Chapter 1142: Air Raid 2

The four attack planes on the left flank were the first to attack, their broad wings spread like a hunting warship bird, and a torpedo weighing more than 400 kilograms was as terrifying as sharp claws. Under the light www.biquge.info of the sun, the gray-white thunder head was as sharp as a spear, aiming straight at the steel dragon in the distance.

"At this moment, we are the dragon slayers of the new era!" Rudel said proudly.

When he saw eight torpedo planes approaching him from the left and right flanks at the same time, Rear Admiral Beckern felt that his brain was blank for a short time, and he could feel a cold sweat running down his cheeks when he imagined the scene where the two destroyers approached him and fired torpedoes in a fan shape at a distance of about 500 to 600 meters. It's just horrible! It's more luck than skill to be able to dodge!

"Speed, we need to run faster!" Major General Becker wiped a cold sweat and said.

"But we've reached 22 knots, which is more than the standard speed." A member of the referee team next to him said loudly.

"Don't be too strict, be forgiving." Scheer walked over and said. He could also see that the gamble had been lost so far, and even if Major General Becken had dodged 8 torpedoes by luck this time? There are also 2 teams of torpedo planes and 2 teams of bombers in the back!

The four torpedo bombers on the left flank formed a line, and the four planes rushed to the huge flank of the Saxony from the left front. At a height of 25 meters, when the visual distance from the target was 700 meters, the leader of the torpedo squad first pulled down the bomb dropping handle, and the first torpedo shot out in an arc in the air. And after 10 seconds, the second, third and fourth torpedoes were fired alternately!

"Pull up! Let's go! "The Seahawk attack aircraft, having lost its load, jumped up sharply. The pilots pulled up their sticks with all their might, and in the last few hundred meters the planes climbed 30 to 40 meters above the Saxony, the lowest one almost clinging to the ship's mast, an act that seemed more like a provocation to the rear admiral.

Of course, at this time, the major general didn't have the heart to care about this, 4 torpedoes almost blocked the course of the Saxony, whether it was to continue to turn forward or in the opposite direction, there was a great risk, these torpedoes with an interval of about 20 meters left a trail behind them, like a deadly sword to the target!

"Maximum speed, reverse steering." Along with the stern 4 rudder faces, he was killed directly. Under the abundant power of the steam turbine, the behemoth with a displacement of more than 30,000 tons began to quickly turn to the right, the hull and the sea water collided violently, and a wave even hit the deck of the ship. And because the battleship turned too sharply, the entire hull tilted to the right by about 10 degrees. Under the tremendous resistance of the seawater, the battleship, which originally reached a speed of 23 knots, was left with 21.5 knots after the steering was completed.

Relying on extreme maneuverability and luck, all four torpedoes in the first wave of attacks missed, and the closest one crossed 15 meters from the stern of the ship, which made the sea eagles participating in the air attack regretful. And then what? Before Rear Admiral Becker could breathe a sigh of relief, the Saxony, which had completed the turn, directly exposed its slender hull to the attack range of another group of torpedo machines!

When the other four torpedo planes came into view, the Saxony had less than half a minute to dodge the last torpedo, and the battleship was still tilting. Rear Admiral Beckern, who was already in a bit of a hurry, hurriedly ordered the battleship to dodge to the left again. At this time, the huge battleship was like an athlete who was running too fast and couldn't stop, and when he struggled to adjust his direction and attitude, at a distance of about 600 meters, four more torpedoes were fired in a fan shape!

This time, however, Major General Beckern was utterly desperate, and he watched as the white lines that heralded calamity stretched out in the water. It was only known that this time he really couldn't dodge them all, and this was the case, two torpedoes successfully hit the left chord of the Saxony, one hit the bow of the ship, and the other hit under the No. 1 turret.

"The bow of the ship was hit, badly damaged, and 800 tons of water entered. Temporarily the starboard side is tilted 7 degrees. The lower part of the hull No. 1 turret was mined, the water intake was 400 tons, and the angle of inclination increased to 10 degrees. Is the water injection balanced? The referee asked after verifying the hit.

The bow of the ship is a light armor belt, and the thickness of the TDS is smaller, and after being hit, there is naturally more water. The thickness of the TDS in the No. 1 turret part is larger, and the anti-mine armor has also increased a lot, so it is inevitable that there will be less water ingress. Of course, this is a mock British battleship, if the Saxony was hit by a torpedo with a charge of only 90KG in real combat, the water ingress would be certain, but definitely not so much.

"Not for now." Becken was still relatively sober at this time, the attack had just begun, and the battleship had entered the water by a thousand tons. If the right side is filled with water in the opposite direction, the entire battleship will have a more serious headroll. The problem is even bigger. And the opponent hit the starboard side this time, according to their attack habits, if they hit 2 more shots on the left chord, then there is no need to inject water .......

"Let's release the smoke immediately." Looking at the second wave of attack planes that appeared in the distance, Vice Admiral Scheer finally couldn't stand it anymore, after all, Beckern was also his old subordinate, and when he was still the captain of a battleship, he was his attendant. So the right suggestion was given.

"Yes, open all the smoke canisters and release the smoke!" After being reminded by Lieutenant General Scheer, Major General Becken hurriedly said. Moments later, puffs of smoke erupted from the Saxony and quickly obscured the hull. So that the Sea Hawk attack planes that are in the air have no chance to attack. But at the same time, because of the smoke screen, the Saxony could not leave the range of the smoke screen, you know, the smoke screen could not follow the battleship at a speed of 20 knots, that is not called smoke, that is called the old demon ...... Montenegro.

"Have you already hit 2 torpedoes? It's not that high in terms of hit percentage, but it's really good. At this time, Wilhelm II, who was far away on the Bavaria, said after listening to the battle report.

That's true, so far a total of 12 torpedoes have been thrown, 2 hits, and if you drive from the range, this hit rate is not high, you know, this is a torpedo fired at a distance of 600 meters with almost no interference. But in fact, if you don't talk about this efficiency on the battlefield, then the hit rate of 1 in 10 is still very valuable. As far as the underwater protection of British battleships is concerned, if 2 torpedoes with a charge of 90KG hit the same side, and they are both in the bow position, then at least it is the result of withdrawing from the battle, and if you are unlucky, it is possible to sink directly! After all, the 180KG picric acid explosive is much heavier than the torpedo that sank the Bold in the first place!

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