Chapter 390

Darlan vowed to be so happy when he saw the German air force for the first time in his life. When the dense German fighters encircled the British planes in the sky, Darlan gave the order to repair the Dunkirk and withdraw from the battle.

"General, don't we get involved and help the Luftwaffe take out the invading British fleet?" Asked Darlan's adjutant, frowning.

"It's easy to get out, but if the British pull us on the back before they die, the determination and King George V will definitely let us sink to the bottom of the sea before they sink." Darlan sighed helplessly and said, "besides, we have no ability to pursue now. We only have four main guns, and the speed of the warship has been affected."

In just a few minutes, the German Air Force tore more than 30 British planes to pieces, amid the roar of engines and the cheers of French sailors. Because of the huge gap in technical and tactical advantages, when the German air force plays more and less, it often reminds people of a group of vultures. These big mechanical birds hover and dive in the sky, tearing their prey into pieces.

The victory in the sky saved the French fleet in the military harbor from being destroyed. As expected, the British gave up shelling and began to speed up their escape. However, whether they could escape the joint strangulation of the German Navy and air force was another matter.

In the light of the attitude that it's none of your business, Darlan began to command the troops to reduce losses and repair warships. The harbor was in a mess. Almost half of the French warships were injured by the British. A heavy cruiser and a light cruiser sank. A gunboat became a pile of scrap iron. The only aircraft carrier was also destroyed.

The British proved their strength with their practical actions. Even when the main force lost more than half and the morale fell to the bottom, the precision artillery maintained by good training was better than the French navy. Although the whole artillery battle lasted less than half an hour, the British hit the target as many as 11 times, while the French only hit the determination once.

Although this is related to the fact that the French are in the harbor, the warships are relatively dense and most of them are unable to move, while the British naval vessels are moving at a high speed outside the harbor. However, the gap between the two sides' training level and gun handling skills is very obvious.

Even Reidel, the German admiral who later arrived at Brest military port to express his sympathy to the French navy, was shocked by the level of the British artillery: he quickly sank the count Spey admiral in the night battle, and severely damaged the main force of the French navy in the artillery battle - this kind of strength is really not an opponent that can be defeated in a head-on fight.

Later, redAll said in his diary, "I know now that the head of state is very good at planning naval construction. The Royal Navy is almost impeccable in terms of quantity and quality. If the head of state did not use naval aviation to change the mode of naval warfare, even if he built 20 battleships, Germany can't guarantee its maritime superiority, let alone extract such brilliant achievements. "

Before the gunfire of Brest military port is over, the naval battle not far away from the military port has begun. The roaring 80 planes of the German naval air force began to attack the British naval fleet, while the British naval fleet fought back while fleeing.

If it is said that the commanders of the Royal Fleet of the British Navy dare to carry out the task of sneaking attack on the French fleet, then fighting the high seas fleet of the German Navy in the daytime is undoubtedly lending the British captains a chance and no one dares to fight. The moment I saw the German Navy carrier plane, almost all the British warships had only one thought left: to run away quickly.

Naturally, Lawrence, the commander of the Royal ark, was the smartest one to escape: he had taken three destroyers south 20 minutes ago, and now he was almost out of the main battlefield. In addition, he chose the route south rather than north to avoid the key interception area of the German Navy, and he really escaped the pursuit of the German Navy.

But in addition to the lucky Royal ark, the other main warships of the British Navy participating in the operation this time were not so lucky. The determination battleship, which was hit by a shell once, damaged several anti-aircraft gun positions, resulting in a vacuum zone of air defense firepower. So the German fighters who noticed this flaw were like seeing a carrion vulture, like smelling the smell of flies, flocking to the wounded British determination battleship.

A Stuka dive bomber caught its target with a sight at a high altitude and went down with a roaring scream. At the same time, two 20 mm caliber machine guns on the wing ejected tongues of fire, and the tracer bullets swept straight to the middle of the resolute ship, shooting a brilliant spark.

