Chapter 1683： South Indian Ocean II (1/2)

Chapter 1683 Southern Indian Ocean (2)

Half an hour later, the telegram was delivered to Earl Su Xiong's desk, and the accidental discovery of a seaplane from the Allied Powers really surprised the Germans. It’s okay for the Japanese to install a few seaplanes on the Katori, but with a few planes, it’s not the same to keep track of a target for a long time while investigating. This shows that the other side’s aircraft has some many! Otherwise, an unsure target will not be tracked for at least half an hour.

”Our guests are here, and the Swordfish is sailing eastward. If the Japanese warship is to the east, they should soon be able to see each other’s plumes. After all, the latter is a large fleet, and they are all coal-burning ships. And we can now consider moving the remaining fleet to the west, with submarines and auxiliary cruisers! Pull out a cordon and search for the Japanese fleet.”

”The Japanese seaplane has already set off, and from the current point of view, there is no radio communication. It means that the distance between their plane and the fleet will not be far. Without radio, the other pilot can still find the way home. !” said Major General Rodhart, who is proficient in aviation operations.

”Can our reconnaissance plane go out to find the target?” Lieutenant General Su Xiong asked.

”This, it may be possible to find the target, but we may not have time to deal with them today. Our two capital ships are at least 100 kilometers away from each other, and it is already afternoon, and it is only a short distance from sunset. It's only 4 hours. We want to chase and destroy the opponent time is a bit tight.” Major General Rodhart said.

”Moreover, if there are more Japanese reconnaissance planes, they are likely to spot us at a long distance. If this is the case, if the battleship's guns cannot participate in the battle, things will be difficult to handle.” Rydell is the same as before. In this critical moment of battle, he tends to attack at dawn, with plenty of time and cover if he is on the east side of the enemy fleet.

While the big men of the German fleet were considering how to accurately locate the Japanese fleet, the Japanese revealed their position at a critical moment! The Japanese seaplane that was monitoring the Swordfish had some problems while returning, so it sent a distress telegram. Not only was this telegram intercepted by the nearby German submarine U289, it was also deciphered!

”It's a pity, if we can get a few hours ahead, we will be able to bite the Japanese fleet!” At this time, the semi-submersible submarine U289 was hidden in the afterglow of the sunset, less than 6 kilometers away from it. At the place, a Japanese destroyer is transferring the pilot of the seaplane to the battleship. And after dark, the submarine can't keep up with the Japanese destroyer even if it shoots a horse!

However, what the Germans did not expect was that just when the Germans thought that the destroyer would directly destroy or abandon the seaplane after recovering the pilots, a new warship appeared in front of the Germans in the distance. And, the captain of U289 determined that from the appearance of this ship, it was definitely not any Japanese ship mentioned in the previous intelligence.

”This ship is long and slender, so it is unlikely to be a civilian ship. There seems to be a lot of seaplanes on it? This should be a seaplane carrier! My God! The Japanese assigned an extra seaplane carrier to this fleet. Ship!” After zooming in on the imaging magnification of the periscope, the captain of the U289 submarine exclaimed after seeing the row of drainage on the battleship boarding the plane.