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The Germans retaliated faster than expected, and as I said earlier, the Admiral Count Speer soon shelled Almeria and took a bad breath at the Spanish civilians. However, such retaliation looks ridiculous no matter how you look at it, and even gives the international community the feeling that the Germans are bullying the weak and afraid of the hard.

For the moustache who had always thought highly of himself and was crazy enough, this kind of revenge naturally did not satisfy him, and he soon instructed Dreyer - not only to fight the Popular Front, but also to give the Soviet Union a little color!

How to give the Soviets a look at the color? According to the Führer's intentions, it would have been better to sink one or two Soviet warships. And this request made Dreyer difficult, why? The strength of the German Navy was not enough!

Although it was freed from the treaty in 1936, the new Grand Fleet program was only just beginning, and the German Navy was far from the Red Navy in terms of surface ships and underwater forces. Even according to intelligence from spy agencies, the Soviets were working on the Grand Fleet program, and even earlier, with new cruisers and destroyers, as well as aircraft carriers, all on the slipway, and the most conservative estimate was that it would be ready for service within three years.

At this time, the German Navy's Grand Fleet plan was really not progressing fast. The construction of the Admiral Hipper and the Blucher began in July and August 1935. Prince Eugen and the Cedritz have just laid the keel, and as for the Lützov, it is still lying on the drawings. The most optimistic estimates were that only three "heavy cruisers" would enter service in 1939, and perhaps even only two. And then there's the Bismarck and Tirpitz. The battleships had just started construction. The most optimistic estimates will have to wait until 1940 to enter service.

And the other side. The Red Navy, on the other hand, was much more relaxed, and all the old battleships and cruisers of the twenties and thirties were modernized, and their combat effectiveness was maintained quite well. Even if they are not the latest opponents of the Bismarck-class, there is nothing wrong with beating the current German Navy. At this time, if there is a military conflict with the Soviet Union, it is really impossible to take advantage of it at all!

In any case, Dreyer did not have any confidence in the Führer's plan of revenge, and it would be as difficult as suicide for the current German Navy to accomplish this task. After thinking about it, Dreyer set the target of revenge on the Soviet merchant ships. Bullying them is still not a big problem.

With this in mind, Dreyer devised a plan with the goal of sinking the previously active Kursk. The freighter traveled frequently between Odessa and Malaga, carrying large quantities of arms and supplies for the Second Republic, and if it could sink it, it would take revenge on the Soviets and indirectly help Franco.

Just do it, Dreyer immediately presented the plan to the mustache, he thought that the Führer should be satisfied this time, right?

It can only be said that Dreyer underestimated Hitler's madness, and how could sinking a mere freighter make that psychopath feel satisfied. In fact, Hitler's plan for Dreyer was extremely ridiculous, and in his opinion Dreher was a coward and a waste. To dare to attack only one freighter is a disgrace to Germany!

It was also at this time. The big fat man Goering intervened, and he swore to the Führer that his air force would be a hundred times stronger than the navy, and that whatever the Führer would do unconditionally and satisfactorily would do, wouldn't it be to sink one or two Soviet warships? Piece of cake!

So where did Goering get this self-confidence? You must know that the Vulture Legion and the International Column Air Force were at most a tie before, why did he think that his Air Force could complete the mission?

The source of Goering's confidence came from the Ju87, the famous Stuka dive bomber. The first batch of Stuka were very good on the Spanish battlefield, and skilled veterans were able to destroy any target with precision with bombs.

It was precisely because of Stuka's excellent performance that Goering's confidence was greatly increased, so he dared to pat his chest and pack the ticket. Of course, the mustache was very satisfied with the big fat man's statement, thinking that this was what an imperial soldier should be. Soon the mustache stroked his pen and governed, Goering's plan of revenge.

In order to realize this plan, more Ju87A was sent to Spain, and after emergency acclimatization training, in accordance with Goering's plan, retaliation was carried out. The Germans targeted two battleships of the Red Navy cruising near the Strait of Gibraltar - the Leningrad and the Red Caucasus.

