Published at 13th of February 2023 07:09:57 AM

Berlin, Qin Tian's office. Qin Tian is summoning Denitz. He was very interested in Dnitz's plan to attack Scapa Flow. After approving Doenitz's plan, Qin Tian summoned Doenitz a week later.

"Lieutenant Colonel, is the performance of our new submarine not bad?" Qin Tian asked.

"Your Highness, very good, very good! Compared with the U-100 submarine we used before, it is much better!" Lieutenant Colonel Doenitz looked excited.

Originally, he didn't think that his plan would be approved. After all, his plan is too risky, and the possibility of success is very small. However, it turned out that the Crown Prince of the Empire personally approved his plan and provided him with sufficient support, which made him more confident in this plan.

The new submarine Qin Tiankou is talking about is the U-200 submarine built by Deutsche Shipyard. This is an improved version of the U-100 submarine, which not only has a larger displacement, but is also faster and carries more torpedoes. The overall combat power has been greatly improved. The U-200 submarine has just started mass production, and the equipment for Lieutenant Colonel Dnitz is a previously built sample.

"Lieutenant Colonel, your plan is very risky. Originally, I didn't intend to approve it. But then I thought, maybe you can really create a miracle. I have asked the Ministry of the Navy to provide you with all the It helped, I hope you can succeed this time." Qin Tian said.

"His Royal Highness, I will succeed this time!" Doenitz was equally confident.

Lieutenant Colonel Doenitz and his crew prepared for ten days before leaving Wilhelmshaven and sailing into the North Sea. During these ten days, they not only had to be familiar with the new U-200 submarine, but also had to study tactics, as well as ocean currents and other hydrological conditions in Scapa Flow, etc., to ensure the success of this plan.

Germany's intelligence agencies have also started to collect detailed information on Scapa Flow for them. What excited Lieutenant Colonel Dnitz and the others was that the British did not seem to be aware of the underwater threat, so they did not install underwater anti-submarine nets in Scapa Flow.

On the night of March 12, Lieutenant Colonel Doenitz and his crew, driving the new U-037 submarine, left the Wilhelmshaven Naval Base and sailed into the North Sea. They are not expected to reach Scapa Flow until tomorrow night. And it must go smoothly, without encountering the ships of the British Navy. Otherwise, you need to spend more time on the road.

The North Sea is too narrow. Now the warships of Britain and Germany often meet and fight in the North Sea. Although there are very few battles at the capital ship level, battles between small and medium warships are happening almost every day. Therefore, the U-037 submarine needs to evade British warships so that it can sneak into Scapa Flow secretly.

"Boss, this submarine is really good. It is much better than our previous one." The first officer said to Lieutenant Colonel Dnitz.

"Of course, this is the latest type of submarine. It has not yet started to equip troops. For this operation, His Highness the Crown Prince specially handed over the built samples to us. Therefore, this time we will definitely not be able to live up to the expectations of His Highness the Crown Prince. We must kill a few more British battleships," said Lieutenant Colonel Doenitz.

"Boss, how many British capital ships do you plan to kill this time?" A submarine soldier asked.

Lieutenant Colonel Doenitz thought for a while, and then said: "Our submarine has a total of six torpedo tubes, plus the reserve torpedoes, a total of 18 torpedoes. This time, I plan to launch at least 12 torpedoes out. At such a short distance, there will be no problem in getting a hit. With 12 torpedoes, there will be no problem in killing three British battleships, right?"

"Three battleships? No problem at all, these are all heavy torpedoes. British warships have always had weak defenses. The warheads of 533 mm heavy torpedoes are enough to tear their weak armor."

"However, sir. It takes a lot of time for us to load the torpedo. Once we hit the target, the whole of Scapa Flow will be in chaos. Will the British give us so much time?"

Lieutenant Colonel Dnitz couldn't help but frowned. It would take at least three minutes for the six torpedo tubes to be reloaded. Once an explosion occurs, the British will definitely come to their senses. Therefore, it is very difficult to shoot 12 torpedoes in a short period of time.

"I think we can make preparations for loading before launching. After the torpedo is launched, load it immediately. After loading, launch it immediately and then flee. In this way, the British will not easily find us." Gun the gunner suggested.

Lieutenant Colonel Dnitz nodded: "That's it. This is the only way we can launch 12 torpedoes in the shortest time. At that time, everyone will have to work hard. In addition, in order to ensure our hit rate. During the first salvo, you must find a good position to ensure that all six torpedoes hit the target. In this case, the second round of salvo will be much easier."

"Yes, sir." Everyone replied.

"God bless us! This time, we will definitely succeed!" Lieutenant Colonel Doenitz said.

"God bless us! Victory!"

Lieutenant Colonel Dnitz and the others were lucky. They were not hit by a British warship along the way, which allowed them to reach a place less than 50 kilometers away from Scapa Flow in the evening of the next day. This is already a high-risk zone, so the submarine has been staying underwater, with at most a periscope sticking out.

"Everyone take a break, after dark, we will enter Scapa Flow!" Lieutenant Colonel Dnitz ordered.

The crew began to eat, or sleep, they all know that there will be a fierce battle tonight. If successful, they will be heroes. But if they fail, their end will be buried in Scapa Flow with this submarine. Although, after participating in this operation, they are tantamount to disregarding life and death. However, people all have the desire to survive and want to live. Being able to be a hero, being able to live, no one would choose to die.

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the sky has completely dimmed down.

U-037 submarine, like a ghost in the sea, slowly sailed towards Scapa Flow.

Ten kilometers away from Scapa Flow, the submarine dived underwater. Next, they will sneak all the way. Fortunately, the U-200 submarine has an underwater endurance of 100 nautical miles, allowing them to easily complete this mission.

The British did not know about this. They never thought that the submarines of the German Navy would slip directly into their main military port.