Extraordinary Voyage Chapter 935: The first anti-submarine warfare
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A fleet of three steel battleships, one large, two small, split the waves and sailed majesticly across the high seas of the Eritrean Sea, leaving only three long white wakes on the surface.
However.
In the fleet, the two small companion warships "Pangolin" and "Warthog" with the flag of the Principality are actually not the main force of the navy [battleship], but two...[fast cruisers] .
[Specifications] Length of the ship: 169 meters; width: 16.9 meters; draft: 5.8 meters; standard displacement: 7430 tons.
[Armed]: Main gun: 4 double-mounted double-caliber artillery; secondary gun: 4 single-mounted double-caliber artillery; anti-aircraft gun: 3 quadruple-mounted 12.7 mm 62 double-caliber anti-aircraft cannon; torpedo: Two quadruple 533 mm torpedo tubes.
[Speed]: 29 knots.
Just as the [International Democratic League] has already successfully launched its own [full-heavy artillery battleship], [Monarch’s Shield] will certainly not let its naval strategic system appear blank.
These [fast cruisers] are actually the roles of Tier 5 and Tier 6 ships in the past sailing era.
Especially the tulip, which has the largest colony in the world, requires a large number of cruisers to maintain the security of the colony.
Even if they cannot be used as the main battleship of the final word, they can be used to detect the enemy's situation; launch destructive engagements; protect the battleship fleet going to the open sea; or use wolves to siege the enemy's large warships.
As for the flagship and pilot ship in the fleet, there is no doubt that it is the [All-Heavy Artillery Battleship·Super Intrepid Class·Prince].
Captain length: 177.8 meters; ship width: 29 meters; draft: 8.7 meters; full load displacement: 28,900 tons.
No matter from the comparison of that parameter, it is the most powerful battleship among all civilized nations in the world today, and there is not one of them.
It is also the flagship of the Black Sea Fleet among the three major fleets of the Galliot Principality Navy, the Black Sea Fleet, the Broken Star Sea Fleet, and the Golden Sea Fleet, and a powerful barrier guarding the capital.
However, at this time, the atmosphere in the luxuriously decorated captain's room of this warship is not very harmonious.
The female officer with an exquisite posture and a straight military uniform with her feet upturned, seemingly arrogantly sitting on the captain’s chair, looking at the captain, who is standing in front of you with a low eyebrow and a drooping hand, with a smile:
"Elante, do you know where I am wrong?"
The latter is full of grievances, where is the slightest appearance of a lieutenant admiral:
"My dear, you are wronged!"
"Wronged? The reception Miss Negrito was about to get into your arms during the ball. I remember it was Fatima Sana, or a high caste from a priest family. Miss is here?"
The "Peacock Islands" is worthy of being the "Museum of Race and Faith" for the entire human world. Although Miss Fatima is still a Negrito, she was born in the upper class.
In other words, she belongs to a mixture of aliens from Neimans and Negritos. She has long chestnut hair, high nose and deep eyes, and her skin is also a very healthy wheat color.
What's even more rare is that although she is only 18 years old, she has already obtained a bachelor's degree from Falettis Tulip Art Institute, and she is the first graduate in the same period, and she is close friends with many of the rich and powerful ladies in the league.
The end is a peerless beauty who wants good looks and connotation.
"How can you defile someone's innocence out of thin air? It's not because you are inconvenient to attend the farewell ball, so you can't let me dance with a man, right?"
Elante looked up at his wife's slightly bulging belly, and said in his heart: You are too dear to me, even if I have that heart, how can I have the courage?
"Hmph, let my brother beat you when I get home!"
Hearing this, the general who doesn't make sense can only respond with a wry smile. Although he is very self-knowing, a hundred of himself can't beat the eldest brother who is [Concrete Truth].
But at any rate, he is almost forty years old, and in any case it is difficult for him to say "let my brother beat your brother" such unspeakable words to his wife.
Dare to fight against Irina's "brutal" rule?
Although she doesn't seem to be pregnant, her limbs are slender and graceful, in fact, her pregnancy is almost three months old.
Now this is a treasure. If you make her angry, I'm afraid the whole family will unite and kill herself.
At that time, I am afraid that it will not become a mixed doubles of two [demigods] immediately! Can't afford to provoke, can't afford to provoke.
At this moment.
Boom! Boom! Boom! ...
With a rapid knock on the door, a voice sounded like a natural sound in Elantra’s ears:
"Report to the captain, sonar feedback, something unknown is following us underwater!"
Shoo!
Elantra rushed out in one stride.
Since there is a military situation, Irina, as the deputy captain, is not too confused to distinguish between the seriousness and the seriousness, and then rushes into the bridge.
