Chapter 664: The Roar of the Ultimate Battleship in the Decisive Battle of the Atlantic
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Under the dim sky, a fierce battle between the sea and the air is being staged. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.infoββ
More than 20 warships of the Third Squadron of the German High Seas Fleet were speeding on the sea, and the guns on the battleships were spitting tongues of fire at this moment, and countless shells were shooting into the sky and sea level, doing their best to attack the attacking group of Chinese Emperor ** attack planes.
Again, as an attacker. The attack aircraft groups of the Imperial Chinese Naval Air Force were also working hard to break through the anti-aircraft fire network of the German ships, dropping aerial bombs and torpedoes on the enemy ships.
"The first squadron attacked the enemy ships from the left, the second squadron attacked the enemy ships from the right, and the third squadron provided cover."
For carrier-based fighter attack groups, this tactic is almost unchanged for 10,000 years. One group of fighters specializes in attracting fire from enemy ships, while others take advantage of the opportunity to approach enemy ships from all directions to drop bombs or release torpedoes.
Although it is an unchanging tactic, both sides are very clear. However, in the face of the disparity in strength, the anti-aircraft firepower of the German warships without fighter protection was greatly inferior, and in the face of the fierce attack of the advanced jet fighters of the Imperial Chinese Naval Aviation, they soon fell into a serious state of passive beating.
"Boom! Boom! Boom! β
The sea was full of explosions, stirring up huge columns of water, some hundreds of meters, others hundreds of meters high. The waves splashed, the sea boiled, and the waves rolled.
The blast wave of the explosion caused a huge wave more than ten meters high that shook the German warship weighing tens of thousands of tons. The busy German troops on the deck had just arrived with a batch of ammunition, and the sea water that was spilling down from the sky instantly washed everything on the deck. Washed away people and everything that was not firmly anchored, and even swept directly from the port side of the battleship into the sea outside the starboard side.
More than 50 Osprey torpedo attack planes suddenly appeared behind the starboard side of the Caesar, and began to carry out round-turn mine-throwing attacks in a formation of 10 planes, forming a fan-shaped torpedo track.
The red-headed torpedo, which has wake self-guidance and magnetic induction devices, has been biting the Caesar, so that the Caesar cannot escape the fate of being hit by several torpedoes at the same time, whether it is advancing or retreating, stopping or moving, or evading left and right. ββ
The starboard side of the ultimate battleship Caesar was hit by four torpedoes one after another below the waterline. The massive explosive power of the red-headed torpedo of the Black Sorkin high-explosive charge tore through the Krupp armor protection up to 450 mm thick.
At the same time, 2 more torpedoes hit the starboard stern. With a loud bang that shook the sky, Caesar's ship was tragic, with countless casualties. The battleship was instantly filled with smoke and a rain of fire, and there were bloody corpses everywhere, with severed limbs and flesh flying everywhere. It's miserable.
At the same time, dive bombers appeared from the black smoke. The Caesar's anti-aircraft gunners were shocked by a barrage of torpedo attacks. Most of them were injured, and some even passed out, and there was no time to carry out air defense operations.
At this moment, bombshells fell like a storm. ββThe Caesar's twin 20-inch front main turret was hit by several 500-kilogram aerial bombs, and the huge barrel was instantly blown off and thrown into the sky, and soon a number of bombs directly hit the Caesar giant ship, and the ship island was destroyed by two-thirds in an instant. And a sky-high fire was ignited.
By this time, the Caesar had already been hit by 17 torpedoes and 322 aerial bombs in a row. The huge hull has lost its ability to resist sinking. The battleship tilted badly to the right, and the entire hull was enveloped in smoke and flames. The sinking is imminent.
For the entire Third Fleet, the Caesar was just a disadvantage to the Germans from the Imperial Chinese Air Force. Almost at the same time, the Chinese Emperor ** fighter attacked other warships at the same time.
The Third Squadron, which had no air defense, soon fell into a situation of being powerless to fight back in the face of the attack of the Chinese Emperor's ** fighters.
"Your Excellency Commander, Franz's fleet is under attack by a large number of enemy fighters!"
"Good!"
