The roar of warplanes, the roar of anti-aircraft artillery, and the struggle between British bombers and German battleships soon entered a white-hot phase. The British pilots rushed into the low altitude and dropped a barrage of bombs loaded with high-energy explosives on the high-speed Bismarck, while the German gunners seized the opportunity of the enemy planes to fly in a straight line at low altitudes and rained a dense storm of steel on the enemy. The sea was surging and the white waves were flying, from time to time accompanied by the skyrocketing flames of bombs hitting targets; And the British fleet also paid a heavy price for this, and every bomber that rolled and fell into the sea meant tens of thousands of pounds in the water, and the complete loss of two British elite soldiers.

After more than 20 minutes of fighting, the Bismarck had been directly hit by as many as seven bombs, and the originally clean and tidy bridge and upper cabins had now turned into a world of high temperature and dark smoke. The main rangefinder and sea-detection radar at the front were destroyed, the three 128-mm twin secondary guns could not be operated, and the scattered open-air anti-aircraft gun positions were also lost nearly half under the attack of flying shrapnel and fierce air waves, and only about 50 small-caliber anti-aircraft guns still maintained their combat effectiveness. The hospital behind the B turret was overcrowded, and some of the bloodied wounded could only sit on the ground; Most of them were anti-aircraft gunners and damaged soldiers, and the widespread sweep of the open ships by British bombs made these German officers and men taste the pain of war as well.

"Bang bang bang!" At the stern of the German battleship, gunner Luca and his companions still insisted on operating the quadruple anti-aircraft gun at the air defense post and fighting hard. Compared to the initial contact, Luca's eyes had already turned red; Every flame from the 40mm gun in front of him was a deep expression of his anger at the vulture-like British fighters in the air. So far in the battle, nearly 100 people have died on the Bismarck, more than half of whom are his comrades in the anti-aircraft artillery detachment. Although he has long understood the arduousness and cruelty of his post in the face of air raids, no one can not have any psychological fluctuations after the tragedy!

Suddenly, the ship's hull trembled. Then a thunderous rumble came from the front of the battleship; However, Lukka did not care about which part of the battleship was hit by the bomb, and only quickly operated the artillery to change the firing element, and opened heavy fire on a British bomber trying to get close to drop the bomb. After a short while, he suddenly felt that his center of gravity had shifted sharply to the right, and the enemy plane that had been aimed had deviated from the locking center. Lukka angrily turned his head to look around, only to see that his own warship was making a sharp turn at high speed. Looking from the stern of the ship where he was, he saw that the straight wake behind the battleship gradually formed a beautiful arc; The bubbles rolled, the waves rolled on top of each other, and the whole wake appeared like a pure white crescent moon on the deep blue sea.

"How can our warships be so maneuverable?" Feel the high speed and confidence that belong to 30 knots. Lukka was slightly stunned, and then his heart was pleasantly surprised. He didn't expect that the enemy's thunderous and lightning attack just now would not be able to help the power of the ship! Feeling that the giant ship under him was still alive and well, Luca, who refocused his gaze on the fire control equipment, was full of confidence again, and sincerely recited silently: "This must be the blessing of the great Führer, so that we can win today!" "The anti-aircraft guns roared and fired, and their momentum was like lightning and thunder.

At an altitude of thousands of meters above the sea, the British pilots were made because of Bismarck's provocative high-speed turn. And instantly red eyes. A few hours earlier, its capital ship had been beaten by German planes in and around Scarpa Bay, and none of the ships had been able to hold out until the bombs dropped by enemy fighters; However, now that the two sides are transposed, they have no way to deal with this evil dragon on the sea! Could it be that this German battleship really had the blessing of God. Powerful enough to be immune to any known and existing weapon?

In a fit of grief, several British pilots lost their minds and drove their planes in a furious manner towards the heavy battleship, which was in flames and smoke rising. However, the remaining German anti-aircraft fire was still fierce and deadly, and the rain of bullets poured down from it dealt the heaviest blow to the reckless British planes. Within three minutes. Two British bombers were torn to pieces by the barrage of shells, and none of the crew members were able to escape for their lives. Seeing this, the remaining British pilots could only attack with normal tactics. But at this time, their hearts were already flooded with a feeling of heaviness and despair that was becoming more and more difficult to contain.

