The familiar humming sound of the engine reached Fang Yan's ears again, just like the previous preparation attack; This time, however, it was the German Eagle from the first battle who returned with honor and victory.

Looking out through the glass window of the navigation room, Fang Yan saw that the aircraft carriers had accelerated to 25 knots, and they were constantly using light signals and short-range radios to communicate with the fighters in the air, and according to the remaining fuel reported by the latter, they decided the order in which the fighters would land. Soon, several bombers prioritized lowering altitudes and cutting in from behind the carrier at an ultra-low speed of about 65 knots.

With a relative speed of only 40 knots between the aircraft and ships, the trained German pilots could easily fly the aircraft and hook the landing gear to the arresting cable on the deck. After this blockade, the multi-ton fighter plane came to a stop after taxiing about 150 meters; The ground crew then ran forward and pushed the successfully landed aircraft to the front of the deck to free up the runway and allow the subsequent fighters to continue landing.

"It's a completely new tactical system that has never been seen before." Seeing the extremely busy scene in the air and on the deck of the aircraft carrier, Lindemann couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his mouth. In the conventional naval battles that I am familiar with, all the victories and defeats only depend on the nautical formation and the game of armor and ammunition; However, today's carrier-based aircraft attack has opened the door to a new world for him, allowing him to get a glimpse of this beautiful scene of naval warfare, which belongs to the same kind of naval warfare, but is very different from the traditional naval warfare.

From the initial preparation for the attack to the final recovery of the fighters, the whole process is full of all kinds of attention and science. In contrast, the technical content of naval artillery duels is almost as simple as basic arithmetic compared to advanced mathematics. And if it's just like this, this method of warfare shows an almost subversive terrifying power; It is an obvious fact that even if the German fleet had 5 Bismarck-class battleships, it would not be able to win today's clean, beautiful, hearty and historic victory with such an exaggerated battle loss ratio!

"In half an hour, a second wave of 162 aircraft will arrive in Scarpa Bay. There were likewise up to 7 squadrons of bombers among them. Enough to deliver a heavy blow to a target that was not taken into account in the first wave of attacks. Fang Yan looked at the pocket watch in his hand, his face full of confident smiles, "If nothing else, none of the remaining four British battleships in the harbor will be spared." After all, almost all of them are old ships from the last war period, with limited underwater defense capabilities, and we are equipped with special torpedoes, which are the absolute nemesis of these ships. ”

Hearing these words, the officers in the navigation room reacted from their shock. The results mentioned in the telegram just now were only the gains of the first wave of aircraft groups, and our own aircraft carrier formation was half an hour earlier at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. It also released the second wave of planes into the air, which was equally impressive and almost as good as the first-round group. Does this mean that their results will be doubled to a jaw-dropping level?

Thinking that the main force of the British Home Fleet was about to die at the hands of their own hands in just half an afternoon, both Bome and Lindemann couldn't help but have a sense of absurdity like a dream. Since the beginning of the 18th century, the European continent has been deliberately targeting the British Royal Navy, intending to bring this transcendent power down from the altar of maritime hegemony; However, whether it is the amazing Napoleon, the 20,000-mile Nicholas II, or the Tirpitz with the support of Europe's most powerful industrial empire. Without exception, they all fell at the feet of the British, making the relative pressure of the Royal Navy on the European continent even stronger.

However, such a fleet of gods that has been helpless for countless people for the past 200 years is now like fish on the chopping board for slaughter. In an instant, hundreds of thousands of tons of warships were sunk! It was Britain itself, after the devastation of the world war, which had fallen into decay so dramatically because of the trauma that it had become as incapable of withstanding any impact as a festering wooden house; Or is it because the German navy that was reborn in Nirvana has smelted and forged an unstoppable Extreme Immortal Soldier during the unknowing?

Although after the war, Britain frantically scrapped capital ships in order to freeze the worldwide naval race. As a result, the overall strength of the German navy has been declining compared with the past, but if you think about it, it is not difficult to find the fierce post-war reconstruction of the German navy. is the most direct reason for today's victory. As soon as they thought of this, the eyes of Bo Mei and the others couldn't help but show that young and resolute face: if it weren't for the naval aviation he advocated to establish, and if it weren't for the surprise attack plan he led the way out, today's German Navy would still be heartbroken by the pressure of a strong enemy!

