There was an explosion from the passive sonar, and the battle finally started. Moreover, the sound should be caused by the torpedo launched by our side hitting the enemy ship. Liu Xiaoshen took off the receiver and handed it to the sonar soldier on the side, and then looked around. His subordinates said in a deep voice: "Start the main engine and prepare to surface. Brothers, the South China Sea Fleet is victorious."
Before failing to wait and see, Liu Xiaoshen had already realized that Egami Tomodo was not an easy person, so after making the decision to lurk, in order to avoid being exposed in advance, he ordered his submarines to put away their active sonar and periscopes, and only use passive sonar for detection. Listen, in this way, although it ensures its own concealment, it also brings about a problem, that is, the ability to detect the enemy first is greatly weakened.
On the battlefield, the surfacing of a submarine itself is a process full of unknowns and dangers. However, Liu Xiaoshen and others have completely given up on the two active reconnaissance methods of active sonar and periscope. The surfacing is even more like a ghost gate, because no one knows what is above their heads. Either an enemy ship is sailing, or an enemy ship's gun is pointed at this place... So far, Liu Xiaoshen and the others have been pretty lucky. None of the submarines that have floated have encountered the above situation, and The distance from the target is not too far. However, as the battle officially begins and the Japanese army begins active anti-submarine warfare, the risk factor for the Chinese submarines that have not yet surfaced has greatly increased.
On the Minato, Tomato Egami watched as the light cruiser that helped the Minato block four torpedoes exploded continuously and was cut into two pieces and sank to the sea. His eyes widened instantly and he roared: "Execution number one Develop an anti-submarine warfare plan, quickly, quickly.”
The Minato aircraft carrier fleet was obviously well prepared. As Tomodo Egami issued this order, the many destroyers that were still approaching the Minato in a chaotic manner immediately dispersed and formed nearly four three-three formations at the fastest speed. Formation.
The three-three formation is an anti-submarine warfare formation developed by Egami Tomodo himself. Its characteristic is that every nine destroyers form a combat detachment, and every three destroyers form a pin-shaped formation. Several three-three formations are pieced together. , you can obtain a huge anti-submarine combat radius.
The little devil's reaction was quick, and so were Liu Xiaoshen's. The command boat he was on took three minutes to complete the conversion of the main engine from idle speed to rated speed. After gaining enough power, Liu Xiaoshen immediately ordered to float slowly, and at the same time ordered The torpedo men under his command are ready for battle.
Compared with his brothers, Liu Xiaoshen and the others were unlucky. The submarine was about five meters away from the sea. Suddenly a huge creature appeared in the periscope. Liu Xiaoshen was startled and immediately shouted: "Back up, back up." But his words may not necessarily be true. , the submarine suddenly vibrated violently, and squeezing sounds were heard from many places inside the submarine. He knew that they had been hit.
"We hit an enemy ship."
"Head, what should I do?"
"Dive, dive quickly, keep distance."
"Oops, the bow of the boat is leaking."
The thing he was most worried about actually happened to his command boat. There was a "buzz" in Liu Xiaoshen's head. For a moment, he felt that his whole body was floating. He took a deep breath, and then took another deep breath, and then he shouted loudly: "Don't panic, If we open the distance at full speed, even if we die, we will still have a backer."
Chinese submarines, especially the later Ming-class and Song-class submarines, only have torpedoes as attack weapons. This was once a joke in the world's naval circles. In the eyes of submarine experts from the United States, the Soviet Union, Britain and Japan, the Chinese gave up naval guns. , although it can make the speed of the submarine faster, it completely limits the combat function of the submarine. Some American submarine experts even joked that if the submarines of China and the United States competed in the ocean, neither side would have a supply base. Under such circumstances, the United States can starve the Chinese to death at sea as long as it sends a certain number of land forces to blockade ports where Chinese submarines may land.
Of course, Ouyang Yun sneered at the "discrimination" of foreigners against his own submarines, and occasionally cursed: "a bunch of locals."
In this matter, Ouyang Yun really wronged those submarine experts. Different times and different needs determine that when submarines first appeared, they were equipped with naval guns, which was still very practical. Take Liu Xiaoshen's current situation as an example. If there was a naval gun on his boat, then he would not have to go to such great lengths to distance himself. Instead, he would just avoid the vertical position of the Japanese ship above and float directly up. With the help of the naval gun, he would At least you don't have to worry about being attacked by short-range weapons on enemy ships. Without naval guns, even a Japanese soldier holding a machine gun may cause unexpected damage to them.
The purpose of Liu Xiaoshen and the others is very clear, which is to sink or seriously damage the USS Watergate aircraft carrier. Only in this way can they help the South China Sea Fleet escape this disaster.
From the time when the two submarines that first appeared fired a salvo of four torpedoes at the Watergate, to the time when the Japanese destroyer fleet completed the three-and-three formation, in just a quarter of an hour, more than ten torpedoes were fired at the Watergate, causing the Chinese submarines to fire at the watergate. What made the captains feel uneasy was that, apart from sinking two more small and medium-sized Japanese warships that helped the Minato block bombs, these dozen torpedoes failed to cause even a little bit of damage to the Minato.
On the Minato, Tomodo Egami has completely calmed down. The escort ships under his command used their bodies to intercept the China torpedoes for the Minato. This seemingly stupid behavior is the most practical and effective way to suppress the wolf pack tactics of China's submarines. I have witnessed it with my own eyes. During the whole process of two light cruisers and a destroyer being sunk, Egami Tomodo felt a flame in his chest rapidly spreading throughout his body. He silently recited the names of the three ships in his heart and gritted his teeth and said: "... Don't worry. Go ahead, I will make all the Chinese submarines die for you."
"Ichiro Hayama, what are you waiting for? Let's get started." He yelled suddenly on the microphone, and then said to Chief of Staff Yokota behind him: "Let go of all fighter planes and never allow a single China submarine to escape. "
"Hai." Yokota replied loudly, and then made a gesture downward.
The displacement of a Song-class submarine is only about 2,000 tons. Compared with the Watergate, it is like a dolphin versus a blue whale.
Yes, the behemoth above Liu Xiaoshen and the others was the Japanese aircraft carrier Watergate. The dolphin and the blue whale collided. The dolphin was almost crushed, but the blue whale did not react at all.
Among the Watergate aircraft carrier fleet, the first person to notice the existence of Liu Xiaoshen and the others was a captain named Aimura Motoye. As the captain of a destroyer, Aimura Motoye is currently located on the right wing of the Watergate. About eight hundred meters away, he suddenly noticed a large circle of ripples on the starboard side of the Watergate, and he immediately became alert.
Liu Xiaoshen and the others began to float up. After they were about fifty meters away from the behemoth, because they detected the sound of a depth bomb explosion, Liu Xiaoshen was worried that they would miss the opportunity, so he immediately ordered to float up.