The eye-catching super airship Hercules not only damaged 2 Cecilia-class all-steel battleships, but also 4 all-steel battleships and 2 ironclad battleships were also damaged by the Hercules.

The Charlemagne-class all-steel battleship Carnot with a displacement of 11,693 tons was dropped four 800-kilogram bombs by the Hercules supership flying overhead, and the Carnot dodged 3 of them, and only 1 bomb hit the Carnot, destroying a turret with twin 40 times caliber 305 mm guns, and causing a fire, the bones of 16 French naval gunners in the turret were gone, but the fire caused was quickly extinguished by the personnel on the Carnot, There were no other losses than the loss of half of the Carnot's main gun firepower.

The all-steel battleship Sherrill of the same class was also hit by an 800-kilogram bomb from the supership Hercules, losing 1 single 40 times the caliber 274 mm secondary main gun and 2 single 40 times the caliber 138 mm secondary gun, and the fire was quickly extinguished, only the loss of nearly 50 French naval officers and sailors on the warship.

The supership Hercules flew to the head of the Emperor Charlemagne-class all-steel battleship with a displacement of 11,100 tons, and dropped four 800-kilogram bombs, one of which penetrated the 90 mm thick deck armor of the Emperor Charlemagne, and the explosion of the bombs caused a large number of steam engine pipes and boiler pipes of the Emperor Charlemagne to burst and catch fire, causing nearly half of the boilers to lose their function, and the speed of the Emperor Charlemagne changed from 18 knots to 12 knots.

The all-steel battleship Prudence of the same class as the Emperor Charlemagne was also hit by an 800-kilogram bomb dropped by the supership Hercules, causing the Prudence to lose a twin 40 times caliber 305 mm main gun and half of the main gun firepower.

In addition, the 11,200-ton Ironclad Battleship Cademan and the 10,090-ton Weaver Ironclad Battleship were also hit by an 800-kilogram bomb from the Hercules, and the side of the Coalman's hull was blown up, and a large amount of seawater poured into the Coalman, reducing the maximum speed of the ironclad battleship from 16.8 knots to 13 knots.

The Weaver lost half of its main gun firepower, and a twin 35-caliber 340-mm gun was blown up by an 800-kilogram bomb, and the cabin under the main gun was also affected, igniting a fire that the French naval officers and men on the Weaver could not extinguish for a while.

At the head of the French expeditionary fleet, the Hercules supership specially selected big guys such as all-steel battleships or ironclad battleships, while the large airships of Mercury and Venus had no taboos, as long as the French warships flew by, they would drop bombs, and the targets selected were slightly more focused on the French Navy's large fast armored cruisers and protective cruisers.

The large Mercury airship flew to the head of the Quidun-class large fast armored cruiser with a displacement of 9400 tons, and the four 300-kilogram bombs dropped at once magically hit the Quidun, although it did not sink the large fast armored cruiser immediately, but the fire that ignited inside the hull quickly burned to the ammunition compartment of a main gun shell, detonating hundreds of 193 mm shells inside, and suddenly the large fast armored cruiser was blown into two and sunk into the sea. Of the 540 French naval officers and sailors on the warship, only about 30 jumped into the sea and escaped, floating on the sea.

The Tual large fast armored cruiser of the same level was hit by two 300-kilogram bombs dropped by the large airship Mercury that pierced the deck armor and exploded inside the hull, making the Tual leak and finally slowly sinking into the sea, and nearly 500 French naval officers and sailors on the warship put down the lifeboat in advance and escaped from the sinking warship in the lifeboat.

The 10,500-ton Diplai-class large fast armored cruiser Diplay was also hit by two 300-kilogram bombs from the Mercury airship, one of which penetrated the deck armor and exploded near the ammunition compartment of a main gun shell, the 60-millimeter steel wall of the ammunition compartment did not resist the power of the explosion at all, detonating hundreds of 223-millimeter shells inside, and after a violent explosion, the Dipley, which was broken in two, sank into the sea, None of the 610 French naval officers and sailors on board the warship managed to escape, and all of them sank to the bottom of the sea with the warship.

In addition, the large airship Mercury also sank 3 protective cruisers and 2 destroyers, and the Mercury did not focus on the French Navy's torpedo boats of less than 200 tons, but three French Navy torpedo boats with a displacement of 150 tons were affected by the near misses and sank into the sea.