Close enough, Stuka dropped the 500kg air bomb under the belly of the plane and yanked up the nose. The speed of the whole plane dropped sharply, and the bomb directly rushed to the chimney of the battleship resolute by inertia. The whole resolute was slightly shaken by the huge impact force.

A few British sailors on the nearby antiaircraft gun positions saw the bomb penetrating some armor parts in the middle and rushing all the way into the interior of the warship. They closed their eyes in despair and prayed in their hearts that the bomb would not cause too much damage.

All of a sudden, their feet trembled violently, as if they were feeling a magnitude 8 earthquake on land. The middle part of the warship was propped up like a balloon by the huge impact force, and then with a dull loud noise, the whole deformed hull fell back again at a very high speed, and the huge air flow scattered everywhere, lifting all the sailors on the deck into the sky“ The determination is finished On the Cambridge of the British King George V, who kept avoiding torpedoes and was frantically throwing bullets into the sky, the captain with a sharp chin sighed, and then again ordered to his adjutant, "keep shooting in the air, the warships speed up to the maximum, let the surrounding cruisers and destroyers catch up, give up the determination, keep the formation and continue to go north."“ The Ark Royal is going south, and they've got out of contact with German aircraft. " A telegraph officer handed a message and reported it out loud“ Asshole! The last time we lost the race God, we ran away. This time we lost us to the Germans, we ran away! " The British captain spat with hatred: "this Lawrence! When I go back, I can't spare him! "“ Fury lost contact. A destroyer confirmed that fury had been struck by a torpedo. This is the last news we have from fury The adjutant sighed and said, "if we are finished this time, the British Navy's home fleet will be finished."“ Don't say anything depressing! Full left rudder, full speed ahead The captain frowned and ordered in a loud voice, "keep shooting in the air! You go to the air command console outside and ask the air defense director to pay attention to all positions at high and low altitude. You can't let the German fighters take advantage of the loopholes! " Just when he gave the order, the middle part of the determination battleship, which had long been behind, broke off, and the bow and stern began to rise, breaking into two pieces and sinking at a high speed. There were oil stains all over the sea, as well as bodies and some broken boards and lifebuoys. In the original core of the British navy fleet, the fury aircraft carrier has been burning for days, and the smoke is rolling, steaming into the sky with a hot smell. A German air bomb hit the bridge of the aircraft carrier fury accurately and completely destroyed the command system of the aircraft carrier in an instant. The subsequent attack was swift and violent. Three torpedoes hit the side of the aircraft carrier fury. The whole aircraft carrier tilted and its ammunition died. The interior of the aircraft carrier was no different from an oven. This time, although the British have seriously damaged the French navy, they have also taken on their last bit of family background. The German fleet is pursuing the last British battleship, King George V, which is capable of fighting. Half of the remaining warships have lost their combat capabilities because of the sinking and injuries. As long as no stupid people know, the local fleet of the Royal Navy is over. Lawrence looked at the sea not far away. It seemed calm and pleasant, but both he and George knew it must be a sea of fire and disaster. Although they escaped the pursuit of the German naval fleet and kept the last operational aircraft carrier for Britain, everyone knows that the British Royal Navy is at the end of the day. The Mediterranean fleet has long been overwhelmed by the Italian Navy; The Japanese army in the Far East fell into the quagmire of war on Chinese land, but the Japanese Navy went south quickly, which had made the British Far East fleet send numerous urgent telegrams; The Indian Ocean and the South Atlantic are the lifeblood of Britain. There are not so many troops that can be transferred. The strength that the British navy can use to fight against the German invasion is almost exhausted. The fury sank without a message of condolence; The sinking of the determination was also extremely fast without delay. King George V finally escaped the pursuit of the German Navy and fled back to its own port under the cover of local land-based fighters. However, this warship can not fight in a short time, because its a turret was hit by a bomb and damaged into a pile of scrap iron; Cambridge was also bombed beyond recognition. Fortunately, there was nothing wrong with the thick armor; The hull of the ship was struck by a torpedo, and the whole hull tilted 15 degrees due to water inflow. The assessment report of the damage management department confirmed that the warship would have to be repaired for at least half a year before it could return to the battle sequence.