About 80 kilometers away from this sea and sky where bullets are intertwined, carrier-based planes sprayed with iron cross logos are making a nervous landing under the light of the setting sun. Since all the 28 fighters prepared for the Bismarck had been flown off, there was no other debris on deck; As a result, the Blücher and Sedlitz 2 ships hoisted the signal flag to allow them to land, and rejoined the recovery team of the second wave of attack aircraft. The fleet accelerated to 25 knots, and its course changed from due north to due east; In this way, the German pilots were able to undisturb the sunset line, allowing the aircraft's landing gear to firmly hook the elastic arrest cable that crossed the aircraft carrier's flight deck.

"Praise God, I'm back on the warship!" When the car under him came to a stop on the deck of the aircraft carrier, the sturdy pilot Karlslan could no longer hold back the ecstasy and joy in his heart; After the cockpit opened, he jumped directly from the driver's seat more than three meters high to the deck, and leaned down to kiss the steel ground with an excited expression. The fear and hesitation of searching for one's own fleet with a compass on the deep blue sea in front of you, without any reference to follow, is absolutely impossible for those who have not experienced it firsthand!

Although in peacetime, the German Navy conducted a great deal of training in the field of aircraft recovery, but this training was not comparable to the actual combat situation in any way. For the pilots of the second wave of attack aircraft, this time the problem was the temporary turn of their fleet at about 3 p.m. Had it not been for the fact that another aircraft in the air had been assigned to guide the plane, which had informed the fleet of its new position by short-range radio, Karlslan thought that he would most likely get lost in the ocean and eventually tragically become food for the fish of the sea.

"Hey, Carl, you're back too? I thought you wouldn't be able to find the direction of the fleet, and you would end up running out of fuel and crashing into the sea! A joking voice with surprise suddenly sounded behind him. As he stood up, Karlslan followed the call and saw his countryman friend Wolf standing by the gangway at the edge of the deck, waving his right arm high at him. Seeing the other party's deliberate waiting, a warm current swelled in Karlsland's heart, and he quickly ran forward and had a warm bear hug full of true affection with the other party.

"Wolf, do you know what's going on, why the fleet suddenly changed course so much while we're still in the air?" Facing the whistling evening breeze, Karlslan frowned and asked. Although the man in front of him and he were both aviation sergeants and did not have access to high-level decision-making power, the other party was a member of the first wave of attack aircraft and landed back on the mothership at least two hours earlier than him. During this period, even word of mouth among sailors was enough to get a lot of useful information.

The expression on Wolfe's face gradually became solemn, and he said, "It all happened before I landed. A British plane had flown over our fleet about three hours earlier, and in order to avoid retaliation from the British planes, the fleet had deviated significantly from its original position. In order to ensure that the landing operation of the plane would not be disturbed or interrupted, two hours ago, under the cover of four destroyers, the Bismarck had gone to the original sea area to lure the enemy. Now the flagship of the fleet is the aircraft carrier Zeppelin, and we are moving at high speed towards the central part of the Norwegian Sea. ”

Karlslan's eyes were filled with unconcealable shock, and when he looked around, he saw that the battleship with its huge cannon was gone. He gasped and said in a slightly trembling voice, "That's the only capital ship we have with combat effectiveness right now!" Exposing her to the air power of the British, isn't that suicide? "Because of the prosperity and strength of his own aviation, Karlsland naturally imagined this power in the British with his own strength. Thinking that this cutting-edge battleship, which the German Navy had built with great difficulty, was about to return to the sea like a few British battleships, Karlsland's heart couldn't help but be filled with anxiety and worry.

"She's not going to sink, is she?" Wolf was also a little distracted. His eyes flickered, and he said with some uncertainty: "She has fused all the latest scientific and technological crystallization of Germany, and her armor defense has never been harder, and it is said that her armor bullet resistance is 47% stronger than that of foreign products!" Coupled with the fact that the British did not have our oxygen torpedo technology, the Bismarck would surely be able to reap the unsinkable reputation of the Sedritz in the past years. ”

Thinking of the thousands of praises this capital ship received, Karlslan's hanging heart gradually relaxed. He suddenly thought of something, and a happy smile appeared on his face: "Wolf, have you gained anything from this sortie?" I shot down a British-type fighter and the camera in the nose took a series of pictures of it from the moment it caught fire to the time it fell! I feel that I am not far from the trump card title of shooting down 5 enemy aircraft. ”

Wolf laughed hesitantly, "You wouldn't have thought that, Carl, when our first fleet beat up the British in Scapa Bay, it was something that only happens in a dream. Although the end of my attack was near, Enke and I still torpedoed the British's war-weariness! In the end, Wolf's eyes bloomed with a bit of fierceness, and he said coldly: "These despicable Britons still dare to declare war on Germany!" Today's attack is to give them the punishment they deserve! (To be continued.) )