The huge explosion almost hit the tail of the Lei Gong 1 dive bomber piloted by Li Haoran, who was pulling up. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

No one expected that this aerial bomb would really penetrate the deck armor of the thick battleship and cause such a huge explosion.

Aerial bombs with time-delay fuses, including the inertia brought by dive bombers, are actually quite impacting and penetrating.

And this bomb happened to hit the middle of the most vulnerable hull of the British battleship Collingwood, where the building was the thinnest in armor, and it was directly pierced by the bomb.

The bomb then exploded above a small ammunition bay near the middle of the opposing hull after smashing through several decks.

The explosion ignited the small ammunition bay directly, and then the detonation completely blew off the entire mid-hull building of the Collingwood.

The fire spread to the chimney above and the ammunition compartment of the auxiliary gun next to it, and the explosions continued one after the other, until the battleship Collingwood began to sink and disintegrate.

Baalek who just felt good about himself? Admiral Lem looked at the battleship Collingwood, which exploded and caught fire, and was shocked for a long time without saying a word.

It was the first time he had seen an airplane to challenge such a powerful battleship, but this first time had a somewhat huge impact on him.

The fact that a small plane can carry a bomb that kills a battleship is definitely a revolution that subverts the mode of naval warfare.

And as a traditional senior naval commander, this change made him feel strange and scared.

If the battleship is no longer the most powerful weapon on the planet at sea, then will all the countless experiences and technological research and development that Britain has invested in the battleship be in vain?

Not to mention these, is it just the naval battle change for Balek? Admiral Lemm's personal impact was enough to make him desperate.

In the future, naval warfare, or naval warfare close to the enemy's coastline, will have to add new variables, and always be wary of the opponent's aircraft -- will the battleship be completely incompetent in the field of shore support?

In the face of a powerful air attack by an adversary, expensive battleships will no longer be the first choice for attacking the enemy's coastline - such a result alone is enough to weaken the navy itself to make the British navy bitter.

This weakening of the naval strategic deterrent at least reduced the power of the British and Ceylon navies by more than 30% in the face of the Ming Empire, a land power.

"Just now...... What happened? "Looking at the battleship Collingwood that is constantly exploding in the distance, Balek? Admiral Lem muttered, asking the first mate beside him.

The lieutenant beside him was also stunned by the explosion of the friendly warship, he was speechless, and finally could only reply: "Maybe...... Maybe it was hit by an enemy shell at the same time, right? ”

His words seemed to save Balek? Admiral Lem, after hearing this explanation, quickly nodded and said, "It must be so!" It must be so. ”

Other dive bombers were not as lucky as Li Haoran, some bombs were dropped in the water, and some bombs did not cause huge damage.

After all, the warships of both sides are constantly moving and engaged, and they are both using high speeds and carrying out more complex maneuvers, so the hits of the dive bombers have been interfered with to a certain extent.

Most of the aerial bombs that hit were not able to penetrate the horizontal armor of the battleship with such good luck, and they were not able to inflict huge losses on the enemy battleship.

And when the Qin Qiong was hit by a cannonball and exploded, the battleship Longhushan was also hit by several shells, and a blazing fire erupted.

Amid the cheers of countless soldiers in Ceylon, the battleship Longhushan began to sink slowly, and the Qingchengshan next to it was also hit by the British Navy's magnificent battleship.

Although there were more than a dozen Lei Gong 1 dive bombers to help in the battle, the absolute disadvantage in the number of battleships still could not change the disadvantage of the Ming Imperial Navy.

After some fighting, the inferior side begins to fall into passivity, while the superior side begins to expand its advantage. By the time Li Haoran drove the plane out of the battle area, more than half of the Longhushan had already sunk to the bottom of the sea.

The thing that was bombed by the air forces, after a series of engagements, has already been Balek? Admiral Lerm accepted it, he now knew the power of the Ming Empire's air force, and he was not sure about the final outcome of this war.

"Damn Ceylonese! I suffered a loss, and I didn't even remind me! They are looking forward to us being sunk here, cunning Ceylonese! "Balek? Admiral Lem stood there, his mouth saying something like that.

He is very entangled in this kind of battle situation mixed with political purposes, and does not like this kind of mutual entrapment, and in the end cheapens the enemy's way of fighting.

Balek? Admiral Lerm likes the kind of battle where he pits others, but others are unsuspecting, and they help Britain count the money when they are trapped......

Of course, who doesn't like a battle where allies and their enemies go up for attrition? If you like it, you can succeed in a fool of yourself, it's another matter.

However, because there were no worries, the Ceylon landing force began to unload more soldiers on the shore, which allowed the landing to continue.

The Ceylon landing force, which was already on the verge of collapse, began to gain a foothold on the sand, having been strengthened and replenished.

Rui Mouguo abandoned the beachhead, so the Ceylonese soldiers began to calmly land here. Except for a few shells that flew in and caused some casualties, it has been transformed from hell to heaven.

The soldiers of the Ming Empire withdrew from the first line of defense, and the defenders of Ceylon occupied it. Because of some bunkers, casualties began to plummet.

After heavy losses, the 1st Division of Ceylon was almost completely disabled, and the remaining 2nd Division of Ceylon can also be described as a huge loss.

At the landing site, counting the soldiers lost by other divisions, Ceylon was about to lose 25,000 men on the beachhead, and such a battle was enough to disable several Ceylon divisions involved in the battle.

You must know that these troops are all Miao Shengye's descendants, and they are also the most elite troops in Ceylon, and after the two tanks were sent to the beach, a new round of offensive began.

The Ceylon soldiers, regardless of the losses, under the cover of two tanks, launched a more fierce attack on the defensive positions of the second Ming Empire.