The speed of sound is only 340 meters per second, while the speed of artillery shells can easily exceed 7,800 meters per second, or even thousands of kilometers per second.

Therefore, when firing a shell, if the distance is long, it is definitely the first to see the flame of the artillery fire, even if the shell has exploded on its own side, you can't hear the sound of firing, the sound has not yet arrived!

And now, in the dark, the flames fired by the guns of the opposing ships can be seen more clearly, which can only show one thing, that is, the French fleet is firing at its own side!

"Alarm, alarm, it's the French fleet, it's firing at us!" The searchlight soldiers shouted and cursed constantly, what's the matter, are the French crazy?

If it was the Germans, they would have been able to accept it, but now, it's the French! Britain and France were originally one, and now the French have just surrendered to Germany, so to show their loyalty?

French Navy, you guys are really disgraced to the Navy!

At this time, the British were swearing, they didn't know how angry the French on the other side were, and at the same time, the accuracy of the first round of fire from the French was also very high!

If it is a fleet operation, if it moves against each other, it can be said that it is completely by luck, and often dozens of shots are fired, but they do not touch the opposite side.

Historically, in this combat effectiveness of the Anglo-French confrontation, the French Navy had very bad luck, they did not hit a single shell!

And now, the French navy, with hatred, aiming at stationary targets on land, especially those searchlights, is so clear that they will never miss!

"Boom!" On the Strasbourg, eight 330-mm guns fired together, this scene was incomparably spectacular, just in the darkness of dawn, the flames of the ship's guns lit up half of the sea, and then, black smoke shrouded the entire battleship.

Under the huge recoil, the entire warship seemed to tremble, but the huge hull successfully cushioned the recoil, compared to other battleships when they fired a salvo from the sideboard, their forward shooting had less impact on the hull.

The cannonball, with tracer light, drew a graceful arc in the air, and when this arc flew by, the searchlight soldiers on the opposite side were immediately frightened.

These naval guns are actually aimed at them, damn it!

Run, run!

Searchlight soldiers, the danger is very great, for example, after covering a fighter, to firmly control the opponent, at this time, the opponent's fighter plane, it is easy to dive towards the searchlight, with machine guns to strafe.

They are not afraid, they will stubbornly resist, because they are searchlight crews, and it is their duty!

However, now it is different, they can not be afraid of machine guns, however, they absolutely cannot but be afraid of artillery, especially heavy guns with a caliber of more than 300 mm!

"Boom!" The first shell exploded fifteen meters away from the searchlight, and this high-explosive grenade lifted the limestone hilltop into the air in an instant! Countless stones flew sideways, carrying fragments of bombs, and this searchlight was instantly affected.

Countless people screamed and fell.

A large-caliber naval gun, one shell, is enough to cover the area of a basketball court!

A huge stone smashed into the squad leader's head, and his head, like a balloon that had been stepped on, burst in an instant, and his body fell down with it, rolled a few times, and fell to the other side of the mountain that went down almost vertically.

The 330 mm high-explosive bomb is so powerful that it can be destroyed at a distance of 15 meters, not to mention even 50 meters!

Moreover, not one, but eight, flew in!

Heavy artillery has a lifespan, almost a few hundred rounds, and if it is a fierce naval battle, it may be scrapped after two or three hits. And now, the French Navy, enraged by the sneak attack, does not care at all about the life of its own naval guns and beats these damned British!

"Boom!" The second shell accurately hit the searchlight, at this time, the searchlight had already been destroyed by the first shell, and when the second shell hit, not only the wreckage of the searchlight, but even the base of the searchlight, was lifted away, and under the searchlight, there was a one-meter-thick concrete base, and below the base, there was a two-meter-thick limestone, and this cannon came down, and all of them were lifted!

And underneath this limestone is a dark fortress.

Over the years, the British have been building fortifications in Gibraltar, and almost the entire rock mountain has become a huge fortification complex.

At the top of the rocky mountain, the view is the widest, absolutely easy to defend, and there are bunkers here that offer an overview of the entire western part of Gibraltar.

Here, inhabited an infantry platoon with four Maxim heavy machine guns, was their main weapon.

And now, they are still asleep.

The first shell woke them up, and just as they were scrambling out of bed to know what was happening, the second shell came.

Then the roof of their house collapsed, and huge pieces of stone and concrete fell from the sky and fell on them, and they let out a terrible scream, unable to move.

"Boom!" The third shell fell nearby again, and in the huge explosion, the entire fortification could no longer be saved, and when the shaking stopped, there was no cave left.

When all eight shells fell, the top of the entire rocky mountain was cut off by fifteen or sixteen meters! With the searchlight as the center, there are no living creatures in a radius of about one hundred and eighty meters.

The power of naval artillery is such a madness, no matter how strong a fortification is on land, in front of a large-caliber naval gun, it is all scum!

Historically, Hitler had a lot of admiration for super-cannons, and that's why.

With the exception of the Strasbourg, the other battleships were also firing at Gibraltar, and when the first salvo passed, there was no longer a searchlight on the rocky mountain.

The whole sea was once again plunged into darkness, and the defenders of Gibraltar, awakened by the sound of a huge explosion, looked at the sea tremblingly, where there was a huge demonic existence!

"Keep shooting, follow the pre-assigned target, and make a second round of attacks!" Let General Sur be on the flagship, and continue to shout.

Originally, it was planned to attack after dawn, but now that it has been discovered, let's continue to attack!

Let the British know that the French navy will not be conquered by their tricks!

Since you have decided to make a move on the French Navy, you must be prepared to bear the retaliation of the French Navy!

Although it is not yet dawn, Gibraltar is not completely dark, in addition to those searchlights that have been knocked out, Gibraltar as a military base, there are many places that are lit, such as the airstrip, such as the docks of the harbor, such as the power plant, these are the targets that the French Navy wants to destroy!