Emergency Doctor Mercenary Road

  Chapter 323 Submarine Showdown

  When the Nautilus was desperate in the deep sea, the decisive battle entered the white-hot stage of the carrier-based aircraft against the aircraft carrier.

At 10:40, Rear Admiral Yamaguchi Takumi, the commander of the Japanese 2nd Air Force, who took over the air operations, launched a counterattack. An attack formation composed of 18 "Nine Nine" dive bombers and 6 Zero fighters took off from the aircraft carrier Hiryu. . On the way to the target, they found a group of US bombers returning home, and they followed quietly. The Japanese aircraft thus successfully found Yorktown and immediately launched an attack, hitting 3 bombs. Although the Yorktown was damaged, the sailing function was restored under the efforts of the American crew to repair it.

   At 11:30, Admiral Nagumo and his staff were transferred to the cruiser Nagara and began to gather the remaining ships and aircraft of the fleet.

At 13:40, 10 Japanese "97" torpedo attack aircraft and 6 "Zero" fighter jets flew from Hiryu again and launched a second attack on the injured Yorktown (the Japanese side was commanded by Tomoyaga, Since Yorktown had been repaired, Japanese pilots mistook it for another carrier sister ship). Yorktown was not so lucky this time, and was hit again by two torpedoes, opening two large holes near the port side and pinching the rudder. Rear Admiral Fletcher was forced to transfer to the cruiser, transferring command to Rear Admiral Spruance.

   At 14:45, the U.S. reconnaissance plane spotted the Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu. Spruance immediately ordered 30 "Dreadnought" dive bombers from the aircraft carriers Enterprise and Hornet to take off to attack Hiryu.

   At 15:00, Buckmaster, the captain of the USS Yorktown, was forced to give the order to abandon the ship. However, it did not sink, so the Americans returned to the ship and attempted to tow Yorktown by tugboat towards Pearl Harbor.

   At 16:45, the dive bombers of the USS Enterprise successfully attacked the remaining Hiryu of the Japanese army. Hiryu immediately hit 4 bombs, and the ship was in a sea of ​​fire.

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  10:40, when the naval and air war between the United States and Japan was in full swing, the Nautilus miraculously passed under a large number of Japanese ships again, all the way east, and ran at full speed towards Midway Island.

   "There is no destroyer chasing us! Major, we are already two nautical miles away from the nearest Japanese ship. The Guizi fleet has sailed north as a whole. I think we have escaped the disaster again." Lu Fei said loudly with a smile on his face.

   "Thank God! I can finally go back alive to receive the medal!" Carlson almost burst into tears when he heard this.

   "Major Brockman is really God's illegitimate son, we are so lucky!" said the Chief Engineer sincerely.

   "It goes without saying! I have always had a good relationship with the old man. Slow down, go up to the depth of the periscope, raise the periscope, I want to look back and see which aircraft carrier we hit." The major ordered triumphantly.

  Two minutes later, the Nautilus floated to the height of the periscope and quickly raised the periscope.

Major Brockman observed the periscope for a while, and then ordered with a smile: "The submarine surfaced, and we're going to Midway! We should have hit the Canglong! But it's still floating at sea, I don't know if it will be. Shen."

  The chief officer then said loudly: "Afloat the submarine to the surface and head east at full speed. We are safe! Major, should we break the radio silence and report our record and whereabouts to the headquarters?"

Major Brockman nodded and said, "Yes, signal trooper, turn on the radio, report our record and whereabouts to the submarine headquarters at Pearl Harbor, and report the position and direction of the Japanese ship to the headquarters. I think we should go to Midway for a drink. already."

   "Cough, major, alcohol is prohibited for our navy on the island. And now we are at war, it is estimated that we will be given combat missions. A drink should be an extravagant hope." The chief engineer reminded.

"What a big deal, mate, how much we have in 'stock', get a drink for our sailor and our new brother. Don't look at me like that, just a drink. Especially for Brother Jack, not him we all I have to go home obediently, maybe I will be caught by the Japanese devils. I must give him a big cup!" Brockman said boldly.

   "Ah, so good, there is still wine on the submarine? You dare to buy wine and store it on the submarine? Are you not afraid of the military police?" Carlson asked in confusion.

   "Cough, why are you asking so many questions, but this is not wine, this is just a "drink" we invented." The first mate said proudly.

   Then a few grinning sailors took out two wine bottles and a few bottles of juice from the torpedo launcher, mixed a few glasses for everyone, and after a while the chief engineer brought them two glasses of wine.

   "Tsk tsk tsk, the taste is not bad, it's strong enough." Carlson tilted his head after tasting it, and praised with a wide-eyed smile.

