335 Germans who went and returned
All the two Swordfish attack planes saw was the overboard floating on the surface of the sea, and the terrible wreckage of the remaining ships. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Some planks and lifebuoys floated on the surface of the sea, and people in the water waved to planes in the sky.
Charles led the fleet, standing in his position worriedly, looking at the sea in the distance and not knowing what to think.
His fleet was following the German fleet, but he really did not know in which direction the Germans had sailed after attacking the TC convoy.
In this case, there are really not many options left for him...... Is it to go after the German Navy, or to move on and rescue those hundreds of people who have fallen overboard?
"Call the local command and ask if we will continue the pursuit, or will we continue the pursuit after we have scooped up the drowning?" After thinking about it, he finally opened his mouth and gave such an order, pushing the problem to Dudley? Bond.
The British pursued fleet of five battleships and two aircraft carriers, with an average speed of only about 20 knots. To chase the German fleet with such a fleet will only chase farther and farther.
Now, the best thing to do is to use the search fleet to block and entangle the German fleet, and then fight hard until the arrival of the large forces.
It's just that such a plan, Charles could not have come up with it. He's not stupid, what if something goes wrong after the army is in danger?
Just as Charles hesitated, two Swordfish attack planes of British naval aviation, which continued to search for the position of the German fleet, met the German fighters again.
Although the German warships had been gone for a long time, this area was still within the combat radius of the German carrier-based aircraft.
On top of that, the radar on the German battleship spotted these two carrier-based aircraft that could have found themselves, so Hines decided to annihilate the two hapless British planes.
As a result, two FW-190T fighters rushed from the direction where the German fleet had fled, like two lightning bolts on the sea.
In the skies of 1940, there were few fighters better than the FW-190T, and the Luftwaffe dominated the skies of Europe.
The German air force livery of this era is very interesting - compared to the dark colors of the later period, the German aircraft of this period were painted with a very obvious bright yellow on the nose.
Just like in real history, Allied planes around 44 years ago were painted with black and white identification marks on their wings, and the nose was painted in bright yellow, which was the identification mark of the Luftwaffe.
German aircraft with such a mark were able to avoid attacks by friendly aircraft to the greatest extent. Now, the German Navy, which did not exist in history, uses the same friend or foe livery as the Army.
The difference is that the Navy's fighter jets are painted with dark camouflage for the Navy instead of the camouflage used by the Army.
In the same way, the belly of both branches of the military uses sky gray blue. This is also to provide the best concealment effect.
The two fighters in this livery killed one after the other, and the shouts of the British sailors floating on the sea suddenly stopped.
Originally, they were crying out for help and scolding their allies for being late. Now that the Germans are back, they can only watch nervously as they fight in the sky, praying that their allies can avenge their downfall.
It is a pity that the gap in weapons and equipment between the two sides is too huge. When the two German fighters pulled up and began to attack, the British Swordfish attack planes could not even make a move to get rid of it.
The tongue of fire fired by the self-defense machine gun did not take long to spit out before the opponent found that the opponent flexibly got rid of all the bullets that swept past.
The roar of the engine, the moving sound of the pistons in the cylinders, made this air battle sound different.
The kind of sound enjoyment that is definitely comparable to that of a Formula 1 car is definitely the best compliment to the German aero-engine engineers.
Without hearing this soothing sound, you would not understand the purpose of the German obsession with precision machinery.
The two German planes suddenly separated left and right on the surface of the sea, dodging the strafing tracer rounds, and then began to pull up sharply, climbing higher than the Swordfish with a stunning speed.
As if performing an air show, the two German planes switched to level flight at a higher altitude and then, with a nice turn, aimed their noses at their targets in the distance.
A moment later, the two planes sped up, causing the two Swordfish attack planes to begin to circle in embarrassment, trying to shake off each other's locks.
The German pilots were probably a little nervous and unwilling to dwell too much. After all, in the middle of nowhere, they don't want to be too far away from their fleet.
The two planes dodged the self-defense machine guns of the British planes that were constantly strafing, and then calmly pressed their sights against the fuselage of the British plane.
The cannon fire made the whole plane tremble slightly, and the tongue of fire from the 13 mm machine gun in the nose flew through the rotating propeller to the target in the distance.
