Chapter 400 Torpedo Attack

Throwing torpedoes, and throwing bombs, are completely different tactics.

The accuracy of high-altitude bombs was originally the lowest, but when Germany developed a radio-guided method, the accuracy of high-altitude bombs was solved.

The advantage of high-altitude bombing is the safety of the carrier aircraft. For example, in this era, the JU290 flying at an altitude of 10,000 meters is absolutely safe.

In addition to high-altitude bombing, only diving bombs can pose a threat to warships. The advantage of diving bombs is of course high precision. German pilots are best at diving bombs. However, the threat of such diving bombs is also very big.

Yes, dive bombing requires risking the opponent's anti-aircraft firepower to increase the danger of the carrier itself.

And throwing a torpedo, you don't have to take this risk, the torpedo can sail in the water, so as long as you set various data, and then throw it into the water.

The torpedo will sail automatically.

Now, in order to throw torpedoes, the carrier plane needs to fly very low above the sea.

The performance of torpedoes in this era is still very unstable, especially the electronic processing system on the torpedo is simple and backward. If the throwing height is too high, the torpedo may collide with the water surface when it enters the water. This kind of impact can damage the equipment inside.

From this point of view, there seems to be nothing wrong with the British using the Swordfish attack aircraft to throw torpedoes. When it comes to low speed, it is definitely the biplane that has the advantage.

And now, FW190, flying low on the sea, Lieutenant Colonel Prila aimed at the huge battleship in front, and then pressed the throw button.

At this time, he was only three meters away from the water surface, and the waves were shaking almost under his wings. As naval aviation, their skills are quite superb!

Under the belly of the aircraft, the seven-meter-long torpedo slid down, and when it entered the water, it splashed some small splashes.

Then, the T-3 torpedo was activated.

In the huge body of the torpedo, most of the space is stored with lead-acid batteries, which are similar to the batteries of electric vehicles. The number of them determines the range of the torpedo.

This torpedo has two battery packs of 26 93 amp-hour cells each.

(You can compare the electric car battery, the general electric car battery, the larger one, that is, the capacity of 20 amp hours, and now, each battery here is far more than four times that of the electric car battery, and the number of Also many.)

Now, the power inside the battery is continuously supplied to the electric motor behind, driving the propeller, stirring the water, and soon, it sprints to a high speed of 30 knots!

At this speed, it can sail for five kilometers, and at this time, when it was thrown, Lieutenant Colonel Prila's plane was about three kilometers away from the opponent.

At this distance, bang bang guns can't hit at all! This is the limit of the combat slant range. Whether the range is sufficient or not depends on whether the angle is suitable or not!

As a result, the gunners looked at the attack plane in surprise. A few kilometers away from their side, they threw a big guy. After entering the water, the plane pulled up and climbed higher.

"No, it's a torpedo, quick, full left rudder!" the gunners shouted loudly.

The other party is coming towards the side of the side. At this time, as long as you make a turn, you can face the opponent with the smallest projected area, and it is likely to pass the torpedo.

But now, do they have this chance?

No!

The bridge has been blown up. In addition to the casualties on the bridge, the steering wheel has also been blown up. Now, the Warspite is almost the same as in World War I, and can only sail in a straight line. .

It couldn't steer at all, and it was now slowing to a near standstill.

The torpedo was sailing underwater, and the propeller at the tail stirred the sea water, forming a ripple on the water surface, which could even be seen with the naked eye.

So, under everyone's attention, this torpedo, the destination of the voyage, is the middle of the Warspite!

This type of torpedo was finalized in 1935, and it has been a model that has been used proficiently in 1939, and a new type of torpedo is still under development.

This torpedo uses an electromagnetic induction fuze.

In the past, the impact fuze was used. Only after it collided with the opponent's warship, an explosion could occur. If it did not hit, it would be invalid.

And electromagnetic induction fuzes belong to proximity fuzes, and they can explode without contact!

Warships are all made of iron, so there will be electromagnetic induction, and the current fuze determines the target by inducing this magnetic field.

As it gets closer, the fuze has felt that increasingly strong electromagnetic field, and just when it reaches a limit, the fuze is triggered.

"Boom!" At this moment, 200 kilograms of nitric acid compound explosives exploded violently.

At this point, the torpedo was still half a meter away from the target.

The violent explosion occurred underwater, and the surrounding seawater was stirred up in an instant. This seawater formed a greater force and hit the side of the ship.

Compared with direct impact and magnetic detonation, the threat of magnetic detonation is greater, because its explosion will push the sea water to form a greater impact effect.

"Crench," under the slap of the sea, the keel inside the ship made a terrible cry, and almost half a second later, only a bang was heard.

The keel is broken.

There was a big hole in the bottom steel plate next to the keel.

The Warspite is an old ship from the First World War. During the First World War, the performance of torpedoes was very backward. The main threat was the opponent's artillery. Therefore, the battleships during World War I had very thick armor on the water. In the underwater part, it is not so important.

Not to mention the old ships of the First World War, even the current ones, such as the Bismarck, were wounded by torpedoes dropped by British carrier aircraft, and then beaten to death.

And now, the torpedoes thrown by the FW190 carrier-based aircraft have successfully tore a large hole in the bottom of the Warspite, and the sea water gurgled in.

"Quick, close the watertight door." Under the water, the sailors shouted loudly. As a battleship, it has a strong ability to resist strikes. It has multiple watertight doors. Once the cabin here leaks, just close it.

Sailors were closing in quickly, hoping to save their ship.

"You guys should leave something for me!" Underwater, a dissatisfied voice came out: "Aircraft carrier, battleship, leave me a big guy!"

Captain Priyan was depressed.