"Boom!" the Hood's main cannon opened fire even after it had been tilted to a certain angle, and the huge cannon let out a roar similar to a mournful roar. Because the battleship was already tilted and there was no way to aim, the shell hit the sea about a thousand meters from the periphery of the German High Seas Fleet.

This cannon is the mournful struggle of the battleship era, and this cannon is the last elegy of Vice Admiral Holland. Although doomed to failure, Vice Admiral Holland accomplished a feat, a feat of chasing down the German High Seas Fleet for 9 hours and 47 minutes, and also completed the first frantic attempt in human history to use battle cruisers to fight the opposing aircraft carrier fleet.

The shell hit the surface of the water, splashing a huge column of water that was taller than a battleship. Let the sailors on the German battleships appreciate the true power of those 381 mm caliber guns on the battleships. Of course, this night of humiliation and escape also gave the German Navy a taste of why the British Empire was called the supremacy of the seas for a hundred years.

Above the sky, the British Swordfish attack aircraft formation poured out this time. The fighters that took off from the Ark Royal, plus the planes that took off from the Athletic, this time there were a total of 40 Swordfish attack planes. It was also escorted by 15 new Roc fighters aboard the Ark Royal.

The Roc is the naval version of the British Air Force's Dreadnought, the one with an electric turret and four 7's on its back. Strange fighter with 7 mm caliber machine guns. Of course, the performance of this fighter cannot be compared with the German FW-190, but it is really much better than the original British Navy's Bulldog biplane fighter. So the Navy's most advanced aircraft carrier, Ark Royal, was equipped with such fighters to catch up with the German Navy's air gap.

It is precisely for this reason that at this moment, the dense reflected signals on the German alert radar are not 15 British fighters, but a full 55 aircraft. Of course, when several German radar destroyers confirmed the number of British aircraft for the second time, they raised the alert level to the highest level, and the number of British fighters was revised to a minimum of 40 aircraft.

"Oh God, are you really no longer protecting the British Empire?" On the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal, the flagship of the British Northern Containment Fleet, George, the commander-in-chief of the loss management, let the early morning sea breeze blow his face, sighed and said, "A telegram just sent by Vice Admiral Holland that he is sinking with the Hood. ”

In fact, George has wronged God a little. It stands to reason that God still favored the British Navy, and in the night battle, the battlecruiser HMS Hood of the British Royal Navy hit the Admiral of the German Navy with a second fire. This can be said to be the well-trained British naval artillery, but no one doubts the luck component in this.

Moreover, in the process of escaping at night, because of excessive caution, Lütjans only changed course once, and was discovered by British submarines. This was also the result of the luck of the British fleet. Imagine if Lütjens had left the bait to lead his troops to venture again, there was at least a 70% chance of avoiding the British fleet. But the reality is that Lütjans did not do this, and almost buried the entire high seas fleet.

In addition, the overall cooperation and liaison of the German Navy on this road is still a little slow, for example, on the way to the pursuit, there is a German submarine that happens to be near the route of the British Navy. It is a pity that the submarine dived without receiving orders, because it mistook the passing German Navy's high seas fleet for a British battleship. And as we all know, the submarine cannot receive communication signals under water, so the submarine also missed the order from the headquarters.

But then again, if you compare it with the luck of the German High Seas Fleet, the luck of the British Navy is undoubtedly extremely bad. First of all, in the selection of the pursuing troops, he chose the No. 1 spy ship of the Navy, which had more than half of the German spies. The second is that in the process of pursuit, you should not disrupt the formation at the end and charge freely, giving the spy destroyer an opportunity.

Of course, the next day, the clear sky and the lack of wind and waves allowed the German Navy to take off carrier-based aircraft and return fire, which was the last straw that broke the camel's back. Therefore, God's favorite British Royal Navy, this time it encountered God's own son, the German Navy, so it occupied the right time and place, and had to taste the bitter fruit of failure.

Gunter Lall flew his plane to confirm the intrusion target on the radar, and behind his FW-190 fighter was a full 20 fighters piloted by German naval aviation, and it was precisely because of the formation of these fighters in the sky that the British attack aircraft group was only less than 10 kilometers away from the German aircraft carrier fleet.

"Wait a minute, all fighters are forbidden to fight! The highest goal is to destroy the enemy's torpedo attack planes and bombers, understand?" Günther Lal reminded his comrades on the radio as he climbed to the ground to prepare to engage the enemy.

