"To be honest, this is my 98th combat mission, but this is the first time I have fought the other side at sea. The pen is www.biquge.info very fresh, and it makes me feel a little uneasy. On a K-4S seaplane, Captain Hult said to the telegraph operator in the back seat.

As a terrestrial creature, human beings are naturally a little uneasy about the sea, and the vastness of the ocean often makes people feel a little oppressive. And as a pilot, this feeling of unease will gradually amplify! It's not just a matter of mentality, it's also a matter of technology and operation! There is no reference to fly at sea, so it is easy to lose the sense of direction, and the navigation during the First World War was also very primitive, and how efficient do you expect radio navigation to be when radio communications are not working?!

"When flying at sea, if the weather is good, then it is better for you to determine your bearing by looking at the soot emitted by the fleet than by radio." Hult always remembered the words of the first batch of HNA veterans who taught him lessons. And now it seems that there is some truth to it.

Another problem is the judgment of altitude, some planes in this era do not have altimeters, and when the plane dives to the sea surface, it is easy to misjudge the altitude, too late to pull up the matter of directly hitting the sea from time to time, of course, the biggest problem is that if you break down the plane on land, you can survive after parachuting, and if you are at sea, especially in this case, if the destroyer responsible for fishing people does not find you, then it is basically waiting for the ...... to die. The stress of this life-threatening life is enough to frighten anyone, so fighting at sea is far from as simple as changing venues!

For the Germans, it was the first groundbreaking interception by sea and air, and for the British, even more so! You must know that more than 90 percent of the British bomber units that carried out the air raid mission this time were the first time to carry bombs to bomb targets at sea ....... That's right, you read that right! It can even be said that more than half of the pilots were on bombing missions for the first time!

Someone may ask, since the British do not plan to attack sea targets with bombers, then what are they doing with twin-engine bombers or even four-engine bombers ?! Please, instead of twin or quadruple bombers, do you plan to use a single-engine fighter with a range of only 400 kilometers for reconnaissance and patrol missions? What do you think?! A considerable number of these aircraft existed as patrol aircraft, which were not only used to guide the Grand Fleet and the Thomas fleet against German surface ships, but also to guide anti-submarine ships to attack submarines.

Although many of these pilots were transferred from the army and had also been trained in bombing, there were really many of them who were chasing ducks to the shelves for the first time! Perhaps some people have to say, why can twin-engine aircraft have a guide anti-submarine warfare ship to encircle and kill submarines, or provide cover for the fleet, why can't they bring some weapons against submarines? The reason is very simple, it is still a problem of battery life! Anti-submarine requires aircraft to have a long stay in the air, and you can't expect most aircraft in this era to stay in the air for too long, and use small bombs to attack an outcropping submarine ...... in the form of horizontal bombing. That's a lot of difficulty--!

The British understood early on that for the aircraft escorting the transport ship, if the shock submarine did not dare to show their heads easily, and they could only sail underwater, then the threat of the submarine would be more than half removed! After all, the speed and endurance of the submarine on the water are a tragedy! The so-called anti-submarine is more about depriving the submarine of the opportunity to attack, rather than having to completely destroy the submarine, after all, the latter is very difficult, so the core of the seaplane escort for the fleet close to the British mainland is to suppress, anyway, the submarine does not dare to bet on whether the British plane above his head has a bomb ....... This is a psychological game problem!

From a personal technical point of view, the British are rushing ducks to the shelves this time, and if you analyze it from a tactical point of view, it will be even more unbearable! It was only half an hour from the time the British Admiralty received Thomas's telegram to the decision to send planes to bomb it. And the time from the time the order is given to the various aviation squadrons to the assignment of the task and ready for takeoff is only 1 hour! What is this time for? It is enough for each squadron leader to give a general explanation of the task, and then discuss how everyone got over and how to come back. It is not even possible to say which squadron attacked which target, after all, the British were also a disgrace to the situation on the battlefield. They only knew that there were German warships in that area, but their number, disposition, and movement were not very clear. Fly over and find it yourself, and drop the bomb on the German battleship you can see!

"The battle was completely unprepared for us, and the big guys in the Navy were so drunk that they thought it was as simple as a plane hanging bombs and flying over and dropping them, like delivering newspapers every morning. The plan was too rash, and the Germans seemed to be prepared, so the effect of our attack was not ideal. But it's a beginning. ”

The British Empire, a big country, always had some more experience in naval aviation. One of them was Colonel Rivendell, a buddy from the British Bomber Command who had been on the Western Front before being transferred to the Navy. I still have my own opinions about bombing.

In his report, he was quite critical of this order of the Admiralty. But it was only discontent, because in this sea attack, the British did not behave so badly, and the Germans did not succeed in interception. How to say it, it's a large-scale rookie pecking each other!

"It's an O-400 bomber, about 1,500 meters high! The number of 12 planes, everyone, our guests came to the door! Captain Hult shouted to the friendly forces next to him. This twin-engine squadron, known as the Swordfish Squad, had a total of six K-4S seaplanes. Don't look at the German Navy this time discharging 5 seaplane carriers, but each of them can only carry 3 K-4S. (Of course, there are also some single-engine seaplanes). Captain: These six K-4S seaplanes are already the largest twin-engine seaplane battle group in the hands of Prince Ruprecht, ....... Their mission was to be responsible for the security of the First Fleet under the Prince's Command. Now, the first battle is about to begin, and they are facing the British O-400 twin-engine bombers!

"This thing is no smaller than the Ilya four-engine bomber of the Russians. It's a big guy, be careful," the captain commented after seeing the enemy he was about to face.

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