After hearing this, Captain Hans Edmenger was shocked: "Target location, report it immediately."
"Behind me on the right, about three nautical miles away, is approaching us."
"Attention, take off the carrier-based anti-submarine aircraft immediately, right away!" Hans shouted, and when he was finished, he looked at Brigadier General Bundy who was aside. Brigadier Bundy nodded, and at the same time, said to the radio operator: "To the fleet commander. The report found suspicious underwater targets and is currently being screened."
At the beginning, the Z-17 class destroyer had five 127mm guns, but soon after it was built, the two 127mm guns at the back were dismantled and a helicopter was placed in the original space. Landing platform and helicopter hangar.
When the helicopter appeared, the German Navy was extremely excited. In the past, only warships of about 10,000 tons were able to carry seaplanes. Now, even destroyers of more than 3,000 tons can be carried.
Moreover, the main task of this type of destroyer is anti-submarine, so the helicopter is also an improved special anti-submarine aircraft!
In this era, surface ships are mainly used to deal with submarines. By throwing depth charges to hit the opponent, it is almost a chance. Okay, if you drop a few, the submarine will explode. For the worst, you will go back and forth for a few days and throw hundreds of them. There is no gain.
Germany, which has guided the technology of the entire era, will certainly not let this kind of scene appear. The main surface anti-submarine vessels have begun to be equipped with anti-submarine helicopters.
This is modified on the basis of Hummingbird 2.
The ordinary Hummingbird 2 was originally a naval helicopter with great potential for modification. Now, the dedicated anti-submarine type is improved in the rear crew compartment.
This crew cabin, which can accommodate 15 members, is now occupied by a large instrument occupying a quarter of the space. It has two display screens. At this time, in front of this instrument, two people are performing pre-startup. heat.
In the second half, the equipment is densely piled up. The small ones are sonar buoys, and the larger ones are depth charges for anti-submarine use.
Under the short wings on both sides, two anti-submarine torpedoes are hung.
As the order was issued, the five crew members were ready to take off within three minutes. The helicopter was pushed out from the hangar, and the folded rotor was extended. Several people were busy. Soon, with the 2000 horsepower on the top. The engine roared, and the helicopter shook a few times on the small helicopter deck before pulling up.
The anti-submarine operation begins!
Compared with warships, what are the advantages of anti-submarine helicopters?
The first is fast! When the surface ship is anti-submarine, in order to avoid its own noise interference, the speed is very slow, which may allow the opponent to have enough time to escape, and the anti-submarine helicopter can rush to the scene at the fastest speed!
Three nautical miles, it almost arrived after takeoff, and the time was very short.
At this time, it can only be said that Captain Bill's luck is good enough. He is operating his periscope and constantly looking at the fleet. At this time, his line of sight is on a destroyer.
At the rear of this destroyer, there is a special platform on which a uniquely shaped aircraft was pushed out, and then the aircraft flew.
When his gaze fell on the short wing of the plane, he was shocked by what was mounted on it.
what is that? Torpedo!
"Quick, dive, dive to a hundred meters urgently!" Captain Bill shouted loudly and retrieved his periscope.
At this time, the ballast tank was already filled with water. After receiving the order, the helmsman began to put the elevator to the maximum position, and the engineer pushed the speed to the maximum. As the speed of the propeller at the tail increased, the water was stirred. Tilted and started to dive.
A famous sailor, as long as he is idle, is running fast toward the bow of the boat. Soon, the torpedo compartment on the bow of the boat is full of people. As they move, the bow’s gravity increases and descends. The angle of inclination is even greater.
That peculiarly shaped aircraft should be a German helicopter. The United States is said to be developing the same equipment, but the progress is not much, and the German warship has actually begun to be equipped in large numbers!
Once behind, never catch up.
Although I don't know what the other party is going to do, just look at the torpedo and you know that it may be troublesome for yourself. Now, protect yourself first!
The instructions of the submarine’s depth gauge began to slowly increase. Everyone was kept silent. Only the sonar soldiers were listening carefully. The engines of the nearby fleet made the propellers rotate the loudest, and in this sound, it seemed to be still Accompanied by other soft voices.
"Puff, puff~www.novelhall.com~ is like falling into the water.
Is it a deep bomb? Thinking of this, the sonar soldier frowned, but after that, he stretched out again.
Probably not, the movement of the deep bomb falling into the water is not so big, this should be something small falling into the water. But what it was, he couldn't guess.
At this time, the anti-submarine helicopter had flown over the target, and a pilot in the rear cabin, according to the instructions, began to throw things down.
It's not big, almost the size of a military backpack, and at the same time, it's not very heavy.
The helicopter circled around the sea area where the target was just discovered, turning and throwing downwards, one or two. In the time of a circle, about eight were put in.
All that is thrown is money. The cost of each one is almost 8,000 Euros, but wars are originally to burn money, so there is no need to worry about it too much.
After the throw, the personnel on the front console, wearing headphones, began to listen carefully.
This is the result of the latest German technology, sonar buoy!
Sonar has only appeared in the last few years. Under water, you can distinguish the enemy by listening to the sound. There will be noises in the propellers and engines, and listening to the sound can infer the location of the target.
However, the sonar of submarines and surface ships is flawed. Once the target is far away and the orientation is wrong, it may disappear. Now, every sonar buoy dropped, you can hear the sound of one direction, and several sonar buoys are in Make a circle on the sea to form an array, then you can hear more clearly.
"The target is underneath, we are diving, bearing 039, and the depth is about eighty." While one person listened carefully to the sound, another person was operating the instrument in front of him, and the analysis was already done on the front display screen. The data is displayed.
"Prepare to throw anti-submarine torpedoes." The captain shouted.