Bundy did not hesitate to laugh, and immediately ordered the Fifth Squadron to rush to reinforcements. ββ
Otto reminded on the side: "Commander, hasn't our radio code been cracked by the enemy?" Why radio order the Fifth Detachment to rush to reinforcements? β
Bundy smiled: "If you were Li Dingxin, what would you do next?" β
Otto replied without hesitation: "Since the radio communication code has been cracked, if I were Li Dingxin, I would definitely mobilize warships and planes to ambush." β
"That's right! That's how it should be! β
Bundy nodded, confirming his idea from Otto. In fact, he certainly knew what he was going to do. He understands the current situation of friend and foe, it is obvious that the High Seas Fleet is not the opponent of the Chinese Imperial Navy at all, and the current goal of the Chinese Imperial Navy is to completely annihilate the High Seas Fleet, and Bundy knows that the High Seas Fleet will undoubtedly be defeated, all he wants is to be able to save a batch of fire for the German Navy, and try not to let the Chinese Imperial Navy be completely annihilated. Therefore, his strategic goal has been changed to enable a part of the officers and men of the High Seas Fleet to break through smoothly.
"Whether the High Seas Fleet can break through or not, whether the Third Reich can retain the Naval Seed, success or failure is a matter of success or failure!"
Seeing Bundy's long sigh, Otto hurriedly asked, "What do you mean?" β
Bundy smiled and immediately gave the order to the herald.
"The following order is delivered in the form of a flag! The 2nd and 4th Fleets were ordered to immediately turn to 210 and move at full speed. An hour later turned to 140. The 1st, 6th, and 7th fleets turned to 110 an hour later. After the order was transmitted, radio silence was practiced in all but the flagship. In any case, it is forbidden to send radio inquiries to the flagship. After each detachment completes its instructions, the commander of the detachment is allowed to make his own decisions on the battlefield. Breaking out and returning to Germany was the first priority. Fleet Commander-in-Chief, Admiral Alfred Bundy, Emergency Execution Password: CDK2451693!"
Otto was taken aback when he heard the order, and he immediately understood Bundy's intentions. Bundy used radio to transmit false information to the Imperial Chinese Navy, and the Second and Fourth Fleets followed the route to reinforce the Third Fleet, and suddenly turned halfway to jump out of the encirclement of the Imperial Chinese Navy. The 1st Squadron and the 6th and 7th Squadrons turned to 110 an hour later, in fact, they continued to contain the main fleet when the Imperial Chinese Navy reacted, and bought time for the 2nd and 4th Fleets to break through.
It was clear that Bundy was trying to keep the Second and Fourth Fleets. The 1st Squadron and the 3rd, 5th, 6th, and 7th Squadrons to which he belonged will eventually fall into an encirclement and will not be able to escape, and will be forced to engage in a decisive battle with the capital ships of the Imperial Chinese Navy.
What the consequences were, Otto knew very well in his heart, so he hurriedly asked: "Your Excellency, Commander, please think about it carefully!" Is it to let the first fleet and the second fleet break through, after all, these two fleets are the essence of the imperial navy, and they should be preserved! β
Bundy shook his head and said, "Why don't I want to keep the First Squadron?" It's just that the goal of the First Squadron is too big, and it has always been the core of the High Seas Fleet, and it has always been under the watchful eye of the Chinese Imperial Navy. It's our only chance to break through and I don't want anything to go wrong. β
Otto was reluctant, perhaps he was afraid. After all, he was still in the flagship and the first squadron, and it was likely that he would live and die with the flagship.
Seeing Otto's expression, Bundy asked, "Are you scared?" β
"How so?" Otto hurriedly denied it.
"Why don't you go to the Second Squadron as commander right now, so I can rest assured!"
"You're not afraid, what am I afraid of? No need, I'm right here, not going anywhere! β
Otto slapped a swollen face and became fat, and after saying his bold words, he suddenly regretted it in his heart. But Bundy didn't give him the medicine he regretted, and hurriedly praised him for his loyalty to the empire with the command staff of the bridge.
The big hat was buttoned up, and Otto knew that it was irretrievable, so he had to hold on hard, praying in his heart that the flagship would not be sunk.
Obviously, his prayers were not working.
As Bundy had predicted, the Imperial Chinese Navy kept an eye on the Deutschland, the flagship of the High Seas Fleet. Previously, the agents of the CIA of the Chinese Empire had already obtained all the information on the flagship of the High Seas Fleet, the Deutschland. The lightning detection system of the Imperial Chinese Navy has been locating the position of the German battleship based on its radar reflection area, electromagnetic reflection signal and radio signal provided by intelligence, so once the German battleship has abnormal behavior, it will soon be detected by the Imperial Chinese Navy and will also be detected by Li Dingxin. In that case, all of Bundy's efforts would be in vain. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendation and monthly passes, and your support is my biggest motivation. )