, Lao He, who has heard about the book since he was a child, also nicknamed the launch of a torpedo attack. Duo".

In fact, he is only 28 years old this year, but after a steady stream of young recruits came in, his non-commissioned officer gradually became a veteran, and he was called Lao He by everyone.

This kind of attack using torpedoes to attack the enemy, according to everyone, belongs to the business that can only be done by pinning the head to the belt of the trouser belt, because the destroyer can not hide underwater like a submarine. When using torpedoes, it often faces a guy bigger than itself, which is very dangerous, so since the beginning of the war, the destroyer is The ship that the empire lost the most.

As a sergeant who has served for five years, Lao He knows that there are many kinds of torpedo attack tactics, and there are two most commonly used. One is that when the enemy is paralyzed or does not pose a great threat, the destroyer can launch at a long distance in a parallel pursuit posture, and the second is the assault fan-shaped tactic currently in use.

Assault fan tactic is one of the tactics that the destroyer captain must master. It refers to the general term for several or even dozens of destroyers to carry out high-speed assault on a large target. The tactics are divided into many kinds of multi-line multi-point and single-line single-point. At present, the seven destroyers grouped with Cheng Zhijie use single-line single-point.

Single-line single point, in fact, in fact, there is only one formation, arranged into a single-winged geese formation to launch a raid on a target. Because all the maneuvers in tactics, steering, including artillery suppression, must be strictly synchronized with the pilot, so the main gun of the 7 destroyers and the quadruple 47mm rapid-fire gun on both sides of the bridge, Maximum firepower suppression can be carried out on a point. Theoretically, the fire intensity can even suppress all the secondary guns of a Guam-class battleship!

In the single-point tactic, all destroyers actually attack at a local point. No matter how many snake-shaped maneuvers are made on the way, they finally need to launch torpedoes after arriving at this point.

There is also a strict procedure when launching a torpedo. It does not mean that it can be launched at will. The launch must start at the moment when the destroyer makes a U-shaped turn, and then each torpedo needs to count down to come out of the water, that is to say, each torpedo is about 3 seconds apart, because the destroyer is still doing U-shaped maneuvers at the time of launch. Therefore, 10 torpedoes will naturally form a fan shape to ensure the maximum hit rate.

Theoretically speaking, the best time to launch a torpedo is on the way forward by the destroyer, so that the destroyer itself can reach a speed of 35 knots, which can increase the speed of the torpedo, but the torpedo in this way is not fan-shaped, unless it can command halfway. The probability of hitting is a little worse, so the navy is more willing to use a sharp U-shaped tactic to throw the torpedo out when dealing with the cluster target.

Although throwing out cannot increase the speed, it can increase the range of the fish laser, and it can make the torpedo naturally form a perfect fan arc and increase the killing coverage.

A spear type 3 torpedo with a speed of 47 knots, 550 mm and 450 kilograms of charge. To deal with battleships from other countries these days, one is enough to kill, and two are at least paralyzed. If there are three, then you can basically collect the corpse.

Two light patrol heads diverted the enemy's most dangerous main gunfire. Three destroyers made a mixed road from the right side, and the seven on their side were the sharpest spears!

On 6,000 meters, hit 70 spear oxygen torpedoes!

Lao He took a deep breath and looked at Xue Rengui, who followed closely behind Cheng Zhijie. Although the two ships were less than 100 meters apart, all the light sources on the destroyer were turned off at this time, so he could not see any partners clearly, but he could still feel the heartbeat on the other side's deck.

"23,000 meters!"

The shouts of the deck gun commander came from the front. Lao He and his comrades-in-arms suddenly clenched the nearby fixtures, their hearts suddenly tightened, and all the blood began to surge up. Because at this distance, even if the enemy does not see himself, he will gradually be attracted by the roaring engine after acceleration.

The destroyer under his feet trembled sharply, and there were bursts of screams in the steam pipeline. The four steam turbines were completely overloaded, pushing the 2,500-ton Cheng Zhijie to an ultra-high speed of 35 knots. If it hadn't been for the technical department to make concessions in speed to ensure the balance during the sprint, the Weiqing-class destroyer You can run more than 37 knots!

" monitor, are you nervous?"

