Chapter 1420 Good professional ethics
The sinking of Manila Bay was even more terrifying. In the middle of the deck, the carrier-based aircraft carrying bombs suffered irreversible structural damage to the hull, and the explosion of an electric torpedo below was almost on the same longitudinal section as the one above.
As a result, during the explosion, the warship broke directly from the explosion position and became two sections!
The front and back became two sections, and the surging sea water immediately poured in. Although the warship was hit later, it sank the bottom of the sea first. In almost a few seconds, it entered the cold Arctic Ocean water, leaving two huge vortexes on it, as if a monument was erected for its sinking.
No one escaped, and the rapid sinking made the sailors above have no chance at all. Moreover, even if they had the chance, it would not be possible. Jumping into the cold sea water was no different from seeking death, and they would be frozen in a few minutes.
All three aircraft carriers were finished, and the remaining dozen cargo ships were already trembling.
"Accelerate, speed up quickly!" The captain on a cargo ship was almost crazy and shouted loudly, looking at the sailors who had floated on the water for a few times and then sank. At this time, the captain had already begun to complain about the Germans. He was simply the Great Satan, who came to bring death to his side!
"Captain, we are already at the maximum speed." The sailor also had a desperate voice.
The cargo ship's speed was not high. Now, this sea area is already a dead sea area, and they cannot escape. Even the final counterattack of the aircraft carrier has not worked. What can they do to avoid it?
Thinking of this, they were even more desperate.
Call the Navy? This route is a barren land. Even the Soviets rarely travel here. They are quite far away from the Pacific Fleet to the east and the northern Fleet to the west. There are only these cargo ships nearby five hundred nautical miles away.
Before death, it is the most terrifying thing.
"Float and reveal the command tower." On u-801, Otto issued this order, which puzzled the people around him: "Captain, are we going to expose ourselves?"
"Yes." Otto said: "Execute my order immediately."
This terrifying nuclear submarine is Germany's biggest secret. Everything was kept secret when they set sail. Now Otto's order is a bit puzzled, but he still executed his order.
If it floats below the sea surface, there is no need to emptiate the sea water, just move the enclosure rudder, but to float to the exposed command tower, part of the sea water must be removed.
With the sound of high-pressure air, a small amount of sea water in the ballast tank is discharged, and the gravity is less than the buoyancy. Even if the submarine does not operate otherly, it will continue to float up.
"Wow!" The command tower is the highest point of the submarine. Now, the command tower is first exposed.
"Open the hatch door." Otto said, picking up a handheld loudspeaker and crawling towards it.
Because only a small amount of sea water was emptied, only the upper part of the command tower was exposed, and the bottom was still sunk in the sea water. From the outside, you can only see a command tower about two or three meters high. The huge ghost below was still hidden in the sea water, which looked even more scary.
The exposed position of the submarine is exactly the side of the cargo ship formation, which is the easiest position to attack them!
All the crew members were stunned. What were the Germans doing?
At this time, surprise had overcome its fear. They saw a German captain, picked up a loudspeaker, and shouted to them in fluent English.
"On behalf of the German Navy submarine force, I declare this place a prohibited navigation zone. Any ship sailing on this route will only end up being sunk!" Otto's words were extremely domineering.
"But, I also know that you are all innocent and forced by the US government." Otto continued to shout: "Now, give you five minutes to immediately put down your lifeboat and leave the ships. In five minutes, we will destroy these ships!"
This is simply a reflection of the good professional ethics of German submarines!
As a Junker noble, German officers have high qualities. They attack enemy ships, but when possible, they will carry out rescue and humanitarian rescue of the other side's crew members who fell into the water.
Unfortunately, the cruelty of the war made their actions controversial. Under the strict orders of superiors, the captains stopped this meaningless action.
Now, Otto did this to save the lives of these crew members, show the high quality of the German Navy, and of course it also has a deeper purpose.
When they rode a lifeboat, they had little hope of survival. There were no ports nearby and there were no people on the nearby continents. However, if German submarines attacked airships, they could be unscrupulous.
At the same time, those who are lucky enough to return can also bring this fear back and tell them that the terrible German submarines are here, so that they will not dare to come to this route again!
After all, there is only one nuclear submarine in Germany now and cannot form an effective containment tactic, so it can only be done by intimidation.
Otto's voice echoed on the sea. Hearing the serious statement from the Germans, the crew members had already been frightened and their legs became weak, but now that they have given a chance to survive, of course they must seize it!
Release the lifeboat!
Each ship was carrying a lifeboat. At this time, they released the lifeboat, rowed the lifeboat, and left their cargo ship. They were wrapped in coats and shivered on the lifeboat.
The Germans are so scary. If they can go back, they will never be a sailor again and will never come to the route here again. This damn ghost weather!
In just a few minutes, the sailors who fell into the water on the shipwreck just now disappeared. This was simply terrible!
When the boats disappeared from sight, Otto continued to issue an order: "Continue to drain the sea and prepare the deck gun!"
I just said so many reasons, but in fact, there is only one most important reason, saving precious torpedoes!
Even if there are more than 30 torpedoes in their submarines, that is not enough. Look at how much it can be consumed in a naval battle? With the powerful cruising capabilities of the submarines, they can wander here for several months.
Therefore, torpedo must be saved!
Although this is already a nuclear submarine, and its smooth appearance fully emphasizes underwater navigation, as a backup weapon, there is still a deck cannon hidden under the smooth appearance.
It's just not big, only 20 mm.
Chapter completed!