潛艇英雄 - 古德明

潛艇英雄 - 古德明

Ontheeveningof24May1941,BritishlieutenantcommanderMalcolmWanklyn,incommandofthesubmarineUpholder,sightedanenemytroopconvoystronglyescortedbydestroyersoffSicily.Thefailinglightwassuchthatobservationbyperiscopecouldnotbereliedon,andtheUpholder'slisteninggearwasoutoforder.Still,Wanklyndecidedtopresshomehisattackatshortrange.
Wanklynclosedin.Ashewasabouttofire,oneoftheenemydestroyerssuddenlyappearedoutofthedarknessathighspeed,andheonlyjustavoidedbeingrammed.Thenhebroughthisperiscopesightsonandfiredtorpedoes,whichsankalargetroopship.Theenemydestroyersatoncemadeastrongcounterattack,butwithcoolnessandskillWanklynbroughttheUpholdersafebacktoharbour.
WanklynwaskilledalongwithhiscrewwhenhissubmarinewassunkinApril1942.
一九四一年五月二十四日,英國海軍少校馬爾科姆.華克萊恩指揮着潛艇支持者號,在西西里島附近看見敵軍的運兵船隊,由多艘驅逐艦護送。當時天色昏暗,難以用潛望鏡觀察,而潛艇的聽音設備也壞了。雖然如此,華克萊恩還是決定近距離攻擊。
他把潛艇靠近船隊,正準備開火,黑暗中敵軍一艘驅逐艦突然出現,高速撞過來。華克萊恩勉強避過,然後用潛望鏡瞄準,發射魚雷,把一艘運兵的大船炸沉。敵軍驅逐艦馬上大舉反擊,但華克萊恩頭腦冷靜,指揮得宜,潛艇安全開回港口。
一九四二年四月,華克萊恩的潛艇被擊沉,他和手下船員同告喪生。