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Chapter 360 The Dutch’s response; futile efforts
Chapter 360 The Dutch’s response; futile efforts
March 21, Cilaza, Java Island.
Located in Nanyang, the weather here is already very hot, with daytime temperatures reaching as high as 30°C.
An American freighter named Easter Angel is slowly mooring into the pier, and there are many people standing sparsely on the pier.
Local indigenous dock workers in short-sleeved shorts were lazily preparing to unload cargo, while uniformed Dutch and Indian army aviation officers gathered under the shade of a nearby shed.
Starting about ten years ago, the Dutch began to gradually seriously and carefully consider the defense issues of the Far Eastern colonies. The top priority was naturally focused on the essence of Dutch East Indu - Java Island.
Although there are so many large and small islands in the Southeast Asia, about [-]% of the population and most of the manufacturing and processing industries are concentrated on the island of Java, and the main defense forces are definitely deployed here.
The two port cities of Batavia and Surabaya are both located in the north of Java Island. Once the imaginary enemy controls the northern seas, wouldn't Java Island be cut off from the outside world?
Therefore, the Dutch turned their attention to the southern port city of Cilaza and began to vigorously build it.
The original Zilaza seemed to be isolated from the world, quiet and remote, with only occasional merchant ships coming here to replenish fresh water and coal.
The port city does not even merge into Java's main railway lines, and has almost no maintenance capabilities and can only provide minimal maintenance.
Through a half-deception and half-forced operation, a large number of Javanese natives participated in the construction work.Zilaza built four new 150mm coastal defense batteries, and added navigation lights, buoys, cranes and a large number of supporting facilities.
Just a few days ago, a 1500-ton and a 4000-ton floating dock were towed from Batavia, giving it a certain ship maintenance capability.
"Oh, our fighter jets have finally arrived. They should be able to deal with the Chinese planes."
"There are only two finished products, the others are just parts, and we have to assemble them as soon as possible."
"Are the flatbed cars at the train station ready?"
Several Dutch and Indian army aviation officers had high hopes for the newly arrived fighter jets, hoping that these aircraft could help defend the colony.
Although the United States has not expressed its position yet, it has shown the image of a cunning warmonger in actual actions.
Twenty days ago, this batch of 20 CW-30 fighter jets was leisurely unloading at the San Francisco train station. The eager Dutch hoped to deliver the goods as soon as possible, and the Americans immediately agreed to this request.
So the federal government gave the green light all the way. In just a day and a half, these fighter jets were loaded onto the cargo ship and set sail. The process was very fast.
Next, the two finished fighters will be delivered directly to the fighter squadron, and the remaining fighter parts will also be transported to the Dutch-Indian Army Aircraft Repair Factory in Bandung for assembly.
The authorities of the Dutch East Indus Colony then continued to place orders, purchasing 42 CW-21s and 15 B-18 bombers.
The CW-21 fighter is a lightweight all-metal fighter developed by Curtiss last year, equipped with an 850-horsepower Wright Cyclone radial engine.
It has no armor protection and no self-sealing fuel tank, so its empty weight is only 1380kg. It has a climb rate of up to 23m/s at low altitude, setting a record, and its maximum level flight speed is also 500km/h.
Its maneuverability is very good, but it lacks basic protective measures and has relatively weak firepower. Therefore, the U.S. Army Aviation is not interested in this light fighter nicknamed "Devil".
The CW-21 is called the Demon for no reason. It is as brittle as porcelain, possibly even weaker than a Zero fighter.
Later that day, the KVIII submarine also slowly sailed into the port and parked at its berth under the guidance of a barge.
The Royal Netherlands Navy and the Dutch East Indus Colony Navy are independent of each other, but the former can naturally manage the latter during wartime.
For a long time, the Dutch naval forces stationed in the Far East have suffered from a shortage of personnel, and some ships had to be mothballed due to lack of sufficient manpower.
In order to increase their defense strength, the Dutch tried their best to recruit suitable soldiers, including but not limited to training Javanese with higher cultural standards, recruiting retired foreign sailors with heavy sums of money, etc.
The KVIII submarine was overhauled after being released from storage, and was sent to the Sunda Strait for stability navigation tests, and then came to Cilaza to prepare for delivery to naval combat units.
Major Gerd was ordered to take over the command of the submarine. He did not dare to neglect and flew to Zilaza overnight.
This submarine, which entered service 19 years ago, has a quota of 31 people. However, until now, Major Gerd has only a total of 22 people scraped together, and the dozen or so people who drove the submarine for navigation tests were at the Surabaya Naval Base. After signing the handover, they took the train and left.