In the headset, the voice of the command room of the German aircraft carrier air force was heard: "Radar confirms that you have encountered each other! Watch your bottom! Don't let go of a British plane!"

"The enemy plane is down there! Look for the target!" Gunter Rahr shook the control stick slightly, adjusted the attitude of the plane, and then gave his own order in a loud voice.

"Understood, Captain, I was following you as I climbed and I saw the British fighter below. His wingman replied loudly.

"Above the British fighter planes, there are dreadnought fighters like the air force encountered, with electric turrets on them, I see it!" said the pilot of another plane, reporting what he had seen.

"Deal with it according to the tactics of the air force! Dive at a long distance and suppress it with propeller axle guns! Pay attention to the accuracy of shooting! We must not waste ammunition!" Gunter Lal did not have time to lay out the attack plan in detail, because not far behind them was the core of the German high seas fleet.

As soon as he pushed the plane's joystick, the FW-190 fighter began its most skillful dive maneuver, and with the roar of the fighter's engine, the reliable aircraft was approaching 620 kilometers per hour, allowing Gunter Laar's back to cling to his seat.

"Suddenly, suddenly!" the British Roc fighters, hugging in a tight ball, began to fire at the German fighters that were diving down, but because the caliber of the machine guns was too small, the bullets formed a continuous web of fire in the sky.

However, soon the German fighters began to return fire, and the 30 mm nose shaft gun fired a rapid and powerful shell, instantly suppressing the small-caliber machine gun on the electric turret of the Dapeng fighter.

Günter Lal didn't have time to chat with these British fighters now, and he took the lead in the charge, firing first, directly smashing a poor Roc fighter to pieces. When it comes to the terrible design of the 30mm cannon, the Luftwaffe was equipped with the FW-190 early on to deal with large bombers, and now it is used against these smaller enemy fighters.

The performance advantage of German fighters has not been filled by the British Navy for the time being, so there seems to be no suspense in this engagement, not counting the Swordfish attack aircraft, 20 German FW-190 fighters challenge 15 Dapeng fighters, and if the German fighter force with a numerical advantage cannot win, it seems that there is no reason.

With a single dive attack, the German fighters broke up the formation of the British fighter group. Two of the British fighters fell to the surface with black smoke tails, and two were smashed to pieces in the air. The Luftwaffe also carried two Swordfish attack planes down and fell into the sea, and cleanly completed an interception.

The British fighters panicked, but still rushed in the direction of the German aircraft carrier fleet, but they soon knew that this reckless play did not seem to work, because in the direction of the German aircraft carrier formation, 16 more FW-190 fighters flew in. There were more than 280 planes on the German aircraft carriers (because a few helicopters had been replenished half a month ago), while the British aircraft carrier fleet had only a pitiful 80 planes at this time.

This is an absolute quantitative gap, a gap that cannot be bridged in a short period of time, and it is also the only advantage that the German Navy can seize sea supremacy in a short period of time. Therefore, when the German Navy sent two groups of 80 attack aircraft and fighter planes to attack the Hood, 36 fighters could be used for fleet air defense.

The British attack aircraft unit immediately became disorganized, and although it was still flying toward the position of the German aircraft carrier, the formation was completely disrupted by the German fighters and turned into a mess.

The British planes, which had lost the cover of the formation formation, were even more passive, and the disadvantage in speed and the technological gap made the entire British air force not even have the capital to resist. With the tearing of 36 German fighters, a full 20 British planes have been shot down, and the rest of the planes are unable to even maintain an attack formation.

Although the German aircraft carrier fleet could even be seen from afar, the British pilots could not get closer to their targets. They made several attempts, but they were shot down by German fighters, and in desperation, the remaining British Swordfish attack planes had the courage to throw torpedoes into the sea.

At such a distance, of course, it was impossible for the British torpedoes to hit the German ships, at most it would make the entire German fleet panic, and then the fleet formation would be slightly chaotic, and even the direction of most of the torpedoes could not affect the German Navy at all.

However, the British naval aviation here was forced to drop torpedoes, and the German Navy's interceptor fighter formation over there did not intend to let go of these poor British swordfish, and after a rush, the British Navy's fighters were left with only two poor Roc to speed away, and the remaining 53 planes were all lost in the airspace near the German Navy.

Of course, the two Roc who escaped may have been congratulating themselves on their fate, but they didn't seem to notice that the 20 German FW-190 fighters with torpedoes and small bombs hanging from them were following them above the clouds.

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