If the British bombers hit the vital part of the "Peterstrazhai", then the huge German television fleet will lose its air umbrella, and those German carrier-based planes that have taken off to intercept or attack will also make a forced landing at sea because they do not have 6**, and a series of losses extending from this will be even more incalculable!

Fortunately, when the top commanders of the German fleet were at a loss, unexpected good news came from the "Graf Zeppelin": thanks to the efforts of the officers and men, the previously damaged flight deck was able to take off and land aircraft after temporary reinforcement.

Only five minutes later, the "Peterstrassel" also signaled: the flight deck of our ship was damaged, but it was still possible to take off and land aircraft, and it would take about two hours to completely repair it!

With the two light signals coming out, the situation facing the German fleet seemed to be completely reversed in an instant. The difference between two German aircraft carriers and three British aircraft carriers is actually not big in terms of aircraft capacity alone, and as long as the fleet aviation can contain the opponent's combat aircraft, the combat ships of the German fleet will regain the opportunity to make history!

Which way to go suddenly became a big question before the German admirals. At the emergency operational meeting, a group of officers headed by Hofmann, commander of the "Bismarck," held that the fleet should change its original battle plan, take the annihilation of the British aircraft carrier formation as the first goal, and advance all to the northeast, while the officers headed by General Riccello, commander of the fleet air force, put forward the second line of thought, that is, first go all out to carry out an air assault on the British aircraft carrier group, and if the desired results can be achieved, then advance at the height of the entire fleet, and if the air force is unfavorable in combat, the fleet should still cautiously retreat southward.

During the heated discussion among the officers, neither Li Ming nor Schubert expressed their opinions. On the way, the German aircraft group that had gone to attack the British aircraft carrier group reported by radio that the first bombing had not achieved results, and considering that the opportunity might be fleeting, Zhang Hainuo immediately ordered the second group of attack planes to be dispatched.

At this time, although the "Graf Zeppelin" temporarily regained its ability to take off and land aircraft, because both aircraft carriers were injured, the degree of aircraft taking off and landing was slower than normal. About ten minutes later, 36 carrier-based aircraft, of which 9 were BF9T fighters, 16 were B-87 dive bombers, and 11 were F7 bombers carrying aviation, all of which quickly assembled into two large groups and quickly headed in the direction of the British aircraft carrier formation.

Although they had not yet reached agreement on the general direction, they could witness the mighty departure of their own attack planes, and the German officers were full of ambition. No, sometimes the situation turns too quickly, and others are not only psychologically ill-prepared, but may also encounter the same problems materially -- the BF9T fighters that had previously taken off to intercept the British army from the aircraft group lost more than one-third, and the remaining nearly twenty planes landed on two aircraft carriers in batches according to the order, and only half of them landed, and one pilot may have been more mobilized because his plane was shot, and the plane was still too fast when it landed on the deck, causing it to suddenly come to a "dog gnawing mud" when taxiing on the deck. Although there was no "stock" in the fuel tanks and bomb magazines of this fighter, it fell on the old wound that had just been repaired by the "Graf Zeppelin", which really made the officers and men on the ship experience a double day of joy and sorrow -- everyone had to redevote themselves to the arduous repair work, and the fighters that had not yet landed could only go to the "Petersstrassel", and the landing time could only be postponed in turn. In the end, a fighter jet that ran out of fuel was forced to land on the water. Although the pilots were safe and sound, the number of combat-ready aircraft in the fleet was reduced by one in vain!

The sudden change forced the senior officers of the fleet to re-examine their operational proposals. Lacking the strong support of the fleet aviation, the voice advocating the whole assault naturally dropped a few tones, but there were still some officers who thought that the opportunity to annihilate the British main aircraft carrier formation was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and if they could successfully kill the three British aircraft carriers, they could turn around and eat the previous escort fleet without hurrying.

According to the new operational thinking, if the second group of attack planes did not gain any more and the "Graf, Qiplin" was still unable to take off and land planes within an hour, the fleet would abandon the attack and retreat in the direction of the Bay of Biscay. At the time of this decision, the hands of the officers' watches pointed to two ** in the afternoon, about four hours before dark.

Before Li Ming and his officers had time to take a breath and digest the new operational ideas, the fleet soon encountered another annoyance! The first group of political aircraft returned as scheduled, but the radar now has about forty British carrier-based aircraft trailing.

