However, these British fighters only caused problems for the German escort fighters.

Based on the experience of the historical attack on Pearl Harbor, Fang Yan had expected that the resistance of the second wave of aircraft would increase, especially the unidentified British land-based airfield, which would provide fighter support to Scapa Flow. In view of this, the second wave of German attack aircraft significantly increased the strength of escort fighters, from three squadrons in the first wave to 48 in four squadrons. In terms of fighter performance and personnel quality, German air power still has a clear advantage. This made the British fighters locked in a bitter battle with their counterparts from the very beginning, and they simply could not get out of it to intercept the German bombers carrying high-risk explosives.

After stopping the enemy fighters, the German bombers were able to calmly attack the British ships below. Although most of the British ships, including the four battleships, were out of port by this time, it was clear that an hour's respite was not enough to get them far. The German fleet broke through the clouds and fog at lightning speed, quickly occupied a favorable position, and launched a series of fierce attacks on these fish that had slipped through the net.

The flames exploded repeatedly, the white waves exploded and danced, and the sound of violent explosions that shook the sky continued to ripple one after another, tearing the eardrums of British officers and soldiers like thunder in unison. After a short battle, the hearts of British officers and soldiers were filled with despair. Because even on this vast sea, their warships could not avoid being attacked by these planes by counterattacking with anti-aircraft artillery fire and evading their own free rudder turns!

"Boom!" There was a huge thunder and a roar, and the red light exploded in anger, and the middle deck of the warweary, which had been damaged before, suddenly burst into a huge and spectacular fireworks like clouds. A large number of twisted and molten steel fragments flew into the sky like a storm, and the surging and violent shock wave tossed a ten-ton traffic boat on the deck like a toy into the air hundreds of meters into the air. Under the dive throw of this 500kg delayed fuze bomb. The horizontal armor above the Warweary's boiler room, which had been reinforced to 89 mm (3.5 inches), was also torn apart. In an instant, the boiler pipes burst and blazing steam erupted, and the speed of the battleship immediately plummeted again, becoming a real turtle-like existence slower than a cargo ship.

On the towering bridge. The captain of the battleship USS War-Weary Hill was already a blank sheet of paper, and all thoughts were lost. After ten minutes of fighting. He found that the bombs, which were dropped by planes from high altitudes, could not be dodged by surface ships at a fraction of the speed of the planes; Therefore, the only hope of the battleship was to shoot down the plane before it could be dropped by anti-aircraft fire, or to hope that the opposing pilots would not be able to deliver bombs in good time.

At present, even the Warweary, which is equipped with three eight-seat 40-mm ping-pong guns and has the best anti-aircraft firepower of the British capital ships, cannot stop the attack of German planes in the slightest, and the other side shuttles around it as if it is a leisurely stroll. And those evil German pilots did not know where to train their skills, and the accuracy of dive bombing was frighteningly high; Even if there is a near-miss. It's enough to be thankful for yourself!

It would be better if it was just that, after all, after two major modifications, the Warweary has greatly strengthened its horizontal protection compared to when it was first built; Her ammunition depot and the roof armor of the engine room were reinforced to 127 mm, a thickness that Hill was sure would be able to withstand the penetration of German bombs. However, the Germans' attack on ships was not as bomb-heavy. In contrast, their aerial torpedoes terrified Hill even more: not only do these underwater demomen have mysterious concealment, but their speed, range, and power are far beyond Hill's imagination. Although the war-weariness after the overhaul was equipped with anti-torpedo protrusions, her compartment division and watertight structure were still the products of the First World War. In the face of this explosive torpedo, her weak point in the field of underwater defense was exposed!

Hill had no thoughts. He saw that six German bombers thousands of meters away were already whizzing towards him. They dropped torpedoes on themselves at a distance of two thousand meters, and then, with great skill, they instantly scattered in all directions like frightened birds. At this time, the war-weariness no longer has any power to evade it.

With the violent tremor of the sky collapsing and the sound of violent explosions like thunder, a large area of the underwater compartment of the War Weary was instantly blown to pieces; The surging sea rushes at an unstoppable speed. There was no hope of saving the battleship. The only thing the British sailors could do at this moment was to escape from the ship as soon as possible and avoid being buried for her. Just 15 minutes later, the Warweary sank completely in the rolling waves, with new shells, new fire control, and complete armor she had acquired in two major modifications. They have completely lost the opportunity to use force.

While the Warweary suffered mortal wounds, the two R-class battleships of Determination and Sovereign quickly followed in her footsteps. Today, this class of old ships should have been thrown into the ruins: not only did they not have the anti-blast depth brought by the addition of underwater protrusions as war-weary, but their high center of gravity made them extremely unresilient, and they were prone to capsize after being flooded by mines on one side. Their horizontal decks were also not thickened. At this time, in the face of the attack of the German Tianhai Twin Ghosts, the R-class, which itself was extremely flawed, had no ability to resist at all.

