Battle of the Third Reich

The French Navy Sucov, fully loaded with 4,034 tons of drainage, has a total length of 110 meters, is equipped with a 203 mm caliber main gun, a 37 mm anti-aircraft gun and a 13.7 mm anti-aircraft machine gun, equipped with 550 mm and 400 The millimeter torpedo tube is equipped with a seaplane with a cruising capacity of 10,000 nautical miles and a speed of 18 knots. Seeing these parameters, a light cruiser will immediately appear in the minds of ordinary people, but the problem is that she is actually a submarine.

This is another formidable invention by the French, which is a daunting ocean-going heavy artillery submarine, privately known as an invincible diving cruiser. The French's thinking is actually very simple and clear. They need a ship that can escape the blockade of the enemy. The best option is a submarine. The task of this ship is to destroy the enemy's maritime traffic line, capture or sink the enemy's cargo ship, and also have sufficient self-sustainability, so the tonnage must be large, and it is best to have a special cell.

The French navy felt that the number of torpedoes carried was limited, and it was necessary to return to the port to replenish after the fight, which was a waste of time. The best weapon against cargo ships is artillery. If the caliber is large enough, a few cannons can sink one. So the ship was equipped with a cannon, the caliber was too small, at least to be able to hang the opponent outside the self-defense firepower of the armed cargo ship, then choose the cruiser-class 203 mm caliber, installed a door that felt that the rate of fire may not be enough , Then install two doors. Now that you have a cannon, do you want to give up the torpedo? Of course not. You have to install it. Not only do you have to install it, but you also have to install two types at a time. Both 550mm and 400mm calibers are required. The torpedo tube is not fixed on the hull, but Installed in a launching nacelle that can rotate freely, it can be turned 90 degrees to the side of the submarine for salvo. How about it, feel particularly tall, feel ashamed in front of France's superb shipbuilding technology and cutting-edge weapon technology.

Not to mention, the French have always been very capable, and really created this thing. But when the navy got it, he found out that he didn't know what to do with her, because there was no opponent. The original opponent was inexplicably carrying another coat, how could this be broken.

This submarine was basically built to deal with the British. All the parameters, weapons and abilities are actually aimed at the British. Concealment is to avoid British surveillance and slip out of Scarpa Bay. The long voyage is to destroy the British Atlantic shipping line for a long time. The main gun is chosen because the gun of the British armed merchant ship has a maximum caliber of 150 mm and is equipped with an aircraft. It is to expand the search scope.

And these combat conditions. France’s imaginary enemy Germany and Italy do not have it. Germany originally had no overseas colonies. Foreign trade is mostly in neighboring countries, and there is very little intercontinental trade. Its shipping line is like this. Italy also only wanders in the Mediterranean Sea, living on its own one-third of an acre and entertaining itself, and the shallow pool of the Mediterranean Sea will be put on hold even when a few hundred tons of German submarines are submerged. Is your 4,000 tons put inside? Ready to die. Look at her name again, Su Kufu. You named the French pirate who had dominated the British. With that pile of parameters, smart people will divert their thoughts a little and find out that the combat objects of this gadget are too easy to identify.

Of course, the British are not fools, they can see at a glance where the French have their brains open. At the Washington meeting, he made a special spell for the French submarine. The submarine tonnage of the signatory country should not exceed 8,000, and the caliber of the artillery should not exceed 155, completely breaking the French. However, in order to avoid tearing his face directly, the French eventually retained the only heavy submarine built.

Portsmouth Harbour, August 17 at 9pm London time. Like a replica of Alexandria, a regiment of British Marines rowed a boat quietly close to the French ship moored at the dock berth from the side of the harbour. At this time they did not know that the French navy had already been standing by.

After giving his final determination, General Godfroy still exerted his utmost efforts to complete his duties and made his counterattack. He first used the long-range radio station on the battleship to contact the naval base in Tunisia, issued an alert to the other party, and requested to immediately report the British plan to the French Navy.

Alexandria is all under British control. The remote radio station and submarine cable are all under British control. The Fleet Command is under British surveillance and can only be contacted by the radio station on the battleship. Because the distance was too far, he could not directly contact Toulon and Bordeaux, so he requested the Tunisian base to relay.

At the same time, in the afternoon of the same day, the French navy high-speed notification ship Starfish moored in Alexandria suddenly started. This clipper is equipped with the latest diesel engine and does not require ignition and boost. The French navy responded to the British navy inquiring about the ship's movements by sending the fleet's internal mail to the homeland.

Since the Starfish is only a lightly armed communication ship, the tonnage is only more than 500 tons, and the speed is as high as 40 knots. Usually, it is often dispatched suddenly like this day, carrying fleet documents and personnel to and from Egypt and France. The ship had little combat value. In order to avoid disturbing the French to influence the action at night, the British raised their hands and let go of the ship, and did not make any obstruction.

