Chapter 161: U-Boat 1001 (I)

"The ship looks more than seventy meters long, my Führer." Werler marveled at the sheer size of the submarine in front of him.

"Eighty-four meters to be exact, and part of her tail is still not out of the water." Xu Jun looked at the brand-new submarine in front of him with glittering paint with satisfaction, which would be the sharpest sea blade of Germany in the future, surpassing the superweapon of the entire era.

The submariners had long been ready to receive the Führer, the entire submarine had been carefully cleaned from the inside out, the soldiers were dressed in crisp white summer parade dresses, and gathered on the pier in front of the submarine, 50 sailors were arranged in three horizontal columns, and 15 officers and non-commissioned officers of various ranks stood at the front of the ranks according to their positions. The captain stepped forward and saluted, and then reported loudly to Xu Jun.

"All the officers and men of the 100th Submarine Group of the German Navy U1001 have been assembled and are waiting for your review, my Führer."

"Carl. Manuel. Captain Heinck, it's a pleasure to see you again. Xu Jun raised his scepter and saluted back, and stepped forward to the captain with a smile.

"It is a great honour for me that Your Excellency still remembers my name, my Führer." Captain Heinck replied respectfully.

"I've been keeping an eye on your achievements, and if it weren't for being sent back for the experimental mission, you would have been able to work with Alto by now. Krezimmer decided the winner. Xu Jun stretched out his hand, held Heynck's hand and said.

"I'm ashamed, my Führer, that was just a joke between me and Captain Alto, Captain Ott is an excellent commander, as good as Captain Prien."

Xu Jun changed history, and also changed the fate of the German submarine aces. 40 years was a golden age in the history of German submarine warfare, when the anti-submarine equipment and corresponding tactics of various countries had not yet been perfected, and many of them were only drafts on the design map. German submarines, as long as the captain did not get dizzy, could do almost anything on the sea, and nothing could stop their sneak attack, even if it was a convoy that appeared to be heavily armed.

And Xu Jun's arrival. It also makes this "happy time" more brilliant than in history.

During this period of history, although the German submarines had a great record, they did not use any new tactics, and the submarines still fought alone as they did during the First World War, relying on character and luck to intercept and attack.

Dönitz's wolf pack tactics were still being explored at this time, and a series of experimental operations were not carried out until around the end of the year in history, and the complete wolf pack tactics had to wait until four or a year later, but at that time it was also close to the end of the golden age, Britain and the United States had already developed targeted equipment and tactics, and although the German submarines still achieved results, the losses also began to rise sharply at the same time.

This time, Xu Jun directly came up with a full version of the wolf pack tactics. He is determined to take advantage of this happy time and go all out to strangle his opponent completely, both tactically and technically, to crush the target, and never give the opponent any respite.

Xu Jun not only released the ferocious wolves early, but also invested in them with full protection, unlike the submarine force that was squeezed pitifully by a bunch of bigwigs in the early part of history, this time the Luftwaffe and Navy gave them the greatest support and cooperation. The Air Force's long-range reconnaissance planes and large seaplanes have become the eyes of the fleet, and the Navy's surface ships not only carry out sabotage warfare, but also provide cover and support for nearby submarine forces at any time.

There are as many as 15 support vessels that have been professionally modified to provide supply and repair for submarines. Two large maintenance ships are also equipped with maintenance teams from the shipyard, and special production machines are directly loaded onto the ship, and in good sea conditions, the mechanics can even cut the gear sets and structural components needed for the submarine on the spot.

The Eye of Odin in the Command Department exerted extraordinary power in the strangulation battle at sea. The information they provided to the Submarine Command on the target fleet was even detailed in the manifests of carriage and crew rosters. In this environment, the genius commanders of the German submarine fleet had no worries at all, and the abundant intelligence and material support made them feel like a fish in water, and completely turned the Atlantic Ocean into their private playground.

Attacking convoys has now become a race. Captains scramble to send the boats, large and small, into the abyss by the end of the year, with the winner being congratulated by everyone and receiving a large prize at the end of the year.

Perfect replenishment at sea greatly extended the hunting time of the submarine. The pressure of competition between the fleets was too great, and many submarines were reluctant to turn their rudders and return to sea only if they had mechanical problems that could not be repaired. For example, Prien's U47 has been at sea for a month and a half at the moment, during which time it has refueled three times and replenished forty-two torpedoes.

"All stand upright!" Captain Heinke shouted the order loudly, and the officers and men of the submarine immediately stood up and saluted Xu Junxing. Xu Jun walked past the front of the group with steady steps, and the young sailors desperately made serious and determined expressions, in order to show their courage and toughness to the Führer.