In the early morning of March 15, 24 Ju87A2s each carried a 250-kilogram bomb and climbed into the blue sky and, according to the guidance of the previous reconnaissance aircraft, pounced on the Leningrad and the Red Caucasus. At the same time, 12 Bf109B1 escorted the Ju87 formation.

At this time, on the Leningrad, Kuznetsov looked anxious, why? Could it be that the future admiral was criticized for the previous conflict?

Not really, because Kuznetsov was not only not criticized, but was praised by the Military Commissariat (CMC), which expressed great satisfaction with his ability to decisively and correctly "quell" the enemy's provocations. However, the Military Commission also said that he was asked to be more vigilant, because the Germans would probably not give up!

Kuznetsov very much agreed with the judgment of the Military Commission, and it is strange that the Germans have suffered such a big loss, and they can give up. And how to deal with the retaliatory actions of the Germans, to be honest, he did not have many options.

Yes, you read that right, Kuznetsov really didn't have many options, the reason is simple, in order to carry out cruising missions, his formations were all broken up, taking on a state of being in a state of fragmentation, and this state was easily broken by each.

What's worse is that he can't close the formation yet, because Franco has never stopped the sneaky troop transport operations, with the Red Navy here, the National Army still has some scruples to restrain a lot, if he closes the formation, then Franco can take advantage of too many loopholes.

Of course, Kuznetsov was not blindly passively beaten, he also made targeted adjustments, and the previous single-ship activities of each ship were stopped, and four cruisers each led one or two Type 36 frigates or destroyer divisions to patrol. Once you encounter an enemy attack. There are cruisers there. It's a little safer somewhat.

And that's not all. Kuznetsov also ordered the flagship Leningrad to be ready for battle, fighter jets to patrol as soon as dawn, and all fighters on the deck were also ready to take to the air for emergency combat, especially those Ro-2 bombers that had just been on board, and they should be ready to attack the German fleet at any time.

However, even with these preparations, Kuznetsov is still not at ease, for the simple reason that he is not at ease. He was really not afraid of the provocation of the German Navy, the Deutschland was being urgently repaired, and the Germans could hit the door of the two ships, Admiral Schell and Admiral Count Speer. He was really not too afraid of these two pocket battleships, what he was really worried about was the enemy's air power.

Kuznetsov was well aware that his fleet was nailed to the Strait of Gibraltar, the law of activity was relatively fixed, and the enemy's air force, as long as it mastered the movements of his fleet, could organize an air attack. The fleet 1934 exercises and the fleet 1935 exercises have already told Kuznetsov that the existing fleet air defense is unreliable in the face of air strikes. And the Germans and the National Army could quite well organize such an air offensive!

"Increased air vigilance and patrols. Send two Ro-2s to the enemy's airfield for surveillance, and don't let go of any possible situation! ”

At dawn. Kuznetsov gave the order, but he did not know that the Germans had already been dispatched. While the Ro-2 was still halfway through, they ran headlong into the German air formation. After a short exchange of fire, one Ro-2 was shot down by the escorted Bf109, while the other escaped at high speed and promptly passed the movements of the Germans to the mothership.

At this time, the Germans were only a hundred kilometers away from the Leningrad, and there was quite little time left for Kuznetsov!

"Urgent takeoff! Urgent take-off! Again, this is not a drill! This is not a drill! ”

The pilots on the Leningrad rushed to their cars and quickly lifted off under the guidance of the dispatchers. And the fighters, who had been patrolling the air, also urgently turned around and pounced in the direction of the enemy planes.

At this time, what was the configuration of the Leningrad's carrier-based aircraft? Quite simply, 24 Yak-1K, 12 I-5K2, and 24 Ro-2. It should be said that this was already a first-class configuration at that time, but this first-class was actually watery. For example, the Yak-1, which has excellent performance, is very good just for the performance of the fighter itself, but it is not so wonderful after adding the pilot.

