All-people naval warfare: from patrol boats to aircraft carrier fleets

Although the Type XXI submarine is equipped with radar and sonar systems, it is only a relatively basic version of the radar. In terms of detection range, detection capability and performance, it is far inferior to the level 8 radar system equipped on the surface ships of the Chinese fleet. So powerful.

Putting aside everything else, at least while underwater, it is impossible to judge the remaining armor value of these pirate warships through radar and sonar systems.

The rules of engagement in naval battles in the world of navigation are quite special, and there are gaps and differences between some places and the real world. This makes it difficult for the captains of each submarine to make a rough judgment based on experience. Something impossible.

Therefore, after the round of attacks ended, and when he discovered that the attacked pirate warship had not sunk, but was still floating firmly on the sea, Prien looked a little ugly, and said viciously:"Continue to attack and destroy the remaining ones." All the torpedoes are launched."

The torpedo hydraulic loading system on the XXI submarine can reload all six launch tubes within 10 minutes, which is less time than it takes to install one launch tube on the VIIC type submarine. With the torpedo rapid loading system, it It can launch continuous attacks and launch 18 torpedoes in 20 minutes.

This gave Prien great confidence, and he launched all the remaining three torpedoes that had been loaded before without any hesitation.

With the shooting elements provided by the sonar system, the torpedoes launched by the XXI submarine have a very high hit rate. However, after firing these three torpedoes, regardless of whether it can sink the pirate warship, the X001 submarine has temporarily lost its attack capability. It must The attack can only continue after the torpedoes in the six torpedo tubes are reloaded.

In order to better observe the torpedo attack, the X001 submarine has floated to a position of about 16 meters, which is the periscope depth of the XXI submarine. At this position, Prien can observe the sea surface through the periscope extending out of the sea. specific situation.

Under Prien's gaze, three 533mm torpedoes fired in a fan shape passed under the sea at extremely fast speeds and slammed into the side armor of the pirate warship.

These pirate warships first fought a battle with the main fleet of Yuntong Island, and now they were violently bombed by the Chinese fleet's carrier-based aircraft fleet. The hull was already in tatters, and the sides were also damaged by TBF Avengers. The aviation torpedoes dropped by the torpedo attack aircraft exploded several large holes.

Seawater continued to pour into the interior of the ship from the blasted gap. If the pirates on the warship had not acted quickly and sealed the surrounding cabins in time, the pirate warship would have sunk with a belly full of seawater.

However, it was attacked by a heavy torpedo again, and the side was blown open again. In the violent explosion, the watertight cabin that had been sealed was blown to pieces at this moment, and it could no longer be used. A large number of The water poured in instantly. If it was not dealt with as soon as possible, the sinking of the pirate warship had become a foregone conclusion.

But in fact, there is no need to wait for a large amount of seawater to pour in. The direct armor value damage caused by three heavy torpedoes with a diameter of 533mm to the pirate warship can exceed 3,000 points. Such damage can even damage a ship with an armor value of nearly 100,000 points. A battleship with 50,000 points is also a big damage.

In particular, these pirate warships have been blown to pieces, and their armor value has been seriously damaged. In fact, there is not much remaining armor value. Even if there is no follow-up damage from the torpedo attack, a few more torpedoes, artillery shells, and bombs can still be used. Killed their lives.

Through the periscope, he saw that the pirate battlecruiser was broken into several pieces and quickly sank into the sea after the violent explosion. Prien finally breathed a sigh of relief. Although all six torpedoes were fired, he still achieved victory. A good start and a record, it's worth it

"Seize the time to reload the torpedoes and try to have another round. There are not many pirate warships left."

This is also Prien's true thoughts. Their advantage in this battle is too great. There are about 200 carrier-based aircraft flying in the sky, bombing pirate warships indiscriminately, and there are 20 XXI type submarines hiding underwater. Not to mention the aerial bombing capabilities of carrier-based aircraft, the first round of attacks by these 20 Type XXI submarines can launch 120 533mm diameter heavy torpedoes. Calculated according to the damage to the armor value, if all of them hit, It will be able to cause 120,000 points of armor value damage.

Taking the battleship with the thickest armor value as an example, such a large damage can destroy two and a half ships, and only 20 type XXI submarines can do this. , both in terms of construction time and construction cost, the gap between 20 Type XXI submarines and 2 battleships is quite huge.

No wonder the German stick's underwater wolf pack tactics and unrestricted submarine warfare were so powerful and effective. The United Kingdom and the United States must fight to the death, otherwise the United States would not have built more than 100 escort aircraft carriers at one go, just to escort the transport fleet and specialize in anti-submarine warfare. To put it bluntly, it is a wolf pack tactic against German sticks.

