Before the start of the war, the German ocean-going submarine force had not been very well received by the top figures of the German military circles, and even Hitler, who was regarded as a visionary, only regarded the submarine force as an auxiliary deterrent, and he was so happy that he focused his main attention on the large, ornate and majestic surface ships, and the Führer believed that the big ships and huge guns were the best example of proof that Germany was being revived in his hands.

As a result, it was not until after the start of the war that Hitler discovered that the unpopular submarine forces had achieved brilliant results at sea, and the surface ships that had once pinned high hopes on them were losing their troops and losing all their foreign appearance. At this time, the Nazi government began to turn to the development of submarine forces, but unfortunately when it came to the real scale, the golden hunting season of submarines was also coming to an end, and the huge wolf pack only enjoyed half a year of happiness, and then began to be buried by the new anti-submarine weapons that emerged one after another by the Allies.

But now that the new Führer has come to power, the German Navy has begun to develop new equipment ahead of schedule, and it is conceivable that the German submarine force in the future will be even more powerful than it was in its original history. However, before the launch of the new submarine, the German ocean-going submarine force could only rely on the old foundation to support the scene.

The ocean-going submarine U106 was originally the backbone of the second group, and this submarine was launched at the latest, and all plans to build IX-class submarines since her were halted by the new head of state, and it is said that the dock and resources were freed up to build a new type of submarine.

For this unspeakable source of the rumor, Captain Hank. Captain Robin had always been unimpressed, believing that the IX-B ocean-going submarine was already the result of German shipbuilding art, and he did not believe that there would be a submarine surpassing it in the near future. His U106 was able to easily dive to a depth of two hundred meters, at which time anti-submarine tactical equipment was basically useless. Because the depth charge has a limited sinking speed, by the time it staggers and sinks to a depth of 200 meters, the submarine will not know how far it will run. The ocean-going submarine carried twenty-three torpedoes and had a surface speed of up to 18 knots. It surpasses most ocean-going cargo ships, and has a range of 12,000 nautical miles, making it possible to travel back and forth between Scapa Bay in France and the coast of North America. As long as there is enough food and ammunition, the submarine can fight at sea for twenty days without adding any fuel.

This is an ideal broken submarine, a sophisticated war machine, a perfect combination of human and technology, and a milestone in the development of German submarines. Because of the problems of price and productivity, only fourteen submarines have been built in history, which is not at all comparable to the more famous Type VII. But her record is enough to prove the success of her design, because by the end of the war, the average of fourteen submarines had exceeded 100,000 tons, and most of these achievements were the result of free hunting by single boats, and the German ocean-going submarines were all fierce lone wolves, rarely acting in groups.

And in Hank. Under the command of Captain Robin, the U106 surpassed his colleagues in the team, and the crew agreed that the hot-tempered captain should go to the Caribbean to become a pirate. However, it was this special leadership temperament that made him win the support and love of all the crew and officers, and under his command the crew of this submarine was like a big family, and everyone knew their responsibilities. The whole down is like one person, and in a closed combat unit like a submarine, this is not only a guarantee of combat effectiveness.

The water off the southeast coast of Africa is exceptionally clear, even surpassing some parts of the Mediterranean. Through the seawater, you can clearly see the bottom of the sea at a depth of twenty or thirty meters, a shipwreck full of bullet holes is lying on the side of an ancient coral reef, and the lifeboat cables on the davit are still the same as when they first sank. And right above this wreck. Hank, commander of the submarine U106 of the German Navy. Captain Robin, sitting comfortably on a recliner on the back deck of an ocean-going submarine, enjoying the summer mixed drink that the chef had prepared for him.

"Head, what's new in the newspapers." Private Brudo asked as he stood next to the captain, a copper brush in his hand, as he and the other gunners prepared to clear the 37mm single-barreled gun on the aft deck.

"Nothing new, all articles touting Petain, the French government is preparing to move back to Paris." Captain Robin set aside the newspaper in his hand, then picked up his drink and took a sip.

"Igor! There was less rum in it again. The captain smacked his lips and shouted.

"We don't have much stock, and if you continue like this, we won't have anything left by the time we reach Jakarta." The first mate leaned against the fence of the anti-aircraft gun platform of the conning tower and said loudly to the captain.

"Wait a little while and buy some supplies from the French, they have more wine than ammunition on board." Captain Robin stood up, pushed away the parasol overhead, and walked under the conning tower.

"If there is no new mission today, I am going to go around the island in the afternoon." The first mate made a request.

"There's nothing to see in this place, except for the dense jungle of the natives, and I think you should follow that French liaison boat to Puerto Moroni, where there are good restaurants and hotels, and you can stay on the island for the night." Captain Robin gave a personal opinion.