When the wind blade blew over his cheeks, a lifelong timid inquiry sounded beside him. Turning his head, the little soldier who had just turned from the reserve held the fixed armrest and his chest heaved violently.

"Afraid."

Lao He smiled and said unexpectedly, "The first time I almost fell into the sea when I turned the corner. If the old monitor hadn't held me, I would have fed the sea king."

"Really?" The little soldier opened his eyes wide and forgot his nervousness. He didn't seem to believe that the best torpedo chief in the detachment had such an a thing.

"It's true."

Lao He narrowed his eyes and seemed to recall, saying, "At that time, I also asked the old monitor like you. He told me that he was also nervous, but when he saw the enemy ship hit by a torpedo, he forgot it."

"Why?"

"Why? Ha ha, you will know in a while!"

"Boom."

When the little soldier wanted to ask, there was a sudden roar in the distance. Looking up, he only saw countless fires and highlights in the target fleet in the dark. In an instant, it seemed that the sky had been burned red!

"The cruiser opened fire! It must be our cruiser pulling away the cannon!"

The little soldier jumped happily, but Lao He still sat firmly in front of the simple sight with a smile on his face. After seeing that the little soldier's safety belt was a little loose from the corners of his eyes, he helped him tighten it.

Who knew that after helping him tighten up, the destroyer under his feet suddenly leaned to the left. The little soldier who was not grasping firmly suddenly lost his balance and almost slipped down the sea. Fortunately, at the critical moment, he tightened his waist and saw that the safety belt was hung again.

"Thank you, monitor."

"Boom." The little soldier's gratitude was still lingering, and the shells began to explode everywhere around him. The water column of the forest rose from the sea and enveloped the seven destroyers in an instant.

"Hand hold on, let's take out our ears!"

Lao He held the little soldier behind him, laughed and pulled the rotating machine. The five-piece torpedo launcher quickly began to rotate, and the launch port was aimed at the sea just half a minute later.

"17,000 meters, the countdown begins!"

"Boom."

The front main guns of the seven destroyers began to fire fiercely. The 14 L47/130mm were aimed at the distance at a speed of 98 pieces per minute, and the hull was further left and the right was constantly deflected for snake-shaped maneuvers.

The shells kept falling beside him, and the raised column of water rushed to the deck. After a moment, all the torpedoes, including Lao He, were wet all over, as if they had just been fished from the sea.

No one spoke. Except for the hissing of the naval gun, everyone on the destroyer fell into sinking. The little soldier who experienced this scene for the first time trembled all over. Suddenly, he found that the veterans, including Lao He, had become evil wolves with red eyes, sharp teeth and silently pounced on the enemy!

"Boom." A loud noise came from the back.

The little soldier turned his head and looked, and his eyes turned red in an eye. He only saw a flame bursting in Xue Rengui. In the blink of an eye, the flames devoured the whole deck. The comrades-in-arms who were still alive a few minutes ago in the fire were wrapped in the fire, and the warship began to tilt.

His fingers unconsciously clenched Lao He's arm in front of him, pinched it in the flesh, and grabbed it to death! Wait, brother, I'll avenge you!" Lao He took a deep breath, turned his head, and his eyes turned blood red.

"10,000 meters!"

"Calculation angle!"

"Listen to my password!"

Lao He raised his left arm high, and his comrades-in-arms behind him immediately took their positions. At this time, the little soldier also forgot to be nervous, leaned out half of his body and began to calculate the launch angle.

"Boom."

A shell landed on the left side of the bridge, and the scattered shrapnel jingled on the thick armor of the torpedo launcher. After one of the small fragments rebounded, a slender wound was torn on Lao He's arm.

" monitor."

"You can't die, calculate the angle of water entry!"

The little soldier shed tears, took a deep breath to adjust his mood, and began to report after a moment: "Aimposition 010, the target angle is 17 degrees to the left."

Lao He quickly adjusted the sight according to the data of the little warrior. This is a simple gyroscope scope. After setting the parameters of the enemy ship, when the vertical pointer in the center returns to the center, it means that the torpedo can be launched.

While Lao He adjusted the sight, he suddenly felt his body suddenly leaning back, and his vision gradually opened up. When a touch of orange cannon flame reflected into the corner of his eyes, there was only a vertical pointer in his mind.

