Chapter 1,300: Too Many Wolves Kill a Leopard 2

Chapter 1300 Too many wolves kill the leopard 2

The Japanese officers and soldiers on the destroyer Chuxue quickly counterattacked, but soon, two other 4.7-inch guns and a 3.1-inch gun were shot into pieces together with their gun crew by high-explosive shells that hit directly! Under the sudden attack, the destroyer had no chance to find the target. So far in the battle, it has not yet scored a hit!

However, it is a pity that Chuxue no longer had a chance to hit. Shells like raindrops fell on or around the unlucky destroyer at a rate of at least 30 rounds per minute. The close combat and fighting between light warships was bloody and cruel. The Germans turned the destroyer into a burning fire dragon without even using torpedoes.

The gun position was almost completely destroyed five minutes after the battle. More than half of the people on it were killed or injured. The power cabin had been shut down, the ammunition compartment was emergency filled with water, and the steering gear compartment at the rear of the hull was broken into pieces. The battleship tilted 20 degrees. Even if the Germans stopped shelling from now on, the ship would be doomed to never return.

"Send a signal to the brothers. Let's move faster. This guy is already dead. There is no need to waste any more shells. Leave the shells and torpedoes to the transport ship!" Major Hexing looked at the destroyed ship in the distance. The destroyer Chuxue ordered from behind.

As a result, the first thing that the Japanese Navy's destroyer force considered to be a "shame" happened. A 1,200-ton destroyer was actually destroyed by two submarines. Yes, you read that right, there were two destroyers. After being beaten to death by a sap, the Japanese thought they were attacked by two destroyers. In fact, due to the darkness and the obstruction of friendly forces, U175 and U177 were intercepted by the Japanese destroyers. The angles are almost overlapping. Afterwards, the Japanese Navy was still studying why the two submarines had such fierce firepower... (Nonsense, the two ships are regarded as one, how can the firepower not be fierce?)

However, the matter did not end there. The three German submarines did not happily massacre the transport ship after killing the Chuxue. Just after three submarines passed the crippled Chuxue (the stingy Germans were not even willing to repair a torpedo...). A rather unexpected thing happened. From behind the German submarine squadron, another Japanese destroyer, the Shimakaze, suddenly came over!

This is a destroyer with a displacement of more than 900 tons and equipped with one 4.7-inch gun and three 3.1-inch guns. His arrival had a certain degree of chance. However, this chance made all the German submarines somewhat uncomfortable. The Japanese destroyer force was very wild. They dared to engage in close combat at night, sneak up on them, and then use torpedoes and artillery shells to attack them. Killing opponents in the blink of an eye is what the Japanese like to do most.

The Shimakaze did the same thing. At a distance of 2,300 meters, the Shimakaze first attacked the destroyer U196 on the side! Fierce and precise! The Shimakaze rushed straight towards the opponent at a high speed of 25 knots, rushing diagonally in front of the German submarine like a fierce Cossack light cavalry.

Shells fell one after another around U196.

Two shells even landed on the emplacement of a 105MM gun on U195 and were disabled. Another 3.1-inch artillery shot hit the command tower, blowing the communication antenna and periscope at the top to pieces.

"Aim at that guy immediately, hurry up, U196 won't be able to hold on!" Major Hexing was also startled by the destroyer Shimakaze that came out of the way. Naturally, the anti-strike ability of submarines cannot be compared with destroyers, but fortunately, there are still two destroyers on our side. They will be damaged if they fight hard, but they are not invincible, right?

According to the experience of the British destroyer squadron, in fact, the best choice for the Shimakaze at this time is to maintain casual contact so that the submarine does not dare to attack the transport ship. Anyway, the speed of destroyers is much higher than that of submarines. It is good to attack or contain them at a distance of about 3000 meters. In this case, it is difficult for the submarine's torpedoes to hit you, and your naval guns are almost at the best range, so the opponent can concentrate on attacking. Destroyers, destroyers can just run away at a speed of more than 20 knots. If the opponent chooses to dive, then the attack power will be lost by more than half. After all, the underwater speed is too low and only torpedoes can be used.

In other words, at this time, if the experienced Royal Navy comes in, when the German submarine squadron is caught off guard, at least this wave can suppress the German submarine's attack power to a minimum. But the tragedy is that this time it is an inexperienced Japanese destroyer force...

The Japanese's seemingly violent attacks were the most unplanned and ineffective. Although you have the first-mover advantage, if you rush forward and fight in close combat... Didn't you see that there were three submarines on the other side? ! If you get close, you won't be able to win! brother! However, what happened next exceeded the imagination of the Japanese, and even exceeded Major Hexing's expectations.

When Shimakaze hit submarine U196 for the sixth time, the distance between the two sides was about 1,200 meters, and the slender hull almost passed directly in front of the submarine. At this time, U196 fired 4 torpedoes... . (Actually, torpedoes can be fired even if the torpedo tubes are not facing each other. Just adjust the angle of the torpedo's steering gear.) The four torpedoes fired in a fan pattern just covered the Shimakaze's route. Unprepared, the torpedo was 87 meters long. The destroyer was unable to dodge effectively at all. After luckily dodging two torpedoes, it was finally hit by the third torpedo...

With a loud noise, the entire destroyer was blown into the sky! It only took less than 8 minutes from the time Shimakaze started attacking, suppressing U196 until it was finally sunk... Even Major He Xing looked wilted and thought, why are the Japanese so desperate to die... I am puzzled!

As a result, this battle became the second biggest humiliation for the Japanese destroyer force. In the case of sneak attack first, in the case of 1V1. (Yes, Major Hexing's other two submarines had not yet had time to take action.) They were accidentally killed by the opponent's submarine within 8 minutes...

However, the death of the destroyer Shimakaze caused the entire Japanese Navy's night anti-submarine force to completely collapse. There's no way it won't collapse, there are only two destroyers...

Therefore, after Nagumo Chuichi's destroyer Hatsusho "thought it had killed a submarine", it received an order not to immediately cover other transport ships, but to quickly move closer to the battleship. Now there is only one destroyer among the two fast battleships. Then, Kato Kanji felt that he had no idea. However, as a result, the entire transport fleet has almost no escort!

At this time, Major Heshing's remaining two submarines and another German submarine that successfully approached began a relaxing and enjoyable hunting trip!

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