Imperial Overlord

"The torpedo is ready! It can be launched at any time!" In the bow torpedo compartment of the U-47 submarine, the officer shouted into the microphone.

"Adjust the course! Left rudder 15 degrees!" Prien turned his head and looked at the helmsman behind him who was in charge of the submarine's course.

Taking advantage of the dim light, the helmsman glanced at the instrument panel and repeated loudly: "Adjust the course, 15 degrees of left rudder!"

As the waves churning from the propeller behind the submarine hit the tail rudder, which was slightly adjusted to the rudder surface, a slight noise could even be heard in the submarine.

Repeatedly, there is a terrifying monster in the sea, making its low roar.

Submarines don't have any glass windows. In this claustrophobic space, when sailing underwater, you can only use the instrument panel in front of you to determine where you are.

It is conceivable how tenacious the willpower of submarine officers and soldiers is to persist in fighting in such an environment.

Because the diving depth of the submarine is not deep, you can still feel the submarine sway slightly with the ups and downs of the sea.

When the course was deflected, the entire submarine trembled a little. These things made the officers and soldiers inside the submarine feel that they were still alive.

"The time is just right! The weather is favorable for us!" The sun was about to fall below sea level at this time, but Prien's submarine was located due east of the British J-18 transport fleet.

The setting sun illuminated the entire British fleet very clearly, and every outline was very clearly drawn.

On the other hand, the darkness of the evening made the periscope of the U-47 submarine on the sea blurred, achieving a very good concealment effect.

It was like a spider that had dug a trap and was waiting for its prey to come to the door, a U-47 submarine lurking in the dark, and at this moment, all preparations for attack had been made.

Minutes and seconds passed, and the submarine Neprien was holding his pocket watch, waiting for the moment when he was ordered to launch an attack.

Since the British fleet appeared at the time agreed in the telegram, Prien felt that he should launch his own attack strictly according to the attack time required in the instructions!

He was a strict man, a typical German character as precise and discreet as a clock. So he obeys the orders of his superiors as a matter of course, which is as common to him as being punctual.

The British fleet was getting closer, and from the periscope, you could even see the splashes of water pushed away by the huge transport ships rolling.

This was the usual attack tactic of German submarines, firing torpedoes very close to their opponents to ensure that these precious weapons would hit their targets.

"No. 1 torpedo tube, launch!" Prien put his eyes on the eyepiece of the periscope and launched his attack on time.

The torpedo launcher beside him pressed the switch to launch the torpedo, a large amount of seawater was injected into the No. 1 torpedo launch tube, and the cover of the bow was opened at the same time, discharging the remaining little air inside.

The bubbles gushed out, and the torpedo was pushed out of the submarine. With the still-shattering bubbles on its body, the torpedo drew a beautiful straight line in the deep water.

"Torpedo tube No. 2, launch!" After two seconds, Prien gave the order to launch the torpedo again.

The torpedo launcher did not hesitate at all, and repeated the technical action just now on the No. 2 torpedo launch switch.

The submarine under his feet trembled slightly again, because the sea water poured into the torpedo tube, and because a torpedo had left the submarine at this moment and rushed towards the target.

"Torpedo tube No. 3, launch!" Looking at the distant targets on the periscope, Prien immediately gave the order to launch another torpedo.

Afterwards, he also launched his fourth torpedo. Then he did not order to leave, but issued a new combat order.

"Dive to a depth of 40 meters!" After firing all four torpedoes in the bow, Prien planned to take a bolder action.

While letting his submarine dive to a relatively safe depth of 40 meters, he opened his mouth to keep his men busy: "Start reloading the bow torpedo! The sonar soldier listens to the sound and confirms that our torpedo has hit a few times!"

Without his orders, the sonar soldier was already nervously putting his ear on the earphone.

He could use the sound of the explosion propagating through the water to confirm the result of the torpedo he just launched.

Of course, there is another way to confirm how much trouble they have caused, and that is to see how many British destroyers come to chase them after a while.

The noisy sound in the earphone made the sonar operator a little upset. The submarine was diving at this time, and it was the sound of water entering the compressed water tank.