"Thank you, Jonas." Bo Mei spoke softly with emotion, and stretched out his right hand to Fang Yan. Seeing those eyes overflowing with solemnity and sincerity, Fang Yan instantly understood his boss's thoughts. Fang Yan smiled and shook Bomei's hand, and there was no trace of frivolity and arrogance beyond his position in his words, and he said respectfully: "Everything is for Germany." General, this battle is not over. At present, we have only found part of the main force of the British Home Fleet in Scapa Flow, and a number of British warships, including 2 large aircraft carriers, are still missing. From then until dark, our aircraft carriers will be in a vulnerable state of retrieving carrier-based aircraft, and they will be very vulnerable to strikes. Therefore, we need to continue this victory. ”

Hearing Fang Yan's words, Bo Mei once again seemed to wake up from a dream. He took a deep look at the handsome and resolute lieutenant colonel young man in front of him, as if he wanted to engrave all of the other party in his heart. This young man not only led this bold and meticulous surprise attack and won an unprecedented victory, but also remained sane and calm when this amazing victory came, and immediately made an accurate judgment of the situation based on battlefield intelligence and the state of his own fleet. With this alone, he already has the most crucial potential to become the commander of the fleet. If he can get enough tempering, then he will definitely be able to become a pillar general before the age of 40!

Bo Mei nodded, not saying too much on this issue, and with his mind calm, he had already begun to think carefully about strategies for dealing with various unexpected situations.

As time went on, more and more carrier-based aircraft landed on the aircraft carrier, but the whole process was carried out without any interruption, but always in an orderly and rapid manner. Since the introduction of the beveled deck, the recovery of the aircraft of the German aircraft carrier has changed from a dangerous incident to a safe work that does not require any worries.

The deck crew boldly pushed the landed planes to the bow and piled them up, and re-folded them on the deck and re-fed them into the hangar by elevator; Even if a new plane roared down behind him, and the nose of the plane was only a few tens of meters away from him, he was not stunned. Because as long as the plane hooks the arresting cable, then it will never rush out of a safe distance and hit the plane and the crowd in front of the deck. And even if a fighter fails to hook the arresting cable, it can quickly pull up and go-around through the beveled deck next to it, and there will be no threat to the target in front of the deck. In this environment, the recovery of the fighters of the German aircraft carrier went extremely smoothly, which also made Fang Yan feel very gratified.

"Report, radar room detected an air target 90 kilometers away at 5 o'clock!" Lindemann grabbed a tinkling telephone receiver and immediately picked up the particular signal. Bo Mei's eyes, who had just been reminded by Fang Yan, seemed to be worried, but when he looked at the watch on his wrist, he said with a slight ease: "This should be the seaplane we released at noon, and now it's time for them to return." Ordered Zeppelin to take off a fighter jet to confirm reconnaissance. ”

Although at this time the forward decks of the German aircraft carriers were filled with aircraft that had already landed, and it was impossible to carry out normal take-off operations; But with the help of the angled deck and steam catapults, the 30,000-ton sea airfield still has the ability to fly fighters at this time.

A few minutes later, the Zeppelin signaled a grounding in the air as a reconstituted fighter was lifted up from the rear elevator and the catapult's rope was leaned against its landing gear. When everything is ready, the high-temperature and high-pressure steam in the catapult is instantly released, converting its enthalpy into mechanical energy; Driven by this external force, this fighter plane only skied 60 meters of half the standard take-off distance and flew into the vast sky.

For the Go-152 carrier-based fighter, which can reach a top speed of 560 km/h, the distance of tens of kilometers can be described as a blink of an eye, and in less than ten minutes, the fighter sent an accurate report, and it was its own Ar-196 seaplane that approached its own fleet. When he got the news, Burmeden relaxed. At this time, the radar department detected several more air targets at the same distance, and it appeared that the seaplanes that had been sent to reconnoiter had returned to the fleet because of the bottom of the fuel. Although they were unable to spot any other British ships that were not currently in Scapa Bay, Bomay was more than happy to see it.

With the successive release of two waves of attack aircraft, the German aircraft carriers at this moment have lost the ability to continue the offensive because they want to recover the fighters. And after losing this biggest hole card, the current German fleet is left with only the battleship Bismarck, which has just been in service for 4 months and has not yet fully run in personnel and machinery. This giant ship, whose combat effectiveness has not been fully formed, can only guarantee to deal with 1 British capital ship at most, and it is difficult to say if there are more. Therefore, Bo Mei undoubtedly hopes to accept the victory that has already arrived in the palm of his hand!

In the relaxed atmosphere of the navigation room, the lookout on the mast suddenly contracted his pupils. He grabbed the binoculars on his chest, stared at the target for a moment, and suddenly shouted loudly: "This is the British swordfish!" How could a single British Swordfish approach our fleet! (To be continued.) )