"Sir, the air raid sirens were lifted and the Americans' planes were gone. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info"

"Report the damage."

"The Sedlitz was hit by 1 more torpedo and 2 500-pound bombs, lost power and tilted 15 degrees to the left.

The Seckert was again hit by 3 bombs, 2 of which were 500-pound bombs and 1 was a 1000-pound bomb......

The Prussia contained 3 bombs, one of which was a 1,000-pound bomb, which penetrated the amidships' armored flight deck.

There were 2 bombs in the Bohemia, both 500-pound bombs, and there was no big problem.

The Richthofen (Kesselring-class aircraft carrier) was hit by a 1,000-pound bomb, the hangar was destroyed, and the entire ship was on fire.

The battleship Hindenburg was hit by two shells, a 500-pound bomb that hit the deck of a seaplane, and a 1,000-pound bomb that hit the bow deck and exploded in the non-commissioned officer's cabin, both of which caused fires, although the fire is currently under control.

The battleship Provence was hit with two shells, both 500-pound bombs, which blew up the ship's main gun turret and caused a large fire......"

After listening to the staff officer's report on the losses, Admiral Hoffman did not frown.

Although the two aircraft carriers, the Sedeliz and the Seckert, are likely to sink. The Prussia and Richthofen were at least a heavy blow and had to be docked for overhaul. The battleship Provence was also heavily damaged, and if it were to be docked, it might not be repaired before the end of the war...... It's better to tear it down.

However, this level of loss is nothing to the EC Navy, and the Kesselring-class aircraft carriers have! The decisive battle of the surface fleet relied on missiles, and the Gneisenau and Wilhelm II were fine.

"Will the Provence still be able to maintain its speed?" Hoffman asked.

"There's no problem yet."

Hoffman nodded and began to give orders: "The 21st Task Force retreats, and the 401st and 402nd Carrier Groups follow the 21st Task Force 21 to retreat.

In addition, the abandonment of the Sedriz and Seckert was permitted.

Task Force 20 was reorganized to form a fleet of battleships with the Hindenburg as the flagship, followed by the Hindenburg, Bismarck, Veneto, Vittorio, Imperial, and Provence;

The missile team was formed with the Gneisenau as the flagship, followed by the Gneisenau, Wilhelm II, Deutschland, Count Spee, and Admiral Schell;

With the Prinz Eugen as the flagship, the cruiser fleet was formed by the Prinz Eugen, the Admiral Hipper, the Blucher, the Hamburg (M41), the Frankfurt (M41), the Hanover (M41), the Danzig (M41) and Cologne (M41), and the Digai. Truan, Z59, Z60;

With the Vienna (SP41 class) as the flagship, the first wheel drive patrol team was formed, which was Vienna, Z38, Z40, Z41, Z42, Z43, Z44, Z45, Z46, Z47, and Z48.

With the glorious (let. The Galissonier-class light cruisers) were the flagships, forming the second drive patrol team, which was Glory, Mogador, Volta, Klebel, Fantasy, Terrible, Dreadsome, Daring, Lomarin, Victory, and Eagle. ”

Hoffman formed 5 warbands in one go, then he paused, and then said: "The battleship team and the missile ship team form a column, with the battleship in front and the missile ship in the rear. On the far right of the large formation, and then to the left, there are columns composed of cruiser squadrons, first drive patrol teams, and first drive patrol teams, with a distance of about 5,000 meters between each column.

4 columns at a speed of 21 knots (this is the maximum speed of the Provence) to meet the American fleet! ”

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"4 columns, 40-50 ships, speed 20 knots...... What is the distance? ”

Because of the presence of F-13 ultra-long-range reconnaissance aircraft in the sky, Halsey knew the general situation of the other side shortly after the German fleet completed the formation.

"About 85,000 meters, the two sides sail head-on, and after 30 minutes they can exchange fire." Rear Admiral Callahan said to Halsey, "The other side is slower, probably because of the Provence, or because of an injury on the Hindenburg." If they keep going at 20 knots, we have a chance to grab the T-square. ”

Of course, the position at the head of the T-shaped formation can be grabbed, and now Halsey has 4 Iowa-class, 4 Soviet-class and 1 North Carolina-class, all of which are the firepower of 3 3-link 406mm main guns, a total of 81 406mm cannons, and there is also radar fire control to help aiming. If you get the T-shaped head, these 81 cannons can concentrate on one target. A maximum of 3 rounds is a span shot, 5 rounds can almost hit, and 10 rounds may be able to sink a Hindenburg-class.

