novelden Chapter 175 War of Attrition
Chapter 175 War of Attrition
Two 35-kilogram warheads exploded on the Overlord's head, but apparently did not cause it much damage.
Using the sonar mounted on the unmanned combat boat, Lorraine saw that the Overlord simply shook its head slightly before continuing its pursuit of the nearest unmanned combat boat, No. 18.
[Battle Duration: 0:51:40]
The Assault 7 unmanned torpedo boat has arrived near the Overlord and is currently cruising behind it at a speed of 40 knots.
To lower the vigilance of the superpower, an anti-submarine helicopter launched from DDG-2 dropped two lightweight torpedoes, but this time no other anti-submarine helicopter was there to assist.
[Battle Duration: 0:51:50]
With the familiar angle, the familiar two lightweight torpedoes, and the familiar sharp-angle turn, the Overlord easily shook off the two lightweight torpedoes and then continued to chase the No. 18 unmanned combat boat, only this time its speed was much slower.
[Battle Duration: 0:51:52]
Based on the information detected by the sonar, the unmanned combat boat sent the message of the Overlord slowing down to the nearby Strike 7 unmanned torpedo boat on standby via data link.
According to the combat plan set up in advance by Lorraine and others, the assault torpedo boat No. 7 veered slightly to the left and then began to advance at full speed.
[Battle Duration: 0:52:10]
After the overlord detected that there were no high-speed, rod-shaped objects in the surrounding waters, it increased its speed to 50 knots and began to gradually approach the No. 18 unmanned combat boat.
[Battle Duration: 0:52:20]
After confirming that the Strike 7 torpedo boat had reached its designated position, the anti-submarine helicopter that took off from DDG-3 began to descend and find a suitable angle of attack.
"Clap clap clap clap"
Four lightweight torpedoes were launched into the sea in succession by the anti-submarine helicopter, which then sailed at high speed on the right side of the overlord.
[Battle Duration: 0:52:25]
The Strike 7 torpedo boat, positioned to the left of the main torpedo boat, fired three 300mm depth charges at the designated location.
[Battle Duration: 0:52:30]
Faced with four lightweight torpedoes coming from a familiar angle, the Overlord still made a familiar sharp turn, but three depth charges suddenly detonated all four lightweight torpedoes at the same time.
The shockwave from the simultaneous explosion of over 200 kilograms of high explosives successfully caused it to experience a brief period of dizziness.
At the same time, the advancing Strike 7 torpedo boat launched all four of its heavy torpedoes toward the Overlord.
[Battle Duration: 0:52:34]
Based on information gathered by the unmanned combat vessel, Lorraine saw the Overlord spin in place just before the four heavy torpedoes hit it.
Although it successfully avoided being hit in the head by the torpedoes, all four heavy torpedoes hit the back of this overlord.
"DDG-1~3 ships, 60 anti-submarine missiles, operating depth 240 meters, objective: blockade of Hegemony Operation."
[Target identified, strike data completed.]
"put!"
[Battle Duration: 0:52:40]
As Lorraine gave the order, a series of flashes appeared above the foredecks of the three destroyers, and with the help of the steering engines, the 60 heavy torpedoes quickly entered the sea below the surface.
[Battle Duration: 0:53:00]
The actions of this overlord were not unexpected by Lorraine. It decisively abandoned the No. 18 unmanned combat boat and began to head towards deeper waters.
But then it struck a heavy torpedo that was cruising at 30 knots in waters 240 meters deep.
[Battle Duration: 0:53:05]
After narrowly escaping a torpedo attack, it remained determined and began attempting to move towards the surrounding waters.
But at this time, the three torpedo boats, Strike 8, 9 and 10, had already arrived in this area.
Faced with the fleeing overlord, guided by the sonar information from the unmanned combat vessel, each of the three torpedo boats dropped three depth charges in the direction the overlord was fleeing.
[Battle Duration: 0:53:50]
The overlord, advancing at full speed, ran headlong into a depth charge.
This point-blank explosion reminded the Overlord of what it felt like to be directly hit by a light torpedo. Before it could even recover, the remaining eight depth charges exploded around the Overlord.
As it regained its senses and prepared to continue its escape, six heavy torpedoes suddenly appeared behind it, hurtling towards it at high speed.
As it habitually used deep dives to evade the six heavy torpedoes, one of the heavy torpedoes cruising below detected its movement and then began to advance at full speed, hurtling towards the belly of this overlord.
[Battle Duration: 0:53:55]
The submerged Overlord attempted to evade the heavy torpedo attacking from below by using a short burst of power.
Unfortunately, the attack ultimately struck the overlord in the abdomen.
The shockwave from the explosion successfully propelled the Overlord back to a depth of 200 meters, but this also allowed it to escape direct hits from the six heavy torpedoes.
The six torpedoes exploded almost simultaneously behind its body, and the dense explosions successfully rendered it incapable of movement for a short period of time.
In order to avoid other heavy torpedoes patrolling below, it could only slowly float to the surface.
[Battle Duration: 0:54:25]
The overlord, having recovered slightly, successfully dodged nine depth charges in succession, but could not dodge the six heavy torpedoes that followed.
A huge splash of water exploded on the surface of the water. If it weren't for Cleveland's power, Lorraine wouldn't even have been able to see the grayish-green impurities mixed in with the splash.
At this time, according to the message transmitted back by the unmanned combat boat, the Overlord's recovery speed has dropped to half of its original level.
But before Lorraine could even look up, the signal from the Assault No. 8 unmanned torpedo boat on the holographic sand table suddenly disappeared.
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"Commander, the system shows that this ocean behemoth accelerated to 100 knots in a short time, and then leaped out of the sea and sank the turning torpedo boat No. 8."
A brief silence then fell over the driver's cab.
[Battle Duration: 0:54:30]
"I think the parameters I set in the simulation were too conservative."
Lorraine let out a long breath and then adjusted his combat style to attrition warfare.
"These unmanned torpedo boats will be the main force going forward."
Lorraine did not have high hopes for the lightweight torpedoes carried by anti-submarine helicopters, as the warhead of a single heavy torpedo could hold the warheads of six lightweight torpedoes.
Lorraine then turned his attention to the unmanned combat boats that had emptied all their anti-submarine missiles.
"It would be great if these unmanned combat boats could be resupplyed."
Upon hearing Lorraine's mutterings, Cleveland, who was on standby, promptly retrieved the Ghost Striker's information from the back office.
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