The order issued by the Navy Command is to set sail at [-] o'clock tomorrow morning, first to the southeast and then to the northeast, and conduct combat patrols between the Makassar Strait and the Sulawesi Sea.
After an afternoon of hard work, Gerd almost broke his legs and lost his words. Finally, he begged six more sailors from the colonial naval unit, barely enough manpower.
Although it was the first time for these people to even enter a submarine, they were already thanking God for finding sailors.
In order to unite these shrimp soldiers and crab generals together as soon as possible-even the most superficial fair-weather brothers, Gerd took great pains.
He took them to the largest bar in Cilaza, and also paid for a group of female concubines and dancers at his own expense.
"Long live!"
"Woohoo! We will definitely teach those Chinese a lesson!"
"For the Netherlands!"
Such an approach is obviously against the regulations of the Royal Netherlands Navy. After all, no one can expect a bunch of drunken sailors to keep their mouths tight.
But between strictly abiding by confidentiality regulations and uniting people's hearts, Gerd chose the latter.
To be fair, he actually doesn't like this approach, but now he has no choice, otherwise the whole situation may break out into internal strife halfway through.
They drank wine, laughed and flirted with each other, and then each found a place to have fun for the rest of the night.
Under such circumstances, it seems that such a makeshift group of sailors has really begun to merge into a decent group?
"...Fuel refueling is completed; torpedo loading is completed, ten in total; food is for two months, please eat fresh vegetables and fruits within two days."
"Two days?"
The next morning, the quartermaster was explaining the supply situation to Major Gerd.
The latter was surprised by how short the storage time of fresh fruits and vegetables was. When he was in the mainland, fresh fruits and vegetables could be stored for about a week after the submarine went out to sea.
The lieutenant shrugged and handed over the handover documents, "Mr. Major, don't forget that this is not the North Sea."
Gerd took out a pen and signed his name, then looked back at the relaxed and casual sailors, and said with a complicated mood: "Guys, let's go."
Facing the rising sun, this old submarine embarked on an uncertain journey under the control of a group of patchwork sailors.
The blue waves are vast, and the morning sun makes the sea glow with crystal light.
Due to the late arrival of some supplies and the poor weather conditions in the Karimata Strait, the Ming army slightly delayed the launch of Operation Blood Paralysis.
There are usually no good consequences for going against God. After patiently waiting until everything was ready on March 24, the Ming Dynasty's army, navy and air force, which was full of confidence and high in morale, officially launched the operation.Of course, they weren't the only ones acting at the same time.
As the Ming army began to take action, the Lanfang National Defense Force also ended its month-long sit-in war and began to take the initiative.
Previously, they had been staying in the border fortification area to confront the British and Dutch armies on the opposite side.
The air force from three launches violently bombed the British positions. Four infantry battalions of the National Defense Forces entered the battle one after another, with the frontline directed at Kuching, Sarawak.
Reconnaissance aircraft of the Netherlands East Indus Army Air Force (ML-KNIL) and the Royal Netherlands Naval Air Force (MLD) are very active these days, always visiting Changi Naval Base and Pine Harbor at dawn and dusk.
Fighters of the Ming Dynasty, Lanfang Air Force and Naval Air Force successively intercepted and chased some of them, but the rest that slipped through the net undoubtedly successfully sent back aerial reconnaissance photos.
Even in the later stages of the war when radar technology was relatively mature, there were often omissions in detecting enemy aircraft in time and guiding our own aircraft to intercept them, let alone now.
At 3:24 on March 11, the visibility was excellent, with only a few floating clouds in the blue sky.
A PBY Catalina seaplane belonging to the fourth squadron of the Dutch Navy discovered something strange at the junction of the distant sky and the sea - there was a series of small black spots there.
The pilot picked up the telescope and looked carefully in the northwest direction, then pointed with his hand and said: "I saw some ships, probably the Chinese fleet."
The plane turned slowly, and after making a large circle, it came to the right rear of the unknown fleet.
Dozens of warships and transport ships were seen sailing at a steady speed toward the southeast. The gray-black smoke columns emitted by the latter's oil-coal mixed-burning boilers shot diagonally into the sky. The red flags hung by each ship could be distinguished at a glance.
The pilots tried their best to fly the plane and use the clouds to hide themselves, while the others quickly identified the models of those ships by referring to the landing ship type identification manual.
