"Daddy!" Just as the other surviving German bombers began to leave, one of the bombers slammed into the ship's hull amidships! The "smart" bomb was loaded into the hull from the root of the chimney, smashing the internal flue to pieces, while a large amount of aviation gasoline was left from the broken fuel tank and ignited by the flames and flowed like lava to the boiler compartment at the bottom of the chimney. And when the gasoline vapor reaches a certain level, a huge explosion will not be spared!

Rumble! With a loud bang, countless debris and flames rushed into the sky. This is a twin-engine bomber with a bomb under its belly! The perfect combination of picric acid explosives and high volatile fuel oil caused the fire to immediately get out of control and begin to spread to the boiler compartment below. Even before the flames arrived, the poisonous smoke and exhaust fumes that could not be discharged had knocked down a large number of American officers and soldiers, and the Mississippi was finished, looking at the skyrocketing fire and plummeting steam pressure, the Americans knew that the battleship could not return to Shetland Islands! In this engagement, the Americans have already lost 3 super dreadnoughts!

"Victory! Long live the German Reich! "The excellent performance of the Luftwaffe has fundamentally turned the shape on the battlefield into a fundamental turn, if before the air force entered the battle, the German High Seas Fleet could only be regarded as superior at best, then now after the destruction of two super dreadnoughts, the German High Seas Fleet will have an overwhelming advantage! Now the ultra-dreadnought comparison is 10 battleships of the Entente against 14 of the Allies! Even counting the dreadnought, both sides are 14 to 14! But when it comes to quality, it's not a grade at all. Scheer's plan was a great success. With the help of the German High Seas Fleet and land-based bombers, the Germans finally broke the backbone of the Anglo-American fleet, and in Scheer's opinion, the entire Anglo-American fleet could be completely defeated with a little more effort!

The idea is very good. And from the current point of view, there is indeed such an opportunity, but alas, when the German planes left the battlefield, the British Sailfish torpedo planes entered the battlefield from the southwest. It's time for the Germans to get a taste of what it's like to be bombed! These torpedo attack planes that took off from the Shetland Islands were Jericho's safety rope for himself! Before you know it, Jericho has lured Sher into the range of British land-based aviation! When he saw these swordfish who had shown their might in the last naval battle, Scheer's heart tightened!

A feeling of reluctance and anger welled up in Scheer's heart. I looked at the scarred and broken British and American fleets in the distance, and looked at the high seas fleet on my side, which was also beaten with bags on its side. Then look at the sailfish coming from the sky. Scheer knew that he had to go, so he hurried to make a lot of money at the moment. Although the capital ships of the German High Seas Fleet suffered heavy losses. It can be called a broken muscle, but the main force is still there. And all kinds of auxiliary warships have been cleaned up by the other side. Scheer estimated that if he fought again next time, he might have to pull out those former dreadnought cruisers to provide cover! Now the anti-aircraft fire of the German fleet was almost zero, and the auxiliary warships were dead. The anti-aircraft guns on the battleship were almost smashed by various shells. Why stay? Waiting for the opponent's torpedo machine to hit the target?

The resentment and unwillingness in my heart finally turned into a sentence: "The fleet releases smoke and retreats!" "People have to bow their heads under the eaves, and there is nothing Scheer can do in the face of those swordfish flying in the air. If you don't leave, you're looking for death! And Hipper did not hesitate after receiving the order and expressed his obedience. After the distance between the two sides was reopened, it was difficult for the Bismarck-class battleships to deal fatal damage to the Vengeance-class battleships, and the close combat was due to the lack of auxiliary warships to provide sufficient cover. The point of continuing to fight like this is already very limited. When he saw the other side's torpedo machine, Hipper also thought it was time to go. But here's the thing. If you want to go, can you really go? Don't ask if the British agree?

The movement of the High Seas Fleet was caught by Jericho at the first time. Scheer moved quickly, and as soon as he spotted the British group, he immediately released smoke and evacuated. The British were not slow to move, and when the German fleet withdrew, the British fleet pressed up, along with the remaining destroyers and light cruisers. The German fleet had made a lot of money in the exchange of fire ahead, and now it was up to us to see if we could get away unscathed. Fortunately, the German fleet also came out this time with a seaplane carrier, and the small number of planes on it could barely provide them with some cover, and this time the 20MM machine gun installed in the shaft of the aircraft engine was deadly even in the face of the sailfish.

"The destroyer shot all the remaining torpedoes, there is no need to stay any longer!" Under the order of Scher, the German destroyer formation rushed forward again, and fired torpedoes one after another at the swarming ocean fleet to delay the pursuit of the other party, the white torpedo tracks crisscrossed the sea, the attack distance of the two sides was getting closer and closer, and even launched torpedoes at a distance of less than 700 meters, from time to time a few unlucky guys were blown to pieces by the powerful torpedoes, and a loud bang sounded on the sea, and this was just an embellishment of the battle between the two large fleets.