Six destroyers began to turn almost simultaneously. The strong habitual surname made all the sailors on the deck involuntarily lean back. Fortunately, everyone tied their seat belts and caught the fixed objects, so there was no slipping.

The white wave formed a violently curved arc on the stern of the ship, and the pointer on the sight began to move closer to the center little by little. When he finally reached the red dot, Lao He almost used all his strength and roared.

"Sunch!"

"Ban." The launcher pulled down the trigger of the No. 1 torpedo tube. After hearing a slight sound of air expansion, a thick shadow suddenly appeared in the front of the torpedo mouth. After the shadow rushed into the water, it quickly disappeared into the sea with a 100-meter-long white wave.

"1, 2, 3 pull."

"1, 2, 3 pull." The launcher counted silently in the bottom of his heart, and pulled the launch trigger for every three numbers. When he pulled the fifth one, he immediately shouted loudly, "The No. 1 is over!"

"The No. 2 aircraft begins to launch!"

It is said to be slow. In fact, the whole process is only 30 seconds. When the destroyer left the bottom from the U-shaped bay, the two transmitters and ten torpedoes have all left the deck.

When oxygen torpedoes enter the water, they also need compressed air to push forward for a certain distance, so soldiers can clearly see 10 white waves, but after a few seconds, the white waves quickly disappear, but everyone knows that they are soaring underwater!

The destroyer has begun to turn around, and more shells are still falling. From time to time, one or two fires exploded on the deck, but no one cared. They ran to the deck one after another and shouted loudly.

"Let's go, let's go, let's go!"

6,000 meters, the torpedo takes about 4 minutes, and the destroyer takes about 4 minutes to escape the most dense 10,000-meter firepower circle, which has become the most anxious 4 minutes for everyone!

In the distance, enemy ships in the firelight began to accelerate the deflection. Although they could not see the torpedoes, Xinhua's unique destroyer assault tactics have been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. It is estimated that as long as they make an action, they will have to carry out torpedo evasion.

"Quick, fast!"

Lao He also clenched his fist and shouted. Just as the watch was about to reach the end, a shell suddenly hit the deck. In the explosion, Lao He slowly fell down.

The little soldier didn't notice behind him, but he felt a heat on his back. When he almost fell to the ground by the heat wave, a huge column of water suddenly rose next to the huge target ship in the distance. Although the little soldier could not see the scale of the water column, he saw that the black shadow of the ship in the firelight was suddenly covered by a large piece!

Then, another fireball burst from the shelter. I only saw the target ship, as if it had been forcibly torn off by something, and suddenly dislocated!

" monitor, hit it, let's hit it." The little soldier waved his fist excitedly. When he turned his head to let Lao He share his joy, he found that the monitor had fallen on the chair covered with blood.

" monitor, we hit it! I'm not afraid!" The little soldier rushed to Lao He's side, hugged him with all his strength, and wiped his tears. I hit it." Lao He smiled and slid down with his right hand trembling: "Next wave, you, you, come!" When the finger finally pointed to the sight, he slowly closed his eyes.

"load!"

"We, kill back!"

====== "God!"

"Yes, Northampton!"

In the bridge of USS Malaya, Cameron, holding a telescope, saw the most terrible picture of his life. He only saw the right side of the new generation of U.S. heavy cruiser Northampton with a displacement of 23,500 tons. Two huge columns of water appeared one after another, and then the whole warship slanted violently to the left.

When he thought it would tilt, the front chimney and mast of the warship suddenly collapsed, and then the lower hull was quickly torn apart, and the cracks were expanding like a crater with magma. He could even see countless figures inside being swallowed up in the shouting.

The cracks were getting bigger and bigger, and then they suddenly broke, and the hull quickly turned into two pieces. Several huge vortices formed at the fracture, and the front part was swallowed in in the blink of an eye.

Afterwards, it was learned that none of the 1,173 U.S. officers and soldiers, including the commander of the U.S. Fleet in India, Major General Robley D. Evans, were spared.

The killing continues.

The Irish behind Northampton quickly deflected in an attempt to avoid the explosion vortex. Who would have thought that the bow had just avoided the exploding Northampton, and the stern was also hit by a spear type 3 torpedo.

