Chapter 315: Bombing
The British aircraft group was covered by the black pressure of the Korean fleet, there were fighters and bombers, but mainly bombers, after all, fighters were mainly used in air combat and escorted bombers, and they did not have much destructive power to warships.
There are at least fifty or so aircraft in this fleet...... However, Qin Chuan knows that this is only the first wave, and the planes are to take off one by one on the runway and then assemble in the air, in order not to wait too long in the air for some planes to consume too much fuel, the land-based take-off is generally a batch of 50 planes, and the aircraft carrier take-off depends on the situation, such as the United States and Japan dispatched 30 planes in a batch in the Pacific theater, which can only be done when the aircraft carrier is relatively advanced and the dispatch is reasonable, and the British "Eagle" aircraft carrier can only carry 21 carrier-based aircraft at this time.
The piercing anti-aircraft sirens of "Woo ......" were soon sounded, but unlike usual, the German warships, which were supposed to open fire immediately, were very quiet.
This shows that the previously set plans and exercises have worked.
Because the situation is as Qin Chuan analyzed before, the British aircraft group is approaching the fleet from a high altitude...... THIS HEIGHT IS OUTSIDE THE RANGE OF THE 130MM SECONDARY GUN, AND THE CANNON IS BASICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO HIT, NOT TO MENTION THE HIGH COST OF THE "PROXIMITY FUSE SHELL" USED BY THE GERMAN NAVY, AND IT IS UNNECESSARY TO WASTE SHELLS.
The German Navy took advantage of this time to adjust, and the First and Second Fleets advanced side by side about two kilometers from each other.
Moving forward side by side is a must.
"Side by side" is to give full play to firepower, and the warship uses its side to face the air over friendly forces, which means that the gun fire in the bow and stern of the ship can work at the same time.
"Forward" is to be able to evade in an emergency...... Standing still can be a good target for enemy fighters.
Then, taking advantage of the opportunity to chase the ship group, the British aircraft group lowered its altitude and dived down towards the ship group.
"Gentlemen!" Raeder said to Qin Chuan and the others, "I think it's time for you to go back to the cabin!" ”
This should be mainly said to Darlang, Raeder let him on the ship mainly to be able to show off to him, if Darlang has three long and two short, Raeder's mind will be in vain.
"No!" Darlang replied: "Marshal, this is my warship, I would like to see what kind of combat effectiveness they will have!" ”
Raeder was stunned for a moment, then nodded, and then bowed his head to the two guards, who understood, and stood beside Darlan, one on the left and one on the right...... Of course, this is not to worry about Darlang escaping, the warship is surrounded by a vast sea, and there is nowhere to escape.
Raeder was worried that Darlan would be injured or take the opportunity to commit suicide or something, but these worries were obviously unnecessary, because Darlan wanted to know more about the performance of French warships than anyone else at this time.
It was a very ambivalent mentality, he did not want the Germans to win, but he hoped that the warship would win, and at the same time he hoped that the warship would be blown up and sunk...... In short, it's a mixed taste.
Colonel Angus, who commanded the attack of this group of British aircraft, he ordered into the microphone: "Group A, it's time for you to perform, pay attention to the use of artillery fire!" ”
"Roger, Colonel!"
Group A consisted of light bombers, consisting mainly of "Mosquito" and "Blenheim" bombers...... Under normal circumstances, these two bombers will not be grouped together to carry out missions, because the "Mosquito" bomber is much faster than the "Blenheim".
From this, it can be seen that the British can be said to have sent everything that could be put into battle for this attack.
The characteristic of the light bomber is that it is more agile and can quickly reduce the altitude to attack the target, so in a burst of motor whistling, twenty light bombers fell from the sky.
"Marshal!" Staff Officer's Report: "Enemy aircraft have entered the field of artillery fire!" ”
"Wait!" Raeder said.
Raeder's choice was of course correct, firing as soon as he entered the firing range would leave the artillery fire with no room for aim.
But Raeder only waited a few seconds...... This was due to the high speed of the enemy aircraft, which had reached Raeder's requirements in a matter of seconds.
So with Raeder's order: "Fire!" ”
The earth-shattering cannon roared quickly.
AT THIS TIME, IT WAS THE 130MM CALIBER SECONDARY GUN THAT WAS FIRED, WHICH WAS HEAVILY EQUIPPED ON FRENCH WARSHIPS...... It was a secondary gun on battleships and used as a main gun on light cruisers and destroyers, but because of the dead angle of the gun and the small caliber and slow rate of fire of the small-caliber anti-aircraft guns, the air defense of the French fleet has always been a weak point.
But......
This is obviously not its weak point after adopting different tactics, especially since the fleet at this time also uses "close-up fuse shells".
Hearing only a "boom" sound, Qin Chuan and the others could clearly feel the vibration of the hull brought by the artillery firing, and then rows of shells went straight to the direction of the enemy plane with steam lines...... This is because the humidity of the air has just stopped when the rain has stopped, and the high-temperature shells have evaporated the water vapor all the way to form a trajectory that is like nothing.
Then, the shells exploded around the target fighter plane as if they had eyes.
THIS IS A 130MM CALIBER SHELL, AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER EXPLODING, A BLACK FOG BURSTS OUT, AND WHAT CANNOT BE OBSERVED BY THE NAKED EYE IS SHRAPNEL FLYING AROUND.
The light bombers are very vulnerable, especially the wooden structure of the "Mosquito", so three "Mosquitoes" were blown up in the air on the spot...... The plane was divided into more than a dozen pieces, scattered from the sky and scattered to the sea like a goddess scattering flowers.
The "Blenheim" bomber may be better, but for the fighter, it does not make much difference whether it is broken into a dozen pieces or two, the difference is that some of the damaged "Blenheim" can still hold on in the air for a while, which gives the pilot a little precious time to parachute.
"What happened?" Colonel Angus asked, "Pay attention to the use of blind spots, is it clear?" Watch out for dead spots! ”
"But......" came from the microphone from the nervous reply of his subordinates: "We do take advantage of the blind spots, but they don't seem to have them!" ”
Colonel Angus was somewhat unconvinced of this answer, could it be that the Germans had already replaced it with a new type of our naval gun?
After thinking about it, Colonel Angus controlled the fighter plane to fly upside down, which allowed him to clearly see the entire battlefield.
Then he discovered the secret...... The Germans' naval guns fired not at themselves, but at friendly troops.
What made Colonel Angus even more puzzled was that no matter how the British light fighters maneuvered and changed their altitudes, the shells of the anti-aircraft guns could always explode accurately near the fighters.
This is impossible in peacetime, because the fighter flies at a high speed, and the gunner simply does not have time to adjust the delay time of the shells, which is also one of the reasons why the air defense capability of warships in this era is weak.
But...... The impossible is happening right in front of you.