At 11:47 that day, the Dutch Indian Army headquarters stationed in Daragon received a message from the Catalina, and everyone became nervous instantly.
「发现中國舰队,大约20艘运输船。战斗舰船为7艘驱逐舰、3艘轻型巡洋舰、1艘重型巡洋舰。坐标北纬8°2',东经117°3',航向125,航速13节。」
This fleet was none other than the detachment responsible for seizing the Dalagan Oil Field. They carried the Second Land Combat Brigade and the Second Parachute Regiment.
Daragan is not within the scope of the airborne assault plan. Balikpapan is the target of the Second Parachute Regiment, but they will use Daragan as the starting point for the airborne landing.
The local Dutch-Indian Army Air Force immediately dispatched all available bombers on hand. Nine B-9 bombers quickly loaded aerial bombs, and then took off one after another.
The B-10 designed and manufactured by the American Martin Company was a product of the early 30s. At that time, the concept of "fast bomber" became popular around the world - as long as my bomber flies faster than your fighter, then I have complete control. took the initiative.
There is quite a bit of bomber invincibility theory, and the B-10 is the product of this concept.It is worth mentioning that B-10 bombers were also purchased by China in their original history, and two of them were used to "bomb" Japan.
However, it is now difficult for these bombers to pose a threat to the Ming fleet, and the hit rate of horizontal bombing is shockingly low.
Black and gray clouds of smoke continued to bloom at the rear of the fleet. The shock wave of the explosion caused the aircraft to tremble up and down, and the fragments scratched holes in the all-metal fuselage.
The Ming warships on the sea fired countless shells at the Dutch and Indian bombers attacking in the sky, and the blue sky seemed to be polluted by the black smoke.
The Dutch pilots obviously did not have a bold and fearless spirit. They quickly flew over the Ming fleet at an altitude of 900 meters, hurriedly dropped the mounted aerial bombs, and then accelerated away.
One after another, the aerial bombs fell into the water and exploded, splashing up streams of white water, but none of them hit.
However, this round of ineffective air strikes achieved an indirect result - a medical lieutenant on the destroyer Pingyao was so shocked by the explosion that he could not stand still. He hit his head on the table and his face was bleeding, and he received several stitches.
At noon the next day, the squadron approached Daragan.
During this period, the fleet suffered three more rounds of air attacks, but it seemed that even God did not protect the Dutch - a total of two aerial bombs hit, the first one only killed a few people, and the second one was still a dumb bomb. .
But it was also at this time that the KVIII submarine was patiently waiting for the best opportunity to ambush.
"The enemy fleet is heading 265, speed 14 knots, sir, which target should we choose?"
"Of course it's a transport ship."
After three days and two nights of fast sailing, the KVIII arrived at the predetermined sea area in the early morning, and immediately received an order from the Navy Command, asking them to find an opportunity to attack the Ming fleet.
One warship after another passed in front of the submarine, and everyone held their breath and became nervous until the transport ships were about to enter the intersection.
"emission."
"Yes, torpedo launch."
"Dive to maximum depth."
"As you wish, sir."
Four 450mm thermally powered torpedoes rushed out of the launch tube one after another and quickly headed into the distance.
It takes nearly a minute for a torpedo to reach the distance of 800 meters, and the obvious track of a thermally powered torpedo is difficult to avoid being discovered.
"Port side! Spray! There are torpedoes!"
"Full right rudder!"
However, the clumsy transport ship could not compare with the flexible battleship, and the crew could only watch four torpedoes approaching quickly.
"Boom! Boom!"
Two consecutive huge vibrations caused the crew and the officers and soldiers of the Second Marine Brigade to stagger.
The 450mm torpedo is less powerful than the 533mm ship torpedo. If it is a warship of the same tonnage, it may not have to worry about sinking, but this transport ship cannot hold on.
The captain ordered the abandon ship and distress signal flags to be hoisted, and then asked the Marine infantrymen on board to go to the deck.
The fleet immediately made a standard response - detached one ship to conduct a back-and-forth search at the torpedo track just in the direction, while the remaining ships switched to a Z-shaped maneuver.
The depth charges dropped by the destroyers blasted water columns several stories high into the sky, which was a spectacular sight.
The old KVIII was hidden at a depth of 80 meters. The popping sound of the depth bombs falling into the water, the crashing sound of slowly sinking, and the huge vibrations of the explosion made everyone tremble.
Major Gerd is undoubtedly a commendable and qualified officer. He did the best he could, but he was unable to reverse the inevitable macro decline.
I drove the highway all night yesterday, and I haven’t updated it until now.
