Rear Admiral Jared of the British Navy stood in the command room of the aircraft carrier "Indomitable", holding a cup of coffee and leisurely looking at the beautiful and wide Mediterranean Sea. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

If there is a Pure Land in this world, then Jared believes that the Mediterranean Sea is, even though the Mediterranean Sea is the sea and not the earth.

This is not because there is no war in the Mediterranean, in fact, the Mediterranean is filled with fighting, explosions and deaths almost every day.

But......

This kind of battle was overwhelming, and the Italian Navy and Air Force were simply vulnerable in front of the British Navy and Air Force, and the British Air Force was not even just defensive, but even to the point where it could attack the Italian mainland...... In the surprise attack on Port Taranto, the British Air Force dispatched 21 attack planes, dropped 11 torpedoes and 60 bombs, and achieved the brilliant record of sinking 1 Italian battleship, severely damaging 2 battleships, and damaging 2 cruisers and auxiliary ships at the cost of two fighters.

Even Americans would be surprised to hear this.

Because the Americans always had to pay more casualties if they wanted to sink or damage the Japanese battleships in the Pacific theater, at least this was not something that could be done with 11 torpedoes and 60 bombs, but the British did it.

In this regard, including Major Jared himself, he took out this record from time to time to show off.

But Jared knew in his heart that this record would not show how strong the British army was, but how weak the Italian army was, as it was in the African theater...... The Commonwealth army could easily win against the Italian army, but against the German army, despite its absolute superiority, the tide of the battle was completely reversed.

As for Taranto's victory...... The Italians lined up the warships in a dense line, perhaps never dreaming that the British Air Force would attack their harbor, so they dropped a torpedo at random...... The word "casual" is used here because the torpedoes often hit the target after they are launched, and the "accidental hit of the auxiliary vehicle" accounts for more than eighty percent.

The result was Taranto's incredible record.

The performance of the Italian Air Force was also very bad, in fact, it should be said that it was "rotten".

The British thought that their carrier-based aircraft would not have an advantage over the land-based fighters of the Italians, but the reality turned out to be the complete opposite.

"So, what else is there to worry about?" Maj. Gen. Jared said in his heart.

The British fleet and air force were tasked with stopping the merchant ships passing from Italy to Libya almost every day, which was Rommel Afrika Korps' maritime supply line.

Thinking of this, the corners of Major General Jared inadvertently showed a disdainful smile on the corner of his mouth.

This disdain has two meanings, one is the disdain for the Italian Navy and Air Force, and the other is disdain for the British Commonwealth Army...... Fuck, the Navy has been blockading the Mediterranean Sea for quite some time, and God knows how Rommel will still hit Egypt and even approach the Suez Canal.

"General!" At this time, Colonel Jason, a staff officer, nervously reported to the report Jared from a few meters away: "Enemy aircraft group found!" ”

"Oh!" Jared answered unhurriedly.

Colonel Jason had just been transferred from England, so it was no wonder he was so nervous.

"Send a few planes to get them away!" Jared didn't even look back, and continued to look out the window at the seagulls.

Major General Jared thought that there was nothing to worry about, and that the Italians were simply forced by their superiors to go out and go back to report their "results".

As expected, Major General Jared did not expect, and soon the news of victory came in the report: "A group of Italian planes and twelve fighters were found...... It's back! ”

Major General Jared drank the coffee in his hand and handed the empty cup to Colonel Jason, who came to report.

However, the coffee was still in the throat of Major General Jared, and another correspondent shouted: "General, discover the German fleet!" ”

Major General Jared choked on and coughed violently.

He coughed and ordered breathlessly: "Hurry up...... Organize your defense now! ”

"Yes!"

Sharp air raid sirens immediately sounded over the Mediterranean.

Although Jason had just been transferred to the Mediterranean, he had a wealth of command experience in the United Kingdom, so he ordered the battleship to prepare for air defense, and at the same time ordered the carrier-based aircraft of the aircraft carrier to take off urgently, and at the same time ordered all the fighters patrolling the nearby air patrol to assemble urgently.

However, victory always favors the prepared side.

Due to the long-term absolute superiority of the British army in the Mediterranean, the British army also lost the necessary vigilance and combat readiness.

There were six aircraft patrolling the air, but three of the six had run out of ammunition and the other two were about to run out...... They are on the verge of attacking merchant ships on the sea, even if they are not of much value.

The British officers also turned a blind eye to the pilots' actions, because they believed that it would be conducive to the training of British pilots in bomb delivery accuracy.

But now the problem arises, and when an emergency arises, these fighters on air patrol have no ammunition and are unable to do anything.

It was only later that the British realized that this was a ruse by the Germans: they used some dilapidated merchant ships with no cargo to attract British patrol planes to attack and run out of ammunition.

Jared only recovered at this time, and he hurriedly grabbed the microphone and ordered the fighter plane to take off urgently, but the officers and men on the aircraft carrier were at a loss for what to do with this sudden enemy situation, and they did not take off a single fighter plane within 15 minutes.

At this moment, more than 30 German fighters and bombers had already flown over the British fleet, and amid the fierce sound of artillery and machine guns, the German pilots were familiar with maneuvering the fighters to break into the British fleet's anti-aircraft fire network...... They were all veterans of the Soviet-German battlefield, and they knew how to mobilize and evade anti-aircraft fire on the ground.

Then, with one sharp whistling after another, the German Stuka bombers swooped down in a graceful and eerie arc, dropping bombs on the British ships with precision......

The main target of the German army was obviously the aircraft carrier "Indomitable", and with a violent shock of the hull, six bombs hit the deck of the aircraft carrier almost simultaneously, and a fire broke out on the aircraft carrier, and five six-barreled anti-aircraft guns were blown off on the spot.

"Fight the fire with all your might!" Jared shouted under gunfire that he could no longer rely on the ship's communications equipment, as they had malfunctioned due to the explosion.

At this time, Jared only hoped that he would not be the last captain of the "Unyielding" aircraft carrier.