Chapter 212 Raid on Alexandria! (Second update!) "It's a pity. It would be great if all our torpedoes could be replaced with hydrogen peroxide torpedoes." Major Otto Kretschmer said with some regret. In the telegram sent to him by Colonel Rutte, he specifically mentioned that the hydrogen peroxide torpedoes equipped by the Japanese Navy are very powerful. You must know that the torpedoes of this era are all electric torpedoes. The technology is very mature, but their power is average. Modern countries use hydrogen peroxide torpedoes, which is an epoch-making thing for this era. Hydrogen peroxide torpedo is a kind of thermodynamic torpedo, which uses oxygen instead of air to allow the fuel to fully burn. This kind of torpedo has the advantages of long range, fast speed and high power. The disadvantage is that it is unstable and easy to explode. Even in modern times, accidents often occur. So faced with such a serious accident, the captains of the Japanese Navy did not like to carry them at all. After all, no one wants to sit on a bomb, and it is a bomb that can easily explode. The reason why Colonel Rutte was interested in this torpedo was because of its powerful power. When one goes down, the force of the explosion is almost as big as an entire football field.
A destroyer will be sunk if it encounters this kind of torpedo. It will take at most two hits. Carriers and battleships can also be sunk easily. As for instability, according to Colonel Rutte’s understanding, as long as the fuze problem is solved and stability is increased, this torpedo will definitely be an epoch-making product. Of course, if you make a mistake, it will still explode. The reason why Colonel Rutte sent him this telegram was because he wanted him to co-sign a letter to Dönitz. Let the Navy introduce this torpedo technology. Once German submarines are equipped with this new torpedo, the power produced will be huge. According to his understanding of Colonel Rutte, this should be true. I just didn’t expect that the Japanese navy would have such advanced things. It really shouldn’t be underestimated. Thinking of this, Major Otto Kretschmer decided to wait until the battle was over and write a letter to Dönitz. I believe that a letter signed by so many ace captains will definitely attract the attention of the other party. But the more important thing now is to deal with the British fleet in front of us first. As the submarines got into position one by one. Thirty-two submarines are displayed under the seabed outside the port. Surrounding the entire port in a fan shape. Originally, they had no chance to get so close. After all, the British army is not a fool, and mines must be laid outside the port. However, since the disastrous defeat of the Italian navy, the British fleet in the Mediterranean has become invincible. Over time, my vigilance has become much more relaxed.
Otherwise, their attack plan will never be completed. On the water, four captured British warships were already in formation, ready to mine mines for the fleet behind them. That's right, it's thunder. There are many mines deployed in some places outside the port. Specially used to prevent sneak attacks by enemy ships. Only the British army knows the truly safe import and export. So if you want to know the correct way in and out of the port, you can only use a warship to go to the mine. Originally, Nagumo Chuichi was still thinking about how to take the right path. After capturing four British warships, it was like a revelation, and the decision was made instantly to let these four British warships go to mines. And the sailors driving these four battleships are all death squads selected by Nanyun Zhong. Because basically there is no return. So, he must select sailors who are not afraid of death. Luckily, with the blessing of the bushido spirit, these sailors did not hesitate too much and immediately chose to sign up. As long as the battleship can be driven, not many death squads are needed. The four warships combined only have over a hundred sailors. Otherwise, Nagyun Zhongyi would be willing to pay such a high price. Behind the four battleships was Nagumo Chuichi's third fleet, with more than twenty battleships lined up. Just wait for a safe passage to open in front, and then he will lead these warships into Alexandria. “Where are the French and Italian troops? They haven’t arrived at the designated position yet?” Nanyun Zhongyi took a deep breath and asked with some annoyance. “The Italian army will arrive on the battlefield in three hours, but the French army said that it may take five hours because there is a problem with their battleship boiler.” The communications staff said helplessly. “Bagaya Road, what time is it?” Nanyun Zhongyi shouted angrily. The decisive battle is about to begin, but now you tell him that the boiler is broken? And it’s such a coincidence that it’s so bad? Obviously intentional. But now the arrow is on the string and has to be fired. If you miss this opportunity, it will be gone. Thinking of this, Nayun Zhongyi took a deep breath. “Let the French warships serve as the third wave of attack. Once they arrive at the battlefield, they will join the battle immediately.”