One more tonight.
(End of this chapter)
March 21, Cilaza, Java Island.
Located in Nanyang, the weather here is already very hot, with daytime temperatures reaching as high as 30°C.
An American freighter named Easter Angel is slowly mooring into the pier, and there are many people standing sparsely on the pier.
Local indigenous dock workers in short-sleeved shorts were lazily preparing to unload cargo, while uniformed Dutch and Indian army aviation officers gathered under the shade of a nearby shed.
Starting about ten years ago, the Dutch began to gradually seriously and carefully consider the defense issues of the Far Eastern colonies. The top priority was naturally focused on the essence of Dutch East Indu - Java Island.
Although there are so many large and small islands in the Southeast Asia, about [-]% of the population and most of the manufacturing and processing industries are concentrated on the island of Java, and the main defense forces are definitely deployed here.
The two port cities of Batavia and Surabaya are both located in the north of Java Island. Once the imaginary enemy controls the northern seas, wouldn't Java Island be cut off from the outside world?
Therefore, the Dutch turned their attention to the southern port city of Cilaza and began to vigorously build it.
The original Zilaza seemed to be isolated from the world, quiet and remote, with only occasional merchant ships coming here to replenish fresh water and coal.
The port city does not even merge into Java's main railway lines, and has almost no maintenance capabilities and can only provide minimal maintenance.
Through a half-deception and half-forced operation, a large number of Javanese natives participated in the construction work.Zilaza built four new 150mm coastal defense batteries, and added navigation lights, buoys, cranes and a large number of supporting facilities.
Just a few days ago, a 1500-ton and a 4000-ton floating dock were towed from Batavia, giving it a certain ship maintenance capability.
"Oh, our fighter jets have finally arrived. They should be able to deal with the Chinese planes."
"There are only two finished products, the others are just parts, and we have to assemble them as soon as possible."
"Are the flatbed cars at the train station ready?"
Several Dutch and Indian army aviation officers had high hopes for the newly arrived fighter jets, hoping that these aircraft could help defend the colony.
Although the United States has not expressed its position yet, it has shown the image of a cunning warmonger in actual actions.
Twenty days ago, this batch of 20 CW-30 fighter jets was leisurely unloading at the San Francisco train station. The eager Dutch hoped to deliver the goods as soon as possible, and the Americans immediately agreed to this request.
So the federal government gave the green light all the way. In just a day and a half, these fighter jets were loaded onto the cargo ship and set sail. The process was very fast.
Next, the two finished fighters will be delivered directly to the fighter squadron, and the remaining fighter parts will also be transported to the Dutch-Indian Army Aircraft Repair Factory in Bandung for assembly.
The authorities of the Dutch East Indus Colony then continued to place orders, purchasing 42 CW-21s and 15 B-18 bombers.
The CW-21 fighter is a lightweight all-metal fighter developed by Curtiss last year, equipped with an 850-horsepower Wright Cyclone radial engine.
It has no armor protection and no self-sealing fuel tank, so its empty weight is only 1380kg. It has a climb rate of up to 23m/s at low altitude, setting a record, and its maximum level flight speed is also 500km/h.
Its maneuverability is very good, but it lacks basic protective measures and has relatively weak firepower. Therefore, the U.S. Army Aviation is not interested in this light fighter nicknamed "Devil".
The CW-21 is called the Demon for no reason. It is as brittle as porcelain, possibly even weaker than a Zero fighter.
Later that day, the KVIII submarine also slowly sailed into the port and parked at its berth under the guidance of a barge.
The Royal Netherlands Navy and the Dutch East Indus Colony Navy are independent of each other, but the former can naturally manage the latter during wartime.
For a long time, the Dutch naval forces stationed in the Far East have suffered from a shortage of personnel, and some ships had to be mothballed due to lack of sufficient manpower.
In order to increase their defense strength, the Dutch tried their best to recruit suitable soldiers, including but not limited to training Javanese with higher cultural standards, recruiting retired foreign sailors with heavy sums of money, etc.
The KVIII submarine was overhauled after being released from storage, and was sent to the Sunda Strait for stability navigation tests, and then came to Cilaza to prepare for delivery to naval combat units.
Major Gerd was ordered to take over the command of the submarine. He did not dare to neglect and flew to Zilaza overnight.
This submarine, which entered service 19 years ago, has a quota of 31 people. However, until now, Major Gerd has only a total of 22 people scraped together, and the dozen or so people who drove the submarine for navigation tests were at the Surabaya Naval Base. After signing the handover, they took the train and left.
