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The sun was shining, the clouds were dancing, and the majestic German High Seas Fleet had already launched a huge formation that spanned more than 20 nautical miles, like the gods of the heavenly realm following Zeus on patrol. On the aircraft carrier, a number of fully prepared fighters flatten their wings and soared into the air in the deck wind generated by the aircraft carrier's high-speed sailing. Soon, the sky and sea were filled with the roar of propellers, and hundreds of planes formed a huge array in the air, and then flew off like locusts in transit.

Due to the emergence of the main British fleet, the German fleet launched an attack on it as the most important mission at present; The First Voyage Battle, which was preparing to launch the final third wave of attack on the British reconnaissance fleet, and the Second Voyage Battle, which was responsible for the air defense and search of the fleet, were put on hold under the orders of Scheer and took part in the first round of the attack on the enemy's main fleet, which was crucial. And with their full participation, the number of attack planes in this wave of the German fleet reached 480 aircraft. Looking at the group of his own aircraft that disappeared at the junction of sea and sky with a roar, Scheer's agitated mood was difficult to calm: if nothing else, this group of carrier-based aircraft could deal a fatal blow to the British fleet, and the future European war pattern could be established!

When the attack aircraft group is released, all Scheer needs to do is guard against the opponent's aerial counterattack. According to reports from front-line reconnaissance aircraft, it seems that there are still more than 3 aircraft carriers in the main British fleet, if the opponent concentrates its forces on attacking itself. Undoubtedly a rather threatening move. On his orders. After the release of the attack wave, the air teams began to prepare additional fighters. In case the radar detects an incoming enemy aircraft group, it can be released urgently. Due to the existence of beveled decks, German aircraft carriers undoubtedly have obvious advantages over conventional aircraft carriers in this area, and can even take off two fighters at once if necessary. At the same time, the German fleet began to move at high speed at a speed of 27 knots. Although the proximity of the two sides now made it difficult for the German fleet to have time to completely avoid the enemy's aircraft group, such maneuvers were also completely necessary for air warfare, and every five additional minutes of delay could change the fate of a battleship.

After only 40 minutes of flight, a wave of Sea Hurricane fighters had already appeared in the eyes of the German pilots: because it was a home battle. These British fighters, who had more time to climb, seized the high ground and began to fiercely intercept the incoming German fleet. To the surprise of the German commanders, the British planes did not choose to engage their own escort fighters, but instead poured all their attack fire on the bombers and torpedo planes in the rear, and within minutes, four German attack planes were dragging smoke into the air. Although the Sea Hurricane fighters were not strong enough to go head-to-head with the Ta-152, they were more than enough to deal with attack aircraft, and because they carried heavy bombs and torpedoes, they were even more resistant to enemy hunts.

However, the German fleet had an absolute numerical superiority. There were only about 70 British fighters coming to intercept this wave. And the Germans alone escorted 216 fighters in 18 squadrons, almost three times as many as the other side. German attack aircraft, although defensive firepower was weak. But in formation, they also formed a dense network of firepower, trying to counter the approach of the British fighters. After a short time, the British fighters, which had lost altitude due to the dive attack, were suppressed by the German aircraft group, and the fighters marked with rings were falling weakly into the sea one after another.

"Enemy fleet spotted!" A deep, excited voice rang out over the German pilot's radio talkie. With the roar of the engines, a large group of ships suddenly appeared in the sea below the front of the German aircraft group. The bridge is high, the heavy guns are majestic, and the appearance of each ship is clean and tidy, which is the main British fleet flying the St. George's cross. Ten kilometers away, the large-caliber anti-aircraft guns of the British fleet rang out; Hundreds of 133-mm or 114-mm anti-aircraft shrapnel burst through the air, and after flying for a predetermined amount of time, these shells exploded with a thud, spraying a large amount of steel ball shrapnel carried inside them into a stormy rain around them, forming a barrage of steel barrage that heralded death.

However, such large-caliber anti-aircraft artillery did not pose a real threat to the incoming fleet. Although its rate of fire of 7 rounds per minute or 12 rounds per minute is more than enough for an anti-ship, it is still powerless in the face of aircraft flying like electricity; As a timed shrapnel to detonate, it not only needs to be fired near the target aircraft, but also needs to explode at the moment of approaching the target, which undoubtedly requires the gunner to have an extremely accurate grasp of the target distance and advance calculation. In fact, no one else can have such an anti-heaven opening table. Even after the United States in another plane equipped its 127-mm anti-aircraft artillery shells with VT fuses, the main role of this anti-aircraft artillery was limited to dispersing incoming enemy aircraft groups at long distances and slowing down the pressure on air defense for its own fleet. At this moment, in the field of vision of the German pilots, although the anti-aircraft fire of the British fleet was spectacular, the explosion area of those large-caliber shrapnel shells was far from the location of their own aircraft.

