In a sense, peace has arrived. But at least in the Atlantic, at least for Phillips and his fleet, the war was not over.

"Ammo!" A British gunner, who had run out of ammunition in the air, turned back and shouted loudly to his companion.

There was a patch of blood behind him, and it was no longer the same soldier who was in charge of the ammunition supply.

The Stuka bombers strafed the cannon on the wings, inflicting a large number of casualties on the exposed anti-aircraft gun positions.

And, in the middle of that dive just now, a bomb landed on the deck of the aircraft carrier Dreadnought, where it exploded, forming a huge flame.

The gunner of the anti-aircraft gun was so impressed by the shock of the explosion that his ears were still ringing and he could not hear what was being said to him.

"Ammo!" Seeing that the soldier standing behind him did not move, the gunner continued to shout loudly.

The young soldier pointed into the distance, and then the gunner saw a Stuka bomber pulling up a short distance away.

Judging by its actions, it is not a dive bomber, but a modified special-purpose torpedo attack aircraft.

"Torpedo!" The gunner saw a white track, rushing towards his ship, and he shouted loudly, as if he were shouting loud enough for the people on the bridge to hear.

In fact, at the same time as he was shouting, the bridge was shouting at the same loud voice, and a torpedo was rushing towards the side of the battleship, which was definitely something that made everyone feel terrified.

"Torpedo! There are torpedoes on the port side! A naval officer put down the phone and reminded the helmsman loudly.

The helmsman turned the steering wheel in his hand vigorously, making it turn rapidly one by one, and the battleship was already at its maximum speed, and the turn had reached the maximum angle.

It's a pity that the angle at which this torpedo was dropped was too tricky, so tricky that it was impossible to guard against.

After four months of fighting, the German Navy trained a large number of excellent naval carrier-based pilots. These pilots are experienced in attacking, and each of them can be said to be a valuable asset to the Navy.

At the same time, the commanders and sailors of the British Royal Navy, because of the rapid pace of losses, the quality has seriously deteriorated.

Many of the Navy's outstanding commanders and sailors were scattered to supplement the transport fleet and serve as the backbone of it.

And the rate of loss of the transport fleet was terrifying, so terrible that it was already difficult for Britain to replenish it.

Don't look at the British naval fleet is still at full capacity, but the staffing inside is no longer the same as before the war.

Under this increase and decrease, the attack of the German Navy's carrier-based aircraft immediately became sharp.

The USS Dreadnought was making a sharp turn, and then the white waves in the sea were drawing in a straight line and getting closer.

At the moment when the white waves merged with the ship's weight, a huge explosion swelled violently on the side of the aircraft carrier Dreadnought.

The sea water was stirred up, and then flew into the sky, until it was tens of meters high, and then it fell slowly and unwillingly.

As if it were raining, the falling sea water hit the deck of the aircraft carrier with a crackling sound.

The massive body of the battleship trembled violently in the explosion, and the sound of steel twisting echoed through the cabin, chilling like a beast howling.

The British sailors, who were near the chamber of the bomb bay, were immediately torn to pieces by the force of the explosion. Then the icy sea water rushed in and began to burrow into any crevices that came its way.

The huge force suddenly broke through the hatch that was not closed tightly, and the walls of the cabin that had been damaged by the impact of the explosion just now could not stop the raging seawater.

Soon, the sea water flooded everything in the cabin, including the most important generator set at the bottom of the battleship, as well as the supporting boiler power plant.

The aircraft carrier Dreadnought was hit, which was definitely not good news for the British Phillips fleet, which was fleeing with all its might.

What's even more depressing is that it was the tail of the aircraft carrier Dreadnought that was hit, which will inevitably affect the speed of this battleship.

"Leave the Dreadnought alone, just let them hold off the Germans as long as they can." Phillips, who knew that he was not an opponent, could only give the order to survive with his tail cut off.

When this order was heard in the ears of the other officers, the smell became a little depressing.

Everyone is a comrade-in-arms who was born and died with you, even at the risk of leaving the motherland! At this time, if you say that you will abandon it, how can people feel at ease to fight with you?

"Do you sink with them? We have more important tasks ahead of us! Is it noble to die here? As if seeing through the thoughts of these officers, Phillips yelled in annoyance.

His roar did a certain effect, and the remaining four battleships obeyed the order and began to accelerate away from the battlefield.

