Chapter 977 The Fuse that Set Off Everything 2

"Okay, okay, this ship is full of lunatics except for me! And I'm on a pirate ship too, with my head tied to my belt!" the navigator seemed to be venting his anger. Fastest update

"Let's start taking action. Our action is destined to go down in history!" Captain Laerch encouraged, but what I didn't expect was that his words were actually right! I thought this bold and far-sighted action (Lelsch: Was it far-sighted? I just thought it was exciting enough.) The entire war situation in the Mediterranean was shaken up!

When night fell, the submarine No. 12 floated in the dark. The Austrians chose a very good location. They surfaced near an uninhabited beach. The area was densely covered with reefs and shoals. Generally, ships would not approach it at night. However, the submarine had a shallow draft and had nearby hydrological data, so Lyle Only Captain Xi dares to charge here.

The vent of the diesel engine was opened, and with the influx of large amounts of air, the diesel generator also began to roar, charging the submarine's battery. This submarine was not large, with a full load displacement of only 800 tons, a length of only 78 meters, and a width of 7.5 meters. Not too big, not too small, just right for this kind of mission, too big to get in, too small to have enough firepower.

Everyone on the submarine is waiting in the cabin and will dive if there is any disturbance. The long wait is always very uncomfortable, especially under the nose of the French. It is even more uneasy. At this moment, through the periscope , Captain Lerch could even see the lights of Castelli Port. At this moment, they are about 6 nautical miles away from the target. When the battery is charged, the submarine will sail on the surface for half an hour, then dive and enter the port!

"Check the battleship. If there is no problem, let's go!" When the chief engineer reported that the battery was fully charged, Captain Laerhi took a deep breath and said.

The Austrians checked everything that could be inspected, including the submarine's batteries, electric motors, compressed air bottles for launching torpedoes, the amount of oxygen inside the submarine, and other mechanical equipment. When the hatch was finally closed, the ub-12 submarine began to dive slowly. At first, the submarine's control tower was exposed. When they left the vicinity of the beach, only a periscope was left to observe the situation on the water surface.

The Rhine transport ship was heading towards the port under the leadership of the pilot ship. Since the French chose this place as an anchorage, they would naturally have some arrangements. The obstacles posed by mines, anti-submarine nets and sunken ships formed a barrier for them under the sea. It seemed that the defense line was insurmountable. Even if the French had a complete set of layout plans, they were still walking on thin ice, and the ship's speed was limited to about 5 knots. And there are destroyers responsible for piloting. After a ship that had completed supplies left the channel, the Rhine followed the instructions of the navigation light and sailed into the port. What the French did not expect was that a demon hidden in the darkness also followed the ship on the Rhine. Mixed in.

All the Austrians sat quietly in their fighting positions, and the ocean currents continued to knock on the hull of the ship, making waves. Captain Laerch carefully observed the trajectory of the transport ship on the Rhine through the periscope, and then continued to gesture to his teammates with his other hand.

With the destroyer's searchlight constantly scanning the sea surface, the submarine No. 12 did not dare to put its periscope out of the water. The so-called observation was actually tracking the navigation wakes of surface ships underwater to determine the navigation direction. The two propellers of the Rhine transport ship created a long line of bubbles under the water. As the bubbles burst and the seawater agitated, a track that seemed unclear underwater continued to extend. The ub-12 quietly followed the track.

Time passed by minute by second, and the deathly tranquility tested everyone present. "Well, what's going on?" The navigator felt that the sound of water hitting the submarine's hull suddenly became smaller. Just now it seemed like a huge faucet was flushing water against the submarine, but now, it seems that the submarine has sailed into a still water? !

"We're in!" After a while, Captain Laerch made a thumbs-up gesture to his men!

The colleagues around him immediately became excited, their faces full of excitement and a hint of joy! This is the first time a submarine has successfully sailed into a heavily defended port. They are making history, just now! They accomplished a task that seemed almost impossible to outsiders!

The torpedo commander immediately began to prepare for the torpedo launch. The high-pressure compressed air bottle has been connected to the torpedo tube, and the torpedo fuse has been opened. As long as the wrench is pulled, the high-pressure air can blast the G7 type, which is more than 7 meters long. Torpedoes fired! 195kg of explosives is enough to make any warship unable to eat and move around!

At this time, Captain Laerch adjusted the periscope slightly upward, and the matte-finished lens quickly scanned the surrounding area. However, he did not find a suitable target at the first time, but according to the brightness outside, , as Captain Laerch at this moment directed the submarine towards a place with darker light. Look at the watch, it's only 3 o'clock in the morning, they have enough time to choose their prey and hunt it!

At this moment, the four most elite battleships of the French Navy are moored on the sea. The three best berths from east to west are Brestany, Lorraine, Provence and Normandie. This class of battleship is similar to the ship of the same name in history. It is equipped with 10 340mm cannons and can fire 555kg shells at a muzzle velocity of 800 meters. Thanks to the French's relatively excellent mechanical servo, the rate of fire of this battleship has reached The secondary guns of m per minute are slightly less powerful against light cruisers, but fortunately there are enough.

The defense of the Brestany-class battleship is also very distinctive. The vertical armor belt on the side string m is actually not very thick. However, in addition to the outer armor, the French dome armor is relatively thick, and the thickness of the inclined part reaches 70mm, it has a certain degree of defense. Generally speaking, it is no worse than the British Tiedu Duke and others, because the thickness of the latter's dome armor is relatively thin. If the side string armor is penetrated, even if the shell is broken, there will be no trace behind. The 2-inch tilted dome armor cannot even withstand fragments. There is not much difference between having it and not having it. (Historically, the Iron Duke thickened the dome armor and other defenses after the war, and the armor increased in weight by as much as 820 tons!)

However, compared to the fairly adequate armored belt defense, Brestany's underwater protection can be described as terrible. The depth and width of the underwater defense are not enough, and even the armored partitions are very brittle. Torpedo defense coffee table, underwater bombs can kill with one shot. (The historical Hood laughed and said nothing)

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