Chapter 365

"Things are in trouble." Putting down his telescope, British admiral Lawrence, the captain of the Royal ark and the deputy commander of the pursuit, sighed and said that he had known the fact that the prestige sank and that there was only time left for the hood to sink.

Although his fleet is the only aircraft carrier fleet that Britain can win against the German Navy, there is still a big difference in the number, quality and electronic equipment of carrier based aircraft.

Just a few minutes ago, he got the news that 55 carrier based aircraft he sent out were almost completely destroyed. Such a loss is no different from the total destruction for him. Now he has only 25 Mirs for air defense and five pathetic swordfish.

The original plan was not for his fleet to be the main force. His mission was just to drag the German high seas fleet. As long as he could drag the German, he was sure that the two warships in lieutenant general Holland's hands were enough to send the German to the bottom of the sea in an instant. So after a short communication, he even took off the attack plane first, hoping to gain valuable time for the main fleet.

Unfortunately, his plane was still a little late. When these swordfish and Mirs flew into the radar identification range of the German Navy, the German Navy was already taking off and beating lieutenant general Holland.

After learning the news that lieutenant general Holland had been destroyed, Lawrence knew that the 55 fighters he had sent out might have been the sheep into the tiger's mouth. He once had an idea in his mind that he wanted to call these planes back and then run away with his troops, but after thinking about it carefully, he vetoed the plan of fleeing.

If he really left the pursuit fleet to run on his own, then he, the admiral, would be finished when he went back. Holland will die that fool also detached, left this such a shabby stall to himself, he also had to follow.

Originally, all the way to catch up with the state of mind, there is a kind of fireworks march down Yangzhou momentum. Now that we have no credit to share, we don't even have to think about asking for a reward. It's also a rush, a slow rush, even faster than when we came here - this time, after all, it's a run for life.

Lawrence is taking his fleet South quickly. He knows that his plane troops don't have to come back to land, so he just starts to run. This time he ran very thoroughly, and he ran without hesitation.

George stood on the deck, helplessly watching the British fleet run away. Before the arrival of the German attack plane, there has been a faint sense of pessimism and loneliness. On the whole deck, the Dapeng fighters are waiting for the order to take off, but they all know that once they take off, there will be no return.

A few pilots stood by George's side, which might be the only smoking area on the deck. They looked at the sky, silent fingers holding cigarettes, it seems that some heavy heart.

"Will our warship sink?" A young electric turret shooter, looking at the silent George, suddenly asked.

George was stunned by this question. Obviously, he didn't expect that a half year old would ask this kind of question. Then he had to reluctantly answer: "it depends on the commander on the bridge and the sailors. It also depends on your combat ability. If you don't sink, it's not too sad to ask me this damage control commander."

The pilot was obviously older. He patted the turret operator on the head, and with some dissatisfaction, he yelled: "what can sink without sinking! I don't know how to say something lucky! Don't worry, with us, the Royal Ark will not sink! Sir

That's the end of the topic, because there was a cheering voice from the ground crew on the deck waving their hats: "back! Come back

Not far away, a Mirs fighter staggered into the landing channel of the aircraft carrier runway, and then landed successfully on the flight deck. It was blocked by a series of blocking locks and crossed the middle of the deck.

The plane was really lucky, because when it was their turn to be hit, the 30mm caliber machine guns on the fw-190 fighters of the German Navy had run out of bullets, so they had to attack with the 13mm caliber machine guns on the wings, so although the Mirs plane was hit several times, it still reeled back to the aircraft carrier.

The huge propeller on the plane was still turning, so the ground crew came forward to help, and mixed the two almost exhausted pilots out of the cockpit. It's also good luck for both of them. Each of them had several German 13mm machine guns that penetrated the fuselage nearby, but both of them were miraculously unhurt.

The battle is so fierce that it is a great happiness to come back alive. In the distance, George looked at the busy crowd on the deck, put the last cigarette into the corner of his mouth, took a deep breath and threw it into the sea.