According to Colonel Cosway, the captain of the USS Ireland, he only felt a sudden shock under his feet at that time, and then his whole body flew up and pressed on the steering wheel. The glass windows in the bridge burst open in an instant, and the cracked fragments crossed his face. When he was rescued by the medical staff, there was no complete place on his face.

The stern of the USS Ireland seemed to have been bitten off, and the propeller and rudder were all damaged. In the end, the ship was originally built for Osman and forcibly seized by the British navy before the war. It had five double 305mm naval cannons and a steel beast with a full tonnage of 25250. It was launched by a Xinhua the next morning. The submarine was sunk with torpedoes, and 277 of the 1,070 officers and soldiers on board died in the explosion, and the rest were captured a few days later.

In fact, the most unlucky of this wave of attacks should be the national armored cruiser Edgar Quinnett. This old armored cruiser with a displacement of 8,700 tons was in the middle of the right side of Northampton and Ireland, just in the middle of 60 torpedo fans. As a result, it was hit by two spears, and even There was no flame, and it disappeared on the sea in less than a minute, so that when the casualties were counted the next morning, many people thought it had escaped quietly in the chaos.

The remaining torpedoes were still shuttled under the fleet, with a total of 90 torpedoes [***] and 11 hits, resulting in the sinking and destruction of the capital ship, the sinking of two cruisers, many damage, and the sinking of an armed ship modified by a cargo ship.

"Fire!"

Campbell faced this tragedy in the bridge, and his eyes were almost on fire. He immediately ordered the remaining capital ships and cruisers to smash all the shells on the two Yangtze River-class light cruisers that attracted fire.

"Boom."

Perhaps it is fear, or the desire for survival. The remaining capital ships in the Indian Grand Fleet are getting more and more accurate, which makes Gao Xianshen feel pressure. The second wave of torpedo attacks will take at least 20 minutes, so how to survive this period has become the key.

But at this moment, an accident still appeared. A 305mm shell landed on the rear deck of the Haihe next to it. The shell penetrated the horizontal armor and landed in the power module. The explosion destroyed one power module, destroyed two steam turbines, and the vibration stuck another spindle, causing the Haihe quickly lost. Speed.

"Captain, Haihe!"

When the captain saw this scene, he immediately shouted, "The Haihe is dead. We must go back and save him!"

"You son of a bitch!"

"Go around and focus all your firepower on the two cruisers!"

"Contact Haihe to inquire about the situation."

"Notify the destroyer formation that the Haihe is injured, and we will block the pursuit of the cruiser, but they must complete the loading and attack again in 20 minutes to divert the enemy's main force!"

"Yes!"

After Gao Xianshen gave the order, he began to get nervous when he walked to the porthole. Since the beginning of the war, Xinhua has not lost the Yangtze River-level light patrol. Every time in distress, the Yangtze River-level can always escape quickly, but he did not expect to lose one this time, and from the current situation, it is estimated that it is difficult to leave.

Must save people!

===== "Captain."

In the bridge of the Haihe, the first mate held the telephone and reported loudly to the captain who was wrapping his head.

"The No. 1 host cabin is finished."

"The No. 2 host cabin is flooded, and the spindle is stuck. It is being repaired."

"Multiple cabins on the stern are flooded, and the deck is losing its balance!"

"Captain, Lancangjiang asked us to abandon the ship immediately. They are leaning over."

"Inject water."

"Inject water to the starboard, keep your balance!"

"Close all watertight cabin passages on the stern and prepare to abandon it."

"Captain, the enemy's two cruisers! The distance is 15,000 meters, and it is approaching quickly!"

"send a signal, can't leave!"

"Fire at the enemy cruiser at full speed, and unnecessary combatants will be evacuated immediately!"

"Rurpedo, hit all the torpedoes!"

"Rourpedoes?" The staff officer was slightly stunned. Is it 15,000 meters away from the enemy cruiser? Is it effective to launch so far away?

The order was executed. After 10 shadows drilled into the sea from under the main deck of the injured Haihe, Haihe also knew that it could not leave, and if the Lancang River came over, it might not be able to leave, so the captain bit it and ordered the usual surname to turn 90 degrees, suddenly blocking the pursuit of the Indian fleet. Between the yang yang yang Ship and Lancang River.