"The T-shaped head can be grabbed," Halsey said, "but the battleship formations should be kept at a distance of about 30,000 meters." ”

30 km should be far enough for defense against a missile with visual remote control! Farther away, it will be difficult for radars to detect opponents - because of the curvature of the earth, it is difficult for shipborne radars to see beyond 40 kilometers.

"Also pay attention to the lightning strike formations of the Germans," Halsey thought for a moment, and then added, "arrange two next to the battleship formation...... No, arrange three of our own mine-strike formations, in short, not to allow the enemy to get close to the battleship. We are shelling at a distance of more than 30000! ”

"Yes, sir."

Shortly after the main forces of the 30th US Task Force completed the shelling formation, the radar on the battleship Hindenburg had already detected the advance of the American fleet at a distance of 40 kilometers. At the same time, the Bv138D seaplanes in the air sent the same report to the flagship of the fleet, the Gneisenau.

"Sir, 40,000 meters!"

Major General Mayer turned his head to look at Admiral Leifman, "The Reaper 2 missile will be ready to be launched soon." ”

"Missile refueling!" Leifman said.

The gunnery staff of the fleet immediately picked up the phone and conveyed the order of the commander. On the missile decks on the port and port sides of the two missile ships Gneisenau and Wilhelm II, groups of missilemen who had long been wearing gas masks and chemical protective uniforms (the missile fuel was highly toxic) and waiting for the order immediately opened the back covers of the missile launch tubes, and two of the bodies got into it. The two valves for refueling were opened manually, and the fuel, with hydrogen peroxide as the main component, was quickly added to the missile fuel tank. After the gauge on the valve showed that the fuel was filled, the missile crew manually screwed the valve on.

Some missilemen climbed up the ladder welded to the missile launch tube to the launch port of the missile launch tube, manually removed the cover of the launch port, and then turned on the camera device on the head of the missile and the switch of the radio transceiver.

After completing a series of pre-launch preparations, the missilemen evacuated the missile deck one after another and returned to the missile depot below the missile deck. There are also 20 spare bombs (20 for both the Gneisenau and Wilhelm II) waiting for them to be tested and assembled.

At the same time, in the missile launch command centers of the two missile ships, all 20 CRT monitors (that is, black-and-white televisions) have been turned on, and the images displayed are all dark white sky, which is exactly what the cameras on the 20 Reaper-2 missiles have captured.

In front of each display is a missile operator who transmits remote control signals to the radio receiver on the Reaper-2 missile via a few buttons, a handle, and a set of radio transmitters with several specific frequencies (which can be used for frequency hopping). These signals are then translated into mechanical commands to control the elevator on the missile's wing and the rudder on the tail. In this way, the missile can change course in the air, so as to achieve a precision strike.

It is such a set of remote control and signal propagation technology that is definitely low-level in the eyes of later generations, and in 1944 it can definitely be regarded as a black technology that can change the course of the war!

If Germany had not mastered this black technology, the winner of this naval battle in Bermuda would undoubtedly have been Admiral Halsey of the United States.

At 4:30 p.m. on September 6, 1944, Halsey did not know that the Germans' black technology had been hacked to the point of madness. So Halsey, who was in the commander of the battleship Iowa, was now very sure that he would soon become an American hero and a defender of the free world.

Now the distance between the 4-column of ships of the Germans and the battleship "Iowa" is less than 40000 meters. Not only can radar detect the position of the other side, but the seaplanes of both sides have also ejected into the sky and began to observe the queue and position of the enemy ships in close proximity.

The results of the seaplane's approach to observe gave Admiral Halsey some confidence -- two large German surface ships, which I did not know whether they were missile ships or heavy mineships, were placed behind the six German battleships, and it was obvious that the Germans wanted to use these battleships to cover their approach to the American battleship formation.

But how could Halsey allow the Germans to succeed?

"Sir, 38,000 meters!" When the nautical staff again reported the distance between the two sides, Admiral Halsey immediately issued a series of orders.

"Turn right 30 degrees! The speed has been increased to 28 knots! ”

"The guns, after getting closer to 33,000 meters, immediately open fire, salvo, don't care about hitting, aim at the Hindenburg-class at the fastest speed and shoot 5 rounds, and the 'Iowa' is responsible for unified observation."

"Order the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Thunderstrike Squadrons, taking advantage of the battleship squadron's fire, to launch a charge in turn and fire torpedoes at the German ship formations to prevent them from approaching the battleships. Order the convoy to follow closely with the battleship squadron, ready to release smoke at any moment. ”

"Yes, sir!"