“Let the aircraft carrier HMS Falcon stay away from the battlefield, wait until dawn, and immediately take off all carrier-based aircraft to bomb the British warships.” “As for the Italian navy, tell them to give them two hours to get to the battlefield.” “Hai.” The communications officer responded immediately. "Let them go to the mines, open a safe passage, and then send a telegram to the German submarine. Once there is a suitable opportunity, attack immediately." Nagumo Chuichi took a deep breath. He knew that many warships would definitely be destroyed in this battle, but It doesn't matter. As long as it can severely damage the British warships in Alexandria. Then the situation will change drastically. Thinking of this, Nagyun Zhongyi issued an order again. “Attack, onboard.” “Hai.” The four British warships who received the order burned their boilers to maximum and quickly increased their speed. Boom! Having not sailed far, a battleship struck a mine. The violent explosion made the British sailors who had just fallen asleep a little confused. “Where was the explosion?” a sailor asked in confusion, rubbing his eyes. "It should be a mine outside that exploded. The submarine probably struck a mine." Another sailor listened to the sound for a while, then lay down and continued to sleep. Boom! As soon as he lay down, there was another explosion. This made them a little confused. Why is there still an explosion? The observation posts at the port were even more confused. Because through the lighthouse of the watchtower, he could clearly see the warship that hit the mine. turned out to be their battleship. The Union Jack flag hanging above, and the familiar appearance of a battleship. Let the sailors at the observation post be a little confused. Why do you have your own battleship? The sailor couldn't figure it out, but he reported everything he saw. Soon, Admiral Can Anning, who had just fallen asleep, was woken up by a shout. “Our battleship?” Admiral Canning was also a little confused.
He didn’t receive any notification that his own warship was about to enter the port? “Yes, it is our flag that is flying above, and the style of the battleship is the four battleships that were lost in the Indian Ocean not long ago.” The adjutant’s words made Admiral Canning’s brain go crazy. What's the meaning? Did the task force and battleships led by Weiper survive? Why not send a telegram? The radio station is broken? impossible! Are the radios on all four battleships broken? Less likely! This chance is very small. “Do you want to fire back?” the adjutant hesitated and asked. There are also coastal defense guns in the port. Once fired, these four warships can definitely be destroyed. “Give them a signal, ask them about their situation, and urge them to stop immediately.” Admiral Canning thought for a while and thought it was better to ask about the situation first. After all, it was our own warship, and it was sunk just like that. The loss was still a British Empire warship. Hearing this, the adjutant nodded, feeling that it still made sense. "yes." "As soon as you find something is wrong, sound the battle alarm immediately." General Canning always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't figure out what was wrong. Soon, the observation post sent out a signal, telling the opponent to stop first. It was a minefield. If they tried to break through, they would definitely be bombed and sunk. As a result, the other party had no reaction at all. But keep moving forward regardless. This made the British sailors in charge of flagging feel something was wrong. Is it fake? It shouldn’t be! The appearance of the battleship will not change. Boom! There was another explosion, and a warship was directly struck by a mine, causing a large hole to be blown out of the side of the ship, and sea water continued to pour in. But still keep going. Fortunately, the British army did not deploy many mines. Otherwise, it will be bombed and sunk before it has gone very far.