After calculations, the staff officers of the fleet aviation quickly submitted an estimate: the organization of the fleet's anti-aircraft artillery will face great challenges if their own bombers land, and the British bombers are likely to take advantage of the defense loopholes to carry out attacks; If you keep your bomber fleet away from the battlefield, half or more of your planes may have crashed due to running out of fuel in the previous attack.

Looking at the report submitted by the staff officer, Zhang Hainuo suddenly felt a tightness in his scalp, when he commanded the surface combat ships alone in the past, the situation had never been so complicated, but time did not allow him to think about it more, weighed the severity, gritted his teeth and ordered: "The fighter plane will land directly, and the bomber will go to the airspace south of the fleet to stand by!" ”

As soon as the order was issued, the heavy aircraft carrier "Peterstrasser," which can carry more than 80 carrier-based aircraft, two large elevators, and nearly two crew members, suddenly became more and more busy, and the ground crew had to send the planes that had landed on the flight deck off the hangar or let them take off again as quickly as possible, so that the incoming fighter group could successfully complete the landing, and in the anti-aircraft gun positions on the lower level of the aircraft carrier, the gunners were also prepared for a vicious fight.

The person in charge of carrying the shells even had to wipe the sweat from his forehead in the cold wind!

"Second Reserve, add two people to the third gun position, and three people to the fourth gun position! Swift action**! ”

In the broadside passageway, a captain officer wearing a naval steel helmet was shouting orders to his reservists, only to see two young sailors who were not very burly run towards a twin 105-mm anti-aircraft gun position near the ship's broadside - due to the elimination of the 150-mm naval guns originally designed for self-defense, this anti-aircraft gun became the largest caliber gun on a Zeppelin-class aircraft carrier, and in the previous battle against British air raids, two of which had fallen close Some gunners in the open gun emplacements on the side of the ship were wounded, and in order to ensure the efficiency of the operation of these anti-aircraft guns, it was very necessary to transfer personnel from the reserves.

The three sailors who rushed to the other anti-aircraft artillery position, one burly as a bear, one thin and tall, and one short pier, although wearing the same style of naval steel helmet and the necessary inflatable life jacket, looked uncoordinated. After arriving at the gun position, they each stood in their positions, and at this time, the piercing air raid sirens sounded violently, and as far as the naked eye could see, a number of small black ** were slowly getting bigger!

"Attention!" The captain blew his whistle and shouted: "All gunners, listen to my orders to fire!" No unauthorized fire without an order! ”

On the gun emplacements of several nearby guns that were slightly protruding from the side of the ship, there were also officers giving the same order. Under this atmosphere of nose swelling, the gunners began to constantly adjust the angle of the anti-aircraft guns as the target approached. In just a few minutes, the planes in sight were approaching, and their appearance changed from the size of mosquitoes to those of children's toys, when the officers left the place where the messengers were located, and after blowing the whistle again, shouted to their subordinates:

"Attention! This batch is our planes, don't fire! Note! ”

At this time, some people also noticed that another group of black ** appeared at the farthest end of the line of sight, and the fighters of their own side who were on guard duty in the nearby airspace were meeting them in a flexible two-plane formation.

Looking forward from the gun position, the approaching group of planes descended gently, and by the time the distance was enough to recognize the logo on the opponent's fuselage, they had descended to a position only slightly higher than the deck of the aircraft carrier, and then in a very orderly manner, one by one, they taxied and landed on the flight deck, and the rubber tires made a harsh grinding sound when they came into contact with the flight deck covered with bulletproof armor, which could also be heard clearly on the anti-aircraft gun position.

As soon as the fourth fighter landed, the officers received new instructions from the messengers, and they blew their whistles one by one, and then shouted to their gunners: "Keep the muzzle low, watch ahead!" Ammo loading! ”

The gunners quickly stuffed heavy shells into the chamber, and at this time, a fierce air battle has exploded in the airspace less than 10 nautical miles in front of the fleet, a small batch of elite BF9T to meet the number of their own British aircraft group, in front of the "Sea Spitfire" equipped with 8 **30 aviation machine guns, although their performance lacks brilliance, they are still very tenacious, and taking advantage of the opportunity of the fierce battle between the fighters of the two sides, the British dive bombers and ** bombers rushed over without any scruples, and then the sound of cannons, It's more like music playing for them to attack......

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