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The salvo of 54 15-inch (380mm) cannons really shook the ground! Both Admiral Karls and Colonel Wagner clung to the binoculars, which showed the gigantic body of a British battleship under a dazzling blast of muzzle flames and flares. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The British and German fleets hit each other's heads almost simultaneously, and on the British side it was the battleship Ramillis. On the German side, the flagship Frederick I was exposed to a bleak white light.

The first wave of shells fired by the British fell, the most recent of which was even 50 meters away from the starboard side of the Frederick I, when water droplets more than ten meters high rose into the air, and huge waves even reached the deck.

Even Admiral Kars, who had participated in the Battle of Jutland, was so frightened by the scene in front of him that he gasped - there is really no weapon in this world that can compete with the main guns of battleships, and even V3 missiles cannot make such a magnificent scene.

It's a pity that the era of battleships has passed, and the future belongs to aircraft and missiles. And it is precisely because of this trend of change that the German Navy has been able to revive and have a brilliant future.

Raindrops of shells fell again, and dozens of huge columns of water rose again near the starboard side of the three P-class missile cruisers. And at this time, the main guns of the three P-class ships on the sea also fired. Thanks to Maria. One of the Teresa's turrets was destroyed in an air raid on 2 May, so now only five turrets with a total of 15 280mm cannons can be fired, which is not at all comparable to the 54 16-inch cannons of the British.

Seeing the weak counterattack of the Germans, Johann . Admiral Tovey's mood suddenly relaxed. This time, we will be able to sink the German battlecruisers, at least 2 of them! That would lock Ireland down for at least a week...... With this precious week, the British Army was able to wipe out every German who landed in Ireland.

Today's naval battles may be a turning point in World War II!

Thundered! Thundered!

Two great thuds shook the mountain in quick succession, interrupting John. Admiral Tovey's thoughts, he hurriedly raised the telescope and looked forward, wanting to see the tragic condition of the German battlecruiser that was shot, but what appeared in the eyepiece was an intact battlecruiser.

What's going on? While he was wondering, someone around him was already shouting.

"The Ramillis! The Ramillis has exploded! ”

What the!? John. When Tovey heard this, the telescope in his hand almost didn't pinch, and he quickly turned in the direction of the Ramillis, only to see that the entire 30,000-ton battleship was covered in flames and the hull was heavily tilted to the port side, as if a shell had pierced its waterline armor!

This is ridiculous! Admiral Tovey couldn't believe his eyes, how could a battleship like the Ramillis be beaten like this by a 280mm cannon? This kind of damage seems to have been inflicted only by the 80,000-ton Japanese super-battleship that went to the Atlantic Ocean with a 460mm cannon. Could it be that the Japanese super-battleships went to the Atlantic? But I didn't see the muzzle flame of the 460mm cannon firing.

"Admiral!" Mountbatten, chief of staff of the Home Fleet, shouted at this time, "The Ramiris reports that they were hit by 2 dreadnought missiles!" ”

"What? Dreadnought? "Admiral Tovey feels even more ridiculous now, are the Nazis crazy? Is it necessary for them to be so desperate now? The war situation is obviously more favorable to them!

"Commander, the Germans are retreating, they are evacuating at high speed!"

Admiral Tovey heard someone shouting again, and he hurriedly raised his binoculars to see that the German battlecruiser under the flare had indeed disappeared in a large cloud of smoke, apparently retreating under the cover of smoke grenades.

What the hell is going on? How did the Germans always retreat and come back one moment? What kind of tactic is this?

Of course, the British admiral could not have imagined that the Germans had temporarily evacuated because the missile loading method was too cumbersome, but he also felt that the situation was not right, very wrong!

First 3 heavy cruisers were badly damaged (still burning at sea, but they could hardly hold on), then the battleship Ramiris was heavily damaged, and it was hit by dreadnoughts...... It seems that the 3 heavy cruisers were also damaged by the Dreadnought planes!

So...... Are there still dreadnoughts in the sky now?

Thinking of this, Admiral Tovey no longer had any fighting spirit. The Germans have such a big advantage and are not afraid to die and play a fearless attack, what is the play of the British Empire? It seems that I can only live in Canada for the rest of my life......

Just as Admiral Tovey was about to give the order to retreat, another loud bang was heard over the sea, and then someone was heard shouting: "The ammunition depot of the Ramillis has exploded, God, it's finished!" ”

The Ramillis is finished, and the Royal Navy seems to be nearing the end! Admiral Tovey's heart was very heavy, and he looked at the battleship not far away that had been planted in the sea, but the bow was raised high, and he let out a long sigh and gave the order for all to retreat.

