dmims Chapter 172 Driving Away
Chapter 172 Driving Away
Then Lorraine heard Ouyang Nian's complaints.
"Your habit of using tea to stay awake is exactly the same as your sister's; this tea is so strong it's just bitter."
"It might be because it's been sitting for too long, but this stuff is definitely much better than the drinks that come with field rations."
Lorraine smiled and shrugged, then took the teacup and placed it back on the cup holder.
"So is there anything we can do to help?"
After hearing Lin Shu's question, Luo Lin thought for a moment and then looked at Ouyang Nian.
"Put on the exoskeleton armor, then take the detector and go to the dock to inspect the returning torpedo boats."
At the same time, Lorraine kept giving Ouyang Nian meaningful glances, since there was nothing here that required Ms. Lin Shu's help.
Fortunately, Ouyang Nian understood Luo Lin's expression, and then she pulled Lin Shu out of the driver's seat.
"call"
Lorraine sighed and then focused her attention on the screen.
As the countdown ticked away, Lorraine switched all sonar buoys to active mode, then ordered the unmanned combat boat to move forward to the edge of the Overlord's warning zone.
Countdown: 1:00:59
At this moment, the overlord surrounded by sonar buoys seemed to be shielded from the interference of low-frequency sound waves.
Seeing this, Lorraine decisively gave the order.
「1-9号无人作战艇以三节航速前进，1-3号在霸主南侧4公里处就位，4-6号无人作战艇在霸主东侧4公里处就位，7-9号在霸主北侧4公里处就位。」
"DDG-1, DDG-2, and DDG-3 shall proceed to their positions 3 kilometers west of the warning zone, with their bows facing northwest and a distance of 500 meters between them."
"An anti-submarine helicopter was towed out, carrying a towed sonar and a lightweight anti-submarine torpedo."
Then, Lorraine walked to the holographic sand table and looked at the labeled information on it.
"Unmanned combat vessels 10-15 will spread out to the east, with unmanned combat vessel 10 as the reference point, and the two vessels will be 300 meters apart."
「16-21号无人作战艇前往DDG-1，DDG-2，DDG-3北侧14公里处就位，16号无人作战艇舰尾与DDG-1号舰舰尾对齐。」
"The remaining unmanned combat vessels are arranged in a row with their bows facing due west, based on the No. 16 unmanned combat vessel, with a distance of 300 meters between each other."
"Unmanned combat boats numbered 22 to 30 are on standby behind DDG-1, ready to enter the battlefield at any time."
"Assault boats 'Strike One' and 'Strike Two' proceed to the south side of the Overlord; unmanned combat boats '4, '5,' and '6' take their positions at the front."
With the order given, the dock gates opened, seawater rushed into the dock, and the four torpedo boats inside floated to the surface.
Thirty seconds later, the torpedo boats began to back out of the dock. The four torpedo boats that had departed from the base, carrying eight smart torpedoes, had already appeared within the radar search range of the flagship.
After staring at the model on the holographic sand table for a moment, Lorraine instructed the verification machine to place four sonar buoys in the four directions of the Overlord: due east, due north, due south, and due west, requiring each sonar buoy to be placed 1.5 kilometers away from the Overlord.
At this distance, passive sonar is already capable of accurately detecting the overlord's every move.
Countdown: 0:52:38
Four sonar buoys were launched into the water, and an invisible sonar signal was emitted from one of the sonar buoys.
Countdown: 0:50:49
[Strike Force 1 and Strike Force 2 torpedo boats are in position.]
Countdown: 0:40:21
As time passed, the figure of the sub-body below the overlord became clearer and clearer, and at this point, the tail of the sub-body could be seen very clearly.
"Strike One, launch three depth charges; Strike Two, prepare to support Strike One."
"Assault No. 3 and No. 4 move forward and take over the positions of Assault No. 1 and No. 2."
0.1 seconds later, Cleveland had planned the evacuation route for the two torpedo boats, Strike One and Strike Two.
Countdown: 0:40:20
Assault No. 1 and No. 2 left their original positions one after the other, maintaining a 500-meter interval between the two boats, and headed towards the Overlord.
Attack No. 3 and No. 4, on the left and right sides of the flagship, were running at full power and heading towards the rear of the No. 4, 5 and 6 unmanned combat boats.
Countdown: 0:40:00
"Bang bang bang"
The depth charge launcher at the bow of Strike One fired three depth charges in quick succession.
Two torpedo boats then sped past the overlord, leaving behind only three depth charges that were slowly sinking.
Countdown: 0:39:30
The depth charge was at a depth of 180 meters, 462 meters from the overlord.
【Countdown: 0:39:00】
The depth charge was 360 meters deep and 282 meters from the overlord.
At this time, the Assault No. 3 and Assault No. 4 torpedo boats were already in position in front of the unmanned combat vessel.
The Strike One and Strike Two torpedo boats have left the Hegemon's warning range and are deploying smart torpedoes in the waters west of the Hegemon.
【Countdown: 0:38:30】
The depth charge was 540 meters deep, 102 meters from the overlord, close to the depth limit that the depth charge could withstand.
【Countdown: 0:38:20】
The depth charge was 600 meters deep, and the distance to the overlord was 42 meters, reaching the depth limit that the depth charge could withstand.
【Countdown: 0:38:19】
The depth charge exploded, impacting the dominant force, which is now moving westward; the tactic was successful.
【Countdown: 0:38:15】
Lorraine saw a faint bulge appear on the surface of the sea.
At this time, four torpedo boats that had departed from the dock also arrived in the waters west of the overlord. They began to deploy smart torpedoes at their pre-set locations.
【Countdown: 0:39:00】
The Strike 1 and Strike 2 torpedo boats have returned to the flagship dock and are being fitted with 533mm heavy torpedoes.
【Countdown: 0:37:00】
Torpedo boats Strike 1 and 2 have been resupplyed. They are now en route to the east of unmanned combat boats 7-9, preparing to carry out a driving-away mission.
【Countdown: 0:36:30】
The assault boats No. 5 and No. 6 entered the water from both sides of the flagship and headed to the east of the No. 1-3 unmanned combat boats to prepare for the mission of driving them away.
【Countdown: 0:35:00】
All unmanned torpedo boats are in position.
【Countdown: 0:34:50】
「1~9号无人作战艇两发反潜飞弹预热，目标方位：143.89653，-38.08573；深度638米。」
[Biometric information transmission complete.]
"One anti-submarine missile launched from each of the nine unmanned combat vessels—fire!"
【Countdown: 0:34:49】
Nine streaks of light shot into the sky from the sea to the north, south, and west. Then, the engines were turned and ignited. The 18 anti-submarine missiles plunged into the water at a distance of 1 kilometer from the target, diving at a 45-degree angle towards the seabed 600 meters deep.
【Countdown: 0:35:53】
Sensing the approaching danger, the overlord immediately accelerated and swam towards the western sea area.
【Countdown: 0:34:48】
This dominant creature, which was separating its daughters, successfully evaded the blast radius of most heavy torpedoes thanks to its instantaneous speed of 58 knots.
However, two heavy torpedoes still exploded around it.