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Chapter 358 Torpedoes go wild, nuclear submarines show off

Although the use of dense aerial bombs can also destroy medium-sized ships such as destroyers, their division of tasks this time is very clear. On the basis of absolutely destroying the Japanese, all departments must have the opportunity to launch live ammunition strikes.

Therefore, the 20 J-15s that took off from the aircraft carriers all tasted the sweetness, and the next were the two nuclear-powered attack submarines of the 101 Submarine Squadron.

If people in the world who understand military affairs knew that Xu's army used submarines to deal with destroyers, they would probably laugh their heads off.

Even though destroyers are the natural enemies of submarines, that is when the technological levels of the two are not much different.

Today's submarines travel very slowly underwater, not much faster than a snail's pace.

Submarines cannot replenish large amounts of oxygen underwater, so they cannot use diesel engines for power and can only use electric propulsion.

How far can such a large submarine go with pure electric propulsion?

Take the Japanese I-53 submarine as an example. Its maximum speed in the water is only 8 knots, and at a cruising speed of 3 knots, the battery will be exhausted after a maximum travel of 60 nautical miles. It then has to surface to use the diesel engine power and charge the battery at the same time.

If sailing in the water at maximum speed, the cruising range is only a little over 10 nautical miles at most.

The maximum speed of today's destroyers is around 30 knots. If the two meet, the destroyer can keep dropping depth charges on the submarine's head.

The submarine didn't even have a chance to launch a torpedo!

Even if the depth charge did not force the submarine out, the submarine would flee at full speed to avoid the destroyer, and would run out of power after running a short distance, and would eventually be forced to surface.

Submarines use water to hide their tracks and launch surprise attacks on the enemy.

If it surfaces, the submarine will lose its advantages and become a piece of meat for the destroyer.

The 091 submarine is different. It is nuclear-powered, the engine does not require oxygen, and its endurance can reach 20 nautical miles.

So theoretically, without taking into account the soldiers inside, a nuclear submarine can travel in the water at a speed of 25 knots 'infinitely'.

With the soldiers' food replenished, the 091 nuclear submarine can sail in the water continuously for more than 60 days.

With such maneuverability, it is hard to say who will be the hunter when facing a destroyer that only has depth charges.

Therefore, in order to prove the combat capability of the 091 nuclear submarine, Bai Shiyi and others decided to let the two nuclear submarines compete with the Japanese destroyer.

The prerequisite is that the Eagle Strike 82 anti-ship missile it carries cannot be launched, otherwise it would be a fart to prove!

If it becomes difficult to deal with the situation at that time, the six J-6s on standby in the distance will rush over to the rescue. Each of them has an anti-ship missile and two aerial bombs.

The two aircraft carriers and four heavy cruisers of the Japanese side suffered severe damage and all sank to the bottom of the sea.

The remaining 8th and 15th Destroyer Squadrons, a total of 8 destroyers, took more than ten minutes to accept the sudden disaster and the death of the commander of the Second Fleet, Nobutake Kondo, and then began to rescue people who fell into the water.

About half an hour later, submarines No. 901 and No. 902 finally arrived at full speed.

It is said that the current navy is the most arrogant. It has the only nuclear-powered equipment in the entire army, and no matter which ship it is, it is more luxurious than the equipment of the Air Force and the Army.

The two submarines rushed forward and surfaced directly behind the Japanese destroyer. After determining the direction, they fired torpedoes at a distance of about 12 kilometers.

You should know that all torpedoes in the world today are straight-line type, that is, the torpedo travels in a straight line after being launched. The longer the launch distance, the lower the hit rate, and it is frighteningly low.

Moreover, warships are moving, not just standing there to serve as targets. The combination of the two makes the hit rate frighteningly low.

Therefore, straight-line torpedoes are launched at a distance of several thousand meters, or even 1 kilometer, after carefully calculating the ship's navigation trajectory.

In this case, success still depends on some luck.

Because many torpedoes are powered by diesel engines, they create a very obvious bubble trail when they burn and propel. Warships can see it at a glance and can dodge by turning the rudder fully.

But the torpedoes of the 091 submarine are different. It is equipped with the "Yu 3" torpedo, which is not only electrically propelled, has no traceable track, and has a high degree of concealment, but is also an acoustic-guided torpedo that can be launched in deep water. After the torpedo sails to a certain area, it will capture the sound of the target's navigation, automatically track it, and strike the place where the sound of the ship is the loudest, with a speed of 40 knots.

Leave enemy ships nowhere to hide!

Also, because the "Yu-3" torpedo is a type of missile, it is not the only weapon of the 091 submarine, because the torpedo tube can launch mines.

Therefore, when purchasing a submarine, the "Yu-3" torpedo is not given as a gift, but must be purchased additionally at a price of 20 per piece.

In this way, the two submarines each aimed at a target, and the torpedoes quickly moved towards the Japanese destroyer.

Because torpedoes have no tracks, and the Japanese were in a hurry to rescue, they did not notice the submarine probe and torpedoes.

As a result, the two torpedoes hit their respective targets with almost no change in course.

This is a 533mm heavy torpedo with a warhead weighing 400kg. It can hit a 2000-ton destroyer with just one shot.

boom....

boom....

Two huge explosions were heard, and the two destroyers were cut in half. There was no hope of rescue, and they were sinking faster than an aircraft carrier.

The explosion also attracted the attention of the remaining six destroyers. They stopped the rescue work at hand, picked up the telescope and looked around.

But they didn't see any ships or submarines at all.

Because the two nuclear submarines were not like other submarines, which surfaced to check the impact after launching torpedoes.

They had just recorded the approximate positions of all the destroyers, and with the torpedo's acoustic guidance system, it didn't matter even if there were some errors in the enemy's navigation, the torpedo would automatically correct them.

But the Japs were not completely stupid. The successive devastating blows destroyed their so-called samurai spirit, and the only thing left was the desire to survive.

So the first destroyer gave up all the rescue work on hand, and regardless of any combat mission issued before departure, the captain directly ordered a U-turn and fled at full speed!

Anyway, Kondo Nobutake has already gone to see the Emperor, and all the heavy firepower warships have been destroyed, so whoever wants to play can play!

This is how the world is. Once someone starts something, there will be a second, a third, etc.

When the other Japanese destroyers saw that some of them had withdrawn, they also put down everything they were doing.

What compatriots who fell into the water? Your ship has sunk. As warriors of the empire, you should also go down to accompany them.

To express loyalty to the Emperor!

However, the 101 and 102 submarines did not give them much chance to react. The third and fourth torpedoes followed one after another, and two more Japanese destroyers hit the target with one shot.

Then came the fifth and sixth, two more ships were added to the account.

But there is no seventh one!

Because the first two destroyers that escaped had already run far away, and they were running at a full speed of 35 knots.

There is no way to chase!

Submarine No. 101 surfaced to periscope depth.

The captain looked at the Japanese destroyer that had almost disappeared and shouted, "Damn it, it's running so fast. Wait for me if you can, let's fight!"

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