Soon, the dive of the submarine was completed, and the frequent noises disappeared from the earphones.

At this time, the world seemed to be quiet all of a sudden, only the faint sound of the machine inside the submarine remained.

Everyone is waiting patiently, waiting for the result of the sudden attack they just launched.

Prin held his pocket watch, and in the dim light, he waited for the loud noise of victory from his attack.

Without armor protection, the watertight compartments are not complicated and dense transport ships, and basically few can survive the damage of torpedoes.

Therefore, as long as the torpedo collides and explodes, it will achieve an actual result. Although the tonnage cannot be determined exactly, there is generally an estimated value.

When he opened fire, Prien calculated the targets that his four torpedoes were aiming at. If they all hit, they would at least bring him more than 20,000 tons of results.

"Boom!" At this time, there was a huge noise on the water, and even Prien didn't have the sonar operator's earphones, and he vaguely heard such a loud noise.

This loud noise makes people nervous, but also makes people feel comfortable. At least now Prien can confirm that his attack this time is unlikely to return without success.

Submarines are cruising at sea to find targets. Before the wolf pack tactics are developed, it can be said that they will not open for three months, and open for three months.

So it was just a loud bang, which made everyone's hearts hang down for a while.

"Hit the target!" The sonar soldier turned back and said to his comrades with excitement on his face.

"Boom!" Before he could finish his words, another loud bang sounded on the sea. This was the sound of the second torpedo hitting its target!

Priyan felt that this time, he was able to sink two transport ships, which was already a very good result. Now he started to figure out how to escape.

After sinking two transport ships, the British **** destroyer will definitely come to him. At that time, he must take getting out of the battle as his first priority.

Looking at the huge size of this fleet, he may have to face the pursuit of two or even three destroyers at the same time.

If it is more unlucky, there may be as many as 5 destroyers, rushing over to hunt down his submarine.

However, the German submarine captains of this period were often very talented and daring. What he wanted was to do the opposite, prepare to float up, and take advantage of the darkness to come again in the center of the enemy!

"Boom!" The third explosion came, and Prien knew that this was proof that he was lucky.

4 torpedoes were launched in one go, and if they all hit the target, it would be considered a kind of luck. Usually, a half hit is good enough.

This is why German submarines like to use 88mm anti-aircraft guns to sink transport ships, because the precious torpedoes are really not enough.

Everyone in the submarine is already very excited. They have achieved the desired victory, and the victory has exceeded their expectations.

The rest is the part that they have performed beyond their level this time, the so-called "exceeding expectations".

"Something's wrong!" The soldier listening to the sonar raised his head in confusion. He seemed to have heard another explosion just now, quite far away.

"Boom!" This time the explosion distance was very close~www.wuxiahere.com~ Everyone in the submarine heard the explosion as if it was just above their heads.

"4 torpedoes, all hit the target?" Prien himself was a little unbelievable. It is really rare that all of the torpedoes hit the target.

Could it be that the British are all fools, they didn't even take precautions and evaded, so they hit the torpedo like this?

how long it has been? Since that time, he fired on the battleship Royal Oak moored in Scapa Flow, it seems that he has not played such a proud record for a long time.

Just when Prien was feeling that he really was lucky this time, another huge explosion sounded on the sea in the distance, and the rising flames illuminated the nearby sea.

"Boom!" The explosion came clearly. This time, all the officers and soldiers in the submarine were stunned. Even Prien felt that things were a little weird.

He, or the submarine U-47, only fired 4 torpedoes in total. Why did the enemy fleet have 5 explosions?

Could it be that there were ammunitions in the transport ship, and the torpedo caused the explosion, causing a second violent explosion?

Without waiting for Prien and the soldiers on the U-47 submarine to understand the key, the sixth loud bang sounded in the distance, as if it was an echo echoing in the valley, hitting everyone's heart.

If all four torpedoes were hit, it was good luck; if the fifth explosion was caused by martyrdom—then this loud noise cannot be explained by luck or coincidence.

Priyan felt that the previous idea was a bit far-fetched. He raised his head and looked at the dim top of the submarine. He repeatedly wanted to see what was happening on the sea above his head through steel and sea water.