Under the orders of the commander, the German group quickly completed the assignment of tasks to attack the target. Four aircraft carriers in the British fleet were listed as priority targets, and three of them had an appearance that was unique to German pilots: they were all a new generation of Tejli-class aircraft carriers that Britain had begun construction after the naval holiday, and they had strengthened their defense capabilities compared to their predecessors. In addition to these aircraft carriers with long-range strike capabilities, the battleships that looked like floating islands were also within the range of the German attack aircraft group. Compared with familiar faces such as Queen Elizabeth and Nelson, the five new battleships attracted more attention from German pilots: although they were equipped with three triple main guns like the Nelson class, they were arranged in a more beautiful front and back arrangement, and Nelson did not know how clever it was compared to the barbarian Nelson with the main turret in the amidships. As a battleship that had only begun construction in 1933, it was the first time that the Germans had looked at their new opponent at such a close distance.

Although the German attack pilots were keen to get a closer glimpse of the enemy, a significant number of them did not rush into the circle of fire forged by the opposing small-caliber anti-aircraft guns: for no other reason, they were now in the effective range of the guided weapons they carried. At an altitude of 5 kilometers, the Ju-87s, who had always dived for a long time, did not carry out their classic swoop and slam, but dropped the bomb on their belly in a level flight like a four-engine heavy bomber. Compared to the round shape of a conventional bomb, the bomb is more like a small aircraft: it has an overall length of nearly 4 meters, a wingspan of more than 3 meters, and two small rudders in the tail to improve flight performance. Under the influence of gravity, the strangely shaped bomb began to fall rapidly downward in a flat throwing motion, and judging from its trajectory, its final hit position was a full 6 kilometers away from the target......

Suddenly, a blinding orange-red flame suddenly erupted from the tail of the bomb.

On the battleship King George V, Tovey, the commander of the British fleet in straight uniform, was watching the fierce battle that was raging in the sky with a solemn face. One after another sea hurricane fighters marked with the symbol of the ring fell from the sky with a wail, and some lucky ones were able to open their white parachutes, while many more crashed into the sea with people and planes. Occasionally, an airplane painted with an iron cross tumbled into the sea, causing the British sailors to cheer enthusiastically, but anyone who paid even the slightest attention to the situation of the war could tell that the Germans had completely dominated the skies with their numerical superiority!

"I really didn't expect today's naval battle to be like this......" Tovey said in a low voice, his voice full of pain and sourness. Two hours earlier, when he had received an urgent telegram from Holland, Tovey couldn't believe his ears; The fast-moving fleet, which had been planned to search for the enemy, was destroyed in just one hour, sinking eight large warships and killing and wounding thousands. And from beginning to end, Holland's fleet did not see any trace of the opposing fleet, and those fighters roaring in the air actually dominated the victory or defeat of the entire naval battle by themselves!

Faced with this completely unexpected and astonishing turn of events, Tovey first thought of retreating. At present, the Royal Navy's battle plans are all formulated with the decisive battle of the fleet as the core, and the aviation is only an auxiliary supporting role in it. However, it is not alone in the current battle, the main force of the US Atlantic Fleet has also sailed to the point where it is less than 300 nautical miles; If you retreat alone, then you will be selling the United States, a teammate, to the Germans. You must know that the strength of the US Atlantic Fleet is even weaker than its own, and once it is caught by German planes, they will also have no reason to survive the opponent's air strike.

Although Britain has not sold his teammates once or twice, Tovey will not have any guilt in doing it; This time, however, Britain could not and did not dare to sell this ally. In the event of a crushing defeat of the American fleet, the British Navy would be alone in Europe, and the German Navy would be able to destroy Britain's North Atlantic shipping lines with ease, which would be a catastrophic situation for Britain. In any case, he can only give it a go, in the hope of crushing his opponent with the Americans! (A good event for pie in the sky, cool mobile phones are waiting for you!) Follow from ~ Dian/Chinese network public account (WeChat add friends - add public account - enter ddxiaoshuo), participate now! Everyone has a prize, now pay attention to ddxiaoshuo WeChat public account! (To be continued......)

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