Chapter 405

The battleship Royal Oak had more than 1,000 sailors, but now, there are less than 50 people on board, who are mainly responsible for operating the anti-aircraft guns.

Although it is now relying on smoke screens to cover, it is also necessary to prevent those planes that suddenly fly, so the anti-aircraft artillerymen on the warship are already in place.

The bombardment of the other party has lasted for half an hour. During this time, it is enough for them to step on their warships, open the medicine box, shake the handle, and wait for a possible attack.

The warship didn't have a fire, that's not necessary, they are now equivalent to a fixed fort.

There are not many anti-aircraft guns on this warship. There are only two MK.1 76mm L/50 anti-aircraft guns and four 3-pounder guns. The anti-aircraft firepower is far worse than that of other battleships.

On an anti-aircraft gun, the gunners are watching the black smoke in the sky nervously. If a plane suddenly jumps out of the black smoke, they must fire without hesitation.

At this time, of course, they all pay attention to the sky above their heads, and no one pays attention to the sea.

This is common sense. The defense here is quite tight, and it is absolutely impossible for German submarines to sneak in.

They didn't even notice that three thousand meters away on the sea, the lens of a periscope and the air pipe behind the periscope were still bubbling with faint blue smoke.

If it weren't for the chaos outside, Prien wouldn't be so bold. After all, the snorkel is best to use it during sailing. When the enemy's warship is overhead, the battery is the most appropriate.

But now, Priyan is sure that the Britons, battered by the blast above their heads, will not notice his submarine, and maintaining sufficient power will make his attack more effective and faster.

If it was only relying on the battery, he would not have come to this corner in such a short time and found this battleship. Now, time is the result.

Priyan steadied his submarine and gave the order.

"One second apart, launch!"

emission! The bow, four torpedo tubes, released one torpedo at a time, the propeller at the tail turned, and the electric torpedo slid the sea water, accelerating the projectile to 30 knots, which was already their maximum speed.

"Go forward one, full rudder right." After the four torpedoes were out of the water, Prien immediately followed up with the order.

In the water, the submarine must move to be able to turn. Now, he needs to turn his submarine 180 degrees, aim the stern of the boat at the opponent, and fire the fifth torpedo at any time.

The submarine was moving, and the periscope was always aiming at the target. At this time, Prien took a deep breath.

This battleship is my own! Be sure to sink it!

"boom!"

A huge explosion sounded, and the first torpedo hit the target accurately!

As the captain of a submarine, you must be able to hit a moving target, and now, that stationary warship is simply a training target. If you can't hit it, then just retire and go home and hold your child. .

The first torpedo exploded on the bottom of the Royal Oak, and the shock attracted the attention of the sailors.

what happened?

An anti-aircraft artilleryman looked back, and he heard the sound coming from that position in the engine room. Could it be a malfunction inside?

At this point, no one was aware of the attack.

If you want to attack them, you have to have planes appear first, but here, it has always been very quiet. Since there are no planes, it may be that there is a mechanical failure of one's own warships.

"Boom!" Then, the second explosion sounded.

When the second explosion appeared, everyone was not calm. This was definitely not a mechanical failure, it was being attacked!

An anti-aircraft artillery lookout aimed the telescope at the sea in front of him. Soon, he searched for a strange phenomenon on the sea. A puff of smoke protruded from a pipe on the sea, and there was a small pipe in front of him. .

periscope! , that's a submarine!

"Watch out, we're under attack by a submarine!" the antiaircraft lookout shouted.

This is the only thing he can do. They don't have any anti-submarine means, and the warship must move to put depth charges.

"Boom!" The third sound followed.

On the shore, Major General Mailer was stunned.

The loud explosion also reached the shore. He looked at his battleship Royal Oak. During the explosion, he trembled violently, and the flames spread from the battleship. These three explosions severely damaged his battleship. !

"Quick, save our warship!" Major General Mailer immediately abandoned these bonfires, his warship has been attacked!

Rescue the battleship!

The sailors on the shore rushed towards the warship. The warship was hit by a torpedo, which must have been damaged below. They must quickly close the watertight door to prevent their warships from entering too much and sinking.

Rescue, rescue!

There were only three explosions, and one torpedo failed.

Even careful maintenance cannot guarantee that the torpedo is 100% effective. Prien looked at the battleship that was emitting thick smoke on the sea, and gave the order very reluctantly.

"emission!"

At the stern, there is a torpedo! Following his order, the T2 torpedo was fired again in the launch tube at the stern!

How many torpedoes can a battleship withstand? If it were three super torpedoes with hydrogen peroxide, that might be enough, but the three electric torpedoes that flew past are still not powerful enough, they just hurt each other!

In the periscope, Prien looked at his prey in seconds.

fly.

This torpedo did not bring any effect.

How to do? Looking at the smoky battleship in the periscope, Prien gritted his teeth: "Go forward one, full rudder on the right, the first launch tube, reload the torpedo!"

Ordinarily, if the submarine misses a hit, it should retreat, and now, the other party must have known its existence. Although it cannot move, it may still pose a threat to the submarine.

However, Priyan was not afraid of the threat, he was with the battleship.

The U-47 submarine carries 14 torpedoes at a time. Now, he has launched 7 torpedoes, and the stock is not much. After this new round, if he has not sunk the opponent, he will float up and use 88 mm The deck bombards each other!

To be able to find such a big target is definitely an explosion of character. Now, how can you be willing to let it go?

Prien operated his own submarine and completed a beautiful 180-degree turn again. The torpedo tube in the bow of the boat was aimed at the opponent again.

Four, one second apart, launch!