Battle of the Third Reich

"Retract your legs, Wedel, please, Mr. Dez. Thank you, sailor." Chef Weldon Bart held a rattan basket in his hands and squeezed through the narrow aisle of the sailor's cabin. .

Because I had just received a maritime supply, most of the space in the cabin and even the crew’s beds were now filled with a wide variety of supply.

"There are fresh eggs to eat today, cheer for the captain." The chef announced the good news loudly.

"Great, I love eggs."

"Long fried eggs."

"I like the younger ones, don't forget, Velden."

"It's better to add some black pepper."

"Yes, if there is another glass of red wine, it will be even more beautiful." The sailors who were sorting out the supplies were coquettish.

"You guys are so greedy. In order to educate you, today's lunch is tomato and egg soup. That's it." The chef happily crossed the hatch, leaving behind a wailing voice from the crew.

Eggs are a very easy to eat food, especially in the hot and humid environment of tropical seas. It is more difficult to preserve for a long time, so like vegetables and fresh meat, they are ranked in the list of foods that are most consumed. Although there is a small refrigerator on the u106, it is used to store precious fresh meat and fish, and it can't be squeezed out to store cheap food such as eggs.

It has been a week since the u106 sailed from Haiphong Port. Because of the increase of 20 training crew members, the speed of food consumption has also increased a lot. Because the training crew had to squeeze out space for life, and this time it was not the usual twelve-week full cruise, so the submarine did not carry too many supplies when leaving the port.

One hundred and fifty kilograms of fresh eggs sounded like a lot, but in the end it was consumed in less than a week.

This sea supply is one of the scheduled training projects. The supply ship Grouse did not carry too much fresh food. The basket of eggs was still under the hen on the Grouse, which was given to Luo by Lieutenant Colonel William. Private gift from Captain Bin.

"This is an order from the Naval Command, and we have to do the above." Captain Hank Robin leaned lazily on the fence of the command tower and handed the chart in his hand to the first officer Igor.

"I'm going to call an officer right away. Everyone didn't expect this to be a battle cruise." Igor folded the chart and tucked it into the open front of his shirt.

The German navy has traditional summer clothing, but there is no special design for uniforms in the tropics. The light khaki military shirt on the lieutenant was obtained from the British Army's logistics warehouse when the fleet passed Singapore. Together with the same color trousers and British-style tropical shorts, everyone on the boat I got two sets, and after sewing the emblem of the German navy badge, the visual effect is quite good.

"Wait, Igor." Robin stopped the first officer who was about to go down into the cabin.

"What else to order." Igor asked the gangway of the hatch with his hands.

"You forgot this." Robin took a metal lighter from his pocket and threw it over.

"Thanks." Igor raised his hand to catch the lighter, flaunted at Robin, and then smiled down the ramp to the cabin.

"This is an excellent opportunity, Captain Wang. You can observe at close range how the German navy submarine forces are fighting in hostile waters." Robin leaned back against the fence of the control tower, raised his head, squinted and looked up. Looking towards the blue sky with faint clouds.

"The Siamese government made a serious mistake, but as a soldier of the national government, I cannot express too many opinions on this issue. I thank you very much for agreeing to let us people stay, instead of following the command of the training regiment headquarters, Let us return to the port with the supply ship." The Captain of the State House Navy thanked Robin slightly for his chest.

"Your boss's fears have his reason. As the commander in charge of your training, he must consider your personal safety. However, if it is replaced by me, you will never sit by and watch you waste this rare opportunity. After all, Few sailors have the opportunity to see a real naval battle." Robin turned his face and smiled at Captain Wang.

"Now go back to the cabin, Captain. I'm going to start today's submarine training. I promise everyone will be busy today." Robin raised his hand and returned a military salute to the captain of the state government saluting.

The German Navy set up a fleet command in Saigon Port, and set up a fully equipped long-wave communication station in the city. The signal covered the entire South China Sea and the Gulf of Siam.

The combat order was directly issued by the Naval Command in Berlin, and it did not pass through Wilhelmshaven. Obviously this was a decision made by the Imperial Command, which means that the content of the order does not allow any Germans to violate it.

The full text of the command is actually five words, search and annihilate. Search and attack Siamese ships and ships operating in Southeast Asian waters, and the commanders of each ship can decide on the means of disposing of the target on their own.

The latter supplementary text actually carries other meanings, meaning that if conditions permit, the German navy can choose to capture the selected target and dispose of the loot obtained in accordance with naval practice.

This is equivalent to a modern private piracy permit. It is an ancient tradition in the European navy. The capture and seizure of enemy merchant ships is considered a legitimate means of warfare. The navies of various countries have even specially formulated loot distribution standards for this purpose.

As far as Captain Robin is aware, there are currently at least 17 German navy submarines active in Southeast Asia, and three vii types in Haiphong Port are undergoing recuperation. This is the largest submarine group in Asia in addition to the Japanese Navy. .

At present, there are four ib-type ocean-going submarines of the same class as u106, and the number of each boat is u107, u122 and u1. At the Saigon naval base, these four large submarines and the French [Sukuf] are parked in a berth In the past, my colleagues jokingly called the No. 9 detachment.

To be honest, the Gulf of Siam is not an ideal water area suitable for submarine operations. There are too many shoals there, and the water quality in the offshore is extremely clear, which is not conducive to the submarine hiding in hiding.

The Siamese government attached great importance to naval construction and spent a lot of money and ordered a batch of naval ships from foreign countries. Among them is the offshore submarine manufactured by the Japanese Mitsubishi Shipyard. This is a small submarine with a full displacement of 430 tons. It is named [mujhanu] by the Siamese Navy. The wrath class is 6.9 million baht per submarine. , Mitsubishi Shipyard gave the Siamese Navy a rebate of 820,000 baht per submarine.

All four submarines are named after mythological characters. In addition to the first boat, the wrath of the god, the remaining three are: i milk n Valen (giant in Siamese mythology), private nsamut Xinsha Moda (siam mythology) The angels in the ), the phlai-humpol school Chunpeng (the elephant **** in the Siamese mythology), in order to suit the tropical shallow sea activities, the Siamese navy also specially designed light blue paint for them.

Although Siam has submarines, it has no ability to manufacture the consumables required by the submarine. All wearable equipment parts can only be imported from Japan. The operation of these four submarines is controlled by the Japanese.

The technology of this submarine has fallen behind, and it is not a threat to the warships of Germany and France, but it can still cause damage to commercial routes, so it is included in the top of the list of targets that must be destroyed.

However, due to tonnage restrictions, u106 will not enter the shallow sea of ​​Siam. She determined that the target is the Siamese merchant ship and coastal defense ship that are active in the middle of the Gulf of Siam.

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