After Edward fired four torpedoes, four white lines immediately appeared on the sea surface, which were immediately seen by the lookouts on the escorting warship.
"Be careful of submarines."
As the lookout shouted, the alarm bells on the warship immediately sounded, and the crew immediately took action. The weapons they operated immediately fired at the white line emitted by the torpedo.
It's just that two or three of their kittens can't stop the torpedoes. They go straight to the transport fleet. In fact, the slow transport ship is already in a panic. How have these conscripted civilian ships seen this kind of thing?
During the battle, there was no way to maneuver the ship to avoid the incoming torpedoes.
The incoming torpedo hit the transport ship that was unable to dodge.
"Boom, boom, boom!"
Three consecutive explosions sounded on the sides of the two transport ships respectively. The explosion caused by the torpedo impact blew a big hole in the side of the ship, and the raging tide rushed into the cabin regardless. The crew above hurriedly untied the lifeboat and boarded.
Going up there, some impatient people even put on their life jackets and jumped into the water.
And such a tragic scene scared the other transport ships into panic.
As the commander of the fleet, Major Marsa knew that he could not mess up at this time, so he immediately issued an order. "Send a signal and ask them to form a circle and sail north at full speed to leave here. At the same time, give the Ocean Star and Rhodes
Send a telegram and ask them to come to the middle of the fleet."
That's right, he must give priority to ensuring the safety of these two ships, because they carry a regiment of troops, and nothing can happen to these two stupid ships.
Following his words, the warship he was on immediately sent a semaphore to the fleet to inform it of its turn.
Major Marsa calmly refused to let it go like this, and issued another order. "Send a telegram to the Nasher and immediately search the area with our ship. Let the Angel protect other ships and leave first, and send a message to the island of Cyprus."
reported that we were being attacked by a submarine and requested air support."
That's right, Major Marsa doesn't intend to let it go. He will protect the fleet and leave first. But he must find this damn submarine.
Under the sea, the Union is quietly leaving like a child who has done something bad.
At this time, Edward no longer dared to extend the periscope. This thing would now increase the chance of being discovered. After driving a certain distance, Edward continued to issue orders. "Reduce the speed to 2 knots and dive to 60 at the same time."
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Following his words, the submarine's speed dropped even lower and it dived deeper. At the same time, Major Marsa led two destroyers to the sea area where the torpedoes were launched, conducting reconnaissance and sonar monitoring.
The police officers searched around and found no trace of the submarine. This is very normal. No one is a fool who steals a chicken and waits to be bombed.
"Throw depth charges."
However, Major Marsa did not give up. He was afraid that the submarine would give him a black light, so he still asked people to throw depth charges here. This is currently the best weapon against submarines.
Since the British invented depth charges in World War I, they have always been a weapon against submarines. They and sonar detectors form the standard equipment of warships.
Following Major Marsa's order, the two warships immediately dropped depth charges into the sea.
"Boom~boom~boom."
After several muffled sounds, nothing emerged from the sea, not even a fish.
Marsa was not surprised to see that there were no results. It would be a surprise if there were results. Anti-submarine requires not only technology, but also luck.
But he definitely couldn't just let it go. "Now our two warships are searching separately. Let's go north and let the Nasher go south."
There is no problem with Marsa's order, because to the east is the island of Cyprus, and he has just sent a telegram. This damn submarine should not fall into a trap. To the south is Egypt, which is the most likely direction for the submarine to escape.
To the west is the direction they came from. If the submarine runs to the west, it may encounter other fleets, but they have been attacked, so other fleets will be more vigilant, and don't forget that they also have the advantage of aircraft.
, I believe that every aircraft observer will carefully observe the sea surface with his eyes wide open.
The main purpose of heading north was to protect the departing fleet. Now Marsa's rationality has the upper hand, and he hopes that the fleet heading north will not be attacked again.
What a coincidence that his decision happened to be that he chose the same route as Edward, who quietly left north.
"They're coming after me."
The sonar officer in the submarine said the news with a somewhat panicked expression. In fact, he didn't need to say that everyone in the submarine knew it, because the depth charges never stopped along the way and were getting closer and closer to them.
"Captain, how should we respond?"
The first mate looked at Edward nervously and asked. Not only him, but other members of the submarine were waiting for his order. Whether they turned off the engine so that the enemy could not find it, or ran at full power and escaped immediately, the captain needed an order.
When Edward faced everyone's expectant eyes, he did not agree, but showed a thoughtful expression. Seeing that the captain could be so calm and calm in such a dangerous time, the anxious hearts of other members also calmed down a lot.
In fact, they didn't know that Edward himself was panicking inside. However, the education he received since he was a child told him not to let himself show his panicked side, because it would not help matters.
In fact, both of these decisions are not so easy to make, because if you stop and wait, you are leaving your fate to the enemy, betting that they will not find out whether you and God are close to them. And running away with all your strength is equally bad, because it increases the
The chance of them being discovered and escaping at full speed would make the sonar show that they were at a concert, and it was a rock concert.
So these two choices made Edward a little difficult to make.
"Captain, we don't have time."
The sonar officer's words were obviously urging Edward to make a decision quickly. Because the enemy ship was not far away from them, if they didn't make a decision, they would have to wait for the judgment of fate.
"parking."
When these two words came out of Edward's mouth, the other crew members immediately had a backbone. And following his order, the submarine came to a complete stop.
Now they can only wait for their fate to be decided.
On the sea, Marsa still doesn't know that his enemy is in the sea not far in front of him. Currently, the warship he is on is still performing standard anti-submarine warfare, which is to constantly use depth bombs to try to blow out the sneak attackers.
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"Have you found anything so far?"
"No, Major."
When Marsa heard the answer from the observing officer, he could only walk towards the sonar room.
I asked the sonar operator the same thing again and got the same answer, which made Marsa less confident about finding the submarine.
"Drop a few more depth charges. If nothing is found yet, let's go escort them first. Let the planes focus on observing this sea area."
He always cared about the fleet in his heart and expressed his thoughts.
"As you command, Mr. Major."
"boom."
A depth charge exploded more than ten meters away from the Union. The surging water pressure kept squeezing the submarine's shell, causing it to make a rattling sound. A water pipe in the cabin was overwhelmed and burst, which immediately caused trouble.
Maintenance by damage control personnel.
However, none of these can be the targets of Edward's concern. He is praying that the next depth charge will not hit the submarine, let alone hit the submarine, not even a few meters away.
"Almighty God, please save the people you love."
Edward thought silently in his heart, and he swore he had never prayed so sincerely.
As if his prayers had come true, the next depth charge did not arrive, and the sound of the enemy warship's motor was fading away.
After the sound of the motor could no longer be heard at all, Edward said, "We are safe."
And his words made all the crew members very happy. Now they are extremely convinced of their captain, who saved the big guy.
"What do we do now?"
The first mate asked cautiously. Now his eyes were full of trust in Edward. As long as the captain asked him to go naked on Fleet Street, he would do it.
"Let's go back first."
Unexpectedly, Edward gave everyone a surprising answer. Seeing everyone looking at him intently, Edward explained, "We are currently in a very dangerous situation. The enemy must be tightly guarding the transportation line now, and they want to find us.
Let’s go back first and come back after the enemy relaxes.”
Edward's words convinced the crew, and after everyone agreed, Edward immediately issued the order.
"Let's go home now."
The attack mission belonging to the USS Union submarine was completed. Next, they had to take a good rest in Port Said, and then maintain the submarine before the next attack.
