Submarine U-039 waited until the Britain fleet passed overhead before gradually surfacing.
"Quick, send Telegram to other submarines immediately and report the news of the Britain fleet. This time, we are going to kill all the fleets owned by Britain people." Dönitz ordered.
"Yes, sir." The communications soldier immediately went to send Telegram.
Immediately, the U-309 submarine began to pursue the Britain fleet heading south with all its strength. Because the speed of merchant ships is generally slow, far lower than the speed of submarines on the sea, the U-039 submarine is completely able to keep up with the Britain fleet. Moreover, they continued to notify other submarines of the position of the Britain fleet through Telegram, allowing them to adjust their course and intercept.
A large net composed of German submarine force is enveloping the Britain fleet. And Britain people have no idea about this at all.
Submarine hunting often requires patience. For a suitable attacking position, they sometimes even need to spend a whole day waiting. This time, organizing other submarines to form a wolf pack to attack the Britain fleet requires close cooperation among the submarines. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, their plan may fail.
It was not until the afternoon that German submarine force completed its deployment, and nine submarines participated in this operation. Except for the U-039 submarine which followed the Britain fleet, the other eight submarines formed a siege from the front, left and right of the Britain fleet.
At 3:45 pm, submarine U-048 aimed at a Britain merchant ship and fired a Torpedo.
533mm Heavy Torpedo, less than 500 meters away from the merchant ship, quickly pounced on the merchant ship. But the people on the merchant ship didn't notice it at all, as if they didn't realize that the crisis had befallen them.
"Boom!"
A huge explosion sounded on the side of the merchant ship, and flames shot into the sky. The huge merchant ship shook violently, and the entire side looked as if a piece of it had been bitten off by a monster.
The merchant ship's defense was already very poor. Under the explosion of Torpedo's high explosives, the merchant ship was directly torn apart.
The seawater poured into the merchant ship crazily, and the sinking of the merchant ship was irreversible.
"What's going on?" When the merchant ship was attacked, Major Edward and Captain Martin were both startled. They used their binoculars to look at the merchant ship at the front of the formation.
"Is it an enemy attack? Or is there an accident?" Captain Martin asked.
Major Edward's face has become ugly. "Get ready to fight, I think we are in trouble. Damn Germany submarine, we are being targeted by them."
At this time, several more merchant ships were hit. This was an attack from a submarine lurking nearby.
For German submarine force, such a huge Britain fleet is like a feast for them to enjoy, and everyone hopes to add some to their number of sinkings.
"God! It's not just one submarine. Damn Germany people, how many submarines have they hit in this sea area?" Major Edward couldn't help but exclaimed.
If they encounter only one Germany submarine, they can also use destroyers to surround it, sink it, and even drive it away. However, what appears now is not just one submarine, but several submarines. Therefore, I'm afraid the problem this time will be troublesome.
"Order the destroyers to launch an attack, find those Germany submarines, and sink them! They must not be allowed to attack our merchant ships again." Major Edward ordered.
The destroyers that provided escort for the fleet, like the ferocious Hound, rushed towards the places where the merchant ships were hit.
However, the Germany submarine had already launched Torpedo and hid in the water again, waiting for the next Attacker meeting.
The entire fleet was in chaos. After being attacked by the Germany submarine, these Britain merchant ships fled in all directions like frightened sheep. In the panic, some merchant ships even collided with each other. After the hull was smashed, it sank directly into the sea. The whole scene became extremely chaotic.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
The British Navy destroyers also continued to throw depth bombs into the sea in an attempt to blow up the Germany submarine hiding in the sea. However, they had little success. Submarines are not always stationary underwater. Although the current submarine's submersible speed is still very slow, it is not impossible to catch it without a destroyer equipped with Sonar. If a destroyer wants to sink a submarine, it can only rely on luck.
A periscope rose from the sea, and after vigilantly observing the surroundings and finding no danger, it rose to the Torpedo launch height.
"The merchant ship ahead is six hundred meters away from us. Launch tube No. 1 is ready, launch!" Dönitz ordered.
"Boom!"
A 533 mm Torpedo shot out of the Torpedo launch tube and quickly shot towards the Britain merchant ship ahead.
Soon, Torpedo kissed the side of the merchant ship. Through the periscope, Dönitz clearly saw that the submarine was blown to pieces in the explosion.
"Quick, dive down, Britain's destroyer is coming." After discovering a destroyer charging towards them menacingly, Dönitz issued an emergency dive order.
The submarine's water tank began to fill with water and it quickly dived into the sea. When they dived more than fifty meters underwater and began to dive at a speed of five knots, British Navy's depth bomb also fell into the sea.
"Boom! Boom!"
A dull explosion sounded, and the shock wave slapped on the submarine's hull, making a crackling sound. Even the submarine began to shake under the action of the water waves.
After the British Navy destroyer launched the attack, it turned around and found no target before leaving. Dönitz and others breathed a sigh of relief.
Weapons like submarines are highly concealable. But at the same time, once you encounter an attack, it is difficult to fight back. You can only escape the enemy's attack by dodging.
The melee lasted for more than half an hour and then ended. German submarines evacuated one after another. Although not all Britain merchant ships on the sea have been sunk, these Germany submarines no longer have Torpedo and had to evacuate. The Britain destroyers on the sea searched for them like mad dogs, making it impossible for them to surface and attack the merchant ships with artillery.
They were very satisfied with being able to kill so many merchant ships. It's better than continuing to hold on and then being sunk by the Britain destroyer.