"It's not bad, especially when you have a drink between battles, it can relieve the pressure of the brothers. Where did this wine come from, don't worry, we will not betray the brothers on the submarine, you are our saviors, and everyone is The comrades in the navy who fought side by side." Lu Fei asked curiously. "

The chief engineer lowered his head mysteriously and said softly: "Our submarines are older and bigger, and we have as many as 26 torpedoes in reserve. Therefore, there are all kinds of torpedoes, in addition to the new MK-14 torpedoes, there are also grandfathers' torpedoes. MK-10 torpedo. Although the MK-10 torpedo is old and difficult to use, it has an advantage. The fuel it uses is "grain ethanol". To put it bluntly, this fuel is alcohol with a degree of up to 90 degrees, and it is still pure Natural wine. So the sailors took the ethanol out of the torpedo, mixed it with the fruit juice, and it turned into a fine wine, and we gave it a resounding name - "torpedo juice."

  Lu Fei raised his thumbs, nodded and praised: "Wow, that's what happened, it's really a good idea."

The chief engineer immediately shook his head regretfully and said, "Unfortunately, the brothers on other submarines did the same. Soon the gentlemen of the Admiralty discovered our invention, and later gave us a new MK10. It is said that the Ethanol does tricks and has diarrhea. So what you drink is the last bit of "fuel" we have left."

   "It's nothing, they're all true friends, don't be stingy with fuel! Come on, cheers! Signalman, has the news been sent? Is there a call back from headquarters?"

"Major, the headquarters has called back and congratulated us first. They said that we still need to check the record. However, we have already appreciated our courageous operations. And the submarine headquarters told us that because of our first attack on the Japanese aircraft carrier Action, so that our dive bombers followed our destroyers and found the Nagumo mobile formation. Major, we are an indirect lead party! And the headquarters agreed that we should go to Midway to repair, let us replenish fresh water, and check the hull again. "

"Hahaha, that's great, just lead the way, the big guy will have a medal! By the way, report the whereabouts of the Japanese fleet, and tell us about the deeds of the two pilot brothers and their rescue by us. ."

   "The movement of the Japanese fleet has been reported, and I will report the pilots now."

   A few minutes later, the crew basked in the warm sun and drank wine on the deck of the submarine, and the Nautilus sailed leisurely towards Midway Island. At this time they were still about 180 nautical miles, or nearly 330 kilometers, from Midway. The submarine sailed at a surface speed of 15 knots and was not expected to reach Midway until around 23:00 pm. "

   Along the way, the Nautilus kept receiving battle reports. It was only after 5 pm that they knew that the four Japanese aircraft carriers had been wiped out. The major was so happy that he asked everyone to have a drink until the chief engineer told him that the stock was out of stock.

   Everyone heard the good news and laughed and laughed all the way. Except for the absence of wine and girls, the cheerful atmosphere was just in time for the party.

At this time, it was more than 6 o'clock, and the major ordered: "It's dark, and you can't see anything at sea. Let's all get into the submarine. Jack, listen to the sonar, don't let us hit the tanker or something. According to the wartime regulations You can't turn on the lights when sailing at night."

   "I got it, then I'll get off the submarine and listen. You can get me something hot later."

   "No problem, today's staple food is potatoes, as well as some green beans and canned beef. I'll bring it to you when it's hot." The first mate said enthusiastically.

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  Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, the time came to 22:50, and the Nautilus was close to Midway Island.

Just as Major Brockman asked the communications soldiers to contact the defenders on the island, Lu Fei suddenly held his earphones and stopped moving. After passing, he would say softly: "Brothers, be quiet, there is a situation ahead. There is a submarine 3,300 yards away. I can't tell the enemy from me for the time being. I'm not familiar with the sound characteristics of Japanese submarines, so I can't guess the enemy from me."

Major   , who was lying on his seat dozing, immediately stood up with a swoosh, and said solemnly: "Everyone stop the unrelated things in their hands, don't make any noise, and prepare to fight."

  Lu Fei listened carefully again, and after half a minute: "I tend to think that this is a Japanese submarine. The hull is very large, and it is of the same class as ours. The engine sound is very loud, and the displacement is not small."

  Brockman thought for a moment and said: "The distance is not close now. If you use torpedoes, the MK-14 is a bit unreliable. If the first shot is missed, the other party will send us a torpedo, which will be embarrassing.

  First mate, you take two sets of guns to the deck lightly, ready to shoot with 152mm guns, and notify the coordinates and azimuth after Jack has judged the distance and azimuth. Chief engineer, adjust the direction of the hull, facing each other sideways, and try to be parallel to the other side. "

   "I see, but it's not good to shoot at the opponent directly. What if it's a friendly army?"

   "Get ready first, we'll contact the island to confirm, let's go."

   The chief mate hurried away with the brother of the artillery crew. A few minutes later, the soldiers of the two artillery teams were all in place, and the 152 mm guns were loaded, ready to adjust and shoot Zhu Yuan and then fire.