"I'm very happy now that I'm able to see such a well-trained team here. You have strengthened my conviction that our great cause of revival will be successful. With such a group of brave and determined fighters as you, the Third German Reich was bound to win the final victory. You are glorious German naval soldiers, you are at the helm of the best submarines in the world, you must be invincible, and you will pour out the wrath of the German nation on those despicable enemies, and send all those who stand in the way of the Reich to hell.

God has given me this sacred mission, and he will bless all those who fight for this sacred cause. You should be proud that you are in this glorious era, because history will record what we are doing now, and the history of great Germany will be created by you, by me, by all of us, and that we will regain all the glory we have lost. ”

Xu Jun stood in front of the officers and men of the navy, and made an impassioned speech, pointing at the soldiers and the submarine behind him with the magnificent marshal's staff, and waving twice from time to time to increase the power of those words.

"Hey! Reinhart! ”

Where did the young sailors go through this, most of them were fresh graduates of the Naval Academy, and they never even dreamed that they would meet the Reich Head, and they gave them this uplifting speech in person. The soldiers trembled with excitement, and some even burst into tears. They raised their arms in salute to their leader while shouting slogans of allegiance.

Xu Jun nodded solemnly to the soldiers, and then raised the marshal's staff to greet the soldiers, the soldiers quickly stopped calling, and everyone present stood solemnly and saluted Xu Jun.

"Captain Heinck!" Xu Jun shouted loudly.

"Yes, my Führer." Heinck replied excitedly.

"You have a very good group of men, and you have one of the best German submarines, and I look forward to you being able to lead them and create a glorious record worthy of them."

"Yes. My Führer. Heinke bowed his head in agreement.

"Now please lead me around your warship, the soldiers can go and rest first, and leave the heads of the various posts to answer my questions."

"Yes, my Führer." Heinke turned his head and whispered a few words to the co-captain, before giving the crew the order to disband. Xu Jun only took Werler and Tysenhowen, and under the guidance of Raeder and Heinck, he embarked on the U1001 submarine.

As mentioned earlier, this submarine is a new model based on the U-XXI submarine at the end of World War II, which has never existed in history, and is a super magic version designed by Xu Jun personally. The length of the hull has been lengthened to eighty-four meters by Xu Jun. Some shadows of the original XXI type can be vaguely seen in appearance, but in essence, it is very different from the latter.

At the end of World War II, Germany continued to break out with various black technologies, but the XXI submarine was a rare and reliable product in a bunch of wonders.

At that time, the submarine forces of the German Navy had been beaten miserably by the integrated anti-submarine operations of the allies in the sea and air, and the German submarines hardly dared to surface in the enemy-controlled areas. In this operational context. Experts in the German Navy believe that in the face of increasingly rampant air threats and the emergence of anti-submarine equipment by the Allies, the existing equipment can no longer cope with these current challenges, so a new submarine must be created, and a change must be made in her.

Submarines of the new generation should have excellent underwater maneuverability, as well as underwater endurance. Able to stealthily approach the enemy during a long period of submarine, and must have sufficient underwater speed to be able to successfully seize the launch position while submerged. At the same time, this submarine should also have excellent underwater observation equipment, which can accurately attack the target under the water.

The submarine must also be able to operate at sea for long periods of time, with an ultra-long self-sustaining capability that surpasses all existing ordinary boat types. These indicators were all developed in response to the powerful anti-submarine forces of the Allies, and it can be said that they were forced out of innovation by the harsh reality, and the submarine experts of the German Navy did not even think that in the end this submarine turned out to be a proof of the strategic vision of the Germans.

Until a long time after the war, the submarine of the ocean-going fleet was still the mainstream of the submarine industry, and the submarine after the war still paid attention to good surface navigation capabilities, and would only carry out submersibles when it was necessary for combat.

In the eyes of the Allies, the Germans became a crooked trick of the Germans in their dying throes in the face of the apocalypse, and they only randomly selected a few technologies of interest on submarines, while the rest were buried deep in the ruins of the Reich along with the inventions of their contemporaries.

When the submarine forces of the navies of various countries began to develop towards the ocean-going strategy, the ability to maneuver underwater became the mainstream for the first time, and people looked back at the information, only to find that someone had already put forward a similar theory, and the long-sealed XXI finally revealed her true value at this time, and people couldn't help but sigh at the creative ability of the Nazi era, and they once again went ahead of everyone.

The Germans did have their own unique talent in submarine research and development, and they actually found the right direction in the development of submarines.

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