The order issued by the Navy Command is to set sail at [-] o'clock tomorrow morning, first to the southeast and then to the northeast, and conduct combat patrols between the Makassar Strait and the Sulawesi Sea.
After an afternoon of hard work, Gerd almost broke his legs and lost his words. Finally, he begged six more sailors from the colonial naval unit, barely enough manpower.
Although it was the first time for these people to even enter a submarine, they were already thanking God for finding sailors.
In order to unite these shrimp soldiers and crab generals together as soon as possible-even the most superficial fair-weather brothers, Gerd took great pains.
He took them to the largest bar in Cilaza, and also paid for a group of female concubines and dancers at his own expense.
"Long live!"
"Woohoo! We will definitely teach those Chinese a lesson!"
"For the Netherlands!"
Such an approach is obviously against the regulations of the Royal Netherlands Navy. After all, no one can expect a bunch of drunken sailors to keep their mouths tight.
But between strictly abiding by confidentiality regulations and uniting people's hearts, Gerd chose the latter.
To be fair, he actually doesn't like this approach, but now he has no choice, otherwise the whole situation may break out into internal strife halfway through.
They drank wine, laughed and flirted with each other, and then each found a place to have fun for the rest of the night.
Under such circumstances, it seems that such a makeshift group of sailors has really begun to merge into a decent group?
"...Fuel refueling is completed; torpedo loading is completed, ten in total; food is for two months, please eat fresh vegetables and fruits within two days."
"Two days?"
The next morning, the quartermaster was explaining the supply situation to Major Gerd.
The latter was surprised by how short the storage time of fresh fruits and vegetables was. When he was in the mainland, fresh fruits and vegetables could be stored for about a week after the submarine went out to sea.
The lieutenant shrugged and handed over the handover documents, "Mr. Major, don't forget that this is not the North Sea."
Gerd took out a pen and signed his name, then looked back at the relaxed and casual sailors, and said with a complicated mood: "Guys, let's go."
Facing the rising sun, this old submarine embarked on an uncertain journey under the control of a group of patchwork sailors.
The blue waves are vast, and the morning sun makes the sea glow with crystal light.
Due to the late arrival of some supplies and the poor weather conditions in the Karimata Strait, the Ming army slightly delayed the launch of Operation Blood Paralysis.
There are usually no good consequences for going against God. After patiently waiting until everything was ready on March 24, the Ming Dynasty's army, navy and air force, which was full of confidence and high in morale, officially launched the operation.Of course, they weren't the only ones acting at the same time.
As the Ming army began to take action, the Lanfang National Defense Force also ended its month-long sit-in war and began to take the initiative.
Previously, they had been staying in the border fortification area to confront the British and Dutch armies on the opposite side.
The air force from three launches violently bombed the British positions. Four infantry battalions of the National Defense Forces entered the battle one after another, with the frontline directed at Kuching, Sarawak.
Reconnaissance aircraft of the Netherlands East Indus Army Air Force (ML-KNIL) and the Royal Netherlands Naval Air Force (MLD) are very active these days, always visiting Changi Naval Base and Pine Harbor at dawn and dusk.
Fighters of the Ming Dynasty, Lanfang Air Force and Naval Air Force successively intercepted and chased some of them, but the rest that slipped through the net undoubtedly successfully sent back aerial reconnaissance photos.
Even in the later stages of the war when radar technology was relatively mature, there were often omissions in detecting enemy aircraft in time and guiding our own aircraft to intercept them, let alone now.
At 3:24 on March 11, the visibility was excellent, with only a few floating clouds in the blue sky.
A PBY Catalina seaplane belonging to the fourth squadron of the Dutch Navy discovered something strange at the junction of the distant sky and the sea - there was a series of small black spots there.
The pilot picked up the telescope and looked carefully in the northwest direction, then pointed with his hand and said: "I saw some ships, probably the Chinese fleet."
The plane turned slowly, and after making a large circle, it came to the right rear of the unknown fleet.
Dozens of warships and transport ships were seen sailing at a steady speed toward the southeast. The gray-black smoke columns emitted by the latter's oil-coal mixed-burning boilers shot diagonally into the sky. The red flags hung by each ship could be distinguished at a glance.
The pilots tried their best to fly the plane and use the clouds to hide themselves, while the others quickly identified the models of those ships by referring to the landing ship type identification manual.
At 11:47 that day, the Dutch Indian Army headquarters stationed in Daragon received a message from the Catalina, and everyone became nervous instantly.
