Battle of the Third Reich

The weather on the second day was still clear. The Comoros Islands were on the 11th south latitude line, close to the coast of Africa, and belonged to the tropical maritime climate. It is now mid-September and is in the local dry season, with an average temperature of 25.66 According to locals, occasionally there will be next heavy rain or two, but in the past few days when u106 arrived, he didn't even see a cloud. Afternoon sunshine shining on the steel boat, the temperature in the submarine rose linearly, and the already humid and hot cabin became even more sultry. Even if all the hatches were opened for ventilation, the cabin was still hot and humid.

"Let's go down, pay attention to the left, and slow down a bit." The second lieutenant Herb of U106 commanded the crane operator on the Grouse with an iron horn. A 533mm g7e torpedo was suspended from the solid cable.

"This is the last item on the list. I still need a little time to debug." The torpedo mechanic stood beside the second officer, holding a form in his hand.

"This is your job. After you set sail, you have time to do this." The second officer could not talk to the engineer. The one-ton and a half-tonned torpedo was still hanging high on the rope, and the four strong sailors dragged on. Adjust the direction of the torpedo lifting by pulling the tow ropes at both ends.

"Now there is not enough space in the front cabin, you have to put four t3a into the first to fourth launch tubes." Lieutenant Igor took the form from the engineer with a smile, and then signed himself in the signature column at the bottom of the form 'S name.

"You confirm that you can cope with this"

"Although it is a new model, it has not changed much in structure, and the manual is the same." The torpedo engineer replied confidently.

The advance team of the fleet arrived in the early morning of the same day. The large ships in the formation first went to Port Moroni, where the ships belonging to the French Navy were directly moored. However, the German submarine support ship Grouse, which was responsible for the supply task, only replenished some freshwater and hurried to the other end of the island to merge with U106, because supplying ammunition for U106 was an important task for her. After all, it must be completed as soon as possible.

The supplies of the U106 were supplemented by the French. At this time, it was still sufficient. The main reason was that the mechanical equipment and ammunition were very depleted. At this time, the submarine was more than 9,000 kilometers away from the home port where she started. Before that, she had been fighting in the sea for a week. This ocean-going submarine has actually broken the highest record of a single mission voyage created by the fraternal unit. With only one fuel refill in the middle, it departed from Europe and bypassed most of Black Africa. If no command was received from the submarine command . This ocean-going submarine is even preparing to run all the way to Jakarta.

"The ammunition has almost been replenished. What else do you need, Captain Robin." Captain William, the captain of the Grouse, laughed and pulled out the silver cigarette case, took out a cigarette and handed it to the captain.

"Ol is American smoke." Robin took a breath and almost choked on the cool mint smell. He surprised his hand and looked at the trademark on the cigarette.

"Speaking of which, this was the last time I recharged the u65. Captain Stokehausen gave it to me when they sank a British sailing ship alone, and the sea was full of planks filled with American cigarettes. Box. At that time they picked up a lot, and Major Stokehausen gave me several."

"I heard about it. As a result, the crew on u65 all learned to smoke before returning to port." Robin smiled and took another sip of cigarettes. After getting used to the mint flavor, he thought it was quite flavorful. .

"I was also obsessed with this taste since then, but it is a pity that this good thing will never happen again, and the war is over. I want to get this kind of cigarette in the future. I can only go to the store to find it." William The major spit out the smoke ring, and he poked his head from the side of the boat, and the sailor of the Grouse was putting the boat into the water.

"Major, you think this war is over." Robin leaned back against the railing and turned his head to look at the old captain.

"The British have surrendered, we have won the final victory, and the French have signed a peace treaty with us, everything is over, I am glad that I don't need the young Germans to go to the battlefield to sacrifice blood." William said. Looked at Robin and said with emotion.

The old captain was already an experienced ocean freighter captain before the grouse was launched. He participated in the World War when he was young, and was in charge of commanding a military transport ship. After retiring, he became a private transportation company and drove a 4,000-ton freighter across the sea. The track is almost all over the world. The Grouse, like his captain, originally did not belong to the German Navy. Because of its special structure, this fast freighter was immediately requisitioned by the Navy after the war. After adding a bunch of maintenance equipment and special cargo warehouses, it became a submarine. Support ship. Under the order of the new head of state, the navy has built many such modified ships.

"You think I'm not right." William found out strangely when he found no word.

"Major, I think the war is not over. We are still surrounded by dangerous enemies. Perhaps there are many people like you think, we have defeated Britain, and there will be no war from now on. Of course, there is no such thinking. Wrong, just a little too idealized. The head of state once said that at the end of this war, Germany only managed to break free of the shackles around its neck. We have not completely crushed the hostile countries that want to suppress the rise of Germany. The blockade against us. Britain is only the first line of defense, and the snares surrounding us have not really been broken.

The head of state also said that our enemies are secretly accumulating strength. They are waiting for Germany to make mistakes. As long as we show a little bit of weakness, they will pounce on us to launch a deadly attack on us. These people will enslave our people, Looting our achievements, they will use all means to completely destroy this great empire that frightens them. "Captain Robin supported the fence and said fervently to Major William.

"Are you overreacting, Captain, although the head of state really makes sense, but Captain, Germany is so powerful, we have defeated the two strongest countries on land and sea, and no one dare to dare to talk to us Enemy, because this is suicide at all." Major William shook his head and retorted.

"I agree with you on this point, Major. I hope you are right." Robin felt that there was no need to quarrel with the old captain for this kind of problem. In the next six months, he still needs to be close to the other party. Cooperating, he turned to look at the submarine still supplying, thinking about how to change the subject.