Because the sonar squad and the radar squad are under the control of the radar department, the radar commander reports the enemy's situation to the two captains:
"Report to the captain that the unknown object has power, and the speed is ten knots. It was captured by passive sonar five minutes ago. The current distance to us is one kilometer.
It is speculated that it was near our route in advance, and the noise made after starting to move was only noticed by us. "
[Sonar] itself is a technology for navigation and ranging through electroacoustic conversion and information processing. The key point is not ultrasound, but electroacoustic conversion and information processing.
This is a problem that has only been solved by [electrical engineers] in recent years. It is very different from the sonar that can be used with the help of the ship spirit "Mei" on the [Crown of Miracle].
The new sonar equipped on the [Prince Edward] has a passive detection range of about 20 kilometers and an active detection range of about 50 kilometers.
Although the passive sonar is turned on throughout the day, it does not need to actively emit ultrasonic waves, and it will not expose itself by using sonar.
But the performance is much worse than the active sonar, especially if the noise of the measured target is close to or even less than the background noise of the ocean, it is basically no different from a blind man.
This is also the basis for the Chief Radar to make the above judgment.
"Order the Warthog to come for reconnaissance, and grant Captain Mandel the authority to fire first!"
When one of the two cruisers slowly leaves the team to propel itself.
One kilometer to their side, in the same direction, an inconspicuous rod suddenly shrank underwater.
"Sir, the noise of the diesel engine has exposed us, do you want to launch an attack now?"
"It would be great if the [Magnetite] can be miniaturized, and highly silent submarines will not be so easy to spot at all."
The captain sighed with emotion, and then ordered:
"Command: Open the sealed hatch in front of the torpedo tube No. 1 and fill it with sea water."
[Jin Palme Federal Submarine·Ghost Class·Sea Snail】
[Specifications]: The shell diameter is 5.3 meters; the length is 36 meters; the surface displacement is 493 tons; the maximum surface speed is 14 knots, the underwater speed is only 10 knots, the maximum diving depth is 60 meters, and the crew is 20 people.
[Armour]: 50mm and 37mm guns each; 6 450mm torpedo tubes.
Limited to the current level of technology, the [Ghost Class] built by the Federation usually sails on the water surface, and its combat weapons are torpedoes, mines, and artillery.
Because the current torpedoes are all direct torpedoes, and their short range is not reliable enough, so submarines are equipped with artillery. If they encounter weak merchant ships, they can chase and fire the artillery on the surface.
As for running to the route of the Principality Fleet to provoke this time, it was not a whim.
[International League for Democracy] After all, it is different from a monarchy. As the monarch, Aiwen can decide many things in one word, without considering the cost and balancing the interests of all parties.
Especially in terms of technical routes, no one can control Irvine's will.
But in a "democratic country", the weapons research and development department, the navy, members of Congress, the funder behind the "Eye of Wealth"... each has its own interests.
They also have their own ideas about the future development route of the Navy. No matter how rich it is, it is impossible to have all the technical routes.
To be honest, the arms race that can't produce any benefits has been going on for many years, and it's time to show some achievements to the big masters in Congress and the fathers of the sponsors.
Whether it is whether or not it is possible to obtain a result, only friction can be deceived... ahem, it is to apply for more funds!
Of course~IndoMTL.com~Sea Snail] The first-line combatants of the entire boat dare to take the confidence of the world's strongest battleship.
They firmly believe that, for now, this powerful weapon that can stay underwater for a long time is almost invincible.
And they are not sea monsters, [Song of the Sea Monsters] doesn't work for them at all.
In this actual combat, what else can excite the navy than challenging the world’s strongest battleship? The highest medal of the Federal Army, the "Palme of Golden Medal" is beckoning to them!
"Dive down, get out of the periscope depth!"
For this submarine, the periscope depth is seven meters.
"Target the nearest cruiser, torpedo tube No. 1, launch!"
Swish——!
A white line flew out against the surface of the water.
This torpedo is 2 meters in length, 220 kg in weight, 40 kg in charge, 30 knots in speed, and 4 km in range.
The first weapon expert genius engineer Levitt (mortal) invented the combustion chamber, which sent the gas produced by the combustion of high-pressure air and fuel into the cylinder to drive the piston, making the world’s first [thermal power torpedo] (also Called steam gas torpedo).
But this fish can only be used to attack surface ships.
So when a submarine attacks an enemy ship, it must float to a distance of 3-15 meters from the surface before launching torpedoes.
In the afternoon, the sun on the equator was very bright. Although the enemy's true face has not yet been seen, the "Warthog" watchpoint has taken the lead in spotting the inexplicable torpedo tail.
Captain Mandel, who thought it was some kind of sea monster, had prepared [Song of the Sea Monster], was shocked:
"Left full rudder, avoid—!"
At the same time, two more murderous white water lines emerged from the sea one after another, and collectively rushed towards the [Super Intrepid Grade·Prince] not far away.