Anti-Japanese War: My equipment is infinitely refreshed

Chapter 206: The Turtle Punch Killed the Master! (Second Update!)
"Commander, I'm afraid I have some bad news to tell you." Lieutenant General Wipper, who was thinking about what to do if he encountered the enemy, was stunned when he heard the first mate's voice.

"what news?"

"I'm afraid we need to stop and make some repairs, and it would be best if we could go ashore to repair them." The first mate said helplessly.

"What's wrong?" Lieutenant General Weiper asked puzzledly.

"There's a problem with another engine main shaft. The speed must be reduced again, otherwise it will break down again," explained the first mate.

Upon hearing this, Vice Admiral Wipper was stunned. If he had known earlier, he would not have allowed the battleship to set sail.

I didn't expect this guy to have so many problems.

In fact, you really can't blame them.

The main reason is that after being sunk and soaked in sea water, even if it is repaired, there will still be various minor problems.

Therefore, this sea trial is also to detect what other problems it has.

If it really doesn't work, then wait until the war is over and retire it completely.

But before that, we still need to make use of its residual heat and let it last for a while.

After thinking for a while, Lieutenant General Weiper gave the order.

"Well, reduce the speed to 18 knots and make repairs when we reach the Ganges Bay."

It can still hold on for a while now, so we can wait a little longer.

After all, this vast ocean is not easy to repair.

"Yes, Lieutenant General Weiper," the first mate said respectfully.

Little did he know that the sudden stop of the British fleet startled Chuichi Nagumo.

The first reaction was that the British fleet had discovered them.

After all, this sudden deceleration obviously only occurred after they were discovered.

"Commander, could it be that they have discovered us?" the first mate asked with some concern.

Who knows, Nanyun Chuichi paused for a while, then shook his head and said.

"No, they probably didn't discover us. I suspect there's something wrong with their warships, because they didn't take a combat stance and were still in escort mode, which means they didn't discover us."

If we discover them, we should protect the troop transport ship in the middle at this time.

But according to the submarine's report, there was no change in the British fleet.

There is only one possibility, that is, there is a problem with their warships.

"Order, all ships advance at full speed, and all torpedoes must be fired in the shortest time possible." Nagumo Chuichi pondered for a moment, and immediately gave the order for all ships to speed up.

If you miss this opportunity, it will be gone.

Want to sink the battleship!
Either rely on fighter planes, get close at all costs, and sink the enemy with torpedoes.

Or it could be a battleship shootout.

Considering the current level of naval gunnery exchanges between various countries, the Japanese army may not be able to gain much advantage in this regard.

After all, according to pre-war data, the British Army was undoubtedly the number one in naval gun battles.

More importantly, in a battle between naval guns, it may take a whole day to determine the winner.

Of course, there is another method, which is for the destroyer to get close and use the Type 93 oxygen torpedo to kill the opponent.

In fact, this thing not only scared the Allies, but also the Japanese army themselves.

The heavy cruiser Chōkai was destroyed because of its self-detonation. At first, it was hit by a 5-inch shell fired by a US Navy warship. Under normal circumstances, this minor injury would not be a problem, but the problem was that this shell happened to detonate the torpedo.

Unfortunately, the next day, the Toriumi was forced to sink.

This is its disadvantage, but it also has advantages.

At that time, the US Navy’s top brass including Nimitz, Halsey, Spruance and others held a meeting on the issue of Japanese torpedoes.

All the information was combined at the meeting, and the final situation was that surprised these famous generals.

The Japanese torpedoes seemed to have a longer range than the new 203mm main guns on their heavy cruisers.

As soon as the result came out, the conference room fell silent.

Therefore, Chuichi Nagumo's idea of ​​relying on torpedoes to sink battleships is feasible.

In particular, the British fleet does not know at the moment that they have been discovered, so they can take advantage of this information gap and catch the other side off guard.

"Commander, will you move to the rear warship for command? Leave this to me?" the first mate suddenly asked.

"Baga, go back to your position." Chuichi Nagumo knew what the other party was worried about, but retreating was not the style of the Imperial Japanese Navy, so he rejected the other party's proposal without hesitation.

Soon, fifteen destroyers appeared right in front of the British fleet.

It can be said that these are all the destroyers of the Japanese Third Fleet.

It is obvious that this time, Chuichi Nagumo's idea is to completely annihilate this British fleet.

