I asked you to escape, but you became a soldier in World War II

Chapter 54 Disadvantages of Submarines

In the following days, Ivan made the trainees experience all the preliminary hurdles that submarine soldiers needed to go through.

It was quite a hassle for them, but what surprised him was that Lin Chen was able to pass them one by one, and even seemed quite calm.

Not only that, Lin Chen also shares some of his learning experiences with other students, so that other students can also pass various tests.

His prestige in the class also grew day by day, and he clearly became the best among this group of cadet soldiers.

One day at the end of February, Ivan ran excitedly to everyone's temporary dormitory (which was actually a simple small air-raid shelter).

"I have good news for you all. You are going to get on the boat for actual practice!"

"Teacher, are you going to trick us into going into a cave again this time?" Isakov asked. In fact, it's not their fault. They were really fooled by Ivan. They had been working hard every day but had never been on a real submarine.

"What are you thinking about? Go if you want or not!" Teacher Ivan was a little angry and left angrily.

The students looked at each other and immediately chased after him. Even if they were tricked, they accepted it. At least there was some hope, right?

This time we got on the truck and actually went to the naval port of the White Sea Fleet. Everyone knew there were several warships there, but everyone's destination today was obviously different.

Because the truck drove all the way to a small dock before stopping, Ivan asked everyone to get off the car and march in a line. He repeatedly emphasized the military appearance and discipline, and no one was allowed to touch anything without his permission!
Entering the dock, everyone saw for the first time a real Soviet standard submarine, the K-3 of the K-class cruiser submarine.

The design of the K-class submarine began in 1934. It was originally planned to build 18 submarines, but only 11 were completed during World War II.
The submarine gives people the feeling that it is really big. Even Lin Chen feels that this submarine already has the prototype of modern submarines in later generations.

The captain, Captain Malofeev, had already ordered his men to line up to welcome them, and even organized a military band to perform. The atmosphere was very warm, which made Lin Chen and other "newbies" feel flattered.

Seeing Malofeyev and Teacher Ivan hugging each other warmly and talking to each other in a friendly manner, everyone realized that Malofeyev was a former student of Teacher Ivan, and was their senior, and he was also willing to take advantage of the time when the submarine was replenished to open some areas of the submarine to him and his students for teaching.

His first mate Cheryusoko gave Lin Chen and others a comprehensive and detailed introduction to the submarine.

它于1936年12月27日开始建造，1941年9月17日编入北方舰队。

水下排水量2102吨，水上/水下航速 21.1/10.3节（一节就是一海里，一海里差不多是1.8公里），水上/水下续航力16500（9节）/176海里（3节），潜深100米，装备：(前六后四) 533毫米鱼雷发射管（备弹量24枚），2门100毫米和2门45毫米火炮，还有2挺7.62毫米机枪，此外还配备水雷20枚，艇员满编为62人。

This class of submarines is a double-hulled type, and is the first to use a 540KW diesel engine and a Freon refrigeration device to ensure food refrigeration.

It should be said that such a submarine actually looks powerful, but its design concept is problematic, that is, it is still looking for the balance point between surface and underwater ships.

This type of artillery and machine gun will eventually be eliminated by the times.

Walk up the ladder to the submarine, then climb down the narrow hatch of the command module. What comes into view is a dazzling array of instruments. The personnel on combat readiness duty inside immediately stand up and salute when they see the first mate leading people in.

The first mate nodded, signaling everyone to continue on duty.

Then he started to introduce the uses of the relevant instruments in the command room. Everyone was confused. There were too many things to remember. Only Lin Chen had an excellent memory. In addition, he had some knowledge of submarines, so he remembered some important contents.

Walking in, the first room is the captain's lounge. Although it is small, it is a single room after all, and it is also the only bedroom on the boat that does not need to be shared with others. Next to it is the sonar operator and the radio receiving room, and inside is the crew's rest area. The beds are ridiculously narrow and the smell is extremely bad.

The first mate scratched the back of his head embarrassedly, saying that this was the condition in the submarine.

Passing by the only toilet in the submarine, the first mate focused on explaining how to use it. It is strictly forbidden to use it in wartime and also when diving, so everyone in the submarine should try to pay attention to their diet.

Everyone looked at each other, wondering how could they pay attention to this?

Some students even asked how to take a bath.

The first mate smiled mysteriously and said, "If you come to our submarine, you will know how we take a bath."

Continuing forward is the weapons room, where only a rough look is allowed, but the huge torpedoes are really exciting to see.

The rear half of the boat is mainly the kitchen and engine room, as well as the rear weapons room.

Only after coming out of the submarine did everyone feel how fresh the air outside was. The air inside was really bad. But when they thought that the first mate and his men would stay there for dozens of days, they felt a sense of admiration for them.

"If you have any questions, you can ask them now. This is a rare opportunity!" Ivan reminded everyone with a smile.

At one time, everyone raised various questions, and the first mate and other officers on the boat answered them one by one. At the end, Lin Chen raised a question that no one expected.

"Are the artillery and machine guns outside this boat effective in actual combat?"

The boat's political commissar, Chalkin, glanced at Lin Chen, then slowly introduced the advantages of this external firepower. In short, it can surface to deal with small ships and merchant ships without escort.

After a brief thought, Lin Chen said, "This will bring a very serious problem, that is, it is easy for the enemy to discover our position, and the maximum diving depth of the K-series submarine is only 100 meters. With external weapons, it is difficult to escape the pursuit of the destroyer."

"How could it be such a coincidence that we were discovered by the enemy? We will only choose to surface and fight if the enemy does not have destroyers!"

"The battlefield changes rapidly, and sometimes it is difficult to detect the enemy."

"Sergeant Lin, there will always be casualties in a war. We can't stop fighting just because it's dangerous!" Political Commissar Chalkin was a little impatient and waved his hand to interrupt Lin Chen's continued questioning.

In fact, Captain Malofeev had concerns about this because his key personnel were promoted to another boat and it was quickly sunk using this method.

But he couldn't openly contradict his political commissar just because of Lin Chen's question. Unity is the most fundamental prerequisite for an army.

But he did remember Lin Chen.

The brief visit and study session ended quickly. Looking at the busy sailors loading and unloading supplies, everyone understood that the submarine would soon go out to attack again.

They were eager to achieve success, but without their own submarines, they could only wait.

(End of this chapter)