Chapter 669: The Prelude to Modern Warfare in the Decisive Battle of the Atlantic

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Dazzling white light shone in the sky, and the long whistle that broke the sky was deafening. www.biquge.info The four Howling Sky Dog missiles launched by two Tornado-class missile cruisers of the Central Fleet of the Imperial Chinese Navy approached the German Empress and Louitpold Regent at high speed.

For most officers and men of the Imperial Chinese Navy, they had only heard of the Imperial Navy's Tornado-class cruisers capable of launching missiles, but very few had actually seen them.

Similarly, on the German fleet, which was more than 60 kilometers away, the officers and men of the German army saw it for the first time.

At first, the German guards saw the light in the distance and thought that they were flares fired by the Imperial Chinese Navy, and wondered why they used flares before it was dark. Some people thought it was a new tactic of the Imperial Chinese Navy, so they used a large viewing telescope to reconnoitre.

The investigation was remarkable, it was not a flare at all. β•”β•—

"It's a missile! Report it now! ”

Although the missiles of the Chinese Empire have entered the era of the standard shape of modern missiles, which are different from the V2 missiles being used by the German army, there are still advanced people in the German army who quickly judge it.

"What? Missile? ”

Upon learning of the situation, Vice Admiral Hansen was taken aback and hurriedly walked out of the bridge and went outside to an open place to observe with a telescope.

"Is this the legendary Tornado-class missile cruiser?"

Knowledgeable officers have already recognized it.

"It should be!" Han Sen nodded and sighed: "I didn't expect that our empire's land-based missiles have not yet been perfected, and the Chinese empire has completed sea-based missiles." β•”β•—This is the gap! ”

Major General Williams asked anxiously: "Commander, it is said that the explosive power of one missile is equivalent to hundreds of aerial bombs, if this hits us, ...... it?"

Before Williams could finish speaking, Hansen had already understood his concern, interrupted him and smiled: "Don't worry! Their missiles can't hit us! ”

"Really?" Williams seemed a little unconvinced.

Hansen nodded and said: "Missile technology has only advanced by leaps and bounds in recent years, and the error of land-based missiles hitting fixed targets is from a few kilometers to hundreds of kilometers, let alone sea-based missiles?" Not to mention that the installation of missiles in the limited space of a battleship limits the range of missiles. The battleship is always maneuvering, and there are winds and waves, and the launch must be unstable. β•”β•—Besides, the enemy's missiles to attack our high-speed moving battleships are dozens of times more difficult than fixing targets. Even if the technology of the Chinese Empire is many years ahead of us, I don't think they can be accurate to within 100 meters. ”

After hearing Hansen's words, everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief and felt that it made sense.

It's just that. Looking at the shining white dots in the sky at high speed, everyone's hearts trembled. After all, if you are hit by a missile. Its destructive power is enough to injure them and even kill them.

"Ignore them. Unless you're unlucky today, turning into a mouse and running into a blind cat. ”

Although Hansen repeatedly stressed that they should not be afraid of missile attacks by the Imperial Chinese Navy, the officers and men of the German ships were still subconsciously prepared to prevent shocks.

In about a minute or so, four Howling Sky Dog missiles swooped down from a high altitude towards the German fleet, and their terminal speed quickly soared to Mach 2. β•”β•—

Within seconds, four Sky Dog missiles had fallen into the German fleet.

With a loud bang, the first Howling Sky Dog missile failed to hit the German ship. It exploded in the sea more than a hundred meters away from the port side of the battleship Queen.

In an instant, a huge column of water five or six hundred meters high rose into the sky. The violent blast wave set off a huge wave dozens of meters high and crashed towards the battleship Queen. The nearly 80,000-ton giant ship instantly tilted to the right by more than 40 degrees, and many German officers and men were shaken to the ground.

Waves after impact. Falling from mid-air, it smashed into the Empress like a waterfall, and hundreds of German officers and men working on deck were hit by the sea, and more than a dozen were directly swept into the sea on the other side of the battleship.

The German officers, including Hansen, were shocked by the sheer power of the Howling Dog missile, which was much more powerful than they had originally estimated, and if it were to be hit, even the powerful armor protection of the Queen's ultimate battleship would have to be severely damaged. β•”β•—

The first Howling Sky Dog missile did not hit the German ship, which made the German officers and soldiers believe Hansen's words, that is, it is difficult for the missiles of the Chinese Emperor ** to hit the warship moving at high speed.

Immediately after that, the second and third Howling Sky Dog missiles struck, also did not hit the German ships, but the huge explosion force gave the German officers and men a mental deterrent.

Ten seconds later, the fourth Howling Sky Dog missile fell. This missile was originally locked onto the ultimate battleship Regent Louitpoud, but the error was the largest of the four missiles, landing 1,100 meters away from the battleship Regent Louitpoud.

But Hansen was taken seriously, and a poor mouse was hit by a cat. The German light cruiser G39 Tann, which was guarding the battleship Regent Louiterpod, happened to be there, and the fourth Howling Dog missile hit her unbiasedly.

In an instant, a strong light flashed, and the stabbing Hansen and other German officers and soldiers couldn't open their eyes. Immediately afterward, the light cruiser Tann was dismembered into countless pieces by the violent blast wave, and a huge cloud of fire rose into the sky, instantly illuminating the sky for hundreds of kilometers.

Hansen and the other German officers and soldiers were instantly petrified, and they couldn't believe the scene in front of them, and even the thunderous explosion that followed went in and out of their left ear, and was actually ignored.

"How is this possible?"

Hansen's eyes widened, his mouth wide open, and his face full of disbelief.

The German fleet was in a panic. For them, their anti-aircraft firepower is already very difficult to deal with the jet fighters of the Chinese Imperial Naval Aviation, and now in the face of the missile attack of the Chinese Emperor, the speed of Mach 2 is even more than their anti-aircraft artillery has time to defend. And a missile actually sank a light cruiser of several thousand tons, and its huge destructive power made the German army feel terrified.

"It's just a coincidence, inform the ships not to panic, move on, and keep course."

Hansen knew he had to bring the fleet home. Therefore, his biggest task at the moment is to break through, and everything else is not important. Otherwise, he would not have been able to account for the German Navy, for he had just received Bundy's last telegram, which was Bundy's last instructions to Hansen before his death.

Although Hansen repeatedly stressed that this was a coincidence, the officers and men of the other German ships had developed a great deal of fear.

Subsequently, the two missile cruisers of the Chinese Emperor **Dalian and Lushun continued to launch a number of Howling Sky Dog missiles, but they failed to directly hit the German ship, and the biggest result was only a huge explosion shock wave generated by a short-range missile to the German battleship Hanover caused a crack in the waterline and armor on the port side. But the Germans quickly plugged the gap, leaving the battleship unharmed.

More than a third of the German ships believed that the flagship of the High Seas Fleet had sunk and that the commander-in-chief, Admiral Bundy, had been killed, and that according to Bundy's last order, each ship had the right to decide the direction of the breakout on its own, so the German ships quickly changed course and no longer obeyed Hansen's orders.

"What are these bastards doing?"

Hansen was furious, but there was nothing he could do about the disobedient German generals. (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. )