Chapter 487: Air, Water, Underwater, Up Together
As the distance approached, the fierce counterattack of the British Navy also began. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
The Barham, which had participated in the Battle of Jutland and was considered a World War I veteran, was now firing at full speed, and the four 381-mm guns in the bow of the ship were constantly emitting black smoke and projecting shells at the opposite direction.
Although it is already an old ship, it still has strong combat effectiveness!
At the same time, all secondary guns are also firing.
At this time, the exchange of fire between the two sides was extremely fierce, and everyone knew that if the other party's flagship was defeated first, they could win the naval battle, so the three British 30,000-ton battleships were all firing at the Bismarck, and at the same time, the German battleships were also frantically pouring shells on the opposite side.
In the 30th minute of the exchange of fire, the Bismarck poured 216 406-mm shells on the other side, but, as if luck had run out, it was never fruitful.
"Adjust the ruler forward by 50." On the Bismarck, Captain Claude continued to give instructions, and with his order, the naval guns, again began to fire a salvo.
"Boom!" The 406-mm shell, which continued to fly out, and this time, in the sights, he saw the turret of the opposing side, billowing smoke, which had already hit the Barham!
Well done!
"Boom!" Almost at the same time, on board the Bismarck, suddenly there was a loud explosion.
The turret of one of the secondary guns on one side, was hit!
The 406-mm armor-piercing projectile pierced the turret of the twin-mounted 150-mm naval gun, and then there was an explosion, in which the ammunition of this turret was detonated.
Fortunately, the continuous firing made the ammunition of this turret almost run out, and this time the explosion did not hurt the muscles and bones.
The British Navy on the other side was cheering.
The Barham was hit by a shot, but it was still fighting!
The cannon that had just hit was fired by the Nelson, a warship of the same class as the Rodney, equipped with three triple 406 mm guns, and since all the guns were in front, it was now quite enjoyable to shoot.
It had also fired more than 100 shells, and finally hit the Bismarck on the opposite side, which made the gunners on the Nelson extremely excited, and on the gun emplacement filled with gunpowder, the gun commander continued to give the order, since it had hit, then continue to shoot.
The Germans had a fast rate of fire, almost twice as fast as their own, but the Germans could now use less firepower than their own.
Lookout Chloe, standing on a high watchtower and looking at the German naval formation opposite, also had a mission, which was to detect German submarines that might appear underwater in advance.
The Germans are so shameless, the dignified naval guns are bombarded, but there are still submarines to sneak attack, the Germans are really not gentlemen!
While he was looking, he heard a roar in the distant sky, and as he turned his telescope, he immediately shouted in surprise: "Attention, German torpedo machines!" ”
Although the FW190 took off later, they flew ahead of schedule, and at this time, in the distance, the torpedo planes turned to a low altitude and headed for the German ships.
"Quick, air raid alert!" The captain shouted loudly.
At this time, the most terrible death for the British fleet has arrived!
German carrier-based aircraft flew tricky, they flew from the direction where the air defense of the fleet was weakest, in a completely dead end area.
For example, for the Nelson, 6 120 mm caliber high-level dual-purpose guns, 8 76 mm caliber guns, and 6 47 mm caliber guns, it is said that the anti-aircraft firepower is definitely not small.
But now, the depression angle of 120 mm naval guns and 76 mm naval guns is not enough, and people come directly from ultra-low altitudes, while the 47 mm naval guns can be denied, but the distance is too far, and for a while, they are at a loss for these planes coming over.
The FW190 flew low, threw the torpedo into the water in the most suitable position, and then, under heavy fire from the British fleet, turned around and turned back.
It's so domineering.
Six torpedoes, swimming towards the Nelson, in different directions and angles, no matter how much it maneuvered, it could not dodge all of them.
"Boom!" At the bottom of Nelson, there was a violent explosion, which spread to the entire hull of the ship, and instantly frightened the sailors.
"The second watertight compartment is flooded."
"Quick, close the watertight urgently."
"Boom!"
"There was serious water ingress on the left side, and the hull was tilted three degrees."
"Pump the heavy fuel oil on the right side into the empty tank on the left side and balance the hull."
"Boom!"
Another explosion.
"The rudder failed, the tail propeller was deformed, and the thrust slowed down."
"Damn, release the smoke screen and get out of the fight." The captain of the Nelson, extremely angry, his warship, had been torpedoed three times in succession, but fortunately, his ship was still sailing.
However, he could no longer participate in the battle, the tail propeller and the steering gear failed, it lost its ability to maneuver, and now, it can only slowly withdraw from the battle, return to the port, and after repair, can continue to participate in the battle.
Now, it just wants to be able to calmly withdraw from the fight, just like the Queen Elizabeth.
"Boom, boom!" At this moment, two more torpedoes, one after the other, came over, and at the bottom of it, there was an explosion.
The two explosions were absolutely fatal, and the Nelson leaned to the left again, and this time, it didn't have any remedies to deal with!
These two torpedoes, not dropped by planes, but by submarines!
The captain of the Nelson, at this time, was extremely shocked in his heart, there was more than one German submarine underwater!
"Attention, there are submarines underwater!" He shouted loudly, alerting his own warships, but alas, it was too late.
In later generations, how to fight aircraft carriers is a big problem in front of the PLA, and in the face of this difficult problem, they are tirelessly studying, and finally come to the conclusion that they should work together in many aspects.
And now, the German Navy has also undergone repeated studies on how to completely bury the British fleet, and this method is, of course, also multifaceted!
Just a naval duel of battleships, in which the guns of both sides fire at each other, this gentlemanly style of play is outdated.
Germany has launched an armored blitzkrieg on the ground, an air-ground combination in the air force, and a navy in which multiple arms are combined.
Battleships bombarded, carrier-based aircraft dropped torpedoes and bombs, and at the same time, submarine forces also came up, this set of tactics is called wolf pack tactics!
Last night, after the news of the pursuit of the Deutschland was issued, almost the entire eastern Atlantic was rushed by German submarines here.
And now, rushing to the main battlefield of the German and British navies, there are five German submarines.
The U-47 submarine successfully attracted away the anti-submarine ships sent by the British, and the other submarines calmly set up an attack position, and at this time, the carrier-based aircraft also just arrived.
Air, surface, underwater, encircle and annihilate the British Navy together!