Chapter 585: Hunting (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
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On the battleship USS Edward VII of the British Royal Navy, Vice Admiral Cavison was standing on the foredeck, drinking coffee and blowing the sea breeze as the sailors wiped the deck.
"Good job, boys, you have to polish the deck. I think back then, when I was still a sailor, I had to wipe the deck like you every morning. "Lieutenant General Cavison seems to be in a good mood.
Although, in the past few days, the Germans have not attacked Le Havre again. But this is undoubtedly because the deterrent effect of the British fleet still exists, so the Germans did not dare to act rashly. Relying on a fleet to frighten hundreds of thousands of German troops, such a great feat was undoubtedly enough for Vice Admiral Cavison to brag about for the rest of his life. Of course, he still hoped that the Germans would attack without fear of death. In this way, he will be able to lead the fleet to inflict even greater losses on the Germans. His boasting capital is undoubtedly going to be even richer.
The current Lieutenant General Cavison has not yet realized that a crisis is about to befall them. Otherwise, he probably wouldn't be in such a mood to drink coffee and watch the sea.
"General, the Expeditionary Force Headquarters is in an emergency!" A staff officer shouted.
"What's going on? Did the Germans go on the offensive again? Get the ships ready, go to Le Havre, and teach the Germans a hard lesson with our naval guns! Lieutenant General Cavison shouted.
However, when the staff officer delivered the telegram to him, and after reading the telegram, Lieutenant General Cavison's lower son was silent, like a duck barking everywhere, and his lower son was pinched by the throat.
There were only a few words on the telegram, but it struck Lieutenant General Cavison like lightning.
The Germans dispatched a large number of planes and immediately evaded!
"Damn it, order the fleet, immediately speed up to the west!" Lieutenant General Cavison shouted at the top of his lungs.
Although, he was not able to take part in that decisive battle between the German Navy and the British Navy. However, as a senior admiral of the Royal Navy, he knew very well what the naval battle had taken place. Of course, he knew the news that the German Navy had sent planes to sink several dreadnoughts of the British Navy. Although, those dreadnoughts were originally built dreadnoughts, and their performance was not strong. But no matter how bad it is, it's definitely much tougher than these former dreadnoughts of theirs. The German Navy's planes were able to easily sink their dreadnoughts, so wouldn't it be as easy to sink their former dreadnoughts as slaughtering chickens and dogs?
Vice Admiral Cavison's order made the ships of the British fleet very strange. Wasn't their task to assist the expeditionary force in holding Le Havre? Why did you leave suddenly?
Still, they left to carry out the order. After all, this is the duty of a soldier. Some smart people have already thought that something must have happened. Like, the arrival of the main fleet of the German Navy? In that case, their fleet, consisting of former dreadnoughts and armored cruisers, would probably have to kill them immediately. Otherwise, what awaits them is probably to be sunk and fed to the fish.
Vice Admiral Cavison's sudden order caused some confusion in the fleet. All the battleships almost began to turn around, almost causing a collision accident.
At this time, the fighters of the 3rd and 4th Wings of the German Navy's carrier-based aircraft had already appeared in the eastern sky.
"Whew!"
The terrible sirens sounded throughout the fleet, and all the officers and men of the Royal Navy were shocked and their faces changed greatly. They're all veterans, so they know what that means.
"Oh God! Are the Germans coming? Where are they? A Royal Navy officer asked.
"Sir, heaven! The Germans are in the sky. A lot of their planes. ”
When the officers of the Royal Navy held up their binoculars and saw the planes in the sky, they were immediately speechless.
"Sir, the general ordered all ships to disperse immediately to evade. Dodging the Germans. ”
The dense formation would obviously be the best target for the attack of the carrier-based aircraft of the German Navy. Only by spreading it out can it be better circumvented. However, the prerequisite is that these warships must be fast enough and have strong anti-aircraft weapons. Otherwise, they would still be like lambs in the face of the attack of the German Navy's carrier-based aircraft.
After the decisive battle between the British and German navies, the British Royal Navy also realized the threat of carrier-based aircraft to surface warships. They also made some preparations, such as adding anti-aircraft machine guns or anti-aircraft guns to their warships. However, only the lead battleship was of such a modification. These large numbers of former dreadnoughts and armored cruisers did not seem to need to be retrofitted at all. So, naturally, there is no need to waste resources.
"Whew! Shout! Shout! ”
The commander of the German carrier-based aircraft, who was in charge of directing the attack, gave the order to attack. Three red signal flares were launched into the air, and all the pilots of the carrier-based aircraft could see it clearly. The meaning of this signal is that each carrier-based aircraft is free to hunt in small teams.
After the order was issued, the formation of more than 100 carrier-based aircraft of the German army immediately changed. The original dense formation, the lower subs are scattered. These carrier-based aircraft, in units of four, launched an attack on the warships of the British Navy on the sea.
"Oh God! Pick up the speed, the planes of the Germans came. The captain of the battleship INS Indians of the British Navy shouted. His eyes were full of horror.
As the No. 5 ship of the Edward VII class battleship, the battleship Indians had a full load displacement of just over 16,000 tons. In front of the current capital ships with a displacement of tens of thousands of tons, such a displacement is nothing more than a small size. Of course, in front of those carrier-based aircraft, the battleship Indians is an out-and-out behemoth.
But now, the battleship Indians was frightened by the German carrier-based aircraft and fled.
Four torpedo attack aircraft, eyeing the battleship Indian. Under the guidance of the squad leader, four torpedo attack aircraft caught up with the battleship Indian, and then began to reduce the altitude, closing the distance.
A few minutes later, four torpedo attack aircraft launched an attack on the battleship INS Indian. They dropped torpedoes less than five hundred meters from the Indian.
Four 450 mm medium torpedoes slammed into the sea, and after the torpedoes sank into the sea, they quickly rose to the surface, and then rushed towards the battleship Indians at high speed, frightening the British sailors on the battleship.
"Evade, evade immediately!" The captain roared.