"I know you still miss the days of war. I have seen this on many naval captains. Everyone thinks that the war is over too fast, and many people regret that they did not have the opportunity to show their skills on the battlefield. You may be Worrying that you will leave the army because of this, please believe me, Captain. An excellent captain like you is important at all times. The Navy will never let an ace captain like you easily retire.

This time's mission is a good proof that so many ocean-going submarines chose u106 to serve in the Far East. This is the first time the German Navy has re-entered the land of Asia after the Treaty of Versailles was signed. I think you should know more clearly than me. In fact, I really envy you, young and full of vitality, with a great future. And an old guy like me, after completing this task, said that everything must be retired, my old bones can not toss for too long, I have been to Asia hundreds of times. There is still no way to get used to the climate there. "

Major William also felt that the atmosphere of the conversation should be eased. This young captain is a famous sting in the navy. In the naval officer’s club, he played eight of them. The captain knew that his personal combat effectiveness might even be five in front of the captain. Not at all, if it were not because of this temperament that even the chief dared to fight, according to Robin's glorious record, he should have been promoted to major like his colleagues in the boat team.

"Oh, I haven’t thought about it so much, Major. I only know to obey the orders of my superiors and fulfill my duties. I don’t worry about retirement at all, and the message I get is that the Navy will continue to expand its troops, now in the dock. Many new warships are beginning to be built, and we have also received a batch of British and French warships. Now the gap between the sailors and the captain is very large. After a while, let me retire, I think even your decommissioning plan It may also be soaking." Robin took a breath and ejected the cigarette **** from the side of the ship.

"One more." William took out his cigarette case. He felt that as long as he had good conversation skills, it was still good to chat with this captain. Although the other party's rank was not high. However, compared with his own channels of high-level news, Major William decided to find a way to establish a good relationship with the other party along the way. Perhaps in Southeast Asia, he may have to rely on the other party. It is said that the situation there is quite chaotic. Combat officers can get in touch, and they can be of great use when it matters.

"Thank you, I think I'm also in love with this kind of cigarette." Robin took the cigarette and nodded with a smile to William.

"Take one from me when I go, and I still have some inventory here." Major William took out a lighter and ordered Robin a cigarette.

"That's so thankful."

"We have to work together for a long time, so you're welcome, Captain." William's warm and sincere smile made Robin feel a little ashamed, and he said to the old captain in front of him, Attitude is not so good.

"Oh, you see u1001, what do you think of that submarine." William lit himself a cigarette and put the lighter in his pocket.

"It is indeed a very beautiful boat." Robin tilted his head and spit out a smoke, but the sour taste in the tone could be smelled far away.

"The light is just beautiful" William laughed.

"I haven’t seen her specific parameters, and I haven’t had time to talk to Captain Heinke, so now I have absolutely no way to express any opinion on it. Maybe I will tell you the answer after tomorrow’s confrontation exercise. I think she Many of the most advanced technologies should be used above. The German submarine is always the best in the world. This submarine should be ahead of all active submarines in the world. I can guarantee this because I believe in the wisdom and command of German shipbuilding engineers. Vision.

From the appearance point of view, her underwater mechanical power should be good, and she is also very large. It should have a speed and range similar to that of the i-type submarine. However, in combat, the key depends on the cooperation of the crew and the combat experience of the commander, so in tomorrow’s exercise, I believe that my u106 will not be too far away from the other party. If it works well, maybe I It can also surprise each other. "Robin's tone seemed calm to explain an ordinary thing, but in fact it proved that he cares about the submarine."

It's a lie to say that Captain Robin is totally jealous, but that he feels envious and jealous because of this, which really makes him wrong. Perhaps the technical performance of the new submarine is amazing, but the submarine captain has always remembered that the instructor on the internship submarine once warned him that it is not only advanced weapons that lead the battle, but more importantly depends on the use of weapons. people. He firmly believed that his u106 was the strongest in the German submarine force, and of course his colleagues were doing well. Perhaps there were so many masters in the vii boat group, and those who served after the war were all scum rookies.

"The captain is the telegram I just received, an emergency command from the Navy Command." A radio soldier ran out of the radio room behind the bridge holding a telegraph paper.

"Captain, we have just received an urgent order from the Submarine Command." Almost at the same time, Lieutenant Igor stood with a tin horn on the submarine's control tower and shouted to Robin next to the opposite bridge.

There must be something important happening. This was Captain Robin's first thought in his mind.

"What happened, Captain." Robin stepped forward. He felt that the telegram and his copy should say the same thing. The two parties did not use the same password. The submarine password was more complicated, so It will also be slower to decipher.

"At noon today, at 13:15 local time, Japanese Army troops entered the French Indochina border, and there was a serious military conflict with the French defenders and the German armed forces that were undergoing training missions. They ordered all of them in the Indian Ocean and South The German navy ship sailing in the China Sea immediately entered the first level of readiness alert, and the command ordered us to immediately dispatch to Singapore."

"Singapore, not Jakarta"

"It's very clear, go to Singapore." William handed the telegram to Robin.

"I knew that the headquarters wouldn't send me there for no reason. I'd like to go back to my submarine as soon as possible." Robin threw a fist in excitement after reading the message, and he stuffed the telegram into William's arms. Then quickly ran to the ramp.

"Wait a minute, Captain, you haven't got your cigarette yet." William shouted loudly behind him.

"Oh, I almost forgot when I was excited. By the way, Major, do you have any extra rum here?" Major Robin asked, scratching his head with a smile.

Thank you for your concern. My body is much better. Today is the first day of this month. I still ask you to vote for the guaranteed monthly pass. This month I will redouble my efforts to achieve better results. Thank you again for your understanding and encouragement. , And thank you all for your support.

thank you all. To be continued.