Chapter 134

The next morning, a convoy entered the port of Hamburg. A huge warship on the quay has set fire, and a plume of black smoke from the chimney is about to set sail.

"This is battleship! Colonel, are we going to Africa on this giant ship? " Asked Mrs. Monica in surprise, looking at the huge ship on the dock.

"Well, it's the genesennau, which was injured by British bombers last autumn and has only just been repaired now!" "When the telegram came from the headquarters in Berlin, I didn't believe it. I didn't expect that they actually sent this battleship!" said skotzny excitedly

"It seems that they really hope that we can complete the task successfully!" "Even the war maniacs of the Department of the army are tired of this war!" sighed Baron Wittenberg

By 1945, there were few large German surface warships left, and only a few remained in the dock for a long time due to the bombing of Allied aircraft. It can be seen that the Third Reich attaches great importance to this operation by sending the only remaining genesennau to assist in the "Herakles" plan.

Battleship genesennau: standard displacement, 31000 tons, full displacement 37000 tons. 231 meters long, 30 meters wide, nearly 9 meters draft, carrying more than 1600 people, 3 aircraft. Maximum speed: 31.5 knots; cruise speed: 15 knots.

There are two 283 mm caliber main guns in triple at the bow and one at the stern; 12 150 mm auxiliary guns, 14 105 mm anti-aircraft guns in double, 16 37 mm anti-aircraft guns in double, and two 533 mm torpedo launching tubes in triple.

Qin Lun looks at the huge warship in front of him and licks his lips. He likes this big toy. From small to large, he didn't have many toys, and the violent events in his life made him love the magnificent, cruel and cold war machine.

Genesennau is one of the two schenhost Class Battleships in the Third Reich. Its sister ship, the schenhost, sank two years ago.

When the Third Reich of Germany launched the war, in fact, the Navy did not complete the ship building plan, there were not many large warships on the surface, and its strength was far behind its main opponent, England.

Because the German Navy does not have the strength to carry out a decisive battle at sea with the British, the main target of the German Navy is the naval attack. For this purpose, the two battleships, shankhost and genesennau, at the beginning of their design, listed speed as the first element and protection as the second element, and sacrificed part of their firepower.

The highest speed of genesennau reached 31 knots, which is similar to that of light cruisers and destroyers. It can break through the British fleet's interception and enter the Atlantic Ocean to attack the allies.

"Colonel, why don't we go to Africa by submarine? Even if genesennau can break through the interception of the English fleet, but its target is too large, it may not be able to get back out. At that time, the British navy will be on its way home like wolves. " Asked captain Bok, worried.

"Captain, you don't think about the speed of the U-boat. We have less than eight days left. Britain has blockaded the English Channel. We must bypass the North Sea, enter the Atlantic Ocean first, and then bypass Africa Morocco! " "It's going to take more than 10 days at the speed of a submarine, and we won't be able to catch up with the summit of the allies," scortzny said with a wry smile

When they heard the words, they also laughed bitterly. The African front of the Third Reich has been completely abandoned, and the former German Italian colonies of Tunisia and Algeria have all been lost. If these two strategic points are still there, they can fly to Africa and then enter Morocco by land.

Different from Qinlun's original time and space, Moscow and the Transcaucasia of the Soviet Union were all occupied by Germany, and the main force of the Soviet army withdrew over the Ural Mountains. We have gained a large area of Soviet territory, especially the oil fields in the Transcaucasia. The resources of the Third Reich of Germany are much more abundant than the original time and space. The only embarrassment is the lack of manpower. Many of the German soldiers in the battlefield are Boy Scouts under the age of 18.

The Soviet Union lost the European coastline and a large number of people on European land, resulting in much weaker than the original time and space. However, the assistance of the allies could only go through the Far East, and then through the consumption across Siberia. The Soviet Union often had to store up materials for the first half of a year to launch an Eastern offensive, which basically did not threaten the third empire.

As for the western line of Europe, Britain and the United States finally recovered France and pushed the front line to Belgium and Luxembourg.

However, as the casualties of the American army are more than ten times of the original time and space, the wave of domestic anti war is surging. Together with their victory in the Asian war zone, the momentum for this war is rapidly fading.

Until now, Japan, the axis power, has been defeated and Italy is dying. Are they all the same? In fact, only the third empire is left to fight alone. And the Allies were equally exhausted, locked in a stalemate between the East and the West.