Scheer really made up his mind to run away this time, he even gave up shooting on the battle line, and the entire German fleet instantly turned into 4 detachments, withdrawing in the northeast direction, and the British seemed to be unprepared for the actions of the Germans, I didn't expect the other party to go so simply! However, it is obvious that in the case of the opponent's full-speed retreat, it is difficult for the British and American fleets to catch up with the target, except for the revenge-class battleships, the remaining battleships have undergone major changes in order to increase their defense, which further reduces the speed that is not high, and the three 13.5-inch super dreadnoughts are only less than 15 knots, looking at the German fleet that is withdrawing at a speed of more than 19 knots in the distance, Jericho has no choice.

The German fleet hedgehogs gathered together to deal with the British torpedo planes with their remaining anti-aircraft firepower, shells of various calibers exploded in the air, and when the torpedo planes burst in from the side, they were also fired by the destroyer's machine guns. Combined with the attack of the Fokker fighters following from behind, the British attack at the extreme distance was very unsuccessful, but in the end, six torpedo planes broke through the defenses and fired a fan-shaped salvo less than 700 meters from the Caesar-class battleship King Albert.

UNLIKE THE HOT FIGHTING IN THE FRONT, THE FLEET BATTLE IN THE REAR CAN ALMOST BE DESCRIBED AS CALM, THE TWO NASSAU-CLASS BATTLESHIPS WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR DEALING WITH THE BRITISH 4 DREADNOUGHTS, THE FORMER'S FIREPOWER WAS SCATTERED AND IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET ENOUGH HITS, WHILE THE LATTER WAS AFRAID OF THE OPPONENT'S 350MM HEAVY GUNS, SO THEY DID NOT DARE TO GET TOO CLOSE. The 3 British first-generation super-dreadnoughts are said to be half a pound and eight taels of the Caesar-class, but because of the heavy firepower losses in the previous night battle, they were at a disadvantage in the battle with the Caesar-class battleships. The British squadron sensibly chose to keep its distance, and the three Caesar-class battleships of the German Second Battleship Formation also suffered some losses in the night battle, so they fought more conservatively, and the conservative to conservative situation was that everyone was basically fine.

The turnaround came from the addition of the Luftwaffe, when the German bombers successfully destroyed the Arizona, the pressure on the entire German fleet was greatly reduced, and the freed German fleet began to move some of its forces to the rear, taking advantage of this opportunity, the King Albert and two Nassau-class battleships cooperated to destroy a British dreadnought. And just when they were about to blow up the British rearguard fleet, the Sailfish came, and they came staring at the German fleet that turned at the end, and among the rear battleships, the Nassau-class battleships were obviously inferior to the British eyes, and the British torpedo planes targeted the battleship King Albert!

The fan lightning strike from 700 meters away made the King Albert feel like a big enemy, and the battleship turned as much as possible under the command of the captain to avoid the attack, but the distance was too close, after successfully dodging three torpedoes, the other three hit the starboard side of the King Albert, and with a bang, someone heard the sound of the torpedo armor side chord, but then nothing happened. "It's a stinky!" A soldier whispered. There was no response for the next few seconds. A sharp-eyed German officer spotted a white wake trail passing under the hull! "What a day of great luck! One shot didn't explode, and one shot was set to be deep out of the problem! "The German officers and men aboard the King Albert almost knelt down and prayed to God! He really took care of the Germans!

Although luck is also a kind of strength, this kind of strength cannot always exist! The third torpedo finally hit the side chord of the King Albert and it exploded! The German officers and men in the stern of the ship suddenly felt a jerk on the floor! The torpedo hit the stern, but it doesn't seem to have done a lot of damage, at least not a lot of water. But soon, the Germans knew that they were wrong, the King Albert received a very severe blow, and the twin rudders and a propeller located in the stern were completely destroyed by torpedoes! The whole battleship lost control! Even if he has decent momentum now, he is destined to lose sight of the lighthouse in Port Kiel!

"Can you save it?" When he heard the news that the King Albert was out of control, Scheer also tried to save the battleship, but when he learned from his subordinates that the second batch of torpedo engines of the British had already felt it, Scheer decisively abandoned the plan, and it was unlucky enough to lose one battleship, how could he lose another one? After leaving 2 light cruisers to transfer the remaining German officers and soldiers, the entire high seas fleet continued to withdraw in a northeasterly direction. With the departure of the German fleet, the Battle of Norway, which shocked the world, came to an end. The parties to the war gathered up the remaining fleets and sailed home.

"It's suicide, not fighting!" After the battle, when Churchill rushed to Shetland to see the returning British fleet, he was shocked, he never imagined that the majestic Grand Fleet would be so miserable! And the first thing Schell wrote to the Kaiser after returning to Wilhelmshaven was: "If the High Seas Fleet fights again, there will be only one detachment left!" ”

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