Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 694 Mediterranean Submarine

In the calm and calm Mediterranean Sea for several days, a large number of transport ships transported materials and personnel to Spain, France, and Italy. These were the main battlefields and rear areas of the Ming and Qing European wars, but the main production areas of the Ming and Qing Dynasties were outside Europe. In some places, the main source of materials is local, even if the nearest industrial zone is in Morocco, North Africa, shipping is required.

Daming has the largest fleet in the world, with an astonishing total tonnage of 5000 million dwt.In fact, these transport capacity not only include ships built by Daming himself, but also some transport ships purchased by Bai Mingxiu from the system.

Daming's shipbuilding industry is well developed, and it is an empire on which the sun never sets, with interests spanning the world. The trade between the mainland and the colonies is close, and it pursues a free trade policy. The national policy favors shipping, so shipping in Daming has always been a thriving industry.

Daming has been fond of building large-tonnage transport ships for many years, because the major shipping companies in Daming are basically capital giants with the initials of the country. Not only do they have high income, but it is also very difficult to obtain funds in the financial system. The cost-effectiveness ratio of tonnage ships is high, and the cost of large-scale orders has also decreased.The shipyards of Daming that adopted the segmented shipbuilding method also carried out standardization, so it took a short time and low cost for Daming to manufacture a 2500 TEU container ship.

After Ming took control of the Middle East, he built the Suez Canal, making the canal one of the busiest shipping waterways in the world and a true logistics hub between Europe and Asia.Because the Ming Dynasty built canals at a high level, the canals can navigate large ships of 10,000+ tons.

Recently, the war has become more and more intense, and more and more materials have been transported from Ming Dynasty to Europe, and the number of container ships and bulk carriers with a displacement of tens of thousands of tons has soared.

The Xiqing side also fully understands how important the Suez Mediterranean route is to Ming. Although the Ming army has captured Yijing, and the Balkan Peninsula seems to be taken by the Ming army at any time, Xiqing is still making the final effort.

A 600-ton He Luoyu-class submarine HL-32 belongs to the Mediterranean Fleet of the Nishi Shimizu Division.Her home port is located at the Kotor Bay Naval Base in Montenegro, where Xiqing built a huge underground cavern for submarines to sail in concealment.

Since the Ming Dynasty banned the Qing army in the Black Sea and the Baltic Sea for a long time, the large surface ships built by the Qing army could not compete with the large number, large tonnage, and strong firepower of the Ming Dynasty's battleships, so the Western Qing Navy left spontaneously. Embark on an air-submersible fast naval route.

The air force is the air force. The Qing army built a batch of large-scale torpedo planes, which were specially used to deal with the heavy ships of the Ming Navy; Used to conduct unconventional maritime operations.

Although from a tactical point of view, this idea is not a problem, and the development of the Xiqing Navy has its own characteristics, but the gap in strength is so obvious, even if the way is correct, it will not have much effect.

The sea power that the Qing army is most proud of is their submarine brigade.There are two major shipyards for the Qing army in the south and the north to produce submarines, ranging in tonnage from tens of tons to thousands of tons, and as time goes by, the technology has become more and more advanced.

When the Ming-Qing war really broke out, the submarines of the Qing army finally dispatched like a pack of wolves.

HL-32潜艇有艇员30名，拥有前三后一共4具533毫米鱼雷发射管，能以水下7节、水面15节的航速进行航行。

Captain Dmitri is a slow-moving Russian who is used to tying up the braids on the back of his head to facilitate movement.

"The sea area we are in is on the busy shipping route of Nanming, and large cargo ships pass by here every day, so we choose this place as our ambush location. I don't need to repeat to you, we are submarine soldiers, hide ourselves , Killing the enemy like an assassin and attacking the enemy's weakest position is what we should do. Don't think about provoking the Ming Navy, our goal is to sink as many Ming merchant ships as possible." Demitri turned to the submarine Said the sailors and officers.

He emphasized: "Keep your voice down. Any noise you make in the submarine may be transmitted to the hydrophones of the Nanming Navy. At that time, we will be greeted by torpedoes and depth charges."

Life on a submarine is dull and lonely, and one must be cautious.Many of the utensils they use on the submarine are made of soft materials rather than metal.Everyone can't have shoes with spikes on board, can't smoke, and every time they sail, they will grow a big beard.Because underwater, any sound from them could be fatal.

Even in the past, Xiqing submarines were extremely cautious when sailing, because the Ming navy might not attack surface ships, but as long as it was a submarine, the Ming navy would definitely pursue it.Since the establishment of the Xiqing Navy, Xiqing has lost four submarines. Except for one that was sunk in an accident, the other three were sunk by the Ming Navy.

"Captain, found the prey!" The sailor manipulating the periscope reported to Dmitri in a low voice.

Demetri stepped forward to observe, and sure enough, he found a container ship with the flag of Ming Dynasty flying on it.

"Touch her."

The HL-32 submarine quietly approached the freighter under the surface, and when it was close enough, Dmitry ordered the torpedo launch without hesitation.

In order to ensure the destruction of this large cargo ship, Dmitry directly ordered three torpedoes to be fired.The torpedoes launched by the Xiqing submarine are not guided torpedoes. Through a pressure reducing valve, the engine gas is controlled at a constant output, and then the gas drives the azimuth angle controller to rotate at a constant speed, so that a constant speed can be gradually returned to zero, and the launch can be achieved in a straight line. .

Submarine-launched torpedoes of this era generally launch in a fan shape, which makes it more difficult for the enemy to dodge.

The moment the three torpedoes were fired, the immediately obvious track caught the attention of the people on the cargo ship.The sailors on the cargo ship were terrified and panicked, but to no avail.In the end, two torpedoes hit the cargo ship, causing it to be severely flooded.

"Abandon ship, abandon ship!" The captain of the cargo ship yelled anxiously, telling his crew to put down the lifeboats and escape from the sinking cargo ship.

When the captain was about to leave, he contacted the Ming Navy with a gloomy expression.

"Hello, is it the Kaifeng? This is the Ming transport ship Shunxiangji No. 15. We were attacked by a submarine of the Xiqing Navy. The hull was seriously flooded and sinking. Our position is XX, XX. Please go to support immediately , don't let these bastards go!"

"The Kaifeng number has been received, please rest assured."

(End of this chapter)