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Chapter 429 Loss

"Free the air plug valve!"

"The longitudinal servo starts the valve!"

...

Takashima and Shizuo were controlling the torpedo to submarine at a certain depth underwater, while reminding themselves to themselves.

The reason why he did this was that he was only trained for a few months and was not fully familiar with the operation of the "Changtian torpedo"... A considerable number of people thought that the "Changtian torpedo" was small in size, so they took it for granted that the operation of the "Changtian torpedo" was very simple and needed to slightly correct the angle of the torpedo.

But the fact is not the case at all. Although the "Huotian torpedo" is small, it is complete with all organs. It is almost equivalent to a small submarine... You should know that a submarine must have dozens of people to operate, while the "Huotian torpedo" has only one operator, and the water depth, direction, time, etc. are all controlled by one person.

As mentioned before, the more advanced the weapons and equipment, the easier it is to operate. However, everything that has just been invented is immature. In addition, Japan's industrial capabilities are insufficient, so these things all require mechanical and capability control, such as the pressure regulator or two things like wrenches that require the operator to rotate quickly to achieve the purpose of adjustment.

This is also the reason why operators of the "Changtian torpedo" must recruit students with strong learning abilities.

But in fact, Takashima Kazuki did this more mainly to suppress the fear in his heart... You should know that he was sitting in a bomb, with no one around him, and the bomb was moving towards the target at a speed of more than ten kilometers per hour, and he also had to ensure that it successfully hit the target!

The pointer of the timer reached five minutes. When it was the time to float up as agreed with Colonel Ekou, Takashima Kashi slowly rotated the "pressure regulation" to make the torpedo rise. While rotating, pay attention to the pressure gauge. When reaching a certain height, Takashima Kashima Kashima carefully raised the periscope...

The scenes seen in the periscope made Takashima and Shizuo startle. A destroyer was firing in front of him while moving forward. Takashima and Shizuo instinctively thought they had been discovered, and they turned to the "pressure regulation" and dived like conditioning.

But then I thought about it... If the enemy had already discovered himself, those shells would feel shaking when they hit him.

The next second, Takashima and Shizuki knew what was going on... It must be the "Yi 44" who deliberately exposed itself to attract the attention of the enemy in order to create an opportunity for attack for the two "Returning torpedoes".

Takashima Kazuki guessed correctly. Colonel Eguchi ordered the submarine to float and raise the periscope... This action was soon heard by the Chinese Navy destroyer, so he immediately locked the target and fired shells and deep-water bombs at that location.

This made the "Yi44" not have time to launch torpedoes as planned. The entire submarine immediately shook like an earthquake. Then the line's broken craft turned black, replaced by a burst of electric sparks that made people feel terrified.

In this case, let alone launching torpedoes, it is difficult to stand firm.

However, this was not the worst. After a while, a more violent shaking came from the hull. Colonel Ekou could even feel that the submarine was sank down because of a solid shell.

A large hole was torn apart by the submersible ship's hull, and then amid a panic scream, a large amount of sea water suddenly poured in...

Colonel Eguchi knew that the last moment was coming, so he raised his pistol that had been prepared long ago and pointed it at his temple, and finally said: "Kun Takashima, Kun Takada! I hope you will succeed, so that we will die in peace!"

Then with a "bang", Colonel Jiangkou pulled the trigger as the sea water rushed to the front.

But Lieutenant Shirota almost failed at this time.

To be precise, it cannot be said to be a failure, but he encountered the same situation as Takashima when he was floating, and saw enemy destroyers firing guns while advancing.

However, Lieutenant Shirota's reaction was different from Takashima and Kiri.

Takashima chose to escape at the first time, while Chuoda accelerated the torpedo speed and rushed towards the destroyer without thinking... Anyway, it has been discovered, so it is better to die with the enemy than to be sunk.

This is the disadvantage of student soldiers manipulating the "totabs of the sky". They basically have no practical experience and often can't hold back when facing the real battlefield.

But then again, the "Returning torpedo" is a torpedo. If you operate it in a practical battle, you will basically go there but not return. Who can have practical experience?

Lieutenant Shirota might have reacted at the last moment, realizing that the enemy might not have discovered himself before, because in the periscope, he clearly saw that the Chinese destroyer was busy turning... At this time, it was the real discovery of himself.

But it was too late to regret now, and Shirota could only make up his mind and continue to control the torpedo to crash into the destroyer.

With a "boom", the torpedo hit the destroyer firmly. The huge explosive force almost overturned the entire destroyer. The bow of the ship was exploded and a large hole was blown up and it immediately poured in a large amount of water... You should know that the "Chaotian Torpedo" is equipped with three times the explosives of ordinary torpedoes. One hit is equivalent to three hitting one part at the same time.

The Chinese Navy's "Desheng" destroyer was hit by the Japanese "Returning torpedo", which can be said to be the first time that the Chinese Navy has suffered a severe blow since its war.

The "Desheng" then quickly sank into the bottom of the sea under the gaze of the Chinese Navy. Fortunately, there were not many shells on the "Desheng"... The shells were almost completely wiped out in the previous support operations to the islands and the battle against enemy planes. Before there was any time to replenish them, the explosion did not cause a large-scale death. The sailors of the "Desheng" only sacrificed more than twenty people, injured more than ten people, and all the rest were rescued.

Chen Youhong, the captain of the Desheng, wrote in his post-war report: "When I discovered the giant torpedo, I ordered to turn to dodge at the first time... According to my judgment, the Desheng can avoid the attack of this torpedo, but an incredible scene happened at this time. I found that the giant torpedo was also adjusting its trajectory..."

Chen Youhong even kept wondering if he was dazzled, or that the torpedo happened to deviate from the channel due to the influence of sea water and hit the "Desheng". But soon after, he knew that this was not the case, but that there was a Japanese man operating it in the giant torpedo.

(To be continued.)
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