As everyone knows, this little boat carried not only that key document, but also the written report and suicide note of Godfroy.

At 6 pm on the 17th, Darlang received a telegram from the Tunisian base and was immediately taken aback. At first he wondered if this was a German conspiracy, but he couldn't think of any benefits Germans could get from it.

In the telegraph, Godfroy promised that in addition to the complete document, he also attached the movement of the British and his personal judgment.

The commander of the French Navy immediately summoned his staff, summed up the British naval intelligence obtained, and then compared and inferred that document, and finally determined that this should not be fake intelligence from the Germans. The British really wanted to The French navy warships under their control started.

That was three battleships, four cruisers and six destroyers, a third of the entire French navy.

Dar Lang suddenly became furious. He remembered what Churchill had last visited in Bordeaux, and told him at the airport before leaving.

"Dallang, I hope you never give up the fleet." Churchill said sincerely with Darlang's hand.

"I will never do this, which is contrary to the tradition and honor of the French Navy." Darlang remembered that he replied.

"I believe you, General." Churchill got on the plane with a smile.

It is clear. Churchill didn't believe in himself at all, he didn't believe in anyone. Now in order to prevent the French navy's warships from falling into the hands of the Germans, he actually put a poisonous hand on the French navy from behind.

France has not yet announced its surrender. From a legal point of view, France and Britain are still allies. Is Churchill so impatient?

But Darlang found that, like Godfroy, he was completely powerless. These warships were all stopped in the British military harbour and could not be fast. Darlang also has some reservations about this document. If there are any fakes, wouldn’t the French fleet go to great lengths to falsify them?

Finally, at seven o'clock that night, Darlang made a decision. He issued a vague warning to the French warships parked at two British ports. The warning stated that there were signs that the British Navy was in London time tonight At nine o'clock, some means may be used to take over the ships of the French Navy, if things really happen unfortunately. In order to maintain the honor of the French Navy, each ship can choose to break through or sink.

After an emergency consultation, the French naval captains in Portsmouth decided to resolutely implement the command of the navy commander. Moreover, he added his own decision. Cruisers and battleships could not break through because of the reasons mentioned above. These captains did not want to sink in vain. They prepared to fire on the spot for self-defense, and at the same time cover the fast-launching ship to force a breakthrough and rush out of the port to return to France. The battleships died in the port and never landed without fighting.

Since it was too late to receive the news, it took half an hour to summon officers of each ship. After the discussion was over, the time was close to 8 pm. The ships were too late to prepare for full combat operations, and they also doubted the truth of the information. In order not to disturb the British and cause unnecessary trouble, the ships only called the officers on duty to fight. Mobilization did not call for naval officers and men who were on leave and rest on shore.

When the captains squatting on their respective battleship positions discovered the approaching rowing boat and confirmed that the British were indeed plotting against themselves, they immediately sounded the combat alert.

The approaching British Marines opened fire on the huge French ship in panic, and dense machine guns and rifle bullets splashed a spark on the battleship's heavy armor plate.

The French Navy solitary battleship first launched a resistance. It slowly turned the turret and fired a volley of six 305 mm main guns against British ships in the port berth on the left. The wind pressure generated by the main gun muzzle Directly destroyed the British sampan that was shooting wildly on the side of the ship, and six huge fireballs were lit in the berths in the harbor.

Immediately thereafter, the 305-mm main gun of the battleship Paris anchored on the other side also roared, and the cruiser Diguetrouan and the two destroyers began to fire wildly around. There was a sudden explosion of artillery fire in the Portsmouth Port, and there were continuous pillars of fire escaping into the port, a hell-like scene.

Under the light of the port fire, the huge French submarine Sucov slowly left the berth, and then rushed towards the exit of the harbour with full horsepower. It is the only ship that can start quickly and is likely to highlight the encirclement. Changdu sent their logbooks, maps of personal letters and confidential documents, and some personal items to the submarine, hoping that she would return to France with these documents and materials.

Sukhov took advantage of the chaos in the harbor and charged outside the harbor. At the same time, he used two 37-mm anti-aircraft guns on his boat to bombard the British armed speedboats that were about to intercept. Just as the opening of the port's breakwater was protruding, the machine gun and anti-aircraft machine gun on the breakwater anti-aircraft tower turned the muzzle and dropped a bullet rain at the submarine. Su Kufu rushed out of the harbor in a flash of sparks, slowly began to dive, and disappeared into the dark night after a while.

"I promise, we will come back there to collect blood debts from the British!" Lieutenant Colonel Opry closed his eyes slightly with the tears in his eyes, and gently flicked his fingers with his fingers. Mottled blood spots on his comrades' white cheeks.