Tracer bullets of different colors cross the sky and then fly towards their respective enemies. It's a pity that the machine gun used for self-defense can't really make the Swordfish attack aircraft capable of facing professional fighter hunting.
In any case, this three-seater attack aircraft of the British Navy is outdated. Even if you don't want to admit it, it's a fact, and it can't be changed.
The British pilot, even though he was tempted to fly his plane to dodge the hail of bullets, was noticeably heavier.
Although, in terms of the actual size of the aircraft of the two sides, the difference is not large. But the actual performance of these two aircraft in the sky is simply very different.
If the German fighter was a nimble eagle, then the British fighter was a clumsy turtle.
Again, after the distance was getting closer and closer, and the tracer rounds had already outlined a clear trajectory, the German pilots decisively let the 20 mm cannon start roaring.
In just an instant, a Swordfish attack aircraft disintegrated in the air. The wings, which could be folded, broke in two.
The British sailors who watched the German fighter slaughter the British swordfish attack on the sea were silent at this time, just stupidly watching everything that happened above their heads, unable to say a word.
In fact, they don't have the ability to speak anymore. On the one hand, it was because of the shock, but more because of the cold.
They were immersed in the seawater, and by this time they were about to lose consciousness due to the cold. In the icy North Atlantic, even a life jacket can't survive long in the sea.
There was also a part of the British sailors who surrendered who were a little luckier, they were allowed to lower their lifeboats, so the situation was much better.
At least they didn't have to soak in the water, but sat in a lifeboat, looked up at the sky, dragging another British Swordfish attack aircraft with a long black smoke falling.
Having been dealt another blow, watching his allies be tortured and killed by the Germans. An indescribable taste of despair in the hearts of these sailors.
There are only three parachutes open in the sky, which means that three more pilots of the British Royal Navy have died in this sea area forever.
The British Navy carrier-based aircraft both fell, and this time the ground was full of sailors. So what is fortunate about them than the previous two planes is that they will not disappear inexplicably......
The three pilots who parachuted quickly fell into the sea, and the two German fighters that opened fire were already flying into the distance with the roar of their engines.
The air battle was not long, and the performance of the planes on both sides really made the process not exciting. Because the gap was so great that the British planes even struggled, they looked very reluctant.
The last British pilot to parachute watched the sea get closer and closer at his feet, took a deep breath and closed his eyes.
Then, the impact of falling from the sky made him rush into the seawater, and in an instant, the cold stimulation spread throughout his body, and he even felt the pressure in all directions.
Immediately after, he rushed out of the water under the buoyancy of his life jacket. Instinct made him quickly grow his mouth, and he exchanged his breath with the seawater.
With no experience in falling overboard, the poor British pilot choked on the water and coughed, then kept flapping the water, trying to see his surroundings clearly.
Before he could see exactly where he was floating, the parachute above his head was covered, blocking all his vision.
Desperately pulling the parachute open, he saw a small boat full of sailors, helping beside him.
The sailor on the lifeboat helped him pick out the parachute with his oars, and before he could say thank you, he took another big sip of salty water as the waves rose and fell.
"Help! Help me! He didn't have the skills to swim, so he looked nervously at his compatriots on the boat and asked for help.
In the distance, the fleet of the British Navy finally arrived, and after weighing it again, Charles decided to let his fleet save people first.
The reason was not that he had abandoned the fleet that was pursuing the Germans, but that he really did not know where the German fleet had gone!
To the north, the German fleet could approach the Greenland coastline and return to the vicinity of the Danish Channel to bypass the British home fleet.
To the south, the German fleet could enter the depths of the Atlantic, avoiding the search of the British home fleet. To the west, you can throw off the fleet and even go to the east coast of the United States to find some prey.
In which direction to pursue, Charles is really not sure. He himself felt that maybe this time the chase would not be as smooth as before.
In the past, there were carrier-based aircraft to fill a large area of empty sea, but now he can only rely on the downed carrier-based aircraft to roughly judge the position of the German fleet.
You must know that the combat range of the opponent's carrier-based aircraft and your own carrier-based aircraft combined, it is also a huge range that is enough to hide the two fleets......
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