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"The Ramillis sank, the Cavendish sank, the Berwick sank, the Hoggins sank......

The operation to lay mines off Cork Bay was also unsuccessful, and the German fleet, having defeated the main force of the home fleet, went to the outside of Cork Bay, attacked the B Fleet that was laying mines, and sank the Adventure. ”

First Sea Lord, Dudley. Pound said this, glanced at the expressionless Churchill, and said, "Admiral Tovey has submitted his resignation after returning to Clyde Bay." ”

"Got it." Churchill nodded, "The Admiralty can approve his resignation...... Then let the deputy commander, Lieutenant General Fraser, take his place. Also, Is Clyde Bay still safe? Is it to transfer the native fleet? ”

"You can move to Lorne Bay, more than a hundred kilometers to the north."

In fact, Lorne Bay is not much safer than Clyde Bay, and once Germany seizes the island of Ireland and deploys a large number of aircraft on the island, then the British home fleet will not have a safe port on the mainland. At that point, the home fleet will probably become a Canadian fleet. And the people in this conference room can only leave their homeland and move to Canada on the other side of the Atlantic to die old.

"Well, let's go to Lorne's Bay, which is near Fort William." Churchill's words were only half said. The other half is to "facilitate the transfer of His Majesty the King and His Cabinet from Fort William to Canada by ship".

A move to Canada seemed inevitable, but until the last moment, Churchill was still unwilling to give up his efforts.

"Well, after all, we dealt a heavy blow to Nazi Germany in the English Channel, causing them to lose 2 aircraft carriers and 1 battle cruiser, as well as dozens of troop carriers and cargo ships sunk."

Churchill said, in a very majestic and reassuring tone: "Our victory in the English Channel, and the victories that the Royal Navy's submarine and mine forces have achieved or will achieve, are decisive and will save the Irish people from the iron heel of the Nazis, and will ensure that the land of Ireland will forever be bathed in democracy, liberty and ......"

"Mr. Prime Minister."

Deputy Prime Minister Attlee suddenly pushed open the door of the conference room and walked in, because he is the leader of the British White Left Notre Dame Labour Party, so he still has a little friendship with the head of the Irish Republican Party, and he was looking for a way to contact Irish Prime Minister Emmon last night. Morality. Valera. But looking at the frustrated expression on his face now, everyone knows the result.

"There is no way, the Irish Prime Minister told me that the German fleet has sailed into Cork Bay, and now the German army in Ireland has exceeded 50,000! The Irish government must not cooperate with the Germans......"

50,000!? So many?

The faces of the senior cabinet officials present here became even more ugly, 50,000 Nazis armed to the teeth have gone to the island of Ireland! What can I do now? The total strength of the British army in Northern Ireland is only a few hundred thousand, and there are only a few hundred tanks, how can it beat 50,000 Nazi Supermen?

"Why is it only 50,000?"

Hearing Churchill's question, Viscount Brooke, the chief of the Imperial General Staff, had an urge to pick a son to go to Canada to farm.

What do you mean by only 50,000? You thought it was an Italian? That's the Germanic Nazi Superman! 50,000 is not enough?

"Not enough!" Churchill said, "At least 150,000!" ”

150,000? Viscount Brooke said that 150,000 Montgomeries would have to be taken prisoner......

"And 1000 tanks No. 4 and assault guns No. 3!" Churchill continued, "Statin would have believed it. The Germans paid such a big price, even the aircraft carrier sank 2, how could it be possible to transport only 30,000 thousands of people? At least 100,000 men were transported, and soon an armored corps will be transported to Ireland...... According to intelligence, they are already on their way. So Ireland will soon become the main battlefield of the world anti-Nazi and anti-fascist war! ”

As soon as Qiu Fatzi said this, the British cabinet ministers and the heads of the navy, army and air forces in this room suddenly came to their senses. This is to the Red Tsar in Moscow, the 150,000 Nazis who arrived in Ireland now are just the beginning, and in the long run there must be 1 million or 1.5 million! It's like the main battlefield. If most of the Nazi army had been pinned down in Ireland, the Soviet Red Army would have been able to open a second theater of war on the Eastern Front.

"Mr. Prime Minister," Viscount Brooke immediately suggested, "the 12th Army should be enlarged into the 12th Army, and additional troops to Ireland should also be announced. ”

Churchill nodded, "Now set up Army Group Ireland to be on par with the Home Defense Command." The commander-in-chief could be commanded by the commander of the 1st Army, Harold Brown. Alexander was appointed and promoted to general to show the importance of the Irish battlefield. (To be continued.) )