The Rise of the Empire

Outside Davao Bay in the Philippines, when night fell over the sea area again, waves suddenly appeared on the calm sea surface, and a gray-headed thing emerged from the sea surface. After a while, several people appeared in the small submarine. On the hull of the ship, they breathed the sea-breathing air while observing the distant port with binoculars.

"Charles, have you written today's sailing diary?" Richard, the captain of the Grouper submarine, asked.

"I wrote it. It's the same as yesterday's diary. Everything is normal. The Japanese fleet has no signs of action." Charles said casually. The Americans are still very concerned about the Japanese combined fleet in Davao Bay. Basically, they can guarantee that there will be 1 to 3 submarines are dedicated to carrying out reconnaissance missions outside the port. They are not responsible for attacking merchant ships. As long as they can keep an eye on the port and send the news back when the Japanese combined fleet attacks, it is a victory. As for entering the port to investigate? It's not that the Americans haven't experimented, but in the attempt to enter the port, the U.S. Navy has lost 2 submarines. One was stranded because it was not familiar with the hydrological conditions, and the other was hit by a minefield. Therefore, the US submarine force in charge of reconnaissance is just cats outside the port during the day, carefully observing the waterways entering and leaving the port, and at night they surface to relax, and at the same time exchange information with other colleagues by radio. At least 5 days have passed since such a dull day.

"By the way, do you feel that the situation is a little abnormal?" Captain Richard said to his first mate after lighting a cigarette.

"What's not normal? Everything is normal now, every day is so boring, we are cats day after day in this sea area, and then when the next wave of submarines arrives, we go back to replenish and repair, so that Many people call us salary thieves.” Charles’ dissatisfaction was revealed in his words, other submarine forces hunted and killed Japanese transport ships like ghosts, they were called devils by the Japanese, but what about himself? What's the point of stalking all day? And it's quite dangerous to keep an eye on. The Japanese anti-submarine ships and seaplanes will patrol the nearby waters uninterruptedly, even at night. It was sunk, because it happened to be a full moon that night, and the Sailfish, which had come up to breathe, was secretly approached by a Japanese destroyer, and after a short artillery battle, the Sailfish knelt down decisively..... ..

"A week ago, we observed a special ship entering the port. Its name seems to be Mamiya. It used to be a cruise ship, but it was later converted into a supply ship by the Japanese Navy, specializing in food supply. That kind of thing," said Captain Richard.

"Then what? Is this strange? It's just a supply ship. It's very common." Charles' words were very flat. Compared with this supply ship, he was more concerned about when he could see the Japanese battleship or aircraft carrier, and then sneaked over to kill him!

"First of all, I want to correct your mistake. This ship is not common! Because there is only one high-speed supply ship dedicated to transporting food in the entire Japanese combined fleet! And generally, unless it is on an ocean-going mission, it is rarely accompanied for a long time. For main fleet activities, he usually travels between the joint fleet base and the Japanese mainland." Captain Richard said.

"Secondly, the actions of this ship are generally very regular. They generally stay in the port for no more than 5 days. That is to say, under normal circumstances, they will return immediately after unloading the cargo on board. But so far, we have not observed the ship leaving port," the captain continued. The new 81 Chinese website is updated the fastest. Computer side:

"Are you a little suspicious? Maybe the Japanese want to stay a few more days? Or the weather was bad a few days ago,

If the Mamiya left the port on that day, it was normal that we would not be able to find it. Even under the circumstances at that time, even if a Japanese fleet went to sea, we might not be able to find it. It was a heavy rain that night, and we didn’t get up all night to breathe. And the bad weather lasted for 3 days! "Charles said indignantly.

"If you assume your statement is correct, then there is another question. As a support ship not performing combat missions, why does Mamiya have to leave the port at night when the weather is bad? We will not follow the ship during the day. Lost, because although the visibility during the day is a bit bad due to weather problems, the 18,000-ton hull of the Mamiya, the huge superstructure, the two huge cranes at the front and the stern, and more than ten small cranes on both sides of the ship. The tower makes it very recognizable."

"And the most important thing is that this Jiangong burns coal! Even considering the morning fog, the black smoke rising into the sky will still be very conspicuous. Well, we can now be sure, the Jiangong It didn’t leave during the day. And what is the purpose of the Mamiya leaving at night? Especially when the sea conditions are not good at night, this is unreasonable.” Richard asked rhetorically.

So, in just a few words, Richard revealed the hidden problems of the only dedicated grain ship in the Japanese Navy. Note that the first Japanese grain ship in history was called Mamiya, with a displacement of 15,000 tons, and it was coal-fired. It entered service in 1922, and for nearly 20 years since then, the entire United Fleet has only this professional grain ship. If it is assumed that the grain ship is still in the port, then the time will not match. After all, the base camp of the United Fleet still has its own material procurement channels and food processing capabilities. Large grain ships like the Mamiya usually deliver supplies to fleets deployed in the open sea. The perfect food processing and transportation capabilities of the Mamiya can provide the United The stomachs of the officers and men of the fleet gave considerable assurance! Such an act of directly coming to the base of the United Fleet is probably just to transport some in-demand supplies from Japan, and it stands to reason that they should not stay for such a long time. starter

And if it is assumed that the ship has gone out, then the problem is even greater. There are still at least two American submarines patrolling in this sea area. Whether it is day or night, such a large ship with a displacement of nearly 18,000 tons is still burning coal and wants to escape from the narrow waterway without being caught. It is difficult for the U.S. fleet to find out, and even if there is no one stalking at the door this time, as long as the Mamiya releases radio waves at sea, the U.S. submarine that has been cruising in the waters near the Philippines may be aware of the opponent through radio receiving equipment. It may be impossible to find direction and range because of the distance problem, but qualitative analysis is also possible!

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