Chapter 359

A brand new British destroyer is going through the waves. This class I destroyer is the latest heavy torpedo destroyer of the British navy. It is very powerful both in speed and firepower.

This class I destroyer is the latest generation of "lightning strike ship" in the British navy, which uses torpedoes as the main means of attack. It is equipped with two torpedo launch tubes that can launch five torpedoes at the same time.

However, although this kind of destroyer is a new type of Destroyer with characteristics, and its speed is more than 30 knots, due to its inherent defects in design, this destroyer can only be forced to curl up in the fleet and cannot fight alone.

The main reason is that the elevation angle of the destroyer's main gun is only 40 degrees. In other words, the destroyer's air defense capability is weaker than that of its peers at the same time - the German destroyer's artillery can fight air defense, and its firepower density is almost three times that of the British destroyer.

The destroyer is expensive, and its antisubmarine capability is only average. Although the first sonar detection system of Britain is installed, its actual combat effect is not satisfactory. Therefore, it is not more suitable to take out anti submarine warships than the old-fashioned American destroyers and other British destroyers, so we have to work as fleet destroyers and spend time with some major warships.

But the good days finally arrived, such a seemingly wasteful destroyer ushered in its most appropriate task. This task is to follow the main fleet southward and attack the German high seas fleet at night.

For this project, Britain has given all the strength they can, including two battlecruisers, prestige and hood (although the third counterattack is also in Britain, it is undergoing air defense modification), and two battleships, King George V and Howe, which are the fastest.

In another time and space, the original British King George V Class Battleships all served after 1940. The reason for the slight advance here is that the Royal Navy accelerated the construction of some warships in response to the war with Germany. In addition to the first two British King George V and Howe, the other three warships of the same class were temporarily unable to serve due to the enhancement of air defense firepower.

If three cruisers and seven destroyers are included, the Royal Navy has taken out all the belongings it can find in order to attack the German carrier fleet at night.

In order to cooperate with the action of this fleet, the remaining two older battleships, the pathetic revenge and the determination, took three aircraft carriers, the hundred eyed giant and the glorious rage, north to Norway as suspects. The most elite Royal ark carrier and the relatively new race God carrier led a number of cruisers and destroyers as a support force to rush to the battle site the next day to pick up the pieces.

So just in this battle, the Royal Navy has taken out four of the fastest and the most cutting-edge ships and two of the slower old-fashioned main ships, all the aircraft carriers and a large number of cruisers and destroyers, which can be used to determine the ownership of sea power in the future.

The battle of the English channel between the British and German navies, which later historians called "the battle of fate", is unfolding gradually. The battle to determine the maritime supremacy of the North Atlantic has begun!

In the captain's lounge of the class I destroyer, two officers were standing and sitting quietly. Sitting there, a major officer in his 40s was looking at a book in his hand without looking up. The content of this book is not special. It's a little-known suspense novel.

And the officer in his 40s was standing opposite a burly man in his 30s. Looking at the rank on his shoulder, he should be the deputy of the captain who was reading a book. It took a long time for him to open his mouth and ask, "can't we just sit and wait for death?"

"Waiting to die? I think if we don't get involved in this, we're really waiting to die. " The reading captain still did not look up and sneered: "this is war! You're only allowed to hit people with your fist, but not with your backhand? If the Royal Navy of the great British Empire did not even have the courage to let go of the first World War, would it not be in vain for us to stay here for 17 years? "

"What shall we do? Break the radio silence? Send a clear warning to the high seas fleet? " Said the adjutant, biting his teeth, as if he had set aside his life and death.

"And then? If the British fleet nods back, all the people on this ship will be investigated. It's not easy for us to put so many people together. Can each of them be perfect? Are you really stupid about British intelligence? " The major officer, as the captain, closed his books and stood up: "it's almost there. Go to the bridge. It's not that we can't sacrifice, but sacrifice must be meaningful. I don't know what you think. My life has long been the head of state's

The two men went up to the bridge, and through the wide glass windows around them, they could see a large warship following one another on the sea not far away. These warships were sailing close to the sea, and British fighters were cruising not far away, guarding against German carrier based aircraft trying to get close to the reconnaissance.