「发现中國舰队,大约20艘运输船。战斗舰船为7艘驱逐舰、3艘轻型巡洋舰、1艘重型巡洋舰。坐标北纬8°2',东经117°3',航向125,航速13节。」
This fleet was none other than the detachment responsible for seizing the Dalagan Oil Field. They carried the Second Land Combat Brigade and the Second Parachute Regiment.
Daragan is not within the scope of the airborne assault plan. Balikpapan is the target of the Second Parachute Regiment, but they will use Daragan as the starting point for the airborne landing.
The local Dutch-Indian Army Air Force immediately dispatched all available bombers on hand. Nine B-9 bombers quickly loaded aerial bombs, and then took off one after another.
The B-10 designed and manufactured by the American Martin Company was a product of the early 30s. At that time, the concept of "fast bomber" became popular around the world - as long as my bomber flies faster than your fighter, then I have complete control. took the initiative.
There is quite a bit of bomber invincibility theory, and the B-10 is the product of this concept.It is worth mentioning that B-10 bombers were also purchased by China in their original history, and two of them were used to "bomb" Japan.
However, it is now difficult for these bombers to pose a threat to the Ming fleet, and the hit rate of horizontal bombing is shockingly low.
Black and gray clouds of smoke continued to bloom at the rear of the fleet. The shock wave of the explosion caused the aircraft to tremble up and down, and the fragments scratched holes in the all-metal fuselage.
The Ming warships on the sea fired countless shells at the Dutch and Indian bombers attacking in the sky, and the blue sky seemed to be polluted by the black smoke.
The Dutch pilots obviously did not have a bold and fearless spirit. They quickly flew over the Ming fleet at an altitude of 900 meters, hurriedly dropped the mounted aerial bombs, and then accelerated away.
One after another, the aerial bombs fell into the water and exploded, splashing up streams of white water, but none of them hit.
However, this round of ineffective air strikes achieved an indirect result - a medical lieutenant on the destroyer Pingyao was so shocked by the explosion that he could not stand still. He hit his head on the table and his face was bleeding, and he received several stitches.
At noon the next day, the squadron approached Daragan.
During this period, the fleet suffered three more rounds of air attacks, but it seemed that even God did not protect the Dutch - a total of two aerial bombs hit, the first one only killed a few people, and the second one was still a dumb bomb. .
But it was also at this time that the KVIII submarine was patiently waiting for the best opportunity to ambush.
"The enemy fleet is heading 265, speed 14 knots, sir, which target should we choose?"
"Of course it's a transport ship."
After three days and two nights of fast sailing, the KVIII arrived at the predetermined sea area in the early morning, and immediately received an order from the Navy Command, asking them to find an opportunity to attack the Ming fleet.
One warship after another passed in front of the submarine, and everyone held their breath and became nervous until the transport ships were about to enter the intersection.
"emission."
"Yes, torpedo launch."
"Dive to maximum depth."
"As you wish, sir."
Four 450mm thermally powered torpedoes rushed out of the launch tube one after another and quickly headed into the distance.
It takes nearly a minute for a torpedo to reach the distance of 800 meters, and the obvious track of a thermally powered torpedo is difficult to avoid being discovered.
"Port side! Spray! There are torpedoes!"
"Full right rudder!"
However, the clumsy transport ship could not compare with the flexible battleship, and the crew could only watch four torpedoes approaching quickly.
"Boom! Boom!"
Two consecutive huge vibrations caused the crew and the officers and soldiers of the Second Marine Brigade to stagger.
The 450mm torpedo is less powerful than the 533mm ship torpedo. If it is a warship of the same tonnage, it may not have to worry about sinking, but this transport ship cannot hold on.
The captain ordered the abandon ship and distress signal flags to be hoisted, and then asked the Marine infantrymen on board to go to the deck.
The fleet immediately made a standard response - detached one ship to conduct a back-and-forth search at the torpedo track just in the direction, while the remaining ships switched to a Z-shaped maneuver.
The depth charges dropped by the destroyers blasted water columns several stories high into the sky, which was a spectacular sight.
The old KVIII was hidden at a depth of 80 meters. The popping sound of the depth bombs falling into the water, the crashing sound of slowly sinking, and the huge vibrations of the explosion made everyone tremble.
Major Gerd is undoubtedly a commendable and qualified officer. He did the best he could, but he was unable to reverse the inevitable macro decline.
I drove the highway all night yesterday, and I haven’t updated it until now.
One more tonight.
(End of this chapter)
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