Chapter 721: Dirty Minds at Play
At the front of the fleet, near the target ships, three Gephra submarines suddenly surfaced and launched torpedoes.
They surfaced to avoid being hit by submarines behind them—since this was live fire, any accident at the end would be a serious problem.
If it were just this, it wouldn’t be surprising, since Federation subs would do the same soon enough. But the problem was, the Gephra subs had already reached their attack positions, while the Federation subs had only completed about 70% of their journey.
In other words, Gephra’s submarines were faster.
“This is impossible!” the Federation Commander-in-Chief’s toothpick dropped without him noticing. He quickly stood up. “Find the footage, calculate their launch point and timing—I need to know how fast they are!”
After submarines proved effective in naval battles, the Federation Navy intensified research. Among many parameters, underwater speed was crucial.
It determined whether a sub could approach targets quickly and silently, then launch torpedoes effectively. The farther from the target, the lower the hit rate; beyond a certain distance, hitting was basically luck.
With limited torpedoes onboard, subs had to get close fast to be effective.
Gephra’s subs were faster underwater than the Federation’s—meaning Gephra would hold more initiative in battle.