Unlike in the past, the axis powers are now seeking a decent end to the war, while the Allies intend to accumulate their strength for the final decisive battle to completely break the last layer of the third empire.Both sides are well aware that the war has reached its final stage. If it cannot be concluded within 45 years, then both sides are likely to choose political peace.

Although different from the original intention of the war, the Third Reich, including the head of state, also understood that this would be the best result for Germany. The Allies abandoned the Communist Soviet Union, only to restore France and central and southern Europe as the bottom line, while the axis countries had to leave Japan in the East.

Looking at the genesennau from a distance, it is as symmetrical and delicate as a work of art. Coming close, the 200 meter long ship body and the same bridge as the Empire State Building give people a strong sense of oppression.

After boarding the warship, Qin Lun and others were arranged in the officer area under the leadership of German sailors. German warships pay more attention to the living environment of the sailors. There are only four people in an officer's cabin and a separate washroom.

At the beginning of boarding, people were very excited and watched everywhere on the warship. Even when measuring the water marks, they often surround several stationary players. The beauty of the sunset on the sea on the first evening even aroused the cheers and screams of the people.

Unfortunately, it didn't last long. After the warship entered the Atlantic Ocean, some of the crew members began to get seasick. Qin Lun and grant, as well as Lin Feng, three of the special forces, fell at the same time.

"Oh!" Qin Lun walked out of the bathroom and threw himself on the bed. In his upper bunk, grant also gazed pale at the ceiling and counted the stars.

"You two are exaggerating too. Haven't you ever been abroad?" Baron Wittenberg touched his moustache and looked at the two killers with contempt.

Qin Lun and grant looked at each other feebly. They had never been on a boat before. The Earth Federation where they live has long eliminated the means of transportation in the old century, such as airplanes and seaboats. The short-distance is the maglev vehicle, and the long-distance is the transmission of the sky orbit. How could those two high-tech gadgets have such a violent sense of shock.

Before the law body adapted to the turbulence, their apostle soul seal could not get rid of the present vertigo.

"Woo..." On the third day of the journey, with the sharp alarm on the warship, there was a loud shout and noise from the sailors outside the cabin. With the exception of Qinlun and grant, Wittenberg and captain bock immediately ran out of the cabin to check the situation.

"Bombardment" was accompanied by deafening artillery, and several of the apostles on the warship also ushered in their most painful period of time. The continuous turbulence and concussion almost made Qin Lun dizzy, and he had the illusion of floating.

Fortunately, the first battle of the genesennau was not long, and the outside of the cabin soon calmed down, and the footsteps of Wittenberg and bock came back.

"It's spectacular!" The Baron said excitedly, "I thought the sail battle of William I was the most exciting naval battle in the world. I didn't expect that the gunfight in the iron age would be even more daunting. This is just the boxing of the iron beast! "

William I How long has this vampire baron lived! Qin Lun, lying in bed, rolled his eyes and fell asleep.

On the fifth day of the journey, the law body adapted to the seasickness, the dizziness in the death list finally disappeared, and Qinlun and grant were able to get out of the cabin.

"Unfortunately, we didn't see the naval battle!" Qin Lun said to grant regretfully.

"Yes, what a pity!" Grant shrugged his shoulders. His curiosity was not as strong as Qin Lun's.

The day before yesterday's naval battle was very short. Major general genesennau's captain didn't have too much trouble with the British fleet that came to intercept him, but the original route took another round.

"Lieutenant Gerhardt, you Mountain Eagle is finally flying off the bed!" Qin Lun's voice came from behind.

"Good morning, madam!" Qinlun said indifferently, with pale gray pupils staring at skolzny behind her. "Colonel, how long are we going to Casablanca?"

"Tomorrow, tomorrow afternoon, we will arrive at the target sea area, and then the captain will use three seaplanes on the warship to send the main members of the fixed force and weapons and equipment ashore. As for the special forces of a squadron, they use small boats to get ashore. All of them have been trained as frogmen. " Said skotzny cautiously.

The next afternoon, a black horizon appeared in front of the warship. Qin Lun disassembled his kark98 modified sniper gun and put it in his suitcase. At last, he took a look at the genesennau in the sunset and bent down to get into the seaplane.

Although the genesennau broke through the British fleet's interception, there are now two powerful fleets in close pursuit behind it. After this separation, perhaps he will see this beautiful and powerful warship for the last time.