And the battleship Baden, which was a concentrated attack by the British Air Force, also suffered the biggest crisis since its commissioning! The small crew of the British rushed towards the imposter flagship from all sides. Countless bombs rained down like raindrops www.biquge.info on the pen "Fun" Pavilion, blowing up a curtain of water around the battleship.

"The air raids of the British were very fierce, their technique was very good and bold, they even braved anti-aircraft fire to enter the battlefield from a height below 400 meters, I have seen more than once the British bombers being torn apart by anti-aircraft guns, the Baden and the surrounding frigates fought very well, I simply couldn't ask them to do better." On the Bavaria, Vice Admiral Schell commented as he looked at the battleship Baden, which was covered in artillery fire and water in the distance.

Although most of them were rookies, there were still some NBs in the British bomber force responsible for attacking the Baden. To be able to fly a big guy with wings extended up to 38 meters above a German battleship at a height of 300 meters, and then steadily drop a 1,000-pound bomb onto the foredeck, is definitely a combination of skill and luck!

When the 1,000-pound high-explosive bomb easily smashed through the top deck and exploded in the bow compartment of the Baden! THE PICRIC ACID EXPLOSIVE, WHICH WEIGHS NEARLY 300KG, IS REALLY POWERFUL, WHICH IS ABOUT THE SAME AS THE LETHALITY OF A 15-INCH HIGH-EXPLOSIVE BOMB THAT WAS HIT IN THE SAME PLACE BY ABOUT 5 ROUNDS! A dazzling fireball rushed out of the deck, and the violent explosion even lifted the top deck of dozens of meters directly!

Even turret No. 1 was stuck due to deck deformation! The large amount of air that poured in greatly contributed to the spread of the flames, and it was not long before the foredeck of the Baden's No. 1 turret was almost covered with flames under the strong sea breeze!

"I'll never forget the first time I was hit by a bombshell, and the battleship with a displacement of almost 30,000 tons seemed to tremble in a huge explosion. A dazzling fire rose from the deck, and the raging flames went out of control, and we had to mobilize all the damage management personnel to fight the fire. And when we finally extinguished the fire after the battle, the bow part of the ship was burned in some places and only the skeleton remained! This kind of large-tonnage bomb is really terrifying! An officer on the Baden recalled the situation.

Another half-piercing shell also caused very heavy damage to the Baden, this bomb converted from a 9.2-inch shell was dived down by an FB27 bomber at a 30-degree angle, drew a parabola from a height of 500 meters, and landed accurately at the bottom of the chimney behind the Baden!

UNDER THE ACTION OF HUGE INERTIA, AN ARMOR-PIERCING PROJECTILE WEIGHING ALMOST 200KG DIRECTLY PENETRATED THE GUARD PLATE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CHIMNEY AND EXPLODED ON THE HONEYCOMB ARMOR AT THE BOTTOM! Although the armor protection was trustworthy, the flying shrapnel still destroyed a large number of flues, and debris fell one after another, blocking many of the smoke exhaust tunnels. As a result, the desk boiler quickly went out. Along the flue, flames and smoke entered a generator compartment behind the chimney, causing a generator to strike.

As for the other bombs that fell, although they could not pose a lethal threat to the core compartment of the battleship, they still caused great losses to the battleship. The whole battleship passed through the flames and smoke, and for a while, Prince Ruprecht feared that such a bombardment would cause the battleship to eventually burn down! However, fortunately, the structural strength of the Bavaria-class battleship was large enough, the armor protection area was relatively large, and the power system was powerful, and in the end, the battle-hardened battleship was successfully turned around under the siege of British bombers.

The Württemberg was also not spared, as one 500-pound bomb and one 150-pound bomb landed on the battleship, destroying the rangefinder on the top of the battleship and clicking on the middle of the hull. And the Bavaria, where the prince was located, was also bombed. A bomb landed near the communication antenna, directly halting Bavarian radio communications for 90 minutes. Another bomb landed on the turret and was deflected off by the heavy horizontal armor. Not much of an impact. The other two bombs caused a fire within a certain area.

The capital ship was still scarred by the beating. The loss of some auxiliary warships became inevitable. In the case of the prince's main fleet, in this engagement, 1 light cruiser was sunk, this one was sunk by a direct hit at the waterline, 2 light cruisers were injured, and 2 destroyers were sunk ...... confusion. For a small boat of several hundred tons, even a 250-pound bomb could be fatal!

Two hours later, when the figure of the last British bomber disappeared from view, Ruprecht and the officers and men of the German Navy could finally breathe a sigh of relief, they knew that the new combat tool of the aircraft was very terrifying, but they did not expect that the British hastily attacked to cause such a big trouble to the powerful high seas fleet!

"The Great Fleet of the British is not as annoying as these bombers! We've fought so many times with the Royal Navy, but in terms of losses, the British bombers are much better than their battleships! This is how Scheer commented on the British air raid.

"Look, this is just the beginning! Maybe in the future, no, soon, we may not be safe in the port! Their long-range bombers can even take off from the British mainland and bomb Wilhelmshaven! "To tell the truth, this bombing also made the prince feel uneasy, he did not expect that the British would have such a powerful aviation force at this time, and the level was even no less than that at the beginning of 1918 in history!

This time, thanks to the very hasty preparation of the British, in addition to the large number, both in terms of tactics and the quality of personnel, to the choice of weapons. In terms of hit accuracy, it can be described as a mess. But even this kept the German fleet scrambling.

"The statistics came out, and this time the British used a total of nearly 190 bombers of various types. Mainly from the two airfields in and around Forth Bay, if we want to continue to compete with the British in the future, then we will probably have to hurry up the construction of our aircraft carriers, and the carrier-based aircraft must also improve their performance. Scheer said with a worried look on his face. In fact, from the point of view of the hit rate, this data is not high, 190 aircraft, with at least 500 rounds of bombs of various weights, the number of direct hits is only about 10 rounds, that is, 2% of the hits. But even so, no one can ignore this sharp sword from the sky.

"We'll talk about these things later, and all the wounded ships will go back to our naval base in the east through the Kiel Canal after a short rest in Wilhelmshaven for repairs. I will arrange for the Bavarian Air Force to strengthen the defenses of Wilhelmshaven as soon as possible. The prince thought for a moment and said.

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