Bell Bell ...... Bell Bell ...... Bell Bell ......

On the battleships in the Wessex fleet battle array, the alarm bell for urgent maneuvering sounded rapidly. Whether it is the officer in the command room, the gunner in the gun position, or the furnace worker in the boiler room, they all grasp the fixed objects around them at the first time, so as not to lose their balance and fall when the battleship is maneuvering.

"Purple Star", "Los Angeles", "Champion", "Triumph", the four Wessex battleships in the battle formation quickly lowered their flight altitude, and the accompanying escort cruisers were still tightly clustered around them. In just a few moments, the battle array of the Wessex fleet completed the "great shift" in the air, and the airspace they were in before suddenly became empty.

In the flagship command room, Admiral Brasilgliano stared intently at the "black spindles" that were flying quickly. They dragged long smoke trails and flew faster and faster, so fast that it was difficult to accurately capture their trajectory with the naked eye......

"Oops!" The seasoned fleet commander's eyes widened suddenly, "Dentz, quick!" Drop 1,000 feet! ”

The captain obviously saw the situation as well, and he replied without hesitation: "Yes, the altitude has dropped sharply by 1,000 feet!" ”

As soon as the officer on duty sounded the alarm, the Wessex flagship had already plummeted to flight altitude under the dual effects of the floating system and natural gravity. It was so powerful that the ship's crew could clearly perceive the feeling of weightlessness.

The "Purple Star" reacts quickly, but it takes a certain amount of time for the command to urgently reduce the flight altitude to the rest of the warships, and even if it is only one beat, the critical moment may cause a very different result.

"Oops......" Admiral Brasigliano exclaimed "Oops" for the second time. As soon as his pupils appeared, three "black spindles" rushed into his fleet array, and one of them, impartially, crashed into the "Champion".

Rumble!

The orange fire flashed, the blazing fireball bloomed instantly, and a huge explosion suddenly hit...... "Champion" was not far away, because they were worried that the violent explosion would cause damage to the special glass of the observation window, the loss prevention personnel of the "Purple Star" urgently put down the steel protective cover outside the observation window.

The light in the command room dimmed instantly.

The explosion that occurred 2,000 feet away only made the huge "Purple Star" shake slightly, and the first-class stable body design allowed it to quickly regain stability. In the command room, Brasigliano slammed his fist on the bulkhead and exclaimed, "The Normans are too cunning!" They expected us to circumvent it, so they set the 'devil bombs' at different flight altitudes. ”

Ljajic opened his mouth, but did not speak.

In the next moment, there was no more explosions outside, and Captain Berenger hurriedly ordered: "Open the protective cover!" ”

In the eager anticipation of the officers, the heavy steel shield slowly opened. The construction of the battleship "Champion", which was in service during the last war, is still in sight, which makes the apprehensive people breathe a sigh of relief, but on closer inspection, its condition is not optimistic: billowing smoke from the port side forward, tongues of fire from time to time, the port side main gun obscured by black smoke is temporarily out of sight, and worse, the hull is tilted horizontally to the left, which means that the floating structure inside the battleship has been damaged......

"Be on the lookout! The Norman cruisers have charged! "The chief of staff of the fleet, Ljajch, reminded.

In sight, the four Norman cruisers that had previously dropped a wave of "devil's bombs" turned in unison and launched a cavalry charge with great speed. According to past experience, the battleships that force their way into the enemy's position should be battleships and armored ships in battle armor, or small and agile frigates, while cruisers and battlecruisers with upgraded fire protection are usually guerrilla attacks on the periphery. With the firepower efficiency of the Wessex battle formation, as long as the Norman cruisers dared to enter the effective range of the medium-caliber secondary guns, they could not take care of themselves if they were beaten, but the "devil bombs" they carried could launch an efficient attack in a relatively safe range!

Brasigliano glared at the Norman fleet formation, then turned to look at the "Champion" that had just been struck a blow, and finally fell on Ljajc's face.

"Order the ships to concentrate their fire on the enemy cruisers! Send another signal to the assault detachment and prepare to surprise the enemy cruiser formation!"

Lyajch did not blindly follow the order, but thought for a few seconds: "How about dealing with cruisers and making the main guns of each ship switch to grenades?" ”

Armor-piercing shells cost several times more than grenades, and the number of ammunition available on each ship is limited. In view of this, the fleet commander decisively adopted this proposal.

In sight, the four Norman cruisers were like four sharp flying blades, with relatively strong power output and potential energy transformation from high to down, they rushed into the fire net woven by the Wessex fleet like tigers. Cannonballs continued to fall on them, and large and small flames bloomed and dissipated outside them, turning into thick smoke.

