The Red War God of Anti-Japanese War

Chapter 368: The Wolves Show Their Power 3

Almost at the same time, the Chinese transport fleet heading for Mauritius discovered the Hundred-Eyed Giant aircraft carrier and its fleet about 60 nautical miles south of the Rodney. , and then harvest the gift.

This is a unique phenomenon in the war years. It is their duty to check the passing ships, and at the same time, it is a surprise to be able to obtain some fresh supplies.

However, after the inspection by the British fleet, a mysterious radio wave was sent from each of the two fleets. The content was quite simple: "Don't worry, my master. The fleet is fine. We have passed the Nicobar Islands."

Moreover, the message is still clear.

"These Chinese really miss home." Lieutenant General John Nekoba said with emotion when he saw his telecommunications officials come to report the radio content sent by the two Chinese fleets just now.

"Brothers, let's get to work! Far East siege, the name of the British plan is good, but it depends on who sieges who!" After receiving the detailed coordinates of the British fleet, Dönitz immediately commanded his submarine formation to pounce on it.

What the British saw was discussed by Wu Aihua and Denitz, that is, to "encircle and wipe out" the British Indian Ocean Fleet.Although the British naval power in the Indian Ocean only accounts for about 12% of the total tonnage of the British Navy, it is a great joy for the Germans to eliminate this 12%.

In order to deal with the German submarine formation, the British paid a lot of money.

罗德尼号战列舰，属于英国皇家海军“纳尔逊级战列舰”之一（另一艘为纳尔逊号），1922年制造，标准排水量33950吨，满排38000吨；主机总功率45000轴马力，最高航速23节，舰载武器装备有406毫米口径主炮9门、152毫米口径火炮12门、6门120毫米口径高平两用炮，76毫米口径火炮4门、47毫米口径火炮6门及533毫米鱼雷发射管两具。

Previously, the battleship Rodney participated in the Battle of Norway and made great achievements in the history of World War II. It is one of the meritorious warships of the Royal Navy.

The Hundred-Eyed Giant aircraft carrier is the first real aircraft carrier in British history, with a standard displacement of 12950 tons, a full displacement of 1455 tons, a maximum speed of 20.2 knots, and 20 aircraft.Historically, the Hundred-Eyed Giant was mainly responsible for the training of the British Navy during World War II, and was dismantled as soon as the war ended.However, history has changed, and the Hundred-Eyed Giant had to come to the Far East battlefield.

In addition to these two main battleships, the British also dispatched four "Kent-class heavy cruisers" including "Australia", "Canberra", "Cornwall", and "Camberland". The 4-ton heavy cruiser belongs to the group of "treaty battleships" and "1938-ton battleships". Although it was modernized before 111, its main armor and ammunition compartments are only [-]mm thick.

In addition, the British also dispatched two "Cairo-class" light cruisers "Calcutta" and "Colombo", "Leander", "Achilles", "Neptune", and "Perth" 2 "Leander-class" light cruisers, "Galati" and "Penelope" 4 "Water God-class" light cruisers.

At 1:4 p.m. on January 3th, the Indian Ocean near the Nicobar Islands was sunny and sunny, with blue sky and white clouds, and there were seabirds flying above the sea. When the Chinese transport fleet passed by for about 2 hours, John Nicobar He and his assistants began to come to the front deck of the Rodney to enjoy the sun, the sea and coffee. Everyone knew that in 40 hours, the entire fleet would go into battle. Although the British were prepared to fight, But who can tell what will happen in the course of the battle, and besides, German submarines have never been easy to deal with.

Because of this, Lieutenant General John Nekoba must hurry up and enjoy life.

"Commander, according to intelligence, the Germans have only been familiar with Chinese submarines for less than two weeks. Could it be that they can't even find the torpedo?" Commodore Rodriguez Pete, captain of the Rodney Just kidding.

"Who knows, the Germans won't be afraid to turn back to the South China Sea." John Nekoba said in cooperation.

"Hahaha..." A group of British guys laughed loudly.

"Commander, our transport fleet." At this moment, a staff officer suddenly pointed to the distant sea and said.

Lieutenant General John Nekoba pressed the binoculars in the hands of the staff officer and looked towards the distant transport fleet.Under the high-power binoculars, John Nekoba saw his fellow Britons waving flags, arms, etc. towards the Rodney. tons of scale.

Lieutenant General John Nekoba said to the orderly in the distance with some emotion, "Win the flute, wave the flag, and pay tribute to the compatriots of the British Empire!"

Then, the huge Rodney began to blow its whistle, and the huge sound made the nearby seabirds startled and fled into the distance.This is indeed a British transport fleet, and John Nekoba did not make a mistake.