U106 is now anchored off the southeast coast of the island of Comoros, a French colony since the 18th century. One of the terms of the Franco-German Paris treaty was that France would open all colonial ports to the German navy and provide the necessary logistics and supplies. U106 had previously docked for a day in the island's capital, Port Moroni, to let the soldiers ashore to relax, replenish some fresh food and fill up with fuel. Because the command clearly ordered the submarine to stay on the southern end of the island to stand by and be on standby, after the resupply was completed, Robin took the submarine to the coast on the other side of the island and stopped, but there was a small harbor fishing village called Centini nearby, and German sailors could take turns to go ashore and buy some food made by the locals.

"Speaking of which, it's been two days, how come there is no news at all?" Robin looked up at his first mate.

"I'm waiting, sir, the last telegram I received ordered us to stay here for three days, and today is only the second day, so I guess there may be a new unit to join our formation."

"Oh God, stop messing with us, I've had enough of that French heavy artillery submarine."

"I have to remind you again. Now our two countries are allies, and we are on their turf right now. ”

"Pull it down, it's a big deal for Lao Tzu to go it alone."

"I support you, you will definitely be eaten by General Dönitz, who hates the captain who disobeys orders the most, then this submarine will be under my command." Lieutenant Igor said with a smile.

"Dreaming, I'm not that stupid. Speaking of which, why haven't the French liaison boat come yet, today is the day to receive mail, and I still have a bunch of things for them to send back to China. ”

"You're talking about that pile of rubb?"

"That's art, antiques. Historical heritage, a layman like you would not be able to understand. Captain Robin drank the drink from his glass and shoved it into the arms of one of the sailors beside him.

"Get me another drink, and ask the fat man to add me a little more rum."

"Yes, sir." The young sailor saluted the captain with a smile and quickly climbed the conning tower.

"I hope that there are our supply ships in the troops at this rendezvous, the spare parts for the engines are almost running out, some batteries need to be replaced, and there is not much ammunition. It was so hard that we didn't have to shoot so many cannons. ”

"The gunners lack experience in live ammunition shooting, and there is just such a target in front of them, how can it be wasted." Captain Robin straightened his military hat. Turning back to the gunner, who was maintaining the artillery, he shouted: "Aim at the target!" ”。

"Tear them apart!" The gunners echoed loudly with their fists.

"You see it." Captain Robin said with a shrug of his shoulders at his first mate.

They were talking about the battle with the wreck beneath the seabed, when the U106 had just turned from the other side of the island and encountered the passing Australian ocean-going tugboat head-on, and the Germans thought there was a truce. So I didn't dive generously. What the Germans did not expect was that the Australians, after a period of scramble, opened fire on the German submarine, an armed trawler armed with only a two-pounder gun and a Lewis machine gun. The firepower was not strong, but it was enough to injure some vulnerable parts of the U-boat.

Fortunately, the Australian sailors' training was too bad, the shooting level was too rough, and the U106 was lucky not to suffer any material damage in this surprise attack, and the enraged German sailors reacted quickly, and the end result was that the Australian tugboat was shot by the German submarine for half a day. Eventually, the tugboat sank to the bottom of the sea, and no Australian abandoned the ship and never escaped. In fact, the Germans knew very well that they were bombarded by a 37-mm two 20-mm anti-aircraft guns and a 105-mm naval gun, in fact, at the time of the second round of strikes, there should be no living people on that tugboat.

"Report, just translated message, sir." The radio correspondent climbed the conning tower with a piece of telegraph paper.

The first mate took it, read it, and then leaned down and handed the telegram to the captain.

"The advance party of the C formation? What is this compilation? New units? "Hank. Robin reached out and stroked the back of his head.

"Well, Igor, it looks like your prayers this week have worked, there's a supply ship in it, the Grouse, old friend, do you remember that old William?"

"Leave that alone, haven't you noticed?" Lieutenant Igor looked at his boss with a defeated expression.

"Notice what?" Robin looked at the first mate and winked.

"Now, let's take a look at the third name in the formation list."

"U1001? What's wrong? ”

"God, haven't you seen last month's signal?"

"You know I only watch the joke version in it."

"As mentioned in that issue, the number of the new German submarine may be four digits, which may be the legendary submarine...... Alas? What kind of expression do you have? ”

Captain Robin squinted his eyes at this time, crossed his arms and fingers and touched his chin, as if he was wondering what kind of conspiracy.

"I'm going to turn my camera out, by the way, are you going to live on the island tonight?" Robin looked up and gave the first mate a standard business smile.

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