Chapter 476: Preparing for the use of naval guns
Originally, the Deutsche was meant to be used as a decoy, but now, the deutter of the Deutschland has the possibility of being truly eaten!
The tail has already been damaged, and the speed of the battleship has been greatly reduced, which of course means a greater risk, and now, not only to prevent the attack of the opponent's naval guns, but also to have a second battleship duel. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
Who knows what is in the other party's formation, I thought it was safe, but as a result, there are aircraft carriers in the formation there, so will there be more battleships of more than 10,000 tons?
It's hard to say.
"Captain, Bruce is here." While he was thinking, a sailor came in with a prisoner.
Bruce's battle just now has confirmed his loyalty, if it weren't for him, it is likely that the first torpedo, the Deutsche would have been hit, and now, seeing Bruce come in, Colonel Stanger changed his expression to another expression: "Bruce, you did a good job, your combat deeds will spread throughout Germany." ”
"Captain, I have a proposal." Bruce said to Stanger: "Now, while the opponent's carrier-based aircraft are returning, we can dispatch reconnaissance planes, find their position, and then give our naval guns guidance to counterattack the opponent's fleet." ”
Now Bruce is completely thinking about the German warship, after all, if this warship sinks, they will also have to die in the belly of the fish.
The speed of the battleship has slowed down, and it is conceivable that this batch of carrier-based aircraft returning will definitely attract more enemies, as long as the commander of the opposing side has enough courage, he should know that this is a good time to beat the water dogs, and according to the usual practice, the British Navy has this impulse.
So, they will definitely come!
Anyway, you can't run fast, instead of being chased by the other party, it's better to take advantage of the night and fire at them!
The 283-mm naval guns on the Deutschland have a maximum firing range of forty kilometers (the data differ, some say thirty-six kilometers, others say twenty kilometers. However, at this distance, it is already beyond the visual distance, so even in the daytime, if the artillery is fired at such a distance, it needs to be guided by a reconnaissance aircraft.
In this era, large warships were equipped with reconnaissance aircraft, which were used to provide guidance for naval guns.
Bruce obviously did not know that the German warships had been equipped with a well-developed radar that could search for traces of the British fleet in the nearby sea, and his proposal was to quickly eject the reconnaissance planes and chase the British planes behind the buttocks, so that they could find the British naval formations and then sneak attack them!
It can be said that this plan has a high probability of success, and Stanger is really tempted.
"Captain, telegraph." At this moment, a telegraph operator handed him the telegram he had just received.
After getting this telegram, Stanger's face immediately turned happy: "Bruce, your suggestion is good, but now, we don't have to worry. ”
Bruce nodded and retreated, he had already guessed that the Germans' counterattack was also very fast. It seems that I am worried too much.
Now that the warship will be safe and sound, he won't have to worry about anything, and go ahead and blow the wind on his deck!
The night sky is still dark, and flying in the dark of night is a test of flying skills.
For example, relying entirely on gauges rather than one's own intuition, at which point intuition is unreliable.
Philip, the pilot, felt the sweat on his back drench, and he felt that it was a stroke of luck that he would come back alive.
He was carrying a bomb, and it took a lot of courage to dive down and drop the bomb under the same amount of anti-aircraft fire as the Deutschland, but he did it, he dived and dropped the bomb.
It's a pity that it didn't hit, the bomb fell into the sea more than ten meters from the side of the opponent's side, and after that, it was not easy for him to fly out of the opponent's anti-aircraft fire network alive.
Fortunately, he did, and, when he looked closely, he could see that the Deutschland had been damaged and its speed had slowed down, which was good news!
"Athletic God, Athletic God, please turn on the lights to guide." When he came back, Philip fell behind, he flew completely by himself, there were no companions around, at such a time, he relied on his perseverance and returned to the sea where the aircraft carrier was located, he is a qualified naval aviation!
And now, in the vast sea, he can't see anything, he has to make a radio call to determine his bearing, ask the aircraft carrier to turn on the lights.
Soon, a bright light appeared on the sea in the distance, and our own aircraft carrier was waiting there!
At this time, the Athletic God was busy.
"Our planes, lost most of them, I don't agree to continue sending planes for bombing, the Germans are too tightly defended." Captain Onslow said.
The attacking Swordfish attack aircraft suffered heavy losses, and he was no longer willing to let the boys go to death.
However, Admiral Tovey was unmoved: "Now, it's a good time, the Deutschland has been wounded, and if we make another sortie, we will definitely be able to blow it up!" To be a warrior is to have the consciousness to face death! ”
"In my opinion, we might as well keep getting closer and use the naval guns to solve the Deutschland." Another naval staff officer said: "We will send reconnaissance planes to provide guidance to the naval guns, and with three salvos, we will be able to take out the Deutschland." ”
Hearing this, Admiral Tovey's eyes lit up, indeed, this method is good!
He straightened up and looked out of the porthole, where the lights were already on, and in the distance, several planes had their navigation lights on, ready to land.
Four Swordfish have already returned to the carrier, and on one side of the deck, these Swordfish are preparing to continue to load ammunition for the next attack.
In this night battle, the Deutschland was wounded, and the Deutschland must not be allowed to escape, and it is best to settle the battle before dawn!
Thinking of this, Admiral Tovey clenched his fists: "Okay, just do it, after recovering these torpedo planes, we will immediately speed up, reach a position fifteen nautical miles away from the German fleet, and use our naval guns to send the Deutschland into the sea!" ”
He was confident, and in his fleet there was one battleship Rodney, in addition to two cruisers!
The battleship USS Rodney was a 35,000-ton battleship with 406 mm guns built by the British under the restrictions of the Washington Naval Treaty.
It belonged to the Nelson-class No. 2 ship and was commissioned in 1927. Along with the USS Nelson, the Colorado class, and the Nagato-class, the USS Rodney is known as the Navy Holiday Seven.
This battleship, with its advanced performance and outstanding combat effectiveness, will surely send the pocket-sized Deutschland to hell as long as its 9 main guns are fired!
At this time, the bright spot in the distance is getting bigger and bigger, and with the help of the lights on the deck, you can see that the one flying in front is your own swordfish torpedo plane.
But what is the plane in the back?