The main reason is that salvaging this thing is too troublesome, so if harassment was not frequent, they would not deploy so many mines. The reason why some mines are deployed is to prevent sneak attacks and to sleep peacefully at night. After all, the shadow cast by German submarines on them was too great. “Something’s wrong, there’s still no response, sound the battle alarm.” After thinking for a while, Admiral Canning thought it was better to sound the battle alarm first. Suddenly, the port of Alexandria remembered the shrill sirens. The British sailors who were still sleeping immediately emerged from their respective barracks. Looking at the port in the distance with a confused face. It was discovered that there were continuous explosions in the distance. Although they didn’t understand what happened, they still ran towards their respective battleships. The four British warships on the periphery finally found a safe way out. When they came to the entrance and exit channel, only one of the four warships was still intact, and the other warships were all injured. One of the ships is about to sink at any time. At this time, they suddenly turned and drove towards both sides. Let the British sailors feel baffled. What is this going to do? As a result, the next second, a scene that shocked them appeared. More than twenty Japanese warships appeared in front of them in the distance. “Damn it, it’s a Japanese warship, it’s a Japanese warship.” “Enemy attack, enemy attack.” Some British sailors who came back to their senses shouted loudly. The sailors who moved quickly ran towards the boiler room. Due to the period of rest and maintenance, the warships were not activated. At this time, if you encounter an attack, the startup will be very slow. But they couldn't care about that much. They had to send warships out to block the opponent's attack. Otherwise, the warships staying in the port will be targets. As a result, several destroyers were seen heading towards the port at full speed. When you reach the port, launch the torpedo immediately. Only a dozen torpedoes were seen heading directly towards them.
Seeing this scene, the British sailors' scalps went numb. “Damn it, get out of the way.” “How to avoid it? It’s still starting.” “Let the destroyers block the torpedoes.” At this time, we didn’t care about so much and could only let the destroyers block the mines. But it was too late. Boom! Hydrogen peroxide torpedo, roaring in. One cruiser had no time to evade and was hit by all the torpedoes. Immediately afterwards, there was a violent explosion. A sound of steel twisting that made people's ears soften was heard, and then the cruiser was completely broken into two pieces. The captains of the Japanese destroyers suddenly became happy when they saw this scene. I didn’t expect to sink a cruiser in the first battle. This was a good start. At the bottom of the sea, Major Otto Kretschmer saw through the periscope that the British cruiser was sunk, and his eyes lit up. “It is indeed a hydrogen peroxide torpedo, it is so powerful.” This is several times more powerful than their torpedoes. If they can also switch to such torpedoes, the results will be even greater. Boom! Boom! Boom! After the destroyer's torpedoes were fired, the naval guns also began to fire. However, due to its small caliber and the fact that it was built for anti-submarine purposes. So it is not very powerful, and it is unrealistic to rely on naval guns to sink the British army. "Let the destroyer withdraw." Nagumo Chuichi shook his head. It was impossible to sink the battleship with the destroyer's gun. Not to mention there are two battleships and an aircraft carrier in the port. “Hai!” Not long after, the heavy patrols of the Japanese army began to show their force. The damage increases immediately! But this is not the key.
Because the real trump card is the German submarines on the seabed. “It’s our turn, all submarines launch torpedoes immediately.” Colonel Rutte immediately seized the opportunity and began to issue orders to all submarines. “All submarines launch torpedoes immediately! Fire!” “Torpedo No. 1 fires!” “Torpedo No. 2 fires!” “Torpedo No. 3 fires!” “Torpedo No. 4 fires!” Because they had received orders before setting off to attack Alexandria, they carried the largest number of torpedoes. At this moment, the order was received, and thirty-two submarines launched torpedoes at the same time. When the torpedo was launched, the officers and soldiers immediately took out the torpedo and continued to load it into the launching hole. When a large number of torpedoes were densely rushing towards the British warships, the sailors on the British fleet turned pale and even covered their eyes, not daring to look in front of them. Because they knew it was all over, at least those destroyers and cruisers were all over. “Boom, boom, boom!” Then there was a louder explosion, resounding throughout the sky. “Damn it, the cabin is flooded.” “The ammunition depot was detonated.” “Sinking.” “Retreat quickly!” “Asshole, why are there so many submarines here?” “Oh God, how did these Germans get here?” The successive explosions in the port made Admiral Canning dizzy and almost fainted. He suddenly remembered that two years ago, on a night like this, he led a fleet to raid the port where the French fleet was located. Unexpectedly, it didn't take long before the German army and the Japanese fleet also attacked his port. It’s really a turn of events! At this moment, Admiral Kan Anning was on the verge of crying and could only roar through gritted teeth. “Let all night planes take off immediately and destroy those warships for me.” “Let all warships counterattack immediately.” "yes."
This chapter is not easy to write, it is too laborious to write, and there is another chapter, it’s past eleven o’clock!
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