"Enemy ships have been spotted, enemy ships have been spotted, damn it, it's the Japanese fleet, why is there a Japanese fleet here?" The sailors of the British fleet immediately spotted the Japanese destroyer in front of them and shouted loudly.

"Damn it, how could there be Japanese warships here? And so many destroyers? Are they going to move westward completely?" Lieutenant General Wipper immediately thought of something and couldn't help but take a breath. This was not a good sign, and he cursed at the same time.

"Return to your combat post immediately and prepare to meet the enemy." Fortunately, there was still some distance, enough to complete the transition to combat posture.

However, the speed of the Japanese destroyer was indeed beyond their expectations.

Because the enemy didn't seem to intend to circle around them, but to approach them directly.

Rushing towards them at a very fast speed.

The British sailors were stunned by the look of dying together.

Rushing in the front was the Chunfeng that had escaped last time, and it fired frantically at the British destroyers before they got close.

Caught off guard, many British sailors died on the spot.

Even one of the main guns was blown up.

The reason why it was so fierce was to cover the Wakatake-class destroyer behind it.

Because the torpedo launch ports of the four Wakatake-class destroyers were changed to Type 93 oxygen torpedoes.

As long as they reach the firing range and fire together, there is hope of destroying the enemy's battleships.

Even if we fail to kill them, we can still sink a few battleships.

More importantly, they could attract the attention of the British army, thus providing an opportunity for German submarines lurking on the seabed.

Therefore, the Japanese army's fighting strategy this time was also very simple, which was to exchange lives for lives and disrupt the deployment of the British fleet.

As expected, the British army was really stunned by this set of turtle punches.

When will a destroyer be able to fight like this?
And he is so reckless, it's simply unbelievable.

At least in the eyes of Lieutenant General Wipper, the Japanese troops in front of him looked like crazy.

Therefore, the British army focused all its attention on the warships on the surface and did not pay any attention to the submarines on the seabed.

"Fire the torpedoes."

"Hai!"

The four Wakatake-class destroyers found an opportunity and immediately launched four 4mm caliber torpedoes.

A total of 16 Type oxygen torpedoes rushed towards the British fleet from different directions.

"Damn it, it's a torpedo, evade it quickly."

"Left full rudder."

"Full right rudder."

Seeing so many torpedoes coming, the captains of the British fleet began to panic and ordered a turn.

The most confused people should be the British infantry on the troop transport ship.

They had no idea what was happening outside and could only pray that God would bless them.

"Damn it, these bastards, let the destroyers move forward to block the torpedoes." Wipper looked at his formation that was in chaos and at the same time exposed the position of his flagship Warrior, and he couldn't help but curse.

Normally, in addition to anti-submarine operations, destroyers are also used to block torpedoes for the flagship.

As a result, these guys didn't even care about the flagship and turned around one after another.

Doesn't that mean that these torpedoes are heading towards their flagship?

That's why Vice Admiral Wipper was so angry. If it was sunk again, it would be a joke.

Even the British Empire cannot afford to lose face like this.

At this time, the German submarines that had already secretly arrived at the center of the battle began to surface.

"Target the Warrior battleship, fire torpedoes." Colonel Rutte recognized the Warrior battleship in front of him, which had been sunk by the Italian army.

I didn't expect this thing to be dragged out and repaired. It's really rare.

But it was bad luck to meet him today.

Then leave it.

With an order, twelve submarines simultaneously fired torpedoes at the Warrior battleship in different directions.

"Asshole, sub."

"Damn it, why are there German submarines here?"

"Bastard, bastard, turn quickly." Vice Admiral Wipper felt his scalp tingling as he looked at the incoming torpedoes.

The first mate next to him was completely in despair.

Because torpedoes were coming from all directions.

More importantly, it was a German submarine.

They also didn't understand why German submarines suddenly appeared in the center of the battle?
Could it be that their whereabouts had already been discovered by German submarines?

No, no!
The German Navy actually joined forces with the Japanese Navy?

A possibility flashed through Lieutenant General Weiper's mind.

Only this can explain why the Japanese destroyers attacked them so fearlessly.

He was originally wondering why the Japanese destroyers were acting like crazy, but when he saw these German submarines, he instantly understood.

This was a deliberate attempt to focus their attention on the surface ships and keep them from paying attention to the seabed.

