Chapter 754: Despair (Gal. 10)
"Boom!" The 20-mm high-explosive bomb hit the engine, and the moment the engine's oil pipe burst, the high-grade aviation fuel leaked out like this, and then, a fire broke out!
Being shot and catching fire is the most terrible consequence!
Drobinski shouted loudly: "Ross, quick, crawl over!" ”
At this moment, Dlobinsky did not abandon his colleagues and escaped alone, he was shouting at his companions in the back.
However, Rose, who was behind, let out a desperate cry: "No, the turret can't move!" ”
If he wanted to get out of the turret, he had to turn the turret, and only in the right position could the hatch below be opened, and the hatch was so small that he could only climb through it alone.
Now, the hatch is halfway open, the engine in front of it has stopped, it has lost its hydraulic power, and his turret cannot turn, which means that he cannot escape!
It was a terrible result, he could only watch as the fire spread from the front, and if Dlobinsky did not parachute, the next moment he would also be surrounded by fire!
"I'm here to save you!" Dlobinsky shouted loudly.
"No, you go!"
Looking at the jammed Rose, Dlobinsky gave up, he pushed the hatch and jumped out of the plane with all his might.
The fire, which surrounded the entire nose, if he slowed down a single step, would be engulfed by the fire.
In the sky, the dreadnought fighter with a fire fell downward, and Dlobinsky opened his parachute almost at a height of several tens of meters above the ground. The height of the skydive just now is too low!
The people on the ground were stunned.
Just now they were still cheering for victory, but, next, their fighters, were shot down! The plot turns too fast.
Then they looked at the fighter in amazement, it was falling towards them!
Run!
No one hesitated anymore, even the people who had just stopped, they ran, ran, ran, get out of here!
At this time, in the sky, fierce air battles were still going on.
The dreadnought, which was not suitable for air combat at all, was a manifestation of what the British took for granted, even in history, in the early days when it had just begun to be used, when it was mistaken by Germany for a Hurricane fighter and attacked from behind, it lost.
Then, the German pilots found that the front firepower of this kind of aircraft was too poor, and attacked from the front front, which immediately scared the dreadnought fighters, and the British could only turn this fighter into the night, which happened to give full play to the special characteristics of the turret on the back.
The Dreadnought maneuvered rather poorly and was no match for German fighters at all.
The battle in the sky is all one-sided, the two flight squadrons are colliding violently, the F190 fighter squadron, the pilots are fearlessly facing each other head-on, and one after another dreadnought fighters are beaten to the point of volleying and exploding!
The Luftwaffe has reached its peak, and their fighter units are almost all old flying birds!
Looking at the sky, Bernard was almost in despair.
What's next?
London.
Sharp anti-aircraft sirens sounded throughout the sky, followed by the rumbling of anti-aircraft guns.
The whole of London was filled with the smell of gunpowder.
In the basement of the Prime Minister's Office, Churchill's face was ugly.
The Germans, in the early hours of this morning, launched a bombing of London! Hundreds of Junkers-88s, flying from high in the sky, seemed to be about to raze London to the ground.
Originally, before dawn, they planned to send a large number of Spitfires to the vicinity of Plymouth to seize air supremacy and support Exeter, but now, all plans have failed.
London, or Exeter, which is more important?
London, of course!
Dowding commanded a large number of planes to intercept the German bombers, and this sudden change made him feel a lot of pressure.
"Our dreadnought, lost in the skies over Exeter?" Holding the latest battle report, Churchill's eyes were red, and he looked at his subordinates: "Now, what should we do?" ”
Churchill never won a battle. Even if it is a temporary victory, it will be followed by an even greater defeat.
Hearing Churchill's question, General Brand, who was in charge of defending the 10th sector, said in a rather low tone: "Now, the Germans are holding back the main force of our air force in London, so we can't take care of the Exeter area, so I'm afraid we can't stop the Germans' actions in Exeter." ”
The Air Force, if the Air Force is unable to gain air supremacy, then the ground forces will be under even greater pressure.
The Germans had already set up an air base in Plymouth, and those Stuka of the Germans, those tank openers, could take off from Plymouth for quick battlefield support.
Now, even sending more troops to Exeter is dangerous!
Brand couldn't help it.
"That is, we can only watch the Germans blow up our Exeter?" Churchill muttered to himself: "The bombing of the Germans will not make us compromise in Britain, we will continue to fight, fight for our dignity!" ”
There is no way, this is the harsh reality!
"Boom!" At this moment, a loud explosion was heard outside, and the entire basement roof was shaking.
The Germans, the bombing of London, began!
The Junkers-88 bomber flew at an altitude of 10,000 meters, while the British Spitfire fighter swooped up fearlessly, but unfortunately, did not approach the bomber formation, it was driven away by the escort F190 fighters, and they engaged in a dazzling struggle, while the bombers in the air continued to fly smoothly and dropped bombs.
Not bad, by bombing London, pinning down the main forces of the British Air Force, relieving pressure in the Exeter direction, this is what the Luftwaffe is for!
At the same time, the bombing of London in broad daylight was also to put pressure on the British and undermine their confidence.
Surrendering like France and maintaining the dignity of the British royal family with dignity is the best option for Britain!
London, under brutal bombardment, and Exeter, the roads out of the city were crowded with people.
The German ultimatum is effective, the German propaganda is in place, and now, the citizens of Exeter are not willing to stay in the city and wait for death.
Outside the city, two kilometers away, German soldiers set up checkpoints one after another, and they were on standby.
Will there be soldiers mixed in with these citizens? Is there anyone with a weapon? Even if it's a guy who isn't afraid of death, that grenade rushing over will have terrible consequences.
Fortunately, they have helpers, and Reinhardt has sent a number of experienced personnel to help them complete this screening and processing work.
And Exeter is a small city, with fewer than 50,000 permanent residents. 19610