Adjust the target, re-measure the range, calculate the shooting elements, and turn it into a firing target...... This process, which was neither complicated nor lengthy, lasted less than a minute, and it even took more than half a minute for a battleship such as the "Purple Star," which had well-trained officers and men and advanced equipment and technology, and even so, the short interval between the firing of the main guns of the four battleships made the highly nervous officers suffer a lot, and the Norman cruisers, which were advancing at high speed, took advantage of this opportunity to cross the red danger zone on the battlefield. When the rumbling guns rang out again, they swerved, exposing their vulnerable sideboards......

Saying that it was too late, Captain Berenguer rushed to the position of the messenger and yelled at the microphone: "Shoot the commander!" Organize interception shooting!"

Blasigliano's face changed abruptly.

Interception and shooting is one of the inherent tactics of flying warships, which is usually used to deal with the close encirclement of enemy light ships, as well as to support ground operations and suppress enemy infantry. Due to the partial or full output of the battleship's firepower, high-explosive shells or grenades are used for intensive fire, also known as barrage fire. The flying warships currently in service of the Wessex Air Force are equipped with large-caliber main guns, medium-caliber secondary guns, small-caliber rapid-fire guns, and conventional firearms issued to marines and crews. Under the current war situation, if there is any omission, I am afraid that the ship will be destroyed and people will die!

At this moment, the focus of the battlefield vision was that the four Norman cruisers were flicking their tails sideways, and their sides were facing the core battleship group of the Wessex fleet. Due to inertia, they are still moving at high speed, and their side-slipping attitude is stable, which shows the excellent handling performance of the battleship and the strong ability of the officers and men to operate the ship.

In the blink of an eye, a black spindle-shaped object flew out of the Norman cruiser, and clouds of gray smoke rose from the ship's side.

Seeing rows of "devil's bombs" fired at his fleet from a distance of 20,000 feet, Brasigliano opened his mouth and stared as if he had been pressed to the temple by the muzzle of the enemy's gun, and his face was written with no love.

In the face of a deadly threat, the elite fleet of the royal fleet of Wessex erupted into formidable combat. Battleships, armored ships, and frigates, the shells fired by each ship were like fireflies on a summer night, seemingly flying indiscriminately and irregularly, but in fact weaving a dense network of interceptive firepower. However, the impenetrable fire net of flying ships could not stop the "devil's bomb" that was attacking quickly. In just over a minute, those terrible killing weapons had already rushed closer. Distributed at different flight altitudes and horizontals, they are small and fast, and it is difficult to avoid those who are agile and agile, and even more so the large battleships.

Witnessing the orange flames bloom on his own ships, the last of Blasigliano's luck was completely shattered. He gritted his teeth and squinted his eyes, his heart was full of pain, but his rich life experience made him quickly calm down and re-examine the grim situation of this battle: the Normans not only possessed new weapons, but also derived new methods of warfare through new weapons, and if they continued to be consumed in such an unknown way, the royal fleet of Wessex could suffer a terrible defeat here!

Violent explosions from the outside came one after another, and basically every explosion meant that a battleship had been hit - if it was a battleship, it might hold out, and if it was an armored ship and a corvette, it would be enough to bring about a catastrophe. Faced with this situation, Brasigliano's mood sank into a cold ice valley, and he did not dare to imagine what Crown Prince Yurimus, who was preparing for the command ship, was thinking, let alone what kind of fate would await him. At this moment, he could only think about how to get this fleet out of this place as completely as possible, out of this terrible, out-of-control danger.

Brasigliano and Ljajic were silent, but Berenguer lost his voice: "Oh my God...... the Triumph was shot!" The 'Champion' was shot! The Milos was shot! The 'Lyle' exploded! ”

Four explosions from four different battleships - two battleships, one armored ship, one cruiser. In this round of attack, the four Norman cruisers dropped 20 "devil bombs" one after another in half a minute, and 4 hit the target, which means that the hit rate is as high as 20%, and the attack efficiency and damage effect completely exceed that of the four main battleships.

The worst part was not only that, when the energy of the Wessex fleet was attracted by these four cruisers that launched an assault, the three Norman battleships in the distance calmly adjusted to the ideal firing state, and gradually found the target of the shot. The roaring shells threatened the panicked Wessex warship. In just ten minutes, Brasigliano and his officers and men experienced the taste of ice and fire, fortunately, this lonely and hopeless commander had a firm will and tenacious character, he did not break down, nor did he go berserk, but ordered in a sonorous and powerful voice: "Order, the fleet changes the target of fire and opens fire on the enemy cruiser!" The assault detachment charges! Kill them anyway! ”