There are also many warships damaged by the large airship Mercury, including 2 main warships damaged, the Joan of Arc class large fast armored cruiser with a displacement of 11,092 tons, the Joan of Arc of Arc, which was flown overhead by the large Mercury airship and dropped 4 300 kg bombs, one of which penetrated the 50 mm deck armor of the Joan of Arc and exploded inside the hull, blowing up a large hole in the armor of the underwater side of the Joan of Arc, and pouring into the seawater of the hull, although in the end it was charged. However, the speed of the Joan of Arc dropped from 21.8 knots to 17 knots.

There is also 1 main warship damaged by the large airship Mercury, which is the 10,500-ton Diplay-class large fast armored cruiser Bayonna. A 300-kilogram bomb blew up two 138-mm secondary guns of the Bayonna at close range, and spread to the cabin under the turret of the secondary guns, igniting a fire more than ten meters high.

In addition to the 2 large fast armored cruisers, 3 protective cruisers and 2 destroyers were damaged by the large Mercury airship with 100 kg or 300 kg bombs.

The Venus was also a large airship that sank the two main warships of the French Navy's expeditionary fleet, namely the Montcalm, a 9,400-ton Quidon-class large fast armored cruiser and a Burgoni.

The Montcalm was hit by two 300-kilogram bombs, one of which was fatal, penetrated the deck armor, and directly drilled into the ammunition compartment of a main gun shell, allowing hundreds of 193-mm shells to explode inside, blowing up the keel of the Montcalm, and the Montcalm soon disappeared on the sea, and the 540 French naval officers and sailors on the warship sank to the bottom of the sea with the warship.

The Bulgoni was also fatal with one blow, it was only hit by a 300-kilogram bomb, but this bomb penetrated the deck armor at the bow of the ship, exploded near the torpedo launch bay in the bow, and detonated dozens of 381-mm torpedoes inside at the same time, and the capital of the Burgoni was shattered at once, and it didn't take long for the Burgoni to plunge into the sea and disappear, and only more than 150 people on the warship managed to escape.

In addition, the Venus airship sank 2 protective cruisers and 5 destroyers, and the unlucky French torpedo boat was also swept into the sea by the bombs dropped by the Venus.

The achievements of the Venus large airship are not only these, the Joan of Arc class large fast armored cruiser Karma was dropped by the Venus large airship 4 300 kg bombs, one of which fell in the sea 3 meters next to the warship, forming a near miss, blowing out a large hole of about 3 meters under the armor under the water surface of the Karma, the officers and men of the Karma quickly closed the cabin that entered the water, and injected seawater into the other side of the Karma to maintain the balance of the Karma, so that the Karma could still sail, However, the maximum speed of 21.8 knots was reduced to 15 knots.

The 10,500-ton Dipley-class large fast armored cruiser Desai was blown up by a 300-kilogram bomb dropped by the Venus large airship, which destroyed a twin 40 times caliber 223 mm main gun, which caused the Desai to lose half of its main gun firepower, and the ignition of the fire was quickly controlled by the French naval officers and sailors on the Desai, and did not bring more damage to the Desai.

Three other protective cruisers and three destroyers were also hit by 100-kilogram or 300-kilogram bombs dropped by the large airship Venus, and although they did not sink, they were not lightly wounded.

The three airships of the Northeast Air Force wreaked havoc on the head of the French Navy's expeditionary fleet, causing the officers and men of the French Navy to become frightened as soon as they heard the sound of "whoosh-whoosh-whoosh-", and they could only pray to God that the bombs would not fall on their warships. As for the small-caliber rapid-fire guns on the warships that were fired at the airships, the officers and men of the French Navy no longer had the luxury of shooting down the airships, and the small-caliber rapid-fire guns that were still firing were just a psychological comfort to the officers and men of the French Navy, making them feel that they were still fighting, rather than waiting for death.

However, half an hour later, the bombs on the Hercules, Mercury and Venus had been dropped, so Zhang Guoxin, the captain of the Hercules, ordered the three airships to start turning and evacuate in the direction of Russky Island.

The three airships carried a total of 150 tons of bombs, of which the Hercules itself carried 100 tons of bombs, and in just half an hour, the three airships threw the 150 tons of bombs on the head of the French Navy Expeditionary Fleet, and achieved brilliant results, and the French Navy Expeditionary Fleet 6 all-steel battleships, 5 large fast armored cruisers, 2 ironclad battleships, 5 protective cruisers, 7 destroyers and 4 torpedo boats were sunk.

6 all-steel battleships, 4 large fast armored cruisers, 2 ironclad battleships, 6 protective cruisers and 5 destroyers were damaged by the bombs of the airship. R1152