Admiral Andrew Brown Cunningham stood aboard the USS Radiance and rushed towards the coordinates sent by Captain Holland of the Ark Royal. And with the old sailor set off was the aircraft carrier Eagle, 2 heavy cruisers, 2 light cruisers and 5 destroyers.

This is a whole formation, and as an old sailor in the Mediterranean, Cunningham knows better than anyone what is needed for naval warfare. Cunningham is no simple character.

In history, the veteran sailor was the first to use the attack of aircraft carrier-based aircraft on naval ships with great success. On that occasion, Cunningham paid the price of 2 downed fighters, 2 killed, and 2 captured, but 59 of the attacked Italian Navy were killed and 600 wounded.

At the same time, the Italian Navy paid the price of 1 battleship sunk, 2 battleships damaged and 1 light cruiser damaged. In fact, it was the old sailor's masterpiece that made the Japanese decide a year later to launch Pearl Harbor.

"These damned Germans have to pay! The Royal Navy of the British Empire must not be humiliated by this! Admiral Andrew Brown Cunningham muttered to several naval officers in front of him in his lounge.

"This battle is the best time to test whether our Royal Navy of the British Empire can keep up with the times. Good job, boys! The future of the Navy is up to you! ”

"Yes! Checkmate!! The words of the old sailor made the blood of these naval officers boil! But they were not carried away by the blood, on the contrary, they were extremely cautious in liaising and coordinating with nearby ships.

The sinking of the Glory taught the officers of these navies that the German Navy they were about to face was not a rookie. The ability to hunt down the Glory, a heavy cruiser, and two light cruisers, and quickly sink and leave the battlefield speaks volumes about the quality of these German navies.

No one wants to be the brightest player on the other side's record, so they have to make sure they have enough strength against the German navy.

Aircraft carrier USS Tejour. Construction began on April 27, 1937, and was subsequently intensified as the war clouds became more and more dense. It was launched on April 5, 1938 and completed on February 25, 1939.

Although the deadline was very tight, there was no cutting corners on the Brilliant. The latest main warship of the British Royal Navy is equipped with the world's most advanced early warning radar system and a complete anti-aircraft fire system, as well as dozens of carrier-based reconnaissance planes, fighter planes, and bombers.

The accompanying aircraft carrier USS Eagle is an aircraft carrier converted from an old battleship. The battleship was originally built for the Chilean Navy, the Admiral La Torre, but the construction was interrupted by a major war.

It was not until February 1918 that the ship was purchased by the Royal Navy and modernized as an aircraft carrier under the pressure of war. Although there are not as many aircraft that can carry as the Tejas as the Tejas can carry only 21, it is better than nothing.

Fortunately, there were six more torpedo tubes on the Eagle. This can threaten enemy warships, at least at a certain distance. The remaining heavy cruisers and light cruisers were built according to the standard configuration of warships of the British Navy.

While the Radiance marched into the decisive battle, the two Glorious-class aircraft carriers Brave and Fury were riding the wind and waves. The two aircraft carriers are sister ships of the USS Glorious.

They were both large light cruisers built in the First World War. But after the war, the British converted them into aircraft carriers and used them in active service to supplement the Royal Navy's aircraft carrier fleet.

But apparently, such ships of the Glorious-class are simply too old. Even after emergency modifications. Such aircraft carriers are only capable of carrying forty aircraft, and their protection capability is basically equal to zero excluding aircraft.

Admiral Lister is the current captain of the USS Fury, and he is not currently in the command room on the bridge. Instead, he stood at the bow of the ship, staring coldly at the undulating sea.

The captain of the Glory, Admiral Ors, was his good friend. The two even studied together at the Naval Academy. In my spare time, we also go to the bar to relax together.

But now, the old friend has been laid to rest in the icy waters. This made Lister extremely angry! In his opinion, this was the result of a vile sneak attack by the Germans.

If not. Even if Ols couldn't deal with it, he was able to escape smoothly. Taking 10,000 steps back, even if the two sides were engaged, Ors would be able to hold off the German fleet and wait for support from other British navies.

In fact, the Glory only lasted for just over an hour before it was sunk. The heavy cruiser USS Deshire, which had gone to support, was also besieged by the Germans. There was no escape from the fate of being sunk.

"This is a group of ferocious enemies, and we will face the most brutal battle since our founding!" Lister hung his old friend in the bow of the ship for a while, then turned and returned to the bridge.

