Romanian Eagle

Since the island of Cyprus was captured, the route from the Love Sea to the island of Cyprus has been extremely busy. A large number of soldiers, equipment, ammunition and other materials have been continuously delivered to the island.

Romania's move basically announced its intention to use the island of Cyprus as an outpost for landing in the Middle East.

Faced with such a situation, Britain and France naturally cannot bear it. So the organized naval and air forces attacked the island, but returned without success when Romania had an absolute advantage.

Several air attacks organized by its air force were repelled by the Romanian superior air force. The loss made General Teide, as the air force commander, feel distressed, so under his order, the British and French air force attacks on Cyprus stopped.

In terms of the navy, the Mediterranean Fleet, which was greatly damaged, did not give up. Under the orders of the new fleet commander, Lieutenant Admiral John Cronin Tovey, the small and medium-sized warships of the Mediterranean Fleet were dispersed into several small fleets in an attempt to harass the convoy. They just don't have a chance.

Think about it too, from Crete to Cyprus, the whole journey is only more than 500 kilometers, and it only takes more than a day to arrive. Not only are there warships escorting them, but they are also being monitored by planes along the way. Even before they get close, they are bombarding wildly, and there is no chance at all.

So the British small fleet not only did not eat the fish, but caused a lot of trouble and lost several warships. Although they are both destroyers and cruisers, they are enough to make them feel distressed.

Under the circumstances that the air and water were not smooth, Lieutenant General Tovey thought of using a ship to delay Romania's preparations for the war, that is, submarines.

When it comes to submarines, the naval service, the UK can be described as extremely profound. During World War I, German submarines made the British Empire extremely uncomfortable, so after the end of World War I, Germany was immediately banned from building submarines.

In the face of underwater weapons such as submarines, the United Kingdom has also successively added several models. By the time the war started, the United Kingdom already had 57 combat submarines.

At present, there are more than ten ships allocated to the Mediterranean, and the main ones currently deployed in the Mediterranean fleet are U-type and V-type.

Among them, the U-shaped displacement is 540 tons on the surface and 630 tons underwater. The total length is 58.9 meters, the power is diesel engine drive, the water is 825 horsepower, and the underwater is 615 horsepower. The maximum speed is 11.7 knots/surface and 9 knots/underwater. The endurance is 10 knots/4050 nautical miles on the water and 40 nautical miles underwater at 3.5 knots. The crew of the boat is 31 people, and the maximum diving depth is 60 meters.

The weapons are 4 533mm torpedo tubes at the bow, 2 533mm torpedo tubes at the stern, and two external torpedo tubes, with 20 rounds of 533mm torpedoes. There is also a 3-inch gun and three 7.7mm machine guns as self-defense weapons.

The V-type submarine has a displacement of 545 on the surface, 740 tons underwater, a length of 61 meters, and a crew of 37.

Armament: 1 3-inch gun, 3 machine guns, 4 533mm torpedo tubes (bows, 8 torpedoes). Maximum speed: 13 knots/surface, 9 knots/underwater. Horsepower: 800/surface, 825hp/underwater,. The maximum diving depth is 62 meters.

V-class boats are very similar to U-class boats, and their maximum diving depth has been increased due to improved welding processes. The horsepower of the diesel engine installed on the boat has also been increased, so the maximum speed on the water surface has also been increased.

Although there are still large submarines such as P-type, O-type, R-type and other large submarines in the Mediterranean Fleet, they are basically the fleet-type submarines built before. Moreover, its excessive displacement is not suitable for the Mediterranean environment, and the number of its construction is not as many as those of the two levels.

Since U-class and V-class are so suitable for the Mediterranean, they will naturally be used in the attack on the Romanian fleet, so more than ten V-type and U-type ships set off like this.

Under the shroud of darkness, a dark shadow was sailing in the sea.

This is a British U-boat, which is slowly approaching the channel in the dark. This waterway is the main waterway for the Romanian fleet from the Aegean Sea to Cyprus. During the day, a large number of ships will pass by here, and at night there are also Romanian destroyers and escorts patrolling, which is quite strict.

Edward, as the captain, must be very careful not to be discovered. He needs to slowly drive into the channel, choose a good position and wait quietly. But before that, he needs to pass through the protective net composed of destroyers and frigates, otherwise his efforts will be in vain, and he and his crew will have to explain it here.

Why did he pass through the blockade quietly in the dark, because during the day there are densely populated by planes and warships, and trying to pass through here is tantamount to courting death. There were already several colleagues who relied on their talents and daring to tell him about their experiences at the bottom of the sea.

Since it is so dangerous in this waterway, why not try your luck in the sea of ​​love. For those who have this idea, Edward must give him two punches, at least injuring such an unreliable captain, allowing his crew to live a few more days.

The islands in the Love Sea are densely populated, and there are patrolling planes everywhere. As long as they emerge, they will definitely be targeted. It is simply the tomb of submarines, and no one dares to try the risks.

And if the crew knew that the captain had this idea, they would definitely tie it up and throw it into the sea, no one wanted to perform a mortal mission.

"There is a motor sound at 11 o'clock ahead, coming towards us."

The monitor on board put down his earphones and reported the latest situation to Captain Edward.

When Edward heard the monitor's words, he didn't hesitate at all, and immediately picked up the microphone and gave an order. "Dive immediately, at a depth of 50 meters, emergency dive."

Following Edward's words, the crew members in the submarine were immediately mobilized, and they were busy looking for their respective positions.

And their Union submarine, with the operation of the crew, began to dive into the sea. The air expelled around the submarine made it a lot of bubbles. With the emergence of these bubbles, the British U-shaped submarine is slowly disappearing into the sea. After half a minute, there is no submarine on the sea.

Edward raised his periscope to observe the sea while the submarine was diving.

Although the night light is not good today, Edward can still see a shadow on the sea coming towards here. Although it is not very clear, Edward can know from the ship identification map that this must be the Sea Eagle-class destroyer of the Romanian Navy.

This destroyer is the nemesis of their submarines. The new underwater bugs it is equipped with are extremely sensitive. Whether it is in the sea or on the surface, as long as it is found that it is difficult to escape, Edward does not intend to try it.

"Shut down, and everyone must not make a sound."

Following Edward's order, the submarine's diesel engine was stopped. Everyone stood still at their posts, even breathing a little slower. In an instant, there seemed to be no one in the submarine, and there seemed to be no such a ship in this place.

And the sound of the motor of the Romanian destroyer was getting closer and closer, and everyone felt their heartbeat speed up, but still no one dared to speak. Because in their first lessons as submariners, they were told that they had to follow the captain's orders in the job.

The sound of the motor became louder and louder, and even came to the top of their heads, and many people's faces became less beautiful. This is also very normal. After all, as long as it is found that there is only one dead end, there is no chance to surrender.

But what they were worried about did not happen. The sound of the motor was getting farther and farther from the top of their heads. It was obvious that this was a passing destroyer.

However, no one was careless, because Captain Edward had not issued an order, so everyone remained vigilant.

Edward waited until the monitor made a safe gesture before giving the order. "Turn it on now, and we're slowly going up."

With his words, the Union submarine slowly resurfaced. As for why Edward didn't use the underwater navigation mode, firstly, it needed to consume precious electricity, and secondly, the underwater speed was too slow and the voyage was very short, so it was necessary to save the electricity for the most critical time.

So under Edward's command, the United submarine quietly continued to touch the past.