Chapter 826 Trap 3

"Really? In that case, then I hope that day will come soon." As a senior general of the Royal Navy, although Thomas has never fought against breaking diplomatic relations, he still understands some principles. For example, what will the party breaking diplomatic relations choose? Take action on the busiest routes. This is especially true for the Su Xiong fleet, because it is often the most efficient. The camouflaged assault ship needs to defend against the opponent's escort fleet and auxiliary cruiser, so it may ambush a single ship in a relatively remote sea area, but Su There is no need for Xiong, he even hopes to encounter the opponent's auxiliary cruiser...

Therefore, the party opposed to breaking diplomatic ties will definitely set traps near major routes. In fact, the British Navy's plan is far more than Thomas thought! In fact, shortly after the Su Xiong fleet took action for the first time, the British had already begun to modify the normal route. Now almost no ship dared to go from India to the Gulf of Aden... Generally, Allied ships sailed south from India, along Male, Diego Garcia, and Rodrigues, then turned west, bypassing Mauritius and the southern part of Madagascar, and then entered the Atlantic Ocean through the Horn of Africa. From a voyage point of view, this certainly saves a big circle, but it also increases the cost of breaking the treaty for the German fleet. As the route moves east and south, the German fleet naturally needs to be further away from its base. More supplies are needed. But these are all superficial phenomena! In fact, the most fundamental reason for the British to do this is to roughly determine the position of the German fleet! And the specific method is naturally impossible to rely solely on camouflaging the reconnaissance ship! As the British Empire historically maintained its leadership in electronic technology until World War II, its current radio lateral technology is already very good! Yes, you read that right, it is the radio side view. This seemingly advanced thing was actually widely used in World War I. Historically, the British began to deploy radios in the eastern part of England in 1915. Direction finding station. Using this system, the British can conduct direction finding for radio operations of aircraft and warships in the North Sea. The British use a Bellini-Tosi direction finding antenna produced by the Italian Marconi Company, which passes through a series of chain-shaped With the direction finding station, the British have greatly increased their control over the North Sea! And in this dimension, when the Su Xiong fleet began to wreak havoc on the sea, the British also installed these direction finding equipment on the islands in the Indian Ocean in order to capture the position information of the German fleet and the American camouflaged supply ship, and The routes taken by the Allied fleets all passed through the surrounding areas of these islands, so this greatly increased the probability that the British would capture the German fleet through radio! Although Su Xiong's fleet did a good job, at Redel's request, the fleet's communication frequency was frequently changed while minimizing unnecessary transmissions. But there is no such thing as standing by the river without getting your shoes wet. How can the radio equipment on ships compare with land-based ones? Therefore, through radio technology and camouflaged reconnaissance ships, the British can still capture the whereabouts of German warships at some times, although they cannot track them stably. Now, the British plan has reached the final moment. They only need to capture an American camouflaged supply ship that is going to replenish, and then obtain the contact information of the past few days, the code book, and the sea area where the replenishment is known. ! Now, at least three capture teams are operating in the Indian Ocean. Each capture team consists of two ships. Both ships are auxiliary cruisers modified from high-speed civilian ships. The maximum speed is generally around 15 knots. One of the auxiliary cruisers is equipped with 8 6-inch guns and a certain number of small artillery, as well as torpedoes. This auxiliary cruiser is called a ship, which assists in dealing with possible auxiliary cruisers and intercepting American camouflaged supply ships. The B ship itself does not have powerful armaments, but it does have complete electronic equipment, including a multi-band radio receiving antenna and a Bellini-Tosi radio direction finding system.

And electronic jamming devices!

Yes, you read that right. With the emergence of radio communications, electronic interference also appeared almost at the same time. At this time, everyone’s radio communication frequency bands were mainly medium waves, and there was no frequency hopping or frequency conversion technology, so Radio communications within a certain range can be paralyzed directly through blocking clutter interference. The British's plan was so thorough that they even took into account the possibility of the Americans releasing an early warning telegram. Without this level, the British cannot become the world's boss! And now, the second action team has discovered a target 70 nautical miles west of Diego Garcia Island! In this matter, Major Wells, the captain of ship A, is confirming the final information with his subordinates! "The target ship's name is the Star. It is a ship with a registered tonnage of 5,000 tons. It was requisitioned by the U.S. Navy in July this year and secretly converted into a supply ship. It carried at least 2,000 tons of heavy oil and other supplies. The maximum The speed is 12 knots, there is no armament, and half of the participants are retired US Navy personnel. It is numbered af-3 in the supply fleet. It will refuel the German fleet in 4 days. There are a total of 65 crew members on board."" Ship A is responsible for the attack. First, it fires warning shots to force the opponent to stop, and then board the ship to quickly control the core cabins such as the bridge and radio telegraph room. We can use force and incapacitating weapons such as tear gas. Ship B will be responsible for destroying the opponent's radio equipment. To suppress, we will take action at dawn, approaching the opponent with our back to the sun! There are still 3 hours before the start of the action," Captain Wells said. "Now, let us keep tracking. The remaining personnel can choose to rest." Is it difficult to track a ship at night? To be honest, it is not easy, but if the other party is not aware of the danger, the ship will If there is no light control and the speed is only 9 knots, it is still possible to track the ship. The two British Navy auxiliary cruisers that have implemented light control are currently about 3 kilometers behind the Etoile. Sailing. They are waiting now for daybreak. "There seems to be something following us?" When the Star's lookout hand rubbed his sleepy eyes and looked towards the sea, through the thin sea fog in the morning, he could see two huge The figure is approaching me quickly! "Are you being blinded?" A colleague next to him laughed. But soon, when a gust of sea breeze blew by and the sea fog dissipated, the two Americans could see more clearly. Not only could they see the appearance of the person coming, but they also saw something that frightened and surprised them! Two flags with red crosses on a white background were quickly raised to the top of the mast! This is the battle flag of the Royal Navy! The third update is here~~~! Please subscribe and reward~~~! !