The smoke-emitting aircraft carrier USS Fearful, having lost the cover of the battleship Barham, is now in a much more dangerous situation.

Its speed has been reduced to less than 10 knots, because the generator set and most of the power compartment are damaged, so it has become a problem to repair and drain water.

Watching the battleship Barham accelerate away, the captain of the USS Fearful looked at his smoking battleship and clenched his palms into fists in hatred.

And so they left! Bastard! The first mate threw his Royal Navy cap on the floor and cursed through gritted teeth.

"We're done...... Without cover, without momentum, with just one round of attacks, we will sink here. The other officer held his head in despair, remorseful in his heart.

If he hadn't come out with him, disgruntled and eager to save the Royal Navy with his loyalty, he would have gone home to reunite with his wife and children.

The result? He is now going to die here with the battleship, because he is a rebel, and he has thwarted the Germans' plan to receive the battleship, and it is still unknown whether the Germans will pick up the drowning.

If the Germans really did not salvage the poor worms that had fallen into the water, they would have to wait in the sea for doom.

There will never be one survivor in ten, and those who barely survive will be tortured. Thinking of this, an atmosphere of despair has already spread across the bridge.

Just when everyone was desperately overwhelmed, an officer suddenly shouted excitedly: "Look! Those German planes! They flew away! ”

Yes, at this very moment, the German planes, which were still besieging the aircraft carrier Dreadnought, actually dropped the seriously damaged aircraft carrier and rushed towards the battleship Balham, which was going away.

For the German Navy, sinking these battleships was not the core purpose, and there was another way to completely annihilate this fleet.

After the air force restored the battlefield situation, Lütjans decisively changed the strategic policy of sinking the opponent.

He wanted to capture these warships alive as much as possible, force them to surrender with white flags, and obediently return to Germany with himself, as it seems that the German navy has more benefits.

Therefore, Hines's carrier-based aircraft changed the purpose of the attack from sinking to seriously damaging these warships.

As long as these battleships are wounded, then even if it is dark, they will not be able to get rid of the German track, and it is not too late to sink those who refuse to surrender, leaving those who are willing to surrender to take them back to Germany, and they can continue to use them after repair.

Lütjans, who was accustomed to a hard life, of course knew that it would be impossible for the German Navy to launch large-scale warships in a short period of time.

Britain has been defeated, and the Atlantic is about to be ironclad. In this case, investment in the Navy will inevitably be curtailed.

Under this premise, capturing some British warships for their own use was the best means of self-improvement on the part of the navy - the previous plan was to take over the British navy's legacy, and now that they were unwilling to give it up, they had to take it themselves.

It was precisely because of the change of purpose that the German naval aviation hurriedly abandoned the wounded Fearful aircraft carrier and hurriedly pursued the battleship Balham.

"Well deserved!" I don't know what kind of psychology it was, looking at the German planes chasing and killing the battleship Balham in the distance, the captain of the Dreadsome gritted his teeth and said such a word.

The battleship Barham struggled with a dozen Stuka C bombers, and it was only then that Phillips realized just how difficult his opponent really was.

"Let the battleship Barham change course and turn the rudder south!" Now that the USS Dreadnought has already been sacrificed, there is no psychological obstacle to sacrificing an old battleship Barham. Looking at the unfavorable situation in front of him, Phillips ordered again.

Glancing at the sky, Phillips felt that although he had suffered a heavy loss, he was safe for the time being. At most, the Germans could launch one more air offensive, and it was about to get completely dark.

After dark, his fleet could use the protection of night to shake off the pursuit of the Germans. And the Germans, in order to ensure the sinking of the Dreadnought, or the Balham, will not chase after them.

"Now that we're separated, I'm going to see which side the Germans chase!" Thinking silently about this sentence in his heart, Phillips still felt a pain in his flesh.

The German fleet had to pay such a heavy price for only two hasty attacks before dark.

If the Germans had been given a full daylight to attack, their fleet would have been wiped out.

The ocean, in the future, may belong to the possession of aircraft carriers and advanced carrier-based aircraft. Thinking of this, a traditional admiral like Phillips couldn't help but feel sad in his heart.

Even if his fleet reaches India, will it be able to continue to fight against such a formidable opponent? For the first time, Phillips was a little shaken in his decision. To find this site, please search for "6 Mao" or enter the URL:.