Chapter 1217

The formation of the allied fleet is now in a mess. Almost half of the warships are fighting on their own, and the remaining half are desperately covering the half who are fighting on their own. The wounded warship was ordered to leave the fleet, and the burning one was hopelessly struggling on the sea.

The fire and sinking of the escort aircraft carrier Galler undoubtedly caused incalculable losses to the allied fleet. These losses not only came from the loss of air defense carrier based aircraft, but also from the morale of the Allied Navy.

"The captain of the Galler has ordered to abandon the ship. Fortunately, there are not many carrier based aircraft left on the ship, and there are still nine left when they are hit." The adjutant reported the news of the sinking of the U.S. escort carrier Carlisle to his chief: "the cruiser Liverpool is trying to catch up, but in front of him is the battleship Ramirez, which is being attacked. It may take a long time."

"No time! Anson, what we lack most is probably time Dudley pound watched anxiously as his fleet was attacked by German planes. He finally knew why Churchill, who was born as a naval secretary, had been defeated in the English Channel war. At that time, the pattern of naval warfare had changed. It was ridiculous that he still insisted on a glorious tradition of bullshit.

Long range carrier based aircraft can easily tear up the seemingly solid battleships beyond the visual range. The bombs that those slender aircraft can carry make all large ships on the sea despair. Human society will develop, and weapons will also progress. With the increasing weight and engine power of carrier based aircraft, the performance of these aircraft will obviously be better and better.

On the other hand, bombs will become more and more sophisticated because of the progress of chemistry and other sciences, but their power will become greater and greater. Those bombs and torpedoes will produce more amazing destruction efficiency.

But what about warships that look so powerful? No matter how much the armor of these warships is increased, it cannot change the fact that the warships need to float on the water. So the thickness of the steel plate has been difficult to change greatly with the passage of time. The defense strength of the warship has almost come to an end, but the attack strength of the weapon is far away

Therefore, the future of naval warfare has quietly changed the mode, the era of big ships and huge guns will come to an end, and the era of carrier based aircraft carrier will begin. It's a pity that the Germans and Americans are ahead of the world in this respect, but there is no Britain in the first echelon.

One hundred years of glory and one hundred years of unbeaten myth have brought the Royal Navy great glory, strong faith, accumulated experience and experience, which has made the Navy well-trained and with amazing combat effectiveness; But in the same way, one hundred years has also left the old and decadent to this Navy, which has been unable to show courage in the changes of the times and move forward in the right direction.

"Our glory is no longer there," said Dudley pound, standing by the porthole. After sighing in a quiet voice, he changed his expression, shook his head and said firmly, "no! It's not that our navy has lost its glory, but that I have lost my fearless Nelson spirit

He felt that his fear of war led to the present situation. In order to reverse the present situation, he had to cheer up, play Nelson's fighting spirit, and fight for a great victory for the Royal Navy with courage and strong belief.

"God! Please bless me! Please bless the British Empire! If we can win this war in the end, I, Dudley pound, will insist on the development of naval aviation and never make stupid mistakes again Unconsciously, Dudley pound prayed in a pessimistic mood, hoping to seize any chance of winning, even the God's.

Then he looked at the staff behind him and gave the following command: "let the fleet turn again! Then full speed ahead! Target German high seas fleet, heading due east! "

"General! Is it in vain that we have just taken the turning action? " The staff officer looked at his general with some doubts: "it's easy for the fleet to get into trouble in such repeated orders."

"I know! I Know! Anson Dudley pound also felt that his order was too inconsistent, but he had just solved his contradictory thought, and of course he had to give another inconsistent order: "but now, we have to rely on battleships to find our own rhythm."

The staff officer didn't have the head to convey the order. Instead, he continued to persuade: "Your Excellency, general! With all due respect, it's my duty to remind you that you are risking your entire fleet. Germany also has a battleship like the villain. Relying on the Ramirez, you may not be able to defeat that German battleship. The Ramirez was built in 1917, and the German battleship is at least 15 years younger than it

"I know! But we still have the heavy cruiser and the Queen Elizabeth. As long as we can disrupt the German forces, the villain and the Nelson, we will have a chance to create a miracle! " Dudley pound looked at his men and said firmly, "we should not hesitate any more. It will make us forget Nelson's spiritual fight! We have to fight! That's all we have, isn't it? "

"General! You convinced me, "the staff officer stood at attention and saluted, then said to Dudley pound," but our order may irritate the Americans, but I think we should try as much as possible, at least let the Germans suffer a little! "

"Signal all the submarines nearby, and our real reinforcements may be coming soon!" Of course, Dudley pound is well prepared. If he only relies on two fleet carriers, he will not expose his fleet to the threat of the German high seas fleet“ The British commander is crazy, isn't he The captain of the USS Franklin, looking at the order in front of him, sneered and left the telegram under his feet: "he has given the order to change the course four times! Does he think he's playing with a wheelbarrow? Push in any direction you want? "“ He messed up the fleet himself! And now you're going to take us to death? " Another U.S. official, with his hands back, yelled angrily: "we have lost nearly 100 fighters. He is still considering whether we should charge or run away? Don't the Englishmen have a smarter man to be their admiral The American captain shook his head, then sarcastically said, "God! Our generals should have known for a long time that Britain has no better military commander than the United States since Washington defeated the British! But these idiots, for the sake of the so-called allied relations, gave our fleet to the British to command. "“ So, Captain, are we going to carry out the British orders? " The angry officer asked“ Keep the course! To hell with the British orders The American captain waved his hand: "send a telegram to the British, saying that because of the serious loss of the plane, we will keep the original route and give them the rear of the fleet!" As a result, the whole fleet immediately became a mess. The US ships kept their original course and almost broke up the British fleet. However, the British fleet was interfered by the US Navy, and there were not many ships that managed to complete the turn. What's more, when the turn was completed, the allied fleet was still full of the fourth batch of German attack aircraft. These German planes had no compassion and sank a destroyer and two cruisers at the time of allied chaos. The Royal ark was also hit for the first time during the turn, but with little material damage“ These American bastards! What on earth are they thinking about when they mess around on their own? Are they with the Germans? Damn it When the staff officer got the US fleet and kept the original northbound Route, he was very excited and yelled. Of course, he knew what kind of disaster the Americans had brought to the whole fleet. The direct reason for the sharp rise in the loss of British ships was the decision of the Americans“ Don't be so excited. Try to do something. At least they didn't fire at us Dudley pound sighed helplessly, then said: "let the fleet recover as much as possible, cover each other, don't retreat! Our reinforcements will be here soon, and the victory will belong to our British Navy after all Just as he said these words, two German Stukas rushed down the clouds one by one and aimed the torpedoes at the side of a British Navy cruiser. They adjusted their position and then dropped two torpedoes into the sea at a very close distance. Then the two planes pulled away from the battle. Soon the torpedo hit its target and a British cruiser was badly hit. The speed of the warship slowed down suddenly, and the huge explosion even opened part of its deck. The sea water poured directly into the big holes on the side and flooded one cabin after another“ general! The fifth batch of German attack aircraft group has arrived! " Just got the news, the staff will make people laugh and cry the war report to Dudley pound. Obviously, the Germans came faster, and more and more deadly! But the second officer then ran into the bridge command room and cried out, "the radar on the other side of the fleet is responding! It's our reinforcements! Reinforcements are here Second, we are working hard. Please wait patiently. It is estimated that "readers who want to read the latest chapters of this book, visit or visit by mobile phone" will be released around 0:00