The remaining two triple main guns and secondary guns began to fire fiercely. Gao Xianshen also knew the thoughts of the Haihe after this scene, so he immediately accelerated behind the Haihe and began to save people while using naval guns to destroy the two British cruisers.

Seeing that the torpedoes did not work, the Indian fleet behind the two British cruisers began to accelerate, and the Sea River could not be abandoned in the end. The captain ordered the opening of the sea valve before boarding the lifeboat.

At 2:23 a.m., the light patrol of Haihe began to sink slowly, and 271 officers and soldiers who did not evacuate in time died with the ship in the depths of the Indian Ocean 180 nautical miles northwest of the Maldives.

After seeing a light patrol sunk and one fleeing, Campbell ordered the fleet to be collected. At this moment, the most bizarre scene appeared, dragging to the end. Yesterday afternoon, the injured British Lord Nelson-class battleship Lord Clyde suddenly exploded on the right side of the bow, which finally caused water in seven cabins in front of the bow. Almost all of the front deck area from the bow to the bridge was submerged in the sea, and the speed dropped to Six sections.

Who can cause such a sudden attack?

Campbell and all the officers thought it was a submarine, so they immediately ordered to maneuver and turn on the searchlight to search the sea, but in the end, they could not find the "submarine" and had to leave when the enemy was likely to continue the sneak attack.

It was not until decades later that Xinhua naval documents were declassified. At that time, there were indeed several submarines on the battlefield, but in order not to affect the raid of the 72nd Fleet, they were on standby dozens of nautical miles away, and the attack on Lord Clyde was actually the last spear oxygen torpedo launched by the Haihe.

The hit distance of this torpedo created the highest in the world later, because it originally attacked two pursuit cruisers from 15,000 meters away. After not hitting the target, it rushed into the main force of the Indian Grand Fleet after 8,000 meters. What's more strange is that it did not hit any warship in the center of the Grand Fleet, and finally crossed After passing through the whole fleet and sailing another 4,300 meters, it hit Lord Clyde.

From the position of the Haihe at that time to the hit, it sailed more than 27 kilometers!

This decrypted document also finally confirmed the fact that Xinhua had an unparalleled super torpedo for a long time. Previously, countries only speculated without any evidence.

72 Fleet, with 2 light patrols and 10 destroyers launched a brazen raid at night, and finally sank with 1 light patrol and 2 destroyers, 2 destroyers were seriously injured and 4 minor injuries, in exchange for three capital ships of the Indian Grand Fleet (Lord Clyde was sunk by the 73rd Fleet the next day, but thanks to Counting in the 72nd Fleet, two cruisers and one armed ship sank a total of six, as well as a number of impressive losses.

====== "God!"

"Have they encountered the main fleet of the Chinese people?!"

Mahn and his comrades-in-arms stood on the deck and looked at the miserable picture of the main force of the fleet around them. They stared at them, opened their mouths, and almost swallowed their fists into their stomachs. They couldn't bear to see it.

At 9 a.m., the Indian Ocean was already very hot, but he didn't feel any temperature when he was standing on the deck, because the tragic scene around him really shocked him and the Y3 formation that escaped back!

At the time of departure, the main formation with a full 46 warships and 11 transport armed ships was lost in just two nights, including three big guys with four double 15-inch heavy guns, such as Northampton.

Moreover, every remaining warship was smoking, the body was thrown into the sea from the deck, and the blood swept into the sea along the washed seawater, attracting countless terrible fins. Several of the ships showed several shocking holes. He even believed that there was no need to fight. As long as the wind and waves were strong, they might sink completely!

More importantly, except for his Y3 bait formation, which escaped from three cruisers and five armed ships, none of the other two bait fleets came out. Now, this shows that they are all!

2 nights!

In just 2 nights, 2 bait fleets and 13 warships were lost, and it will take at least 3 days to arrive in Seychelles!

What will happen?

Maen held his head and sat on the deck. The beard on his chin that had not been shaved for three months kept shaking, and his eyes were full of tension and fear. When his comrades-in-arms were also dull and gasped hard, a sad shout came from the mast again.

"Airplane, 10 o'clock!"

Looking up, dozens of large planes appeared in the sky that had never been seen before. In his eyes, there has been a layer of dead dust.

Can I still go back to Europe?!

(to be continued)