   At this time, the submarine in front of the night opened fire!

   "Tom Tom Tom" sounded, and the unknown submarine was shelling Midway Island!

"Major, the other party used the guns on the deck to bombard Midway Island, but its muzzle is facing Midway Island. We can't see clearly from the muzzle tail flame. Let Jack indicate the bearing and distance." The first officer pointed the submarine from the hatch. said in the cabin.

   "The distance is 3,200 yards and the angle is 88 degrees. I don't understand the artillery position, you can convert it yourself." Lu Fei said loudly.

Major    stood under the hatch and reported the bearing and distance. At the same time, he ordered to fire directly without reporting once the aiming was done.

   Half a minute later, "bang bang bang bang", the two 152mm guns of the Nautilus fired almost simultaneously.

  The artillery professional skills on the Nautilus are extremely good, and they are extremely accurate, and the first round of shooting formed a near miss. The shells set off a big wave next to the Japs' submarine, overturning individual Japanese artillerymen into the sea.

   Lu Fei immediately took off his earphones after reporting, and when he heard the sound of the cannon, he immediately put on his earphones again. After listening for two seconds, he said loudly: "Azimuth, distance, no problem, continue to focus fire and shoot!"

   The sound of "bang bang bang bang" continued to sound, and the 152mm gun of the Nautilus kept firing. The shells kept falling around the Japanese submarine, and the sea was like boiling pot. Sudden shelling, the Devils Artillery had given up shelling the Midway Airport, and had no time to turn the muzzle and shoot at the Nautilus, so they had to run to the hatch.

   At this time, the Japanese devil's submarine has begun to dive.

   "Ah, Boom", when the Japanese submarine was about to sink and disappear, a shell accurately hit the middle of the submarine and exploded a burst of fire, but the Japanese submarine still dived into the sea under the action of inertia.

"Major, we have to be ready to dive at any time. Let the chief officer take the artillery brothers down! The devil submarine dived, and they were shot! It shouldn't be very deep, hurry, we can use torpedoes Kill them!" Lu Fei covered his ears and heard the sound of the Japanese submarine being shot, he put down his earphones and shouted in the cabin.

   "Continue sailing on the water, prepare the No. 1 and No. 2 torpedo tubes, and everyone above will come down for me, hurry up!" The major, seeing that he was going to make another contribution, didn't want the Japanese devils to slip away under his nose, and hurriedly arranged it loudly.

   After half a minute, everyone on the deck descended into the submarine. The torpedo tubes are also ready.

   "They are two meters underwater and can't dive anymore. It is estimated that the hull is flooded. Now the Devil Submarine is 3,000 yards away from me, parallel to us." Lu Fei listened for a while and shouted again.

   "Sail forward at full speed, turn 90 degrees, with the bow facing forward, drive over, maybe you can capture it!" The major's eyes lit up.

   In the dark night, the two submarines were desperately doing movements, one wanted to chase, the other wanted to run.

   Two minutes later.

   "They came up, very slow, they were turning, and they wanted to use the bow to face us!" Lu Fei shouted after putting down his earphones.

"They want to use torpedoes to bombard us, no matter what, let's do it first. No. 1 and 2 torpedo tubes open the underwater pipes, ready to shoot at any time. Jack, report the bearing and distance." The major ordered bitterly, not to be captured, Do it first.

   "The distance is 2800 yards, the bearing is 110 degrees, and the depth is two meters."

   "Right full rudder, No. 1 shooting! No. 2 shooting!"

  Two seconds later, the two torpedoes rushed out of the launch port and rushed towards the Japanese submarine.

   The unfortunate Japanese submarine just surfaced at this time, and there was still a lot of seawater pouring into its stomach from the breach, and all kinds of electronic components were sparking, making it extremely inconvenient to move. They could only watch the torpedoes coming towards them, but the submarine could only steer in slow motion to avoid it.

  Lu Fei listened quietly while holding down his earphones, while the Nautilus was still rushing towards the Devil Submarine at full speed. Major Brockman had torpedo tubes 3 and 4 ready.

   "Boom-", more than a minute later, there was a muffled loud noise from the water.

   "It was shot, the Japanese devil's submarine was shot! The torpedo exploded!" Lu Fei took off his earphones and shouted excitedly.

   "Oye, the torpedo finally exploded. I'm so lucky. I didn't expect to be able to make a great contribution when I came back to rest and supply! Wow ha ha ha ha!"

   The deafening cheers of the sailors immediately sounded in the cabin!

   "What is a surprise? It's a **** surprise! It's great! Jack, well done, if it wasn't for you, we might have been discovered by the Japanese submarine first." The major came over and patted Lu Fei on the shoulder and said loudly.

   (end of this chapter)