Because the vast majority of Yak-1K pilots have only just come into contact with this new fighter for a long time, and even some have just completed take-off and landing training on aircraft carriers, and more advanced combat subjects have not yet been carried out. However, Spain's shape is extremely urgent, and it can only let these novices catch ducks on the shelves.

Not only is the Yak-1K problematic, but the Ro-2 is also a problem, as a full-featured bomber, the Ro-2 has to undertake long-range reconnaissance, horizontal bombing, torpedo attack and dive bombing missions. That is to say, each Ro-2 crew has to learn four lessons, and to be honest, this difficulty is still very high. In particular, this group of people has only been in contact with the Ro-2 for a long time, and most of the pilots have just learned to squat and land on the aircraft carrier, at most they have learned a little more about horizontal bombing and torpedo attack, as for dive bombing, because of the high difficulty and danger, it has not yet been carried out.

In fact, for the time being, in the Red Naval Aviation, the Ro-2 was only responsible for reconnaissance and torpedo attacks, while horizontal bombing and dive bombing were handed over to BT-2 bombers imported from the United States. However, it is known that at a time when the BT-2 had not yet evolved into the SBD-1, this was a rather bad carrier-based aircraft, and it was quite difficult and dangerous to take off and land on an aircraft carrier.

The BT-2 introduced by the Red Navy was used on the aircraft carrier for a period of time, and after three planes fell in a short period of time, the great god was quickly invited off the aircraft carrier. The BT-2s, which were supposed to be carried on board the Leningrad, are now in service at the land airfield in Malaga, with a total of about 12 aircraft. Temporarily replacing the BT-2 for part of the dive bombing mission is actually the I-5K2.

What's going on with this I-5K2? In fact, the old I-5K was improved, replaced with an M-25 engine and strengthened body structure, and used as a fighter-bomber. Because it is the foundation of the fighter changed, the dive performance of the aircraft is passable, the only regret is that the aircraft has only one pilot, and the task is quite heavy. And it lacks backward self-defense. Of course, the most important thing is. The aircraft could hang only one FAB-100 bomb in the belly (or two FAB-50s in the wings). The attack power is really weak.

However, the Red Naval Aviation actually did not intend to let the I-5K2 really go to the battlefield, and the real mission of the I-5K2 was actually more like an advanced training aircraft, which was used to train carrier-based bomber pilots. But who made the Red Navy short of dive bombers at this time? can only let the I-5K2 make a cameo, after all, there are still many pilots who are familiar with the I-5K, at least they can quickly form combat effectiveness.

Anyway, as long as the big guys know, the Leningrad is problematic at this time, its combat effectiveness is limited, and the only task that it can do is air defense. And Kuznetsov did not intend to resist with just one aircraft carrier. He soon gave orders to the international column in Malaga to hurry to their aid. However, in the early days of the battle, the Leningrad had to rely on the ship's novice pilots.

The battle first began between the Bf-109 and the Yak-1, as mentioned before, the performance of the Yak-1 was much stronger than the Bf-109 at this time, and even stronger than the Bf-109B1 on the battlefield at this time, and stronger than the future Bf-109C1 and Bf-109D1. Especially the Bf-109C1, which had an inherently ineffective engine, as a result, gained more than 100 kilograms, and the maneuverability of the guide decreased sharply. The maximum speed dropped to 440 km/h, compared to the Yak-1, which could soar to 500 km/h. Bf-109C1 is only a rookie unless it is a rookie.

Fortunately, at this time, all the participants in the war were Bf-109B1, although there were many small problems, but the performance gap with the Yak-1 was not too big. Coupled with the fact that German pilots are more experienced, it is more difficult to say who will win or lose.

Anyway, for Kuznetsov, who has been listening to the calls between pilots on the radio, his palms are sweaty, 12 Bf-109 and 16 Yak-1 are inextricably killed, and the two sides are constantly fighting at an altitude of three or four thousand meters, constantly respecting each other, and the fight is called a lively one.

The Yak-1 was entangled in the Bf-109, which was undoubtedly good news for the slow-moving Stuka. Wolfgang was genuinely shocked when he saw the Yak-1 rushing towards him menacingly.

