Chapter 410: The Great Chaos (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
The sound of 'bang, bang' coming from under the water did not attract anyone's attention. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
The water marks left by the six torpedoes sailing at high speed on the surface of the sea were also undetected. The night became the best cover for the German submarine attack.
"Quick! Fast! Load the next batch of torpedoes. Immediately turn and aim for the next batch. Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz ordered.
"Yes, sir."
The submariners were scrambling to load the torpedoes, and at the same time, the submarines were turning. Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz, apparently prepared to hit as many targets as possible this time.
The battleship "War Wey" is the second battleship of the "Queen Elizabeth class", which is a huge battleship with a displacement of 33,000 tons, and it is equipped with four twin 42 times caliber 381 mm main guns, which is even more powerful. However, compared to the 380 mm 50 times caliber main gun equipped with the German Navy, it is undoubtedly much worse. In terms of artillery technology, Germany had a clear advantage.
The 'Queen Elizabeth-class' battleships and the 'Revenge-class' battleships have become the main warships of the British Navy, and they are the trump cards against the German Navy. It's just that whether these two levels of battleships can really compete with the powerful battleships of the German Navy, the British Navy does not have much confidence. In the previous naval battles, the strength of the German Navy and the advanced warships undoubtedly taught them a good lesson.
It was already late at night, and the sailors on the battleship 'War Wey' had already rested.
A British sailor, yawning, walked out of the string, wanting to boo. Although, there were toilets on the battleship. However, he still prefers to sprinkle it directly in the sea.
It's just that when he just escaped from the guy and was about to release the water. His sleepy eyes widened all at once.
"Oh God! What's that? The British sailors exclaimed. He could clearly see that two water marks were rushing towards their warship more quickly. It looked like a torpedo sailing fast on the sea.
"Damn, that's a torpedo! Hurry up, we are torpedoed by the enemy! The British sailors exclaimed. His shouts, under the silent night sky, were heard far, far away. It also attracted the attention of many officers on duty.
However, it was too late.
Two 533 mm heavy torpedoes, under the horrified gaze of the British sailor, slammed into the hull of the battleship 'War Wey'.
"Boom! Rumble! ”
Immediately, two loud explosions rang out, and flames erupted from the side of the battleship 'War Wey'.
After the warheads of the two heavy torpedoes exploded, the huge force directly tore apart the underwater armor of the battleship 'War Weathiness'. Although the underwater armor of the battleship 'War Weardy' was 330 mm thick, it still could not withstand it.
The huge impact caused the sleeping sailors in the battleship to fall under the bed one after another, and some of them were even injured because of this.
The sea water rushed down the torn armor and into the battleship, making the battleship's situation even more critical.
"Oh God! What's going on? Have we been hit? ”
"Damn, could it be something that happened?"
The British sailors on the battleship "War Wey" rushed out of the cabin in confusion. Everyone knew very well that if they were really attacked, they would only be more dangerous if they stayed on the battleship.
When these sailors rushed out, they saw that the side of the battleship was frantically flooding. The damage management started immediately, but in this situation of blind light, it is conceivable to want to plug the loopholes.
John, who stayed at Command to discuss the problem? Admiral Jericho and David? Lieutenant General Betty and the others were also shocked by the explosion.
"What's going on? Was there an explosion at the ammunition depot? "John? Admiral Jericho frowned. He didn't want such an accident to happen at such a critical moment like this.
"Not like! It's the 'War Weathiness'. He seemed to have been hit. "David? Lieutenant General Betty's face was a little ugly.
"Hit, how is this possible?" John? Admiral Jericho was clearly in disbelief. After all, this is the home port of the Grand Fleet, and it can be regarded as their old nest. The defense was so tight, not only were there so many warships, but the coastal defense batteries were also densely packed. In such a situation, how can it be attacked by the enemy?
"Boom! Rumble! ”
At this time, two loud bangs were heard. I saw that the side of another battleship also erupted into a dazzling fire.
John? Admiral Jericho and David? Lieutenant General Betty was stunned.
This was just the beginning, and then two more explosions rang out.
"Damn, submarines, it was the Germans who did it. We were attacked by German submarines! "David? Lieutenant General Betty said angrily.
"The War-Weathiness, the Warrior and the Conqueror, all hit!" John? Admiral Jericho, his face pale. He clearly remembered the berths of each of the capital ships of the Grand Fleet. These capital ships were torpedoed, and it was clear that the situation would be very bad, and even if they were not sunk, they would have suffered heavy damage. In this way, the Royal Navy will be further weakened in the next battle. It will be even more difficult for them to win future naval battles.
There were violent explosions one after another, and several capital ships were attacked, causing Scapa Bay to be thrown into chaos. The high-powered searchlights have been turned on, scanning back and forth on the surface of the sea, looking for targets. Destroyers are also being activated, ready to catch the dastardly sneak attackers.
At this time, the German sailors on the submarine U-037 were loading torpedoes.
"Torpedo Tube No. 1 reloaded!"
"No. 2 reloaded!"
Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz was very anxious. The explosion had already been heard, though he didn't know if it had been successful. However, what he had to do was to launch the remaining six torpedoes as quickly as possible and run away. Otherwise, they probably won't be able to escape.
"Torpedo Tube No. 6 is loaded!"
"Launch now!" Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz then ordered.
At this moment, the submarine has completed the turn and aimed at a new target, and it only needs to launch the torpedo. As for whether he could hit the target, Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz didn't care so much.
"Bang! Boom! Boom! ”
6 torpedo tubes, one after the other, the torpedo was launched. Six torpedoes, frantically firing at their respective targets.
"Quick, dive now, and run away. Guys, pray to God that we will be able to get out alive and return to Germany! Lieutenant Colonel Dönitz said.
The submarine U-037 escaped, and at this moment, Scapa Gulf was in chaos.