He took the intercom and said in a low voice to the entire battleship: "This time, it is also the most important battle between our Royal Navy of the British Empire and those damned, despicable Germans!" ”

"As long as we win. Then there will be no more forces that can stop us in the future. We will send those Germans to hell with the Reich winning the war! ”

"So! Soldiers of the Royal Navy. I implore you to stick to your posts. For the sake of the British Empire, for the sake of the Royal Navy! Let's fight! ”

"Yes! Captain!! ”

Lütjans's fleet was still sailing, and the Ark Royal was constantly hanging his tail more than twenty nautical miles away. But Lütjans didn't care. More than 50 submarines have formed a huge encirclement, and reconnaissance planes and fighter planes have deployed all of them.

As long as the British fleet sailed into these seas, a devastating blow awaited them. At the airfield in Dunkirk, more than two thousand sorties of the entire Luftwaffe were gathered.

More than 1,300 of them were fighters, and more than 500 were bombers. There are only about 200 new bombers such as the Ju-88, and the rest are the old Ju-87s.

But even so, Goering was confident that the British fleet would have no return!

In the previous battle, it was those British who relied on their convenience in the British Isles to inflict huge losses on the air force. And now, taking off on the sea, they have no more superiority over the Luftwaffe.

And if they had taken off from the British soil, the advantage would have shifted to the German side. Although the range of the Spitfire is stronger than that of the BF-109, they cannot fight for long distances even if they reach the battlefield.

"Report! We've spotted multiple unidentified warships approaching us! Repeated, multiple unidentified warships were found approaching us!! ”

There was a burst of shouts from the intercom on the foremast lookout platform on the Count Zeppelin, and everyone on the Count Zeppelin suddenly became excited.

"Don't be in a hurry! Wait for them to come in and make sure they're sure to send a signal later! Notify all warships, observe the direction in which we have discovered the unknown fleet, and report back as soon as it is confirmed! Lu Teyans nodded calmly to the adjutant, who knowingly passed the news to the warships.

Suddenly, all the battleships turned their foremast lookout platforms in the direction provided by the Count Zeppelin. After a while, a large amount of green smoke rose from the sea!

Then, the navy on the German battleships saw a large number of battleships suddenly emerge from the sea!

"Report! This is the mast lookout platform, and there is smoke coming out about 90 degrees on the starboard side! Repeat, there is smoke coming out of starboard 90 degrees Celsius!! Before Lütjens could give the order, another report came.

"Ordered the Scharnhorst, the Prinz Eugen to observe the starboard side at 90 degrees. The rest of the ships remain in their current state! All ships, get into battle at once! As he spoke, Lu Teyans took a deep breath and said, "Send a signal!" War!! ”

"Yes!!" The adjutant replied loudly and excitedly, and then began to give full orders to Lütjens over the radio. The sea wolves lurking at the bottom of the sea have long been unable to hold on.

"Report! General, we received a telegram from the Count Zeppelin, and the operation begins! Beneath the surface of the sea, Dönitz was nervously rubbing his hands, and when he heard this order, he jumped up and roared at the adjutant: "Quick! Order everyone to attack those damned Brits right now! ”

"Tell them whether our submarine forces will continue to exist in the sequence of the German Navy, or whether they will be canceled depends on this battle!" Dönitz took a deep breath and said, "Everyone fight well, win the victory, and when I return to Berlin, I will personally invite everyone to drink the best Munich beer!" ”

The seamen in the submarine let out bursts of cheers when they heard this, and then the orders came out one by one. The sea wolves, who had been holding back a fire in their hearts, suddenly showed their fangs and began to attack the unprepared British navy......

The roar of "buzzing ......" engines resounded through a col in Dunkirk, and Goering, who rarely watched the fighter planes rise from the ground and soar into the blue sky, was the rare one person from the tower.

Goering is no longer the handsome ace pilot he once was, and now he is like a big wild boar who is obese. But even so, the once German ace pilot still has an extraordinary love for the Air Force.

"Fight! For Germany, for the honor of our Air Force! Goering looked at the fighters and muttered, "We must let the bastards of the Navy know that we are the real aces of the air!" ”

And Admiral Andrew Brown Cunningham stood on the Brilliant at this time, and roared loudly: "Fight! For the honor of the Royal Navy of the British Empire!! ”

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