And when it comes In the world of navigation, although the rules of engagement and system settings have changed a lot from those during World War II, submarines that use torpedoes as their main attack weapons can still play a huge role in battle. Of course, this is just a theory. This is just the data on the above. In actual combat, even if the anti-submarine capabilities and sonar detection capabilities of the opponent's warships are not taken into account, large-caliber bombs are dropped from time to time. It is impossible for fragile submarines to get too close to these enemy warships. Otherwise, if you are injured by a missed shell, you will not be able to cry.

The farther away you are, the hit rate of the torpedo will naturally decline. Moreover, if the lookout on the opponent's warship is more powerful, the torpedo's wake is discovered in time and the torpedo is sailing at high speed, allowing the warship to proceed. It is not impossible to evade and successfully avoid torpedo attacks.

As the commander of the submarine formation, Prien actually has his own ambitions. He wants to sink the only battleship in the pirate fleet, but X001 When the submarine entered the battlefield, its position was a bit bad. It was too far away from the pirate battleship. Even if it launched a torpedo attack, it might not be able to hit accurately.

This forced Prien to change the target of the attack and aimed at the pirate battleship. Cruiser, six 533mm diameter heavy-duty torpedoes launched twice finally sank the pirate battlecruiser.

However, Prien gave up attacking the pirate battleship, but other submarines of the first submarine formation were scattered throughout the battlefield. , several of which could easily attack the pirate battleship.

Therefore, these captains were not polite. Some ambitious guys even ordered to fire out all six 533mm diameter heavy-duty torpedoes in one go, showing Fan-shaped attack mode improves torpedo hit rate

"boom"、"boom"、""Boom"

The explosion power of these 533mm diameter heavy torpedoes is much more powerful, and the sound of the explosion is much louder and deafening, almost covering up the roar of the engines of the carrier-based aircraft in the sky and the explosion of aerial bombs.

"Torpedo attack, damn, where did the torpedo come from." (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

"Bastard, watch out underwater, watch out for torpedo attacks"

"No, there's a submarine under the water, hurry, hurry, depth charges"

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No.When a submarine formation launches a torpedo attack from underwater, there is actually no hope of being able to hide it from these pirates. Although in today's great maritime world, neither aboriginal forces nor pirate forces have submarines in their fleets, but they want to It's impossible even if you think about it.

As a major weapon in naval battles, it is impossible for submarines to be without them. Moreover, among the equipment sold in the system mall before, there are sonar systems and depth bombs, which can already explain the problem.

And this is indeed the case. Although these pirates did not find any trace of the Type XXI submarine about 15 meters underwater, they were not unaware. Such a powerful torpedo attack was obviously not something that those lightweight aviation torpedoes could do. , must be a ship-borne torpedo.

But there are no surface ships around, so anyone who is not a real idiot can think of the answer to where the attack came from.

But, even if you find the answer to some things, it is actually of no use. Just like now, these pirates do know that there are submarines attacking secretly underwater, but they have nothing to do with the wolves hiding underwater. Method.

Apart from anything else, as for the sonar system equipped on the pirate warship, if it encounters the VIIC submarine previously equipped by the (Qian's) Chinese fleet, it may be somewhat possible, but it is not enough for the XXI submarine.

And even if this group of pirates were lucky enough to discover the location of the underwater submarine, they would not be able to attack it because the destroyers carrying depth charges had already been sunk in the previous battle with the main fleet of Yuntong Island. , even the remaining light cruisers were sunk by the indiscriminate bombardment of the carrier-based aircraft group just now.

It can be said that the current pirate fleet does not have any anti-submarine capabilities at all. The only ones that can pose a threat to underwater submarines are probably the carrier-based aircraft on the two light aircraft carriers.

It's just that these two aircraft carriers are quite fragile in naval battles. Without the defense system built by the peripheral defensive warships, and without the protection of powerful surface ships, whether it is a carrier-based aircraft group in the air or a submarine underwater, they can easily Ground attack on the aircraft carrier.

The flight deck has been pocked with aerial bombs dropped by SBD fearless dive bombers. Carrier-based aircraft have been unable to take off from the flight deck. There is no resistance to the torpedoes launched from underwater by the Type XXI submarine.

Under the double attack of carrier-based aircraft and submarines, the pirate fleet that finally escaped from the battlefield did not struggle for long at all, and soon they all sank into the water..