"Captain! Bruno Pvt. and Lieutenant Lavos are dead, are their bodies also put in the cabin." Signal soldier Marcus stood in the lounge door and looked inside, holding him tightly with both hands. Bouncing cap.

This beautiful cabin that was usually used as a recreation room is now like a slaughterhouse. The beautiful cream-colored back chairs are stacked to the corner of the cabin. The dining table is pushed to the side. The white tablecloth on the Zhuo has been dyed dark brown and sticky. Blood was dripping down the embroidered lace of the tablecloth on the dark green wool felt. Four corpses lay flat on the floor. The upper body was covered with grey blankets, legs were exposed, and the navy blue woolen trousers and shiny officer leather shoes were covered with blood.

"Bring the second lieutenant here, wrap Bruno in a blanket and place it on his bed, and tell the doctor that I will go right away." Lieutenant Colonel Opry lifted the corner of the blanket and covered it with the captain's face. Take the major's military cap and put it on the corpse's chest.

Climbing up the vertical gangway to a deck, Opry entered the command cabin.

"The captain entered the bridge!" the sailor shouted loudly.

"How's the situation. Lieutenant Julian." Opry asked the deputy navigator standing at the chart table.

"We are sailing towards the French coast. The water leak in the bow torpedo compartment has been blocked, and the battery can last for 20 minutes. Now we have left the British warning zone. Sir, are we really going to Cherbourg port, It was occupied by the Germans.". The deputy navigator looked back at the two helmsmen sitting in front of the steering gear, and then turned to look at the sailor captain and several sailors on the other side of the cabin.

"We only have one motor that can be used now, it is already running at overload, and the main engine has also been damaged. There is not much fuel left. The British must be searching for us, so we must reach a French port before dawn. . The only thing we can reach now is Cherbourg. I hope that General Darlang said it is true. The Germans will provide us with repairs and supplies. After five minutes, we will float and sail at full speed, leaving us little time. Already." Opry picked up his cap from Hattujo.

"I am sorry for Anthony's sacrifice. He is an excellent naval officer. You are his best friend. I think this thing should be kept by you." Opry put on the military cap and took it out of his uniform pocket A box fell into the lieutenant's hand. "It was found in the pocket of his jacket."

"This is the ring he bought in London. He was going to return to Toulon to propose to Francois, these **** Englishmen." The deputy seafarer squeezed the little jewelry box tightly.

"After all, it's his relics. I think you should pass this on to Miss Francova, and please convey my condolences to her. We will ask the British to repay the bill." Opry patted Julian 'S arm, then bent over and walked through the round waterproof door towards the front cabin infirmary.

"The captain left the bridge." The captain of the sailor cried from behind.

"Doctor, how is it going?" Opry walked to the door of the infirmary and asked.

Captain Damon, the boat doctor, was wounding a wounded sailor with a shoulder.

"The situation is terrible, the captain, the situation is terrible." Damon Lily knotted the tail of the wound, and then took the scissors to cut the suture.

"Go to Corporal Neymar and ask him to give you a roll of gauze. He should still have it there. We will take you to the hospital after the port. You are very strong and will be fine." The military doctor helped the soldier down the narrow bed. Then he gave it to the assistant on the side.

"This is the last one. We have fourteen seriously wounded and five minor injuries. You already know, Lieutenant Lavos. I am not able to save him, I am very sorry."

"This is the will of God, we are all soldiers..."

"They should die on the battlefield of defending the motherland, on the battlefield of fighting against the enemy, instead of falling under the guns of allies, six officers and seventeen soldiers, two of which were torn to pieces by machine guns, we They couldn't find their bodies." The medic roared excitedly at the captain.

"I don’t know what happened, I only know that these brave people died in the hands of allies in France. They shouldn’t die like this, they shouldn’t... I... I don’t know what to say. The captain. I will give you a detailed report. Now I want to take a break. I feel very tired, sorry." The medical doctor shook his head and took a few steps back to sit on his medical bed.

"I understand, doctor, I think the Admiralty will give us an explanation. You have a rest. We are about to rise, and we can return to France before dawn." Opry nodded to the medic, and then pulled up The door of the infirmary.

Returning to the command module, Opry ordered the submarine to float. He raised his collar and slowly climbed up the ramp. Pass through the upper command room and steering room. Opry turned away the waterproof hatch above his head and boarded the submarine's control tower.

The stagnant water in the control tower was flowing down the drain. Opry walked to the compass column, took out the cigarette from his pocket, and took a big sip after lighting it.

In the dark night, Opry looked back in the direction of Portsmouth. In that direction, the sky and the entire cloud were shrouded in red light, and there were vaguely white flashes of light. Under the clouds, the French battleship is fighting for the final dignity. (To be continued, please search Piaotian Literature, the novel is better and faster!