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The Third Empire - Chapter 1314

Published at 19th of October 2021 11:31:59 AM


Chapter 1314: 1314

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Stupid birds fly first, slow warships can only go out first.

The Paris Commune belongs to the gangut class. It is the only class I battleship inherited by the Soviet Union from the Czar era. It and several of its contemporaries almost all served in 1914.

Up to now, it has a history of nearly 30 years. The extended service has made this battleship show a declining trend of aging. When it was ignited, it was found that one of the boilers had a fault, making its steam power insufficient.

So, as a last resort, the battleship drove out at a slow speed after ignition, and the battleships behind were still waiting for the final decision of the fleet, who would command and so on.

In this gap, the Paris Commune had to embark on the journey first. Anyway, it had not taken off the cover of the port, and it was not very defensive. It was still far from the German Navy!

It lights up its navigation lights so that the warships behind it can see it.

At this time, on the bridge, Captain Nicholas was listening to the latest telegram.

"The headquarters has made a decision. General Gorshkov commands our naval formation. Now, general Gorshkov is going to sea on the red Caucasus. Our course is temporarily correct. General Gorshkov orders us to move on and better repair the power system."

Listening to the vice captain reading this telegram, Nikolay's face was helpless. If possible, of course he wanted to repair the warship. It's a pity!

In fact, the boiler has long had problems, but the Red Navy's funds are limited. When it is invested in aircraft carriers and Soviet class battleships, it can't even draw funds to repair the battleship.

The extended service and no medium-term maintenance have made the battleship break down, which is helpless.

Of course, Nikolai didn't know that Gorshkov was angry because he didn't take the battleship.

"Move on. We need to reach the designated sea area before dawn. After dawn, the German reconnaissance plane will certainly come to spy on us." Said Nikolay.

They had to leave at night, and there was little time left for them after dawn.

Black smoke came from the chimney. The Paris Commune was driving at a speed of 15 knots on the sea. It didn't know that it had gradually entered the hunting position of German submarines.

"Launch tubes 1, 2, 3 and 4, g7u torpedo, fixed depth of 5m, maximum speed." Shepke said.

G7u is the most advanced hydrogen peroxide torpedo in Germany. Only the most experienced captain can use it because it is very valuable. Now, to deal with the target, shepke has filled four hydrogen peroxide torpedoes at one time. That is also because the target is too rare and must be fatal!

Now, shepke is making a quick conversion in his heart. In the process of the other party's straight-line navigation, how does his own side need to launch in order to accurately hit.

"Launch tube 1, launch tube 2, launch!" Shepke said loudly, according to his calculation, now is the best!

Although four were loaded, in his eyes, two were enough. After all, torpedoes were too precious. He had to keep them to ambush other Soviet warships behind him.

"Boom, boom!" The high-pressure air ejected the torpedo, and the torpedo tube was filled with sea water at the same time, making an impact sound. The two hydrogen peroxide torpedoes rushed to the speed of 46 knots in a short time and sailed quickly ahead.

Shepke has been observing the target with a periscope.

If it is daytime, he can clearly see the small bubbles rising on the sea after the torpedo is launched, which will expose the trace of the torpedo, which is also the biggest disadvantage of this torpedo in use.

Now at night, there is no such concern. You can use it safely and boldly!

With such a large volume of the other party, there is no reason not to hit. Shepke is already waiting for the explosion of the other party's battleship.

The battleships during World War I focused on the armor protection above the waterline. They were afraid of being hit by each other's shells, but the underwater parts were quite weak.

Therefore, during World War II, the important thing in the transformation of SHIPWAYS on many battleships was to increase underwater protection.

But the Soviets had no battleships, so shepke was very confident.

As time passed by, shepke's face was full of disappointment.

Missed?

According to time, their torpedoes should have swam to the other party's position, but now the other party continues to sail in good condition without any impact or attack.

I missed the target!

Shepke was very disappointed.

What's going on?

He operates in full accordance with the operating procedures. At the same time, the two torpedoes are also carefully maintained. There can be no mechanical problems, and it is impossible for both torpedoes to fail at the same time.

In the moonlight, the Paris Commune was still sailing and would soon leave his range of attack.

"Left rudder, launch tubes 3 and 4, launch now!" Without hesitation, shepke decided to shoot out the remaining two torpedoes.

The torpedo with a fixed depth of three meters spits out small bubbles under the water. The bubbles rise upward and float to the sea.

Unfortunately, shepke can't see it. If it's daytime, he can see it clearly. During the voyage, the torpedo doesn't go in a straight line, but gradually bends. Although the curvature is not large enough, it finally forks with the target and leaves from the tail of the target again!

The two torpedoes fired again did not hit. It was as if God was protecting the Soviet Navy in the Black Sea. Shepke frowned. He had realized something.

It must be a hydrological problem!

If a submarine wants to sail in the ocean, it must know the hydrological data at each position.

Therefore, all countries that have submarine forces have scientific investigation ships to monitor the hydrological data of various sea areas and draw detailed hydrological data for submarines in the name of scientific investigation.

In the simplest terms, the ocean current under the water may be different from that on the water, and if the submarine navigates under the water, it may have a large yaw due to the continuous action of the ocean current.

Similarly, the same is true for launching torpedoes. When encountering the action of large ocean currents on the side, the trajectory of torpedoes will bend. If the hydrological conditions are known in advance, adjustments can be made in time.

In the periscope, the outline of the side of the target has passed. Shepke clenched his teeth and was very unwilling. Did he watch the other party slip away like this?

Keep catching up and hit from the side? No, there must be something strange in it. You won't be able to hit it again. Just go to a special one!

"Launch tube 5, launch tube 6, load the t4falke torpedo! Sail at full speed, full left rudder, catch up from behind! "




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