Chapter 2082： Raid on Calais One

Therefore, when the British thought they had stabilized the situation in Calais and refocused their attention on the Lille area, the Germans quietly readjusted the direction of their attack. This time, the Luftwaffe and naval aviation had at least eight. The bomber wing focused on the British Channel Fleet, which was providing cover outside the port of Calais.

Here, at least a dozen British former dreadnought battleships and armored cruisers provided fire cover for the British army in Calais. The warships equipped with more than three digits of 6-inch or larger artillery can rival the long-range heavy artillery of a German army. And it is precisely because of these terrifying long-range naval guns that the German Army has stopped under Calais, and this situation will be fundamentally changed in two days!

While the Luftwaffe is preparing, the German army outside Calais is also making final preparations. More 150MM cannons and heavy siege guns have also entered the position. The Germans’ idea is very simple. It’s best to rush to the port area with a thorough blasting, but if you can’t rush through, then use the M siege gun to erase Port Calais from the map!

At this time, although the British do not know much about the German army outside Calais, it is absolutely impossible to say that they are defenseless! In fact, within the scope of the final assembly of the three army groups to the north of the British army, the British mainly relied on a large number of anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns to defend against air strikes, while the main air force was concentrated over the English Channel, and even set up in the southern coast of the United Kingdom. Hundreds of temporary airfields were used for air cover. The British took into account the pressure of the German air force and made preparations. But what was unexpected to the British was that at this time, if the Luftwaffe wanted to hit a certain point, the British would even It's unstoppable to be prepared!

Off the port of Calais, a huge fleet is wandering in the English Channel. To the south of them is the Port of Calais, one of the only two ports of the British Expeditionary Force. A huge arc-shaped breakwater divides and the sea surface. People deployed antiaircraft artillery and searchlights on the breakwater to protect the safety of ships entering and leaving the port. In order to prevent submarine attacks, the British also laid anti-submarine nets and shipwreck areas outside the port.

Major General Lynn was standing on the front of the flagship dreadnought Prince of Wales overlooking Port of Calais in the distance. During the previous week, Major General Lynn commanded 3 battleship squadrons and 2 cruiser squadrons under the Channel Fleet. Defending the Port of Calais, 9 former dreadnoughts and 7 armored cruisers, although they were nothing more than a group of cannon fodder in naval battles, they existed like Titans in the narrow English Channel, with hundreds of gates over 6 inches in diameter. The heavy artillery repeatedly disrupted the German offensive.

In order to fight farther, these warships had specially adjusted the elevation angle of the artillery not long ago, and were equipped with special flicks. This allows these former fearless old naval guns to reach a range of more than 25 kilometers! Even at sea, this range is sufficient to suppress the German Army’s artillery group outside Port Calais, which has the longest range of artillery is the M heavy cannon. The maximum range is only 22 kilometers!

"I never thought that the greatest meaning of my life was not to start a life-and-death contest with the high seas fleet in the turbulent North Sea, but to take advantage of the huge firepower to deal with the little guys in the army. Although such a result is brilliant, it still allows me I feel boring because it’s too challenging.” Major General Lynn described his recent combat life in his diary. However, today, what Major General Lynn could not expect is that his happy life is over, when the British military When his attention was shifted to the east, the German Army and Air Force finally started on Calais!

"We found the British fleet. They were sailing to the northwest of Port Calais, sailing due east, and there was a seaplane in the air for reconnaissance. This time the British learned to be smart." When the sun just rose, a German K4 reconnaissance plane moved from Flew out of the clouds, climbed back to the clouds after determining the position and heading of the British fleet and reported the position of the British fleet to the headquarters. The short radio contact did not attract the attention of the British, and the Lynn fleet still followed the established course. Sailing, the Germans have not launched an offensive for three days. The British inevitably slack off. Many British naval officers and soldiers roamed and smoked on the deck to enjoy the rare good weather in the English Channel!

"The choice of the Meteorological Department is still good." At this time, the first wave of more than 300 bombers from the four coalitions is entering the battlefield from the southwest. Although the weather is good today and the visibility is high, the cloud height is very low. The effect of the British anti-air observation post was greatly reduced. In addition, it took off in the early morning and arrived at the battlefield in the morning. If the attack was launched from the direction away from the sun, the British would be caught off guard.

"Don't worry, we will guard you at high altitude and sink all the tattered things of the British into the sea!" The two fighter wings built an air barrier around the battlefield Considering that this time the lightning strike will It has become the main attack method, so there are 2 fighter squadrons to lower the altitude to medium and low altitudes to defend against possible sneak attacks by British fighters.

"It seems that there is something on the sea?" A British navy soldier who was on a shift looked at the golden morning light in the distance and said. In the slightly dazzling sunlight, he noticed some small gray-black dots moving fast on the sea.

"Maybe our anti-submarine? The bottom of the sea is very unstable recently." Another soldier next to him narrowed his eyes and said.

"I'm afraid not, the speedboat is not that fast! I think we might be in trouble!" After hesitating for a moment, the first British soldier who spotted the German low-altitude raid plane quickly ran to the cabin.

A few minutes later, the stern air defense sirens broke through the peace of the fleet, and all the soldiers on holiday ran to their battle positions. Some people hurriedly erected the large-caliber machine guns originally stored in the warship’s lockers, and then transported boxes of heavy bullets from the ammunition storage area. The British no longer had enough rapid-fire guns to provide cover for these old warships. So, in addition to talking about a few 6-pound rapid-fire guns on a battleship, the only thing you can rely on is a fairly large number of large-caliber machine guns. However, this machine gun is designed and produced by the Army after all, and it is not considered. The salty and humid air at sea corrodes weapons, so in order to ensure that these machine guns do not lose their chains at critical moments, these weapons were originally placed in special lockers and packed in greased paper. And now, these things prepared by the British are finally used!

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