More than tragic? What happened to you is not tragic enough? In those years, those friends still had supervisors. How many are left now? How long can I be a damage control commander on the Royal ark to see the German posture? Maybe the next second, I will face the situation that the sea water is pouring back and the warship is breaking. George, who lost his cigarette end, thought so.

"Boom! Boom On George's side, the main gun of a British destroyer burst into flames on the left wing of the Royal ark. George saw the firing angle of the naval gun, looked along the direction, and was scared out in a cold sweat. He slapped himself in the face and grinned in pain. But the heart is still reluctant to scold: This crow mouth! What can we do? He was the commander of damage control personnel, but his action was not ambiguous. He immediately ran to the bridge of the aircraft carrier. At least he had to be there to command hundreds of damage control personnel. Just as he started to run back, he finally heard the heartbreaking reminder: "German plane! German plane! Air defense fire, return fire Soon, the British anti-aircraft fire roared and spewed out a dense tongue of fire into the sky. German aircraft shuttling in the dense jungle composed of iron and fire, seems to have a grace, not much confusion. This time, in order to find the British aircraft carrier fleet, lutjans sent all fw-190 fighters that can climb above the clouds and are absolutely fast enough, carrying only small bombs and torpedoes. The old slow Stuka is still on the road, so whether he can get there or not is still a matter of two. Therefore, this air raid was also an uncomfortable battle for the Germans. After all, without Stuka to share the firepower, the pressure of the fw-190 fighter diving to project torpedoes would be much greater. General Lawrence is not without the ability to fight back. Most of the remaining destroyers and cruisers in his fleet are the goods picked by general Holland. Most of them are anti-aircraft and anti submarine warships. Because lieutenant general Holland's pursuit fleet was not available, they were all given to Lawrence, who was dissatisfied at the beginning. However, this move saved the British aircraft carrier fleet at this moment. The anti-aircraft firepower of the whole fleet was much stronger than that of lieutenant general Holland's pursuit fleet. All of a sudden, the hasty German pilots did not know how to start. In line with the principle and purpose of "picking up the persimmon to be soft", the German torpedo aircraft formation began to attack the slow speed and no aircraft of the "competitive God" aircraft carrier. Although the surrounding ships tried their best to escort, the "competitive God" was soon hit by a small bomb, injuring the deck lift which did not affect the speed. When George rushed back to the battle command room of the Royal ark, he heard the commander Lawrence's order to take off the fighter plane in an emergency. George didn't care to wait for the specific results of the battle. He just went back to his command position and asked his little adjutant to inform his men in each position to prepare for repair. Although he knew that the Dapeng fighter was far from the rival of the German Navy's fw-190 fighter, after seeing the two Dapeng fighters take off, George's heart was still a little more stable. If combined with the powerful fleet air defense firepower, at least not like the pursuit fleet, instant into the seabed. However, Lawrence and George don't know that the German Navy, which has the momentum of salted fish turning over, has become more and more brave in the war. It has become a better and better master style. It has left the sinking hood and ignored it. It has gone south at a high speed, and it is a wishful thinking to wipe out the British aircraft carrier fleet. As more and more Mirs were escorting around, the pressure around the Royal ark was relieved. However, the 20 fw-190 fighters were not idle, and they poured all their ammunition to the slower racing God aircraft carrier. Although it blew up the race God and sank a British cruiser which was in the way, the race God was still driving forward doggedly and didn't seem to care about the skirmish of those German fighters. However, things soon turned for the better. A German torpedo finally hit the athleticism. The strong explosion caused by the hit torpedo made the warship roll seriously, and its speed dropped from 22 knots to 15 knots. The overall escape speed of the British fleet slowed down. Just after the end of the British fortune, there was a formation of German fighters in the sky, and 20 Stuka bombers came late with heavy bombs - for the British, everything seemed irreversible.