"Preparation of torpedo at the bow." After all the mines were released, Zhao Qi was relieved. What he had to do now was to disturb the other party and let them move, so that these warships could touch the mines.
"Perceptometer." Zhao Qi raised the periscope and quickly glanced around. "Tail 060, maintain three knots of speed, No. 1 and No. 2 torpedo launches."
Two torpedoes quietly took off the torpedo tube, drew straight water lines in the waves, and rushed towards a "Mississippi"-class battleship. The unprepared battleship was directly hit by the waterline armor in the middle, the Boston Empire and
Unprepared shipbuilding technology and its disadvantages in steelmaking technology were undoubtedly revealed. Torpedoes with armor-piercing and blasting warheads directly drove two big holes on the warship, and the warning bells for all warships rang.
"Tail 091, maintain the speed, and the No. 1 and No. 2 torpedo continue to be launched." Zhao Qi remained unmoved and still issued an order to continue shooting the torpedo at another battleship.
Finally, after launching five torpedoes, sinking two cruisers and injuring two battleships, Zhao Qi ordered to dive to about ten meters and start evacuating from Jialan Bay. The submarine opened the sonar system at the same time to prevent hitting the reef.
The chaos in Jialan Bay has not ended. The panicked Boston sailors had no idea where the enemy came from. They could only fire guns around and try hard to fill the coal into the boiler. They hoped that the warship would move faster, but unfortunately they
I don't know, the loss of movement will be greater.
The first ship of the Pennsylvania class battleship equipped with a new steam turbine, the Pennsylvania, started to move first. It drove at full speed to sail out of Jialan Bay, but it triggered the torpedoes installed by the submarine on the channel.
Warships are not like cars. They do not have a brake system. The only way to stop moving forward is to reverse the spiral. But reversing takes time, especially for large warships like the Pennsylvania, which have a lot of weight and inertia.
The battleship slid forward for more than ten meters under the push of inertia and hit three mines again.
The mines produced by the Chinese Empire are powerful and are filled with TNT explosives unique to the Chinese Empire. As a result, these four mines caused irreparable damage to the battleship. In the end, the captain had to order to run at full speed to rush to the beach to avoid being stranded.
Block the waterway.
Seeing the encounter of the 'Pennsylvania', everyone finally knew that mines were laid near their warships, and the warships did not dare to move. It was dark now, and no one knew where the mines were. They could only wait until the daytime to talk about them.
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However, Zhao Qi had already confirmed their reaction. Just two hours before dawn, the sea water began to rise. The surging sea water poured back into Jialan Bay, and brought the drifting lightning that Zhao Qi had placed at the exit into the exit.
The harbor.
Two parked warships closest to the exit were hit by mines one after another, one of which was the Mississippi-class battleship that was hit by torpedoes.
Originally, the damage was very large due to torpedo hit, and the breach was barely blocked. This time, it was attacked by two mines, and two new big holes appeared. The blocked breach also leaked again due to violent vibrations.
It's right.
The Boston sailors fought for an hour, but the water in the ship's warehouse increased and more. In the end, the captain had no choice but to abandon the ship.
Although the other battleship was hit by five mines, fortunately it was not damaged before. It was a new type of "Pennsylvania" class battleship, with good sink resistance. Although it needed overhaul, there was no risk of sinking.
After dawn, they found that several mines were washed up on the shore by the tide. Fortunately, this did not cause any greater losses to the Bostonians. The Boston Imperial Navy immediately counted the casualties, which made them extremely frustrated.
One of the "Pennsylvania" and one of the "Mississippi" class battleships sank, one of them was seriously injured, two other cruisers sank, and one was accidentally injured by artillery fire among several parties. The combat effectiveness of the Boston East Ocean Fleet was weakened
Xiaoban, they knew that this was just a small warning from the Imperial Navy, so the commander had no choice but to order the return.
This battle added a heavy 50,000 tons to Zhao Qi's record, which is the record of sinking large warships. This sneak attack also confirmed Zhao Qi's position as the number one ace of the Chinese Empire submarine force.
Later, after Zhao Qi sorted out the process of the surprise attack on Jialan Bay, it was compiled into the Submarine Academy's textbooks, and as a classic battle example, it became a must-learn course for every generation of submarine commanders.
After receiving the news of Zhao Qi's victory, Fang Xiaoyu was very happy. He personally ordered a salvage fleet to Jialan Bay for salvage mission. Most of the salvaged ships were dismantled, and only the stranded 'Pennsylvania'
After renovation, the Boston Empire became a military theme park and placed on Honolulu Island for people to visit, making the Boston Empire's face home.
Bostonians are not fools either. When they repair warships, they found that the damage came from two weapons, one was mines and the other was torpedo.
These two damages reminded them of the submarines of the Chinese Empire, but now the Boston Empire knows that it cannot defend against such weapons, so they dare not declare war on the Chinese Empire rashly, and they can only suffer a loss.
The Boston Empire did not introduce submarines, nor did it study them. In order to develop such powerful underwater weapons and study countermeasures, they could only ask the Saar Empire for help.
At this time, on the Storm Ocean, submarine warfare was in full swing, and the merchant fleets on both sides suffered huge losses, even the Boston Empire suffered considerable losses.
Therefore, both sides of the war began to study how to deal with submarines. In the end, they found that to deal with submarines, they had to use flexible small warships, and the "Swordfish"-class destroyer currently equipped by the Chinese Empire is actually the best choice.
In the past, they mocked the Chinese Empire for not having money to build large ships, so they used these small warships to support the scene. Now they realize that they had already prepared for anti-submarine.
With this understanding, both countries began to focus on the development of destroyers to deal with submarines. Destroyers are a type of ship with low technical barriers and short construction periods.
The Sar Empire and the Yaman Empire have both low technological levels, so it is very easy to design and build such destroyers. In just one month, they drew the ship drawings that could be put into use.
Later, the two countries installed the most basic equipment developed for submarines, underwater listeners and deep-water bombs on destroyers. These two equipment are also very simple. Although they are still rough, they can basically meet the needs. They have such destroyers.
, they finally have primary anti-submarine capabilities.
In the past, there was no sufficient attention to such small warships, and I didn't think that destroyers were very practical. Two months later, destroyers from the Saar Empire and the Yaman Empire were launched almost at the same time.