"Report Commander, 15 nautical miles in front of the right, there is a transport fleet approaching us, it is estimated to be the British transport fleet." About 30 nautical miles away from the British battleship Rodney, German Submarine Force Chief of Staff Reid Colonel South took a telegram and reported to Dönitz.

Under the eyes of the British, the Germans dared to use radio, which is one of the performances of the advanced performance of Chinese submarines. "Strange Dragon" and "Youlong", especially the submarines sold to the Germans, Wu Aihua could not provide them with advanced technology after the 60s, but it was very easy to deceive the British under his nose.Even when Britain adopted the latest radar and radio monitoring technology in 1943, it was impossible to determine who the owner of the radio waves they measured was.

"Except for the guard post, other submarines should evade urgently." Fortunately for the British fleet, Dönitz was not going to embarrass them this time.

This British cargo fleet didn't know that they had already gone through the face of death.Of course, John Nekoba didn't know that the Germans had jumped out of their encirclement long ago, and now they were quietly approaching them.

The time slowly ticked towards 8pm.

A submarine attack is somewhat similar to a land attack. Before dawn, those on duty will be particularly tired.To prevent enemy submarine attacks, the fleet will be particularly vigilant at that time.However, Dönitz decided to do the opposite and attack as soon as it got dark.

According to the prior agreement, the battleship Rodney was personally led by Dönitz to attack with four "Dragon-4" submarines, and the aircraft carrier Hundred-Eyed Giant was attacked by four "Dragon-1" submarines from Karl Tonide; The 4 heavy cruisers will be covered by the remaining 1 "Monster Dragon Type 4" pieces, and the German light cruisers and destroyers will be covered by the remaining 12 "Youlong Type 1".

Among them, the attack on the battleship Rodney was launched on time at 8:29, and other attacks were launched at 8:30.

The reason for this arrangement is to ensure the attack effect on the enemy's heavy ships.In the naval battles of World War II, thousand-ton destroyers and even three-thousand-ton light cruisers did not play much role in naval battles. If they have any role, then the biggest role is to use their speed to block large ships. torpedo.Because warships of more than [-] tons are not very fast, they are often unable to dodge when they are attacked by torpedoes.At this time, it is necessary to rely on the dexterity of light ships to make up and protect.

"Commander, we are only 5 kilometers away from the Rodney." The observer reported the situation to Dönitz at any time.

"Closer, the distance should not exceed 2 nautical miles." Dönitz was very courageous. A torpedo with a speed of 2 knots at 50 nautical miles could hit the enemy ship in only 2 minutes and 25 seconds after launch.

"Order the other boats to follow suit!" Doenitz temporarily changed his tactics and decided to approach and launch.

In the historical World War II, although Germany was defeated, the German submarine force still survived!Before and after the end of the war, 90.00% of the surviving German submarines chose to "sink themselves" when they were desperate, and there was absolutely no incident in which submarine officers and soldiers sent their submarines to Britain, the United States and other countries to wait for compensation.

The United States is so powerful that it only captured a German submarine at the end of the war, and that was because the submarine had to float up after being hit by a depth charge.

Dönitz himself became the heir to the Third Reich only in Hitler's last days.Could it be that he didn't know that Germany was bound to fail, and that he would bear the wrath of Britain, the United States and Soviet Russia?Obviously, Dönitz hopes to reduce Germany's losses after the war by assuming more responsibilities and consequences.

At 1:4 p.m. on January 8, Vice Admiral John Nekoba, commander of the British Indian Ocean Fleet, was sitting in his separate cabin, reading the Bible by the light.John Nekoba is a very devout Christian. He prays in front of the statue every day when he wakes up, and reads the Bible for at least half an hour every night before going to bed.

However, whether it was due to the excitement before the war or other reasons, it was difficult for John Nekoba to calm down, and he couldn't read a single word in the book.

"Could it be that chick from Calcutta?" John Nekoba is nearly 50 years old, and he is at the most glorious stage of his life. The chick from Calcutta is actually a French clerk in his headquarters, tsk tsk, When Nekoba thought of the passion of the chick under him, he felt a little moved.

"Okay, go and check the combat readiness of your subordinates." Lieutenant General John Nekoba, who didn't read the Bible, began to put on his lieutenant general's uniform seriously.

Just as he reached for his navy cap, he felt himself shake, and the cap seemed to be moving away from him. "What's going on?" John Nekoba was stunned for a moment, "Boom—" A huge explosion came from under him.

"Enemy attack——" John Nekoba no longer cared about his navy cap, roared, pushed open the hatch, and rushed out.

ps: There is another party in the evening, and there are only two updates today.Make up tomorrow.