Because compared to the nimble Soviet fighters, Stuka is a stupid duck, especially the Ju87A, which uses the JUMO210 series engine at this time, and this damn engine has a maximum power of only 680 horsepower, which is mounted on the heavy Ju87, which is equivalent to a small horse-drawn cart.

Look at the later Ju87B, which used an JUMO211D engine with a maximum power of 1,200 horsepower, and the Stuka was only as fast as it was at that time, only 380 kilometers per hour. At this time, the Ju87A worked hard to just cross the hurdle of 300 kilometers per hour. When I encountered the Yak-1 with a speed of more than 500 kilometers and excellent maneuverability, it was really only the share of the abused vegetables.

Anyway, Wolfgang was very fortunate to have fighter escorts, and in addition to being happy, he also hurriedly began to carry out his mission, that is, to attack the ships of the Red Navy. It didn't take much effort for Wolfgang to find the Leningrad, because the flat-topped ship was so conspicuous.

Holding the joystick, Wolfgang was a little excited, in his eyes the Leningrad was a big girl with her legs apart, and he could enter as he wanted.

"Steady! Steady! ”

Looking at the Leningrad that was getting bigger and bigger, Wolfgang told himself to calm down over and over again, and at this time, the Leningrad and the accompanying anti-aircraft fire of the Excellence began to roar, and shells continued to explode in the air, throwing out pieces of scorching shrapnel.

However, this qiē did not stop Wolfgang from advancing, he only had the Leningrad in his eyes, and as for the anti-aircraft guns, he had already ignored them!

Wolfgang did have the confidence to ignore the anti-aircraft fire of the Red Navy, for the simple reason that at this time the Leningrad was still equipped with old 100-mm anti-aircraft guns, and the number was very small, and the firepower was too weak.

On the other hand, although her eight-door 130-mile power is very impressive, especially the rotation and pitching equipment designed and manufactured by the Americans are very flexible, it should be said that it is good at air defense. But the problem was that at this time the Red Navy's radio proximity fuse was still locked in the warehouse and was not issued to the Excellence. This led to the Excellence's fierce firepower, but the effect was not good.

In Wolfgang's eyes, the exploding shells were just pretty fireworks, and they had no more effect than to interfere with his vision.

"Three thousand meters...... 2,000 meters ......"

Just as Wolfgang approached about two kilometers of the Leningrad and was about to begin preparations for a dive, the unexpected happened. On the stern gangway of the Leningrad, two dazzling tongues of fire struck Wolfgang's car.

At that moment, countless shells pounced on Wolfgang, and before he could figure out what had happened, his car began to fall into the sea with thick black smoke like a fly swatter.

"Skydive!"

Wolfgang only had time to shout at the machine gunner in the back seat, and then quickly pushed open the canopy, kicked hard, and jumped out. Wolfgang was shocked to find that Heisenberg, the machine gunner in the back seat, had not parachuted, but had fallen to the surface with the Ju87 and fell to pieces.

Wolfgang later recalled: "Werner (Heisenberg) was probably killed when we were shot down, the anti-aircraft fire of the enemy ships was so fierce that at least twenty anti-aircraft machine guns were firing at us!" ”

Twenty anti-aircraft machine guns? It seems that this is simply impossible, no matter how crazy Maozi is, it is impossible to put so many machine guns on a small porthole, and it is more likely that Wolfgang made a mistake. However, what is surprising is that not only Wolfgang insisted that the Russians had such strong firepower, but even the few other Ju87 pilots who participated in the attack and were lucky enough to fly back with scars also recalled: "The enemy's anti-aircraft fire was extremely fierce, and the Russians seemed to have put two fire-breathing dragons on the ship!" ”

Let's put it this way, of the 24 Stuka that participated in the attack, only three actually entered the dive and successfully dropped bombs, half of which were shot down by the Yak-1 and I-5K, which took off urgently from the Leningrad, while the other half were all planted in front of the anti-aircraft fire of the Leningrad...... (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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