Chapter 1480： Lose 1 and a half

Chapter 1480

"Damn, we seem to be lost." Major General Senes, who commanded the three Dandong-class battleships, threw aside the telegram he had just received. An hour ago, the commander-in-chief of the French Mediterranean Fleet Lebris was in the Navy. A telegram will be sent to Senes asking the latter to "track the German fleet while ensuring its own safety." The reason is very good. The British have stated that they cannot guarantee air superiority over the battlefield, so the Allied fleet will naturally kill the opponent as soon as possible. Lieutenant General Lebris found that only Major General Senes was closer to the Germans in his fleet, so he had the idea of ​​letting the latter track the Germans. Of course, "be careful."

After receiving this order, Senes could only execute it. In order to ensure his safety, he would not be found to be killed by the German fleet. Major General Senes was very careful and deliberately sailed south. , Opened the distance, and deployed destroyers in front of the fleet for reconnaissance. However, who knows, after the German fleet evacuated, it immediately implemented strict lighting control and radio control, and it was lost after a short time. This made Major General Senes feel Quite depressed.......

"Leave some of the destroyers to continue searching for the target. You led the three Dandong-class battleships to immediately go north and join the main fleet." Subsequently, Lieutenant General Lebris gave Major General Cenes a new order, leaving 6 destroyers to continue here. After searching for opponents in the sea, the three Dandong-class battleships began to drive north at full speed. At this time, the Allied Mediterranean Fleet headed northeast and quickly rushed towards Mitili Airport.

"It's 3 am now." Looking at the wall clock on the wall, Count Spey picked up the binoculars and looked at the brightly lit Mytilene Airport in the distance. There were about 3 hours left, the sky It is necessary to show that Britain and France will release the first batch of reconnaissance aircraft to search for the Spey fleet before dawn, provided that the other side does not know his location. At this time, the entire airport was busy. A large number of aircraft were pulled out of the hangar. Teams of ground crews drove oil tankers and ammunition trucks to replenish fuel and ammunition for these aircraft. The pilot is in the combat department, preparing for the battle.

This airport is not that big, with only three runways and two tarmacs. The French air force is already weak, and there are even fewer aircraft that can be sent to the Balkans. In addition, the strength of the Turkish Air Force is too weak. Therefore, the French Air Force is carrying out reconnaissance missions at most. If it were not for the Bavarian Air Force to hit the British and arouse the vigilance of the French, the airport would be smaller and at most two squadrons could be stationed. And now? In order to ensure safety over the landing field, the British and French deployed a total of 75 various aircraft here.

"Most of the British aircraft should be on the tarmac. I have seen at least 30 aircraft, including several twin-engine aircraft, which are deployed on the runway and are ready to take off. Facilities such as oil depots and hangars are standard. The location is very accurate, and the actual location is exactly the same as we marked on the map." The seaplane entering from a low altitude reported the situation of the entire airport to the Earl of Spey's fleet, which was 12 kilometers away.

"Get closer and use more 150MM artillery to attack. They are all soft targets, nothing particularly hard." The count ordered.

Right now, with the state and situation of the Spey fleet, to deal with the goal of the airport, you can't naturally blow up the entire runway. The only thing you can do is to bombard the aircraft, towers, warehouses, and hangars on the apron. , It’s almost enough. Although it can’t completely destroy the entire airport, it’s no problem to greatly reduce the operation efficiency of this airport.

"Order, send a destroyer squadron along the strait to search for mines!" After issuing the order to attack the airport, the count sent another reconnaissance fleet. (There is a very narrow bay between Lesvos and Asia Minor, called Edremit Bay.)

"Your Excellency Commander, do you plan to evacuate along the strait? But if the French fleet happens to exit at the north end, our situation is too bad." An officer looked at the chart and said. "They blocked our way and set a trap. We didn't even have room for a roundabout."

"But we must not sail south. In this case, we will stay away from the range of air support. If I are French, I will try to force the Allied fleet to go south. Although going south can temporarily reduce the risk, if we Once out of the air force's cover, then we really can't go, unless we are willing to give up the three former dreadnoughts behind."

Looking at the still hesitating subordinates, Earl Spey sighed and said: "Send a report to Lieutenant General Harar and ask them to provide cover for us at the northern end of Edremit Bay. If they say they can do it. If we do, we will break through from the north end."

Ever since killing a British squadron, Earl Spey has been considering his way home. As long as the French stay near the Dardanelles, they can definitely block themselves. Because there is only one entrance to the strait, in the daytime, with the cooperation of the seaplane, he can never escape. In this case, the earl can only choose a battlefield as advantageous as possible. The French fleet is large in number, if it is fighting in the open sea. Once the British and French fleets are deployed, they will face attacks from all directions. This situation is sometimes figured out with marine warfare. The German fleet also needs a suitable defensive point so that it can be dragged to Harar. The lieutenant's plane arrived.

And this strait is a very good place. The front of the attack is very narrow, and there is no need to worry about the opponent's surprise attack. If the opponent enters the strait, then it is even better. The Anglo-French coalition forces nearly 20 various battleship cruisers are difficult to deploy. This also weakened the firepower advantage of the British and French fleets.

A few minutes later, the Spey Fleet’s artillery roared again. However, compared with the previous two times, the momentum of this attack was much worse. The four ultra-dreadnought battleships only fired from the secondary guns, and the ammunition was not enough. On the one hand, nothing at the airport is another aspect.

"The things on the island are not worth attacking with artillery over 12 inches." Earl Luknar commented on this simple airport afterwards.

The attack is short and efficient. The aircraft is no different from a weak chicken when it cannot fly. The airframe made of wood and canvas is not to mention being affected by shrapnel, and even the detonation waves generated by the explosion may cause extremely serious damage. When the intensive firepower fell on the airport, the British did not even know where the attack came from!

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