The sun is about to set, and the round bottom has been leaning against the mountains in the distance. Once it sinks and the world is shrouded in darkness, then this important naval battle will begin. Countless people are looking forward to the outcome of this decisive battle, and looking forward to an uneasy result.

"Order our men to change shifts! Change the Englishmen back to the lounge and pick them up The captain gave the order. An officer on duty on the bridge nodded silently, opened the door and went out. The others continued to be busy with their work as if they had not heard anything“ Do you really not send a telegram to remind me? " The adjutant still seems a little uneasy“ I only do what I can be responsible for! As for the fleet on the high seas, if lutjans was such a fool, the Fuehrer would not give him all the power of the imperial sea“ So we are The chief officer asked softly. The captain put up his telescope, took a look at the huge warship not far away, and answered, "do what we should do, and leave it to fate!" On the bridge of the Reich, the command ship of the German high seas fleet, lutjans and his combat staff are staring at the map and pondering. In the afternoon, according to the reliable information provided by the reconnaissance aircraft, they entered the British coastal area and found a British destroyer and a battleship rapidly heading south before being driven by the other fighter planes. But when lutjans sent his fighters to confirm again, he was intercepted by the RAF at all costs. Two German fighters were shot down and four new hurricanes were lost. This is not good news for lutjans. The fact that the British hid the fleet so tightly brought him unprecedented sense of terror and crisis. He doubted more than once that the fleet going south was a huge battle fleet. The purpose of this fleet going south was to deal with his high seas fleet. After comparing the pictures, the pilot on the reconnaissance plane confirmed that what he saw should be the latest British battleship Hao. This huge battleship can be said to be one of the most advanced battleships in the world at this stage, and this battleship is also the most dangerous opponent on the German fleet list. The super-high speed of Howe made lutjans scared to the extreme. After all, if it was the speed of the old battleship, his fleet would be able to get rid of each other if they wanted to get rid of it by radar. However, the new main ships such as hood and Howe were different. Once they found an opportunity, they might chase and kill the German fleet in one breath“ Did the last reconnaissance planes return in the afternoon? " Lutjans asked the aviation liaison officer“ Report that they have returned. I brought back the exact exploratory news, starting from 10 a.m. when our reconnaissance plane was driven away by the other side's air force for the first time here. " The aviation liaison officer pointed out several positions on the chart: "the second was driven here, the third air battle took place here, the last reconnaissance plane was found here, the enemy fighters came, and our plane was forced to return."“ No matter how many British warships there are in this air defense circle, there is no doubt that these warships are going south! " Lutjans knocked on the chart covered table and said, "have the planes that attacked the naval vessels at Dunkirk returned?"“ They are attacking each other's surface ships. According to the news just now, these planes have sunk about seven ships. Today, we have sunk 71 ships of different sizes, including fishing boats and warships. " The aviation liaison officer replied“ Order them not to delay any longer! Return immediately. " Without hesitation, lutjans gave the order: "all fleets turn their course. After the last plane lands on the deck, the whole army accelerates to the Dutch sea."“ Yes Several officers immediately took action and began to give orders to the ships to turn. All of a sudden, the whole fleet on the high seas was busy“ presentation! I intercepted a telegram sent to Britain, encrypted documents, after analysis, it was launched from the interior of our fleet, people were on a destroyer, I have ordered the destroyer to be under internal martial law, to investigate suspicious people. " The chief mate reports behind lutjans“ Great British intelligence department, bury a nail and come out to stab people now Lutjans looked at the secret telegram: "as expected, our present position, speed and course are exposed."“ What about that? " The chief officer asked with a frown“ Business as usual! Now the two sides compare the speed of the fleet and the determination to fight! As it happens, I'm not weak in this respect either! " Lutjans said fiercely“ All ships in the fleet, speed up the assault On the bridge of the British Battlecruiser hood, lieutenant general Holland gave a loud order to attack. More than ten minutes later, on the bridge of the German high seas fleet Empire, he saw the last Stuka landing on the deck. Lutjans withdrew his eyes and gave his own order: "all the ships of the fleet, start to speed up the return!"