Chapter 540: Hitting the Bridge (Extra 3)

Don't hit the aircraft carrier Byann, you must make it surrender, and you must not let the Byann sink.

The telegram arrived just in time, and by this time the Count Spee had taken aim at the other side again, and because of the proper occupancy, not only the six 283 mm guns in the bow but also the 283 mm guns in the stern had sufficient firing range.

Nine naval guns, enough to destroy each other with round after round of artillery bombardment! The French battleships, still the technology of the First World War, could not stop the rotation of their own 283-mm naval guns.

But now, this order made Colonel Landsdorf suddenly embarrassed, what to do?

Fire?

If you fire, you will sink the opponent, although the order is very strange and confusing, but, as a soldier, obeying the order is its duty, this is almost an instinctive reflex.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to start rashly.

So, what exactly should I do? Colonel Landsdorf looked at the 30,000-ton aircraft carrier, at its slow acceleration, at the elevator in its middle, at the lifting of a new carrier-based aircraft, and at its bridge.

Suddenly, he was inspired.

You can't hit the opponent's hull and deck, because here they are all weak, and 283-mm armor-piercing shells, at such a distance, can completely pass through the opponent's armor belt, moreover, the wooden flight deck, even more not.

After a few rounds of shooting, you can hit the opponent, and once the opponent is hit, it is very dangerous.

Because the aircraft carrier has to store a large amount of fuel and ammunition, who knows how well the French can control damage, just judging from the quality shown by the ambush by their own side, it is obviously very poor.

If you hit there, it causes the fuel to burn, or the ammunition to detonate, and that's a problem! Perhaps, within a few minutes, it will sink, and there is no way to salvage it.

Well, apart from these places, there is only one place to fight, the bridge!

The bridge stands tall and blends with the chimney, so that when you are aiming, you can avoid the opponent's hull and fire at the bridge.

Again, there was no fuel and ammunition on the bridge, there would be no martyrdom there, however, there were a large number of high-ranking officers on the bridge.

As long as the bridge is constantly bombarded, it is enough to make the opponent's will to fight disappear, and if their senior commander is killed, then the sailors at the lower level will not have the possibility of accumulating combat at all.

Yes, that's it!

"Attention, aim at the opposing bridge and fire!" Colonel Landsdorf shouted.

Change the position of the target, aim at the bridge. This was also a challenge for the German artillery commanders.

You must know that in general naval warfare, it is just to aim at the general direction of the opponent and shoot at the sea where the opponent is located, until it hits.

But what about now? Not only to hit the opponent, but also to hit a certain position of the opponent!

It's hard to do, but it's hard for the German gunner!

"Deviate from a dense position to the left. The elevation angle was raised by three points, and all ship guns, ready for the first salvo. "As the gun commander of the Earl Spee, I am quite cautious at this time.

The first test shot gave him a rough grasp, and this second time, there is no need to test shoot again, just go together.

As long as the elevation angle of the naval guns is raised, under the condition that the distance measurement is accurate, it will not hit the hull or deck of the opponent, and will either hit the bridge or fly.

"Boom!" In an instant, the entire Count Spee became furious, and the muzzles of each ship's guns burst out with huge fire, illuminating the sea, and thick smoke shrouded the entire battleship, and the huge hull, in a salvo, was pushed to the side by more than ten centimeters!

This is the most exciting naval artillery shooting, cannon, god of war!

When the Count Spee on this side fired, the whole Béarn was as silent as death, and the Germans opened fire!

At this time, the distance between the two sides is less than five nautical miles, and they are almost driving side by side, which is a rather awkward position.

Since the top is the flight deck, the naval guns on the Byan are arranged from the side, such as its 155 mm naval guns, which are scattered in the turrets around the perimeter of the warship.

So much so that in the present time, only three 155-mm turrets can be turned into the direction of the Count Spee, and these three naval guns simply do not have enough ability to tear through the armor of the German warships, and even they cannot accurately hit each other.

After all, the 155 mm naval gun, taking into account anti-aircraft shooting, requires a high rate of fire, and on the other hand, that is, the decline in the power of the artillery, using it to fight against the German class is destined to be a tragic result.

However, at this distance, the German naval guns were quite high!

After the fire of those naval guns shone brightly, the huge armor-piercing shells flew over, with a graceful arc, and flew towards the Bayarn here.

"Long bomb, don't be afraid, continue to fly carrier-based aircraft!" Laborde has been observing the other party all the time, relying on years of experience, he observed the trajectory of the other party's flight, and determined that there is no need to be afraid, it is a long bomb!

It must have been a long-range bomb, which was aimed at the bridge to hit, and if it didn't hit, it would definitely fly over the flight deck and fly to a position a few hundred meters away on the opposite side.

Now, that's it.

The operators on the deck watched in horror the armor-piercing shells flying over their heads, only a dozen meters away from them, and the terrible howling and fierce wind brought by the shells made them extremely frightened.

Some sailors just shouted.

"No!"

Almost at the same time, on the bridge, a terrible shout sounded.

An armor-piercing bullet flew straight at them! The pupils of each of them dilated, and there seemed to be only one such huge cannonball left in their retina, which was spinning and flying towards them!

It's really horrible!

The bridge does not have heavy armor, after all, this aircraft carrier is modified, and if you make a bridge with heavy armor protection on the side, it will be unbalanced.

And now, if that armor-piercing bullet hits the bridge, the people on the bridge will be in danger!

As if confirming their thoughts, at the next moment, there was a terrible roar from the impact on the entire bridge, and under the huge shock, everyone could not stand on their feet and fell to the side.

"Boom!" Then, a huge explosion rang out.

Armor-piercing bullets are definitely not solid iron bumps, they just use a higher proportion of steel or even alloy steel, and when they penetrate the armor and explode inside, the effect is even better.

When the explosion came, it was like hell. Black smoke enveloped the entire bridge.

The sailors on the deck below looked in amazement at the smoke billowing from their bridge, as if the entire bridge had been destroyed.