After all, he didn't expect that the navies of the two countries would fight together.

This was indeed beyond his expectations.

What a pity! If he had thought of it earlier, he could have avoided the current situation.

"Vice Admiral Whipper, there is no way to avoid it. There are torpedoes everywhere." The first mate looked desperate.

How to avoid so many torpedoes?

Moreover, the enemy's torpedoes are extremely fast and cannot be avoided at all.

Not only that, there were problems with the Warrior's two engine main shafts, and the speed had dropped to 18 knots. It also took time to speed up and turn.

Speeding up is not something you can do with just a few words. The speed can’t be increased instantly, and turning is not something you can do just by saying it.

To put it bluntly, everything takes time.

What we lack most right now is time.

"Boom!" The first torpedo hit the stern of the battleship Warrior directly.

The violent explosion instantly blew a large hole in the stern of the ship.

boom!
Immediately afterwards, there was another violent explosion.

boom!
boom!
boom!
Twelve submarines, each of which fired four torpedoes, a total of forty-eight torpedoes, attacked the battleship Warrior, and half of the torpedoes hit the battleship Warrior.

As for destroyers to block torpedoes for battleships?
It’s simply too late.

It was because the Japanese army launched a fierce attack and stunned the British destroyer.

I never thought that the Japanese destroyers would be so desperate.

Normally, both sides would conduct probing battles first, and then consider a decisive battle when things are almost right.

How can you play with the intention of dying together right from the start? Anyone would be a little confused.

Your attention will also be distracted and you will have no time to take care of other things.

And Colonel Rutte was a man who was good at seizing opportunities.

At this moment, the most expensive fireworks in history appeared over the Indian Ocean.

From the first torpedo explosion to the last torpedo.

The explosions continued without stopping.

Lieutenant General Wipper had already been knocked unconscious by the violent explosion.

boom!
When the ammunition depot was completely detonated, the battleship Warrior was completely broken into two pieces and slowly sank to the bottom of the sea, leaving only a whirlpool in its place.

Lieutenant General Wipper died without leaving any last words.

Mainly, everything happened too fast.

No one expected that the German submarines would reach the very center of the British fleet.

The captains of the British warships, who had come to their senses, were furious.

The flagship is finished.

The Commander is gone!
They will definitely seek revenge.

And Nanyun Chuichi, who was far away, was stunned for a long time looking at the fireworks in front of him.

He finally understood why German submarines could win battles time and time again and create amazing miracles.

Which country's submarine has such courage?

Dive directly into the middle of the enemy fleet and then fire a salvo of torpedoes.

If it were him, he would only be able to watch the battleship being sunk in despair.

There was no way to fight back.

No wonder their submarines dare to sail long distances, they have such strength.

He was really convinced.

Normally, submarines carry out surprise attacks.

If you fail to hit the target, change your position immediately.

Or just wait for an opportunity to act from the periphery.

It was the first time he had seen such a fierce German army that rushed directly into the middle of another enemy's fleet.

"This time, the Warrior battleship should be completely unsalvageable." Colonel Rutte sneered as he looked at the Warrior battleship sinking to the bottom of the sea through the periscope.

There was still value in salvaging it before, but now that it's broken into two pieces, there's no need for it at all.

After succeeding, the other submarines immediately dived and changed their positions.

boom!
There was another loud bang, and a British cruiser was blown directly into two pieces.

The Japanese warships, which were the first to react, also began shooting.

At the same time, the carrier-based aircraft on the Hayabusa aircraft carrier also began to take off and started to attack the British warships.

Seeing this scene, the remaining British captains felt their scalps tingling instantly.

Even aircraft carriers?
How can we fight with the help of submarines?
More importantly, the Japanese destroyers kept approaching and firing at the same time.

They not only have to defend against air attacks, but also have to guard against submarines on the seabed.

At the same time, they had to deal with naval gunfire.

More importantly, with the arrival of the Japanese heavy cruisers, they completely collapsed.

"Surrender." The remaining British captains were simply scared. The only choices left to them were to surrender or die in battle.

In the face of death, they chose to surrender.

Soon, the remaining six British warships raised the flag of surrender.

There is no other way but to surrender!

There are more than 10,000 people on the two transport ships.

We can't let so many people be buried with him, can we?
(End of this chapter)