Chapter 648: The Destruction of H-Fleet
Although the bomber flew to an altitude of 8,000 meters when it was cruising just now, with low resistance, high speed, and saving fuel and time, if you want to bomb, this altitude is not suitable.
After all, the accuracy of high-altitude bombing cannot be guaranteed, and even in later generations, when the United States used the most advanced bombing sights when bombing island countries, it was only a carpet bombing of the ground, and if it wanted to bomb Tokyo, as long as the bomb fell over Tokyo, it would be considered a success.
Now, of course, this cannot be the case with the bombing of warships, and it must be accurately hit.
So, they had to bomb with the highest accuracy, so, when they got closer, the altitude was reduced to two thousand meters.
Supposedly, at this altitude, the opponent's anti-aircraft artillery is still within reach, but they only need to drop the bomb in a parabolic way, and then they only need to hover over the target.
At this time, the most nervous is the bombardier.
Unlike the large Junkers-290, the Junkers-88 bomber is not large enough in that the cockpit is a small space on it, but it still has a nose for the navigation bombardier's cockpit.
At this point, in the glass cockpit, the bombardier stared nervously at the sight, tracking the tail light of the bomb he had dropped, while his right hand carefully fiddled with the joystick.
After many explorations, the bomber unit has mastered the operation of this remote-controlled bomb, that is, it must be gentle!
Treat them gently.
If you want to steer, then operate little by little, because there is a delay, and because the action of the bomb is slow, if it is adjusted faster, then it will be adjusted too much, and the final result is that there are too many adjustments, and the missile flies in another direction, and then pulls back, and the more it is adjusted, the more chaotic it becomes.
Only a little bit of tuning is correct.
Until the bomb accurately hit the deck of the aircraft carrier, the navigator and bombardier breathed a sigh of relief: "Hit the target, return!" ”
On the other side's aircraft carrier, there are carrier-based fighters, even if they are biplanes, they are also a threat to bombers, and now, quite fortunately, these fighters did not take off.
They took off, mainly torpedo planes, and when the bombs were dropped, they wanted to take off, it was already too late!
Moreover, even if they take off, they are not afraid, and they are followed by fighter units!
When the first bomb was thrown on the deck of the Eagle aircraft carrier, the entire British fleet immediately exploded, and countless anti-aircraft guns, at this time, all opened fire one after another, shooting aimlessly at the sky, and one after another anti-aircraft shells formed black smoke clouds in the sky, and even obscured the sky.
"Boom!" A British battleship was hit by a bomb, this one-ton bomb, just smashed on the ship's guns, in an instant, the ship's guns were blown up, and a few seconds later, there was an even more violent explosion in the ammunition depot under the ship's guns.
In the explosion, the battleship, which was the pride of the British, could no longer sail, and its blasted parts were bubbling into the water, and soon, with a large number of crews, sank into the water together.
Standing on their own warships and watching the tragic state of the British fleet, the French sailors were a little surprised.
After dawn, the battle began, and they were always pressed and beaten, and the 381 mm shells flew in an arc, and in the huge explosion, it was like death descending.
Although the French sailors fought relentlessly, they were still the weaker side, and they were beaten to the ground before they even began to move.
And now, first the German submarine forces came up to make trouble, so that the British fleet urgently switched to anti-submarine warfare, giving them precious time, so that their main engine can be operational, and then, it is the German bombers, against the British warships, forming a lore!
"Boom!" Another British battleship was hit, its bridge was blown up, and in an instant, a large group of senior officers were killed, and the warship was trying its best to extinguish the fire, but it had no combat effectiveness.
One after another, at this time, the French sailors once again discovered a terrible phenomenon, the German bombers were not dive bombing, but their bombs, as if they had eyes, were able to hit the target accurately!
Generally speaking, the accuracy of such level-level bombs will not exceed five percent, but now, except for two bombs that did not hit, the rest almost accurately hit the target, with an accuracy of more than ninety percent!
German bombs, will turn! A lot of people see it.
In front of the French Navy, Germany once again struck a blow, and they blew up the British fleet, which was bullying the French Navy.
How much is a battleship? Tens of millions of pounds! And what about a bomber? The Junkers-88 is only a few hundred thousand marks, about the same as a tank!
But now, it can easily destroy battleships!
The British fleet, still fighting, wanted to preserve the last dignity of their navy.
Countless anti-aircraft guns constantly fired into the air, but most of the anti-aircraft guns were fired blindly, and they did not achieve results, and then, these anti-aircraft guns, together with their warships, turned into the sea.
For the British Navy, this day is a turning point, after the home fleet was wiped out, the main force of the British fleet in the colonies has ceased to exist, their 30,000-ton battleships, all disappeared, their aircraft carriers, all disappeared, this day, represents the complete withering of the sea power of a huge empire on which the sun never sets!
Vice Admiral Somerville, who witnessed all this, spent half an hour after the bombing, his crew, all the way to salvage the carrier, but in the end, could not prevent it from sinking.
The entire hull of the ship was slowly entering the water, and next to Vice Admiral Somerville, an adjutant was constantly shouting: "General, the lifeboat is ready, you can come down with it, or it will be too late!" ”
The number of lifeboats is insufficient regardless of any warship.
Vice Admiral Somerville shook his head: "No, I won't leave my fleet!" ”
"General, please leave immediately, we will have a chance in the future, we will take revenge for these revenge!" The adjutant guessed his thoughts and hurriedly said.
In the future, there is still a chance? The last fleet of the empire has already failed, how can there be a chance in the future?
And he, the best destination, is also to follow the imperial fleet to another world together, this is the duty of a naval commander.