Although the British destroyers tried their best to cover it, dozens of German bombers attacked in turn, and the slow-moving old R's were hit by bombs and torpedoes one after another. After the wreak havoc, these former stalwarts of the British Navy sank to the bottom of the sea at a great speed to join their former adversaries. Although they arrived 20 years late, the burial of more than 1,000 officers and men on two ships was enough to satisfy the former opponents.

Although the battleship Nelson, which was designed and started after the war, had a reasonable division of underwater compartments, and was far superior to the R-class in terms of tonnage, armor, and center of gravity, it was also unable to withstand a large number of bombs, especially torpedoes. When the first torpedo hit the battleship and slowed it down, bombers swarmed around the battleship, and the Nelson was instantly caught in a miserable state of onlookers. The flagship of the home fleet, named after the British naval god, roared in sorrow in a series of heavy hits, and finally could no longer gallop in the blue ocean. After being hit by nine torpedoes and four bombs, the Nelson, which was battered above and below the waterline, capsized at 3:50 a.m. And the enemy who put her to death is now in the sea area that is almost 10 times the limit range of her main guns!

"The second wave of attack aircraft sent back a report, they confirmed the sinking of 4 British battleships discovered earlier, as well as 11 C~G destroyers, shot down 11 enemy aircraft, and lost 6 fighters and 6 bombers themselves!"

On the bridge of the Bismarck battleship, Fang Yan did not have any emotional fluctuations because of this expected result. His whole mind was on how to deal with the upcoming air strike. It was already 4 p.m., and more than 40 minutes had passed since the other party found out where he was; It is expected that in another hour or two, the revenge plane of the British will come.

Fang Yan had no fear of the attack of the British naval aviation. Because the current carrier-based attack aircraft of British aircraft carriers have only one torpedo machine, the Swordfish; And its maximum speed of 222km/h can only bully those warships that have no air cover and extremely weak short-range anti-aircraft firepower. Since the German Navy on this plane has already solved both of these problems, the slow Swordfish will not have any chance to make a difference.

Now Fang Yan's only scruples are the British land-based aviation troops stationed in northern Scotland. Unlike the weak chicken attack aircraft of the aircraft carrier, the main attack ship of the British Air Force was the "combat" bomber that carried out horizontal bombing; With a maximum speed of 340 km/h at sea level, a range of more than 1,600 kilometers and a range of more than 1,600 kilograms, its horizontal bombardment performance is almost as good as that of the German Go-388 carrier-based bomber.

If they break through the fighter defenses and reach the skies over the German fleet, it will be a great threat to the German aircraft carrier fleet. At that time, not only were the three German aircraft carriers still at the critical juncture of recovering carrier-based aircraft, but their decks were densely packed with fighters because they housed the planes of the other two aircraft carriers. Once the air-dropped bomb hits the deck of the aircraft carrier, it will mean a heavy blow for the elite aviation of the German Navy!

"General, I want the Bismarck to attract the attack of British aircraft in order to cover the safe withdrawal of the aircraft carrier fleet!"

When Fang Yan's voice sounded in the navigation room, almost everyone looked at the young chief of staff with extremely shocked eyes. Their faces were full of astonishment and bewilderment, and they almost subconsciously objected. Among them, Lindeman's expression was the most blunt. If it weren't for Fang Yan's previous actions that had already shown his strength, Lindeman might have glared angrily, making this delirious young man shut up immediately!

"Jonas, I want to know what you're doing here." Bo Mei said calmly. After four years of working with this young man, he had become fully resistant to the astonishing ideas that Fang Yan had often seen, even if this time he was going to risk the Bismarck, which was treasured by the entire navy's top brass. Fang Yan nodded to Bo Mei with a grateful face, and then quickly explained his plan in concise and concise words.

“…… Although our fleet is capable of maneuvering at speeds of no less than 50 kilometres per hour, by the time the British planes reach the waters where they had previously discovered us, we have already run nearly 100 kilometres away, and the likelihood of attack is greatly reduced; But we still have a second wave of attack aircraft to recover. Fang Yan explained calmly in a clear voice, "These fighters returning from the south are not only very likely to expose the position of our fleet in front of the incoming British planes, but they will also be in danger of being intercepted by British fighters if they are not enough fuel." Once such a situation occurs, it will be a huge and irreparable blow to our aircraft carriers and carrier-based aircraft. (To be continued.) )

PS: The first chapter is here, and there will be a second chapter in the middle of the night~~

At the same time, I am deeply grateful to the book friend Golden Crab for his big reward, but tomorrow is Monday, and the author can't add more, so he can only owe the account first~~