Romanian Eagle

A new day has begun, and so has the busy sea shipping. A steady stream of transport ships sailed from the Love Sea to the island of Cyprus.

There are both single ships and groups of ships along the way. Generally speaking, the ships that run orders are not very small ships, two or three thousand tons of transport ships. They are recruited by the navy to load general living materials from the port and then drive to the island of Cyprus. There are also several hundred tons of transport ships.

Larger ships, such as ships of more than 5,000 tons, are generally more formal. They are loaded with military supplies such as personnel and ammunition to form a fleet, and are transported to Cyprus under the escort of warships.

The reason for these two situations is that there are not enough small Romanian warships. At present, Romania has 21 light cruisers, 41 destroyers, 69 small warships such as frigates, torpedo boats, and minesweepers.

These small ships not only need to provide escort for the fleet, but also protect the waterway and transport fleet, mine clearance, minelaying and other work, plus rotation, currently in the Romanian Navy, the use of small warships is the most extreme. In many cases, the work that should be done by five small warships is basically done by four warships, and extreme by three.

The reason for this is also very simple, that is, in the previous shipbuilding work, the main task of ensuring the construction of large warships was basically. In the Navy's study of the last war, it was shown that the construction of large warships required the most time and materials in the war, and the time was too long, while the construction time of small warships was much lower.

Therefore, after the completion of the construction of large warships, the Romanian Navy began to build new light cruisers, destroyers, and frigates. Especially in destroyer construction. At present, not only the navy's own shipyards are building, but civilian shipyards with better capabilities are also building small warships. The shipyard has already been paved with these built warships.

Although these are small warships, the construction time for the main destroyers is at least 8 months. At present, these warships are still in the shipyard. If they want to be launched into service, it will take at least the second half of the year.

Therefore, the current captains of small warships in Romania still need to be overloaded and busy for more than half a year before they can get a chance to breathe.

For the hard work of the small Romanian warships, Edward on the Union did not sympathize with them at all, and he even wished that the people on these warships were exhausted to death. Because of this, it can make his working environment safer.

The submarine Union slipped in in the dark last night and is now lurking in the waters less than 20 nautical miles from the island of Cyprus. It is neither close to the heavily guarded port area, nor is it in an unusually vigilant waterway. It is in the area before entering the port. In this area, the vigilance of ships will be greatly relaxed, and this is the best hunting area.

Since it's so good here,

So why are so few subs here?

The reason is simple, this is also the most dangerous area for submarines. As long as it is found, then the planes from the escorts and destroyers and the island will give the submarine nowhere to hide, so the submarine will not usually come here to hunt.

And Captain Edward, the master of art, was daring (could it be said that he was in the wrong direction at night), and actually came to this area.

Captain, when are we going to attack?

Inside the submerged submarine, Chief Mate Ball asked the captain, who had been observing the sea with a periscope.

What's the matter, don't worry, we have to be patient.

Edward knew why Bol asked this, because he had not attacked several ships before, which made many officers and soldiers in the submarine feel a little confused.

We only have one chance, so we can't waste it. We can only wait for the right opportunity. You ask everyone to be patient, and we will catch the big fish.

After explaining, Edward ignored him and continued to observe the sea surface with the periscope. In addition, he looked at his watch and calculated the timing of the next float.

The first mate also informed the others about Captain Edward's words, which also eased everyone's mood.

Time passed like this, and in it, they also floated dangerously for a breath. At other times, they hide quietly under the sea, waiting for an opportunity.

After the sun gradually turned to the west, everyone's mood gradually became a little impetuous, and this time even Edward was a little impatient. Because it was too dangerous here, and the big fish he was waiting for never appeared. On the contrary, I have seen scattered boats several times. These boats are full of power and hurried to the island of Cyprus.

If it were another place, maybe Edward would attack him, but now he has a bigger goal, let go of these ships first.

Just when he was about to give up the big fish and choose a small fish, the faint plume of smoke rising from the sky in the distance caught his attention.

Is it the big fish I've been waiting for... Hurry up and show me your true face... Hurry up, don't be shy... YES

In Edward's expectation, the smoke column in the distance got bigger and bigger as time went by, and when he could see the ship, Edward smiled.

What appeared in his periscope was a fleet of ten transport ships, and beside them were three destroyers serving as escorts.

Edward put down the periscope after observing, and now he needs to prepare the attack plan.

It's a big meal, and I need to get closer.

After saying this, Edward picked up a ruler and pencil and began to count. After simply planning the plan, Edward gave the order.

We approached the fleet at 6 knots from 30 degrees west.

The first officer, who received Edward's instructions, immediately ordered his operation loudly.

6 knots, 30 degrees west!

Following Edel's orders, the submarine approached the convoy from the west, while Edward raised his periscope to keep watching, and adjusted the speed and angle.

The angle is adjusted to 35 degrees.

35 degrees.

The angle is adjusted to 40 degrees.

40 degree.

Speed ​​reduced to 4.5 knots.

Section 4.5.

parking.

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With Edward's constant command, the Union is still 6-7 kilometers away from the fleet. If the fleet did not change course, they would have passed 1,000 meters from the Union submarine, where Edward waited quietly for them.

Fill the bow torpedo tubes.

The bow torpedo tube is filled with water.

Under Edward's order, the submarine's crew immediately began to open the bow torpedo tube with water.

Now the torpedoes were ready to be fired, but they still had to wait for Edward's orders.

The opportunity they were waiting for came quickly, because the fleet had no idea that there were dangerous hunters underwater.

Adjust the torpedo tubes in 3 degrees each.

So under Edward's order, the crew operating the torpedo tube immediately adjusted the angle.

Torpedo number one launched.

Whoosh. In the sea, a torpedo was immediately ejected from the bow of the submarine Union. The torpedo quickly hit the convoy.

Two launch.

Third launch.

Fourth launch.

In just 15 seconds, Edward completed the four torpedoes on the bow.

And without waiting for the results of his observations, he immediately issued an order. Transfer now, moving east at 3 knots.

That's right, Edward didn't wait for the test results, and now he needs to transfer immediately. Offense and defense are now changing hands, and they're about to become prey.