Chapter 2132： Liming Three

"Let's start!" After receiving permission from the Crown Prince, the German High Seas Fleet aircraft carrier squadron was given the opportunity to fight in the North Sea for the first time. The light cruisers and destroyers escorting the aircraft carrier spread out around them to form a circular defensive circle, and the two aircraft carriers began. Enter the headwind and make preparations before releasing the aircraft.

At this time, on the aircraft carrier Wittelsbach, more than 40 carrier-based aircraft were neatly arranged on the 200-meter-long deck. The front was 10 J3S biplanes and J6S monoplanes. Behind is a bomber carrying 250KG bombs, and at the end, it is a JU5 torpedo with two G torpedoes. All the aircraft’s engines have been preheated and are ready to take off.

"Start to take off!" When the aircraft carrier's speed reached 25 knots per hour, in line with the wind speed on the sea, the combined wind speed exceeded 35 knots! The requirements for the take-off of the plane were far higher, and the ground crew on the deck had to brave the wind to direct the take-off and landing of the plane.

The folding wings of the first batch of aircraft were opened. The ground crew immediately evacuated after checking the aircraft for the last time. The windshield on the front of the aircraft carrier was lowered. With the signal light on the front of the aircraft carrier turning from red to green, the pilot lowered the brakes. The plane started to take off along the center of the runway!

The fighter took off smoothly under light load conditions, and even the runway in front was not used up. Then, the remaining ground crew pushed other aircraft to the center of the runway and took off again, taking about 25 to 40 seconds. Speed ​​release of carrier-based aircraft. After 20 minutes, all 40 aircraft took off and flew to the target area after completing the formation in the air.

In these airplanes, fighter jets do not carry radio equipment. Some of the JU5 torpedo planes were converted into reconnaissance planes. They carried radio equipment to communicate and navigate with friendly reconnaissance planes and aircraft carriers. Other planes accompanied the pilot aircraft. The two aircraft carriers took off a total of 80 planes, except for about 20 fighter jets. Besides, the rest are bombers and torpedo planes!

Just before the aircraft carrier releases the aircraft, under the leadership of the German Fourth Battleship Squadron, two complete destroyer squadrons have already sailed towards the Neptune, and they will be responsible for the sweeping work after the aircraft carrier attack is over! In principle, it is best not to miss any of the British naval officers above, either kill or catch!

"Found the target, but it seems that there is no **** warship around?" An hour later, the lead fleet finally discovered the lonely battleship Neptune on the sea. According to previous judgments, this should be a genuine one. After all, the reconnaissance plane was approaching. During reconnaissance, the opponent's counterattack was fairly well organized.

"It's normal. The battleship can't run away. Those destroyers still have a chance, but no one is around, and our secrets will not be revealed." said the bomber sitting in the back seat. "Let's get started, there is very little breakfast today, everyone needs to grab it!" After speaking, the driver in the front seat signaled the latter to be ready, and the attack began!

"It's a German bomber!" At this time, part of the sea fog has dissipated. When the watchman on the Neptune saw the incoming German bomber group, the Luftwaffe was already very close, and it was too late to report! 80 various planes in the air are like a huge double-decker hamburger. The bomber's position is relatively high, while the torpedo plane has lowered its altitude early. This time, facing an old dreadnought ship, the German naval aviation is a little tight. Embrace them unceremoniously. However, the most basic tactical principle still needs to be discussed. A squadron's fighters dive down and prepare to suppress the air defense fire with their 20MM machine guns and large-caliber machine guns!

As a result, the firepower of more than 40 large-caliber machine guns and machine guns covered the entire deck of the warship. Along with a series of brass shells were thrown out, a fire snake arbitrarily twisted and lethal body on the Neptune deck. , The shields installed by the British for anti-aircraft machine guns could not block the armor-piercing projectiles and high-explosive projectiles fired from all directions. With a burst of fire and the roar of machine guns, a group of soldiers swept down like wheat. The remaining people also hurriedly hid in the adjacent cabin. In the first round of attack, the British radio antenna and the transmission room below were destroyed!

The machine gun suppression lasted not long. A few minutes later, the first wave of bombers carrying 250KG semi-armor-piercing shells flew over the target. The first group of bombers entered from the bow position and passed through the stern obliquely. 5 rounds of semi-armor-piercing shells shook. Throwing it down leisurely, a few seconds later, three blazes soaring to the sky appeared on this poor battleship!

Although the semi-armor-piercing projectile cannot penetrate the horizontal armor of the core compartment of the battleship, it can easily penetrate the upper and middle decks. One bomb penetrates the middle deck of the battleship, and then the fuze at the bottom of the bomb is activated! A total of more than 150KG of explosives was detonated. Accompanied by a violent explosion, the flames and shock waves generated by the picric acid explosive swept through everything encountered in the body. The fragile compartment partitions, pipes and lines were directly torn into pieces. The deck of the film was lifted by a violent explosion. Looking from the air, you can even see a hole that is more than ten meters long! This is how the bomb went inside the hull and exploded and opened it from the inside!

While the first wave of bombing smoke was still spreading, the first wave of torpedo planes also entered the attack channel. At this time, the British simply did not have enough manpower to deal with the torpedo forces that launched attacks from the sea, so boldly The German pilot adjusted the attack range directly to within 600 meters!

"Enough, throw the torpedo away! Otherwise we will hit it!" The pilot said loudly, looking at the battleship superstructure that filled the entire field of vision.

"Go!" At a distance of 450 meters, the bombardier in the back seat decisively fired a torpedo! Before he got up. The pilot in the front seat could not wait to pull up. A torpedo struck a white line towards the warship in the distance, ten seconds later, accompanied by a loud noise, the Neptune in the distance leaned to one side suddenly!

"The power of torpedo No. 4 is still a bit small." In the distance, the personnel on a JU5 bomber codenamed Spectator recorded the effect of this lightning strike very well. It is different from bombardment by bombers. Torpedo attacks are small batches. , Several attacks, in order to measure the underwater protection capabilities of British warships.

"This time it was normal. The hit just now hit the middle of the hull, where the waterline is the best defense. According to our intelligence, the British filled some cabins with cork in order to improve underwater protection. The energy generated by the explosion and to prevent water ingress. The old antiques of their Tenth Cruiser Squadron used to blockade the North Sea have used similar methods before, and the effect is said to be good." Another person said.

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